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Heacham is a civil parish, with its own Parish Council. The council has seventeen members, who each represent the whole village.
The Parish Council holds a number of different types of meeting throughout the year. Some are legally required, whereas others are optional. The full council, and its committees meet once a month.
What is the Parish Council responsible for?
| What the Parish Council is Responsible for |
What the Parish Council is NOT responsible for |
- Maintenance of its assets
- Brays Pit
- The Saltings nature reserve
- Chalk Pit/Millenium Wood
- The Old Friends Hall
- The library
- The allotments
- Street lighting
- The recreation ground and skate park
- The War Memorial
- Various benches, noticeboards, bins/dog bins around the parish
- Promoting parish life
- Neighbourhood Plan
- Operation of the mobile vehicle activated speed sign
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The following are the responsibility of Borough Council:
- Planning applications and enforcement
- Street signs (street names)
- Removal of fly tipping
- Environmental health issues – incl noise, bonfires, pollution, dog fouling
The following are the responsibility of Norfolk County Council
- Maintenance of roads, including pot holes
- Maintenance of footpaths
- Maintenance of rights of way
- Flooding and surface water issues
- Street signs (direction posts)
- Clearing of gullies and highway drains
- Tree maintenance on the highway
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