Agenda and draft minutes

1.1       The Committee approved as a correct record the minute of the meeting held on 30 April 2025.

2.1       There were no apologies for absence.

Disclosures by all members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

3.1       Councillor Maples declared a personal interest in item 5 as someone previously involved in volunteering with School Streets project and as someone living in the neighbourhood. Councillor Maples did not consider this to be prejudicial.  

Notification of items which the Chair considers to be urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Any members who wish to raise urgent items are asked, wherever possible, to notify the Chair before the start of the meeting. In so doing, they must state the special circumstances which they consider justify the matter being considered urgent.

4.1       There were none.

5.1       Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

5.1       The Committee considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

5.2       Mr Noel Fadden, District Councillor Graham Clews and Mr Kevin Moore spoke for the recommendation to not uphold objections to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) in relation to Southover CE Primary – Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace and that the ETRO be made permanent in relation to Southover CE Primary – Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace.

5.3       Councillor Wendy Maples, the Local Member spoke in support of the officer’s recommendations.

5.4       The Committee Members have considered the report, together with the comments of the public speakers and the Local Member and agree with the conclusions and reasons for the recommendation set out in paragraph 3 of the report.

5.7       The Committee unanimously RESOLVED to:

1) Not uphold objections to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) in relation to Southover CE Primary – Potters Lane, Cleve Terrace and The Course Lewes; and

2) Recommended to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport that the ETRO be made permanent.

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

7.1       The Committee considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

7.2       The following Local Members spoke on the following sites detailed in the report:

7.3       Committee Members have considered the report and comments of the Local Members and agree with the conclusions and reasons for the recommendations as set out in the report.

7.4       The Committee RESOLVED to:

1) Uphold, in part, the objections to the draft Order as set out in Appendix 1 of the report;

2) Not uphold the objections to the draft Order as set out in Appendix 2 of the report; and

3) Recommend to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport that the Traffic Regulation Order be made in part.