News 

Southwater now has 14 public-access defibrillators and we’ve created a new interactive map showing each location,

Current and Upcoming Road works in Southwater, end of January 2026.

Your Councils are Changing – Potential Assets for Southwater Parish Council to take over – Survey summary

View the Full Council Meeting Agenda for 21st January 2026.

The first edition of Southwater Parish Council’s monthly newsletter for 2026 is now available to view in the Newsletter section of our website.

Thank you to those members of the public that attended our Councillor Surgery on Saturday 10th January 2026. A number of issues were discussed and as promised please see below an update on those items.

All West Sussex libraries, including Southwater Library will be closed on Monday 19, Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 January 2026 to enable staff to change over to a new system.

We are recruiting for a new Apprentice Business Support Officer based at Beeson House.

Southwater Neighbourhood Warden's Monthly Report for December 2025

Southwater Parish Council is aware of a number of comments and questions on social media about Easteds Barn. This update is intended to share the facts, explain the process, provide reassurance, and outline what happens next.

Southwater Parish Council has received the resignation of Councillor Graham Turnwell. There is now a councillor vacancy in Southwater Parish Council.

The next Southwater Councillor Surgery is taking place face to face on Saturday 10th January 2026 from 10:00AM in the Parish Chamber at Beeson House.

Current and Upcoming Road works in Southwater, January 2026.

View the Planning Committee Meeting Agenda for 7th January 2026.

At an Extraordinary Council Meeting on 17 December 2025, Southwater Parish Council resolved to proceed with a “Full Review” of the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan, including housing allocations.

In partnership with Santa and Southwater Parish Council, our Neighbourhood Wardens Bettina and Dom have once again coordinated a special delivery of surprise gifts for a number of well-deserving children from Southwater Junior & Infant Academies and Castlewood Primary School. Operation Jingle Bells has now been running for several years, continuing a valued tradition of spreading festive cheer within the community.

Current and Upcoming Road works in Southwater.

To view the Finance & General Purposes meeting agenda, please visit our website Finance & General Purposes | Southwater Parish (southwater-pc.gov.uk) or view the agenda via the noticeboard outside Beeson House.

Extraordinary Full Council Meeting Agenda Southwater - 17 December 2025

West Sussex County Council has issued a temporary daytime road closure for Two Mile Ash Road, Itchingfield, to allow essential tree and vegetation management near electricity infrastructure on 17th December 2025.