Coat of Arms The
City Council’s Coat of Arms was granted by Royal Patent in
1570. It consists of fourteen red drops of blood (“gute de
sang” means drops of blood) with the Lion of England on a
red background above. The College of Arms does not have any information
to explain why the emblem was used for the City of Chichester.
 Quality
Parish Chichester City Council, which can trace
its first Charter to 1135, has been a ‘Quality Parish’
Council since 2004. To achieve this status it had to meet a large
number of stringent criteria relating to the way the Council operates,
such as how it consults the public, how it responds to the community,
and the qualifications the Town Clerk must possess.
The Council House, North Street, Chichester, PO19 1LQ
www.chichestercity.gov.uk Tel: 01243 788502
Other Local Government
As well as being home to the Chichester City Council, the City is
also the headquarters for Chichester District Council and West Sussex
County Council. This can be the cause of some confusion as to who
is responsible for which services.
 Chichester
District Council Established in 1974, the Chichester
District Council provides services for nearly 110,000 people in
an area that stretches from Petworth to the sea and from Westbourne
in the west to Bury in the east. Its responsibilities include waste
collection, planning and building control, leisure, sport and tourism,
licensing, car parking, public safety, and collecting council tax
on behalf of the City Council and the County Council.
East Pallant House, East Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1TY
www.chichester.gov.uk Tel: 01243 785166
West Sussex County Council Established
in 1888, the West Sussex County Council provides  services
for 750,000 people in an area, which stretches along the coastal
plain from Emsworth to Shoreham with its northern boundary stretching
from Haslemere to East Grinstead. It is responsible for libraries,
highways, social services, education, fire and rescue amongst other
things.
County Hall, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RQ
www.westsussex.gov.uk Tel: 01243 777100
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