Gritting Roads

Fernhurst Parish Council Winter Plan 2025/26

West Sussex County Council Winter Service Network

WSCC will monitor the daily forecast provided by its weather forecast provider between October and April and take appropriate actions.

WSCC will Issue a Daily Decision to all interested parties via @WSHighways. Link to sign up in email with Winter Offer from WSCC.

WSCC will treat the Winter Service Network – 42% of the county’s 4,400km road network.   The roads in the area of the Parish which are included in the Winter Service Network are the A286, Vann Road and Marley Lane from the A286 to the entrance of St Magnus Hospital.

Fernhurst Parish Council Provision

Grit Bins

The Parish Council provides  and maintains 23 grit bins across the Parish.  Guidance on the amount of grit to use is available as separate document on this website  page – see the document “Winter Useful Information Pack – Hand Gritting” below.  If any of these bins need additional grit please contact the Parish Clerk.

What happens when there is heavy snow

In the event that heavy snowfall is deep enough to be classified as a “severe winter event”  by West Sussex County Council, the Parish Council has requested the gritting and clearing of snow for additional roads in the Parish.  This work will be co-funded by the Parish Council and WSCC.

Note that this will only be done if a severe weather event is triggered by WSCC.

The additional roads, listed from the north of the Parish, are as follows:

• Bell Vale Lane & Mill Copse Road
• Fernden Lane to Parish boundary
• Hogs Hill/Old Glebe – not side road section of Old Glebe
• Church Road
• Nappers Wood and West Close
• The Leys/South Leys
• Crossfield and car park
• Lickfold Road to Parish boundary
• Miggs Lane/Cooks Bridge Lane from A286 to junction with Lickfold Road