🚗 Snettisham Parking – 6-Month Pilot

The Parish Council is introducing a 6-month pilot scheme aimed at improving parking in Snettisham Market Place.
Part of the problem currently, is that vehicles belonging to staff of village businesses, are parked in the Market Place most of the day and do not move. This can make it difficult for visitors and residents to find a space for quick visits to the centre.

As part of the pilot, the Parish Council is now renting the Pavilion Car park Monday to Friday 7am-7pm and are introducing a permit parking scheme. We are working with local businesses to to provide their staff with a Pavilion Car Park permit to discourage them parking in the Market Place all day.

In relation to the Market Place, the intention is to introduce a 90-minute maximum stay in the Market Place, with no return within 2 hours. This should help to keep spaces turning over throughout the day, making it easier for people to park for shorter visits.

The two schemes are therefore linked:

➡️ Market Place – short-stay parking to encourage regular turnover of spaces.

➡️ Pavilion Car Park – permits for staff who need to park while they are working in the village.

This is a pilot scheme for 6 months. We know there is no simple solution to parking in the village and we cannot guarantee that the scheme will solve all of the problems. The purpose of the pilot is to see whether this approach makes a practical difference.
We will monitor how the scheme works and review it during the pilot before deciding what, if anything, should happen next.
We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and, particularly, the support of local businesses and their staff in helping us to make the scheme work.
Our aim is simple – to keep parking spaces moving so that residents have a better chance of finding a parking space when they need to visit the centre of the village.

The signage for the schemes are presently being installed.

The Old Store
We are aware of the other issues around The Old Store, and we are working with Highways and the Borough to introduce a TRO (Traffic Regulation Order) to prevent parking in front of the Old Store. This is a very lengthy process, but it is already

 

Norfolk County Council proposes to make a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (the “Order”) (KLTRO215) affecting A149 Dersingham Bypass/Snettisham Bypass from 5 metres north of its junction with Queen Elizabeth Way Roundabout for 5,712 metres northwards (the “Road”) in the Parishes of Dersingham, Ingoldisthorpe and Snettisham to facilitate cats eyes replacement works, the Road will be temporarily closed (except for pedestrian access) for the duration of the works/period the closure is necessary which is anticipated to be between 19:00 and 07:00 from 30^th September to 3^rd October 2026, but may continue to be closed/restricted until the 14^th November 2026 where the closure is still required beyond the anticipated dates.

See link here of the road closure notice and the map

Lynn Road and Hall Road are closed on Sunday 8 November 2026 between 10am & 12 Noon

See details of the road closure notice for the Remembrance Sunday service

See full Notice details here

THE LOCAL ELECTIONS
(PARISHES & COMMUNITIES)

RULES 2006

CASUAL VACANCY
IN THE OFFICE OF 

COUNCILLOR

PARISH OF SNETTISHAM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ONE casual vacancy has arisen in the office of Councillor for the above Parish.  If, within 14 days of the date of this Notice (see note below) a request, in writing, that an election be held to fill the vacancy, signed by TEN local government electors for the Parish is given to:-

The Proper Officer

C/O Electoral Services

Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

King’s Court

Chapel Street

King’s Lynn

Norfolk PE30 1EX

an election will be held, and Notice of this will be published in the Parish.

If no such request is received by the Returning Officer, the Parish Council will take the necessary steps to fill the vacancy by co-option.

Signed                                                           Dated 9.9.2026

Roberta Mason Clerk to the Parish Council

NOTES:

In computing this period, the following days are to be disregarded:

• Saturdays and Sundays
• Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a Bank Holiday 
• A day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.

Mick Harpley resigned from the Council on 4 September 2026. Mick will be much missed. We wish him good luck and all the best

The Ken Hill project team met with some of the parish councillors yesterday (24^th August 2026) to give them an update on where Ken Hill are with the project. The attached is a summary of the information available at this stage. There is a further public meeting 23 September 2026 and some planned design workshops thereafter.  Ken Hill have said they don’t expect to be at the planning stage until the spring of 2027.

The Council have no position on the development at this stage, and await details of the full plans in due course.

Details of the update on24 August 2026 can be found HERE and details of the meeting on 23 September 2026 can be found HERE

The Parish Council meeting for June will be held on the 16 June 2026, instead of the usual 2nd Tuesday of the month. The meeting is 6.00pm at the Royal British Legion Hall.

The reason for the change this month is due to Annual Audit pressure and annual leave. This year our internal Auditor had to pull out, and so we lost a month this year before we could appoint a new Auditor.

In July the meeting will return to its usual slot. Thank you

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT REQUIRED

Snettisham Parish Council is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support the Parish Clerk. This part-time role requires 10 hours per week, with some flexibility in working hours.

Key Responsibilities:
• Assisting with correspondence, record-keeping, and general administration
• Preparing agendas, minutes, and supporting documents for council meetings
• Responding to public enquiries and providing administrative support
• Assisting with financial administration and document management
• Conducting inspections of the play areas and other council-managed facilities

• Keeping the Public informed through social media /posters & similar

• Liaising with Parish Councillors
• Supporting the Parish Clerk with other duties as required

Key Requirements:
• Organisational and communication skills
• Basic social media skills for FB & Instagram

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality
• Attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping

The role offers a competitive salary on Local Government Pay Scale.

How to Apply:
To apply, please send your CV to email: clerk@snettishamparishcouncil.gov.uk
Closing date: 29 May 2026

For more information, please contact the parish clerk

Lynn Road

Norfolk County Council proposes to make a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (the “Order”) (WTRO6824) affectingthe B1440 Lynn Road from its junction with the U22261 Alma Road for 123 metres northwards (the “Road”) in the Parish of  Snettisham to facilitate HRA patching repair works, the Road will be temporarily closed (except for pedestrian access) for the duration of the works/period the closure is necessary which is anticipated to be from 26^th to 28^th May 2026,- see this link for full details

The Parish Council agreed at it’s Council meeting on 14 April 2026 to release the £50,000 pledge made in May 2023.   The previous motion passed on 11 March 2025 was superseded by a new proposal on 14 April 2026. The vote was a majority vote with two counsellors against and one abstaining. The payment will be made from earmarked reserves £35K (money already set aside for the project) and from CIL funds £15K (Community Infrastructure Levy). The CIL money comes to the village as a result of developments and is to be used on village Infrastructure projects only.

So the £50K is already available and the Parish Council will not need to raise new money from tax payers.