Rudgwick Parish Council Weekly Clerk’s Update: 1 – 7 June 2020 (Agenda July 2020) To: Parish Councillors c.c: Christian Mitchell (West Sussex County Councillor) Richard Landeryou (Horsham District Councillor) From: Jonna Foote ____________________________________________________________________________ The weekly update provides information regarding: • Announcements/delegated decisions by the Clerk • Planning information • Correspondence/communications from parishioners • Correspondence/communications from outside organisations List of organisations that communicate with the Council on a regular basis. o AIRS (Action in Rural Sussex) o APCAG (Association of Parish Councils Aviation Group) o CAGNE (Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emission) o CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) o HALC (Horsham Association of Local Councils) o HDC (Horsham District Council) o NALC (National Association of Local Councils) o SSALC (Surrey and Sussex Association of Local Councils) o WSCC (West Sussex District Council) ____________________________________________________________________________ Clerk’s announcements/delegated decisions: • Government Guidance: Community centres can open for the purpose of hosting essential voluntary activities and urgent public services, such as food banks, homeless services. A community centre can open temporarily to host a blood donation session for these services only. The government strongly advises that Public Health England guidelines are followed. As such Rudgwick Hall and Jubilee all are to remain closed until the next Government Review on 4th July. • Rudgwick Hall inverter has been replaced. • Tismans Common Defibrillator is not working with new battery/ pads and a temporary replacement has now been installed by Litter Warden. • VAT refund information for fourth quarter of 19/20 (£2,302.56) has been submitted to HMRC • Water Meter for KGV located at the entrance to Rudgwick Hall car park, regular readings will be taken to ensure there are no water leaks accounting for use. • Open Space Warden to treat KGV benches with wood preserver. • British Gas Feed in Tariff cheque for KGV (£1,871.28) has been received. • Tennis Club has returned KGV key as access is no longer required, deposit to be refunded. 1 New Applications (Delegated Decision) New Planning Applications for consideration by Delegated Decision and noting at the Rudgwick Parish Council Meeting 13.07.2020 Application Applicant Reason for Application Recommendation Official No Response Date DC/20/0825 Field Cottage, Demolition of existing studio, garage 25.06.2020 04.06.2020 Lynwick Street, and workshop and erection of a two Rudgwick storey oak framed structure and a double garage Delegated Decisions Delegated Decisions for noting at Rudgwick Parish Council Meeting 13.07.2020 Application Applicant Reason for Application Recommendation Official No Response Date DISC/20/0117 Pathfield Close, 3 - Construction and Environment Objection – the Not Rudgwick Management Plan (Sections A + proposed building available B) 5 - Surface water disposal materials are out drawings - See enclosed Planning of keeping with Statement for full list of drawings neighbouring 6 - Contamination and properties and not remediation proposals - See compliant with the enclosed Planning Statement for Parish Design full list of documents 10 - Statement. Schedule of external material finishes & colours 11 - Copy of Sunninghill Construction Co. letter, issued to Sussex Building Control w/c 4th May 2020, confirming compliance with optional requirement of building regulation G2 12 - Biodiversity enhancement proposals - See enclosed Planning Statement for full list of drawings/documents Decisions HDC Council Decisions – Rudgwick Parish Council Meeting 13.07.2020 Application Applicant Reason for Application RPC HDC No Recommendation Decision DC/20/0426 Rikkyo School, Erection of a 4-storey rear No objection Permitted Guildford Road, extension (including Rudgwick accommodation within the 2 roof), alterations to existing elevations including erection of lift shaft, and associated landscaping works DC/20/0627 Woodsomes Farm, Prior notification for the No objection Application Lynwick Street, erection of a new agricultural withdrawn Rudgwick building Applications going to Committee Applications going to Committee – Rudgwick Parish Council Meeting 13.07.2020 Application Applicant Reason for Application RPC Planning No Recommendation Committee Date none Appeals Lodged / Appeals Decided Appeals Lodged / Appeals Decided – Rudgwick Parish Council Meeting 13.07.2020 Application Applicant Reason for Application RPC Public No Recommendation Inquiry/Written Representation None Applications going to Committee Applications going to Committee – Rudgwick Parish Council Meeting 13.07.2020 Application Applicant Reason for Application RPC Planning No Recommendation Committee Date None Enforcement Numbers Enforcement Numbers – Rudgwick Parish Council Meeting 13.07.2020 None Correspondence/communications from parishioners / to the Council • Letter from parishioner regarding flooding issues on Church Street Emails/correspondence from external organisations/people 01.06.2020 Email from SSALC Sussex ALC Bulletin CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION 3 OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE LATEST NALC CORONAVIRUS UPDATE EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL: LATEST INFORMATION WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL: LATEST INFORMATION SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL: LATEST INFORMATION Spring edition of NALC’s LCR magazine goes digital The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is making the Spring edition of its flagship magazine, LCR, available to read online. This digital issue still features all the regular articles you are familiar with, including spotlights on councillors, councils and county associations, advice and guidance and its in-depth specials. This editions special is related to the current coronavirus pandemic, with subjects focusing on: • how to manage your volunteers; • how you have been responding to and leading on the pandemic; • how to keep your momentum going while working from home. As usual, there are good practice case studies from which you can take inspiration. For example, the newly-created The Big Themes section concentrates on the good work the sector is doing on NALC’s key themes of health and wellbeing, the climate change emergency and youth engagement. In addition, you can read up on the legalities of smoking in council-owned cars and statistics on local elections and your thoughts on how to get more people to stand for election. There’s much more for you to read, so take a look and feel free to share this unique content with your colleagues. Please note that SSALC will not be handling LCR orders as in previous years, if you wish to subscribe (or re-subscribe for 2020-21) and you have not already placed an order directly with NALC, please do so by following the link below (prices remain the same). Subscribe to LCR Read LCR Spring 2020 for FREE 01.06.2020 Email from WSCC Consultation on the change of status for The Forest School, Horsham and St Andrews CE High School for Boys, Worthing to co-educational schools Further to the confidential briefing issued on Tuesday 26 May 2020. Please be advised that the Statutory Consultation on the schools named above has gone live today (1 June). Both consultations will run for a total of four weeks until 29 June 2020. 4 They can be accessed via the following links. westsussex.gov.uk/theforestschool westsussex.gov.uk/standrews If you require any further information please contact the school organisation team via email [email protected] and a member of the team will come back to you. 01.06.2020 Email from WSCC Initial funding of up to £784,000 for emergency safe space cycling and walking measures news release PR 14901 For Immediate Release 01 June 2020 Initial funding of up to £784,000 for emergency safe space cycling and walking measures The Government has announced initial funding of up to £784,000 for emergency, safe space cycling and walking measures in West Sussex in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Schemes will largely be temporary, such as pop-up cycle lanes and some road closures, but may evolve into permanent changes. They will promote cycling and walking as a replacement for journeys in areas which, until the Covid crisis, were heavily used by public transport, especially for short journeys, but would be more attractive to cyclists as routes if measures were taken. Roger Elkins, Cabinet Member for Highways and Infrastructure, said: “This initial funding is welcome news and will boost provision for safe space cycling and walking in the county. “We hope to make further announcements on funding for both walking and cycling provision in the county once we have details of second tranche funding.” News of extra funding levels has been eagerly awaited since May 9, when the Transport Secretary announced a £250million boost nationally for cyclists and pedestrians to help them socially distance more easily during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roger said: “Since May 9, our officers have been working hard, liaising with our district and borough council partners to draw up a list of priority schemes and we have commissioned consultants to start to develop these into workable designs that can be implemented. 5 “Many of these potential schemes have been drawn from Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans that have been developed across the county. “Now we know the level of initial funding, we can accelerate those schemes which best fit the Department for Transport’s