Parish Council Members are summoned to a meeting of Mountfield Parish Council, to be held on 12th November 2024, 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 November 2024

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 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 meetings

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/concerns from members of the public on matters on this agenda.

6. RR/2024/2467/O – SW Solar Array

Councillor O’Sullivan to brief on the current situation and for Members to discuss further actions. (COUNCILLOR O’SULLIVAN)

7. Highways England/John’s Cross speed limits

Councillor Purdie to brief on the current situation and for Members to discuss any further actions. (COUNCILLOR PURDIE)

8. Mountfield Village Hall Rest Centre/Resilience Plan

Councillor Whines to brief on the current situation and for Members to discuss further actions.

(COUNCILLOR WHINES)

9. Playground

• For Members to consider a new piece of play equipment to replace the rocking horse.
• To consider appointing a playground maintenance contractor to carry out the matters highlighted by PlaySafety.

10. Consultation – Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings

For Members to discuss responses to this consultation.

11. Matters Outstanding

• Defibrillators – the Clerk to inform on the current situation. (CLERK)
• Telephone Box – in progress. (CHAIR)
• Change of MPC domain name and email suffixes, the Clerk to inform on the current situation. (CLERK)

12. Planning

12.1 Planning application for consideration:

• RR/2024/1848/P – 1 Woodsdale Cottages, London Road

Demolition of existing structures and erection of outbuilding to be used as overspill living accommodation for family.

12.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

13. Enforcement

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

13.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

14. Highways/Rights of Way

14.1 Contracts Management Group, Urban grass cutting 2025, for Members to consider their response.

14.2 The Clerk to contact the landowner and ESCC Highways regarding the overgrown verges at John’s Cross.

14.3 Any other Highways/RoW matters for discussion.

15. Finance

15.1 Bank balances at 31.10.24

• MPC deposit account – £23,200.19
• MPC current account – £4,332.58
• KGF current account – £4,848.37

15.2 To approve the following payment:

• Clerk, salary/HO (Oct/Nov 2024) – £1,080.20
• Ticehurst PC pledged amount – £1,500.00

15.3 To approve the second quarter accounts at 30.09.24, as presented by the Clerk

16. Dates of next meetings

• 10.12.24 – Full Council Meeting (provisional)
• 21.01.25 – Full Council Meeting