Council-wide Plans
Parish Action Plan
This plan sets out the parish council's plans for the financial year, which takes into account both its powers and its duties.
The Parish Council provides a number of direct services to the community, and acts as custodian to a number of assets held in the ‘public name’.
A full list of the parish assets is listed on the website, but includes:
• Open Spaces (e.g. Six Acres, the Greens and Cemetery)
• Play equipment
• Street Furniture (Notice boards, benches, waste bins etc)
• The War Memorial, Chapel of Rest and Village Sign
• Office Equipment
The Council is responsible for maintenance, repairs and insurance for these items and facilities.
This Plan is linked very closely to the allocation of resources – mostly financial, but people’s time and energy too. Our finance is almost entirely derived from the Council Tax system, which follows the financial year April to March. Our precept, or ‘demand’, placed upon the Council Tax system has to be declared every January, in order that West Suffolk Council can calculate the overall tax collection sums for each eligible household and produce the billing required.
