Jay Mercer - Councillor for Horsham (Roffey South)

Councillor Jay Mercer

Liberal Democrats Roffey South Cabinet Member for Environmental Health, Recycling and Waste

Email: jay.mercer@horsham.gov.uk

Council: Horsham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Planning Committee (North) (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Policy Development Advisory Group (Environmental Health, Recycling and Waste & Housing, Communities and Wellbeing) (Co-Chair) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee Unparished Area Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Taxi & General)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

89 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026 5.30 pm

February 03, 2026, 5:30 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 5.30 pm

January 21, 2026, 5:30 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 5.30 pm

January 20, 2026, 5:30 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 5.30 pm

January 06, 2026
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 5.30 pm

December 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

67 decisions · Page 3 of 14

Draft Annual Plan 2026/27

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 19, 2025

...the Cabinet noted the items in the draft 2026/27 Annual Plan and agreed to consider their potential impact on the 2026/27 budget setting process.

Recommendations Approved

Making of the Cowfold, Itchingfield, Lower Beeding and Pulborough Neighbourhood Plans

From: Additional Cabinet Meeting, Cabinet - Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 5.30 pm - October 08, 2025

...that the Cowfold, Itchingfield, Lower Beeding and Pulborough Neighbourhood Plans were formally made as part of the statutory development plan for Horsham District, with delegated authority given to the Director of Place to modify the plans for correcting errors or non-material modifications with parish council consent.

Recommendations Approved

Approval for the submission of the business case and proposal for Local Government Re-organisation in West Sussex

From: Additional Cabinet Meeting *Please note this meeting will start at 7pm or at the conclusion of the earlier Council meeting*, Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 24, 2025

... to approve the submission of a business case and proposal supporting a two-unitary model for local government reorganisation in West Sussex, with Crawley, Horsham, and Mid Sussex forming one unitary and Adur, Arun, Chichester, and Worthing forming the other, to the Secretary of State.

Recommendations Approved

Highwood Community Facility - Request for Construction Funding

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 5.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...to approve the construction of a community facility at Highwood, including a hall, changing rooms, toilets, and a car park, and to delegate authority for final designs and contract awards, recommending to the Council a capital budget of £2.6m for the 2026/27 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Approval of the Shaping Development in Horsham District Planning Advice Note

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 5.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...to approve the Shaping Development in Horsham District Planning Advice Note as a non-statutory planning guidance document, replacing the Facilitating Appropriate Development document, and to grant authority to the Director of Place to make necessary editorial changes and further changes to reflect updated legislation, national policy, or the status of the emerging Horsham District Local Plan 2023-40.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 89

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 67