Category Archives: Horsham Council
Planning meeting speeches
Last week Horsham district council’s development control committee met to decide on the Berkely Homes development. As was reported in the local press this week, the committee voted to grant outline planning permission, subject to a Section 106 agreement. Our … Continue reading
Horsham Labour party rejects latest offer from Berkeley Homes
This week’s County Times reported on a press release from Horsham council about the Berkely Homes development, which said that an extra £7.25million ‘could’ be available for affordable housing. Horsham Labour party’s chair, David Hide has responded to this in … Continue reading
Happy Easter holidays – unless you used the council’s play schemes
Tomorrow is the start of the Easter holidays, when many working parents would have been using Horsham council’s play schemes to look after their children while they work – if the council had not decided to scrap the scheme. It … Continue reading
Criticism is not ‘sabotage’
By Ray Battersby After being absent from the UK for a month, I would like to respond to those who – in my absence – have commented in the local newspapers on the fact that I referred the cost of … Continue reading
It’s not just us who say so!
This week’s edition of the County Times contained extensive coverage of the Berkely Homes decision, but it also contained a couple of other related items that support Horsham Labour party’s arguments for affordable housing and show why our ongoing campaign … Continue reading
A window of opportunity
At tonight’s meeting, Horsham district council’s development control committee voted to defer a decision on the application from Berkely Homes. This is almost entirely due to the efforts of Horsham Labour party, who have campaigned extensively to prevent the council … Continue reading
Development Control: 16th March 2010
Horsham district council’s development control committee (North) met tonight to make a decision on an application for outline planning permission for land between Horsham and Broadbridge Heath. Having campaigned extensively on the affordable element of this application, and petitioned the … Continue reading
Horsham council votes to kill off play schemes
Horsham council decided in the full council meeting on Feb 24th to cease their play schemes in order to save an estimated £52,000. The budget report also included the transfer of about £400,000 to reserves so the scheme could easily … Continue reading
Horsham Council fails to show commitment to affordable housing strategy
Members of Horsham Labour Party met with a cross-party group of councillors and council officers last week to discuss the Council’s response to Horsham Labour Party’s housing petition. This petition called for Horsham District Council to deliver a minimum of … Continue reading
Play scheme closures put jobs and children at risk
Horsham Labour Party became aware this week that Horsham council are proposing to cancel several play schemes in the district. One concerned parent also wrote to the County Times, resulting in a story on page three.The Chair of Horsham Labour, … Continue reading