Welcome to STILLINGFLEET PARISH COUNCIL
We hope you find this website informative and readily accessible. Here is the link to the Council’s Accessibility Statement.
The Parish Council is the bottom rung in the ladder of local government administration. The Council has nine councillors. The Council’s paid clerk is Ruth Swales.
Our meetings are held in the Village Institute at 7pm on the first Thursday in February, April, August, October and December. The Annual meeting of the Council is held on a Thursday in May.
Dates for our meetings in 2023/24 are: 18 May, 3 August, 5 October, 14 December, 1 February 2024 and 4 April 2024.
All our meetings are open to the public.
Our Responsibilities
We own and administer the village green (which we maintain with the benefit of a Natural England Higher Level Stewardship Scheme for which we are paid a grant). We maintain and pay for street lighting and public benches. We have a range of statutory powers including the right to raise a precept (our precept forms part of the council tax which is collected by Selby District Council) to pay for what we provide.
Police and Community Action:
There are several schemes which are designed to deal with problems in the community. We support Neighbourhood Watch and Ringmaster . The Selby District (Eastern Area) Community Engagement Forum gives every parish in the district a chance to raise local issues direct with Selby councillors and officers. It is a very useful route for community action. (see Selby D.C. website).
Planning Matters:
All planning applications receive close attention from the Parish Council although our influence on the Planning Authority is slight. However, Selby DC has confirmed that our Village Design Statement has been adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document. It is also referred to in Policy SP4 (c) of Selby District Core Strategy and thus affects developments within the village. The Conservation Area Advisory Committee having been disbanded, we are also left having to check all planning applications within the Stillingfleet Conservation Area to ensure that they comply with conservation policy.
Risk Assessment:
The Parish Council has to carry public liability insurance. As a result the Council has to make an annual risk assessment, but it would be appreciated if all residents could report potential problems and dangers to the Parish Council.
Flooding:
Events in 2015 have reminded us all that flooding is a live issue in Stillingfleet. As advised in our Flood Policy, our designated flood warden is Richard Daniel (tel: 07808 927578). In the event of serious flooding in future please contact Councillor Richard Daniel.
The Church:
Although the Parish Council is not responsible for the administration of the Church (that is the responsibility of the Parochial Church Council) the Parish Council’s charity fund does contribute to the cost of upkeep of the churchyard and cemetery as we all benefit from having such a fine example of Norman architecture at the heart of our village.