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

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

84 meetings · Page 4 of 17

Planning Committee Committee Member

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

16 attendees, 17 documents, 1 media files

September 16, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025 5.30 pm

17 attendees, 17 documents, 1 media files

September 02, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 19th August, 2025 5.30 pm

16 attendees, 21 documents, 1 media files

August 19, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 5th August, 2025 5.30 pm

August 05, 2025
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 5.30 pm

July 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

61 decisions · Page 1 of 13

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

Second Workshop to Service Food Waste Vehicles

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

...to approve the conversion of the Old Ambulance Station into a workshop for servicing food waste vehicles, delegate authority for grant funding applications and final designs, approve contract awards for the conversion and equipment acquisition, and recommend to the Council a capital budget of up to £488,000 and a revenue budget of £17,585 for the project in the 2025/26 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Recommendations from Committees

From: Extraordinary Council Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.00 pm - November 19, 2025

...to give effect to recommendations from committees, the Council approved the Horsham District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2025, which includes the constitution of a new parish for Horsham, the establishment of a parish council, warding arrangements, and a budget allocation for set-up costs.

For Determination

Update on the Council's Financial position in 2025/26 and MTFS 2026/27 to 2029/30

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

...to address the Council's financial position in 2025/26 and the medium-term, the Cabinet noted changes, approved remaining in the West Sussex Business Rates pool for 2026/27 with delegated authority for withdrawal if modelling proves unfavourable, and acknowledged the need to consider future budget decisions.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Benefits Modified Scheme 2026/27

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

...to continue supporting financially vulnerable residents, the Cabinet approved the adoption of the existing modified Housing Benefit scheme for 2026/27, which voluntarily disregards war disablement pensions and war widow pensions in the Housing Benefit calculation.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 84

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 61