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Detailed information on all decisions made by Felbridge Parish Council can be found under the Minutes tab.  Please look under the Planning Comments tab for information on applications and comments submitted.  Updates on MSDC developments on the Felbridge boundary can be found on the MSDC Developments page

FOR FULL INFORMATION ON ROADWORKS IN FELBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PLEASE VISIT https://one.network/ and search by postcode for scheduled works. Note that only works shown as 'Granted' are confirmed.

Last Updated 15th March 2024

ANNUAL VILLAGE MEETING, Thursday 18th April 2024, 6.00pm-8.00pm, Felbridge Village Hall

Doors open from 6.00pm and cold drinks will be served.  Free, friendly and informal - all are welcome. Update on Felbridge Parish Council activity over the past year from Cllr. Bridget Huntington at 6.15pm followed by a public meeting chaired by Jeremy Clarke.  Info on the effect of new boundary changes on the TDC Election on 2nd May and a Q&A session which will include updates on MSDC developments on the Felbridge boundary.  A range of community groups will be attending - see the specific meeting page for details. The boundary change/election information applies only to those who live within Felbridge Parish/Tandridge District.

TANDRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS, 2nd May 2024, Polling Station – Felbridge Village Hall

Recent changes by the Boundary Commission for England have resulted in Felbridge changing from a single ward to becoming part of a three ward group with Dormansland.  Since this is the first election with the new grouping, residents can vote for three candidates.  All three newly elected District Councillors, irrespective of where they live, will represent both Felbridge and Dormansland and will be invited to attend Felbridge Parish Council meetings and work with FPC to support local residents.  Please ensure you are registered to vote and remember to bring photo ID with you to the polling station.  

RECORDS OF MEETINGS Following each full meeting, a record is uploaded to the Minutes tab.  This includes responses to planning applications and development, finance records, Surrey Highways and TDC works, consultations and records of all decisions taken. 

COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REPORTS Both the Surrey County Councillor and Tandridge District Councillor representing the Felbridge area are invited to provide monthly updates on their work on behalf of residents.  These reports (when submitted) are also included in the Minutes. 

PARISH COUNCILLOR OPPORTUNITY

Interested in finding out more about becoming a Parish Councillor? Felbridge Parish Council currently have a vacancy for a Parish Councillor and would welcome enquiries from residents interested in finding out more about the role. No specific qualifications are required other than a genuine wish to contribute to your local community and the ability to make a commitment to attend regular monthly meetings. Parish Council meetings take place at 7.30pm on the first Thursday of each month (excluding January and August) at Felbridge Village Hall and last around two hours. Shorter Planning meetings take place on the third Thursday of each month as required. Felbridge Parish Council are fortunate to have councillors with considerable knowledge and experience of development and planning matters who can take the lead while welcoming input from new members. Councillors work on behalf of all residents and in all areas of the village equally. Please visit our website www.felbridge-pc.org.uk to find out more. Records of meetings provide a good background on the work of Felbridge Parish Council and can be found under the Minutes tab. To qualify, applicants must be aged 18 or over, eligible to vote, and live within Felbridge Parish or within three miles of the parish boundary. As Proper Officer of the Council, the Parish Clerk provides independent, objective and professional advice to ensure that the Council as a whole conducts its business properly. For more information, or an informal chat, please email the Parish Clerk, Patricia Slatter, on clerkfpc@aol.com

BARRATT HOMES APPLICATION (2023/482 Land South of Crawley Down Road, Felbridge) 200 properties to either side of the Gullege Bridleway - LATEST UPDATE 2 FEB 2024

FPC Cllr. Jeremy Clarke and SCC Cllr. Lesley Steeds have been meeting regularly with Surrey Highways over the past year regarding the Barratt Homes application at Crawley Down Road. The Surrey Highways Officer has in turn been meeting with TDC Planning Officers. Surrey Highways have concluded that this application has not met the requirement to mitigate its highways impact, This provides a sound justification for refusal by the Local Planning Authority.  Key paragraphs from FPC's latest response are below and the full document can be viewed on the MSDC Developments page.

Felbridge Parish Council strongly believe that both SA19 and SA20 allocations should be considered together by the Local Planning Authorities. In its current form, SA19 could be approved with no mitigation of its impact upon the Star junction; this would then prevent the SA20 site from being approved due to the lack of capacity at this critical junction as a result of the un-mitigated SA19. This would be despite the fact that the larger SA20 site includes improvements to the Imberhorne Lane junction and the northbound approach to the Star junction which would provide some mitigation.

In all, this proposed development has not met the DPD Inspector’s requirement to mitigate its highway impact. This is the conclusion of the Surrey County Council Highway Authority and therefore provides a sound justification for refusal of this proposal by the Local Planning Authority as this fails to meet the DPD Inspector’s requirements for transport mitigation to be to the ‘satisfaction of both Surrey and West Sussex County Council Highway Authorities’.

To comment on the Tandridge District Council consultation Ref 2023/482 please visit https://tdcplanningsearch.tandridge.gov.uk/PlanningApplicationDetail#TDCInfo or email comaps@tandridge.gov.uk or write to Paul Batchelor, Tandridge District Council, Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0BT.  

To comment on the Mid Sussex District Council consultation Ref DM/23/0810 please visit https://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=RRZDQKKT0GL00 or email steven.king@midsussex.gov.uk

FELBRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL PRECEPT INCREASE

In order to meet forecast budget expenditure for the financial year 2024-25, councillors have approved a total precept increase of £3K for the financial year. This will requure an average Band D property increase of £2.52 per property per annum.  FPC’s share of the precept will therefore increase from £23.21-£25.73 per property per annum which means that the Felbridge precept remains one of the lowest in the Tandridge District.

BUS SHELTER - COPTHORNE ROAD

The damaged glass panels have been replaced by acrylic panels.

NEW! COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

  • Are you fed up with speeding motorists in Crawley Down Road and Copthorne Road?
  • Do you value safety above the ‘need for speed’
  • Can you spare an hour a month?

Felbridge Parish Council would like to restart the Speedwatch Group to try to reduce the risks to children and other pedestrians from speeding motorists. If you can spare an hour or more a month then please join our group. Full training is given by experienced Traffic Police Officers and Speedwatch volunteers. Please contact Councillor Stephen Hall for more information or to join us. Email shallfpc@gmail.com or call 07534282786

FELBRIDGE PLAYGROUND UPGRADE FUNDING APPLICATION SUCCESSFUL - FPC awaiting action from TDC to place order

Felbridge Parish Council's bid to TDC for Community Infrastructure Levy (developer) funding towards a major upgrade of the existing playground has been approved.  £72K in developer funding along with £20K in Felbridge Parish Council reserves will be invested to provide a quality playground with equipment to meet the needs of all local children. The plans include a new base; new swings (toddler, standard and basket style); an inclusive roundabout; new equipment which promotes strategic thinking and which is suitable for a wider age group. Other equipment including the slide and climbing frame units will be refurbished and retained. The fence and gates will also be refurbished.  The picnic tables will be moved immediately outside the fencing to allow more space within the playground area.  If possible, the existing base would be used as a sub base for the new material.  

It had taken Felbridge Parish Council a full year to get to this stage following a public consultation in September 2022. The application was approved in November 2023 and once TDC prepare the necessary agreements the order will be placed.

LAND SOUTH OF DOUBLE DEE PLANNING APPLICATION on Green Belt land near to the Star Junction

Update (February 2024)  While this application has been withdrawn it is possible that a further application could be presented.

SPORTS FACILITIES IN VILLAGE HALL GROUNDS (King George's Field)

Replacement goal posts and a new basketball hoop have been installed in the Village Hall grounds.  Funds are being set aside towards the replacement of the surface on the Skateboard Ramp.

OVERGROWN HEDGES AND VEGETATION ALONGSIDE FOOTPATHS

To report footpaths which are being obstructed by overgrown hedges, please report, including a photograph if possible, to SCC on https://www9.surreycc.gov.uk/HighwayIssue/whatistheissue.aspx?&code=thgw-hdg  If the vegetation is on SCC land and they consider it an obstruction they will have it cleared.  If the vegetation is on private land, e.g. a hedge alongside a pavement which belongs to a property or landowner, SCC will carry out an inspection. If it is considered to endanger or obstruct road and pavement users, they will contact the owner requesting that they cut it back. If the overgrown tree or hedge is not cut back by the owner within their timescales, they may also serve them with a notice to do the work under Section 154 of the Highways Act 1980.  

MID SUSSEX DISTRICT COUNCIL DEVELOPMENTS IN FELBRIDGE

Despite considerable local opposition, MSDC Councillors have voted in favour of their Development Site Allocations document which includes the site off Crawley Down Road to either side of the Gullege Bridleway.  Barratt Homes have already prepared plans for 200 dwellings on this site.  Felbridge Parish Council strongly opposed their pre-planning application on grounds including lack of infrastructure and facilities, the inability of the local roads network to cope and the loss of green fields. Surrey Highways would have to approve the access road since it opens on to a Surrey/Tandridge road.  Felbridge Parish Council are working with the support of Surrey County Councillor Lesley Steeds.  This would be the fourth MSDC development on the Felbridge border which would mean a total of 350 dwellings accessed from Felbridge roads.  

Wild Flower Planting, Felbridge Village Green

The wildflower meadow on Felbridge Village Green has been extended to cover twice the area in response to positive feedback from residents.  The flowers are made up from mix including a historic collection known as 'Medieval Carpet' and a selection which is bee and insect friendly.

Sports Facilities - King George's Field, (Felbridge Village Hall Grounds)

A new all weather table tennis table with an extended base has been added to the facilities in the Village Hall grounds and the basketball hoop and board have been replaced.  Along with the skateboard ramp and outdoor gym, the improved facilities offer more for older children and teenagers. Replacement goal posts are scheduled to be in place by the end of December (weather permitting)

Green Belt Planning Application - Land near Double Dee, Star Junction

Surrey Highways have recommended the nine property development near to the Star Junction (21/2187) for refusal due to specific access concerns and because the junction is “already over-capacity and suffers from significant queuing at peak traffic hours…not acceptable to the Highway Authority”. 

Felbridge Parish Council's response to the application for nine affordable homes to be built on Green Belt land next to Kwik Fit near the Star Junction can be found under the Planning Comments tab.

Housing Survey not supported by Felbridge Parish Council

A housing survey has been distributed to Felbridge residents. Felbridge Parish Council (FPC) became aware of facts relating to this survey which they believed should be disclosed to residents in the accompanying covering letter. That request was declined. Therefore, in the interests of transparency, FPC wish to share this information directly with residents.

• Unusually, the survey relates to a specific Green Belt site (near Kwik Fit on the A22) and has been commissioned by a developer.

• An application for nine detached houses by the same company, on the same site, was refused in 2016 since the land is in the Green Belt.

• The original application (2016/1840) was made by Millwood Designer Homes

• The survey has been commissioned by Places for People. Millwood Designer Homes is owned by Places for People.

• Places for People is funding the operational costs of the survey so may decide against openly sharing the full results.

• The survey timetable has been rushed since Places for People have already said they intend submitting a planning application in early summer.

Felbridge Parish Council have stated that they would welcome a carefully considered housing survey, undertaken solely to ascertain need, which was neither site specific, developer driven or rushed.

However, the objective behind this survey is to enable a developer to build on Green Belt land close to the busy Star Junction. Felbridge Parish Council cannot support this survey since it is considered to serve the developer’s interests, rather than those of Felbridge residents.Imberhorne Lane Waste and Recycling Centre

For up to date information please visit  http://www.recycleforwestsussex.org/recycling-sites/east-grinstead/.  The Centre is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and visitors need to bring ID and proof of residency.  Surrey County Council have made a payment to West Sussex County Council as part of an agreement to allow Felbridge residents to continue to use facility.  Please note that the agreement covers cars only. The full list of postcodes included in the agreement are: RH19 2, RH7 6, RH10 3,,RH19 3, TN8 7, TN8 5 and TN8 6.  

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Emergency contact numbers, email address and website addresses for all the council agencies and utilities providers has been uploaded below.  Please scroll down and open the folder named 'Emergency Contact Details'.

Tandridge District Council Additional Recycling - Door Step Collection

You can recycle textiles, paired shoes, small electrical items and batteries every week in your own plastic bags, by leaving them out with your food waste caddy.  For further information visit https://www.tandridge.gov.uk/Recycling-and-rubbish/Recycling/Textiles-electricals-and-battery-collections. 

DEFIBRILLATOR

A defibrillator is located in the porch next to the entrance doors to Felbridge Village Hall. To access the equipment you first need to dial 999 and the emergency services will provide a code to open the cabinet.  The equipment works automatically with audible instructions on use.  It will not work if not correctly positioned so is safe to use.  The equipment and location were selected with advice from our local First Responder and SECAmb.

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