David Bridges and Dr Alan Birch gave a very interesting talk on the Wood White Butterfly at the Annual Parish Meeting on 22nd May 2026. They have been surveying the Loxwood Woods area recently and found several butterflies int his area which has given them reason to believe it is expanding in numbers which given its previously thought rarity is very good news. This spring and summer they are intensifying their surveying efforts and require public help. If when you are out and about you spot one of the butterflies as shown below and not to be confused with other white species such as the Cabbage White, please can you let them know.

The rare Wood White Butterfly is thought to be inhabiting the area outlined in the map below. If you spot it in this area please can you email [email protected]

Chichester Food Bank have asked that their thank you letter to the Parish Council be published 

​​NORTH HALL PLAY AREA The Parish Council are pleased to announce they have received grant funding of £15,000 from Chichester District Council towards the renovations of the North Hall Play area. This funding together with Community Infrastructure Levy from Parish development has enabled this project to go ahead in the Spring 2026. ​
 
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 22nd April 2026 7.30pm North Hall. UPDATED to 22nd May 2026
David Bridges and Dr Alan Birch will be speaking at the Annual Parish Meeting on a very exciting project.  They have been very busy surveying woodland around Loxwood, Plaistow and other parts of NW Sussex for the rare Wood White butterfly!
Until last summer, the Wood White appeared to be barely 'hanging on' in Sussex, with just two rather weak colonies in woods west of Plaistow.  However, as a result of surveys in a number of other woods in NW Sussex they have found three further significant colonies, one being in the woods east of Loxwood.
Their longer-term goal in 2026 is to carry out more comprehensive surveying across NW West Sussex in areas of potentially suitable habitat. They want to encourage as many people as possible to look out for and report any sightings of this butterfly in gardens, roadside verges, damp land in woodland or adjacent to ditches or streams, or on odd pockets of habitat or wherever it might turn up!  
They will be speaking at the Annual Parish Meeting on this topic with plenty of photographs.
David Bridges is behind a lot of biodiversity work that has been undertaken in Warnham and Broadbridge Heath such as the wild flower meadow area on the approach to Broadbridge Heath and all the swift boxes on houses around Warnham. David is an interesting and motivating speaker.
 
LOXWOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN INITIATIVE Thank you to members of the LGCI for planting all the bulbs around our Parish and the results of this labour is now beginning to show itself as green leaves protrude through the earth.
 
PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR PARISH Please send in photographs that you feel represent our Parish for inclusion in our emerging Neighbourhood Plan and also planned new website.
 
LOXWOOD PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE Please keep up to date with all matters Parish Council on the website www.loxwood-pc.gov.uk. The Clerk’s email is [email protected]
FACE BOOK ACCOUNT The Parish Council now has a face book account @loxwoodpc which posts to the Community page. These posts will keep you up to date with Parish Council news and meetings.
NEXT MEETING: 3rd March 2026 and 7th April 2026 7pm Planning and 8pm Full Council North Hall, you are very welcome to attend.

In order to submit an application for a 40mph buffer at Vicarage Hill to include the junctions of Plaistow Road and Skiff Lane the Parish Council needs comments from residents.
Please see the application for WSCC Highways that has been prepared to submit to WSCC Highways and comments to [email protected]

WSCC Highways have today confirmed that a 40mph speed limit will apply to SKiff Lane. Due to having to arrange a traffic management controls team to install the signage, a date has not yet been set for implementation.
This signifies a long process which began in March 2023 firstly for a 30mph limit  with a further application for 40mph submitted in the autumn of 2023 following the refusal of the 30mph restriction due to average speed data for vehicles exceeding this speed.
Thank you to all the residents who took part in the Parish Council's consultation on the proposals for this application.

LOXWOOD SCHOOL
The new SEN building has been built and is in use this term. It was provided from the Community Infrastructure Levy that the Parish receives as a result of development in the Parish.
 
TRAFFIC CALMING
The Community Highways Scheme application that was consulted upon and sent to WSCC earlier this year requires some alterations to be in accordance with WSCC Highways regulations. The Parish Council have engaged a consultant to draw up further plans to include pedestrian crossing at the shop and possibly North Hall as well as highways painting which appears to be successfully reducing speed.
 
LOXWOOD PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE Please keep up to date with all matters Parish Council on the website www.loxwood-pc.gov.uk. The Clerk’s email is [email protected]
FACE BOOK ACCOUNT The Parish Council now has a face book account @loxwoodpc which posts to the Community page. These posts will keep you up to date with Parish Council news and meetings.
 
NEXT MEETING DATES Planning and Full Council 4th November 2025 7pm, Finance 27th November 7pm and Planning and Full Council 2nd December 7pm .
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AWAAB’S LAW
From 27 October 2025 Awaab’s Law will be introduced . This means that social landlords will be required to investigate and fix dangerous damp and mould in set time periods and repair all emergency hazards within 24 hours. In 2023, 7% of social rented homes had a damp problem and 4% had hazards rated at the most dangerous ‘category 1’ level. Until the introduction of Awaab’s Law later this year, timescales for addressing issues have been undefined or linked to other complaints or repairs procedures. This new legislation will mean that social landlords will have to act within agreed timescales.
Any issues with damp & mould should be raised with the social landlord. There is also a further information for dealing with damp and mould which can be shared with Hyde Residents Looking after your home | The Hyde Group. For other providers residents can contact the District Councillors for the information they hold, although this should also be advertised on their websites.
 
LOXWOOD SCHOOL
The new SEN building has been built and is in use this term. It was provided from the Community Infrastructure Levy that the Parish receives as a result of development in the Parish.
 
TRAFFIC CALMING
The Community Highways Scheme application that was consulted upon and sent to WSCC earlier this year requires some alterations to be in accordance with WSCC Highways regulations. The Parish Council have engaged a consultant to draw up further plans to include pedestrian crossing at the shop and possibly North Hall as well as highways painting which appears to be successfully reducing speed.
 
LOXWOOD PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE Please keep up to date with all matters Parish Council on the website www.loxwood-pc.gov.uk. The Clerk’s email is [email protected]
FACE BOOK ACCOUNT The Parish Council now has a face book account @loxwoodpc which posts to the Community page. These posts will keep you up to date with Parish Council news and meetings.
 
NEXT MEETING DATES Planning and Full Council 4th November 2025 7pm, Finance 27th November 7pm and Planning and Full Council 2nd December 7pm .
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ROW 3334603 – CONFIRMED AT APPEAL -Following a recent appeal regarding the decision to confirm the ROW 3334603, the order has been confirmed at an appeal hearing over the summer. The route runs through Pallinghurst Wood and has been used for many years.
 • The Order is dated 15 September 2023 and proposes to modify the Definitive Map and Statement (DMS) for the area by adding a footpath as shown on the Order map and described in the Order Schedule.

NORTH HALL PLAYGROUND
The Parish Council continues to explore ideas for improvements to the North Hall Playground and has received three quotes and designs for consideration at their meeting in October.  Once decided a grant from Chichester District will be applied for in December for a decision on this in January 26.
LOXWOOD PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE Please keep up to date with all matters Parish Council on the website www.loxwood-pc.gov.uk. The Clerk’s email is [email protected]
FACE BOOK ACCOUNT The Parish Council now has a face book account @loxwoodpc which posts to the Community page. These posts will keep you up to date with Parish Council news and meetings.
NEXT MEETING DATES 7th October 2025 & 4th November 2025
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