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Volunteer Event. To thank all of our generous village volunteers, we are holding a gathering at St Margaret’s Church on Saturday the 21 of February from 2 pm until 4 pm.
We will review the challenges and achievements of 2025
Discuss fundraising possibilities
Delve into the as of yet unknown skills of our volunteers
Whatever you do.. be it lone litter picking, football coaching, amateur dramatics, volunteer gardening, working in a charity shop or stewarding at the Grange, the options are endless.... we would love you to join us on the 21 of Feb
Parish Council 2nd February meeting. At their February meeting Parish Councillors agreed the following.
- The budget and precept and the workplan for 2026/27.
- To install a wooden post and rope fence around the St Aubyns Field wildflower meadow to differentiate it from the grass area, protect the emerging wildflowers and help direct people onto mown paths through the meadow to enjoy the flowers.
- To develop a programme of communications with local schools and community groups to identify potential demand for use of the Field, Chapel and Pavilion.
- To organise an event to better explain the role of Councillors and the work of the Council to enable potential applicants for the current vacancies to identify where their skills might be of help. In addition, to produce profiles of Councillors to illustrate the range of people currently serving as Councillors and to link future advertisements to major RPC projects and activities.
Rottingdean High Street. Following a number of meetings with Ward Councillors and senior engineers from BHCC over the last few months a preferred option for upgrading the High Street was agreed at the November 2025 Council meeting. The plan is to replace the kerbing on the eastern footway, replace the damaged paving blocks and resurface the carriageway. The majority of the cost of the project will be funded from a community infrastructure levy from recent housing developments in the Parish with BHCC and the Parish Council funding the balance. A BHCC traffic management study currently underway is looking at options to better manage traffic flow through the Village and expected to report in the Spring. Work can then begin on the detailed planning and tendering. This is a complex endeavour likely to take a number of weeks. We expect work to commence in the latter half of the year. See here for more information.
Parish Council 5th of January meeting. At their January meeting Parish Councillors agreed the following.
- To support the work of Ward Councillor Mark Earthy, who is lobbying BHCC to repair pot holes in the Ward, by organising a list of pot holes in Rottingdean exceeding 4cms in depth
- Following discussions with Rottingdean Heritage, to write to BHCC seeking a commitment to some form of mitigation for future liabilities arising from the transfer of the Grange head lease and arrange a meeting as necessary
- To raise Community Asset Transfer, the High Street Upgrade and Lower High Street projects and RPC and BHCC plans for Rottingdean in 2026/27, at the next bi-annual meeting with the BHCC Chief Executive scheduled for the 2nd of February
- To communicate, on the website and via social media, the purpose of St Aubyns Field and the rationale for any restrictions
The meeting minutes are available at
https://www.rottingdean-pc.gov.uk/parish_council_meetings
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Rottingdean Parish Council
Rottingdean is the only Parish Council in the Brighton and Hove area funded by a small addition to the Council Tax (the precept). There are 9 Councillors elected every four years. Rottingdean Council’s aim is to:
- To preserve and protect the natural environment, seafront, green spaces and character of our village
- To promote and enhance the quality of village community life, services and amenities
- To monitor and influence priorities for the development of the built environment, highways, traffic, and pathways by working closely with relevant BHCC departments
In all our work and indeed in deciding how best to use our delegated powers the Parish Councillors, who remain unremunerated, always have the best interests of residents in mind. Having a Parish Council is a vital part of local democracy ensuring the Rottingdean residents have much more say in the future of the village and that the interests of residents are directly represented in wider decisions on infrastructure and planning. The Parish Council’s delegated powers mean we can contribute to a range of local services and amenities which may otherwise be given a much lower priority given the pressures on Brighton and Hove City Council.
Supporting Activity
To preserve and protect the natural environment, seafront, green spaces and character of our village
- By maintaining the Village Pond
- Through the Beacon Hill Nature Reserve Stewardship Group
- The installation of a new Pond Path
To promote and enhance the quality of village community life, services and amenities
- Making the Lower High Street a pedestrian priority area
- Refurbishing Park Road Toilets
- Providing Grant funding to local community groups and charities
- Providing a new green space at the centre of the Village – St Aubyns Field
- Supporting artistic and cultural events
- Promoting tourism and economic activity
- Working with BHCC to improve the Air Quality in the High Street
To monitor and influence priorities for the development of the built environment, highways, traffic, and pathways by working closely with relevant BHCC departments
- Scrutinising all planning applications
- Working with BHCC to manage Air Quality
- Co-funding pavement repair on the High Street
- Working with BHCC on a solution for lighting of the Twitten
Rottingdean Council is funded by a small amount added to the Council tax (the Council tax precept) that is agreed in April each year. Funds are used to improve to the Village environment and make grants and donations to initiatives and activities which benefit the Community. Our grant application form and guidance can be found here
The Parish Council has a number of Advisory Groups that consider the detail of proposals and make recommendations to the full Parish Council to consider. See more here
First created in November 2010, this website is regularly updated and new ideas for content are often added. As well as providing public information, the Parish Council wishes to hear your feedback, ideas and comments, so please e-mail your views direct to us at parish.clerk@rottingdean-pc.gov.uk
The current Rottingdean Parish Councillors are:
Clerk to the Parish Council: Chris Hayes
