Lewes District Council is looking for staff to help in the forthcoming election for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner on election day itself, Thursday 2 May 2024, and for the count on Sunday 5 May. You can sign up as a count assistant, poll clerk or, if you have the experience, as a presiding…
The Parish Council has responded to the consultation on the new local plan being prepared for that part of Lewes District outside the National Park as follows: Regarding the Spatial Strategy and Policy Directions, Piddinghoe Parish Council objects to Spatial Option 2, the further outward expansion of Newhaven and Peacehaven. While supporting the regeneration of…
In November we welcomed Jonathan Sullivan to our parish council meeting. Jonathan is the Ramblers’ Association volunteer local footpath warden for our area. He has kindly provided ‘chapter and verse answers’ to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) on footpaths. If you encounter blocked or disappearing rights of way you should contact East Sussex Rights of…
The Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club has issued an alert about another outbreak of blue green algae at Piddinghoe Pond. They advise the following precautions: Avoid going into the water – sailing should be okay but windsurfing and winging might be more of a risk as likely to be in the water. Wash hands before…
A planning application has been submitted for some 400 dwellings plus commercial floorspace at Harbour Heights in Newhaven. The development site encompasses both brownfield land at Quarry Road and clifftop land beyond Court Farm Road allocated in the Local Plan. The proposals can be found on the Lewes District Council website here. Comments in support…
We made it! The Safer C7 crowdfunding appeal closed yesterday. We are very pleased to announce that the £20,000 target was not only met, but exceeded. Thanks to the generous contributions made by 143 people, a grand total of £21,257 has been raised in 69 days. This amount, together with the £26,000 provided by local…
East Sussex County Council has received funding from the Government for its Bus Service Improvement Plan. As a result the two bus services serving Piddinghoe parish will enjoy increased frequency: The Compass Bus 123 between Newhaven and Lewes has a new two-hourly Sunday service – the full timetable is here. The Brighton & Hove Bus…
The Safer C7 Project is now within £900 of its £20k crowdfunding target. Thanks to the generous contributions from 122 supporters, the project team have now raised £19,117 towards the £20,000 target. That’s 95%! The final deadline is Thursday 27 July at 8.45am. Crowdfunding rules mean that the deadline cannot extend beyond 27 July. If…
The Parish Council has been sent documentation for our information by the Planning Inspectorate, who are adjudicating on the status of the track owned by the Sailing Club that runs beside Piddinghoe Pond, from the Street to the riverbank. Following an application from the Rambler’s Association, it was decided a couple of years ago that…
The meeting with East Sussex Highways (ESCC) that the Parish Council sought following the Feasibility Study Report into road safety improvements on the C7 at Piddinghoe finally took place on 26 June 2023. It was a little dispiriting in that, although as many as six officers from various sections of the Highways department attended, the…