General

The Parish Council has nine elected Councillors who serve for a period of four years. The Council usually meets on the second Thursday of every other month to discuss a wide range of matters. Occasional ad hoc meetings may be held to discuss specific topics.

The calendar for future meetings can be found here.

Unless indicated otherwise members of the public are welcome to attend all the Parish Council’s meetings. Parish Council meetings are held in St Michael’s Church Hall and commence at 7.30pm. 

The Agenda for the meetings is published in advance on this website and on the Council’s notice boards. There is a15 minute period for public participation at the beginning of the meeting.

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Amberley Parish Council is responsible for the following services

Parish councils have a variety of powers and duties, all of which impact directly on the community, including:

• Acquisition and sale of land
• Allotments
• Burial Grounds
• Bus Shelters
• Bye-laws – the power to make some bye-laws
• Clocks – public clocks can be provided and must be maintained
• Community Centres
• Drainage – of ditches and ponds
• Entertainment and the Arts
• General Spending – parish councils can spend a limited amount of money on anything they deem of benefit to the community that is not covered by the other specific responsibilities described in this list
• Litter – provision of litter-bins and support for any anti-litter campaigns
• Planning – South Downs National Park Authority must notify parish councils of, and must take note of parish councils’ comments on planning applications in the parish
• Recreation – provision of recreation grounds, open spaces, village greens, playing fields.
• Rights of Way – footpath and bridleway maintenance
• Seats (public)
• Signs – danger signs, place names and bus stops signs
• Tourism – financial contributions to any local tourist organisations allowed
• War Memorials

Horsham District Council is responsible for the following services:

• Planning
• Waste collection
• Parking enforcement
• Housing and homelessness prevention
• Council Tax collection
• Parks and countryside
• Licensing
• Environmental Health
• Building control

West Sussex County Council is responsible for the following services:

• Schools
• Roads and highways
• Social care and public health
• Waste disposal
• Libraries
• Births, marriages and deaths