UPPER BEEDING Parish Winter Maintenance Plan 2013
Purpose:
West Sussex County Council has identified the service that it will provide, within the resources available (current budget of £1.5m), during the winter period, October to April.
West Sussex County Council needs to prioritise its resources and therefore can only support these supplemental proposals if they are identified and agreed in a Local Winter Maintenance Plan.
In order to enable WSCC to plan and deliver supplemental proposals identified in Local Winter Maintenance Plans the Plans must be submitted by 1st August 2013 and agreed by the end of August 2013.
Communications:
West Sussex County Council are the lead agency for this imitative.
Your Community & Economic Development Principal Community Officer will be your main point of contact and they will provide you with a contact number. All documentation should be sent to the following address:
Community & Economic Development Principal Community Officer,
Community & Economic Development,
WestSussexCounty Council,
County Hall North,
Chart Way,
Horsham,
RH12 1XH
Other WSCC Contacts:
Name / Role / ContactFrankie Spurgeon / Community Officer / Tel: 0330 22 23851
George Chisenga / Community Officer / Tel:
Please establish and provide your own point of contact during the preparation of the Parish Winter Maintenance Plan.
A pre-snow event statement will be issued by e-mail to all those who have been established as the Community Local Winter Maintenance Plan point of contact, to advise when to start implementing the plan and to indicate the likelihood of a prolonged snow event.
The daily decision is issued via WSCC gritting on twitter between 1st October & 31st April. All Parish, Town and Neighbourhood Councils are encouraged to sign up to receive regular tweets or view the daily decision updates on Other information on the winter service can be found on WSCC’s web site:
1. Select a person to coordinate local resources during adverse weather.
Name / E-mail / Landline Telephone / Mobile TelephoneSimon Birnstingl / / 01903 817 090
Sean Teatum / / 01903 814 164
Chris Warren / / 01273 493 456
2. Sign up to the WSCC gritter twitter on: and agree who is going to check the daily decision.
Name / E-mail / Landline Telephone / Mobile TelephoneSean Teatum / / 01903 814 164
3. Ensure you have a copy of a scaled map of your Parish this can be requested by the Principal Community Officer at West Sussex County Council.
This has been provided to you from the District Council.
4. Familiarise yourselves with those roads that are treated by WSCC under the precautionary salting routes shown on the WSCC web site:
5. Mark on the map where you think the local problems may be. These may include (but are not limited to): All marked in pink on attached maps.
Roads / FootpathsSteep hills, tight bends, locations where surface water commonly accumulates, known seepage area and vehicle access routes to key facilities such as health clinics, schools, residential homes etc … / High use sections, steep sections, pedestrian access routes to key facilities such as health clinics, schools, residential homes and other vulnerable people etc …
Roads
Steep Hills / Upper Beeding: College Road Maines Farm Road, and Manor Road at its approach to Henfield Road.
Small Dole: Tottington Drive.
Truleigh Hill (not marked on map).
Tight Bends / Upper Beeding: A2037 Henfield Road at “Waterworks Corner”.
Areas of Surface Water Accumulation / Upper Beeding: A2037 Henfield Road at Castle Town and the Bostal; Shoreham Road between the Rising Sun PH and the entrance to Beeding Court.
Seepage Areas / None
Health Clinic access routes / Upper Beeding: High Street by Dawn Close.
School access routes / Upper Beeding: School Road, with access via Church Lane and Saltings Way/Priory Field.
Residential home access routes / Upper Beeding: A2037 Henfield Road at Valerie Manor.
< insert others > / Upper Beeding: Hyde Lane and Undermill Road by Hyde Square (access to shops).
< insert others > / Upper Beeding: High Street (main village artery road, including shops and post office).
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Footpaths
High use sections / Upper Beeding: High Street (main village artery road, including shops and post office); Hyde Lane and Undermill Road by Hyde Square (access to shops).
Small Dole: A2037 Henfield Road (by shops and bus stops)
Steep inclined sections / Upper Beeding: College Road Maines Farm Road, and Manor Road at its approach to Henfield Road.
Small Dole: Tottington Drive.
Truleigh Hill (not marked on map).
Pedestrian access routes to key facilities, inc: / As per roads, above
Health clinics / As per roads, above
Schools / As per roads, above
Residential homes / As per roads, above
Shops / As per figh use sections, above
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6. Mark on the map the location of existing salt bins. The only existing bin is at Fiveways, Truleigh Hill (not on map). For Upper Beeding and Small Dole bins will be purchased this summer, and are marked with a green cross on attached maps. Sizes are approximate.
Salt Bin LocationsReference Number / Size (litres) / Location
1 / 600 / Upper Beeding: Hyde Square
2 / 600 / Upper Beeding: Junction of Saltings Way & High Street
3 / 300 / Upper Beeding: Junction of Hyde Lane & High Street
4 / 300 / Upper Beeding: Junction of School Road & Church Lane
5 / 300 / Upper Beeding: Junction of Hyde Street & Manor Road
6 / 300 / Upper Beeding: Junction of College Road & Manor Road
7 / 300 / Upper Beeding: Junction of College Road & Maines Farm Road
8 / 300 / Small Dole: A2037 Henfield Road by post office
9 / 300 / Small Dole: Junction of A2037 Henfield Road & Tottington Drive
10 / 300 / Small Dole: Junction of Tottington Drive & Wood Lane
11 / 300 / Small Dole: Junction of Wood Lande & Downsview (northern side)
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7. Mark on the map local routes that need to be treated by local arrangements (i.e. farmers or volunteers) that are not covered by WSCC precautionary network (P1 and P2 routes). These should match those areas identified in section 5.
8. Identify appropriate storage locations for bulk bags – this needs to be an accessible location that is covered and secure. Single bags will not be dropped off alongside roads and per-identified areas as in past years as they will not be protected from the elements.
The two contractors listed below are believed to have suitable storage, and will be approached during the summer.
Bulk Bag StorageNumber of Bags / Location / Contact Details
To be confirmed / Mackleys, Henfield Road, Small Dole
To be confirmed / Stringer & Kitson, Upper Beeding
9. Approach volunteers within the community who may be able to assist with salt spreading, snow clearance, 4x4 vehicles and drivers. Detail all contacts and telephone numbers in your winter management plan.
No specific individulas have been identified. It will be handled on an ad-hoc volunteer basis.
VolunteersName / Activity/Equipment / Contact Details
10. Approach local farmers and ask if they are willing to assist with winter maintenance operations (i.e. salt storage, salt transport, snow clearance etc …
None identified; intention is to use Mackleys and Stringer & Kitson, as above.
Local FarmersName / Activity/Equipment / Contact Details
11. Please list any volunteers willing to assist in keeping schools open in your area through snow clearance and salt spreading into and around school facilities.
Work pending under this heading
School Specific VolunteersName / Equipment Available / Contact Details
12. Plan Deadline is 1st August, those parishes that do not have plans in before this date will not receive any assistance with winter maintenance activities. All of this information should be compiled and sent to:
the Community & Economic Development Principal Community Officer,
WestSussexCounty Council,
County Hall North,
Chart Way,
Horsham,
RH12 1XA