3 YEAR PLAN 2019 2022 - Ethel Wood Community Centre 129 Coast Road, Pevensey, East Sussex BN24 6NS - Pevensey Parish Council
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3 YEAR PLAN
2019 - 2022
Ethel Wood Community Centre
129 Coast Road, Pevensey,
East Sussex BN24 6NS
Index
Subject Page Number
Introduction 1
Why produce a 3 year plan? 1
Vision Statement and Objectives 1
Overview of The Parish Council 2
Parish Council Responsibilities 3
Council Staff 4
Financial Statement 5
Budget for year one 2019/20 7
Other organisations 7
Pevensey Parish 8
Council activities and commitments 8
Heritage 9
Leisure and recreation 9
Local environment 12
Transport and Highways 13
Monitoring and review 15
Appendix A - Councillor details 17
Appendix B - PPC questionnaire “Have Your Say” summary of findings 18
Appendix C - Audited account statement 23
Appendix D - Outline Budget 2019/20 24
Appendix E - Key parish demographic characteristics 25
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 This is the first Pevensey Parish
Council (PPC) 3 year plan. It aims to give
Pevensey Parish residents a clear
understanding of what PPC does, how it
spends public money and give an
overview of what it is trying to achieve.
It also details what the PPC intends to
focus on over the next three years.
1.2 The 3 year plan is a live document which will be available to download from the
Council’s website www.pevenseyparishcouncil.org . PPC will review the plan annually,
use it to drive the budgeting process, plan activities for the coming year(s) and monitor
its progress against key priorities.
2. WHY HAS THE PARISH COUNCIL DECIDED TO PRODUCE A 3 YEAR PLAN?
2.1 PPC has successfully managed local services and issues for many years. Increasing
pressures on services and reductions in Central Government funding require Local
Government to closely examine their services and delivery. Having an agreed plan
provides a framework for the PPC to work within, enabling it to operate in a more
consistent and co-ordinated way, and to be proactive rather than reactive in its decision
making. We have based the plan on our understanding of our community’s needs
gathered not only from our day to day involvement with residents, but also from the
results of the Parish questionnaire issued in December 2018, which produced a 21%
response rate based on the size of the adult population in the parish.
2.2 This plan is a statement of intent and changes may be made in conjunction with budget
constraints, new government legislation or a change in the council’s policies.
3. VISION STATEMENT AND OBJECTIVES
3.1 PPC vision for Pevensey is for it to be a successful, vibrant and attractive place, where
people want to live, work and visit.
3.2 We do this in a number of ways:
• We provide a democratic and representative voice for the community
• Where we provide services, we will manage them to a good quality standard, in an
efficient and effective way
• Where others provide services, the PPC will endeavour to ensure that they deal with
them effectively and in accordance with the wishes of the community
• We will work with residents, local authorities and other service providers, businesses
and voluntary organisations.
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4. OVERVIEW OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
4.1 There are three tiers of local government, each with different responsibilities. PPC is the
first and most local tier, with an important role to play in promoting the parish,
representing its interests and supporting the work of different groups in the community.
4.2 Residents elect thirteen Parish Councillors every four years. The Council elects a
Chairman and Vice Chairman annually at the Annual Parish Council Meeting in May. The
Council reports to the electorate at the Annual Parish Meeting. Councillors are unpaid
and they volunteer their time to improve the parish and maintaining it as an attractive
and sustainable place in which to live, visit and do business. Elections were last held in
May 2015 and the next will be on 2 May 2019.
4.3 Wealden District Council (WDC) is the second tier and is responsible for services
including housing and environmental services, strategic planning policies for all
development (including housing and employment sites) via its Local Plan. Finally, East
Sussex County Council (ESCC) is the third tier whose responsibilities include highways,
relating to both roads and pavements, education, health and social services, public
rights of way and libraries.
4.4 PPC owns some property and land in the Parish. It holds these assets on behalf of the
community and is responsible for maintaining their value.
4.5 The full Council usually meets on the first Tuesday of alternate months starting in
January at St Wilfrid’s Church Hall. These meetings are open to the public with a period
set aside for members of the public to address Council. The Council runs its business
through executive and non-executive committees. Council Committees are held every
other month, starting in February and comprise Planning Committee, Recreation and
Beach Committee, Highways and Byways Committee and Finance and General Purposes
Committee. Occasionally an extraordinary meeting is called for matters of significant
concern locally. The public is also welcome to attend any such meetings.
4.6 The Council works to its Standing Orders and Financial Regulations, which lay down the
rules by which we operate and conduct our business. We have based our Standing
Orders on a model prepared by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC). Parish
councillors are expected to adhere to the Council’s code of conduct which is also
adopted from NALC. Committees and working groups work to terms of reference
agreed in Council or in committees.
4.7 Our councillors are all local people who volunteer their time. They are rightly bound by
the Parish Council code of conduct, which draws upon the 7 Nolan Principles of Public
Life. Councillors should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour, actively promote
and robustly support the principles and be willing to challenge poor behaviour wherever
it occurs.
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5. PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1 Parish Councils have a wide range of legal duties and responsibilities, these include:
Management and maintenance of land as open spaces and for public recreation
Ensuring that land and buildings owned by the PPC are properly used and managed
Provision of small community grants
Provision of litter bins and dog waste bins
Arranging parish litter picks and supporting plastic free initiatives
Provision and maintenance of parish noticeboards
Submitting comments on planning applications as a consultee of WDC
Provision and management of allotments
Liaising with statutory authorities managing the sea defence contract and other water
management issues in the parish, including evacuation plans
Helping to ensure that the Pevensey Levels are protected
Grass cutting of roadside verges and overhanging vegetation
Reporting of highways issues (eg potholes or loose kerbstones)
Reporting of fly tipping
Provision of Street lighting
Promoting public participation in all PPC meetings
Being accessible and communicating with local people
Dealing with enquiries and complaints speedily and efficiently
Encouraging and developing contact with local groups and organisations
Maintaining and developing strong relationships with statutory bodies, including WDC,
ESCC , Environment Agency (EA) and Sussex Police
Reporting and managing local car parking issues, including parking for disabled people
Managing PPC owned boat berths for rental
Managing maintenance of benches
Ensuring that the value of tourism is recognised
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6. COUNCIL STAFF
6.1 PPC currently employs one part time staff member, the Clerk, Sarah
Mosedale. The clerk works for 30 hours per week and is based in the
PPC office at the Ethel Wood Community Centre. Her contact details
and those for Councillors can be found at Appendix A.
6.2 The Clerk to the Council is also the Proper Officer and Responsible
Financial Officer. The Clerk administers the Council and must carry
out all the functions required by law. The Clerk being the Proper Officer is the only
person who can sign official documents on behalf of the Council.
6.3 The Council also uses contractors for a number of tasks and services including planters,
grass cutting, bus shelter cleaning, grounds maintenance and car park administration.
7. PARISH COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 PPC strives to be open, transparent and accessible to local people through effective
direct and on line communication including the use of social media and more recently a
questionnaire.
7.2 Given the importance of effective communication with parish residents, the media and
partners, PPC will continue to develop and deliver more effective communications. This
will include:
• Maintenance of the PPC website providing information about the Council and
signposting people to other service providers.
• Post regular news of Council initiatives on the website
• Provide an opportunity at each full PPC meeting for the public to ask questions of
Council
• Make updated versions of the PPC 3 year plan available on the Council website
• Ensure training needs of both Councillors and staff are met
• Invite representatives of outside agencies to address the Council on key matters of
interest
• Appoint representatives to appropriate external agencies and committees
• Attend relevant conferences and meetings
• Liaise with village organisations and businesses as appropriate
• Use social and other media as a way to provide and explain issues and initiatives
7.3 In December 2018, PPC issued a questionnaire which was hand delivered to parish
households, made available at local businesses and online. The aim was to give local
people a say in what PPC should focus on in this plan by asking what their first, second
and third priorities were from a list of relevant issues.
7.4 The overall response rate of 21% was excellent and the views expressed have been
incorporated into this plan. The table and chart below summarise what the respondents
said were their top 3 priorities. Further details can be found in Appendix B.
48. FINANCIAL STATEMENT
8.1 PPC’s small annual budget is funded mainly through the precept. This is part of the
council tax collected by WDC. A council tax payer's bill will typically include a council tax
charge for the county council, police, district or borough council and the parish council.
8.2 The council tax collected by WDC is divided between the following organisations as
follows:
• ESCC - 72%
• WDC -10%
• Sussex Police Authority and Crime Commissioner - 8%
• East Sussex Fire Authority - 5%
• Parishes - 5%
8.3 Any increase in PPC precept would therefore be a percentage increase of the small share
for parishes (5%), not of the whole.
8.4 PPC has reduced its part of precept since 2014/15 & currently has the 12th lowest Parish
precept in Wealden. The PPC precept for 2018-19 totalled £66,325, which equates to
£50.40 a year, or just 96p per week, based on an average Band D property. For lower
Band properties, the amount was lower and for higher Band properties, it was higher.
This compared to an average annual parish council precept in Wealden of £68.81.
58.5 External budget pressures can result a reduction in service provision or in the need to
increase the precept. For example, the cost for the forthcoming elections in May 2019
amounts to approximately £6,600. This figure alone, if funded through the precept,
would mean a 10% increase in the precept for PPC or an additional £5.02 a year/9p a
week for an average Band D property. Caution should therefore be exercised when
solely focusing on the percentage as opposed to the monetary equivalent.
8.6 The table below outlines the main budget pressures facing PPC in 2019-20.
Equivalent
Equivalent
monetary Increase
Budget Pressures Amount percentage Increase
in PPC precept
in PPC precept
(Band D)
Inflation * 2.2% 2.2% £1.11
Reduction in -£1,128 1.7% £0.86
Government Revenue
Support Grant
Grass Cutting £1,103 1.7% £0.86
Election expenses £6,600 10% £5.02
8.7 In addition to the precept, PPC also receives some income from WDC for managing Sea
Road car park on their behalf as well as from the rental of PPC land to local farmers. We
have also benefitted from grants from the Big Lottery Fund to pay for new playground
equipment. We will continue to seek funding from external sources in the future. Where
appropriate this might include Public Works Loans (PWL) for capital expenses. In the
past PPC has utilised PWL’s to purchase the Ethel Wood Community Centre and to
purchase Dukelands fields.
8.8 Historically, PPC has also received funding from Central Government in the form of the
Revenue Support Grant. However, this grant has been reduced year on year for the past
few years and will be phased out completely in 2020. PPC will therefore have to be even
more prudent in its handling of its budget.
8.9 As a Parish Council we want to keep our part of the precept as low as possible and
ensure that any increase is kept to a minimum. There is also the possibility that some
services delivered by WDC and ESCC may be stopped or reduced which will pose
additional financial challenges for PPC.
8.10 The stark reality it therefore that PPC will be forced to raise its part of the precept in
each year covered by this plan to avoid the reduction of important local services.
8.11 PPC’s most recent audited statement of accounts can be found in Appendix C.
69. BUDGET FOR YEAR ONE 2019-20
9.1 As PPC only resolved in September 2018 to draft its first 3 year plan, the intention is
therefore to focus on the budget for year one of the plan namely 2019-20 and thereafter
develop the budgets for year 2 and year 3 in the year ahead.
9.2 By way of background at the time of writing this plan PPC has the 12th lowest parish
precept in Wealden, significantly lower than the average annual parish council precept.
9.3 At its meeting in January 2019 PPC reluctantly voted to increase its part of precept by
13.4% or £6.75 per year or 13p per week per Band D household.
9.4 In summary the increase came down to 3 main elements:
1) Delivering the 3 Year Plan aims and objectives which are largely in response to and
reflect the public questionnaire results.
2) Addressing the budget pressures facing PPC and the reality that council does not
have ‘the money in the bank’ to absorb them.
3) The responsibility to deliver meaningful local services within our role and
responsibilities as a Parish Council.
9.5 A more detailed budget breakdown for 2019/20 can be found at Appendix D.
10. OTHER ORGANISATIONS
10.1 PPC is keen to establish and maintain links with all local community groups and holds
an annual Community Information Day to help promote over 40 organisations that exist
locally. We also maintain regular contact with statutory organisations which include:
• Sussex Police www.sussex.police.uk which is responsible for addressing issues
including crime and anti-social behaviour and parking issues.
• East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service www.esfrs.org.uk who operate a retained
community fire station in Pevensey.
• www.gov.uk/check-flood-risk is the Government’s link for information on flood
matters. The Environment Agency (EA) offers information regarding flooding on 0345
988 1188.
• The England Coast Path from Eastbourne to Camber is currently under development
and information on its progress can be viewed at www.gov.uk/natural-england
• WDC can be contacted to report issues such as dog fouling or missed waste
collections on 01323 443322 or at www.wealden.gov.uk
• ESCC can be contacted at www.eastsussex.gov.uk or on 0345 608 0190 for matters
such as Adult Social Services or Highways, including potholes.
711. PEVENSEY PARISH
11.1 The modern parish of Pevensey with a
population of approximately 4,000 is
situated in the district of Wealden in East
Sussex, England, midway between the
coastal towns of Eastbourne and Bexhill. It
comprises the ancient village of Pevensey,
the larger seaside resort of Pevensey Bay
and a large area of farmland on the
Pevensey Levels.
11.2 At the heart of Pevensey is the Roman
shore fort, Anderida. Believed to have
been built in AD290, it is one of a number
of coast fortifications built by the Romans Ó OS licensed under the Open Government Licence
at that time. Although now a ruin, the v3.0
impressive Roman fort stands on a sand and clay peninsula which at the time the fort
was built, projected out into a tidal lagoon and area of tidal marshes.
11.3 On 28 September 1066 William the Duke of Normandy landed his army at Pevensey
and went on to be victorious at the Battle of Hastings. Importantly William returned to
Pevensey in 1067 to make his triumphant return to Normandy. The Normans later built a
castle within the walls of the Roman fort which today is managed by English Heritage.
11.4 Pevensey Bay lies on the coast behind and on a shingle beach formed over the
centuries by coastal erosion to the west and longshore drift. Once a small fishing village,
Pevensey Bay is now a small popular seaside resort.
11.5 To combat ongoing coastal erosion the beach is currently maintained by Pevensey
Coastal Defence Ltd (PCDL) and land water management is undertaken by the Pevensey
and Cuckmere Water Management Board and the EA. Their responsibilities include
ensuring that flooding risk is minimised and that evacuation plans with WDC are in place
and understood by local residents.
11.6 A demographic profile of the parish is provided at Appendix E.
12. COUNCIL ACTIVITIES AND COMMITMENTS
12.1 In this section, we have detailed what we do and where our responsibilities lie. We
also set out our commitments over the next 3 years.
12.2 The council aims to deal with all matters sympathetically and transparently and to take
account of environmental issues ensuring that projects are viable and sustainable. With this
in mind it is important for local people to understand how they can be involved to help look
after our villages and are encouraged to do so.
813. HERITAGE
13.1 Pevensey has a number of historic Our commitments:
buildings including Pevensey Castle, St Nicolas We will continue to work to preserve
Church dating back to the C13th, the Court the infrastructure and uniqueness of the
House and a number of listed houses and parish and work with partners and
buildings. There is also an attractive market custodians for the best outcome for our
square and car park in what was the village villages
cattle market. Together with The Court House A public event will be organised in the
Museum and Gaol, these are all managed by villages to mark the visit to the United
Pevensey Town Trust. This organisation is a Kingdom of the Bayeux Tapestry in
leading source of information on the history 2022. This historic artefact records the
of the village. arrival of William of Normandy and the
Battle of Hastings
13.2 Pevensey Bay also has a place in history as
the visionary centre of the 1930s ‘Southern Riviera’ initiative. The estate, now known as
Beachlands, was designed by the renowned architect T Cecil Howitt.
13.3 The parish is somewhat unique due to its history but also having wetlands known as
Pevensey Levels. This is a Site of Significant Scientific Interest (SSSI) and also a RAMSAR
site, as it is home to the Raft fen spider and the Ramshorn Snail. (RAMSAR is named
after the place in Iran where the international Convention of Wetlands was signed in
1971.)
14. LEISURE AND RECREATION
14.1 Leisure and recreation play an essential part in people 's health and well-being. It is
therefore important that PPC plays it part in maintaining and providing local leisure and
recreational facilities. There is often an overlap between leisure facilities and community
facilities. Both provide important facilities and services for local people, as well as a focal
point for community activities.
14.2 PPC also recognises that open spaces are valuable in themselves for many other
reasons from nature conservation or for their appearance or historical or archaeological
reason. Leisure and tourism also make a significant contribution to the local economy
and employment.
14.3 The Parish Council is responsible for the delivery of a number of community services
and amenities including the following:
Ethel Wood Community Centre (EWCC) Our commitments:
We will continue to maintain EWCC for
14.4 EWCC was orginally purchased by PPC with local use and endeavour to keep charges
a PWL. Although the centre is managed by its as low as practical while ensuring we
own committee PPC continues to maintain, have sufficient funds to maintain it to a
insure the building and provides financial reasonable standard.
support as it is an amenity for the whole Finance:
community. We want to keep charges at a low Running costs £6050
PPC grant of £1,250
9rate so that all voluntary village groups feel they can afford to make use of it. At the
same time, we are conscious that we need to collect sufficient revenue to maintain the
hall to a good standard and attract bookings. The site also provides the office for The
Clerk for PPC.
Pevensey Bay Recreation Ground
14.5 This amenity in Waverley Gardens/Coast
Road boasts recreation space and play Our commitments:
equipment. New equipment was provided in We will maintain the park and keep the
2016 and a further bid for funding has been recreation grounds and skate park open
made to upgrade some of the equipment in the for public access and recreation
playground. We will continue to provide and
maintain play areas for children of all
Wallsend Road Recreation Ground, Pavilion ages
and Dukelands Skate Park We will continue to instruct The Royal
Society for the Prevention of Accidents
14.6 This is a large recreation and sports field to undertake annual safety inspections
with a small pavilion, which hosts Pevensey and We will set up a Friends of Pevensey
Westham Football Club during the Playgrounds Group.
Autumn/Winter and Pevensey Cricket Club Finance:
during the Summer, together with other Annual maintenance costs of £1300
sporting activities. Abutting the recreation Play equipment costs to be determined
ground is a well used children’s playground. National Lottery Bid submitted to fund
PPC have bid successfully for National Lottery new play equipment
funding of over £8K to purchase new play
equipment. A further bid for new to replace other old equipment has been made. A
Friends of Pevensey Playgrounds will be formed to encourage community involvement
and responsibility for the sites. Dukelands Skate Park is a small, but popular facility on
Wallsend Road, owned and managed by PPC.
Allotments
14.7 The Parish Council has an allotment site at
Our commitments:
the end of Waverley Gardens. There are 88
We will continue to provide our
allotments in total. The Recreation and Beach
allotment site at a fair rent.
Committee looks over the operation of the
Finance:
plots which are managed by the Allotment
Annual income of £12
Association.
Annual maintenance costsPevensey Community Information Day 14.9 Each year the Parish Council organises and Our commitments: sponsors a Community Information Day at To organise an Annual Community which residents and visitors are able to meet Information day hobby clubs, special interest groups and Finance: statutory organisations in order to gain advice Annual cost
15. OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
15.1 PPC is determined to play its part in protecting the local environment taking account
of environmental issues ensuring that projects are viable and sustainable.
Litter and Bin Emptying
15.2 The main highway litter bins are emptied
Our commitments:
by WDC contractors; PPC currently pays for 9
To fund the emptying of 9 non-highway
non-highway bins to be emptied. We will
litter bins
arrange litter picks 4 times per year across the
To arrange 4 litter picks each year
community, taking account of plastic
Finance:
initiatives.
Annual cost £2300
Dog Fouling
15.3 PPC has 25 dog waste bins installed. Our commitments:
Despite this, irresponsible owners continue to To continue to provide dog waste bins
allow their pets to foul areas where children that are emptied regularly
play or leave it in recreation grounds, on To raise public awareness that litter bins
pavements or on the beach. Over the course can be used for the disposal of dog
of time we, like most parish councils, receive waste
more complaints about inconsiderate dog To develop a range of educational and
owners than on any other issue. We will reinforcement events with the aim of
organise a dog show on 9 June 2019 to help minimising public dog fouling
educate and reinforce the need to be a Finance:
responsible dog owner or dog walker and Annual cost of bin emptying £6250
clean up after your dog Additional costs £2750
Flooding
15.4 The area has experienced flooding in the Our commitments:
past and the Council will continue to work To review the parish Emergency Flood
with the EA, WDC, PCDL and Emergency Plan with relevant agencies
Planning Officers for this area. To maintain liaison with WDC, EA and
PCDL to ensure the Sea Defences
following the end of the 2000 -2025
contract are maintained
Finance:
Annual cost £0
12Parish Maintenance
15.5 The Council employs a local self employed
Our commitments:
contractor and specific trades to maintain parish To maintain PPC assets
council property when required. Finance:
Costs £5500
16. TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
16.1 Transport and Highways issues are not part of PPC’s area of responsibility. However,
they are extremely important to our residents, so we spend a lot of time working on
their behalf bringing our influence to bear with the relevant authorities, principally ESCC.
16.2 Our public transport system boasts both Our commitments:
railway and bus services. Bus and rail companies To be an active and vocal advocate for
are free to choose where and when their local transport issues including public
services run, though ESCC offers several transport
uncommercial routes for the benefit of the To lobby ESCC and WDC for vehicle
community and thus has influence on the weight restrictions around the Pevensey
service. Castle walls
To monitor the effects of new local
16.3 Despite the introduction of the Pevensey By parish traffic
Pass, the villages still suffer from large industrial
To work to introduce safe pedestrian
vehicles travelling on the narrow roads. PPC is
crossing points to both Pevensey and
also aware of the increase in traffic flow which
Pevensey Bay.
would appear to come as a result of new
Finance:
developments locally as well as commercial
Annual cost £tbc
companies using local roads.
16.4 The public questionnaire has further illustrated the importance of having safe
pedestrian crossing points to local people. Whilst there are both practical and financial
hurdles to overcome PPC will work with ESCC to introduce safe crossing points.
Parking
16.5 PPC manages Sea Road car park, adjacent to
Our commitments:
the beach in Pevensey Bay, on behalf of WDC.
We will seek to continue to manage Sea
This is a seasonal pay and display car park and
Road car park on behalf of WDC
the Council benefits from a proportion of the
We will continue to work with Sussex
income. There is also a free car park in the
Police & ESCC to improve parking and
centre of Pevensey Bay in North Road. On-street
highways management
parking is an ongoing problem in the centre of
We will try to ensure that plans to build
Pevensey Bay, exacerbated by various local
new properties have sufficient parking
residential developments.
Finance:
Income: £13600 on average per annum
16.6 A further car park adjacent to Pevensey
Castle is owned and managed by The Pevensey Town Trust.
13Heritage Signage
16.7 The parish has a number of ‘brown’ tourist Our commitments:
road signs, signposting visitors to places of To work with ESCC and Highways
interest and recreation within the parish. England to update and improve the
Unfortunately, many of these signs are out of parish tourist road signage
date and fail to highlight important amenities Finance:
including the beach at Pevensey Bay Costs to be determined
Street Lighting
16.8 PPC is responsible for provision and
Our commitments:
maintenance of street lighting in the parish. In
To undertake a parish wide survey of
order to save money and reduce the
existing street light provision
environmental impact, PPC will seek to convert
To develop a costed plan to convert the
the existing stock of street lights to LED. The first
parish street lighting to LED
stage will be to undertake a parish wide survey
Finance:
of street lighting and develop a costed plan to
Electricity £8500
upgrade the street lighting to LED.
Conversion to LED
Costs to be determined
Grass Cutting
16.9 Grass cutting of roadside verges has
Our commitments:
previously been done by ESCC. This has now
To achieve best value in awarding future
been devolved to the parish, which despite a
contracts for the cutting of grass on road
grant of £1297 from ESCC has resulted in
side verges.
increased costs to the parish. The Council will
Finance:
undertake to achieve value for money in
Cost £1100
awarding contracts for grass verge cutting with
effect from 2019.
Boat Berths
16.10 PPC owns and rents in excess of 20 boat Our commitments:
berths on the beach at Pevensey Bay. The To maximise the income potential from
income and management of these will be kept PPC owned boat berths
under review to maximise income potential. Finance:
Income £1700
14Bus Shelters
16.11 PPC is responsible for the maintenance and
Our commitments:
cleaning of the 9 bus shelters in the parish. The
To achieve best value from the award of
contract for 2019 has been recently awarded
contracts to clean the parish bus
following a competitive tendering process. There
shelters
may also be the opportunity to derive income
To explore commercial advertising
from advertising subject to planning constraints.
opportunities
Finance:
Costs £1547
Income to be determined
Public Benches
16.12 PPC has a stock of public memorial benches
Our commitments:
donated by local benefactors or the families of
The condition of the exist stock of
deceased local residents.
benches will be monitored
New benches will be of a maintenance
16.13 Many of the current benches are constructed
free construction
from wood and once they fall into a poor state of
Finance:
repair the Council can no longer afford to
Costs £500
maintain them. Going forward benches will need
to be maintenance free to keep costs to a minimum.
Land Rear of Holy Rood Church
16.14 The Council owns part of this land and retains
Our commitments:
ownership as a Parish asset. Whilst there are
To maintain the land whilst in PPC
currently no specific plans to dispose of this land
ownership
PPC with keep this under review
To keep the ownership of the land under
Finance:
Costs17.3 Please tell us what you think about it. We welcome your comments, views and help. If
you require any further information that would help you understand what we are trying to
achieve, please let us know. We can also provide additional information on the issues raised
in the plan.
16Appendix A
PPC councillors
NAME TELEPHONE E-MAIL
Sarah Mosedale (Clerk) 01323 743900 pevenseypc@outlook.com
Norman Beaney 01323 764565 Not available
Susan Beck 01323 460174 sbeck@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Jo Belcher 01323 767440 jbelcher@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Helen Burton 07990 751469 hburton@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Jayne Howard 07710 034087 jhoward@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Peter Lowton 07415 103101 plowton@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
(Chairman)
Shirley MacKinnon 01323 461692 smackinnon@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Robert Peasgood 01323 761250 bpeasgood@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Mike Pursglove 01323 743514 mpursglove@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
John Rabbitts 01323 469494 jrabbitts@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Paul Scott 01323 762024 pscott@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Robert Slater 01323 764528 rslater@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
Bryan Withey 01323 766987 bwithey@pevenseyparishcouncil.org
17Appendix B
Findings from PPC questionnaire “Have Your Say” December 2018
In December 2018 PPC circulated a short questionnaire to parish residents to seek the views of local
people regarding what they considered to be their 1st, 2nd and 3rd priority from a given list.
Overall there were 537 responses, of which only 16 had to discounted as they were incorrectly
completed. The 521 valid responses equate to a response rate of over 21% (when compared against
the parish adult population) which is very encouraging and gathered valuable data on parishioners’
views and has clearly demonstrated the council’s willingness to consult and listen to the people that
live in our parish.
Summary of Findings
In respect of parishioners 1st priority as can be seen Provide & Maintain Community Facilities
attracted the highest number of responses with 60, closely followed by the beach with 58, road
safety and traffic with 53 and pedestrian crossings with 52. The lowest option was Support Local
Initiatives Through Grant Allocations with 25 responses.
In respect of parishioners 2nd priority Upgrade Street Lighting to LED and Road Safety & Traffic were
the highest with both attracting 63 responses. Followed by Provide & Maintain Community Facilities
with 62 responses and litter with 59.
In respect of parishioners 3rd most important priority the beach attracted a very high number of
responses of 90, dog mess 65 responses, pedestrian crossings 58 responses and children’s
playgrounds/recreation areas 65 responses.
When looking the total number of responses each of option received overall i.e. 1st, 2nd or 3rd priority
the option that attracted the most responses was road safety with 201 followed by the beach with
173, dog mess with 168, Upgrade Street Lighting to LED with 155 and parking also with 155
responses in total.
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APPENDIX C
Latest PPC audited account statement is attached below (NB. this page will be updated with
the audited accounts for 2018/19 in due course)
23APPENDIX D
Outline Budget 2019/20
Amounts
Balance of Current Account 31.12.2018 £ 40,608.78
Balance of Deposit Account 31.12.2018 £ 55,000.00
Total balance in the Account £ 95,608.78.
Less potentially still to pay in 2018/19
F & GP - £ 12,834.00
Rec & Beach £ 9,403.00
H&B £ 7,263.00
Total Still to Pay £ 29,500.00
Total Remaining £ 66,108.00
Contingency Monies £ 10,000.00
Less Ring Fenced - Library Grants £ 5,000.00
Working Balance £ 5,000.00
Surplus £ 46,108.00
Precept from Committees 2019/20
F & GP £ 78,685.00
Rec & Beach £ 12,310.00
H&B £ 24,103.00
Total Budget Required £ 115,098.00
Transfer from reserves £ 38,755.00
Budget Requirement £ 76,343.00
Annual Precept 2019/20 £ 75,215.00
Support Grant £ 1,128.00
£ 76,343.00
Total Budget £ 115,098.00
24APPENDIX E
The tables below provide key characteristics of the local population and households.
Population by age groups in 2011
• This dataset shows the resident population by broad age groups from the 2011
Census.
Age All people Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
aged 0-14 aged 15- aged 30- aged 45- aged 65+
Geography 29 44 64
England
56,075,912 17.6 19.9 20.5 25.4 16.4
and Wales
South East 8,634,750 17.8 18.6 20.4 26.1 17.2
East Sussex 526,671 16.1 15.9 17.2 28.0 22.7
Wealden 148,915 16.5 14.3 16.8 29.5 22.9
Pevensey 3,153 10.6 9.8 12.6 31.5 35.5
• Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics
Population by ethnic group in 2011
• This dataset shows the population by ethnic groups from the 2011 Census.
Ethnicity All people Percent Percent Percent All Percent All Percent
All White All Mixed Asian or Black or other
Geography Asian Black ethnic
British British group
England
56,075,912 86.0 2.2 7.5 3.3 1.0
and Wales
South East 8,634,750 90.7 1.9 5.2 1.6 0.6
East Sussex 526,671 96.0 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.3
Wealden 148,915 97.5 1.0 1.2 0.2 0.2
Pevensey 3,153 97.9 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.2
• Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics
25Population density and area in hectares in 2011
• This dataset shows the area in hectares and also the population density - that is, the
number of persons per hectare from the 2011 Census.
•
Measure Area in hectares Density (persons per hectare)
Geography
England and Wales 15,101,354 3.7
South East 1,906,965 4.5
East Sussex 170,871 3.1
Wealden 83,327 1.8
Pevensey 1,760 1.8
• Source: 2001 and 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics
Population in urban and rural areas in 2011
This dataset shows the percentage of people living in urban and rural areas from the 2011
Census. The 2011 rural-urban classification (RUC2011) for small area geographies provides a
rural/urban view of datasets at output area (OA), super output area (SOA) and ward level.
Data presented here are aggregated from the output area level classification. An output
area (OA) is treated as 'urban' if it was allocated to an area with a population of 10,000 or
more. The rest is treated as 'rural'. Population in urban and rural areas in 2011
This dataset shows the percentage of people living in urban and rural areas from the 2011
Census. The 2011 rural-urban classification (RUC2011) for small area geographies provides a
rural/urban view of datasets at output area (OA), super output area (SOA) and ward level.
Data presented here are aggregated from the output area level classification. An output
area (OA) is treated as 'urban' if it was allocated to an area with a population of 10,000 or
more. The rest is treated as 'rural'.
Urban/Rural Urban Rural
Urban/Rural
Age group All people 0-15 16-64 65+ All people 0-15 16-64 65+
Age group
Geography
Geography
England and Wales 81.5 82.9 82.4 76.4 18.5 17.1 17.6 23.6
South East 79.6 80.2 80.5 75.7 20.4 19.8 19.5 24.3
East Sussex 74.0 74.2 74.5 72.7 26.0 25.8 25.5 27.3
Wealden 55.0 56.4 54.9 54.1 45.0 43.6 45.1 45.9
Pevensey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics
26Household composition in 2011
This dataset shows the total number of households and percentage by household type from
2011 Census. A household is defined as one person living alone, or a group of people (not
necessarily related) living at the same address who share cooking facilities and share a living
room, sitting room or dining area. Household composition here classifies households
according to the relationships between householders .
Household All Percent all one Percent all family Percent all other
sub-type households person households households households
Household
sub-type
Geography
Geography
England and
23,366,044 30.2 61.8 7.9
Wales
South East 3,555,463 28.8 63.9 7.4
East Sussex 231,905 32.8 61.2 6.1
Wealden 62,676 27.6 67.2 5.2
Pevensey 1,605 37.9 56.3 5.7
Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics
Residents and communal establishments in 2011
This dataset shows the total number of residents in communal establishments by type and
the total number of establishments from the 2011 Census.
Communal Number of All residents in Residents in Residents in Residents in
establishment communal communal medical and care other establishment
types establishments establishments establishments establishments not stated
Communal
establishment
types
Geography
Geography
England
59,032 1,004,799 420,280 12,081 572,438
and Wales
South East 9,424 188,250 73,907 1,214 113,129
East Sussex 759 11,073 7,448 56 3,569
Wealden 152 2,876 1,792 0 1,084
Pevensey 2 14 14 0 0
Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics
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