News & Roadworks
Contact - clerk@felbridge-pc.gov.uk (The Clerk's scheduled hours are 16 hours per week on flexible days in order to meet operational needs)
INFORMATION ON ROADWORKS IN FELBRIDGE can be found on https://one.network/ Search by postcode for scheduled works. Felbridge Parish Council share information on roadworks to raise awareness but have no control over the dates, duration or location.
Last Updated 21 August 2026
SCHEDULED ROADWORKS
Woodcock Hill | 17-24 August | Temporary Lights | Gas works
Roadworks near Felbridge
Heathcote Drive | 22 July-31 August | Temporary Lights | Electricity works (Vistry Development)
Imberhorne Lane from Wickes to Heathcote Drive (including Birches Industrial Estate) | 8-16 October | Full Road Closure | Resurfacing
Imberhorne Lane south of Heathcote Drive | 26 October-24 December | Electricity to Vistry development site
Highways Works - Reporting Problems
Felbridge Parish Council have no power or control over Highways works. Either Surrey or West Sussex Highways decide where and when to allow roadworks, deliver repairs or make improvements. Residents and road users can report issues including potholes, damaged road surface, flooding, sightline obstruction, faults with temporary lights and damaged signs or signals on fixmystreet.com There is an option to request road improvements. While reports can be submitted anonymously, an email address needs to be provided in order to receive updates.
FELBRIDGE SHOWGROUND - DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR UP TO 250 DWELLINGS
Developer Croudace has put forward the land at the Felbridge Showground site to TDC as suitable for the development of up to 250 dwellings. The site has not yet been assessed for suitability and no planning application has yet been submitted. The TDC Local Plan offers residents the opportunity to comment on the suitabliity of this site and others in Felbridge. www.tandridge.gov.uk/localplan TDC will assess all the proposed sites and decide which are suitable for development so it is important to submit your comments (more information below). The current stage is for TDC to consider a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the site. FPC have submitted comments which provide evidence of the considerable negative environmental impact of this site being developed. The comments can be read in full on the Planning Comments page on this website. The Planning Officer has confirmed that these comments will be considered when the EIA application is being decided.
TANDRIDGE LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION Please note this includes a list of sites in Felbridge being put forward to TDC for development by land owners or developers. TDC are required to assess and consider all sites. A full list of the proposed sites can be viewed here www.tandridge.gov.uk/localplan Proposed sites include Felbridge Showground, the field facing Doves Barn Nursery on the Copthorne Road, land near Wheelers Way on Crawley Down Road and the Long Acres Caravan and Camping Site on Newchapel Road. All sites can be viewed either as a list or on the map using the link above. The response deadline is Wednesday 2 September and residents are encouraged to share their views.
Felbridge Parish Council's response for each site can be viewed in full on the TDC Local Plan 2024-2044 page on this website.
ROWPLATT LANE ROAD SAFETY REVIEW - Update: While Surrey Highways agreed in January 2025 that traffic calming in Rowplatt Lane would improve road safety, the Local Government Review means that SCC and Surrey Highways will cease to exist from April 2027 when the new East Surrey Council becomes operational. No new projects will be started from April 2026. It is disappointing that this project has been delayed due to this process but we are fortunate that Cllr. Steeds will represent Felbridge on the new council and has made a commitment to push for the works below to be prioritised.
In response to multiple concerns from residents regarding Rowplatt Lane increasingly being used as a ‘rat run’, Felbridge Parish Council and Cllr. Lesley Steeds asked Surrey Highways to conduct a safety review in November 2024. This is to address the safety issues mainly caused by vehicles turning right on to Rowplatt Lane from queuing traffic on the Copthorne Road and driving at unsafe speeds along Rowplatt Lane and Crawley Down Road in an effort to ‘beat the queue’. Following a visit in January 2025, Surrey Highways engineers said that a survey was needed to identify which options could be put forward for public consultation. They noted that the lane may be too narrow for a chicane type option and that residents rarely supported speed bumps near their properties. One option was for the junction of Rowplatt Lane and Copthorne Road to be placed under a ‘point no entry’ traffic order. This would mean that vehicles could no longer enter Rowplatt Lane from Copthorne Road. Rowplatt Lane itself would remain a two way road with full access at the Crawley Down Road junction and drivers would still be able to exit Rowplatt Lane on to the Copthorne Road.
It is considered that this would put a stop to the ‘rat run’ issue while having a lesser impact on local residents compared to the option of closing the road to through traffic. It would also make it more difficult for HGVs to use the road as a cut through; address the issue of vehicles turning left from the Copthorne Road in the middle of the road; and make it safer for pedestrians to cross at that point. Felbridge Parish Council have set aside developer revenue from the Rowplatt Lane development to contribute to the overall cost and Cllr. Steeds has said she will also set aside funding. An initial survey would be followed by public engagement and consultation. Residents living on and off Rowplatt Lane will be consulted on options put forward following the survey and all residents will be able to comment on the proposals.
It is hoped that addressing this major road safety concern would encourage families who have said they don’t feel safe walking their children to school to go back to walking rather than driving. This would further reduce traffic and improve parking on Crawley Down Road. Details of how to comment will be provided when available. While acknowledging that this proposal would be inconvenient for some people, Felbridge Parish Council's priority is the safety of residents so they support the proposal.
FELBRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
The next full meeting will take place on Thursday 3 September at 7.30pm in the Committee Room at Felbridge Village Hall. All are welcome to attend. The first ten minutes of each meeting are set aside for residents to address the meeting. The agenda for each meeting can be found under Agendas.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION - ASSET TRANSFER
FPC will take over responsibility for the Felbridge Recreation Ground; neighbouring Felbridge Tennis Club and Pavilion and Felbridge Village Hall. Day to day operation of both buildings will remain with the existing committees.
SPEEDWATCH - MAY FIGURES
Three sessions took place in May with 192 vehicles detected exceeding the speed limit or abusing the Speedwatch operators. 160 letters were sent to the owners of the vehicles advising them to be aware of the speed limit and amend their driving accordingly.
DORMER COTTAGE SITE, WOODCOCK HILL
This site continues to be used for the storage of building plant and equipment and for accommodation in mobile homes without planning permission. TDC have been asked repeatedly to take action but there is currently no active planning enforcement. FPC have submitted a report to Surrey Police advising that there is no planning permission for multiple mobile homes to be used as temporary accommodation asking that they ensure that anyone living on the site is doing so by choice and that they have access to basic facilities including sanitation. FPC support the approval of a single replacement dwelling approved in July but have questioned why there was no requirement for trees and vegetation removed without permission, removing habitat for protected wildlife, to be replanted. The full response can be found on the Planning Comments page.
Last year, Felbridge Parish Council submitted a report to Tandridge District Council Planning Enforcement regarding clearance works taking place on the site of Dormer Cottage, Woodock Hill, which do not comply with the planning permission granted for the site. This includes the clearance of all vegetation, installation of up to give mobile homes (which are occupied), heavy plant and equipment storage and container storage. It was a condition of planning that all trees and vegetation were to be retained and protected. TDC Planning Enforcment served a Temporary Stop Order in May 2025 stating that all works must cease (ENF/2025/71). Despite this, the landowner went on to demolish the bungalow on site, lay a tarmac base and add fencing.
New East Surrey Unitary Authority - Election Results 7th May 2026
Cllr. Lesley Steeds has been elected as East Surrey Councillor for the Lingfield Division which includes Felbridge, Dormansland, Lingfield, Horne and Burstow. She retains her role as Surrey County Councillor for the Lingfield Division and Tandridge District Councillor for Felbridge and Dormansland until the new East Surrey Authority replaces both Tandridge District Council and Surrey County Council in May 2027.
Cllr. Nick Greenfield has been elected as East Surrey Councillor for the Lingfield Division. He will shadow the works of existing councillors until May 2027 when his full role commences.
Cllr. Sir Nicholas White and Cllr. Nicola O'Riordan remain in their roles as Tandridge District Councillors for Felbridge and Dormansland until May 2027.
DAVID WILSON HOMES (DHW) Development, 71 Crawley Down Road
The new Site Manager has now taken up their role and has been made aware of the major disruption caused to residents and road users by contractors working on their behalf during the groundworks phase. While they made a commitment to comply with the Construction Management Plan regarding working hours, transport, wheel washing and road cleaning, this hasn't happened. The developer will be required to reinstate the Common Land verges on Crawley Down Road once external contractor work has been completed and that the areas of road which were dug up by contractors will be resurfaced.
BARRATT HOMES Development, 123 Crawley Down Road
The approved 200 dwelling development is being treated as two separate developments for construction with the Gullege Bridleway forming the boundary. 56 properties at No. 71 and the rest at No. 123. The Site Manager at No. 123 is now in place and has committed to complying with the Construction Management Plan (which can be viewed or downloaded on the MSDC Developments page).
BARRATT DEVELOPMENT DISRUPTION AND DAMAGE
Mid Sussex District Council approved this site for development and are responsible for ensuring that works are carried out in a safe and compliant way. The approved Construction Management Plan for this site details restrictions on working hours, access, traffic movement, noise, wheel cleaning and other matters to reduce the impact on residents and road users. (The CMP can be viewed on the MSDC Developments page on this website). There have been ongoing breaches since works started on the sites in December 2025. These included HGVs routinely queuing on the road; plant and materials unloaded roadside; no wheel washing and only ineffectual road cleaning; temporary lights not correctly positioned and the road at times completely closed. The grass verges on the Common Land on which the historic Evelyn Chestnuts are located were dug up. The TDC Tree Officer responded quickly and visited the site to stop works which could damage the tree roots. Bollards protecting the verges have also been damaged or removed. The verges will have to be reinstated and the bollards replaced. The high volume of HGVs are causing damage, with potholes reopening and the road surface deteriorating. Issues relating to problems with roads should be reported to fixmystreet.com Reports can be anonymous.
Surrey Highways are required to give permission to contractors and utilities working on and off Surrey roads. However, the contractor must work within the restrictions placed relating to times and location of works and the operation of temporary lights and other road restrictions. Surrey Highways email address - contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk. Please include the word Highways in the subject bar. Issues can be reported on the Fix My Street website.
SPEEDWATCH
The Felbridge Speedwatch team identify an average of 20 speeding vehicles per session. The highest speed recorded was a vehicle travelling at 62mph within the 30mph limit near Felbridge Primary School. For the period April- December 2025, 242 vehicles were detected driving in excess of the speed limit in Felbridge with letters sent by Surrey Police to 198 offenders. If anyone would like to volunteer with the Speedwatch group to help keep our roads safer, please email cllr.hall@felbridge-pc.gov.uk
PARKING - Drivers are reminded not to park on footpaths or facing or close to driveways or access roads. Parking on narrow footpaths is classed as obstruction as it forces pedestrians, including those with pushchairs or wheelchairs, to walk in the road which puts them in unnecessary danger. Parking facing a driveway or access road or too close to a dropped kerb makes it difficult and sometimes dangerous for residents to access or exit their driveways. Please just stop and look around after parking to ensure you are not inadvertently causing an obstruction.
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 have restarted the Community Speedwatch Group in response to concerns about safety due to speeding vehicles. Cllr. Stephen Hall is the group co-ordinator. The group is currently undergoing training from Surrey Police before starting operations. The intention is 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 on cllr.hall@felbridge-pc.gov.uk.
SKATEBOARD RAMP - The surface of the skateboard ramp has been replaced and it is now available for use. Please note that this facility is intended for use by skateboarders rather than as a play area for young children.
IMBERHORNE LANE DEVELOPMENT - Mid Sussex District Council planning committee unanimously approved this development on 13th February 2025. It will include 550 dwellings and up to 150 care home rooms/apartments along with sports facilities, a community building and land set aside for a school (which WSCC say is not currently needed) and "space for a GP facility".
PLAYGROUND
Felbridge Parish Council are delighted to have been able to provide new playground equipment.
- SWINGS including a basket swing and a You & Me swing with seats facing each other
- ROUNDABOUT suitable for use by all ages and abilities
- CONE TWISTER moving, climbing challenge
- SWAY ALLEY with moving horizontal steps for balancing skills
- SEE SAW with back supports to one side for all ages
- SOMERSAULT RING different heights for group play
- TODDLER MAGIC BUSH to promote social play
The new base was laid on top of the old base to avoid it going to landfill.
CCTV in Felbridge Village Hall Grounds New and updated equpment has now been installed to deter further vandalism. This includes an additional camera to cover a blind spot. All cameras now operate at a much higher resolution than before in the interests of safety and as a deterrent to vandals. Anyone witnessing any act of vandalism is asked to call 999 and make a report. Doing so will ensure that the Police have a record of the exact timing and CCTV footage can be more quickly assessed. Felbridge Parish Council will seek to recover costs from anyone found guilty of vandalism or criminal damage to equipment and facilities.
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. The access road at No. 71 sits on Tandridge land and FPC have made the District Councillor aware of the necessity for TDC to engage and support local residents.
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 (2021)
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 (2021)
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.