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MIS bulletin No 36 10 September 2014 Member Information Service Decisions made by Cabinet Call-in deadline – 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 17 September 2014. The following decisions have been made by Cabinet at their meeting held on Tuesday, 9 September and will come into effect at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 18 September July 2014, unless the call-in procedure is activated. If you wish to request that a proposed decision is called in, please contact Member Services on 01444 477111 ([email protected]) in addition to making a written request to the Monitoring Officer, Tom Clark. Service and Financial Planning – Guidelines for 2015/16 Recommendation agreed. Budget Management 2014/15 – Progress Report April to July 2014 Recommendation agreed. Plot of Land at Courtmead Road – Consideration of a Community Right to Bid Recommendation agreed. New Property, Asset Maintenance and Landscapes Computer System Recommendation agreed. Cabinet Member Decision None. Committee Meetings Please note that all meetings start at 7.00 pm in the Council Chamber, unless otherwise stated. SEPTEMBER 2014 10 September – Scrutiny Committee for Leader and Service Delivery 15 September – Cabinet Grants Panel @ 4.30 p.m. 17 September – Licensing Committee. 23 September – Audit Committee. 24 September – Council. 26 September – CenSus Partnership Joint Committee @ 10:00a.m. Member Information Service – 10 September 2014 PLANNING COMMITTEES SEPTEMBER 2014 18 September – Planning Committee A. 25 September – District Planning Committee @ 2.00 p.m. Agendas Cabinet Grants Panel – 15 September To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 22 April 2014. To receive representations from Members of the Council on the applications. Corporate Grant Schemes. Licensing Committee – 17 September To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 March 2014 and 7 May 2014. Revised Animal Boarding Establishment (Home Boarding) Conditions. Licence Conditions – Dangerous Wild Animals. Dog Day Care Boarding Establishment Conditions. To receive and note the minutes of the meetings of the Liquor Licensing Panels held on: - (a) 17 March 2014; (b) 27 March 2014; (c) 2 May 2014; and (d) 28 August 2014. Planning Committee A – 18 September 2014 N.B. Please note that Members can click on the link shown under the application to view all the documents relating to this matter. PART I - RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL 14/02068/FUL – Land West of Byanda, Brighton Road, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9LX http://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online- applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=N6YNTIKT0A500 14/02111/FUL – Units 2 to 4, College Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6TT http://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online- applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=N73PNSKT08C00 14/02121/FUL – 10 Rothley Chase, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3PE http://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online- applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=N7413PKT04L00 14/02529/FUL – 36 Lewes Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7SN http://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online- applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=N8T3BZKT08C00 Member Information Service – 10 September 2014 Member Training Date and Time Training Event 2014 21 October (6:30pm) Licensing 25 November (6:30pm) Local Government Finance 2015 3 February (6:30pm) Planning 10 March (6:30pm) TBC Computer Skills Training The Members’ training needs analysis identified a requirement for Computer Skills training. Due to the diverse needs of Members, training on basic computer skills will be offered to small groups or on a one-to- one basis as requested. For further details on any of the above training events and to arrange a training session on Computer Skills, please contact Emma Balmforth on 01444 477225 or e-mail [email protected]. Information and News Review of Members’ Allowances 2015/16 The Independent Members’ Allowances Panel will be conducting a full review of Members’ allowances this year. The Panel are interested in hearing your views on allowances. Your responses will contribute to the evidence that the Panel consider when writing their recommendations on the allowances scheme for 2015/16. Receiving comments from all Members will help them to make an informed decision about the levels at which allowances should be set. A short questionnaire for Members to complete is attached to the end of this MIS. Please return the questionnaire to Member Services by Friday 19 September. Questionnaires can also be scanned and emailed to [email protected]. If you have any questions, please contact Danny Kington, Senior Member Services, on 01444 477111 or email [email protected] Invite to Stop Smoking Roadshow – 13 September Members are invited to the launch of the new stop smoking mobile unit and Stoptober roadshow on 13 September 2014 in Burgess Hill. The event which runs from 10.00am to 4.00pm will be opened by Cllr Anne Jones. The invite is attached to the end of this MIS. Lease Signed on Ashplats Mid Sussex District Council and East Grinstead War Memorial Limited have recently agreed to extend the lease on Ashplats Wood and Meadows for the next 125 years. This long-term partnership will enable the Member Information Service – 10 September 2014 Council to progress with future improvements that will make Ashplats an even more attractive place for families, dog walkers and nature lovers. The Council has already started work on a surfaced 2.5 kilometre circular path that will provide an all year round surface for local people. This will be funded by Mid Sussex District Council. Further improvements will be proposed as part of a rolling 10 year conservation and management plan to be agreed by the Council and East Grinstead War Memorial Limited in consultation with the Town Council and other interested groups. These further improvements will be funded by developer contributions, recognising the site’s function as an alternative destination to Ashdown Forest, which is a European designated site protected under the Habitats Regulations. This Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) will relieve Ashdown Forest from increased visitor pressure on habitats and protected species, particularly the Dartford Warbler. The principle of providing such mitigation measures was agreed by the Council in the draft Mid Sussex District Plan and is supported by the Habitats Regulation Assessment of that Plan. Officers are drafting a SANG Strategy to explain how the site will mitigate the impact of new development on the Ashdown Forest and will set the level of tariff for each type of residential development. This will be reported to Cabinet on 20 October, and we will start applying the requirement to new planning applications before Christmas. The requirement for developers to contribute to the Interim SAMM Strategy (access management and monitoring on the Forest itself) will continue to apply. Rescheduled date: Briefing for all Members on Health: Local Services and Infrastructure – Wednesday 24 September 2014, 6.00 – 6.45p.m, Council Chamber Horsham and Mid Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched its draft Strategic Service Development Plans for public discussion between July and early October 2014. This focuses on the future of local community services and primary care infrastructure (GP surgeries, health care centres etc). This briefing is designed to inform Members about proposals and to provide an opportunity for questions and discussion. The meeting will be attended by Sue Braysher (Chief Officer, Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG) and Steve Williams (Programme Director). They want to meet with Councillors to outline where the CCGs have got to so far, talk about the emerging key issues in Mid Sussex, outline the engagement programme and its purpose and to seek Councillor support for the overall direction of travel. Members are reminded to let Danny Kington know if they will be attending the briefing, either by e-mailing [email protected] or telephoning 01444 477111. Bus Service changes in Lewes District, Wealden District, Eastbourne Borough and Rother District The bulletin attached to the end of this MIS gives details of a number of changes to bus services, primarily in the western area of the county and mainly commencing in the first half of September 2014. These comprise changes to services operated by Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company, Metrobus, theSussexBus.com, Cuckmere Buses and Hams Travel. New timetables for Brighton & Hove, theSussexBus.com and Metrobus services are already available on the companies’ websites, www.buses.co.uk, www.thesussexbus.com and www.metrobus.co.uk. Customers who travel to/from Burgess Hill or Haywards Heath and use other services from there or within the towns may wish to note that there are some changes affecting services in the area. These include changes on theSussexBus.com’s 39 and 134/135 services. Your attention is also drawn to a number of changes made by Stagecoach from 27 July 2014 mainly to services running within Eastbourne or to/from the town. Services affected were 1/1A, 3A, 51, 51X, 54, 55, 56, 98, 99, 252, Loop and the 24 service between St Leonards and Hastings town centre. Battle Area Community Transport also made some changes to the Monday’s only B72 route from 4 August 2014. Revised timetables are displayed on the operators’ websites (www.stagecoachbus.com and www.bact- online.co.uk). Member Information Service – 10 September 2014 The County Council