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Amberley PC Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Ordinary Parish Council meeting held on 12th September 2019. Report from county and district councillors Horsham District Council (HDC) are currently looking at housing numbers for the next 15 years. Eight major sites are being considered which will have more than 1500 houses and various minor sites. Furthermore, WSCC are looking to cancel their lease for Kithurst car park with effect from October 2020. The owner (Tim Hayward) has said that he would not be able to keep the car park open do to the legal liability issues, but he is currently exploring alternative options with South Downs National Park Association (SDNPA). Traffic Road Order on B2139 The Clerk received 45 support emails/letters for the reduction of the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph from Quarry House to the far side of the football field, together with 3 objections. She is now in the process of collating all the responses along with photographs of the site to enhance the Traffic Order online request form application. It was advised that there are also some permanent speed strips by the South Downs Way crossing, of which the Clerk is going to try and obtain additional data to assist with the application.
Arundel Town Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Arundel Town Council extraordinary meeting held on 4th September 2019. Public Questions Q- Do we agree that Highways England are in actual fact only giving us two options to consider due to costs (these being Cyan or Beige route options for the Arundel Bypass) or alternatively we do nothing? Further to this, will the Town Council be querying this with Highways England? The Mayor agreed that this is indeed how the documents do read and that they will contact Highways England to ask about this further. A27 Arundel Bypass Consultation Two years ago, the Council were given 3 route options to consider. One route was to go through Arundel Town, another through Tortington Common, and lastly, another through Binstead. There are now six options in the Consultation comprising of Cyan (1V5), Beige (1V9), Crimson (3V1), Magenta (4/5AV1), Amber (4/5AV2), and Grey (5BV1). All costs have now gone up since the original budget set in 2015. Councillors are to consider all options - there could be a possibility of more funding being found as the consultation progresses. Very little has been written in relation to noise pollution, whilst
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Rabbits in fields near to the recreation ground Nyetimber have used a pest controller who has advised that the unwanted rabbits are coming from the field to the North of Amberley Museum © Chris Gunns the recreation ground. Nyetimber will monitor the area to ensure their fencing is now sufficiently rabbit proof. Speeding on Rackham Road Councillors have collated emails of support from residents in favour of traffic calming or a reduction in the speed limit on Rackham Road. A site survey along the Road will be undertaken to establish areas where a Community Speedwatch can be used. Amberley Neighbourhood Plan delivery It was advised that the main area of focus is the village car park and planning permission has now been granted. The Committee are waiting on HDC for the lease which needs to be signed. Further to this, approximately £150,000 needs to be raised to fund the car park, of which £75,000 will hopefully come from SDNPA CIL funding. The Committee are investigating when the SDNPA planning committee will be considering applications. West Sussex County Council crowd funding is also going to be used. www.amberley-pc.org.uk the impact on pollution levels along hospital hill have not yet been established. Increased levels of traffic up to 2041 have been documented. It was proposed that the two through passes are not acceptable to this Council. This was unanimously resolved by the Committee. It was proposed that the Town Council should only continue to support an offline bypass. This is resolved. Councillor M objected to this decision on the basis of building in such a large scale of road regardless of which option will be chosen. It was proposed to remove the Grey Option (5BV1) on the basis that this is ecologically very damaging and the Crimson Option (3V1) as it is proposed to go through designated ancient woodland, on the grounds that they are damaging to the environment, so for ecological reasons they could not be built. This was unanimously resolved. The Mayor asked that the Council hold a meeting at St Nicholas Church prior to a decision being made to help residents understand all the options offered in the Highways England Survey. Social media will also be used to aid promotion of the survey and update the Town Council Website. It was highlighted that residents do not need to choose just between the two online routes in the questionnaire. www.arundeltowncouncil.gov.uk
