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South Downs Local Plan Review

Following the Public Meeting held last week, the pages from the Local Plan document that include information on the site allocations for Easebourne and Midhurst can be found on the link below.

The site numbers must be referenced when you submit a comment. Please remember that comments must be submitted online via the SDNPA portal or by email to planningpolicy@southdowns.gov.uk by midnight on the 23rd June. Please also copy your comments to parishclerk@easebourne.org 

2026-05 SDNPA Local Plan Proposed Submission (Reg 19) – EASEBOURNE

South Downs Local Plan Review2026-06-09T18:11:52+01:00

Save the date – Easebourne Fete 2026!

The Fete is back for 2026, with the exciting addition of a new partner…

St Mary’s Church have now joined us and Easebourne School PTA to bring you a bigger and better day out!

Classes for this year’s dog show are as follows –

12.30pm – Walking to heel

1pm – Dog the judge would most like to take home

1.30pm – Hide and seek

2pm – Dog agility challenge

2.30pm – Best in show

£2 per entry – entrants to arrive with owners and entry fee 5 minutes before the class begins.

Save the date – Easebourne Fete 2026!2026-06-05T19:22:33+01:00

South Downs National Park Local Plan Review

As you may already know, the SDNPA is currently consulting residents on the latest version of the Local Plan, to be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent review and potential adoption in 2027.

From the Public Meeting held by the Parish Council last week you can download the slides here. They will give you some background as to what the plan is about and what you can do to comment on it – 2026-06-04 EPC Public Meeting re SDNPA LPR – Slides v2

Easebourne Parish Council strongly objected to all 3 sites within the Parish during the previous Regulation 18 consultation. We have already been in touch with the SDNPA to object to their decision in this version of the plan to treat Easebourne as effectively part of Midhurst.

The consultation closes at 23.59 on June 23rd, after which point there will be no further opportunity to comment. So it is vitally important that if you have concerns about the extent of the proposed development and the potential impact on the Parish that you make your comments to the SDNPA before the deadline. You can do this by:

  1. Go to the South Downs National Park Authority website – www.southdowns.gov.uk
  2. Choose ‘Planning’ on the top menu and then ‘New South Downs Local Plan’
  3. Then choose to view the plan by scrolling to https://southdowns-consult.objective.co.uk.
  4. Click ‘Learn More’
  5. On the next page click ‘Go to Event’
  6. The next page will load a huge amount of information about the plan and its content. To make a comment, on the left of the screen click on the arrow next to ‘Site Allocations’
  7. From the drop down click ‘Primary Settlements and Sites’
  8. Now click ‘Midhurst and Easebourne’
  9. As the SDNPA have currently referred to Midhurst and Easebourne as one Primary Settlement all 9 sites are now listed. Choose the site you wish to submit a comment on and the detail will load on the right.
  10. At the top of the page that then loads you can choose to ‘Add comment’. Click that to open up a series of pages you need to complete.

Alternatively…

You can email your name, address and comments on any site or the plan as a whole to planningpolicy@southdowns.gov.uk 

We would be very grateful if you could also copy parishclerk@easebourne.org in to your submission as will we base our submission on all the responses and contacts we receive from Parishioners

You could also write to our MP Andrew Griffiths – andrew.griffith.mp@parliament.uk 

You might also want to write to your other elected local officials, District Councillor Francis Hobbs or County Councillor Tom Richardson.

You could also write to our local or national press.

Remember, the deadline and last chance to comment on this plan is 23.59 on June 23rd 2026. After that the next thing we will hear is whether the sites have been formally approved for development or not.

South Downs National Park Local Plan Review2026-06-08T09:45:15+01:00

Wheelbarrow Castle safety

The Parish Council along with the Primary School have been trying to improve safety by reducing the speed of vehicles using Wheelbarrow Castle. Unfortunately this has proved to be quite a challenge however we would like to make one more attempt at submitting a Traffic Regulation Order to the local authority.

Part of the submission needs to be the results of a short consultation with local residents, road users and parents of children at the school. There are just 7 questions so we’d really appreciate just a minute of your time to help us submit this application.

Please share this with your friends, family and neighbours. The more responses we receive the better informed we will be.

Wheelbarrow Castle Speed Limit Reduction – Fill out form

Wheelbarrow Castle safety2026-06-05T16:17:25+01:00

Public Meeting to review the South Downs Local Plan

The South Downs National Park Authority has now published the South Downs Local Plan (Proposed Submission) for Regulation 19 (Publication) consultation.

This is the final consultation stage before the plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination by a Planning Inspector.  This consultation stage differs from previous consultations on the new Local Plan, as the Planning Inspector will be interested in comments related to the Local Plan’s soundness and legal compliance.

The consultation period closes on 23 June 2026

You can view the complete plan by visiting the following link. This will also guide you to where you can submit your comments:

A New South Downs Local Plan – South Downs National Park Authority

A slimmed down version, featuring just the site allocations for Midhurst & Easebourne can be accessed here – Easebourne & Midhurst Sites Only

The Parish Council will also host a Public Meeting where you can join us to review the proposal Local Plan, share your views and help up formulate a response to the South Downs National Park Authority.

This meeting will take place at Easebourne Primary School on Wheelbarrow Castle, on the 4th June from 7pm until 8.30pm.

The Parish Council are also looking for volunteers to help spread the word about this subject, if you think that you may be able to help by assisting with the delivery of leaflets to advertise this meeting please get in touch with the Chairman – mike@easebourne.org. Even if you are only able to deliver to houses on your street this would still be a big help!

Public Meeting to review the South Downs Local Plan2026-06-02T11:34:24+01:00

Community Hub Planning Application Submitted

We’re pleased to confirm that the Planning Application to convert an un-used portion of Easebourne Primary School into a multi-use Community Hub have officially been submitted to Chichester District Council.

The plans are now with a number of statutory consultees for comment and can be seen in full by visiting the SDNPA website and searching for planning application number SDNP/25/04865/FUL

The Parish Council have secured considerable funding for the project already although further fund raising will be required in order to make the project a reality if planning is granted. We have shortlisted sources of additional grants and applications will be submitted as soon as we have approval. We’d also be really grateful to hear from any local residents who would be willing to help with fundraising events in the village.

There will be opportunities in the coming months to view plans in person and discuss the project with your Parish Councillors. The first of these is expected to be at the Annual Village Meeting which will take place towards the end of May.

If you have any questions or suggestions about this incredibly exciting project in the meantime, please contact parishclerk@easebourne.org.

Community Hub Planning Application Submitted2026-03-27T07:17:11+00:00

New reduced speed limit to be implemented

We’re very pleased to confirm that a new 40mph buffer zone will be installed on the A272 as you head towards the village in the coming months.

The new zone will stretch for approximately 400m, beginning to the east of the Cowdray Golf Club entrance and continuing to the current point where you enter or exit the 30mph zone.

We hope this will calm traffic speeds as you enter and leave the village and make access to the Golf Club safer.

In other Highways news, we are continuing to work with the WSCC Highways Team to see what improvements might be possible to reduce traffic speeds on the A286 within the village and improve pedestrian safety. More news on this in the coming months.

New reduced speed limit to be implemented2026-02-10T17:55:49+00:00

Roundhouse vandalism

Since the vandalism to The Roundhouse in Easebourne Park 2 weeks ago, we have been continuing to assess the damage and follow up with the Police after sharing the CCTV footage captured of those responsible.

We’re sorry to say that the damage to the structure is worse than originally thought and although can be repaired, it will take longer and cost significantly more than we originally estimated. We are currently waiting on a date when the work could start. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this will cause to those who frequently use and love the Park, especially during what will shortly be school half term.

In the meantime the CCTV footage is being examined in more detail. We do know that the vandalism took place around the middle of the day on Saturday 4th October, when 6 individuals were clearly captured in the Roundhouse. If anyone has any information about who was responsible or hears of anything about this pointless act of vandalism, please contact the Parish Council.

Sadly incidents like this can only result in less funds being available for other facilities and maintenance in the village.

Roundhouse vandalism2025-10-18T17:14:35+01:00

Community Hub Survey Leaflet

By now you should have received or be about to receive a survey through you door asking for your views about the proposed Community Hub.

We’d really appreciate a few minutes of your time to answer the questions and let us know what you think to the idea of creating a multi-use, flexible space in the heart of the business, for the whole community. We envisage the Hub being used for a whole host of activities such as social clubs, fitness classes, educational sessions, markets, fairs, wellbeing sessions, private hire, meetings.. the list is long!

We are also hoping that it could include a coffee shop or simple volunteer run cafe space. More details are on the door drop or on the Community Hub page in this website. You can also contact the Parish Council if you have any specific questions or to find out more.

You can drop your completed survey into the Primary School reception or the Village Shop. Alternatively you can fill out the form online by going to:

https://forms.office.com/r/wQqJ6gutAz

We will also be planning some in-person consultation events later this year.

Community Hub Survey Leaflet2025-10-10T10:39:49+01:00

Roundhouse vandalism

We are extremely saddened to report that The Roundhouse in Easebourne Park suffered considerable damage over the weekend at the hands of vandals.

A number of spindles were kicked out, used to damage the roof and a section of the internal floor has been seriously damaged.

Having assessed the damage in full this morning we’re sorry to say that the whole structure will need to be fenced off for lengthy and costly repairs. The Roundhouse will be fenced off tomorrow, Tuesday 7th October, so please be aware of work taking place in the Park during that day.

We are awaiting timings from our contractors as to when the work can take place and how long it will take. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this will cause to those who frequently use and love the Park.

In the meantime the CCTV footage is being examined and the incident is being reported to the Police. If anyone has any information about who was responsible or hears of anything about this pointless act of vandalism, please contact the Parish Council.

Sadly incidents like this can only result in less funds being available for other facilities and maintenance in the village.

Roundhouse vandalism2025-10-06T12:44:05+01:00
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