Piddinghoe Parish Council agreed at its meeting on 3 March 2026 to formally support the Charter for the River Ouse. Promoted by Love Our Ouse, the Charter is the first in England to recognise a river’s rights to live, thrive and evolve. Being on the tidal stretch, villagers are vulnerable to the very real impacts…
Help get the C7 road, from Lewes to Newhaven, clear of rubbish. Residents from all the villages along the C7 Lewes-Newhaven Road will be taking part in this mass litter pick. Extra pairs of hands will enable us to remove unsightly rubbish from the whole length of this road in this beautiful part of the…
The Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club has issued an alert about another outbreak of blue green algae at Piddinghoe Pond. Parishioners will recognise this as a recurring problem during long spells of hot dry weather. The NSSC advises the following precautions: Avoid going into the water – sailing should be okay but windsurfing and winging…
Please join Piddinghoe’s litter-picking team for THE ANNUAL C7 SPRING CLEAN! Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 Feb. Meet at 10 am opposite Byways at the south end of the village. Residents from all the villages along the C7 Lewes-Newhaven Road will be taking part in this mass litter pick. Extra pairs of hands will enable…
PUBLIC PRESENTATION, 7 to 7:30pm, TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2024 The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) has commissioned Sustrans to draw up potential designs for the next, final phase of the Egrets Way. This ‘Phase 7’ is the missing link between the northern junction of Piddinghoe with the C7 and Deans Farm. Most of the…
The draft report of the Safer C7 Project was presented on 17 June to an advisory group of parish councils and other funding stakeholders. This initial draft, by specialist transport planning, urban design and engineering consultants PJA, is available here. As well as traffic data, it includes an extensive analysis of the context, role…
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…