Please note that access to the park car park will be closed on Monday 17th August from 7.30am to allow the installation of speed ramps around the zebra crossing.
The park will still be accessible on foot from the other entrances.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The Parish Council has been advised that the A272 will be closed from Easebourne Street and Heath End Lane between 8pm and 6am on the 6th until the 11th of August, for carriageway stud replacements. Any queries regarding this closure should be directed to West Sussex County Council Highways department – Roads and travel – West Sussex County Council
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.
There are several upcoming overnight closures on the A272, all from Easebourne Street to Heath End Lane, for surface dressing and associated works.
3rd June to 8th June – closed from 8pm to 6am
12th June to 17th June – closed from 8pm to 6am
24th June to 29th June – closed from 8pm to 6am
A diversion route will be in place, via Lodsworth and Easebourne Street.
The Parish Council has received the below from the National Trust, explaining the reason for the extension of the road closure at Woolbeding:
During repairs to the roof of the building, a rare Barbastelle bat was discovered. Barbastelles are one of the UK’s rarest mammals and are protected by an extra level of UK conservation law compared with other species of bats.
Work on the roof was paused while the National Trust consulted with government advisory body Natural England and ecology experts to ensure the correct conservation procedures were followed to protect this vulnerable species.
This consultation included an application process to obtain a modified bat conservation licence from Natural England allowing us to continue with the work.
During further repair work on the roof, contractors discovered that previously concealed areas of the roof structure and masonry were in a poorer condition than could have been anticipated. Contractors will need to spend additional time repairing these issues, requiring the continued use of scaffolding on the closed section of Woolbeding Lane.
Together, these factors mean the project will be delayed by an estimated four working weeks, extending the end date of the road closure from 5 June to 3 July.
We apologise for any inconvenience this causes and will continue to carry out this essential repair work as efficiently as possible in line with the new schedule.
There will still be access for vehicles to the south end of Woolbeding Lane, including to All Hallows church, and access along the full length of Woolbeding Lane for pedestrians and cyclists.
The National Trust have let us know that they are undertaking essential works on the buildings at Woolbeding Gardens over the next 14 weeks. This will unfortunately require a full closure of the road from the junction with Hollist Lane beginning on the 2nd March, meaning no access to the A272 along this route. Additional signage will be placed at the Easebourne end of Hollist Lane, to minimise the number of vehicles heading down there and having to turn around. Access will be maintained for emergency services at all times.
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.
The Council has been notified that Hollist Lane will be closed for carriageway patching later this week, please see image for more details.
We need your views!
The Parish Council are proposing a Community Highways Scheme aimed at reducing traffic speeds entering the village and travelling through the village on the A286.
We would appreciate it you could share your views on the suggested scheme by completing the survey below. It will take no more than 1 minute.
Please also feel free too share – the more comments we receive the better.
The survey runs until Monday 18th August.
Thank you.
