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Casual Vacancy Notice – Thomas Briggs

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Following the resignation of Thomas Briggs, a statutory notice period to 28 August 2026 has commenced.

If there is no call for a by-election, a new councillor will be co-opted.

Anyone wishing to apply for the role of parish councillor is asked to please send an application in writing to the clerk, clerk@limpsfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk by Friday 4 September 2026. Thank you.

Details of the role of Parish Councillor can be found here

Dated: 10 August 2026.
PARISH CLERK:
Sophie Martin
Clerk to Limpsfield Parish Council
The Pound, Wolf’s Row
Limpsfield, Surrey
RH8 0EB

Any other enquiries to the clerk – clerk@limpsfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk.

Thank you.

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Limpsfield Parish Council – August/September Update

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There’s plenty to celebrate and a few important reminders in this month’s Limpsfield Parish Council update. We’re focusing on keeping our beautiful parish clean and tidy, with a particular spotlight on the ongoing problem of fly-tipping and how we can all help tackle it. We’re also celebrating our fantastic local litter-picking volunteers and congratulating three Limpsfield businesses on reaching the finals of the Tandridge Business Awards.

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This weekend’s Jubilee Street Party – Limpsfield Village

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We are very much looking forward to Sunday’s Platinum Jubilee Street Party in Limpsfield Village, which has been organised by the Street Party Committee, headed up by Richard Spiller in conjunction with Limpsfield Parish Council.

The event runs from 12pm to 4pm and must be cleared by 5pm when the road will re-open to traffic.

Please feel free to come along with your own tables and chairs, although there will be 60 tables and chairs provided by the committee.

The event is BYO and there will not be any food or drink stands on site. However, Coffee at Kiwi House will be open and selling coffees, teas, cakes and picnic essentials. You can also pre-order through them in advance.

The Bull Inn will also be open and is hosting a BBQ (although we believe it is already fully booked). The Bull’s toilets are available for use during the street party.

Memorial Stores will be open until 12pm for any last minute supplies required.

Please note: Limpsfield High Street will be CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC except emergency services from 10am to 5pm between the A25 and Detillens Lane roundabout. For Bus information, please see https://www.southdown.net or their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Southdownbuses/.

Thanks and have a great day!

The Glebe and Brook Fields

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Limpsfield Parish Council (LPC) has become aware, both from the Annual Parish Meeting in April 2022 and emails received, that there is speculation and rumour regarding the current usage, current lease arrangements and the future of both the Glebe and Brook fields that lie between Detillens Lane and Granville Road.

Therefore the LPC has decided to set out its position formally: 

The Glebe (owned by the Diocese of Southwark) and the Brook Field (owned by the Titsey Estate) are privately owned.  We therefore cannot know the terms of the lease(s) or the intentions of the landowners or tenant(s). 
A public footpath (FP78) runs from Detillens Lane to Granville Road, but there is, however, no right to walk or exercise or take dogs on any other area of these fields.

As part of the Limpsfield Neighbourhood Plan (LNP), the LPC managed to achieve Local Green Space designation for the Glebe and Brook fields (along with other sites in the Parish). 
The current National Planning Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s planning policies for England, with Local Green Space designation (LGS) designed to protect local green areas of particular importance to local communities.

Paragraph 103 states:


“Policies for managing development within a Local Green Space should be consistent with those for Green Belts.”

NPPF 2021

LPC were delighted to have achieved this major ruling, despite strong opposition from the Diocese of Southwark. The LPC will continue to be vigorous in protecting the status of the Glebe and Brook fields should any formal threat occur. 

For any information on this matter, please contact Sophie Martin, the Parish Council Clerk via email at clerk@limpsfield.org.

Thank you.

Limpsfield Local Green Spaces are:

  • The Glebe Field, Brook Field and Glebe Meadow
  • Stanhopes / The Village Green
  • Padbrook Pond
  • Tidy’s Green (by Ratcatchers Cottage A25)
  • Land to the north of the A25 between the traffic lights and Pebble Hill Cottages – Part of Pebble Hill
  • Land in front of Hookwood Bungalows
  • Land in front of Carpenters Arms, Limpsfield Chart

The full NPPF document can be found here.

More information on Local Green Spaces can be found at the Open Spaces Society, here.