Liberal Democrats call on Southern Water and the Environment Agency to take urgent action to stop speculative planning applications. Southern Water and the Environment Agency have the powers to provide the required Position Statements and objections to planning applications which will enable Chichester District Council to refuse speculative planning applications and regain control of the […]

District Council Leadership team – Monthly meeting with Council Leadership team Chichester District Council (CDC): Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting – supported the creation of Affordable Housing Task and Finish Group to look at improving availability of social housing.  Delighted that Tracie Bangert elected to chair CDC Full Council – raised on-going concerns on removal of important […]

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT COUNCILLORS CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A MORE AMBITIOUS COMMITMENT TOWARDS AFGHANS FLEEING THE TALIBAN AND PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT FOR WELCOMING REFUGEES TO WEST SUSSEX Liberal Democrat councillors1 are calling on the government to make a more ambitious commitment to resettle refugees fleeing the Taliban. They have also today written to all […]

On 10th August Lib Dem Councillors wrote to Eileen Lintill – Leader and Susan Taylor – Cabinet Member for Planning asking them to provide a detailed briefing document on meetings held with Southern Water and the Environment Agency. This letter was sent after both Cabinet Members claimed at a Council Meeting that the amendments proposed […]

In an astonishing decision to ignore residents views every Conservative Councillors decided to play politics with the Chichester Local Plan by voting against Lib Dem amendments at Thursday 29th July Council meeting Adrian Moss, Leader of the Lib Dem Opposition said “I was astonished that all Tory Councillors decided to follow, what must have been […]

Liberal Democrats Councillors call for change of Leadership   Liberal Democrats Councillors call for change of Leadership and urgent action to ensure Local Plan is published in Spring 2022   Lib Dem Councillors finally lose patience with dithering from the Cabinet Member for Planning, Susan Taylor, and call for her to be replaced with someone […]

Chichester Liberal Democrats Council Group Chichester Liberal Democrats call on Chichester District Council to support the provision of free school meals The leader of the Liberal Democrats Group at Chichester District Council has asked CDC to work alongside West Sussex County Council to stop children going hungry In light of the decision by government this […]

Liberal Democrat Councillors say A27 improvements essential for District.   Liberal Democrat Councillors on Chichester District call on West Sussex County Council, Chichester District Council and Gillian Keegan to unite to ensure A27 improvements are delivered The community worked closely together under the BABA27 (Build a Better A27) consultation process. Chichester cannot afford to continue […]