use planning issues. • Without a NP, the Local Plan produced by Horsham District Council (HDC) will take precedence. • The Government have revised housing numbers Sarah Hobden, Horsham District Council across the country. HDC have been directed to build a minimum of 965 houses per year. Not havUpper Beeding Neighbourhood Plan ing a NP will not stop building. Referendum - 6th May 2021 • Parishes with a made NP will receive additional funding from developers via the Community InThe referendum is determined by a straight frastructure Levy (CiL). Communities with a made majority vote; the more people who vote, the NP receive 25% of the CiL whilst those without greater the true representation of the residents. receive 15%. More information on the NP and associated documents can be found on the Upper Beeding • The sites allocated have been identified as most Parish Council website: www.upperbeeding-pc. suitable for development; however, this is not gov.uk/neighbourhood-plan/ or you can find all planning permission. Any potential developer will the Neighbourhood Plans on the Horsham District have to submit detailed plans which will need to Council website: www.horsham.gov.uk/planning/ be assessed and go through the normal planning planning-policy/current-planning-consultations process, any plans must comply with the policies set out in the NP. If there is no NP developers If you live in the Upper Beeding area of the BN5 have greater flexibility. postcode (part of Small Dole and Edburton) and do not have access to the internet there are hard • A made NP carries a great deal of weight in the copies of the documents for you to view at The planning decision process, therefore any applicaParish Council Office, The Gladys Bevan Hall, tion for a development that is not within the remit Church Lane, Upper Beeding BN44 3HP. Please of the NP is very unlikely to be approved. email clerk@upperbeeding-pc.gov.uk or teleTom Kardos, Upper Beeding Parish Council phone 01903 816911 to arrange an appointment. For information on the Henfield Neighbourhood Plan, In Summary: please see the article on page 39. Editor • The Neighbourhood Plan (NP) is a set of policies developed by the Community to guide local land Annual Parking Disc Extension 2021 on our LEAP Small Business Grants page. Alternatively, contact the Council’s Economic Development team on business.development@ horsham.gov.uk
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If you have purchased an Annual Parking Disc that was due to expire on 31 March 2021, you can use it for an additional three months of parking with an extended expiry date of 30 June 2021. The extension has automatically been added to the end of the 12 month period, so you do not need to contact us. Please continue to use your current parking disc during the extension period as you will not receive an updated disc. Information about next year’s parking discs for 2021/22 will be available in the coming month. Visit www.horsham.gov.uk to find out more about Annual Parking Discs.
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