Road Closure A264 Moat Road / Cranston Road / Blackwell Hollow

Please be advised that A264 Moat Road / Cranston Road / Blackwell Hollow roundabout in East Grinstead is due to be closed on Monday 27^th February to Thursday 9^th March 2023 for carriageway resurfacing. An alternative route for traffic will be signed on site.  Please note that these works are weather dependant and may be cancelled at short notice, but we will endeavour to inform you should there be significant changes to the programme.

This road closure is covered by the 14.1 order made on 11^th January 2022.

Further information can also be found via one.network

South East Water further works in East Grinstead

(Received from South East Water)

Following early completion of our £470,000 project to lay a new water main in Turners Hill Road and West Hill, East Grinstead, we’re now investing a further £350,000 in the area to replace 350m of aging, burst-prone main in Queen’s Road.

If you are interested in speaking to our engineers, we’re holding a public drop-in session in November where they will be on hand to answer any questions you may have (details at the end of this email).

The pipeline upgrade will take place between the junction with West Hill and Dallaway Gardens. The main will be installed in stages, with the road being returned to its original state upon completion of each stage before work progresses to the next section. This will prevent too many residential parking spaces being inaccessible at any one time.

As a safety precaution for pedestrians, motorists and our workforce, we’ll need to close Queen’s Road to undertake these works. Advanced warning signs will be in place along the road before it is closed. The diversion route, which has been agreed in conjunction with the local highways authority, will be clearly signed for the duration of the work.

Access to homes or businesses will be maintained throughout this project, although we are advising customers to park elsewhere to avoid delays.
Throughout the project can find the latest scheme news on our website: southeastwater.co.uk/queensroad

Drop-in session details
When: Monday 14 November between 4.00pm and 7.00pm
Where: Glen Vue Community Centre, Railway Approach, East Grinstead, RH19 1BS

We look forward to seeing you there.

SGN Moat Road Closure

East Grinstead Town Council have been made aware by SGN that Moat Road access from the A22 will be closed from Monday 5th September for three weeks.

This is due to complications in replacing the older metal gas pipes with new plastic gas pipes down Sandy Lane. This is classified as essential work by SGN and will ensure the community continues to receive a safe and reliable gas supply.

A signed diversion will be in place to safely guide road users around the temporary one-way system in place in Moat Road.

SGN will be working collaboratively with Virgin Media to get their work completed within this closure.

Notice from Southern Gas Networks:

We are writing to let you know about our project to upgrade our gas network in Woodcock Hill, Felbridge. We are replacing our old metal gas mains and services with new plastic pipe. This essential work will ensure your community continues to receive a safe and reliable gas supply.

In consultation with Surrey Council, our contractor, WCB Utilities, who will be completing this project on our behalf, will start work on 11 July for approximately eight weeks.

Our work will be phased as follows:

Woodcock Hill – Our engineers will be working at the junction with Heatherway to the junction with A22 from 11 July for approximately four weeks. We will need to install 3-way lights to allow traffic to safely pass our work site.

Woodcock Hill – We will be working from the junction with Woodcock Hill slip road to outside Chester Lodge from 25 July for approximately six weeks. We will need to install temporary two-way lights to allow traffic to safely pass our work site.

London Road – from 25 July for approximately six weeks, we will be working outside Chester Lodge to outside Camden House. Two-way signals will be temporarily installed to manage the traffic around our work site.

We understand that people can get frustrated by roadworks, and therefore we only use traffic management that we feel is efficient enough to complete these works safely for ourselves and the public.

We’re writing to residents and other local stakeholders to make them aware of our project and explain the details of our work. Please feel free to also share this information with anyone you think may be impacted by our project.

We’re planning to lay 650 metres of new water main in Turners Hill Road, East Grinstead to cope with an increase in demand in the area as the community grows.

The new pipe will enable us to pump more water into the area, ensuring residents and businesses in East Grinstead continue to receive top quality drinking water as demand increases. If we don’t do the work, the area’s water pressure will reduce as demand for water would exceed the amount we can supply though our existing network.

We will be hosting a virtual meeting via Zoom on Tuesday 10 May at 1pm for those who would like to discuss the project in more detail with the team. Please email community@southeastwater.co.uk to register your interest in this meeting. A link to the meeting will be sent out to those who register in advance.

Work is scheduled to start on 13 June and the project is expected to take approximately 18 weeks to complete.

As a safety precaution for pedestrians, motorists and our workforce, we will need to close Turners Hill Road up until the access point to Southern Sheeting. West Hill will also be closed once work reaches this section.

We will also need to cross Brooklands roundabout. To undertake this safely, we will have three-way traffic lights on Brooklands Way, Garden Wood Road and Hurst Farm Road as well as road closures on West Hill and Turners Hill Road at the same time. We will close half of the roundabout at a time to be able to manage traffic flows.

Diversion routes have been agreed with West Sussex Highways.

Access to homes and businesses will be maintained while we carry out this work. However, we would appreciate your patience and co-operation during this important project.

We will keep you updated on progress with the scheme and updates on our work can also be found on the dedicated webpage at southeastwater.co.uk/turnershill

This is this weeks permits from Virgin for the laying of the super fast broadband.  There have been some changes to the schedule.  If a road appeared previously but is now not showing on this list, it will be programmed in at a later date. All enquiries please to Virgin Media.

These are the estimated start dates and are subject to the previous work ending as expected.  They may be a day or two different in reality.  We do not have end dates, all queries as to the works please direct to Virgin as per their resident letters.  We should be able to update social media and the website weekly as Virgin are able to advise.

Please find below the latest permit info and the Notice of Works which is no longer being dropped for the time being.  Please also note that the phone line in this notice is currently unavailable due to the lock down conditions which have affected those manning the lines.  The email address is still actively monitored though.

Controlled Parking Zone – changes in East Grinstead from December 2020

Mid Sussex DC is contracted by West Sussex CC to manage and administer the resident visitor permits for the East Grinstead Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ). In East Grinstead there are two zones, Zone A, the central zone and zone B in proximity to the railway station.

Due to a recent surge in demand, demand for zone A permits is very close to capacity.

The total capacity in East Grinstead zone A, is 535 spaces, and approximately 516 resident and non-resident permits have been issued leaving a very limited capacity.

In East Grinstead, demand in Queens Road, De La Warr Road and Cantelupe Road exceeds supply as these areas have seen a lot of new development in recent years and are also areas with multiple household properties.

Changes from December 2020

Mid Sussex have changed the way that CPZ permits are issued in Zone A (only) from 21 December 2020:

• Existing first and second resident permit holders will continue to be renewed.
• No third (or further additional) permits will be issued.
• New first permit applications will continue to be administered for residents that qualify for a permit as stated in the Management Guide. However new developments will not automatically qualify for a first permit and applications / demand will be managed on a case by case basis.
• New second permit applications from any resident will not be guaranteed and will be managed on a road by road demand basis and may result in applications being placed on a waiting list for monthly review.
• A cap of 12 full day permits (or equivalents) will be applied to each household for resident visitor permits.
• Non-resident permits will only be issued to the under-utilised roads on the outlying areas of the zone, and demand will be reviewed regularly.
• Waiting lists will now be operation and reviewed on a monthly basis.

The full details on the criteria and the application process are available on MSDC website at https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/parking-travel/parking-permits/