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Ashurst Wood Village Council
Annual Village MeetingAgenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Wood)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising1
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Councillors & Employees
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Chairman Brian Phillips
Vice-Chairman Jonathan Samways
Councillors Rob Bright
Margaret Bussell
Jenny Forbes
Claire Judge
Karen Lindsay
David Loveday
Derek Wailes
Clerk to Village Council Caroline Leet
Assistant Clerk Rebecca Roberts
Handyman Ceri Evans
Caretaker Sue Pollard
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Village Council & Committees
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Full Council
Brian Phillips
Planning
Jenny Forbes
Finance &
Administration
Margaret Bussell
Public Services
David Loveday
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Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Wood)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising
Annual Village Meeting
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Referendum – 5th May 2016
• Declared result• Turn-out 578 43%
• Yes 505 88%
• No 72 12%
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Footpath to Forest Row - 2016
• Initial study 2009
• Complex due boundaries: Mid-Sussex District Council
East Sussex Highways
Wealden District Council
Forest Row Parish Council
Land owner on Wall Hill
• Many thanks to: John Gentles who allowed
Permissive Path over his land
Mid Sussex for advice, signs,
and handrails
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Footpath to Forest Row - 2016
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Traffic bollards
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Traffic bollards
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Multi-activity Games Wall
Then the day before inauguration with Ashurst
Wood Primary School & Sackville
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Schools’ day
•Ashurst Wood Primary
•Sackville Secondary
Multi-activity Games Wall
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Suitable for all age groups !
Multi-activity Games Wall
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Ashstock 2016: The Summer event
• Selection of Stalls
• Youth and Headline Bands
• Local ales and ciders
• Supported local groups,
businesses & organisations
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Waste freighter
• Spring & autumn
collection
• 4 to 5 tons collected
• Funded entirely by
Village Council
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Ashstock 2016: The Summer event
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Ashstock 2016: The Summer event
Blunter Brothers
Evening
band
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Ashstock 2016: The day after!
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14 wheelie bins full
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Sports day - 2016
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• 26 children
• Ages 5 - 11
Organisers / helpers
• Athletics Club
• Village Teenagers
• Village Council
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Christmas Market - 2016
• Wide range of stalls
• Father Christmas’s
grotto
• Festive occasion for all
ages
• Supports local clubs,
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Youth Club reopened its doors on Wednesdays 7.00-8.30pmJohn Pears pavilion
Last term activities included: • Mexican evening with Piñata
• Djing taster session
• Smoothie bikes
• Easter egg hunt
This term we have:• Street Art
• Sussex University Pocket Science
• Tie-dying
• Bake-off
• Wood Turning
All secondary school young people (years 7-11)
For information contact the Council office on 823770 or clerk@ashurstwood-vc.gov.uk
Youth Club
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Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Wood)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising
Annual Village Meeting
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Financial Report (1)
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2016 - 2017 results summary
Income £89,554
Expenditure £111,178
Result -£21,624
* Unspent funds for capital projects: Completion of Council office & meeting room
Multi-activity games wall (John Pears field)
Brought forward from
2015 –2016 * £27,243
Overall £5,619
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Financial Report (2)
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Income 2016 / 2017:
• Precept (Council tax) £63,000 58%
• Council generated income £26,547 42%
• TOTAL £89,547
Council generated income from:• Grants
• S106 money
Levy paid by developers to Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC)
Councils apply to MSDC to use for only approved schemes
• Solar panels
• MSDC for management of John Pears (field & pavilion)
• Other – walks leaflets, photocopying, bank interest
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Financial Report (3)
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• Grants: Forest Row PC footpath £2,270
West Sussex CC for defibrillator £2,146
• S106 money
Contribution to the games wall * £3,531
(* also £10,000 Lottery funding in 2015 / 2016)
Contribution to the footpath £5,444
• Solar panels £2,047
• John Pears management £2,140
• Other
Photo-copying, walks leaflets £154
Bank interest £15
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Financial Report (3)
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Precept for 2017 - 2018Band D
contributionIncrease
West Sussex County Council * £1,256 3.95%
Mid Sussex District Council £156 1.99%
Police £154 3.36%
Ashurst Wood Village Council £87 1.50%
Total Council Tax £1,652 3.47%
* Includes 2% increase to cover Adult Social Care
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Financial Report (4)
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West Sussex
County Council
76%
Mid Sussex
District Council
9.4%
Police
9.3%
Ashurst Wood
Village Council
5.3%
West Sussex 76%
Mid-Sussex 9.4%
Police 9.3%
A/W 5.3%
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Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Farms)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising
Annual Village Meeting
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Planning
Introduction
Purpose of planning system
Role of Mid Sussex District Council
Role of Ashurst Wood Village Council
Role of residents
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Planning
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
Contains Government’s planning policy
Presumption in favour of sustainable
development
confirms the principle that planning
decisions must be made in accordance with
the local plan unless material
considerations indicate otherwise.
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Planning
The Local Plan
Mid Sussex Local Plan 2004
Small Scale Housing Allocations Document
2008
Ashurst Wood Neighbourhood Plan
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Planning
The District Plan
Current position
Housing numbers – Inspector increases
target to 1026 per year
No current 5 year land supply
Increase in speculative applications and
appeals
Huge pressure for more houses
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Planning
Ashurst Wood Neighbourhood Plan
Referendum May 2016
Adopted by Mid Sussex District Council
Forms part of Local Plan
Used in determination of planning applications
Provides for new homes in built up area and on
allocated sites
Policies to protect character of area
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Planning
Contributions from Developers
Provision of infrastructure
Section 106
Community Infrastructure Levy
Affordable Housing
Mitigation of impacts on Ashdown Forest Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM)
Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANG)
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Planning
Planning Applications
Submitted to Mid Sussex District Council
Village Council, other bodies and public consulted
Village Council’s Planning Committee met 15 times in last year
public attendance at meetings
Council makes recommendation to MSDC
recommendation must be based on material planning
considerations
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Planning
Material Planning Considerations
Matters that must be taken into account when a
decision is made on a planning application
These include:
• Government policies and Guidance (NPPF)
• Local Plan policies (including Neighbourhood Plan)
• Previous appeal and court decisions
• Overshadowing/loss of outlook, but not loss of view
• Overlooking / loss of privacy
• Highways issues
• Noise and disturbance from proposed use
• Loss of trees
• Design and character issues
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Planning
Non-Material Planning Considerations
Matters that cannot be taken in account include:
• Private issues between neighbours
• Disruption during construction period
• Opposition to development if outline permission
already granted
• Loss of view
• Personal circumstances of applicant
• Opposition to business competition
• Loss of property value
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Planning
Commenting on Planning Applications
• Send letters or emails of objection or support to
MSDC
• Advice and links on our website
• Stick to relevant planning considerations
• Send copy to Village Council
• Comments will be placed on MSDC’s website
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Planning
Making of Decision
• Delegated to Planning Officers
• MSDC Planning Committee
for larger or contentious applications
• Appeal by applicant
• Recovery or Call-in by Secretary of State
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Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Farms)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising
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Rebuilding Bodies and SoulsEast Grinstead Museum
Lucy Bailey
Learning and Community Engagement Officer
For further information about events and activities visit:
www.eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk
Lucy Bailey
Email: lucy@eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk
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Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Wood)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising
Annual Village Meeting
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Cherry Garden Farm and Berry Wood
Wildlife conservation workPresentation to the
Ashurst Wood Annual Village Meeting 2017
Deer + no management = no wood
Designations and surveys
1985• Mills Rocks re-notified as SSSI
1989• County Council Ecological Survey of Berry Wood & Management Plan => SNCI
2011• Forestry Commission – deer fencing east Berry Wood
2015• Sussex Botanical Recording Society carry out plant survey
2016• Countryside Stewardship – deer fencing SSSI etc
• Hazel hoops for
‘slack barrels’
• >100 million pa at
peak in 1854
• 25,000 ha coppice
managed for barrel
making
• Stopped after WWII
Traditional use of hazel for centuries
Typical ages of unmanaged woodland trees
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60
80
100
120
200
200
200
350
350
450
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Cherry
Hazel
Silver Birch
Willow
Holly
Sycamore
Ash
Beech
Oak
Yew
Sweet Chestnut
Typical ages of managed woodland trees
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Cherry
Hazel
Silver Birch
Willow
Holly
Sycamore
Ash
Beech
Oak
Yew
Sweet Chestnut
If coppiced, live
indefinitely
Deer eat seedlings and saplings
Unmanaged, so not enough light for seedlings
Fallow deer
Numbers are on the rise
Fallow deer
Must manage the woodland but not increase
damage by deer, so consider:
• Shooting – works if co-ordinated in long
term
• Deterrents – do not work!
• Fencing – works but expensive…
So, what about fencing?
Deer fencing
Forestry
Commission
specify 1.9m high
Forestry
Commission
specify
construction; must
be tensioned
Effects of management and excluding deer
• Coppice can grow
• Biodiversity increases
• Coppice can grow
• Biodiversity increases
Effects of management and excluding deer
Species before and after reintroducing management and excluding deer
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0 50 100 150 200 250 300
After
Before
Source: Berry Wood plant surveys 1989 and 2016
The future of local wildlife is in our hands
Thank you for listening
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Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Wood)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising
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• Phone box adopted in 2015 by Village Council £1
• West Sussex Local Committee grant £2,146
Installation
Paint and signs
First year maintainance
Defibrillator
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War Memorial Refurbishment
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• Specification produced
• Achieved pre-application
approval
• Next phases:
• Obtaining accredited
professional advice
• Seeking quotations
• Applying to War Memorial
Trust for grant
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Traffic bollards
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John Pears Field
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• Possible improvements under consideration.
Extending basket ball area
Extra playground
equipment
Adult gym facility
Will require grant funding
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Diary summary for 2017 (1)
• Litter pick Saturday 6th May 10:00 – 12:00
Thanks to St Dustan’s Church Group for organising.
Lots of volunteers required!
• Ashurst Wood Community Tennis Club Discounted membership before 1st May
Forms here, Village Office, ashurstwoodtennis@yahoo.com
• Great British Tennis Weekends 13th & 14th May (Saturday & Sunday)
22nd & 23rd July (Saturday & Sunday)
Free tennis 9 a.m to 5 p.m
Supported by Ashurst Wood Community Tennis Club, Village
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Diary summary for 2017 (2)
• Ashstock 8th July (Saturday)- All day
Afternoon Youth music with some of 2016 favourities
including performances from Brighton Institute of
Music, stalls and activities
Fine selection quality local real ales & ciders, and
other drinks, plus food.
Evening with Funkee Junkees
• Sports Day 16th August (Wednesday) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Children aged 5 to 11
• Christmas Market 1st December (Friday) 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Annual Village MeetingAgenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Wood)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising90
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Highways
Richard Speller
from
West Sussex County Council
Area Manager Highways
Richard is here to answer your
questions on highway matters
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Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Highlights of 2016 - 2017
• Financial report 2016 - 2017
• Overview of Planning Process
• Story of Guinea Pig Club
• Wildlife Conservation
(Cherry Gardens & Berry Wood)
• Projects and Events 2017 - 2018
• Highways (West Sussex County Council)
• Questions & Answers
Refreshments & Socialising
Annual Village Meeting
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Any Questions?
• Please wait for the microphone
• Please state:
Your name
Your address - road name
• Join us afterwards for refreshments
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