Month: January 2023

AGENDA FOR THE MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 17th JANUARY 2023

Parish Council Members are summoned to a Council Meeting of Mountfield Parish Council to be held on 17th January 2023, at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall

Members of the press and public are welcome and encouraged to attend

Irene Marchant – Proper Officer/RFO

St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA

01424 838414/07711 224150

clerk@mountfield.org.uk

1. Disclosure of Interests

To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Member regards the interest as a disclosable pecuniary interest under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

2. Dispensations

3. Apologies for absence

4. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

5. Open Forum

5.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor K. Field

5.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green

5.3 Public Question Time – to receive any questions or concerns from members of the public on items on the agenda.

6. MPC Precept 2023-24

To resolve to set the MPC precept for 2023-24 at £12,000.00, as per the resolution to accept the Revenue Budget for 2023-24 at the previous meeting.

7. Parish Council elections May 2023

To discuss the upcoming parish council elections in May 2023 and whether all Members intend to stand.

8. Village Hall Liaison

To discuss the liaison between MPC and MVH in order to achieve the best outcomes for both parties.

9. Consultation

To consider the implications, and MPC’s response, to Mountfield and the High Weald AONB due to the impending Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to the national planning policy.

10. New Fencing to playground

To decide on the type and scope of this fencing so the Clerk may obtain quotes.

11. Matters outstanding

• Welcome packs
• MPC Environmental Policy
• MPC Resilience Policy

12. Planning

12.1 Planning applications for consideration

• RR/2022/2767/P Little Millham (Annexe), Mountfield Lane

Convert an existing building known as “the annexe” into a residential dwelling (retrospective).

Click here to see full details on the RDC planning website

• RR/2022/2926/P Ittingham Manor Farm, London Road

Demolition and re-building of a deteriorated and unstable building known as the piggery.

Click here to see full details on the RDC planning website

12.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

13. Enforcement

13.1 No Mountfield items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list.

13.2 To discuss the individual drop kerb recently installed at Crossing Farm.

13.3 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

14. Highways/Rights of Way

14.1 The Clerk has notified ESCC Highways about the recent and very dangerous flooding on the A2100, this comes from the earthworks at the property known as “Serenity.”

14.2 The Clerk has reported the issues on the A2100 between Church Lane and Solomon’s Lane – blocked drains, footpath overgrown and affecting properties in Solomon’s Lane.

14.3 Any other Highways/RoW issues to be discussed.

15. Finance

15.1 Bank balances at 31.12.22

• MPC deposit account – £25,525.79
• MPC current account – £761.53
• KGF current account – £3,883.92

15.2 To approve the following payments

• Clerk (salary/HO Dec22/Jan23), expenses – £950.04
• S. Sutton (village/playground grass/hedge cutting – £777.00
• * Godaddy (email essentials) – £28.66
• * Godaddy (basic managed WordPress) – £359.28
• * Godaddy (domain renewal) – £14.39
• * Mastercard monthly fee – £3.00
• * UT service charge – £18.00

* Already paid

15.3 To approve the third quarter accounts at 31.12.22 as presented by the RFO.

15.4 To sign the UT mandate for Councillor Cooper to have VSA authorisation for both MPC and KGF accounts.

16. Dates of next meetings

14.02.23 – planning meeting (provisional)

14.03.23 – KGF meeting (starts 7.00pm)

14.03.23 – full council meeting