Jess Brown-Fuller MP recently met with Chichester Community Development Trust to discuss their efforts to secure community access to the sports facilities at the Lavant View and Madgwick Park developments.    The visit focused on concerns around the developer’s decision to stop engaging with Chichester Community Development Trust and to rule out community management of the facilities, despite the Trust’s long-standing interest and proven track record in managing local assets

Jess Brown-Fuller, MP for Chichester, has demanded urgent action from the government as figures show 4,766 households in the area are estimated to be living in fuel poverty.   Following the Chancellor’s Budget announcement last month to cut funding for energy efficiency schemes such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), Jess has called on the government to “get serious” about lowering energy bills for good.   Data reveals the ECO scheme has installed 3,376 in Chichester, pr

Jess Brown-Fuller, Liberal Democrat MP for Chichester, has condemned the government’s latest planning reforms, warning that they represent a serious erosion of local democracy and sideline the voices of communities. She also called on the government to end the practice of land banking by developers. Under the new rules, local councillors will no longer have the final say on major housing developments of 150 homes or more. Instead, if councillors wish to refuse an application

Jess Brown-Fuller,  MP for Chichester, used a parliamentary debate on water scarcity to deliver a forceful rebuke of Southern Water’s management and spending priorities. The debate, hosted by fellow Sussex MP John Milne, focused on the rising concern of a deficit in the supply of fresh water compared to demand. The South-East has been designated as water-stressed since 2021.   Jess Brown-Fuller highlighted a series of long-standing failures by Southern Water, focusing on envi

Jess Brown-Fuller , MP for Chichester, has called out the service charges and standards of service delivered by estate management companies in Chichester constituency. Having been inundated with cases from constituents, Jess believes the issue is widespread and has moved beyond a few isolated incidents.  The fees charged by management companies are intended to cover the cost of maintaining communal spaces, but Jess has received numerous reports of costs increasing significant

Liberal Democrat MP for Chichester , Jess Brown-Fuller, has hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party. The change, secured after the government conceded to a Liberal Democrat amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill, will for the first time require the Ministry of Defence to assess Service Family Accommodation every year and report on whether it meets the Decent Homes

Jess Brown-Fuller has called on the government to strengthen community involvement in the housing development process. In Parliament, Jess asked about the government’s support for Community Land Trusts (CLTs), which ensure that local communities have a genuine stake in developments in their area. She urged Ministers to confirm how they will help Land Trusts progress from the planning stage to construction.   Jess raised the example of Westbourne Land Trust who she visited las

Jess Brown-Fuller has reaffirmed her commitment to holding water companies accountable in a debate in Westminster Hall, while advocating for their inclusion as strategic partners in the planning process.