An Extraordinary meeting of Poynings Parish Council to be held in the village Hall on Monday 29^th November 2021 at 7pm.

Agenda

1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes
3. Planning

New planning applications
a. SDNP/21/05346/HOUS | Erection of a double garage with extended hardstanding | 1 School Cottages Poynings Road Poynings BN45 7AL
https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=R1DX0BTUMO600&activeTab=summary

b. SDNP/21/05652/HOUS | Erection of single storey extension to east elevation, creation of new doorway to western elevation, and internal remodelling | Shepherds Hey The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
SDNP/21/05652/HOUS | Erection of single storey extension to east elevation, creation of new doorway to western elevation, and internal remodelling | Shepherds Hey The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ (southdowns.gov.uk)

c. SDNP/21/05567/FUL | Erection of a barn for the storage of forestry equipment and machinery and dry storage of materials produced on site |.Pondtail Wood Muddleswood Road Albourne West Sussex.
https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=R21HHITUN0K00

Mr John Digby
Chair of the Council

Mid-Sussex District Council and Balfour Beatty will be delivering a fibre optic duct network increasing digital connectivity into the villages of Fulking and Poynings over the coming months of November through to January, as a result of these works lane closures and road closures will be required.         

Apologies for the short notice, they have had to realign permits due to external issues and will now be working this Saturday and Sunday on Poynings Road with traffic light controlling the flow.             

Colin PPC Clerk

Due to personal reasons, the Meeting for tonight has been cancelled.

The new date/venue will be published as soon as possible.

Colin Warburton
Clerk

Sad to say that Peter Griffiths died on Saturday. He had not been particularly unwell but as you may know, he has long suffered with his shoulder and had been living somewhat in the twilight after his wife’s death. He gave long and notable service as our County Councillor and I know the Downland villages were always close to Peter’s heart.
There will be a memorial service for Peter in the Spring. As soon as I have more details, I will update you

POYNINGS PARISH COUNCIL

10^th November 2021

Mr John Digby
Chair of the Council                                                      

An extraordinary meeting of Poynings Parish Council to be held in the Royal Oak (Due to Covid exposure in the village hall) on Wednesday 17^th November 2021 at 7pm.

Agenda

1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes
3. Planning
   New planning applications
   SDNP/21/05346/HOUS |Erection of a double garage with extended hardstanding | 1 School Cottages Poynings Road Poynings BN45 7AL
   https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=R1DX0BTUMO600&activeTab=summary

Mid Sussex District Council is proposing to implement a new flexible season ticket offer and to increase car parking charges in line with inflation.

Changes are proposed to car park season tickets, which are primarily used by town centre workers and commuters. The pandemic has dramatically changed the way people work, with many more people working from home, and this has had an impact on the demand for season tickets. The number of people using town centre season tickets is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels, so a flexible 3-day season ticket could be introduced to fit in with new working habits

Public sector organisations across the UK are facing serious budget gaps as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In local government, the financial cost of supporting communities through the pandemic has been huge. Even with additional funding from the Government, the cost to Mid Sussex District Council was £1.9 million during the 2020/21 financial year and Covid-19 will continue to have a significant impact on the Council’s finances over the coming years.

Parking charges in Mid Sussex town centre Pay and Display car parks have remained the same for the past ten years, which means they have not kept pace with inflation or rising management and maintenance costs.

One of the measures Mid Sussex District Council is proposing to help protect essential public services and to enable continued investment in the parking estate particulary in new technologies to improve customer service is an increase in parking charges. This would see parking for one hour increase from 80p to £1 and is directly in line with inflation since the last increase a decade ago. The proposed increase will generate around £350,000 each year.

Mid Sussex is currently one of the cheapest places to park in the area when compared to neighbouring Council areas and this will continue to be the case if the proposed change to parking charges is introduced. Parking for 2 hours in a Mid Sussex District Council car park would cost a maximum of £1.50 compared with £1.80 in Lewes, £2 in Crawley and £2.80 in Horsham.

The proposed changes to parking charges and season tickets will be considered by Full Council on 8 December, when a final decision will be made.

Councillor Stephen Hillier, MSDC Cabinet Member for Economic Growth said:

“Our parking charges have remained frozen for the past decade and by bringing them back in line with inflation we will be able to support our key statutory services while also investing in the modernisation of our car parks.

“The decision to increase parking charges is not one we take lightly, but we must make some tough choices over the next few years if we are to effectively manage our budget and recover from the effects of this awful pandemic.”

“The financial pressures created on council finances by the coronavirus pandemic are here to stay for the foreseeable future. We must plan ahead if we are to protect our services and safeguard the long-term sustainability of the Council.”