East Bergholt Parish Council
Parish Council Meeting
Thursday 12 September 2024 at 7.30 pm
at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt
Members of the public can attend this meeting and participate during the Open Public Session.
The agenda and associated documents are published on www.eastbergholt.org.uk under ‘Meetings’
Graham White
Parish Clerk
5 September 2024
EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCY AND CO-OPTION PROCESS
East Bergholt Parish Council announces that the period for requesting an election to fill the current parish councillor vacancy has now passed without an election being requested. As a result, the Parish Council will now consider applicants for co-option. This is an excellent opportunity for community-minded electors to step forward and contribute to the governance and development of our parish.
Parish councillors play a crucial role in shaping the future of East Bergholt. If co-opted, a councillor will participate fully in council activities, including attending meetings, contributing to discussions, and voting on decisions that impact the local area. Councillors are instrumental in addressing community issues, managing local resources, and initiating projects that benefit residents. Being a councillor provides a platform to influence decisions on local services, planning applications, and community projects, ensuring the needs and interests of East Bergholt residents are represented.
Interested individuals should submit a brief statement to include your name and contact details (which can be withheld from the public on request) outlining your reasons for wanting to become a parish councillor, your connection to the village, any current community involvement and what you aim to achieve in the role. Applicants should also include any relevant experience or skills that would benefit the Parish Council. All applications must be sent to the Parish Clerk by 11th September. Following the submission deadline, the Parish Council will review all applications at a council meeting convened for the purpose on the 3rd October at which applicants will be invited to attend for interview.
We strongly encourage all eligible residents who are passionate about contributing to the community to apply. This is a chance to make a tangible difference in East Bergholt and help shape its future. For further information on the application process or the role of a parish councillor, please contact the Parish Clerk, Graham White parish.clerk@eastbergholpc.co.uk | 07801 368283
Message from Suffolk Highways
For your awareness, we are planning to carry out footway improvement works along Gaston Street, East Bergholt.
The works are programmed to take place between 8am and 4pm from Monday 8 July until Friday 26 July. During this time, the road will be closed to ensure the safety of highway users and our operatives.
For the duration of the closure, traffic will be diverted via Hadleigh Road, B1070, Gaston Street and vice-versa.
If you have any queries on the above, please contact us on 0345 606 6171.
Suffolk Highways
You can find the Parish Council minutes with the recommendation to refuse the application DC/24/02093 from Hills for more intensive development for Phase 2 of the Heath Road site, together with the planning policies the application contravenes below:
https://www.eastbergholt.org.uk/Documents/ClubMeetings/10/%7B13-06-2024%2019_30_00%7DParish%20Council%20Meeting%20at%20The%20Lambe%20School,%20Gaston%20Street,%20East%20Bergholt/ZDraft%20Minutes%2013.06.24.Parish%20Council%20Meeting.5.pdf?q=638543972638413801
Pre-Planning
Public Consultation
Drop in session to talk to the team and view prospective plans for Holly Farm, East End and the Use of Land for Special Education Needs
All Welcome.
25th June 2024
East Bergholt Church
The Street, East Bergholt
3pm – 8pm
Traffic Notice-
There are works scheduled during the first quarter of this calendar year on Heath Road between Putticks Lane and Woodgates Road. We have not been given an exact date for these works.
The Parish Council held a series of workshops to investigate new projects and initiatives for development of facilities in the village.
The projects were initially identified as priorities during the first Neighbourhood Plan and have been added to by the work undertaken during the revision of the plan.
The projects take in the impact of the growth of the village, and where we expect the demand to be increasing. It is expected that the investment programme will be funded from a combination of PC reserves, CIL monies and applications for grants from other organisations.
The results of the workshops are outlined in full in a paper presented to the PC and which can be found on our website.
The projects will undergo further feasibility studies with the results being brought back to the PC between now and Sept 2024.
The key points from this are:
- The projects arise from the consultation on our first NP and include the work to revise the NP.
- successful consultation on NP revisions on 3 Feb and associated survey indicates strong village support for these initiatives
- PC has scoped the projects and will report back to the PC with feasibility studies between now and Sept 2024
- Click below for the link to the full paper:
8.4 EBPC workshops feedback strategic investment plan 2024.pdf (eastbergholt.org)
No Cold Calling Zones and No Cold Calling stickers
How to take action on unwanted cold callers at your door.
A No Cold Calling Zone (NCCZ) is a nominated area where residents have stated that they do not want traders to cold call at their homes without being invited. They are set up if they meet proportionality criteria that includes incidents of doorstep crime or distraction burglary, are a population more susceptible to doorstep crime, and are within a defined geographic area.
Residents in the nominated NCCZ area are consulted with and with their agreement a NCCZ is set up and an information pack, door sticker and street signage provided.
Trading Standards have set up zones in Suffolk, in partnership with residents, Councillors, Police colleagues and partners.
The zones have been designed to:
- reduce doorstep crime and distraction burglaries
- deter cold callers
- educate residents and empower them not to engage with cold callers
There are currently nearly 200 zones throughout Suffolk, protecting approximately 10,000 homes. Further zones are always under development.
Over 20,000 further homes are individually protected by the supply of a No Cold Calling door sticker.
For further info:
No Cold Calling Zones and No Cold Calling stickers - Suffolk County Council
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (DISTRICT OF BABERGH) (STOPPING, WAITING AND LOADING PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AND ON-STREET PARKING PLACES) (MAP-BASED) ORDER 2019 (EAST BERGHOLT) (THE STREET AND CEMETERY LANE) (PROHIBITION OF WAITING) (VARIATION NO. 17) ORDERSUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (DISTRICT OF BABERGH) (STOPPING, WAITING AND LOADING PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AND ON-STREET PARKING PLACES) (MAP-BASED) ORDER 2019 (EAST BERGHOLT) (THE STREET AND CEMETERY LANE) (PROHIBITION OF WAITING) (VARIATION NO. 17) ORDER
A copy of the draft order and plans showing the road affected, together with a copy of the Council’s reasons for this proposal, may be seen with advance notice at the address below, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Monday – Friday and at Capel St Mary Library, Village Hall, The Street, Capel St Mary, IP9 2EF, Tuesday; 09:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday - Thursday 09:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Friday 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday 09:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (excluding public holidays and bank holidays). Objections or any other representations related to the proposed waiting restrictions, specifying the grounds on which they are made, must reach Suffolk County Council Legal Services at the address below or at Aishah.Siddika@suffolk.gov.uk not later than11 October 2023. Please bear in mind that any such correspondence cannot be regarded as confidential and may be inspected by any interested party.