Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 8 September 2025

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Stagecoach cannot sustain a half-hourly bus service between Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells due to the considerable costs involved and passenger numbers. p13

The County Council will continue to work with Stagecoach to identify and implement highways measures to reduce service delays and improve real time information for passengers. p15

The Council will need to demonstrate it meets certain best practice criteria to achieve maximum Government funding for highway maintenance, or the Government may withdraw £1,392,500 from the 2025/26 Highway Maintenance Block funding. p33

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• p13(1) Stagecoach cannot sustain a half-hourly bus service between Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells due to the considerable costs involved coupled with passenger numbers;
• p15(3) The County Council will continue to work with Stagecoach to identify and implement highways measures to reduce service delays, as well as improved real time information for passengers to help achieve improvements in service timekeeping which are key outcomes of the East Sussex BSIP.
• p33REASONS 13.3 In order to achieve maximum Government funding for highway maintenance, the Council will need to demonstrate that it meets certain best practice criteria and share this with the Department for Transport. If the Council fails to do so the Government may withdraw £1,392,500 from the 2025/26 Highway Maintenance Block funding.