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Our Neighbourhood Warden Drop-In will be taking place on Tuesday 23rd August from 14:00-16:00pm at Lintot Square. Dom will be joined by our local Sussex Police PCSO and representatives from Age UK so please do come along and speak with them.

The next councillor surgery is scheduled to take place on Saturday 3rd September 2022 from 10:00-11:00am in the Parish Chamber, Beeson House. This is an opportunity for residents to speak with their councillors and raise any concerns/queries they have, so please come along. For more details, please see below:

HDC would like to know your views on what you like about Southwater Country Park and any improvements to the current park. To complete the survey, please visit their website https://orlo.uk/mF8mV

The Neighbourhood Warden July 2022 Report is available to view on our website.

The May 2022 Neighbourhood Warden Report is now available to read on our website - Neighbourhood Wardens May 2022 Report

The Neighbourhood Warden report for June 2022 is now available to view on our website - Neighbourhood Warden June 2022 Report

The Councillor Surgery Open Day Event will be taking place on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at 10:00-11:00am in the Parish Chamber at Beeson House. This will act as the usual Councillor Surgery, however, it will be an opportunity for you to meet your councillors and find out more on what your local council does, what your local councillors do and how to become a local councillor. Light refreshments will also be served so please come along to the Councillor Surgery Open Day Event and spread the word!

Taking place on Saturday 11th June 2022 between 1400-1600 hours outside Beeson House. The Drop-In is an opportunity for residents to express any concerns that you may have and discuss issues and solutions. Our Neighbourhood Warden will be joined by Support Officer, Damian Cecil from Sussex Police.

The Finance & General Purposes Agenda is now available to view via our website and on the noticeboard outside Beeson House.

Children attending primary and infant schools in Southwater received a commemorative coin to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. If you are a resident of Southwater and your child is age 11 or under but does not attend Castlewood Primary School, Southwater Junior Academy or Southwater Infant Academy and would like a coin, please contact the Parish Office. Please note, there are a limited number of coins. Thank you.

WSCC have issued a public notice for a temporary road closure. For more details please see below.

West Sussex County Council's 'Talk With Us' is taking place on Thursday 7th July at 7:00pm. For more details, please see below. To register to attend, either email or call using the contact details provided below. Alternatively, please use the link provided - Horsham County Local Forum Tickets, Thu 7 Jul 2022 at 19:00 | Eventbrite If you have a specific question, please email talkwithus@westsussex.gov.uk at least 5 working days before the meeting

Please note that there will be no Councillor Surgery taking place in June due to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend. Thank you.

Following on from the Planning Committee meeting of 11th May 2022, Southwater Parish Council have responded to Berkeley Homes with a letter of the following contents: 'On behalf of Southwater Parish Council I write this open letter with respect to the recent proposals that have been produced by Berkeley Homes for the land northwest of Southwater and presented to the public for consultation. Southwater Parish Council would like to express its disappointment that Berkeley have not taken into account the feedback the Council provided on the proposal at the pre-application meeting on 29th March 2022, and subsequently did not allow sufficient time to ensure all residents receive notification leaflets prior to the dates of the public exhibitions, many informing us they received the leaflets after the 4th May 2022, the first exhibition. Regarding the proposed development of 1,500 homes on Land Northwest of Southwater. The Parish Council would like to state on public record that it is in conflict with the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan which is the latest adopted/made planning policy relevant to the site. National policy is clear that presently in Southwater, the adverse impact of allowing development that conflicts with the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan is likely to outweigh the benefits significantly and demonstrably'.

HDC have announced a new job opportunity for a Neighbourhood Warden in Southwater. For more details and to apply, please visit their website - Neighbourhood Warden (Southwater) | Horsham District Council

Croudace Homes have arranged for a tree surgeon to be back onsite at The Ghyll on Wednesday, 20th April 2022 for further works to the trees situated on their land, along the pathway. For the safety of all residents, the footpath highlighted in the picture from York Close to Pevensey Road/The Ghyll will be closed between the hours of 08:00 and 17:00 on the 20th April for this work to take place. The left side of the car park at The Ghyll will also be closed again. Please accept their sincere apologies for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause. For any queries please contact The Ghyll at enquiry@theghyll.org

Members of the public are invited to attend the next meeting of the West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board where they will be able to put their questions directly to the county’s health leaders. The Board works to improve the health and wellbeing of West Sussex residents. The Health and Wellbeing Board will meet on Thursday, 28 April from 10.30am in the Council Chamber at County Hall, in Chichester. The agenda includes a public forum where residents of West Sussex can submit their questions to the Board prior to the meeting and be there to hear the response from members. Those who are unable to attend, or who don’t wish to, can still submit questions and receive a response at a later date. Questions for the Board can be submitted in advance by calling Rachel Allan, Senior Democratic Services Advisor, on 0330 222 8966 or emailing rachel.allan@westsussex.gov.uk The full meeting agenda is available on the county council’s website - Agenda for West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board

The Neighbourhood Warden Drop-In will be taking place on Saturday 30th April 2022 on the Green, Station Rd, Christ's Hospital at 14:00-16:00pm. The Drop-In is an opportunity for residents to express any concerns that you may have and discuss issues and solutions.

Tree Works will be carried out within the Parish on Southwater Parish Council operated land as identified by a tree survey conducted at the end of 2021. Commencement of Tree Works is scheduled to take place from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 with works starting from the top of the village (North) and progressing South over the course of the works. The areas that will be covered are listed below: • Blakes Farm Bund • Red Route North • Wild Orchid Way Open Space • Warren Drive Open Space • Larkspur Way East • Charlock Way Open Space • Pond Farm Ghyll North • Pond Farm Ghyll South • Nutham Lane Open Space • Red Route South • Eversfield Open Space • Eversfield Corridor • Turners Close Open Space • Roman Lane Open Space Further updates will be posted in due course. Thank you.

Berkeley Homes have recently advised Horsham District Council and Southwater Parish Council of their proposals to build 1500 homes on land in the north west of Southwater. They will be holding a public exhibition as part of their consultation process, which they will announce soon. Your Parish Council have had limited time to consider this proposal having only had one Pre-Application Panel meeting with Berkeley where the Councillors present expressed the view that the proposal was over and above the scope of development set out in the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan, that the people of Southwater accepted in 2021. Southwater Parish Council have not yet formed a view on the proposal. The consultation will allow the people of Southwater to provide their opinion on Berkeley's proposal. The consultation will allow the people of Southwater to provide their opinion on the proposal. Your Parish Council will be discussing with Horsham District Council the detail of this proposal and will be issuing a statement soon.

The Councillor Surgery is taking place face to face on Saturday 7th May 2022 at 10:00am in the Parish Chamber. This is an opportunity for you to speak with your Councillors and raise any queries/concerns you may have. The code to get up the stairs inside Beeson House is 8118.

WSCC are seeking to hear what everyone who has an interest in the Plan and how it is setting out to improve the lives of children and young people and their families, thinks about it. For more information, please click on the link provided where you will find a link to take the survey - Children and Young People's Plan The consultation closes on Sunday 26th June 2022.

Southwater Ghyll CIO inform us that there will be a tree surgeon, as arranged by Croudace Homes, onsite at The Ghyll (Formerly known as Southwater Leisure Centre) on Monday, 4th and Tuesday, 5th April 2022 to remove the oak tree situated on Croudace Homes land (adjacent to The Ghyll/Pevensey Road) that came down in the recent storm. For the safety of all residents, the footpath highlighted in the picture from York Close to Pevensey Road/The Ghyll will be closed between the hours of 08:00 to 17:00 on the 4th & 5th April for these works to take place. The left side of the car park at The Ghyll will also be closed to accommodate these works. Southwater Ghyll CIO apologise for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause. For any queries please contact us or Southwater Ghyll CIO at enquiry@theghyll.org

The Planning Committee Meeting agenda is now available to view on our website - Planning Committee Page and noticeboard outside Beeson House.

The Neighbourhood Warden Drop-In is taking place on Wednesday 30th March 2022 at Lintot Square between 13:00-15:00pm. This is an opportunity for you to speak with our neighbourhood wardens to express any concerns that you may have and discuss issues and solutions.

Thank you to those who have submitted their response forms for stage 2 of the Southwater Infrastructure Delivery Plan. There is still some time left to submit your forms so please do this if you have not done so already and have your say! The public consultation will be running up until the end of March 2022. All information can be found on our website.

The use of Tower Hill, Horsham from junction with Horsham Bypass to junction with Worthing Road is temporarily prohibited from 23/02/2022 (today).

The Virtual Councillor Surgery will be taking place on Saturday 2nd April 2022 at 10:00am. This is an opportunity for you to have your say and express your queries/concerns you may have with your Councillors. To join, please use the link provided - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83261120396?pwd=QlVQMC9ZcllXR0x5TjNZSWZMdVVHdz09 Please ensure your name is displayed when joining the zoom.