A website for all those who live in Mountfield
RR/2022/2666/L – Baldwins Farm, Mountfield Lane
Variation of Condition 2 on permission RR/2021/699/L to allow an extended timeframe for the previously approved stone works to be completed (retrospective).
Deadline for comments is 16.12.22.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
MPC are very pleased to let you know that Jemma Cooper was co-opted as a Mountfield Parish Councillor at our meeting on 01.11.22.
Jemma’s contact details are available on the Who We Are page, see link below.
Just received from Rother District Council.
A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency.
Flood Alert in force: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal.
Flooding is possible for: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal, including Crowhurst Bridge, Etchingham, Robertsbridge, Salehurst and Bodiam.
Be prepared.
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected from 12:30 today, Thursday 3 November 2022 and will remain high for the rest of the day. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the river, particularly in the Crowhurst Bridge area and around Shrub Lane and low lying land and roads along the River Rother, particularly around Robertsbridge.
Further rainfall is forecast overnight into Friday, 4 November 2022. We are continuing to monitor the situation and our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from the rivers.
This message will be updated by 20:00, or as the situation changes.
To check the latest information for your area
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* Visit the GOV.UK website to see the current flood warnings, view river and sea levels or check the 5-day flood risk forecast: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/064WAF351
* Or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 using quickdial code: 217019 .
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AGENDA FOR THE MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON 1st NOVEMBER 2022
26th October 2022
Parish Council Members are summoned to a Council Meeting of Mountfield Parish Council to be held on 1st November 2022, 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
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.
To consider any applications for co-option and if a suitable candidate is agreed, to proceed to fill the vacancy immediately.
6.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor K. Field
6.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green
6.3 Public Question Time – to receive any questions/concerns from the public on matters on the agenda.
To approve the MPC Revenue Budget for 2023-24 as presented by the RFO.
To discuss/approve the Scheme of Delegation to the Proper Officer as per the document recently sent to Members.
To approve a donation to the Mountfield Village Hall Committee of £500.00 for the annual bonfire event.
10.1 No planning applications for consideration.
10.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.
12.1 No additional Mountfield items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list.
12.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.
13.1 Still awaiting a decision from ESCC Highways/British Gypsum on better/unambiguous signing for foreign HGV drivers.
13.2 Any other Highways/RoW matters for discussion.
14.1 Bank balances at 30.09.22
14.2 To approve the following payments:
* Paid already
14.3 To approve the second quarter accounts at 30.09.22 as presented by the RFO.
Pursuant to Section 1((2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, to resolve
that the public and press be excluded from consideration of item 17 as it may include contractual information.
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The now famous Mountfield Family Bonfire and Fireworks will be held on Friday 4th November at the Bonfire Field, Solomons Lane.
The gates open at 6pm and entry is by donation.
There will be a BBQ and soft refreshments.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Due to the change of date for the next MPC meeting (01.11.22), any candidates wishing to join MPC, must now submit their application form by 4pm on Tuesday 25th October.
An amended form is available via the link below.
The next MPC meeting will be on Tuesday 1st November 2022, at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall.
Irene – Parish Clerk
From the High Weald AONB – there are links to their Biennial Review and to the survey for their 5-year management plan, to which all are invited to take part.
Dear Parish or Town Councillor,
Please see below some information on our current High Weald AONB Management Plan consultation; we’d be very grateful if you could share the survey link and accompanying information with your residents, please, as we would appreciate their feedback.
We have also just published our Biennial Review, covering the financial years 2020-21 and 2020-21. The report sets out our activities and achievements over this time period, including how we dealt with the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The report can be downloaded here so again please feel free to share as you see fit.
Many thanks,
Emma White
Communications Officer
High Weald AONB Unit
Have your say on the future of the High Weald AONB
We are currently seeking feedback as part of our work towards the next High Weald AONB Management Plan, which is due to be published in 2024.
A draft version of the next Plan will be available for formal public consultation in late Spring 2023.
In the meantime, we are keen to gather early feedback on some of the new topics we are hoping to include in the next Plan. Your comments are important; they can help us shape the next Management Plan and how the High Weald AONB is managed for the next 5 years.
Please find a link below to a quick survey on the proposed new content – you do not have to be familiar with the current Management Plan to take part in this survey, however you can access the current High Weald AONB Management Plan here if you wish. The survey is open until the end of November 2022.
Complete the survey: https://www.highweald.org/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=70
Tel: 01424 723017
Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road, Flimwell, East Sussex, TN5 7PR