Consultation Hub

During the first consultation round we asked for your views on the various aspects of the proposals for redevelopment, including the mix of housing, business space, community facilities and the local transport infrastructure. We also invited general reflections and comments on the illustrative masterplan.  

Thank you to all those who responded during the first consultation round, whether you attended a drop-in exhibition or shared your reflections through the online and postal survey.

All comments received during the first consultation round are being collated and reviewed, and we will use them to inform the next stage of the planning process and to update the proposed masterplan.

We are opening a second consultation round, to run 30th October to 16th November inclusive, during which we will be inviting comments on the revised plans. The revised plans will be displayed at a drop-in exhibition on 30th October, 12 noon to 8pm at The Holbrook Club, North Heath Lane, Horsham, RH12 5PJ (see event calendar for more information).

Visit the webpages for the second round of the consultation, to find out about the event and other ways to view the revised proposals, and to complete the online survey on the updated proposals from 30th October -16th November:

https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/former-novartis-site/round2                    

For your feedback on the development of the Crawley Growth Programme’s  Eastern and Station gateway projects. Engagement was undertaken between May and July 2018 to inform the public and key stakeholders of the proposed improvements within these schemes. The events presented the early feasibility designs ahead of moving forward to preliminary design stage, in preparation of tendering for a Design and Build contractor to deliver the two schemes.

We asked for your feedback and an indication of whether there was support for the schemes.

You said:-

• There is clear majority support for the proposals.
• Sustainable transport improvements are key areas of interest and concern.
• Accessibility and pedestrian friendly features are important
• Green spaces/greenery should be protected and aspired to within the plans.
• Crawley bus station needs improvement and better waiting facilities

The comments and feedback were considered by the design team and the design response is below.  The full report can be viewed via the link provided at the bottom fo the consultation page.

For your comments on a four page document that outlined the County Council’s Vision, Principles and Values for Education in West Sussex.

The document proposed aims and objectives for School Organisation and School Improvement which the Education and Skills Directorate will focus on over the next four years. It suggested an approach to build sustainable capacity for school places and incorporated the policy to challenge and support schools to improve by targeting resources, broadening the services that are traded and enabling school-to-school support.

• You broadly supported the Vision, Principles and Values.
• You were concerned about what it might mean for smaller schools in rural parts of West Sussex and wanted more explanation and clarification about what this will mean in practice.
• You told us how much you value the School Improvement Team, but had concerns about visits reducing or a model that relied on school-to-school support.

1. Had additional discussions with School Leaders and Governors on the detail to respond to concerns raised during the consultation period.
2. Considered all consultation responses and feedback and the final strategy and its implementation will; 

• Refine our approach to focus on the sustainablity of schools in the rural localities.
• Increase the minimum number of contacts fro the School Improvment Team to 'good' or 'outstanding' schools.
• Develop school-to-school suport over time and in partnership.