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60 Parish Council News

Bury Parish Council

Edited extracts from the draft minutes of Bury Parish Council meeting held on 20th January 2020. Election of new Chairman Following the resignation of Councillor Roswell as Chairman, Councillors resolved to elect Councillor Davis as the new Chairman and Councillor Labarte as Vice Chairman. The Council thanked Cllr Roswell for all his hard work as the previous Chairman. Grounds Maintenance Councillors discussed the pathway near Pill Pond on which West Sussex County Council had worked previously on. However, the hardcore had been washed out in the floods and further remedial and dredging work was necessary for which the Council will obtain quotes. Councillors resolved to spend £160 on pruning trees at Pill Pond. Approve Parish Tree Survey The Clerk presented three tree survey quotes for the Council to consider and explained that they varied in detail and therefore price. A discussion ensued from which Councillors agreed that the least expensive quote would cover all the necessary areas and requirements and resolved to spend £1,890 on a tree survey which would be carried out by Beechdown. Councillor Roswell provided an update on tree felling at Coates Sandpit and that he had received a request

for a permission from south downs national park authority to scrape the sandpit and drill holes. Discuss new Bury Wharf sign Councillor Whyles updated the Council on the design progress of the new Bury Wharf sign. There were a few possible options to help protect the sign including a roof along with tilting it. Dorset House School were apparently unhappy with their current signs and wished to match them to the Council’s new design. A discussion followed about the future of the wharf in general but was deferred to another time. 20s Plenty Campaign Councillor Whyles informed the Council that he had been investigating steps to introduce a 20mph zone in Bury Parish due to speeding cars and the lack of pavements for pedestrians. He suggested the first step would be to create a ‘20s plenty’ campaign which could be in conjunction with Dorset House School in the form of a poster competition. The winning poster would then be displayed around the Parish. A discussion followed about the legal position about putting up signs around the Parish and it was decided to seek advice on this issue. For more information or to contact the Parish council, visit www.buryparishcouncil.org.uk or you can reach Mike Simpson, Clerk and RFO, by sending an email clerkburyparishcouncil@gmail.com

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Fittleworth PC Edited extracts taken from the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 16th December 2019. Public Questions A number of residents from Limbourne Lane and the surrounding area attended the meeting and raised a number of concerns with respect to the new documents available on the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) Planning Portal relating to the pre-application for a new development on the land at Limbourne Lane and The Fleet in Fittleworth. The current proposal is for the erection of 14 dwellings with associated access and landscaping. A significant number of issues were raised by the members of the public. All the issues were noted by the Planning Committee, who were yet to submit their response to SDNPA in respect of the current proposals. The Chairman of the Planning Committee explained the pre-application process and confirmed that the Parish Council want to ensure that the Neighbourhood Plan objectives are applied to any planning application submitted. Many of those attending the meeting, were under the impression that the Parish Council had invited/ encouraged the developers to submit a pre-application. It was confirmed that this was not the case. It is not the role of the Parish Council to engage or invite developers to submit planning applications. There is no restriction to who can submit a planning application. Anyone can submit a planning application,

even if they do not own the land in question. Similarly, anyone can submit comments to the planning authorities in respect of any planning documents posted on the planning portal. Highways and Traffic Working Group Sandy Lane Parking - The clerk was contacted by a concerned resident about the parking on Sandy Lane. It was pointed out that about two years ago the Council did consider formalising the parking arrangements in Sandy Lane, creating surfaced areas where parking would be allowed, and to discourage parking elsewhere. Some exploratory work was done, but as the extent of the operation became clearer, including the costs involved and the planning permission required, it was decided not to proceed. One option may be to spread MOT Type 1 over the existing parking area, however this will require planning permission. The clerk will look into this option as well as looking into the regulatory powers available to the Parish Council in order to improve the area and review the permission of issuing parking licences. Other issues - the Clerk reported that there were several issues via Love West Sussex which have since been resolved. www.fittleworth-pc.org.uk

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64 Parish Council News

Pulborough Parish Council

Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Recreation and Open Spaces committee meeting held on 16th January 2020. Worm control The Deputy Clerk advised that the cricket pitch was able to be included in the worm control quotation of £305.00 and this has now been carried out. Pocket Park - Tesco Bags of Help funding The Deputy Clerk advised that unfortunately the funding available from Tesco Bags Of Help has been reduced to a maximum of £2000.00 instead of £4000.00, so the wish list for Pocket Park has had to be reduced to accommodate the maximum funding limit. The Deputy Clerk has been liaising with the school throughout this process and it is hoped that the other items can be funded at a later date. Winter service After requesting a couple of estimates, Members only received one estimate for the winter service of the Fairway mower. A final quotation cannot be sent as it is not known what parts are needed until the service is carried out. Members resolved to proceed with the estimate from Arun Mowers of £2000.00 + vat providing that Arun Mowers let the Parish Office know of any extra costs before proceeding with any works. Playground repairs Members received a quotation of £821.15 + vat from Sutcliffe Play for replacement damaged panels on the Sutcliffe Ball Games Wall, along with two quotations to install them. Members resolved to accept the quotation of £821.15 + carriage + vat from Sutcliffe Play for the supply of the panels and £370.00 + vat (to be carried out with the next inspection) from ARD Playgrounds, totalling £1191.15 + vat. It was noted that this will make account over budget, but the works need to be carried out. Rivermead Nature Reserve action plan Members received timeline photographs of Rivermead Nature Reserve in order for the Committee to review the results of the management action plan and modify if necessary. Members were pleased with how RNR is looking and gave thanks to the Groundsman for all his work there. It was noted that a Stagshorn Tree that has it’s suckers mixed amongst the brambles, which are invasive and needs cutting back, although the tree is from a neighbouring property.

Pulborough Parish Council, Swan View, Lower Street, Pulborough, RH20 2BF. Tel: 01798 873532 clerk@pulboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk www.pulboroughparishcouncil.gov.uk .