Agenda

Delegated planning decisions for the week beginning 14 October 2024 are attached.  Contact for enquiries: Hamish Walke, Acting Group Manager (Development Management) on hamish.walke@crawley.gov.uk.

A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order document is attached for Bycroft Way, Three Bridges.

In accordance with Paragraph 2.1(p) of the Full Council Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, and in concurrence with the wishes of the political group, the Head of Governance, People & Performance has made the following change to the membership of the Licensing Committee:

Councillor Bushnell to be replaced with Councillor Lunnon.

This change takes immediate effect.

Crawley Community Youth Service (CCYS) have recently had a rent review for the lease of Bewbush Community Centre which resulted in a significant increase.

CCYS provide a much needed service to young people living in Crawley.  Without them, there would be a gap in youth provision that very few, if any, other providers could fill.

The proposed financial increase would put the organisation at risk of folding.  On 22 October 2024, the Head of Community Services agreed, with both the Facilities Manager (Rob Channon) and the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Wellbeing (Cllr Chris Mullins), that CCYS be included within the list of organisations eligible for discretionary rent relief (DRR).  This permits CCYS to submit a formal application for DRR, applicable only to the proposed increased element of the revised lease agreement.

To confirm, this decision was agreed with both the Facilities Manager and Cllr Chris Mullins.

We want to hear from as many people as possible about the future of culture in Crawley.  From residents and visitors who attend or participate in cultural activity (or not), to the views of artists, creative professionals, employees of cultural organisations and anyone interested in helping shape the future of culture in the Borough.

With funding from Arts Council England, Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy (TFCC) has been commissioned to create a cultural strategy.  This will identify and describe the distinctive opportunities for culture across the Borough in the next five years.  It will also highlight challenges, gaps in provision and priorities for culture.

To ensure that we capture a wide range of views, we have created a survey which will help inform this strategy.  Please note, this survey focuses on the opportunities for culture across the entire borough and is unrelated to a recent survey about a town centre cultural quarter.

The survey only takes a few minutes to fill in and will help shape a better Crawley for everyone  https://www.research.net/r/F6P25RP

We are also running two workshops to delve deeper into the issues and ideas raised in the survey:
Central Library: Saturday, November 2nd, from 2 PM to 4 PM
Broadfield Community Centre: Wednesday, November 6th, from 5 PM to 7 PM
Please email Francisca@tfconsultancy.co.uk to book your place at either.

Information is attached for Councillors only.

The presentation slides from the recent West Sussex-specific stakeholder update are attached for Councillors only.

Press releases are available at www.crawley.gov.uk/news.