Cavendish
A village nestling in the Stour Valley
A village nestling in the Stour Valley
A village nestling in the Stour Valley
For all Parish Council enquiries, please contact Kay Garner (Parish Clerk) by email to CAVVPC@outlook.com or by phone on 07417 546046.
For information about the Parish Council, who we are and what we do, see About Us
Meetings usually take place on the second Wednesday in January, March, May, July, September and November in Cavendish Memorial Hall at 7:30pm. Parish Council meetings start with an Open Forum. This is an opportunity for parishioners to speak to councillors before the formal meeting starts.
Cavendish’s Annual Parish Meeting (APM) has to take place in May. This will be Wednesday 22nd May 2024. This is an open meeting for all electors of Cavendish and is an opportunity to ask questions relating to village affairs. Clubs and Societies based in the village are also invited to present their annual reports.
The date of the next meetings is: Wednesday 8th May 2024 at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall.
Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA)
The Parish Council held an EGM on 16th December 2020 to formulate our response to the above plan.
Please follow link to the Plan Definition of Cavendish and SHELLA proposals
To see our response, please follow the link West Suffolk Consultation
On 7th June 2022 Councillor Ted Gittins represented Cavendish Parish Council at an online workshop run by West Suffolk District Council. Follow the link below for his report.
Holistic View of Cavendish Traffic
The attached slides Cavendish traffic v1.3 were presented by Cllr Mark Freeman at the March 2021 Parish Council Meeting. These cover a multitude of subjects from parking, to speeding, use of open places, connection with planning, electric cars, etc.. The idea was, and is, to start looking at the individual issues as part of the issues facing the whole village. See the March 2021 minutes for more information.
Our latest version Cavendish traffic v1.4 was presented at the November 2021 Parish Council Meeting.
The A1092 is classified on the Suffolk Strategic Lorry Route as a ‘zone distributor route’. Parishes along this route were asked to take part in a Community Review as part of a reassessment of lorry routes within the county.
Cavendish Parish Council sent their response by the closing date of 17th December 2021.
We also took part in a Lorry Route Joint Submission together with Clare Town Council, Stoke by Clare Parish Council and Long Melford Parish Council. The document can be found here.
Suffolk County Council has completed its review of the recommended lorry route map for the county. The final version of the map can be viewed here: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/lorry-management/lorry-route-plan-review-in-suffolk/
The map is intended to assist hauliers to plan routes that are most appropriate for their journey purpose and that limit the negative impact experienced by local communities while servicing the businesses and other premises. It is important to note that lorries and other large vehicles can legitimately use routes that are not included on the map except for routes that are subject to specific restrictions.
In October 2021, Suffolk County Council invited all local parish and town councils to provide feedback on their top 3 priorities related to the lorry route network in their area. We thank all of the councils that participated in survey.
A total of 149 local councils provided feedback on 331 routes across the county. The feedback has been reviewed using a range of data sources to understand the concerns raised and to determine whether further action is needed. If further action has been deemed necessary, the options available have been assessed.
Richard Smith, MVO
Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Transport Strategy and Waste
Please follow the link for information leaflet
