Statement of Consultation
Regulation 18
June 2015
Statement of Consultation
Work commenced on the preparation of the District Plan in 2011. The District Plan will provide the planning
framework for the District for the next 16 years. The District Plan submitted to examination in 2013 was
subsequently withdrawn from examination in early 2014. The District Plan 2014 - 2031 consultation draft
was published for consultation in November 2014. The overall strategy of the 2014 Plan was broadly
similar to the withdrawn Plan, however it was considered appropriate to give the public a further opportunity
to make comments on the updated District Plan. Following consultation on the draft District Plan in
November 2014, the Plan has now reached the ‘proposed submission’ stage of the plan making process.
Regulation 19 of the The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulation 2012 requires
the publication of the proposed submission District Plan prior to the Submission of the Plan for examination.
As part of this publication process the Council is required to prepare a statement that sets out:
which bodies and persons were invited to make representations under regulation 18
how those bodies and persons were invited to make such representations
a summary of the main issues raised by those representations
how those main issues have been addressed in the DPD (District Plan).
A list of those bodies and persons invited to make representations under regulation 18 are set out in
Appendix 1.
The Community Involvement Plan sets out how those bodies and persons were invited to make such
representations under regulation 18. The Community Involvement Plan – November 2014 is set out in
Appendix 2. A table setting out how the requirement of the Community Involvement Plan were met are set
out in Appendix 3.
All representations made were considered by Council members at the following meetings of the Scrutiny
Committee for Planning and Economic Development and at Council. A table setting the dates of these
meeting is set out below. Copies of the reports considered at these meetings and minutes are available on
the Council web site. These reports also set out how issues raised during the consultation have addressed
in the District Plan. Summary reports of the representations received was available to view on the Council
web site.
Meeting
Date
Report subject
Scrutiny Committee for Planning
and Economic Development
3rd March 2015
Proposed submission plan
Council
18
th
March 2015
Proposed submission plan for
final approval
A Full explanation of how issues have been considered is set out in appendix 4.
Appendix 1
Statutory Consultees
Ref:
Organisation
Behalf Of
82
Adur and Worthing District Council
55
Albourne Parish Council
62
Ansty and Staplefield Parish
Council
56
Ardingly Parish Council
84
Arun District Council
57
Ashurst Wood Parish Council
58
Balcombe Parish Council
59
Bolney Parish Council
87
Brighton and Hove City Council
524
British Telecom
562
BT Plc
c/o RPS Planning
60
Burgess Hill Town Council
656
Burstow Parish Council
Burstow Parish Council
648
Chailey Parish Council
Chailey Parish Council
642
Colgate Parish Council
Colgate Parish Council
644
Cowfold Parish Council
Cowfold Parish Council
99
Crawley Borough Council
61
Cuckfield Parish Council
649
Ditchling Parish Council
Ditchling Parish Council
654
Dormansland Parish Council
Dormansland Parish Council
63
East Grinstead Town Council
105
East Sussex County Council
108
Environment Agency
655
Felbridge Parish Council
653
Fletching Parish Council
Fletching Parish Council
652
Forest Row Parish Council
64
Fulking Parish Council
65
Hassocks Parish Council
66
Haywards Heath Town Council
117
Highways England
519
Historic England
15248
Homes and Communities Agency
517
Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG
119
Horsham District Council
67
Horsted Keynes Parish Council
68
Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common
Parish Council
127
Lewes District Council
69
Lindfield Parish Council
70
Lindfield Rural Parish Council
643
Lower Beeding Parish Council
Lower Beeding Parish Council
518
Mobile Operators Association
3, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2
88
National Grid
107
Natural England
147
Network Rail (Kent, Sussex,
Wessex)
71
Newtimber Parish Council
680
NHS Sussex
72
Poynings Parish Council
73
Pyecombe Parish Council
14901
Savills (UK) Limited
Thames Water Utilities Ltd (Thames Water)
645
Shermanbury Parish Council
Shermanbury Parish Council
74
Slaugham Parish Council
15175
South Downs National Park
Authority
629
South East Water
89
Southern Gas Network
164
Southern Water
415
Surrey County Council
Surrey County Council
15722
Sussex Police
181
Tandridge District Council
75
Turners Hill Parish Council
76
Twineham Parish Council
15693
UK Power Networks
647
Upper Beeding Parish Council
Upper Beeding Parish Council
189
Wealden District Council
77
West Hoathly Parish Council
192
West Sussex County Council
650
Wivelsfield Parish Council
Wivelsfield Parish Council
646
Woodmancote Parish Council
Woodmancote Parish Council
78
Worth Parish Council
Key Contacts
Ref:
Organisation
2065
A Padfield Town Planning Consultancy
15233
Abbortsford Community Special School
476
Accessibility Action
80
Accord Southern
81
ACERT (Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers)
702
Action in Rural Sussex
15239
Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd
82
Adur and Worthing District Council
17558
Aerodrome Safeguarding
15173
Affinity Sutton Group
200
Age Concern
289
Age UK East Grinstead and District
15176
Albourne C.E Primary School
55
Albourne Parish Council
15249
Ancient Monuments Society
62
Ansty and Staplefield Parish Council
203
Ansty Residents Association
2191
Ardingly College
56
Ardingly Parish Council
83
Arriva Serving Surrey and West Sussex
84
Arun District Council
15052
Arun Estates
15619
Ashton Park School
57
Ashurst Wood Parish Council
15177
Ashurst Wood Primary School
15125
ASP
558
Association of Imberhorne Residents
9272
Badger Trust -Sussex
15178
Balcombe C.E Controlled Primary
11771
Balcombe Estate
58
Balcombe Parish Council
15179
Baldwins Hill Primary School
565
Barton Willmore
2171
Bedelands Farm Residents Assoc.
15031
Bellway Homes
625
Bennett Oakley & Partners
11603
Berkeley Strategic
15180
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School
15181
Blackthorns Community Primary School
15182
Blackwell Primary School
15019
Bloor Homes
209
Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow Friends Group
15267
BNP Paribas Real Estate
15183
Bolney C.E. Primary School
59
Bolney Parish Council
606
Boyer Planning
87
Brighton and Hove City Council
8179
British Horse Society
3245
British Pensioners East Grinstead & District Branc
524
British Telecom
11574
Broadway Malyan
14382
Broadway Malyan
14168
Bryant Homes South East
562
BT Plc
14940
Burgess Hill Business Parks Association
539
Burgess Hill Multicultural Group
15232
Burgess Hill School for Girls
60
Burgess Hill Town Council
15184
Burleigh Infant School
656
Burstow Parish Council
1176
CAMRA
607
CB Richard Ellis
11667
CgMs Ltd
648
Chailey Parish Council
554
Chairlady, Copthorne Village Association
15169
Chatfield Residents Action Group
91
Chichester District Council
14930
Churches Together in Sussex
302
Citizens Advice Bureau
542
Clerk to the Governors of Brambletye Road
1812
Clifford Dann
612
Clive Voller Associates
668
Cluttons
9258
Cluttons LLP
16523
Coast to Capital LEP
642
Colgate Parish Council
14808
Collingwood Neptune
95
Compass Travel
7566
Coombe Hill Society
15185
Copthorne C.E. Junior School
722
Copthorne Residents Association
11459
Costells Wood Residents Association LTD
15250
Council for British Archaeology
11567
Countryside Access Forum for West Sussex
644
Cowfold Parish Council
14982
CPRE - Mid Sussex
99
Crawley Borough Council
15186
Crawley Down C.E Junior School
9425
Crawley Down Residents Association
14835
Crest Strategic Projects
15056
Croudace Homes
61
Cuckfield Parish Council
15246
Cuckfield Planning Group
15168
Cuckfield Society
5820
D K architects
15187
Danehill CE Primary School
651
Danehill Parish Council
605
David Hill and Company
447
Denham Road Residents' Association
15243
Derbyshire Gypsy Liason Group
15124
Devine Homes PLC
103
Disability Rights Commission
15188
Ditchling CE Primary School
649
Ditchling Parish Council
12530
Ditchling Parish Council
578
DMH Stallard
654
Dormansland Parish Council
2145
DP9
678
DPDS Consulting Group
15025
Drivers Jonas
14913
DTZ
12570
Dumbrills Close Residents Association - Chairman
314
East Grinstead & District Mental Health Assoc.
316
East Grinstead and District Access Group
319
East Grinstead Blind Club
14827
East Grinstead Business Association
9276
East Grinstead Business Parks Association
721
East Grinstead Chamber of Commerce
8709
East Grinstead Council for voluntary service
326
East Grinstead Help Point
8527
East Grinstead Post Referendum Campaign (PRC)
333
East Grinstead Society
2552
East Grinstead Sustainable Communities Group
338
East Grinstead Town Centre Res. Assoc.
63
East Grinstead Town Council
663
East Grinstead War Memorial Ltd
105
East Sussex County Council
2037
Eastern Road Nature Reserve
14695
ELH Associates
2319
Enplan
108
Environment Agency
15189
Estcots Primary School
706
Ethnic Minority Achievement Team
15138
Eversheds LLP
15190
Fairway Infant School
15236
Farney Close School
14947
Federation of Small Businesses
15120
Federation of Sussex Amenity Societies
655
Felbridge Parish Council
1902
Felbridge Residents
149
Fields in Trust
653
Fletching Parish Council
15191
Forest Row C of E Primary School
652
Forest Row Parish Council
109
Forestry Commission
3581
Fox Hill Association
11647
Foxley Tagg
216
Franklands Village Housing Association
760
Friends of Ashenground and Bolnore Woods
217
Friends of Bluntswood & Paiges Meadows
9685
Friends of Burgess Hill Green Circle Network
15174
Friends of Burgess Hill Green Circle Network
218
Friends of The Scrase Valley
449
Friends, Families and Travellers Community Base
64
Fulking Parish Council
15044
Gardenwood Residents Company
15043
Gatwick Airport Ltd
14948
Gatwick Diamond Business
556
George Wimpey Strategic Land
15077
GL Hearn
2511
Gleeson Strategic Land
11628
Glenbeigh Developments Ltd
15228
Great Walstead School
16524
Gypsy Council
16661
Gypsy Roma Traveller Police Association
12723
H H Society
15192
Halsford Park Primary School
221
Handcross Amenity Association
15229
Handcross Park School
15193
Handcross Primary School
11630
Hargreaves Ltd
15194
Harlands Primary School
15195
Hassocks Infant School
65
Hassocks Parish Council
15227
Haywards Heath College
15096
Haywards Heath Golf Club
560
Haywards Heath Health Check Action Plan Group
234
Haywards Heath Society
66
Haywards Heath Town Council
13892
Henry Adams Planning Ltd
116
High Weald AONB Unit
117
Highways England
15277
Hillreed Homes
519
Historic England
15604
Home Builders Federation Ltd
15248
Homes and Communities Agency
517
Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG
119
Horsham District Council
67
Horsted Keynes Parish Council
121
Hove and Mid Sussex Friends of the Earth
68
Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common Parish Council
462
Hurstpierpoint Society
357
Imberhorne School
8520
Independent Business Park
11619
Judith Ashton Associates
2243
Kember Loudon Williams LTD
127
Lewes District Council
251
Life Support Group Mid Sussex
11549
Lindfield Action Group
2039
Lindfield Housing Development Action Group
69
Lindfield Parish Council
245
Lindfield Preservation Society
15196
Lindfield Primary School
70
Lindfield Rural Parish Council
247
Lockhart Court Residents' Association
15197
London Meed Community Primary School
643
Lower Beeding Parish Council
15198
Manor Field Primary School
14943
Market Place Shopping Centre
9338
Martells of Sutton Ltd
15199
Meads Primary School
248
Mid Sussex Association of Local Councils
133
Mid Sussex Bridleways Group
15172
Mid Sussex Diversity Forum
11599
Mid Sussex Friends of the Earth
11665
Mid Sussex Group of Ramblers' Association
253
Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Watch
552
Mid Sussex Older People's Council
16764
Mid Sussex Older Poeple's Council
475
Mid Sussex PCT
140
Mid Sussex Ramblers’ Association
257
Mid Sussex South CVS
9262
Miller Homes LTD
15054
MJ Gleeson
11969
Moat Homes LTD
259
Moat Housing Group
1074
Moatfield Surgery
518
Mobile Operators Association
11923
Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners
142
National Air Traffic Services
583
National Association of Gypsies and Travellers Officers
143
National Farmers Union - South East Region
88
National Grid
146
National Trust South East Region
107
Natural England
9266
Network Rail
147
Network Rail (Kent, Sussex, Wessex)
15235
Newick House School
71
Newtimber Parish Council
680
NHS Sussex
11620
North Cuckfield Action Group
15200
Northlands Wood Primary School
14480
Notcutts Ltd
12669
Oak Hall Park Residents Association
481
Oakmeeds Community College
261
Oathall Community College
2315
Parker Dann LLP
264
Pease Pottage Residents Association
15170
Penland Farm Action Group
15055
Persimmon Homes
15085
Peter Brett Associates (PBA)
14886
Planning Perspectives
2836
Portsmouth Wood Residents Association
72
Poynings Parish Council
73
Pyecombe Parish Council
377
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust
580
Rapleys LLP
10051
Rapleys LLP
14882
Redrow Homes
16548
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
11650
RH & RW Clutton
380
Rockwood Park Management Company LTD
15070
RSPB
531
RWE npower
15095
Rydon
15224
Sackville School
11636
Savills
14901
Savills (UK) Limited
15201
Sheddingdean Community Primary School
645
Shermanbury Parish Council
2335
Sigma Planning Services
74
Slaugham Parish Council
15175
South Downs National Park Authority
161
South East England Tourist Board
629
South East Water
14963
South of Folders Lane Action Group
488
Southdown Housing Association
89
Southern Gas Network
270
Southern Housing Group
164
Southern Water
15202
Southway Juniors
2153
Speer Dade Planning Consultants
15624
Sport England
11652
Sports City Foundation
15203
St Augustine's C.E Primary School
15204
St Lawrence C.E Primary
15205
St Margaret's CE Primary
272
St Pauls Catholic College
15206
St Peter's CE Primary School
15207
St. Giles C.E Primary School
15208
St. Joseph's RC Primary
15209
St. Mark's C.E. Primary
15210
St. Mary's C.E. Primary School
15211
St. Peter's C.E Primary School
15212
St. Peter's Catholic Primary
15213
St. Wilfrid'd C.E Primary School
15214
St. Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
167
Stagecoach in East Sussex
15678
Strutt and Parker
11656
Sunley Holdings
415
Surrey County Council
588
Sussex Ambulance Service NHS Trust
171
Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre
15152
Sussex Community Land Trust
14946
Sussex Enterprise
175
Sussex Gardens Trust
493
Sussex Oakleaf Housing Association
177
Sussex Police
15722
Sussex Police
16660
Sussex Police
15699
Sussex Traveller Action Group
180
Sussex Wildlife Trust
9267
Sustrans Ltd
16456
Sutton and East Surrey Water
181
Tandridge District Council
15230
Tavistock & Summerhill Preparatory School
14870
Taylor Wimpey
184
Thameslink Rail Ltd
15278
The Ashenground Residents Association
609
The Balcombe Estate
2149
The Bell Cornwell Partnership
214
The Cuckfield Society
400
The East Grinstead Society
15255
The Garden History Society
494
The Gattons Infant School
15252
The Georgian Group
15141
The Greenfield Guardians
15215
The Meads Primary School
9269
The National Trust
2272
The Old Convent Estate Resident Limited
1846
The Rail Estate Consultancy
15251
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
14798
The Sports City Foundation
2467
The Theatres Trust
15254
The Twentieth Century Society
15253
The Victorian Society
2130
Three Counties Group
523
Tourism South East
15708
Traveller Law Reform Project
3173
TS Leisure
15216
Turners Hill C.E Primary School
75
Turners Hill Parish Council
15217
Twineham C.E Primary School
76
Twineham Parish Council
15693
UK Power Networks
647
Upper Beeding Parish Council
12251
Vail Williams
499
Victoria Business Park Alliance
15225
Warden Park School
15218
Warninglid Primary School
282
Warninglid Residents Association
189
Wealden District Council
15219
West Hoathly C.E Primary school
14674
West Hoathly Community Pre-school
77
West Hoathly Parish Council
15014
West Sussex County Council
500
West Sussex Fire Brigade
409
West Sussex Social and Caring Services
410
West Sussex Youth Service
11516
White Young Green Planning
650
Wivelsfield Parish Council
15221
Wivelsfield Primary School
15021
Woodland Trust
646
Woodmancote Parish Council
11509
Woods under Threat
11631
Woolf Bond Planning
15300
Worlds End Residents Association
78
Worth Parish Council
15171
Worth Way Action Group
14890
Worthing Borough Council
672
WS Planning & Architecture
LDF alerts organisations and individuals
Ref:
Respondent
Organisation
Behalf Of
20207
Mr A Bateson
AB Planning & Development Ltd
476
Mrs F Gaudencio
Accessibility Action
15239
Mrs D Ivory
Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd
82
Ms C Blackett
Adur and Worthing District
Council
15127
Mr R Sibille
AECOM
16658
Mrs P Hine
Airtech
55
Mr I McLean
Albourne Parish Council
15647
Mrs J MacCoughlan
Alliance Planning
62
Mrs E Bennett
Ansty and Staplefield Parish
Council
15613
Mr A Padfield
Anthony Padfield Town Planning
Consultancy
Strategic Land Investments and the Keymer
Investment Syndicate
56
Ms S Mamoany
Ardingly Parish Council
15710
Mr P Baish
Armstrong Rigg Planning
84
Ms K Banks
Arun District Council
15052
Mr J Willetts
Arun Estates
15619
Mr MG Gilmore
Ashton Park School
57
Ms C Leet
Ashurst Wood Parish Council
11610
Mrs S Stevens
ASP
15125
Mr A Wynn
ASP
16470
Miss L Hills
ASP
14868
Ms A Anscombe
Awards Intelligence
16509
Mr T Hyde
Balcombe Estate
58
Mrs R Robertson
Balcombe Parish Council
11568
Mr S Greenwood
Balcombe Parish Council
15144
Ms B Perry
Barbara Perry Planning
565
Mr Iain Painting
Barton Willmore
Fairbridge Developments Ltd
15595
Mr M Harris
Barton Willmore
Dacorar Ltd and Tesco Pension Trustees Ltd
15663
Mr C Penny
Barton Willmore
Hallam Land Management
15692
Mr B McCurry
Barton Willmore
15919
Mr G Gallagher
Barton Willmore
Catesby Estates Ltd
16519
S Jamieson
Barton Willmore
16650
Mr T Armfield
Barton Willmore
20150
Mr M Harris
Barton Willmore
Mr R Harris (Land at Poynings)
20230
Miss L Needham
Barton Willmore
20234
Mrs Wilford
Barton Willmore
564
Mr D Bradley
Barton Willmore - East
East Grinstead Consortium
15240
Mr H Edwards
Barton Willmore LLP
15721
Ms N Traverse-
Healey
Barton Willmore LLP
20169
Ms H Richardson
Batcheller Monkhouse
20170
C Clatworthy
Batcheller Monkhouse
15304
Mrs J Terry
Bell Cornwell LLP
15545
Mrs J Terry
Bell Cornwell LLP
Haywards Heath Golf Club Ltd
16653
Mr G Wilde
Berkeley Homes
20160
Mr C Mohtram
Berkeley Homes
15237
Miss O Collett
Berkeley Homes (Southern) Ltd
11603
Mr J Lambert
Berkeley Strategic
15074
Mr A Holloway
Bidwells
Countryside Properties
15019
Mr M Clark
Bloor Homes
15664
Mrs E Vashi
Bloor Homes
16508
Mr S Tofts
Blue Cedar Homes Ltd
59
Mrs D Thomas
Bolney Parish Council
20233
Mr C Brady
Boyer
15136
Mr J Lieberman
Boyer Planning
Collingwood Neptune
15306
Mr A Ross
Boyer Planning
Thakeham Homes Ltd
15589
Miss A Brighton
Boyer Planning
Thakeham Homes Ltd
16473
Mr N Johnston
Boyer Planning
15007
Mr S Brett
Brett Incorporated Limited
87
Mr M Randall
Brighton and Hove City Council
8179
Mrs P Butcher
British Horse Society
11574
Mr A Ross
Broadway Malyan
14382
Mr J Nottage
Broadway Malyan
M J Gleeson Group PLC, Rydon Homes, Wates
Developments
14940
Mr P Liddell
Burgess Hill Business Parks
Association
14805
Mr D Jones
Burgess Hill into the Future
60
Mr S Cridland
Burgess Hill Town Council
11571
Mrs M Hoare
Burgess Hill Town Council
656
Mr R Lamb
Burstow Parish Council
Burstow Parish Council
15142
Mr J Bell
C J Bell Health & Safety LLP
1176
Ms C Cain
CAMRA
15711
Mr D Morris
Catesby Property
607
Ms A Tero
CB Richard Ellis
15685
Mr D Beck
CEMEX
648
Mrs V Grainger
Chailey Parish Council
Chailey Parish Council
14900
Mr C Maunders
Charles Maunders Consulting Ltd
14930
Mr I Chisnall
Churches Together in Sussex
15667
Mr T Broomhead
CLA - Country Land and Business
Association
15058
Mr N Abbott
Cluttons LLP
642
Mrs E M Dunsbee
Colgate Parish Council
Colgate Parish Council
11389
Mr A Pyrke
Colliers CRE
16546
Mrs S Walker
Connells Land & New Homes
Department
15145
Mr T Begley
Corby Borough Council
11583
Cllr C Wilsdon
County Councillor Hassocks and
Victoria
661
Mr H Courtley
Courtley Consultants Ltd
644
Mrs J Wright
Cowfold Parish Council
Cowfold Parish Council
14982
Mr M Brown
CPRE - Mid Sussex
98
Mr S Meier
CPRE Sussex
99
Ms E Brigden
Crawley Borough Council
15691
Miss J Sztejer
Crest Nicholson
16762
Miss V Bailey
Crest Nicholson
20205
Miss S Joyce
Crest Nicholson
14835
Miss S Conlan
Crest Strategic Projects
16518
Mr A Walker
Crickmay Chartered Surveyors
15049
Ms A Walker
Croudace
11600
Mr S Boakes
Croudace Homes
15696
Mr M Bentley
Croudace Homes
20166
Mr P Brooks
Croudace Homes Ltd
61
Mrs A Jones
Cuckfield Parish Council
15275
Mr J Collins
David Hicken Associates Limited
605
Mr D Hill
David Hill and Company
15244
Mr D Miller
David Miller Associates
20210
Mr I Piper
DCLG
15243
Mrs A de la Rue
Derbyshire Gypsy Liason Group
National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups
16664
Ms L Ross
Dev Plan
15124
Mr J Fowler
Devine Homes PLC
16726
Ms D Ingleston
DHA Planning
16727
Mr D Harvey
DHA Planning
649
Mrs M Holman
Ditchling Parish Council
Ditchling Parish Council
15122
Mr R Dixon
Dixon Searle Partnership
578
Mr P Rainier
DMH Stallard
Anstone Developments Ltd
3144
Mr G Smith
DMH Stallard
Jones Homes (Southern) Limited
10062
Ms K Lamb
DMH Stallard
Jones Homes (Southern) Ltd
11958
Mr H James
DMH Stallard
Mr Burtenshaw
14909
Mr P Rainier
DMH Stallard
15675
Mrs A Wright
DMH Stallard
654
Ms L Blake
Dormansland Parish Council
Dormansland Parish Council
15263
Mr D Mayhew
dowsettmayhew Planning
Partnership
678
Ms D Bowyer
DPDS Consulting Group
14932
Mr J Thomas
DPDS Consulting Group
15025
Ms R Burnhams
Drivers Jonas
14913
Miss E Jones
DTZ
Hurst Farm Landowners Partnership
14827
Ms C Everest
East Grinstead Business
Association
326
Mrs B Stovold
East Grinstead Help Point
8527
Mr A McPherson
East Grinstead Post Referendum
Campaign (PRC)
11595
Mr R Barnby
East Grinstead Post Referendum
Campaign (PRC)
333
Mr J Bridle
East Grinstead Society
63
Ms J Holden
East Grinstead Town Council
105
Ms T Sweet-Escott
East Sussex County Council
15037
Mr D Banks
EGTC
2319
Mr M Carpenter
Enplan
20229
K Outterside
Enplan
15918
Mr A Metcalfe
Enplan UK Limited
15684
Mrs A Keech
Enplan UK Ltd
108
Ms H Hyland
Environment Agency
15138
Mr S Andrews
Eversheds LLP
15147
Mr I Goemans
Evison & Company
14947
Mr R Abrahams
Federation of Small Businesses
15120
Mr R Thomson
Federation of Sussex Amenity
Societies
655
Mrs R White
Felbridge Parish Council
14878
Mr M Shearman
Firstplan
16758
Ms B Bateman
Firstplan
653
Mrs L Oxley
Fletching Parish Council
Fletching Parish Council
15191
Mrs A Williams
Forest Row C of E Primary School
652
Mrs R Rudin
Forest Row Parish Council
3581
Mr B High
Fox Hill Association
11385
Mr R Brocklehurst
Fox Hill Association
15368
Mr J Herbert
Fox Hill Association
11647
Mr DI Hayward
Foxley Tagg
760
Ms G Rogers
Friends of Ashenground and
Bolnore Woods
217
Miss B Woods
Friends of Bluntswood & Paiges
Meadows
64
Mrs A Dickson
Fulking Parish Council
15033
Mr J Long
FullerLong
16767
Mr M Sadler
Furpine Residents Association
8902
Mr S Dassanaike
Fusion Online LTD
15044
Mr J Hill
Gardenwood Residents Company
14948
Mr J Taylor
Gatwick Diamond Business
15241
Mr G Sparks
Geoffrey Sparks and Company
15697
Mr J Wickham
Gerald Eve
15115
Mrs S Hufford
Ginger Town Planning
15077
Miss EL Shiells
GL Hearn
15701
Miss J Wong
GL Hearn
20110
Mr R Brass
GL Hearn
Anstone Development Limited
16471
Ms L Barrowclough
Gladman Developments
11628
Mr C Whelan
Glenbeigh Developments Ltd
15719
Mr G Warren
Graham Warren LTD
15303
Mr Harrison
Greenhill Way Area Residents
Association
15068
Mr M Cole
Gregory Gray Associates
15700
Mr K Greeley
GTS
15709
Ms E Milimuka
GVA
16524
Gypsy Council
12723
Mr E Bassett
H H Society
11576
Ms N Starmer
Hallam Land Management
Limited
16506
Ms R McKeown
Hallam Land Management
Limited
15098
Miss N Parker
Hallam Land Management LTD
14837
Mr PA Sneyd
HANSON PREMIX MORTARS AND
SCREEDS
11630
Mr R Andrew
Hargreaves Ltd
65
Miss L Baker
Hassocks Parish Council
15096
Mr D May
Haywards Heath Golf Club
560
Mr M Bright
Haywards Heath Health Check
Action Plan Group
66
Mr S Trice
Haywards Heath Town Council
15814
Mrs A Heine
Heine Planning Consultancy
11587
Mr R Mills
Henry James Estates LLP
117
Mr P Harwood
Highways England
14921
Mr A Tomlins
Hillreed Homes
15277
Mr A Hume
Hillreed Homes
617
Mr S O'Halloran
Hillreed Homes Ltd
519
Historic England
20172
Mr H Dove
Holiday Extras Limited
15073
Mrs L Quibell
HOLT PROPERTY
15248
Homes and Communities Agency
517
Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG
119
Mrs J Dawe
Horsham District Council
15681
Mr J Steele
Horsham Society
67
Mrs B O'Garra
Horsted Keynes Parish Council
15270
Mr M Syrett
Horsted Keynes PC
68
Mr S Hoyles
Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common
Parish Council
9172
Mr J Grant
Hurstpierpoint and Sayers
Common Parish Council
11578
Mr John Grant
Hurstpierpoint and Sayers
Common Parish Council
20168
Mr M Druce
Iceni Projects
2524
Mr N Ide
IDE Planning
11867
MR K.C. POTTS
INDEPENDENT TOWN PLANNING
SERVICES
FOX HILL ASSOCIATION
15706
Mr J Davis
Indigo Scott
15688
Miss E Zebrowska
James Blake Associates
11619
Ms J Ashton
Judith Ashton Associates
Wates Development Ltd
530
Mr K Boyle
KBA Commercial Property
Consultants
16792
Mr D Bedford
Kember Loudon Williams LLP
2243
Mr J Black
Kember Loudon Williams LTD
Croudace Homes Ltd
15273
Mr M Wellock
Kirkwells
15030
Mr P Watkins
Kitewood Estates
14880
Mr C Mills
Knight Frank
15110
Mr M Beck
Land Locator Investments Ltd
15026
Mr S Daffanaike
Leith Planning
127
Mr E Sheath
Lewes District Council
16511
Mr L Carter
Lewis & Co Planning
20107
Mr P Burgess
Lewis & Co Planning
Mr C Gargan (Maltings Farm)
15075
Mr D Hosking
Limehouse Software
69
Mrs C Irwin
Lindfield Parish Council
245
Ms G Kennedy
Lindfield Preservation Society
70
Mrs D Morgan
Lindfield Rural Parish Council
643
Mr M Tuckwell
Lower Beeding Parish Council
Lower Beeding Parish Council
16528
Mr M Plotnek
Maddox and Associates Limited
14943
Mr C Goldfinch
Market Place Shopping Centre
15106
Mrs S Faires
Martin Lacey Buckley
15069
Mrs L Saunders
Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP
15260
Ms K Lamb
MCC
11612
Mr M Peagram
Michael Peagram Chartered
Surveyor
133
Ms H Pierce
Mid Sussex Bridleways Group
11599
Rev R McNamara
Mid Sussex Friends of the Earth
11665
Ms M Carroll
Mid Sussex Group of Ramblers'
Association
16764
Mrs A Wright
Mid Sussex Older Poeple's
Council
11673
Mr P Allen
Mid Sussex South Access Group
9262
Mr A Evans
Miller Homes LTD
17585
Mr D Crawford
Miller Homes Ltd
15673
Mr T O'Connor
Moat
518
Ms C Wilson
Mobile Operators Association
3, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2
15027
Mr G Allison
Montagu Evans
14876
Ms C Yarker
Montagu Evans LLP
Welbeck Strategic Land LLP
15015
Ms E Murphy-Farah
Murphy Associates
15680
Ms E Murphy
Murphy Associates
20232
Mr M Wolf
NaCSBA
15057
Mr M Clinton
Nash Partnership
15135
Mr P Mercer
National Federation of Gypsy
Liaison Groups
88
Mr D Holdstock
National Grid
107
Ms J Field
Natural England
15279
Ms M Ashdown
Natural England
147
Mr P Harwood
Network Rail (Kent, Sussex,
Wessex)
71
Prof John Murrell
Newtimber Parish Council
15705
Mr L Challenger
Nexus Planning
Gleeson Developments Ltd and Rydon Homes
(Burgess Hill Northern Arc Development)
20208
Mr D Veasey
Nexus Planning Ltd
11608
Ms L Norris
Norris Farms Partnership
11620
Mr N Page
North Cuckfield Action Group
576
Ms E McDonald
Notcutts Ltd
FAO Erica McDonald
14480
Mr HMJ Birch
Notcutts Ltd
15514
Parker Dann
Mrs L Wells
15552
Mr M Best
Parker Dann
Norris Farms Partnership
16459
Ms J ParkerDann
Parker Dann
16517
Mr S Ho
Parker Dann
2315
Mrs T Bahcheli
Parker Dann LLP
BCT Marketing and Developments Ltd
2504
Mr C Wojtulewski
Parker Dann LLP
Sussex Agency Ltd
11642
Ms S Michalowska
PBA
15032
Mr GM Walker
Peacock and Smith
15055
Mr C Heney
Persimmon Homes
15117
Mr A Ransome
Plainview Planning
Mentin Ltd
11586
Mr R Blackman
Planning Potential
15022
Miss R Blackburn
Planning Potential
16761
Mr L Thomas
Planning Potential
15274
Ms R Rogers
Planning Potential Ltd
16654
Mr C Beaver
PlanningSphere
16504
Mr O Mitchell
Planware Ltd
2836
Mr M Tyrrell
Portsmouth Wood Residents
Association
72
Mr C Warburton
Poynings Parish Council
3139
Mr W N Alderton
Prospective Planning
Village Developments PLC
73
Ms D Langston
Pyecombe Parish Council
16430
S Waugh
Quod
16768
Mr A Fox
Quod
15704
Miss S Hine
Rapleys
16530
Ms C Ballantine
Rapleys
Hargreaves Management Ltd
15588
Mr A Pharoah
Rapleys LLP
New River Retail
16476
Mr G Hegarty
Rapleys LLP
16527
Ms E Williams
Realm
15129
Ms E Powell
Redrow Homes Eastern Division
16548
Ms L Mould
Reigate and Banstead Borough
Council
16529
Mr A Munton
Reside Developments
2503
Mr T Hutchings
RH & RW Clutton
11650
Mr T Raikes
RH & RW Clutton
20199
RH & RW Clutton LLP
Mr Angus Henry
14884
Mr A Barton
RH&RW Clutton
15151
Mr R Tutton
Robert Tutton Town Planning
Consultants Ltd
15100
Mr P Hadley
Robinson Escott Planning
15101
Mr R Humber
Roger Humber, Planning and
Development Specialist
15046
Mr N Mannering
RPS
14824
Mr G Bailey
RPS Group
Miller Strategic Land
15119
Mr C Lecointe
RPS Group
15921
Miss A Schembri
RPS Planning and Development
15070
Mrs A Giacomelli
RSPB
15245
Mr D Burges
RSPB
15053
Mr T Warder
Rural Sussex
15095
Miss S Heron
Rydon
601
Ms H Kuppers
Rydon Homes Ltd
15048
Mr M Jones
Rydon Homes Ltd
20209
Mr A McNaughton
Rymack Ltd
11636
Mr C Rees
Savills
14795
Mr C Rees
Savills
Land East of Crawley Consortium (LECC)
16475
Mr R Lofthouse
Savills
Wilky Property
16646
Mr R Govier
Savills
11463
Mr G Dixon
Savills (L&P) Limited
14901
Mr D Wilson
Savills (UK) Limited
Thames Water Utilities Ltd (Thames Water)
20206
Miss G Allen
Savills (UK) Limited
15084
Mr C Lane
Savills Planning & Regeneration
15669
Mr D D
Scandia Hus
13915
Mr T Rodway
SDP Developers and Building
Contractors
20228
Mr L Shostak
Shared Intelligence
645
Mrs J Hartley
Shermanbury Parish Council
Shermanbury Parish Council
15259
Mr C Hinchey
Slaugam Parish Council
74
Miss S McLean
Slaugham Parish Council
11646
Mr T Stanley
Smiths Gore
14903
Mr L Scott
Smiths Gore
15175
Mr T Slaney
South Downs National Park
Authority
15265
Mr G Giles
South Downs National Park
Authority
16976
Ms A Tyler-Jones
South Downs National Park
Authority
11677
Mr S R Ankers
South Downs Society
629
Ms Gemma Frisby
South East Water
14963
Mr P Richens
South of Folders Lane Action
Group
89
Mr N Johnston
Southern Gas Network
14934
Mrs L J Evans
Southern Planning Practice
Hall & Woodhouse Ltd
164
Ms C Gibbons
Southern Water
2153
Mr R Speer
Speer Dade Planning Consultants
15624
Miss H Clarke
Sport England
16757
Mr M McGovern
SSA Planning
15047
Mr CP Darby
St Modwen Properties plc
20173
Mr C Paul
stevensdrake
Holiday Extras Limited
16525
Mr A Bateman
Stiles Harold Williams Partnership
LLP
17773
Ms J Mitchell
Strutt & Parker
16632
Ms E Challenger
Strutt & Parker LLP
14910
Mr M Warnett
Strutt and Parker
15678
Miss C Bartlett
Strutt and Parker
2548
Ms L Ross
Stuart Ross Assoc.
20180
Mr D Sullivan
Stutt & Parker LLP
16662
Mrs C Treadwell
Sunley Estates
11656
Mr R Evans
Sunley Holdings
11657
Mr J Sunley
Sunley Holdings PLC
415
Ms K Harrison
Surrey County Council
Surrey County Council
15152
Ms A Kirkby
Sussex Community Land Trust
14946
Ms A Christie
Sussex Enterprise
175
Mrs S Walker
Sussex Gardens Trust
493
Mr R Jones
Sussex Oakleaf Housing
Association
15699
Ms J McCaffery
Sussex Traveller Action Group
180
Ms L Brook
Sussex Wildlife Trust
16520
Ms Price
Sussex Wildlife Trust
11662
Mr C Boocock
Sustrans
181
Mr J L Phillips
Tandridge District Council
15698
Ms K Dodds
Tanner & Tilley
14870
Mr D Edwards
Taylor Wimpey
16649
Mr R Harrison
Taylor Wimpey South Thames
15126
Miss J Jardine
Terence O'Rourke Ltd
15238
Mr J Iles
Terence O'Rourke Ltd
St Modwen
20174
Mr A Heslehurst
Thakeham Homes
15278
Mrs/ J Tipping
The Ashenground Residents
Association
214
Ms M Dormer
The Cuckfield Society
15141
Mrs SA Johnson
The Greenfield Guardians
16414
Mr J Longhorn
The McClaren Clark Group
15707
Ms E White
The McLaren Clark Group
2272
Mr J E A Benstead
The Old Convent Estate Resident
Limited
1846
Mr M Smith
The Rail Estate Consultancy
Bluebell Railway Plc
14885
Mr M Smith
The Rail Estate Consultancy LTD
2467
Mr R Anthony
The Theatres Trust
15254
Mr G Jerger
The Twentieth Century Society
15674
Mr B Glenister
Three Counties Group
805
Mr J Chequers
Tobias School of Art and Therapy
574
Mr M Pickup
Town and Country Planning
Solutions
15708
I Diaconescu
Traveller Law Reform Project
75
Mrs C Marsh
Turners Hill Parish Council
76
Mrs D Langston
Twineham Parish Council
15645
Mrs Tucker
U3A Haywards Heath
15280
Mr N Pincombe
UE Associates
15693
Mr C Winch
UK Power Networks
647
Mrs I Caygill
Upper Beeding Parish Council
Upper Beeding Parish Council
20200
J Hanslip
Urbanissta
16766
Mr N Greenhalgh
Village developments plc
16656
Mrs S Field
Village Developments Strategic
Land Ltd
15067
Mr T Vincent
Vincent Homes Limited
16512
Mr D Law
Wates
15665
Mr S Mellor
Wates Developments
189
Mr D Phillips
Wealden District Council
14877
Mr R Thomas
Welbeck Land Limited
77
Mrs H Schofield
West Hoathly Parish Council
192
Mr C Owen
West Sussex County Council
15008
Miss LE Seymour
West Sussex County Council
15014
Mr C Owen
West Sussex County Council
14879
Ms J Noble
West Sussex County Council -
Community Services
16545
Mr J Webster
White & Sons
650
Mrs S Lay
Wivelsfield Parish Council
Wivelsfield Parish Council
15021
Ms E Henderson
Woodland Trust
646
Mrs T Garmston-
Newman
Woodmancote Parish Council
Woodmancote Parish Council
11631
Mr S Brown
Woolf Bond Planning
78
Ms J Saunders
Worth Parish Council
14890
Mr I Moody
Worthing Borough Council
14796
Ms M Williams
WS Planning
Village Developments PLC
11594
Ms C Sparks
WSCC Development Planning
16663
Mr C Hemmings
WYG
20204
Mrs A Harrison
WYG Ltd
15063
Mr T Billingham
X-Press Legal Services
LDF Alerts individual
53
Mrs L Williams
510
Mr C Maidment
641
Mr M Eichner
754
Mr C Edmunds
785
Mr E P Edwards
802
Mr C Nunn
820
Mrs A Fox
848
Mr R Wishart
868
Mr P Brooks
882
Mr MT Bracey
1410
Mrs G Godman
1979
Mrs G Burrell
2142
Mr R Barnby
2152
Mr J Ablett
2201
Mr DM Jonas
2211
Mr P E Frost
2329
Mrs F Ablett
2370
Mr GL Oliver
2483
Mrs D Brownbridge
2510
Mr M Brown
2512
Mr H De Klee
2578
Mr R Whittaker
2830
Mr J Tohill
2883
Mr SNP Kitson-Harris
2919
Mr I Marshall
3064
Mr T A Cann
3405
Mrs P E Bailey
3443
Mr M York
3499
Mr S R Fairweather
3645
Mrs J K Thomas
3647
Mr G Thomas
3748
Mr D Knight
3873
Mr G K Pelling
4136
Mr E S Cook
4757
Mrs D Blacker
4841
Mr TN Cheesman
4968
Mrs J Gardner
5089
Mr J.D Knott
5210
E Hindson
5311
Ms E Glenister
5417
Mrs H Brigdale
5508
Mr P.J Gardner
5548
Mr B Eppert
6703
Mr R Whalley
6858
Mrs H Scammell
6860
Mr D Scammell
6889
Mr D Lavergne
7179
Ms CV Capp
7963
Capt E Lord
8009
Mr A Kettle
8096
Mr R Searls
8238
Mrs J Forbes
8388
Mr Polbar
8743
Mrs B Stovold
8745
Mr P Wade
8889
Mr I Wrigglesworth
9223
Mr R Hooker
9907
Mr P Cheesmur
9916
Mrs S Cheesmur
10058
Mr G Booker
10066
Mr and Mrs L
Witheyman
10599
Mr P Rouse
10629
Mr G Jackson
11409
Mr P Gooding
11540
Mrs S Hatton
11569
Mr P Newman
11575
Mrs M Smith
11579
Mr R Whales
11580
Mr E Vermeer
11591
Ms V Chilman
11598
Mr P Meiners
11605
Mrs R Burns
11617
Ms C O'Keeffe
11618
Ms K Collins
11621
Mr K O'Keeffe
11623
Mr R Ward
11624
Mr A Clarke
11629
Mr J Yates-Kneen
11634
Mr J Sleeman
11635
Mr J Williams
11637
Ms K Sutton
11639
Mr TM McErlean
11644
Mr M Hooper
11649
Mr H Birdee
11654
Mr J Deacon
11659
Ms D Portchmouth
11660
Mr M Llewellyn-
Slade
11664
Mr D Goddard
11668
Mr D Francis
11669
Mr D Hooker
11719
Mr J H Carter
11749
Mr G Dudeney
11752
Mrs K Durkin
11768
Mrs CE Gelnar
11784
Mr D A Harris
11788
Mr JPS Haworth
11793
Mr S Hicks
11803
Mr R Hurst
11866
MR E.J Pollard
11960
Mr C French
11961
Mr P Wade
11966
Mrs K Smith
11968
Mrs AM Jones
11978
Miss Shamay
11979
Mrs V Curtis
12628
Mr M Mundy
12692
Mr GK Andrews
13052
Mr R T H Jackson
14047
Mr J B Haithwaite
14258
Mr DJ Johnson
14275
Mrs D Brambill
14295
Mr S Willis
14339
Mrs DA Heywood-
Waddington
14818
Mr J Houlton
14825
Ms L Colonna
14836
Mrs J Hewitt
14867
Mr D Charlton
14872
Mr P M Hardy
14874
Mr P Shawyer
14898
Mr W Glenister
14899
Mr D Miller
14905
Mrs K Brooks
14916
Mrs S James
14918
Mr R Lillywhite
14919
Mr SW Bradley
14926
Ms L Sinclair
14927
Mrs S Lewry
14928
Miss S Wong
14929
Mr R Wiltshire
14931
Mrs A Bolt
14937
Mr JR Melville
14949
Mr D Austin
14959
Mr S Hyams
14964
Mr G Bannister
14965
Mr D Neish
14969
L Stewart
14970
Mrs A Davey
14971
Mrs J Gander
14973
Mrs Robinson
14977
Ms P Ray
14978
Mr & Mrs M & J
Ralph
14985
Mr T Butterworh
14986
Mrs J Scott
14987
Mrs D Upton
14995
Mr T Barkley
15006
Mr S Reynolds
15009
Mrs A Brown
15010
Mrs N Brooks
15011
Mr NA Rothwell
15017
Mr J Clark
15020
Mrs M Cracroft
15023
Ms D Havell
15029
Mr J Campling
15035
Mr A Berryman
15038
Mr I Kemp
15039
Mrs J Bonny
15045
Mr A Burton
15050
Mr M Beard
15051
Mr G Glenn
15060
Mr M Payne
15061
Mr S Hearn
15062
Mr R Clark
15065
Mr P Harrison
15071
Mr E Tibbetts
15078
Mr J Gibson
15079
Mr L Bettridge
15080
Mr A Desborough
15081
Mrs L James
15094
Mr M Herdman
15097
Mr P Tuddenham
15102
Mr P Lederer
15104
Mr A Stephens
15107
Mr R Lidbury
15109
Mrs S Wells
15112
Mrs B Stovold
15118
Mr P Stevenson
15123
Mr P Finnerty
15128
Mr Hutchinson
15130
Mrs C Clatworthy
15137
Mr M Gissing
15139
Mrs E Clare
15140
Miss J Islip
15149
Mrs W Waite
15150
Mr P Bloomfield
15247
Ms K Edwards
15256
Mr J Sabin
15258
Mrs C Moors
15261
Mr M Rickard
15262
Mr S Gaimster
15264
Mr D Sparkes
15307
Mrs Collard-Watson
15314
Miss A Ohlsson
15317
Ms P Wadsworth
15337
Mrs L Thomson
15343
Mr J Sachon
15346
Mr P J Ewen
15348
Mr V A Beard
15351
Mr J Webb
15379
Mr G Jackson
15407
Mrs S Frohmader
15426
Mr M Bayer
15428
Mr & Mrs P & P
Harrison
15432
Mr I Simmons
15437
Mr C P Corbin
15454
Professor M Clemens
15468
Mr G Copley
15486
Mr P Tilbury
15505
Mrs H Smith
15508
Ms J Alma
15517
Mr E Neil
15546
Dr CM Lewis
15547
Ms E Chandler
15553
Mr B Livett
15554
Mrs N Coughlin
15590
Mrs W Eley
15591
R AJ Metcalfe
15592
Miss C Worboys
15593
Ms F Scott-Nichols
15596
Mr K Chandler
15623
Mr JW Lancaster
15627
Mrs HJ Pierce
15649
Mrs C Mozid
15650
Mrs L Harrison
15651
Mrs J Scott
15660
Mr A Thompson
15661
Mrs K Metcalfe
15662
Mr C Metcalfe
15666
Mr H L Owen
15670
Mr G Mower
15671
Mrs P Geary
15672
Mr D Thomas
15682
Mrs S Chapman
15683
Mrs C Thomas
15686
Mr D Beck
15689
Mr S Culpitt
15690
Mr J Randall
15694
Mr R Shute
15695
Ms M Tuttle
15713
Mrs A Wright
15714
Mr B Nathan
15715
Mr R McLeod
15717
Mr M Dawber
15718
Mr E Youngson
15800
Ms N Ernest
15821
Mrs D Shakespeare
15909
Mr and Mrs RJ Taylor
15922
Mrs R Thompson
15951
Mr J Sheffield
16016
Mrs C Willis
16090
Mr G Franklin
16224
Mr J Hollingdale
16376
Mr and Mrs C & C
Walker
16427
Mr E Fielding
16453
Mr WM Hind
16455
Ms H Polley
16458
Ms S McPhedran
16460
Mr A Reeves
16521
Mrs B Bateman
16616
Mr Patrick Kehoe
16647
Ms H Brunsdon
16648
Mr A Stewart
16655
Mr A Poole
16657
Dr T Narendranathan
16659
Ms Oliver
16756
Mr D Peacock
16760
Mrs H Furse
16763
Mr R Henderson
16765
Mrs F Jones
16769
Mrs Lieu
17045
Mr M Blacker
17207
Mr J King
17379
Mr D Dongray
17584
Mr McShane
18037
Mr P Gilbert
18425
Ms J Gadiot
19793
G C Laird
20091
Mr I Street
20092
Mr M Cooper
20093
Mr & Mrs R & I
Bullen
20094
Ms E Mills
20095
Ms M Welchman
20096
B Laird
20106
Mr N Lyons
20119
Mrs J Patterson
20127
Mr B McLean
20132
Ms R Warrener
20146
Mr J Ansley
20147
Mr and Mrs D F
Cooper
20148
Mr A Henry
20157
Mr S Platt
20158
Ms P Cluff
20159
Mr Neal
20161
Mr J Barnes
20162
Mr E Allison-Wright
20163
Mrs J Watson
20164
Mr J Beacon
20165
Mr G Henry
20167
Mr M Smith
20171
Mr G Meredith
20176
Mr C Holden
20177
Mr R Duggan
20178
Mr M Zablotny
20184
Mr D Dongray
20227
Mrs D Williams
20231
Mrs A Hassan
20235
Mr A Hendry
Appendix 2 – Community Involvement Plans
Community Involvement Plan – March 2015
For the:
• Mid Sussex District Plan 2014 - 2031 – Pre-Submission Draft and Policies Map
• Sustainability Appraisal
• Habitats Regulations Assessment
1. Background
The District Council is developing a new District Plan to guide development and the provision of
infrastructure over the period to 2031. The District Plan provides a vision for how Mid Sussex
wants to evolve over this time and a delivery strategy for how this will be achieved.
The purpose of this Community Involvement Plan is to set out:
• Who is involved in the process of producing, and consultation on, the Draft District Plan;
• Why people are being involved in the process;
• When and how people will be able to get involved and influence this process; and
• How the results of community involvement will be used.
This Community Involvement Plan has been written in accordance with the adopted Mid Sussex
Code of Practice and Statement of Community Involvement (2011) and its appendix, ‘How we
involve you in making planning decisions’
1
.
This Community Involvement Plan has been prepared taking into account the extensive
consultation that has previously taken place.
Extensive consultation was undertaken to inform the withdrawn 2013 District Plan. This was
carried out in accordance with the Community Involvement Plans prepared at that time. Whilst
there have been no fundamental changes made to the strategy and policies of the District Plan
submitted to the Government in May 2013, the opportunity has been taken to reflect new
Government planning policy, particularly the publication of the National Planning Practice
Guidance in March 2014. Comments made during the previous consultations for the District Plan
have also been taken into account.
2. Who is to be involved?
Early engagement
Community involvement has been sought from the very start of the process of forming the District
Plan Consultation Draft. Much of this work has been led by elected Councillors through the
District Plan Member Policy Working Group
2
, which has included liaison with and input from the
Town and Parish Councils regarding local needs and aspirations and early work on their
Neighbourhood Plans.
Public consultation was undertaken on the Mid Sussex District Plan 2014 – 2031 – Consultation
Draft for a period of eight weeks from 21st November 2014 until 16
th
January 2015.
1
See www.midsussex.gov.uk/sci.
2
Terms of reference agreed at Better Environment Advisory Group on 22
nd
June 2011. For terms of reference see
www.midsussex.gov.uk
The Sustainable Communities Strategy, on which the vision and the four priority themes
underpinning the District Plan are based, was also subject to its own programme of extensive
public consultation work.
Early engagement has also been undertaken with external organisations to assist in the formation
of the strategy and policies including accessibility groups and Natural England, and to inform and
update the evidence, for example with Natural England on the Draft Habitats Regulations
Assessment.
Including everyone
The Equality Impact Assessment considers the needs of people classified as having ‘protected
characteristics’
3
. For the District Plan Pre-Submission Draft, this has shown that community
involvement should in particular consider and provide for the needs of people with a physical
disability or a mental impairment, young and older people, women who are pregnant or have very
young babies, and Gypsies and Travellers. Consideration should also be given to people who are
disadvantaged by their socio-economic background and people who live in isolated rural areas.
Further information is available in the Equality Impact Assessment
4
.
Who will be contacted?
A number of groups will be directly contacted and asked for their comments. These are:
• District Councillors;
• Town and Parish Councils;
• ‘Specific consultation bodies’/’consultation bodies’ (statutory consultees) as set out in
legislation
5
. These include West Sussex County Council, adjoining Local Planning Authorities,
service providers and government agencies such as the Environment Agency and Natural
England, and the South Downs National Park Authority
6
;
• Other organisations, groups or individuals that may have an interest in the District Plan
6
.
These include members of the Mid Sussex Partnership, voluntary services’ associations,
residents’ associations, housing associations, business groups and associations,
environmental, countryside and conservation groups, youth and elderly persons’ groups and
the development industry
7
;
• Representatives of those groups highlighted as requiring targeted consultation by the Equality
Impact Assessment;
• Subscribers to the Local Development Framework email alert service
7
; and
• Internal consultees at the District Council.
Elected District Councillors have a key role to play in forming the District Plan and will be fully
involved in the process through:
• The District Plan Member Policy Working Group (any District Councillor can attend as an
observer);
• The Scrutiny Committee for Planning and Economic Development (any District Councillor can
attend and request to speak);
• Council (consists of all District Councillors); and
3
As defined by the Equality Act 2010
4
Available at www.midsussex.gov.uk/6536.htm
5
Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended)
6
Details of these groups are set out in a list of ‘key contacts’ available at www.midsussex.gov.uk/sci.
7
See www.midsussex.gov.uk/sci
• Councillors will be directly informed and can respond during the public consultation period.
3. Why are people being involved?
We are asking for people’s views to help shape the strategy and policies contained within the
District Plan. This is important given that the Plan will provide the local policy framework for the
preparation of Neighbourhood Plans
8
.
The results of consultation will form part of the information used to finalise the strategy and
policies. However, in order to make the consultation more meaningful, it is important that people
understand the context within which the Plan has been drafted and that certain aspects of the Plan
may not be able to be changed as a result of consultation:
• The District Plan has been written in the context of the Localism Act, the National Planning
Policy Framework and the National Planning Practice Guidance published by the Government.
The District Plan and statutory planning documents need to maintain consistency with national
planning policy and guidance
9
.
• The District Plan needs to be produced and written in accordance with legislation and
regulations
10
.
• The District Plan has been written using the results of the accompanying Sustainability
Appraisal. This shows which options have been considered for its strategy and policies and
why the options chosen are preferred over those rejected.
• The District Plan has been informed by background evidence, which may be updated during
the course of the production of the Plan. The background evidence (and any updates) will be
made available to view on the Council’s website, linked to the District Plan web page
11
.
• The District Plan is accompanied by a Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations
Assessment, both of which are part of the public consultation.
4. When will people be involved?
Publication
Following agreement by Council in March 2015, the Council will ‘publish’
the Pre-Submission District Plan for a six-week period scheduled for
May/June 2015 (dates to be confirmed). During this time the public can
make further representations on the District Plan and these will be
considered by the Planning Inspector appointed to carry out the Public
Examination. The Council may make minor changes to the District Plan
following publication.
Adoption
The District Plan is due to be adopted in spring 2016. No consultation is
programmed at this stage although it will be widely advertised.
Further details of the timetable are available at http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/8264.htm.
5. How will people be involved?
The consultation will be open to all and we will seek to inform and receive comment from the
widest possible range of people. We will:
• Send out press releases, including an article in Mid Sussex Matters (sent to every household
in the District);
8
These are being prepared by the District’s Town and Parish Councils.
9
Such as National Planning Policy Framework, Planning Policy Statements/Guidance, Circulars
10
Such as Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments (Regulations)
11
www.midsussex.gov.uk/DistrictPlan
• Put all the details and documentation on the Council’s website
12
including an on-line response
form. All on-line material will be compatible with ‘BrowseAloud’ for people who find it difficult
to read on-line;
• Utilise electronic methods wherever possible in addition to ‘traditional methods’ to make it as
easy as possible to respond to the consultation;
• Provide paper copies of the document to view at the district’s libraries (including the mobile
library); Help points
13
; District Council offices (Main and Planning Receptions); and Town and
Parish offices;
• Send letters or emails to all the ‘specific consultation bodies’ (statutory consultees) and to all
the other organisations listed in section 2 above;
• Send an email or letter to all those who made representations during previous consultations
on the District Plan;
• A translation service is available to those for whom English is a second language.
Comments must be submitted in writing and cannot be accepted as anonymous. All information
received is public information (subject to the Data Protection Act). Comments can be submitted
via the website, email or by post. A response form will be made available. The Council’s contact
details are available on the website and in the District Plan Pre-Submission Draft.
6. What happens to the results?
Representations will be considered by the Planning Inspector appointed to carry out the
examination.
The Council is required
14
to summarise the main issues raised and publish a consultation
statement that sets out:
• Who was invited to make representations to the District Plan Consultation Draft
15
how this
was done, a summary of the main issues raised and how they were taken into account
• Who was invited to make representations to the Pre-Submission District Plan
16
, how this
was done, how many representations were received and a summary of the main issues
raised.
Notification that the summary report has been published will be sent to all statutory consultees,
Local Development Framework email alert subscribers and respondents who submitted a
response and expressed a wish to be notified of the submission of the District Plan to the
Secretary of State.
If you have any comments or queries on this Community Involvement Plan, please contact Alice
Henstock - alice.henstock@midsussex.gov.uk (01444) 477394.
If you have a comment or concern with your experience of a Council-led community involvement
exercise, you should in the first instance contact the officer detailed in the Community Involvement
Plan. Alternatively, you can contact the Customer Services and Communications Team by phone
(01444) 477478 or by writing to Customer Services and Communications, Mid Sussex District
Council, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1SS.
12
See www.midsussex.gov.uk/consultation and www.midsussex.gov.uk/sci
13
Details of libraries and help-points available at www.midsussex.gov.uk/sci
14
Regulation 22 - The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) England Regulations 2012
15
Regulation 18 - The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) England Regulations 2012
16
Regulation 20 - The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) England Regulations 2012
Appendix 3 –
How the consultation was undertaken in accordance with the Community
Involvement Plan
Action taken Achieved? Date
Notes
Pre-consultation
meetings (as requested)
Yes
See notes
Councillor Marsh met with Horsted Keynes
Parish Council on 12/7/11 and Slaugham Parish
Council on the 23/6/11.
An accessibility working group also took place
in July.
Make documentation
available on the website
from 24
th
October 2011.
Yes 24/10/11
The Consultation Draft District Plan, Draft
Sustainability Appraisal – Non Technical
Summary, Draft Sustainability Appraisal, Draft
Habitats Regulations Assessment – Executive
Summary, Draft Habitats Regulations
Assessment, Community Involvement Plan –
October 2011, Draft District Plan Summary
Leaflet and Council Report – 19
th
October 2011
were made available to view and download on
the website on 24/10/11.
Provide printed copies of
the documentation and
other material from Friday
4
th
November 2011 at the
locations listed in the
Community Involvement
Plan – October 2011.
Yes 4/11/11
Hard copies of the Consultation Draft District
Plan, Draft Sustainability Appraisal – Non
Technical Summary, Draft Sustainability
Appraisal, Draft Habitats Regulations
Assessment – Executive Summary, Draft
Habitats Regulations Assessment, Community
Involvement Plan – October 2011, Draft District
Plan Summary Leaflet and Posters were
available from 4/11/11.
Send out a press release. Yes 25/10/11
Press releases sent out on 25/10/11, 05/12/11
and 03/01/12.
Publish an article in Mid
Sussex Matters.
Yes
Issue 74
Winter
2011
Two pages about the draft District Plan and a
questionnaire for comments included in Mid
Sussex Matters.
Provide a summary
leaflet and distribute at
the locations listed in the
Community Involvement
Plan – October 2011.
Yes
14/11/11-
25/11/11
Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Hassocks and
Haywards Heath train stations were locations
for leaflet drops which occurred during the
morning rush hour. Sainsbury’s Haywards
Heath and East Grinstead Queens Walk, East
Grinstead, the Market Place, Burgess Hill and
The Orchards, Haywards Heath were also hosts
for the leaflet drops.
Provide an article for
Town and Parish
publications/websites and
community led
publications.
Yes 21/10/2011
All Town and Parish Councils were sent a
general article at the same time. An article was
sent to Mid Sussex Diversity Newsletter. An
article was provided for Lindfield Life magazine
(Dec 2011); to the Ardingly Village Voice and to
St. Peters Parish Newsletter.
Meet with Town and
Parish Councils where
requested.
Yes See notes
Claire Tester met with the following Town and
Parish Councils:
Cuckfield on 26/9/11 and 17/2/12; Twineham on
3/11/11; Turners Hill and Worth on 4/11/11;
Ardingly on 23/9/11 and 23/11/11 11/1/12; East
Grinstead 2/9/11 and 18/11/11; Burgess Hill
5/12/11; Slaugham on 8/12/11; Haywards Heath
16/12/11; Worth 11/1/12; Ansty and Staplefield
13/1/12; West Hoathly 8/2/12; Hurstpierpoint
1/3/12; Balcombe 15/2/12; Horsted Keynes
5/3/12
Other meetings include PAS Training on
Neighbourhood Planning on 27/7/11; Mid
Sussex Clerks Meeting on 17/8/11; a
presentation to Action in Rural Sussex ‘Rural
Links’ Meeting on 27/9/11; meeting with
Haywards Heath Society on 3/1/12; meeting
with Mid Sussex CPRE on 5/1/12 and a meeting
with the Green Circle Network on 9/1/12. In
addition, fortnightly steering group meetings
have been held by Burgess Hill Town Council.
MSDC attended on a regular basis as required.
Put all of the details and
documentation on the
Council’s website,
including an online
response form.
Yes 4/11/11
The Consultation Draft District Plan, Draft
Sustainability Appraisal – Non Technical
Summary, Draft Sustainability Appraisal, Draft
Habitats Regulations Assessment – Executive
Summary, Draft Habitats Regulations
Assessment, Community Involvement Plan –
October 2011, Draft District Plan Summary
Leaflet and Council Report – 19
th
October 2011
were made available to view and download on
the 24/10/11.
The response form was also made available.
Utilise electronic methods
as well as traditional
methods.
Yes
All of the paper forms of response were
available on the website. A QR Code was
provided on paper forms linking the reader to
the website and online form.
Provide posters for
display at the locations
listed in the Community
Involvement Plan –
October 2011.
Yes
All of the locations as listed in the Community
Involvement Plan – October 2011 were
provided with posters and leaflets as requested.
Send letters or emails to
all the ‘specific
consultation bodies’ and
to the other organisations
as listed in the
Community Involvement
Plan – October 2011.
Yes 24/10/11
Email sent to key contacts (including statutory
consultees) on 24/10/11. Letters sent to the key
contacts without an email address on 24/10/11.
Provide unmanned
exhibitions at the
locations listed in the
Community Involvement
Plan – October 2011.
Yes
Exhibitions were distributed throughout the
consultation period to all of those who showed
an interest. Each exhibition was in situ for a
minimum of two weeks.
Provide a translation
service.
Yes n/a
Details provided in documentation and on
display posters.
Appendix 4
How issues raised during consultation have been considered
Background to the District Plan
In June 2014 the Scrutiny Committee for Planning and Economic Development agreed a timetable for the
preparation of a new District Plan. At the same time the Committee also agreed to the preparation of
additional evidence required to support the Plan and reconvened the politically balanced Member Working
Group to consider the policies for inclusion in the Plan.
In October 2014 the Scrutiny Committee for Planning and Economic Development recommended to
Council that the draft District Plan 2014-2031 was published for consultation. This was endorsed by
Council in November 2014.
Role of the Policy Member Working Group
The formation of a Policy Member Working Group was agreed by Members in June 2011 and the Group
was reconvened in June 2014 to begin work on the current Plan. The remit for the group was to:
a) To consider the topic areas of policies that should be included within the consultation draft District Plan,
to inform the preparation of the Sustainability Appraisal and then;
b) To consider the wording of policies that will be included within the consultation draft District Plan, having
regard to the results of the Sustainability Appraisal.
This Working Group met on four occasions, and considered the text and policies for inclusion in the
consultation draft District Plan. The Working Group was informed by and made aware of relevant evidence
documents to aid the discussion.
Consultation on the Draft District Plan
The consultation ran for a period of 8 weeks from 21
st
November 2014 until 16
th
January 2015. The
consultation was undertaken in accordance with the Community Involvement Plan, which was approved by
Council alongside the District Plan. Appendix 3 of this Statement sets out in full, how the consultation was
undertaken, with a checklist against the Community Involvement Plan.
A monitoring form was provided with the comments forms to help undertake an analysis of the consultation
and help with developing the best approach for future consultation work.
• 89% of responses were made electronically – this is more than have been received before
• In total 290 responses were received, including 149 standardised responses generated by a
pressure group in East Grinstead
Summary of the Key Issues
A full summary of the responses made is available for inspection at the Council offices and on the Council’s
website.
Responses were organised thematically with comments on specific policies or sections of the
Plan/Evidence Base grouped together. A summary of the issues are set out below.
Particular issues accounting for a significant number of the 1,130 individual comments made on the Plan
were:
1. Absence of housing figures – 64 comments (5.7%).
2. Sustainability Appraisal (strategy appraisals) – 52 comments (4.6%).
3. General comments about the process undertaken – 33 comments (2.9%).
4. General comments about the overall strategy of the Plan – 31 comments (2.7%).
5. Suggestions for housing figures – 31 comments (2.7%).
6. Infrastructure delivery – 29 comments (2.6%).
7. Protection of the countryside policy (objection to) – 29 comments (2.6%).
8. Site suggestions for housing allocation – 26 comments (2.3%).
9. Evidence – 23 comments (2.0%)
10. Development constraints at East Grinstead – 20 comments (1.8%).
As mentioned above 149 standardised responses were received, a number contained additional comments
which have been considered separately but otherwise the content of these responses centred on:
• Development constraints at East Grinstead (in particular traffic congestion);
• Protection of the natural environment (including compliance with the EU Habitats Directive);
• Consultation process undertaken; and
• Propose the inclusion of contingency sites.
Key issues
This section summarises the key issues raised by individuals, Towns and Parish Councils, organisations
and developers as a response to the consultation draft District Plan.
A wide range of comments were received including detailed concerns and suggestions for changes to the
consultation draft policies. A number of new policies were suggested. An initial comment on the key issues
is provided.
Vision and objectives
Individuals, Town and Parish Councils and organisations were supportive of the vision and objectives of the
Plan overall. There were a number of comments that there should be stronger emphasis on the district’s
unique characteristics, in particular the high quality natural environment. Other local authorities responding
to this section of the Plan commented that there had been significant progress and collaboration on cross
boundary issues and that this work had informed the contents of the Plan. Each agreed that ongoing
cooperation was essential. Some local organisations were concerned that cross boundary cooperation
might cause delays and reduce democratic accountability where decisions were made on a sub-regional
basis. Some organisations (mainly developers) suggested that there was no evidence that cooperation had
informed the Plan strategy and policies.
Initial Comments
The overall support for the vision and objectives of the Plan is positive and, unless new evidence shows
that a review is necessary, there is unlikely to be a need for significant changes to the vision and objectives
of the Plan. The support of neighbouring authorities and their continued commitment to cooperation reflects
the significant work that has been undertaken since the previous District Plan was withdrawn but this
cooperation, particularly around the consideration of unmet development needs in neighbouring authorities,
should be clearly demonstrated in the evidence and Pre-Submission District Plan 2014-2031. There could
be greater recognition of the high quality natural environment in the district, although this may be more
effectively addressed through strengthening their protection in policies, in accordance with the
environmental strategic objectives.
Overall Strategy
Housing Numbers
A large number of comments were focused on the absence of housing numbers in this version of the Plan.
Many of these comments were focused on the potential implications of identified housing need and
provision on the growth and spatial strategy of the Plan, although a number of respondents acknowledged
the importance of assessing whether and how the unmet development needs of neighbouring authorities
could be met.
Some organisations highlighted the importance of Mid Sussex making the greatest possible contribution
that it can to meet the housing needs of the wider area. Several suggested that Mid Sussex should provide
100 dwellings per annum above the objectively assessed need to contribute to meeting Crawley’s unmet
housing need. Others highlighted that the implications of other local planning authorities being unable to
meeting their needs would need to be assessed in some way.
A number of individuals were concerned that the absence of this information would lead to inappropriate
development receiving planning permission. The inclusion of a figure based on population trends prompted
several comments that other factors would likely require adjustments before an objectively assessed need
figure could be established.
Some individuals also considered that there should be a more detailed explanation of housing needs within
the Plan.
Initial Comments
A number of these comments have been addressed in new and updated evidence published since the
conclusion of the consultation. Housing numbers were absent in recognition of the need to base planned
housing provision on up to date evidence.
A key part of this work was the consideration of cross-boundary housing needs across the wider area.
Ongoing work with neighbouring authorities has identified the potential extent of unmet housing needs (i.e.
where the housing provision figure is smaller than the amount of housing required to meet future
predictions of population and household growth) and has culminated in a Sustainability Assessment of
Cross-Boundary Options for the Mid Sussex District Plan (2015). This study, produced by Land Use
Consultants, assesses the impacts of requests from neighbouring authorities to accommodate their unmet
housing needs within Mid Sussex and the extent to which Mid Sussex could sustainably meet those needs.
This Assessment concluded that providing for additional development in Mid Sussex to meet unmet
housing needs of neighbouring local authorities could lead to cumulative negative impacts and any option
that increased the District’s housing provision by 5,000 (i.e. 300 dwellings per annum) in addition to
meeting the District’s own need would lead to significant negative environmental effects.
This work also includes evidence on the supply of housing land identified through the Strategic Housing
Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) which has now been updated and published. The Council held a
developers workshop chaired by an independent planning consultant, Peter Burley, in January 2015 to
review the SHLAA methodology. Land Use Consultants were appointed to undertake a focused review of
the SHLAA itself and the findings of their study have been incorporated into the SHLAA assessments. The
draft SHLAA identifies an overall potential supply of approximately 11,925 units over the plan period – this
equates to 700 dwellings per annum. Site promoters and land owners have been given a further
opportunity to submit additional information, in particular on how identified constraints could be overcome.
The Council is required to establish the objectively assessed need for housing. The starting point for the
Council are Government household projections but must also include sensitivity testing to identify whether
an adjustment to projections is necessary, an assessment of market signals to identify whether an uplift is
necessary and consideration of the need for affordable housing and whether this can be met. Some of this
information was already available but the Council has now produced a Housing and Economic
Development Needs Assessment (2015) that draws this information together and assesses the housing
needs for Mid Sussex in detail.
These pieces of work, as well as the Capacity of Mid Sussex to Accommodate Development Study and the
Mid Sussex Transport Study (both of which were available during the course of the consultation), have
been used to determine a suitable Plan Provision number of 650 dwellings per annum to meet the
objectively assessed need for housing plus an allowance for meeting unmet needs of neighbouring
authorities.
Strategy options
Some comments were received suggesting that a settlement hierarchy should be prepared as background
evidence to provide guidance on the level of housing provision that should be expected to be delivered
through Neighbourhood Plans.
A number of organisations were concerned that the Sustainability Appraisal had already determined the
Plan strategy whilst work on the objective assessment of housing need, duty to cooperate and housing
supply was incomplete and suggested that the Appraisal would need to be significantly revised to take into
account new information once this was available.
A number of local organisations raised concern that sites considered to be unsuitable for residential
development through the SHLAA process had been appraised as ‘realistic options’ for strategic
development.
Initial Comments
A new policy has been added into the Pre-Submission District Plan providing a settlement hierarchy; a
Settlement Sustainability Review (February 2015) has also been published.
The Sustainability Appraisal is an informing rather than decision-making tool and will be updated during
each stage of District Plan preparation. It is always likely that new policy areas and options will be proposed
or identified over the course of Local Plan preparation. A Pre-Submission District Plan Sustainability
Appraisal has been produced to take account of all new evidence now available.
The strategic site options appraised are all sites with potential capacity for over 500 units and that fit at
least two criteria (suitable, available, achievable) in the SHLAA. Whilst the SHLAA process assesses
whether sites proposed for residential development are deliverable and developable, it does so in isolation
and does not consider the wider sustainability impacts of developing or not developing a site, both
individually and cumulatively. The Sustainability Appraisal compares strategic site options to identify the
most sustainable strategy for the district.
Infrastructure
A number of comments were received highlighting that new development must be supported with adequate
infrastructure. In some cases reference has been made to the need for further work to test the strategic
impacts of proposed development should higher levels of growth be proposed. Concern has also been
raised about how existing infrastructure deficits will be addressed over the Plan period.
A mixture of views were shared on the statement that the Community Infrastructure Levy collected from
developers would normally be spent on infrastructure needs in the locality of the scheme that generated it.
Initial Comments
The Infrastructure Development Plan is being updated and is intended to comprehensively identify local
infrastructure needs across the district through consultation with all relevant bodies, infrastructure providers
and town and parish councils. Communities are also able to take a proactive approach to secure new
infrastructure through the neighbourhood planning process and Neighbourhood Plans across the district
are identifying infrastructure priorities for their areas.
The Council has a duty to pass on a proportion of CIL receipts to local town and parish councils where new
development has taken place. The District Plan seeks to use all CIL receipts in the locality of the
development wherever possible as this is the area where the impact of development is likely to be greatest.
However, in some circumstances it will be appropriate to use some of these CIL receipts further afield, for
example, in order to mitigate the impact of new development on the Ashdown Forest Special Protection
Area and Special Area of Conservation.
Constraints in East Grinstead
A significant number of responses focused on constraints at East Grinstead, primarily standardised
response forms generated by a pressure group from the town. These constraints include the High Weald
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Ashdown Forest zone of influence and congestion on the
A22/A264. A number of responses make reference to various traffic and transport studies carried out in the
town.
There were several objections to proposals for residential development at Great Harwoods Farm, despite
this not being a proposal within the Plan.
Initial Comments
No development is being allocated at East Grinstead through the District Plan. Instead the appropriate
scale of development within towns and parishes will be decided by local communities through the
neighbourhood planning process. In their consultation response East Grinstead Town Council stated that
they are redrafting their Neighbourhood Plan and aim to consult in Spring 2015 and submit the Plan later in
the year. The Town Council stated their wish for the District Council to continue to work collaboratively for
the planned and appropriate development of all towns and villages in the district and the delivery of
appropriate infrastructure and mitigation to ensure that development is sustainable.
The District Council has sought to identify the local infrastructure needs at East Grinstead as part of its
updated Infrastructure Development Plan that will be published in the coming months. It has consulted with
the Town Council and infrastructure providers to identify projects that are required to meet needs between
now and 2031. Funding has been secured towards infrastructure improvements from developers
contributions and the District Council has identified a Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG) at
East Court & Ashplats Wood to cater for recreational needs and reduce the likelihood of increasing visitor
pressure and disturbance at Ashdown Forest as a result of new development.
Affordable Housing Thresholds
During the consultation period the Government updated national planning practice guidance to define
specific circumstances where contributions for affordable housing and tariff style planning obligations
should not be sought from small scale and self-build development. A number of comments were received in
relation to this updated guidance.
Initial Comments
The Council has made amendments to the Affordable Housing and Infrastructure policies in the Plan to
reflect changes in national policy.
Protection and Enhancement of the Countryside
The Protection and Enhancement of the Countryside policy was generally supported but there were a mix
of opinions about whether the policy was overly restrictive or whether there was more that should be done
to protect countryside areas.
The inclusion of additional wording to protect the best and most versatile agricultural land was generally
welcomed but a number of respondents highlighted that the figures within the Capacity of Mid Sussex
District to Accommodate Development study were provisional classification grades and further work would
be needed to inform decisions about specific sites. This was a particular issue in relation to Grade 3 land
where Grade 3a would be defined as best and most versatile land but Grade 3b would not.
Several comments requested that the policy be clarified to be clear that development should be permitted
in the countryside where it is supported by a specific policy reference within a Neighbourhood Plan.
Initial Comments
The importance of the countryside and the special benefits it brings to Mid Sussex and the wider area have
been emphasised both within the policy and elsewhere in the Plan.
The policy wording has been updated in the Pre-Submission District Plan to provide greater clarity around
the relationship between this policy and others both in the District Plan and Neighbourhood Plans. Further
text has also been added to clarify that agricultural land classification information within the Capacity of Mid
Sussex District to Accommodate Development study is provisional and details surveys should be
undertaken where necessary.
Policies
A number of Town and Parish Council, individuals, organisations and developers suggested alternative/
additional wording for the policies. Some developers objected to policies, particularly those that they viewed
as having an impact on deliverability of sites. Set out below is a summary of the key issues arising from
general comments on some policies.
DP1 Sustainable Development in Mid Sussex – comments were received suggesting important elements
that needed to be identified in the policy. This included the importance of the countryside in Mid Sussex,
the provision of housing to meet future needs and the protection and enhancement of natural assets.
DP2 Sustainable Economic Development – it was highlighted that the allocation 20-30ha of employment
land should be more specific and reflect up to date evidence that recommended an allocation of 30ha.
References to the development of a Science Park were too vague and did not reflect the importance of the
Park, including as part of the Coast to Capital Strategic Economic Plan.
DP3 Town Centre Development – the absence of a locally set impact threshold for retail developments
was noted, a threshold has been included in the Pre-Submission District Plan to reflect new evidence in the
Retail Study Update (2014).
DP6 General Principles for Strategic Development at Burgess Hill – one of the developers for the
allocation to the north and northwest of Burgess Hill objected to the requirement for improvements at
Goddards Green Waste Water Treatment Works prior to occupation as they felt the wording was too broad
and would prohibit development regardless of whether the occupation would cause a capacity issue or be
affected by environmental concerns. The wording has been amended slightly in the Pre-Submission District
Plan to be clear that only necessary improvements should be required before occupation.
DP8 Strategic allocation to the north and north-west of Burgess Hill – a number of specific
amendments were requested by various organisations. The Highways Agency requested amended wording
on the transport impact of the development, Southern Water requested an additional bullet point ensuring
continued access to existing sewerage infrastructure and the Environment Agency sought specific
requirements in relation to flooding and the water environment.
DP9 Protection and Enhancement of Countryside – a number of comments were received around the
value of the countryside and suggestions for how this could be bettered conveyed through this policy or an
overarching rural strategy policy. It was also highlighted that the agricultural land classification data within
the Capacity of Mid Sussex to Accommodate Development Study and quoted in the policy was provisional
only and this could be clearer.
DP13 High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – it was suggested that this policy should better
protect the setting of the AONB as well as the High Weald itself.
DP18 Transport – a significant number of respondents raised concern that the cumulative transport impact
of development would have a detrimental effect on Mid Sussex and that the policy should be amended to
address this. West Sussex County Council and the Highways Agency also had several specific additions
that they recommended be included within the policy.
DP19 Rights of Way and other recreational routes – several comments asked for the relevant Sustrans
national cycle routes to be identified.
DP23 Character and Design and DP39 Renewable Energy Schemes – As a general comment Gatwick
Airport requested that Aerodrome Safeguarding requirements be acknowledged within the Plan.
DP27 Noise, Air and Light Pollution – separate comments were received from a number of organisations
requesting additional wording around odour impact assessments and more generally around the protection
of rural areas and nationally protected landscapes.
DP28 Affordable Housing – a number of comments made reference to new national policy and guidance
that was issued during the consultation period on affordable housing and tariff-style infrastructure
contribution thresholds.
DP35 Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows – as a new policy within the Plan a number of environment
interest organisations and statutory bodies suggested additional wording that would strengthen the policy.
DP36 Biodiversity – several comments sought increased acknowledgement and protection for locally
recognised habitats and local evidence that can identify these areas as well as the importance of
Biodiversity Opportunity Areas and Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites.
DP40 Flood Risk and Drainage – it was highlighted that new government policy on sustainable drainage
required the policy to be updated.
New policy areas suggested
A number of new policy areas were suggested including:
• Settlement hierarchy
• A policy that limits development in East Grinstead
• A rural spatial strategy that rules out new strategic development in rural areas
• Policy supporting Areas of Landscape Character designated in Neighbourhood Plans
• Hazardous installations and incentivising their decommissioning and redevelopment
• Allocations to deliver accommodation for the elderly
• Setting out how the Council will work across boundaries to achieve the delivery of ecological
networks
• Setting out how the Council will seek to use Article 4 directions
• A commitment to consulting with the County Council on developments proposed at or near
waste sites and infrastructure
• Extraction of gas and oil
• Promoting the expansion of hospital services within Mid Sussex
• Protection and improvement of Time Trial course G10/99 for cyclists
How the responses were taken into account
Members have led on the development of the District Plan 2014 - 2031, through the Scrutiny Committee for
Planning and Economic Development and the Member Policy Working Group. The role of the Group has
been to consider the responses to previous District Plan consultations and consider revisions to the content
and policies of the Plan where it has been appropriate to address issues raised through consultations. The
Group met 4 times over the course of two months to prepare the Consultation Draft District Plan 2014 -
2031. This work was reported back to Scrutiny Committee for Planning and Economic Development in
October 2014.
Following the public consultation on the Consultation Draft District Plan 2014 – 2031 a summary of
responses to each policy and all chapters of the plan was produced. Officers considered whether those
comments should result in a change to the Plan. Alongside this work further evidence was prepared,
including work on housing and economic development needs, housing supply, cross-boundary issues,
habitats regulations assessment, settlement sustainability, flood risk assessment, as well as continued
progress on neighbourhood plans across the district. This work continued to inform the development of the
Plan but the overall direction of the strategy of the revised Plan did not change significantly.
However, a number of amendments were proposed following consideration of comments. Other changes
which officers proposed to the District Plan were:
• Expanded text in the early chapters to explain joint working with other local authorities under the
duty to cooperate.
• Explanatory policies and text relating to housing numbers and a sustainability hierarchy.
• Amendments to reflect changes to Government policy, in particular new minimum thresholds for
affordable housing and tariff-based infrastructure contributions.
• Factual updates of information contained in the Plan and its background evidence.
• The list of saved policies has been updated to take account of advanced neighbourhood plans
where they have replaced Mid Sussex Local Plan policies.
One of the themes that emerged from the Developers’ Workshop was the need for the District Plan to
provide more certainty about the distribution of the residual 1,800 homes and more guidance on housing
provision for neighbourhood plans. To address this, the Plan has been strengthened to remind town and
parish councils that their plans need to have regard to the breakdown of Objectively Assessed Housing
Need by parish, as indicated in the Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment; whether
there are suitable, available and achievable housing sites; and any localised infrastructure constraints and
opportunities. Following comments received a new policy setting out a Settlement Hierarchy was proposed.
The draft policies where strengthened to reflect the suggestions from the consultation where appropriate. A
number of substantial amendments were proposed following the completion of work on Housing and
Economic Development Needs, as previously anticipated (the Consultation Draft District Plan 2014 – 2031
did not contain housing figures but clearly stated that this would be set out in the Pre-Submission District
Plan following completion of ongoing work on housing land supply and the assessment of unmet
development needs of neighbouring authorities).
A number of other changes have been made to the District. The report of the Scrutiny Committee for
Planning and Economic Development on 4
th
June 2014 identified areas of further work that were to be
undertaken preparing evidence to inform the Plan. This included the Capacity of Mid Sussex to
Accommodate Development Study, Assessment of Housing and Economic Development Needs, Affordable
Housing Needs Update, SHLAA, Sustainable Energy Study, Retail Study Update, Sustainability Appraisal
and Habitats Regulations Assessment. Further work identified the need for additional studies; a Burgess
Hill Employment Sites Study, a Settlement Sustainability Review and a Sustainability Assessment of Cross-
Boundary Options. This work has been used to support and refine the District Plan and has resulted in a
number of changes and revisions, some significant including identifying the housing provision figure.
The Plan was also subject to revisions and updates as a result of other work and developments over time
including the Coast to Capital LEP Strategic Economic Plan, Greater Brighton City Deal, Northern West
Sussex Economic Growth Assessment, Mid Sussex Transport Study – Stage 2, and changes to national
Government policy and guidance. The Scrutiny Committee report on the 3
rd
March 2015 sets out in greater
detail how this evidence informed the Pre-Submission District Plan 2014 - 2031.
A workshop was held for all Members of the Council on 24
th
February 2015 to explain the technical work
undertaken and changes made to the Consultation Draft District Plan 2014 – 2031. These changes were
then reported to the Scrutiny Committee for Planning and Economic Development on 3
rd
March 2015.
Members requested a small number of changes to be made to the Plan:
• Chapter 3: paragraph 3.8 on supporting economic growth has been strengthened.
• Chapter 3: the word ‘local in the first sentence of paragraph 3.10 has been deleted.
• Policy DP13: New Homes in the Countryside – the reference to the re-use of ‘recently constructed’
agricultural buildings has been clarified.
Subject to those changes listed above the amendments to the Plan were unanimously supported and the
Committee resolved to ask Council to approve the Pre-Submission District Plan 2014 – 2031 for pre-
submission public consultation in May 2015 following the general election on 7
th
May 2015. This is due to
the beginning of purdah for the 2015 General and local elections from 30
th
March 2015 onwards.
