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Decisions involving the procurement of goods or services can also be viewed on the Local Government Transparency Code For Contracts and Purchase Orders Over £5k webpage.
There is a requirement to refresh all East
Sussex County Council’s smartphone estate as well as
upgrading core elements of the infrastructure to support mobile
devices as the council continues to move services into the
Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
Currently East Sussex provides a mobile device to between 3,000 and
3,700 staff. Presently most devices issued are iPhone SEs which
were originally deployed as part of the previous mobile refresh
project which ran from 23rd March 2018 to 31st April 2019. Normally
a smartphone would have an expected life of 3 years, however, due
to additional infrastructure work required it has been approved to
accelerate the refresh by the Device Lifecycle Group.
Decision Maker: Chief Operating Officer
Decision published: 23/12/2021
Effective from: 23/11/2021
Decision:
Telefonica O2 is recommended as the preferred
bidder for Mobile Devices (Hardware) Refresh.
Lead officer: Phil Hall
To allow South East Water to carry out new
mains connection works, East Sussex County Council have made an
Order under Sections 14(1) and 15(1)(b) of the Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984, as amended, which will temporarily close the
following length of road;
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision published: 30/11/2021
Effective from: 26/11/2021
Decision:
Temporary Road Closure
Piccadilly Lane - from the junction with C211 East Street to the
junction with C14 Newick Lane
A safe route will be provided for pedestrians and vehicular access
for residents and to properties maintained whenever possible with
an alternative route for through traffic via C211 East Street
– C14 Station Road - Stone Cross - Newick Lane and vice
versa.
The Order commences 2 December 2021 and lasts for a period of 18
months, or until works are completed, whichever is earlier.
However, it is anticipated works will be undertaken between 2
December 2021 and 25 February 2022 depending upon the weather
conditions.
If you require further information telephone Network Management on
0345 60 80 193.
Lead officer: Rupert Clubb
Proposal to grant a long lease to facilitate
capital investment
Decision Maker: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Made at meeting: 16/11/2021 - Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Decision published: 16/11/2021
Effective from: 16/11/2021
Decision:
43.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer. The end date of the current lease was clarified as being 2025.
DECISIONS
43.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to (1) agree to the grant of two leases and terms in respect to the letting of Tilling Green Community Centre contained in the Exempt report at a later agenda item; and
(2) delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to approve the terms of and enter into the lease and take any other actions considered appropriate to give effect to the above recommendation.
Reasons
43.3 The grant of a 30-year lease for the building follows a detailed review undertaken by Property. The three key elements considered are:
i. The business plan sets out the wider environmental, social, and economic benefits that will be extended at Tilling Green Community Centre.
ii. The proposed wider range of uses and services at the property matches several of the Council’s overarching priorities, as set out in paragraph 2.1 of the report, as well as meeting key priority outcomes in the Council Plan 2021/22.
iii. The business plan outlines environmental, social, and economic wellbeing outcomes with clear benefits which supports the Council’s ability under Local Government Act 1972: General Consent Order 2003 to grant a lease at below market value.
43.4 The proposed lease structure will involve the surrender of the existing lease for all Tilling Green Community Centre including the playing field. There will be two leases. The lease for the building does not have a landlord break clause and the new lease requires capital investment and energy efficiency works to be undertaken by Rye Partnership (RP) within 3 years. The structure of the lease will reinforce RP obligations to maintain and repair the asset at their cost. The lease for the playing field has a landlord only break clause so at a future date the Council could consider options available for this land.
Decision Maker: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Made at meeting: 16/11/2021 - Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Decision published: 16/11/2021
Effective from: 16/11/2021
Divisions affected: Rye and Eastern Rother;
Lead officer: Zoe Tweed
To allow Barkemp Construction Ltd to
facilitate junction improvements, resurfacing and road marking
works, East Sussex County Council have made an Order under Sections
14(1) and 15(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as
amended, which will temporarily introduce the following
restrictions;
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision published: 12/11/2021
Effective from: 19/11/2021
Decision:
Temporary Prohibition of Right Hand Turn
Unnamed access road between No’s 16 & 17 Malling Down,
Lewes - no right turn onto A26 Malling Down
Alternative route via A26 Malling Down – A26 Malling Hill
– A26 Malling Street – A26 Cuilfail Tunnel Roundabout
– A26 Malling Street – A26 Malling Hill – A26
Malling Down.
Temporary Road Closures
Earwig Corner Junction
A26 Uckfield Road, Stoneham, Ringmer / A26 Malling Down, Lewes /
B2192 Ringmer Road, Ringmer –from the junction with Earwig
Corner for a distance of 100 metres in all directions
A safe route will be provided for pedestrians and vehicular access
for residents and to properties maintained whenever possible with
an alternative route for through traffic as follows;
Vehicles on A26 travelling to Lewes via A26 to Little Horsted
– A22 Little Horsted to Polegate – A27 (T) Polegate to
Lewes
Vehicles on B2192 travelling to Lewes via B2192 to Halland –
A22 Halland to Polegate – A27(T) Polegate to Lewes
Vehicles on A26 travelling to Uckfield via A26 Cuilfail Tunnel
– A27(T) Lewes to Polegate – A22 Polegate to
Uckfield
Vehicles on B2192 travelling to Uckfield via B2192 to Halland
– A22 Halland to Uckfield
The Order commenced 1 June 2021 and lasts for a period of 18
months, or until works are completed, whichever is earlier.
However, it is anticipated restrictions will be in place from
18:30hrs - 00:00hrs between 22 November and 6 December 2021
depending upon the weather conditions.
If you require further information telephone Network Management on
0345 60 80 193.
Lead officer: Rupert Clubb
To allow BT Openreach to carry out new pole
and cabling works, East Sussex County Council have made an Order
under Sections 14(1) and 15(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Regulation
Act 1984, as amended, which will temporarily close the following
length of road;
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision published: 12/11/2021
Effective from: 19/11/2021
Decision:
Temporary Road Closure
Lewes Road - from Horsted Place Hotel to the junction with U7158
Bradfords Lane
A safe route will be provided for pedestrians and vehicular access
for residents and to properties maintained whenever possible with
an alternative route for through traffic westbound via A26 Lewes
Road – A26 Rose Hill, Little Horsted - A26 Rose Hill, Isfield
– A26 Uckfield Road, Isfield – A26 Uckfield Road,
Ringmer - A26 Uckfield Road, Stoneham - A26 Malling Down, Lewes -
A26 Malling Hill - A26 Malling Street, Lewes – A26 Cuilfail
Tunnel roundabout - A26 Malling Street, Lewes - A26 Brooks Road
roundabout - A26 Phoenix Causeway, Lewes - A2029 Eastgate Street,
Lewes - A277 High Street, Lewes - A277 Western Road, Lewes - A277
Spital Road, Lewes - A275 Nevill Road, Lewes - A275 Offham Road,
Offham - A275 The Street, Offham – A275 Cooksbridge Road,
Cooksbridge - A275 Resting Oak Hill, Cooksbridge - A275 South Road,
South Common, South Chailey - A275 South Road, South Chailey - A275
South Street, South Chailey - A275 Chailey Green Road, Chailey
Green - A275 East Grinstead Road, North Chailey - A272 Station
Road, North Chailey - A272 Western Road, Newick – A272 High
Street, Newick - A272 The Green, Newick – A272 Goldbridge
Road, Newick - A272 Goldbridge Road, Piltdown - A272 Batts Bridge
Road, Piltdown – A272 Batts Bridge, Maresfield - A22 Batts
Bridge roundabout - A22 Maresfield bypass - A22 Blackdown
roundabout - A22 Uckfield bypass - A22 Copwood roundabout, Uckfield
- A22 Uckfield bypass - A22 Little Horstead roundabout - A26 Lewes
Road;
eastbound via A26 Lewes Road – A22 Little Horsted roundabout
- A22 Uckfield bypass – A22 Copwood roundabout - A22 Uckfield
bypass - A22 Blackdown roundabout, Uckfield - A22 Maresfield bypass
- A22 Batts Bridge roundabout - A272 Batts Bridge Road, Maresfield
– A272 Batts Bridge, Piltdown - A272 Goldbridge Road,
Piltdown - A272 Goldbridge Road, Newick - A272 The Green, Newick -
A272 High Street, Newick - A272 Western Road, Newick - A272 Station
Road, North Chailey - A275 East Grinstead Road, North Chailey -
A275 Chailey Green Road, Chailey Green - A275 South Street, South
Chailey - A275 South Road, South Common, South Chailey - A275
Resting Oak Hill, Cooksbridge - A275 Cooksbridge Road, Cooksbridge
- A275 The Street, Offham – A275 Offham Road, Offham - A275
Nevill Road, Lewes - A277 Spital Road, Lewes - A277 Western Road,
Lewes - A277 High Street - A2029 Market Street, Lewes – A2029
Little East Street, Lewes - A26 Phoenix Causeway, Lewes - A26
Brooks Road roundabout - A26 Malling Street, Lewes - A26 Cuilfail
Tunnel roundabout - A26 Malling Street, Lewes - A26 Malling Hill -
A26 Malling Down, Lewes - A26 Uckfield Road, Stoneham - A26
Uckfield Road, Ringmer - A26 Uckfield Road, Isfield - A26 Rose Hill
– A26 Lewes Road
The Order commences 19 November 2021 and lasts for a period of 18
months, or until works are completed, whichever is earlier.
However, it is anticipated works will be undertaken from 22:00hrs
to 05:00hrs between 19 & 21 November 2021 depending upon the
weather conditions.
If you require further information telephone Network Management on
0345 60 80 193.
Lead officer: Rupert Clubb
To allow Network Rail to carry out maintenance
works, East Sussex County Council have made an Order under Sections
14(1) and 15(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as
amended, which will temporarily close the following length of
road;
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision published: 12/11/2021
Effective from: 19/11/2021
Decision:
Temporary Road Closure
Station Approach - 20 metres either side of the level
crossing.
A safe route will be provided for pedestrians and vehicular access
for residents and to properties maintained whenever possible with
an alternative route for through traffic westbound via A259 New
Road – A259 Flyover Slip on eastbound – The Drove
– B&Q roundabout – The Drove - South Way - Lewes
Road - North Way – The Drove – North Quay and eastbound
via A259 Drove Road – The Drove – South Way –
Lewes Road – North Way – The Drove – Flyover slip
off – A26 New Road.
The Order commences 22 November 2021 and lasts for a period of 18
months, or until works are completed, whichever is earlier.
However, it is anticipated works will be undertaken from 23:30hrs
on 22 November to 04:30hrs on 23 November 2021 depending upon the
weather conditions.
If you require further information telephone Network Management on
0345 60 80 193.
Lead officer: Rupert Clubb
To allow AON UK Ltd, working on behalf of
Barratt Homes to safely access the development site with
construction traffic, East Sussex County Council have made an Order
under Sections 14(1) and 15(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Regulation
Act 1984, as amended, which will temporarily close the following
length of road;
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision published: 12/11/2021
Effective from: 19/11/2021
Decision:
Temporary Prohibition of Waiting &
Temporary No Loading/Unloading - Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm;
Saturday 8am to 1pm
Dutchells Way - from the junction with U2248 Hazelwood Avenue to
outside no. 60
St Martins Road - from the junction with U2248 Hazelwood Avenue to
outside no. 5
A safe route will be provided for pedestrians and vehicular access
for residents and to properties maintained.
The Order commences 23 November 2021 and lasts for a period of 18
months, or until works are completed, whichever is earlier.
However, it is anticipated the restrictions will be in place
between 23 November 2021 and 11 February 2023 depending upon the
weather conditions.
If you require further information telephone Network Management on
0345 60 80 193.
Lead officer: Rupert Clubb
Notice is hereby given that East Sussex County
Council have made the above Order under the relevant sections of
the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, and of all other
enabling powers, coming into operation on 22 November 2021, which
will introduce new or revise the existing parking, waiting and
loading restrictions along the following lengths of
roads:
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision published: 12/11/2021
Effective from: 19/11/2021
Decision:
Changes to Prohibition of Waiting At Any Time
in the following roads:
NEWHAVEN – Gibbon Road, Hanson Road, High Street, Hill Side,
Meeching Road, North Lane, St Lukes Lane. PEACEHAVEN –
Arundel Road, Arundel Road West, Bolney Avenue, Cairo Avenue,
Lincoln Avenue, Malines Avenue. RINGMER – Ashcroft Close,
Springett Avenue. SEAFORD – Esplanade, Martello Road.
The introduction of Prohibition of Stopping on the Footway or Verge
At Any Time in the following roads:
NEWHAVEN – High Street, Meeching Road, St Lukes Lane.
Changes to Time Limited Waiting, 8am-6pm Monday to Saturday
inclusive, maximum stay 2 hours, no return within 1 hour in the
following roads:
NEWHAVEN – South Road. PEACEHAVEN – Roderick Avenue.
SEAFORD – Warwick Road.
The introduction of Disabled Persons Parking Places in the
following roads:
NEWHAVEN – High Street, Western Road. SEAFORD – Warwick
Road.
The introduction of a Loading Only Bay At Any Time in the following
road:
NEWHAVEN – High Street
Changes to Taxis Only At Any Time in the following roads:
PEACEHAVEN – Roderick Avenue. SEAFORD – Broad
Street.
The introduction of Taxis Only, 8am-6pm in the following
road:
SEAFORD – Broad Street.
Changes to School Keep Clear Marking, No Stopping, Mondays to
Fridays 8am-9.30am and 2.45pm-4pm (except August) in the following
roads:
SEAFORD – Millberg Road and Saltwood Road.
Changes to School Keep Clear Marking, No Stopping, Mondays to
Fridays 8am-5pm (except August) in the following roads:
PEACEHAVEN – Edith Avenue and Roderick Avenue.
Removal of Ambulance Only Bay in the following road:
SEAFORD – Warwick Road.
A copy of the made Order, plans showing the lengths of road and a
statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing the Order,
along with copies of those parts of the old Orders being revoked
can be viewed at
consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk/economy-transport-environment/lewes-formal-2020.
Due to current social distancing requirements, paper copies of
documents will not be available to view in our council offices or
libraries. People without access to a computer who wish to view
details of the scheme should telephone the Parking Team on 01323
466244 to receive the documents by post.
The previously advertised proposal insofar as they relate to Deans
Meadow, Barcombe, has been abandoned following consideration of the
objection received and decisions made at Planning Committee.
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or any of
its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers
conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act of 1984, or on the
grounds that any requirement of the Road Traffic Regulation Act or
of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in
relation to the Order, may within six weeks of the date the Order
is made, apply to the High Court for this purpose.
If you have any questions, require further information or would
like paper copies of the Order as made please telephone Parking
Services on 01323 466244 or email
parking.escc@eastsussex.gov.uk
Lead officer: Rupert Clubb
Notice is hereby given that East Sussex County
Council have made the above Order, under the relevant sections of
the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, and all other
enabling powers, coming into operation on 22 November 2021, which
introduces, amends and revokes various restrictions along the
following lengths of roads:-
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision published: 12/11/2021
Effective from: 19/11/2021
Decision:
Changes to Prohibition of Waiting At Any Time
in the following roads:
Firle Crescent, Highdown Road, Nevill Crescent and Valley
Road.
Changes to Prohibition of Waiting, 8am-6pm Monday to Friday in the
following road:
Valley Road.
Changes to Permit Holder or Pay and Display Parking Places, Monday
to Saturday, 9am-5pm in the following road:
South Street.
Changes to Permit Holder Only Parking Places, Monday to Saturday,
9am-5pm in the following road:
South Street.
A copy of the made Order, plans showing the lengths of road and a
statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing the Order
along with copies of the Order and Map Tiles being amended can be
viewed at
consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk/economy-transport-environment/lewes-formal-2020.
Due to current social distancing requirements, paper copies of
documents will not be available to view in our council offices or
libraries. People without access to a computer who wish to view
details of the scheme should telephone the Parking Team on 01323
466244 to receive the documents by post.
Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or any of
its provisions on the grounds that it is not within the powers
conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act of 1984, or on the
grounds that any requirement of the Road Traffic Regulation Act or
of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in
relation to the Order, may within six weeks of the date of the
Order is made, apply to the High Court for this purpose.
If you have any questions, require further information or would
like paper copies of the Order made please telephone Parking
Services on 01323 466244 or email
parking.escc@eastsussex.gov.uk
Lead officer: Rupert Clubb
Decision Maker: Lead Member for Economy
Made at meeting: 12/11/2021 - Lead Member for Economy
Decision published: 12/11/2021
Effective from: 12/11/2021
Decision:
3.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.
DECISIONS
3.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve:
(1) Sussex Tourism and Culture Recovery Group (STCRG) Visitor Economy report recommendations and actions (Section 3 of the report);
(2) STCRG explore funding opportunities (section 3);
(3) STCRG disseminate the baseline report to interested parties (section 3.7);
(4) STCRG create a Sussex Tourism Leadership Group to drive the Vision and reach the target markets (section 4);
(5) STCRG engage with the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and ascertain the LEPs’ proposition for working with the STCRG (section 5.4 to 5.6); and
(6) delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to implement steps set out in recommendations (1) to (5) inclusive, in line with the agreed budget.
Reasons
3.3 In light of the impact of the Pandemic on the tourism sector, the pan-Sussex group is meeting a need to support the economic recovery of the Tourism sector through pan-Sussex working.To inform the proposals for next steps, the STCRG has considered:
• the recommendations from the Sussex Visitor Economy Report (as set out in section 3)
• the need for a wider leadership group to include public and private sector representatives (section 4)
• other strategic Intelligence (section 5)
• how to work with LEPs in future (section 5)
• Current funding available (sections 3 and 6)
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Lead officer: Sally Staples