News

Public Meeting at 7pm on 22nd June: The Neighbourhood Development Plan is now progressing towards the formal community consultation which is planed for the end of june. A hard copy of the draft plan will be sent to all householders in the Parish for a 6-week consultation. The plan will also be available online. The Steering Group and Parish Council recognise that this will form an important part of the process…

Good news for everyone in Capel who uses the pub and has been concerned about its future. The Area Manager has confirmed that the pub will be closing for refurbishment the second week of July and will open again some time in August. The work will involve a new kitchen and improvements both inside and outside, including the garden area. When it reopens there will be a full food menu…

The new Capel Parish Office and Community Hall are now open and ready for use.  If you would like to book the Hall, please call Hall Bookings on 01306 71 1292. The Annual Residents Meeting took  place in the new Parish Community Hall and was very well attended on Monday  14 March. The Chairman of the Parish Council gave her report on the year’s activities and thanked everyone who had…

By the time this issue of the magazine is published the Neighbourhood  Plan Sites Meeting will have been held at Beare Green Community Hall on 26 January to enable residents of Capel, Beare Green, and Coldharbour to view site proposals received and to give their comments. There is a link to the Neighbourhood Plan on the Parish Council’s website  www.capel-pc.gov.uk for anyone who has been unable to get to the…

At the meeting of the Parish Council on Monday 16th November there was an update on the progress of the Neighbourhood Development Plan following 3 local public meetings which were held recently in Beare Green, Capel and Coldharbour. The next public meeting about the Neighbourhood Plan for all 3 villages will be held on Tuesday 26th January 2016 at 7pm in Beare Green Village Hall and all are welcome. There…

At the meeting of Capel Parish Council on 19th October Inspector Hamlin attended with the latest crib figures. There have been 15 minor offences since the last meeting. 7 in Capel and 8 in Beare Green. He confirmed the attendance of Chris Cannon at all the Neighbourhood Plan meetings being held in October and November to discuss road safety matters. Leaflets on other safety matters where produced and these will…

On the 9th December Mole Valley District Council agreed that the preparation of the HOUSing and Traveller Sites Plan be terminated. In order to fulfil our wider planning responsibilities, including the protection of our Green Belt, the Council takes the preliminary steps necessary to prepare a new Local Plan in line with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework. Several events have occurred which have led the Council to…