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We have yet another issue with our website and some agendas and minutes are inaccessible using the Parish Council > MPC Meetings 2022-23 menu.
To ensure all users can access this information, please use the links below in the meantime.
MPC Meeting 30.08.22
Minutes
MPC Extraordinary Meeting 28.09.22
Agenda
Minutes
MPC Meeting 01.11.22
Agenda
Minutes
MPC Meeting 17.01.23
Agenda
Minutes
MPC Planning Meeting 14.02.23
Agenda
Minutes
Apologies, please note this is the revised agenda for the MPC meeting on 21.03.23.
AGENDA FOR THE MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 21st MARCH 2023
Parish Council Members are summoned to a Council Meeting of Mountfield Parish Council to be held on 21st March 2023, 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 838414/07711224150
To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests 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.
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 agenda.
To ensure all Members have received the nomination papers and relevant information.
To finalise arrangement for this.
To finalise the type and area of new fencing for the playground, then further quotes can be obtained.
For Members to decide on the flagpole to be installed at the KGF, details have been emailed to them.
Mountfield Parish Council have received £7,000.00 from SE East Water as compensation for the recent water outage. SE Water will only pay compensation to parish councils and not individual customers (other parishes affected have also received a payment).
The Members to discuss the best way to spend this payment for the benefit of the Mountfield community.
11.1 Planning applications for consideration
Erection of replacement garage building
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
Change of use from agricultural to flexible commercial use to allow for the erection of 4x glamping pods with individual parking spaces, recycling and storage facilities, communal parking area, electric vehicle charging point and turning area; creation of an access track linked with an existing shared entrance; creation of footpaths to the site; landscaping.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
Installation of replacement windows to front and rear of property.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
Listed building consent for above application.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
11.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.
12.1 Two Mountfield items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list
Works commencing before planning application RR/2022/258/P has been decided.
Application awaiting determination.
12.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.
14.1 Bank balances at 28.02.23
14.2 To approve the following payments
* Already paid
14.3 The issues with HMRC over the MPC VAT126 refunds has now been resolved and payment has been made. This has been going on for some 2/3 years.
11.04.23 – Mountfield Parish Assembly
18.04.23 – Planning meeting (provisional)
16.05.23 – First council meeting
AGENDA FOR THE KING GEORGE’S FIELD MEETING
REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 305282
SOLE TRUSTEE – MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL
TRUST MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO A MEETING OF THE KING GEORGE’S FIELD TRUST, TO BE HELD ON 21st MARCH 2023, AT 7.00pm IN MOUNTFIELD VILLAGE HALL
15th March 2023
Irene Marchant (Secretary/Treasurer)
St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA
01414 838414/07711224150
For the Trust to set up user fees for 2023-24
March 2024
RR/2023/298/P – 4 Barrack Cottages, John’s Cross Road
Installation of replacement windows to front and rear of property.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
RR/2023/299/L – 4 Barrack Cottages, John’s Cross Road
Listed building consent for above application.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
RR/2022/2581/P – Fox Earth, field adjacent to Mountfield TN32 5LX (London Road)
Change of use from agricultural to flexible commercial use to allow for the erection of 4 glamping pods with individual parking spaces, recycling and storage facilities, communal parking area, electric vehicle charging point and turning area; creation of an access track linked with an existing shared entrance; creation of footpaths to the site; landscaping.
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
Deadline for all comments to RDC is 24.03.23. These applications will be on the agenda at the MPC meeting on 21.03.23.
Apologies for any confusion and just to let you all know that the meeting dates in March for Mountfield Parish Council are:
. 21.03.23 – King George’s Field meeting (to start at 7.00pm)
. 21.03.23 – MPC Full Council meeting (to start at 7.30pm)
I will be published the meeting dates for the council year 01.04.23-31.03.24 shortly.
Irene – Parish Clerk
RR/2023/257/P – 3 Church Cottages, Church Road
Erection of replacement garage building.
This application will be on the MPC agenda at the meeting on 21.03.23
Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website
Many thanks for your patience while the website had some quite serious issues. These have now been solved and things are back to normal.
I’ve still got to update the planning register which I will get around as soon as I can. Click on the following link to see full details of all Mountfield planning applications/appeals etc. on the Rother District Council planning portal.
Click here for the RDC planning portal
Irene – Parish Clerk
Until the issues with the static pages on our website are resolved, MPC minutes will be sent via posts.
DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING MEETING HELD ON 14th FEBRUARY 2023
Present: Councillors S. Rickman-Smith (Chair), M. Hardy, P. Miles, J. Ray, N. Whines
Mrs. I. Marchant – Parish Clerk/RFO
Two members of the public
None declared.
None requested.
Apologies were received from Councillors Cooper and Taylor.
A member of the public stated that an allegation made by another member of the public at the MPC January meeting was untrue. This concerned issues with a land drain.
5.1 Planning applications for consideration
No response is required, this is a Farm Notification application.
Conversion of parts of remaining building to create 4 dwellings, parking and amenity space and improvement of existing yard area. Use of existing access to Vinehall Road (A21). Existing dwellings to remain.
AGREED – to support this application.
5.2 No other planning matters for discussion.
6.1 No Mountfield items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list.
6.2 No other enforcement matters for discussion.
14.03.23 – KGF meeting (starts at 7.00pm)
14.03.23 – full council meeting (starts 7.30pm)
We are still having issues with the website.
The problem is PAGES, these are the static links which are accessed from the top of the screen, e.g. Parish Council, and the tables normally accessed from these cannot be updated.
We are working on it and until the issue is resolved, MPC minutes will be sent out as a post.
Irene – Parish Clerk
Received this information from Highways England
Good afternoon
A21 Safety Package: Marley Lane and Moat Lane Junction Improvements (ref: 611797)
As part of our safety improvements along the A21, we’ll shortly be starting our junction improvement works at Marley Lane and Moat Lane. To minimise disruption, we’ll work on weeknights only when there are fewer vehicles on the road. During the day we will keep the road open as usual.
The work will be carried out in two phases, and is currently programmed as follows:
Monday 20 February to Friday 24 February – Phase 1 – Vegetation clearance – full overnight closures between John’s Cross roundabout and Baldslow, from 10pm to 6am for 4 weeknights.
We’ll aim to complete the loudest works as early as possible to keep noise impact to a minimum, but apologise in advance for any disturbance experienced.
Wednesday 22 March to Saturday 15 April (excluding Easter bank holidays) – Phase 2 – Junction improvements at Marley Lane and Moat Lane – overnight closures between John’s Cross roundabout and Baldslow, from 10pm to 6am for 21 weeknights.
Please note that these works are subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience this work may cause.
Closure information
For both phases, a diversion route will be in place in both directions via the A2100 through Battle. During phase 2 works, local access will be retained from Johns Cross roundabout to the works closure area at Marley Lane, and from Baldslow to the works closure area at Moat Lane.
For businesses and residents within the closure, please make your way to the closure point, where you’ll be able contact the site team for escort to a suitable point. This escort is for access only.
Where to find out more
You can visit nationalhighways.co.uk/se-maintenance, just look for A21 safety package and if you have any questions about this work, you can contact National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 open 24/7, who will direct your query to the team, or email: [email protected]
Kind regards
Elise Walliker
Communications Co-ordinator
National Highways | Temple Quay House | 2 The Square, Temple Quay | Bristol | BS1 6HA
Web: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/