West Sussex County Council

1.	Name and address of organisation	WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL County Hall Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RL Tel. No. (01243) 777100 Fax No. (01243) 777232
2.	Main contacts	John Kilford, County Planning Officer Ms Abby Pulham, Flooding and Coastal Strategy Officer
3.	Type of organisation	Local Authority
4.	Terms of reference	Strategic Planning Policy Minerals and Waste Planning Specialist Advice - ecology, archaeology, landscape Strategic Emergency Planning Highways Education Youth Service/Outdoor activities Financial support for coastal protection and sea defence Countryside Management/Rights of Way (including management of Pagham Harbour) Fire Service Trading Standards Tourism Waste Disposal. Several of these activities are undertaken jointly with the District Councils.
5.	Membership	Seventy one Elected Members.
6.	Geographical Area	County area - 199,000 hectares including Solent area west of Selsey Bill in Chichester District (including Chichester Harbour).
7.	Publications	West Sussex Structure Plan, 1993 and Review, 1996 A Coastal Strategy for West Sussex, 1994 County Emergency Plan.
8.	Relevant projects/initiatives
9.	Affiliations	Member of : SCOPAC Solent Water QualityConference Environment Agency’s Committees Sussex Sea Fisheries Committee Chichester Harbour Conservancy Standing Conference on Oil and Natural Gas Exploration SERPLAN Sussex Police Authority.