Scarning Parish Council

 

Welcome to the Parish Council website

 

We hope you find it useful and informative. 

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​​Next Meeting 

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Our next Council meeting will be held in the Village Hall on 17 November at 7pm. A copy of the agenda for the meeting will be available at least three working days before the meeting. All our meetings are open to the public. Why not come along and see what we do. If you would like more information please contact our Parish Clerk (Clerk@scarning-pc.gov.uk). 

 

 

​Norfolk Community Fund

 

Grants of £200 to £2,500 are available through Norfolk County Council. See the attached for more information 

 

 

Please follow the link below to view Breckland Council's Call for Sites map

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Breckland District Council - Call For Sites

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Anglian Water Survey. 

 

Anglian Water will be carrying out some survey works in Scarning over the coming months. This work forms part of early-stage assessments regarding potential pipeline routes in the area. You may see their teams carrying out survey work and, in some areas, limited investigations of sites of archaeological interest. This preliminary work will be taking place over the next few months. All the surveyors will carry cards with them, and they are happy to show these if approached. At this stage, Anglian Water is simply raising awareness so that, should any local residents notice people out and about, you’re aware of who they are and the purpose of their work. As their investigations progress, Anglian Water will engage further with the parish council and local community to share their outline plans and gather any local insight and feedback that may help inform the development of potential route options.

 

 

Solar Farm Public Consultation

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All affected parties are encouraged to engage in the developer RWEs non-statutory consultation and making clear their concerns by visiting their website at https://uk.rwe.com/projectproposals/high-grove-solar-farm/.

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Local Government Review

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Please follow this link to complete an online survey regarding the Local Government Review 

 

Community Award

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​We are happy to take nominations for the Community Award throughout the course of the year. The award recognises all the achievements of those individuals and groups who voluntarily and selflessly improve the lives of those around them; and to make an award to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of the parish of Scarning. Do you know an individual or organisation, whose service to the community deserves to be recognised ? If so, please make a nomination via the Community Award on the policies section of our website. We look forward to hearing from you. ​

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​​​​BRECKLAND COUNCIL LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION.

 

• If you would to respond to the Local Plan, please go to the  Commonplace webpage Have Your Say Today - Breckland Local Plan - Commonplace this contains links to the draft local plan and supporting evidence documents. You can then leave comments either through completing the survey questions or you can pin a comment on the interactive map Breckland Local Plan | Commonplace. 

• You can also email responses to LocalPlan@breckland.gov.uk this doesn’t need to be in a particular format or follow questions just simply people’s comments on the Draft Local Plan.

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​​Community Grants Scheme

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We are pleased to announce our Community Grants Scheme. This is for grants of up to £500. If your group is looking for funding, please go to the Documents section of our website (under Policies) and see if your group is eligible. We also have larger grants available through our Grants Policy.

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Footpath Closure

 

Norfolk County Council proposes to make a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order affecting the Scarning Footpath 7 from its junction with Stone Road for 280m southwards in Scarning to facilitate unsafe boardwalk repair works. The Footpath will be temporarily closed/restricted for the duration of the works/period the closure is necessary which is anticipated to be from 1st October 2025 to 5th January 2026, but may continue to be closed/restricted until the 31st March 2026 where the closure/restriction is still required beyond the anticipated dates.

 

Alternative route is via: Fen Circular Walk, U30121 Lilac Close, U30120 Lavender Grove, U30179 Orchid Avenue, U35150 Stone Road and vice versa (Dereham, Scarning).

 

The works promoter for this restriction/closure is: Norfolk County Council.

​​REPORTING AN ISSUE 

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A47: When there are issues of flooding or other matters concerning the Fen Road junction with the A47, or any other matter, these should be reported through the National Highways website, or by calling 0300 123 5000.

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DEFIBRILLATORS: We are very fortunate in Scarning to have three defibrillators.  These can be found in the telephone box outside the Village Hall (Dereham Road) and near the entrance to the school (Dereham Road). There is also a defibrillator at the Co op at the bottom of Swaffham Hill.

 

DOGS: To report concerns over dogs please Report it-Animal Warden Services (Breckland Council)

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The Parish Council provides dog bins in the following locations, identified as closely as possible on What3Words:-

 

• Allwood Avenue/Ted Ellis Walk. (ambient.reservoir.shunts)

• Chapel Lane (sprint.window.materials)

• Chestnut Road (reviewed.encloses.mysteries)

• Dereham Road lay-by next to New Inn Lane/Chestnut Farm (powering.lame.inhaler)

• Dereham Road next to the bus shelter at Black Horse Close (managed.portfolio.objecting)

• Dereham Road near the junction with Coach Lane (sensitive.rush.meanings)

• Dereham Road near Chestnut Road/bus stop (prospers.cups.vouncher)

• Dereham Road near the junction with Rushmeadow Road (guarding.domain.amazed)

• Draytonhall Lane near Brooks Drive (equivocal.paddocks.coats)

• Podmore Ford (stirs.perused.cost)

• Shipdham Lane (near the tennis courts) (muscular.appoints.deeply)

• Village Sign lay-by on Dereham Road (idealist.branded.verge).

• A new replacement bin was installed in 2023 on the cut through between Draytonhall Lane and Allwood Avenue (promise.duplicate.applies)

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FLOODING: Calls regarding flooding should be directed to Norfolk County Council's Flooding Hotline - 0344 800 8020. IF DANGER TO PEOPLE, PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENT, please call 999

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FLYTIP: To report a flytip, please contact Breckland Council through their website (breckland.gov.uk)

 

FOOTPATHS: Some footpaths in Scarning are the responsibility of Norfolk County Council. If you are concerned that a footpath needs cutting back, you should report to Norfolk County Council using its Report a Problem facility.

 

GRIT BINS: You can check which roads are on Norfolk County Council's gritting routes at www.norfolk.gov.uk/gritting. On the same map people can find the locations of around 2000 grit bins in the county that are filled by the County Council and which people can use on public pavements, cycle paths and roads to help everyone get around safely.

Further information, advice and tips to help people keep healthy, happy and safe during the colder months is available on the county council’s Norfolk Winter site here.

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HEDGES: Hedges are often the responsibility of the landowner/homeowner. If you are concerned by an overgrowing hedge that is causing a safety issue you should report this to Norfolk County Council, using its Report a Problem facility.

 

​PARKING: If you want to report issues regarding parking in the parish, please contact Civil Parking Enforcement (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) - parking.operations@westnorfolk.gov.uk

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POTHOLES: To report a pothole, or other matters affecting the roads such as trees, hedges, flooding, please contact Norfolk County Council online through their Report a Problem facility (norfolk.gov.uk). Where possible, please send photographs. 

 

STREET LIGHTS: The Parish Council maintains some street lights in the older part of the village. If you wish to report a street light fault elsewhere, please contact Norfolk County Council through their Report a Problem facility (norfolk.gov.uk). In the event of an emergency please call 0344 800 8008 (24 hours). To report an outage in the older part of the village, please contact the Parish Clerk (Clerk@scarning-pc.gov.uk.

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WASTE BINS: To report a missed bin, please contact Breckland Council through their website (breckland.gov.uk)

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WATER MEADOWS: ​​Contact the Parish Council regarding play equipment. For any other matters, please contact Breckland Council. The Blackthorn Drive pond area and the area of open space at the corner of Allwood Avenue and Ted Ellis Walk are the responsibility of Bloor Homes. To report any issues, please contact CustomerCareEastern@bloorhomes.com

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