Mid Sussex District Council has set up Christmas tree recycling points at convenient locations across the district to help residents dispose of their trees when the festive fun is over.

The Council has arranged for 25 temporary Christmas tree drop-off points in towns and villages across the district, so there will be a place nearby where residents can recycle their real Christmas tree. All people have to do is along their tree to the most convenient local site, place it in the marked bay and it will be taken away to be recycled locally.

Residents with a green garden waste collection bin can put their tree directly into it, as long as the lid can still close firmly. Alternatively, people can take their real tree along to one of the Household Waste Recycling Sites at Fairbridge Way in Burgess Hill or Imberhorne Lane in East Grinstead.

Sites will be open between Friday 30 December 2016 and Friday 13 January 2017 at the following locations.

All waste and recycling collections will be one day later than usual from Monday 26 December until Saturday 7 January 2017. Collections return to normal from Monday 9th January.

Residents can access personalised information about their collection day, and if they are due a blue lidded recycling collection or a grey lidded waste collection, by entering their postcode at www.midsussex.gov.uk/mymidsussex.

The festive bin collection changes are as follows:-

There will be no garden waste collections between Monday 26 December and Friday 6 January 2017.

Residents with a real Christmas tree can recycle it in their garden waste bin as long as the lid can be closed firmly. Alternatively, the Council provides lots of sites where residents can drop off a tree for recycling. To see the details of dates and locations, go to www.midsussex.gov.uk/recycling. Sites are open between Friday 30 December and Friday 13 January 2017.

For more information about Christmas waste and recycling collections visit www.midsussex.gov.uk/recycling, email wastematters@midsussex.gov.uk or call 01444 477440.

No further developments

Key dates

• Stop Notice was served on the 13^th June 2016 and took effect immediately.
  
• The Enforcement Notice was served on the 13 June and should have taken effect on 12^th July 2016. This effective date is suspended due to the submission of an Appeal.
  
• An Appeal against the Enforcement Notice had been validated with the Planning Inspectorate on 12 August 2016. However, the appropriate fee has yet to be paid.
  
• Remedial work specified in the Enforcement Notice should be completed by 23^rd August 2016 (42 days from when the notice takes effect). Currently this date is suspended due to the appeal.
  
• Before 30 April 2017 the land must be restocked with trees as per the Forestry Commission Notice. This Notice has also now been appealed.
  
• Owner must pay appeal fee by 2 September 2016. Sale by auction by Barnard Marcus on 12 September 2016.
  
• No appeal fee paid as of 2 September 2016. The appeal will proceed on ground(s): (b) that the breach alleged has not occurred as a matter of fact. (c) that there has been no breach of planning control. (f) that the steps to be taken are excessive/lesser steps would overcome the objection. (g) that the compliance period is too short.
  
• The Public Inquiry date has been arranged for 4 April 2017 and is scheduled to last 2 days.
  

SDNPA Website

SDNPA website has a dedicated webpage with regular updates, which can be accessed from the front screen by clicking on the photo titled ‘Pondtail Wood Update’:

https://www.southdowns.gov.uk

West Sussex County Council is running a Bus User Survey seeking to understand likely impacts of proposed changes to a number of local bus routes.

We are proposing to make the following changes to a number of subsidised local bus services next year, due to falling passenger numbers on some routes, and the impact of these on others.

The routes and proposed changes are as follows:

Compass Travel 12 : Littlehampton town bus

Completely revised service to serve two new developments (Littlehampton Town Council are carrying out local consultation)

Compass Travel 19 : Shoreham Beach – Holmbush Farm

Journeys after 1725 withdrawn

Compass Travel 37 : Haywards Heath – Crawley

The commercially run service is being withdrawn 9 January 2017. The route is largely duplicated by Metrobus 271, but the 37 is the only bus service to Balcombe. A couple of journeys on Compass service 40 extended to Balcombe and Crawley to retain the shopping facility that existed prior to the introduction of the 37 in September 2013.

Stagecoach 56 : Old Bosham – Chichester – Arundel Park

Early morning journeys before 0750 withdrawn.

Compass Travel 72/73 : Pulborough – Amberley – Storrington – Ashington

Service completely revised and extended to Horsham via West Chiltington Village, Shipley, Maplehurst and Nuthurst in mitigation for changes to services 74/75, 89 & 108. The 72/73 would no longer serve Thakeham and Ashington.

Compass Travel 74/75 : Storrington/Petworth – Barns Green – Horsham

Service withdrawn, partly replaced by diversion of some 100 journeys.

Compass Travel 89 : Horsham – Haywards Heath

Saturday service withdrawn.

Compass Travel 93/96 : Midhurst area villages service

Service reduced from two days a week to one day per week.

Compass Travel 100 : Burgess Hill – Pulborough – Horsham

A few journeys diverted via Barns Green between Billingshurst & Horsham to partly replace withdrawn route 74/75 above.

Compass Travel 108 : Shoreham – Steyning – Horsham

Service withdrawn.

Compass Travel 150 : Selsey – East Wittering – West Itchenor

Service reduced from three days per week to one or two days per week.

We need feedback from passengers and local communities so we can understand the potential impact of proposed changes to these routes. We would therefore appreciate your help in promoting the survey wherever appropriate.

You can find out more and access the survey here

Alternatively, any comments or questions can be emailed to buses@westsussex.gov.uk

The closing date for responses is 18 December 2016

Best regards

Jo Kenworthy

Information Officer, Transport Bureau

Residents’ Services – Highways and Transport

West Sussex County Council