Author: Irene - Parish Clerk

The Mountfield Parish Assembly 2025 will be held on 8th April 2025, starting at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall.
It is not a Parish Council Meeting, but an informal and friendly event with the opportunity to meet with your County, District and Parish Councillors and find out what is going on with the clubs and organisations in Mountfield.
We do hope you will come along, have a glass of wine with us, there will also be soft drinks and nibbles.

Parish Council Members are summoned to a meeting of Mountfield Parish Council, to be held on 11th March 2025 at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall

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

Irene Marchant (Parish Clerk/RFO)

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

01424 838414 – [email protected]

6th March 2025

AGENDA

1. Disclosure of interests

To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests in matters on this agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Members considers 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 matters on this agenda.

6. RR/2024/2467/O – SW Solar Array

To receive an update on the latest situation from Councillor O’Sullivan. (COUNCILLOR O’SULLIVAN)

7. Highways England/John’s Cross speed limits

To receive an update on the latest situation from Councillor Purdie. (COUNCILLOR PURDIE)

8. Mountfield Village Hall Rest Centre/Resilience Plan

To receive an update on progress from Councillor Whines. (COUNCILLOR WHINES)

9. New Playground Equipment

For Members to consider the quotation(s) from Online Playgrounds for a slide/tower and seesaw, including necessary safety surfacing. Also, the purchase of recycled plastic picnic tables.

10. ESCC Consultation – Rights of Way Access Plan

For Members to consider MPC’s response to this consultation.

11. Devolution/Local Government Reorganisation

For Members to consider the impact on parish councils and the report from Councillor Kirby-Green.

12. Matters outstanding

• Defibrillator for Eatenden Lane. (CLERK)
• Telephone Box refurbishment. (CHAIR)
• Change of MPC domain name/email suffixes/2FA. (CLERK)

13. Mountfield Parish Assembly 2025

To finalise arrangements for the Parish Assembly 2025.

14. Restated Asset Register

For Members to approve the restated asset register as presented by the Clerk.

15. Planning

15.1 No planning applications for consideration.

15.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

16. Enforcement

16.1 One Mountfield item on most recent enforcement list, Coussens Cranes have been asked for a planning application.

16.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

17. Highways/Rights of Way

• The Clerk to contact ESCC Highways regarding the debris on the pavement between New Cut and John’s Cross and the broken drain covers near the KGF entrance.
• Any other highways/RoW matters for discussion.

18. Finance

18.1 Bank balances at 28.02.25:

• MPC deposit account – £19,347.87
• MPC current account – £2,846.36
• KGF current account – £4,018.47

18.2 To approve the following payments:

• Clerk, salary/HO (Feb/Mar 2025) – £1,117.40
• *Wel Medical, defibb battery – £267.60
• * Mastercard fee – £3.00
• * UT service charge – £6.00

* already paid

19. Dates of next meetings

• 08.04.25 – Full Council/planning meeting (provisional, starts 7.00pm)
• 08.04.25 – Mountfield Parish Assembly 2025
• 13.05.25 – Annual Council meeting