Yapton News Previously known as Yapton News & Views MAY 2016 Issue No 78 Parish Council YAPTON PARISH COUNCIL Information Chairman The Parish Office is open on Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House, Main a Monday, Wednesday and Road, Yapton, BN18 0EZ [Tel: 01243 551475] Thursday Vice-Chairman Michael Pickthall, 2 Tack Lee Road, Yapton, BN18 0HB [Tel: 01243 542445] Room 4, Upstairs Members Yapton and Ford Village Hall Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road, Yapton, (rear entrance) BN18 0JT [Tel: 01243 551156] Martin Clark, [email protected] 9.30AM TO 12.30PM [Tel: 01243 555804] James Gadd. 68 Loveys Road, Yapton, BN18 0HG [Tel: 01243 552337] Dan Goddard, 17 Alleyne Way, Elmer Sands, Middleton-on-Sea, PO22 6JZ [Tel: 01243 920497] Anthony Kendall, 15 Cherry Avenue, Yapton, BN18 0LB [Tel: 01243 552033] Lynn Kendall, 15 Cherry Avenue, Yapton, Your local Police and Community BN18 0LB [Tel: 01243 552033] Support Officer will no longer be Chris Sprules, [email protected] available at the Parish Council Office [Tel: 01243 554816] To contact Sussex Police for Vicky Newman, [email protected] non-emergencies dial 101 [Tel: 01243551207] or e-mail: Clerk of the Council [email protected] Andrew Gardiner, 38 Ruskin Avenue, North or report online Bersted, Bognor Regis, PO21 5BW [Tel: 01243 859141] Yapton & Ford Local History Group email: [email protected] web: www.yaptonpc.gov.uk Committees Monday June 6th ‘What’s in a Name’ ALLOTMENTS The pursuit of meaning in local place Dan Goddard names. An Illustrated talk by Tom Little (Michael Caiger has been appointed to oversee Monday July 4th and manage the Allotments. Tel: 552435) ‘Highdown and the Stern Family’ An Illustrated talk by Chris Hare EMERGENCY & RESILIENCE Derek Ambler, Michael Pickthall, Chris Sprules Yapton and Ford Local History Group meet on the first Monday of the month PLANNING in the Club Room at Yapton and Derek Ambler, James Gadd, Tony Kendall, Michael Ford Village Hall at 7.30pm Pickthall, Mrs Vicky Newman All are welcome Non-members Admission £2.50 PLAYING FIELD Lynn Kendall District Councillors: Stephen Haymes, Woodlands Park House, Main Road, Yapton, BN18 0EZ [Tel: 01243 551475] Derek Ambler, 11 Graham Road, Yapton BN18 0JT [Tel: 01243 551156] County Councillors: Middleton division: Joan Phillips, Seahaze, 47 Southdean Close, Middleton-on-Sea, PO22 7TH [Tel: 01243 587099] Felpham division: Graham Jones, 10 Manor Court, Manor Way, Elmer, Bognor Regis, PO22 6LP [Tel: 01243 582632] YourYapton News Published by Yapton Parish Council MAY 2016 Issue 78 very warm have been submitted to Arun District Council, welcome to as the local Planning Authority, and on which A the May 2016 the Parish Council is given the opportunity to edition of your comment. Yapton News. As I am writing this at The report indicates that fewer applications the end of April were received in the past year, but recently an the temperatures application for outline planning permission outside are more was received and considered by the Planning like a cool autumn Committee for 108 houses on land off Burndell day and it’s quite Road. Once again, this application has been breezy – lets hope that Summer weather submitted by the developer whilst the Arun and warmer days and nights are on their Local Plan is in a state of flux. The Planning way. One good thing about this time of Committee has objected to the application the year is the ever extending daylight on many grounds, including the fact that the hours, no excuse for not being able to site was not included for development in the go for that walk in the evening or get “made” Yapton Neighbourhood Plan, which some of those outstanding jobs done in was agreed following the local referendum in the garden. October 2014. We hope the District Planning Authority will reject it too. I am delighted to report that we had 3 local people put themselves forward for the vacant At the time of writing we are still waiting to Councillor position on the Parish Council hear the outcome of the appeal which was following the resignation of Martin Dean. The heard last July on the proposal to build 100 panel interviewed 2 of those who had applied new homes on land to the north of St Mary’s and is recommending to the Parish Council Church in Yapton. The Council understands on the 9th May to appoint one of those to the that the announcement of the result of the vacant position. Brief details of the new Parish appeal by the Secretary of State is imminent. Councillor who has been appointed can be The decision is awaited with eager anticipation, found in the section “Notes from the Council as a decision to agree to the proposal would Meeting” on page 31 of this edition of the be against the sites included in the Yapton Yapton News. Neighbourhood Plan, and would be seen as a sign that all the hard work of local people in Included in this edition of the Yapton News, preparing the plan would have been in vain. is the Chairman’s Report on the work of the We hope that the appeal will be dismissed and Parish Council over the past year which is that the wishes of the local people regarding reproduced in full. It’s a timely reminder the sites for development in the village as set for me of the wide variety of activities and out in the Yapton Neighbourhood Plan will be functions which the Council is involved taken into account. with over the year. One of the primary local functions of the Council is the review of all Andrew Gardiner Planning Applications for the parish which Editor. [email protected] Cover picture: Hoe Lane, Flansham by Andy Faulkner 3 Parish of Yapton Annual Parish Meeting Chairman’s Report 2015/2016 IntroDuCtIon Over the last 12 months there have been six This report covers the twelve month period meetings of the full Parish Council and two since the last Annual Parish Meeting on 18th meetings of the Planning Committee. The May 2015. It is my ninth report to you as Council decided that as there were only Chairman of the Parish Council. four members initially, the Parish Council would deal with the planning applications The Parish Council is composed of 10 received for the Parish. In January 2016, it elected members who serve for a 4 year was agreed that the Planning Committee period. The last scheduled Parish Council would be reconvened to deal with all elections took place in May 2015. However, planning matters from that date forward. only 4 nominations were received by the At the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council closing date and these four people were in May 2015, I was re-elected as Chairman returned without the need for any election. with Dan Goddard being appointed as Vice- The Parish Council set about the process Chairman at a subsequent meeting once the for finding the 6 remaining members of the full complement of Councillors had been Council and 7 applications were received for appointed. the vacant positions. Following interviews Yapton is represented at the County by the remaining 4 Councillors, the Parish Council by two members of the UKIP Council formally co-opted these people to party, Joan Phillips and Graham Jones who the Council. were elected in May 2013 to represent the In August 2015, the resignation was received Middleton Division (which includes Yapton) from Simon Payne and following the required and Felpham Division (which includes Hoe public notice period, the Council advertised Lane) respectively. I have been pleased that the vacancy and stated that it would be Joan Phillips has been able to attend some filled by co-option. Three people applied of our meetings. and following interview Mrs Vicky Newman Derek Ambler and I were elected to was appointed to the Parish Council. serve on Arun District Council as the In March 2016, a further resignation was two representatives for the Yapton ward received from Martin Dean and the Council at the elections for the District Council will be appointing a new Member to the representatives which took place on the 7th vacant position at it’s meeting on 9th May May 2015. Paul English and David Edwards 2016. represent Hoe Lane residents on the 4 District Council as Flansham falls within the field for the three years from 2014 - 2017 is Felpham East ward. performed by George Burley Ltd of Dorking. What Do We Do? The contractor undertakes grass cutting for many West Sussex schools and has a For those who may be new to the village, the local depot at Halnaker, near Chichester. parish services include responsibility for and The Parish contract provides for the field maintaining the King George V Playing Field, to be cut on a fortnightly basis (weather the two village car parks, the skate park, permitting), normally on Thursdays, although the children’s play area, a range of outdoor there is provision for extra cuts and for it to exercise equipment, the all-purpose floodlit be rolled if these are needed. sports enclosure and adjacent youth shelter, the picnic tables and seats on the playing field, the litter collection service, an allotments site, bus shelters, as well as some street lighting and financial support for the village hall and voluntary organisations. The Council has representatives on outside bodies which oversee and manage various functions and activities impacting on the Play Equipment, Playing Field, Yapton local area. A key role, which is discussed later, is the Council’s role in the planning function, The Parish Council prides itself in maintaining particularly with regard to the vetting of all all the play equipment to a high standard and planning applications for the parish.