Meeting Date: Monday 15th September 2025
Venue: Mendham Primary School
Time: 7.00pm
| Committee Members | Role | Present/Absent |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Chettleburgh | Chair | ✓ |
| Richard Mattocks | Vice Chair | ✓ |
| Neil Marsden | ✓ | |
| Jimmy Kent | ✓ | |
| Mark Shortt | X | |
| Gary Kent | ✓ | |
| Sheila Preston | ✓ | |
| Dean Clarke | ✓ | |
| Steve Smith | x |
- In attendance:
- Clerk: Jo Howe
Mr H Lloyd – County Councillor
Mrs L Hadingham – District Councillor - Members of the public.
- None
- 1. Welcome and Apologies
MS apologises – Family commitments
SS apologies – Family commitments - 2. Public Forum
NA - 3. Minutes of last meeting
Minutes approved and signed off. JH to publish on Website - 4. Matters arising
JH and JC meet with an Insurance Assessor regarding inquiry made to claim against the Council by Mr Tim Cullen for damage to The Coal House. As yet no official claim has been made so nothing further to report. JH was asked to video the runoff from the Car Park during heavy rain which was subsequently sent to the Assessor.
Mendham School still hasn’t had any official rental agreement regarding the school field. NM spoke to the new owner who had explained that until such time the field is registered with the Land Registry there can be no rental agreement.
Ditch clearance needs to be completed again. NM to speak with James from the Mill for access. Also a meeting to clear the beck in Withersdale street. - 5. Flooding
JH to organise volunteers to keep the drains clear in the centre of Mendham. - 6. Car Park
Repairs to the Car Park Aco Drains. JH has obtained quotes and works to start 27th October. - 7. Speeding
Further on from meeting with Highways quotes have come in for additional signage which the PC are looking in to due the costs being very high. JH to look in to a Speed Indicator device cost. - 8. Finances and cheques
CIL report discussed. Still some monies left over which will be put towards preventative flooding in the village over the winter months. - 9. Correspondence
Letter from Dawn Dawson regarding work on her trees, request to shut off the Car Park while this is being completed. Booked for 27th October - 10. Planning
Planning application for Little Mead, Mendham – 1 ½ storey extension. No objections
Rose Cottage, Mundys Lane – Garage application – No objections. - 11. Any other business
NA - 12. Next meeting
17th November 2025 at 7pm. Mendham school
The meeting closed at: 8:00pm
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