Great Sankey Parish Council aims & objectives

Great Sankey Parish Council is continuing to invest in its five community centres to keep them to a high standard providing affordable facilities for community groups and small organisations. The council also manages several green spaces within the parish and believes it is important to make the most of these areas for residents to enjoy, especially given the expansion in housing in the parish.

Additionally, the council has approved an annual budget for wildflowers for 27 plots throughout the parish, will continue funding Sankey Fun Day and the Christmas tree in Chapelford, and will extend the low-cost summer playscheme to a second venue due to the success of the 2018 scheme.

2019-20 Precept Rise

For the number of facilities the parish council operates, the precept for Great Sankey residents is relatively low; currently set at £34.51 per Band D property for the year. In 2013/14, the responsibility for Council Tax Support was transferred from Central Government to Local Government and from April 2019, Warrington Borough Council will pass on the reduction in tax base to parish councils. For Great Sankey Parish Council, this will result in a loss of £20,948 in the amount of precept received if the Band D rate remains the same. Given the general inflation in operating costs for the community centres and the continued investment in the parish, this represents a significant loss in income for the council which would have a negative impact on the council’s ability to fulfil its commitments. It was therefore decided to raise the precept to £45.90 per Band D property per annum (equivalent to 22p per week).