Author: Neil
Parish council 2019-20 accounts open to public
After the AGM of the parish council, the accounts for the last year were made available for residents to inspect. A copy is attached and members of the public are welcome to contact the clerk (see bottom of screen) to receive a copy of the signed annual return.
Posted: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:03 by Neil
Parish council responds to WSCC consultation on small schools
A consultation by WSCC into the future of 5 small primary schools (including our catchment school, Stedham, and nearby Compton) closed on 25 November. Details of the consultation are here and our response is in the attached document.
Posted: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:06 by Neil
Annual accounts open to public
The full annual return and associated information are already available by clicking the link below but, during the 30 days shown below, any interested person has the right to inspect and make copies of these unaudited accounting records for the year and all books, deeds, contracts, bills vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to these records by contacting the clerk to the council, as shown... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 10:34 by Neil
START community trust up and running
As foreseen in our annual parish report to residents last Spring, Trotton has joined with Rogate and Stedham to form a community land trust - START Community Trust. Our MP Gillian Keegan attended the inaugural meeting this week and learned that START has finally achieved legal registration by the FCA.
START's priority now is to finalise membership, finance and other policies ready for a public launch... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:00 by Neil
Brewers’ lifetime achievement award for chair of parish council
A "Lifetime achievement award" from the Society of independent brewers (SIBA) was announced this week for Carola Brown, the former owner of Ballards Brewery and current chairman of Trotton with Chithurst parish council.
Carola had been part of Ballards Brewery since it started in 1980 in what is now the Elsted Inn, where she was landlady. She took over the firm and moved the brewery to Nyewood in 1988,... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:41 by Neil
Trotton PC objects to Severals sand quarry
The parish council has responded to the WSCC consultation on the Soft Sand Review of the adopted West Sussex Joint Minerals Local Plan. Our response is attached but, in summary, we objected strongly on the grounds that Trotton Bridge would suffer serious harm from the proposed extra 100-200 lorries per day the plan could require, and we agreed with other parish councils that there was insufficient... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:11 by Neil
Proposal to create walkway along A272 in Trotton
At the request of some residents, the village council is looking at the possibility of creating a walkway along the side of the A272 from Rother Lane to Terwick Lane. This would run along the edge of the field adjacent to Rother Lane and then along the verge as far as Old Rectory lane. From there to the other side of Trotton bridge would be a painted walkway on the edge of the road (which is mainly... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:00 by Neil
Village council needs two new members
Two members of the local village parish council have warned that they are moving out of the parish shortly and will not be standing for re-election at the local council elections next May, so we will be looking for two new members. Parish council members are expected to attend one evening meeting every other month and to keep themselves up to date with local information which will be circulated to... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:06 by Neil
Chichester DC local plan review
Chichester DC is conducting a review of its Local Plan and is conducting a public consultation until ( February. You can see the details and submit comments here.
Posted: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:00 by Neil
Stedham consulting on neighbourhood plan
Our neighbouring parish of Stedham with Iping has submitted its proposed Neighbourhood Plan to the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) for examination, and the plan is now open to public consultation until 1 February 2019. If the plan is approved by the SDNPA, it will then be put to a referendum of residents in their parish and, if passed, will have legal force. You can study the proposal and... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:48 by Neil