WSCC belatedly announces a four unit course (starting this Friday) at The Village Centre in Hurstpierpoint (opposite the car park):
More details here [PDF].
If you know a young person (aged 11–18 years) devoted to helping others in the community please nominate them for one of three awards:
The deadline for receipt of nominations is 16th May.
www.midsussex.gov.uk/youthvolunteerawards
01444 477518 / Poster [PDF]
Agenda
This is then followed by the Annual Parish meeting
Agenda
The evening will be rounded off with refreshments.
Andrea Dickson, Clerk to Fulking Parish Council
01444 451 060 / andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com
In the Village Hall. Members of the press and public are welcome to attend.
Andrea Dickson, Clerk to Fulking Parish Council
01444 451 060 / andreadicksonfpc@gmail.com
The West Sussex Gazette has a long report. Extracts below:
A highly significant change in the guidance says that councils will no longer have to identify specific sites for development for the last five years of their 15-year plans. The provision was widely seen as unrealistic and was forcing councils to allocate unpopular ‘strategic sites’ for development, like the proposed new Mayfield ‘market town’.
The new guidance also states that infrastructure constraints must be considered in assessing a site’s suitability for development. This addresses a key local concern in West Sussex, where there is a strong feeling that development is allowed without the necessary infrastructure, such as roads and drainage, to support it.
The new planning guidance also addresses another local concern by making clear that emerging local plans should be given weight in decision-making even before they are passed.
The new guidance also encourages brownfield development and clarifies the ‘duty to co-operate’, under which neighbouring councils are required to consult each other on their plans.
The Mid Sussex Times reports:
Opposition is growing to controversial plans for 97 homes on greenfield land near one of the most polluted crossroads in Mid Sussex. .. The South Downs National Park Authority says the scheme would be seen from Wolstonbury Hill and “have the potential for significant adverse impact on the national park”.
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Access to the site would be off London Road, which has an average daily weekday traffic flow of 14,000 vehicles. West Sussex Highways officers have expressed concern about road safety and the impact on Stonepound Crossroads, which, in their words is “subject to severe congestion”.
DesRes. One bed. Adjacent Lady Brook Spring. Constant fresh running water. Superb view of Downs. Convenient children’s play area and historic public house. RX51 DFJ.
The annual Halifax ‘places to live’ survey [PDF] has just been published. Hart, in Hampshire, tops the list [PDF] as usual. Mid Sussex is the leading Sussex district, closely followed by Horsham district.
| Hart | Mid Sussex | Horsham | Brighton & Hove | |
| District Rank | 1 | 17 | 20 | 249 |
| Weekly Earnings | 843 | 728 | 734 | 647 |
| Employment Rate % | 80.1 | 81.4 | 82.9 | 71.2 |
| Number of Rooms | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Crime Rate | 16.6 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 30.6 |
| Population Density | 428 | 423 | 249 | 3,336 |
| Rainfall | 746 | 858 | 838 | 824 |
| Good Health % | 97.4 | 96.5 | 96.5 | 94.7 |
| Male Life Expectancy | 82.9 | 81.9 | 81.5 | 78.7 |
