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Parish Council Survey. We want to hear from you!
Rottingdean Parish Council is looking at practical ways to support the High Street, and we'd like to know what local people think.
How do you use the High Street now? What do you enjoy? What gets in the way? And what might make you more likely to use local shops, cafes, pubs, services and village attractions?
Whether you are in the village centre most days or only now and again, your views will help us understand what matters to residents and where useful improvements could be made.
Please take a few minutes to complete our survey using the link below
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYW6FSD Parish Council June meeting. Key points of the meeting
- Councillors discussed how well the wildflower meadow had developed
- The opening of the Chapel had attracted nearly over 150 visitors. The St Aubyns working group were to consolidate the ideas put forward by visitors for future use at their next meeting and report to the Council
- Councillors discussed the draft High Street engagement plan and agreed to focus first on gathering business owners’ views on barriers to increasing footfall and economic activity. They also proposed promoting the High Street through a leaflet and surveying residents about their retail and amenity needs.
- Several residents attended the meeting to raise concerns that late sheep grazing on Beacon Hill could harm nesting skylarks. Councillors explained that the sheep had arrived late, which meant grazing continued into May. In response to these concerns, Cllr Nixon, Chair, said he would try to arrange a meeting between residents and City Parks before the 2026/27 management plan is developed. For more information see the meeting minutes
Parish Council Accounts 2025/26. Each year a smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd. The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. More information on how to access the accounts can be found in the Excercise of Public Rights Notice The Parish Council financial information can be found here
Parish Council 11 Annual General and May meeting. Key points of the meeting,
- The Chair and Vice Chair were re-elected, and the new Councillors, Andy Dawes and Allan Course were assigned to advisory groups.
- The Risk Register was reviewed and agreed
- The traffic management survey to determine whether there are any feasible options to improve traffic flow is expected to report by the end of June. Detailed planning can then begin on the High Street Upgrade project, with work estimated to start in spring 2027.
- The St Aubyns working group is to consider measures to improve safety at the South West entrance to the Field and how to take forward the provision of more benches in the Field, including memorial benches.
- The Natural Environment group is to consider the cause of the decline in the number of ducks on the pond and how to preserve the duck population.
For more information read the meeting minutes
St Aubyns Chapel to be open to the Public. The Chapel at St Aubyns was fully refurbished as part of the St Aubyns development including the restoration of a stained glass window depicting three former pupils. The Parish Council took possession in June last year and has since been cleaning the interior and protecting the stained glass windows. The Chapel will be open to visitors
from 14:00 to 16:00 every Sunday in May, with Councillors on hand to answer questions.
Come and have a look round! Parish Council 13 April meeting. At their April meeting Parish Councillors agreed the following.
- To suspend the use of Glyphosate on St Aubyns field until the HSE investigation in its use had concluded and explore alternative weed control methods.
- A Plan to begin to bring the St Aubyns Field and buildings into community use
- The co-option of two new Councillors Andy Dawes and Allan Course
- Arrangements for the Annual Village Meeting that will take place at 6 pm on the Tuesday the 28th of April
For more information read the meeting minutes
Annual Newsletter 2026. The Parish Council Newsletter for 2026 is now being distributed to all residents homes. The Newsletter describes the work of the Parish Council over the last 12 months and plans for the future. It also invites residents to the
Annual Village Meeting at 6 pm on Thursday the 28th of April at the Whiteway Centre. An online copy can be found
here
See News Section for more
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
