Role and Responsibilities

Our parish is in the county of West Sussex, the district of Chichester as well as being within the South Downs National Park.  As residents we have three tiers of local government each with its own statutory duties and powers with the National Park Authority also having an advisory role.

To find out who does what please see the details below;

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

    • Births, deaths and marriages
    • Education and schools
    • Highways, including potholes, tourism signs, gritting
    • Fire service     
    • Libraries, recreation, arts and museums
    • Public rights of way
    • Public transport – bus subsidies and concessions
    • Social care and health
    • Strategic planning – mineral extraction and waste disposal
    • Trading Standards
    • Waste Recycling Centres

 

CHICHESTER DISTRICT COUNCIL

    • Building regulations and control
    • Cemeteries and burial services
    • Car parks – owned by the District Council
    • Community advice and support
    • Council tax and government benefits
    • Electoral services
    • Environmental services – dog wardens, noise, pests
    • Housing services
    • Planning applications and enforcement
    • Recycling, food waste and residual waste collection
    • Food safety – Restaurant and takeaway inspections
    • Sports and leisure – parks and open spaces        
    • Street cleaning and dealing with fly tipping
    • Tourist information

 

SOUTH DOWN NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

    • Local planning authority             
    • Neighbourhood plans
    • Strategic planning – local plans
    • Planning applications and enforcement

 

HARTING PARISH COUNCIL

    • Bus shelters and street furniture including litter bins and finger signposts
    • Children’s playground at South Gardens
    • Neighbourhood Plan
    • Footpaths and verges maintenance if agreed with WSCC
    • OpenSpaces – The Warren, South Gardens and War Memorial Playing Fields   
    • Provision of Allotments           
    • Grants to local groups and organisations
    • Planning application consultations and comments
    • SDNPA, WSCC and CDC consultations
    • War Memorials