Elections for a Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for the Staffordshire Police area will take place on 2 May 2024 – please see staffordbc.gov.uk/police-fire-crime-commissioner-election-2024 for further information including the official Notice of Poll.
Staffordshire County Council have informed the Parish Council that the signalisation works to the bridges along Holdiford Road, Milford have been scheduled in to commence from 25 March 2024 and are likely to continue until 3 May 2024.
The whole length of Holdiford Road, from Tixall to Milford will be closed and details of the alternative route can be seen here.
Access for emergency vehicles and to properties will be made available during the above period, along with pedestrian access.
Berkswich Parish Council has been notified by Stafford Borough Council of the following planning application:
Application No: 23/38456/OUT
Proposed Development Outline Application – Residential development of 6 dwellings (access, scale and layout only)
Location: Land off The Rise, Walton on The Hill, Stafford ST17 0LH
Any comments on the proposals should be submitted to Stafford Borough Council before 20 February 2024.
All documents can be viewed and/or downloaded via the Public Access website at www.staffordbc.gov.uk/planning-public-access. The ‘Planning Application Search’ button will take you to the simple search page and you can type in the reference number above.
The Parish Council will consider the application and agree it’s response at the meeting on 6 February 2024 at Walton Village Hall at 7.30 pm.
The external audit for Berkswich Parish Council for 2022-23 has now been completed. The External Auditors’ certificate and report can be found in the Finances section under the Your Parish Council heading. The completion notice confirms that if you wish to receive a copy of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return you should contact the Clerk at berkswichclerk@gmail.com.
Berkswich Parish Council’s as yet unaudited accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023 are available now. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounts to be audited and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them. For the year ended 31 March 2023 these documents will be available on reasonable notice on application to our Clerk/RFO, Sue Fullwood. The period for the exercise of public rights commences on Thursday 8 June 2023 and ends on Wednesday 19 July 2023.
The Annual Governance and Accountability Return can be viewed online at berkswichpc.co.uk/your-parish-council/finances/.