Report of Director of Service Delivery

Lead Cabinet members: Councillors Matthew Bird and Julie Carr

(Key decision):

(1) To approve the Pesticide Policy and agree that the policy would be reviewed one year from adoption

(2) To approve the Pollinator Strategy for adoption and to agree that the strategy would be reviewed in 2021.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery introducing the Council’s Pesticide Policy and Pollinator Strategy.

Ms Debbie Twitchen. Tenants Representative praised Karen Rigby-Faux, Community Liaison Officer for Burleys for her tireless work campaigning for pesticide free areas across Lewes District.

Visiting member, Councillor Linington supported the proposals outlined in the report and commented that the process had begun during the previous administration.

Thanks were conveyed to Jane Goodall, Strategy and Partnership Lead (Quality Environment) and Andy Frost, Senior Specialist Advisor (Open Spaces / Contracts) for their work in carrying out the vision of the administration, as well as an appreciation of the expertise in the team.

It was hoped that the strategy and policy would help influence East Sussex County Council and other partners to take a similar approach.

Resolved (Key decision):

(1) To approve the Pesticide Policy and agree that the policy would be reviewed one year from adoption

(2) To approve the Pollinator Strategy for adoption and agree that the strategy would be reviewed in 2021.

Reason for decisions:

To provide a framework and action plans for Lewes District Council in its approach to land management