Purpose

The Northern West Sussex Statement of Common
Ground (SoCG) and the Northern West Sussex Housing Needs SoCG were
approved by the Head of Economy and Planning on 17 July 2023. The
2023 versions of the SoCGs were published on the Crawley Borough
Council webpage and submitted to the Planning Inspectorate
alongside the Crawley Borough Local Plan to support its
examination, and demonstrate that the councils have met the Duty to
Cooperate.
Since the previous versions of the SoCGs were agreed, Mid Sussex
District Council and Horsham District Council have progressed with
their Local Plans. The Mid Sussex District Plan was submitted to
the Secretary of State for its independent examination on 8 July
2024. The Horsham District Local Plan has been published for
Regulation 19 consultation and is currently being finalised for its
own submission to the Secretary of State for independent
examination.
On this basis, both of the SoCGs have been revised to reflect
factual changes and the progress made since July 2023. As these are
an update on the 2023 SoCGs to support the submission of the two
neighbouring authorities’ Local Plans, they have been signed
off by the Head of Service, in accordance with the delegation
scheme (and in consultation with the Cabinet Member).
The revised July 2024 SoCGs are published to the Mid Sussex
District Plan Examination Webpage.

Content

To approve the updated versions of the
Northern West Sussex Statement of Common Ground and the Northern
West Sussex Housing Needs Statement of Common Ground.