Notice of the Environmental Committee Meeting to be held on Wednesday 27th May at 7:00pm. Meeting Room, Village Hall, School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 0DL
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COUNCILLORS ARE RESPECTFULLY SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE ABOVE MEETING TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS SET OUT BELOW:
Signed by:
L Loizou, Parish Clerk & RFO on 22nd May 2026.
Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting
AGENDA
ENV/0526/1 Election of Chairman of the Environmental Committee
ENV/0526/2 Acceptance of reasons for absence.
Motion: To accept the reasons for absence from Parish Councillors
ENV/0526/3 Declarations of interest & amendments to the register of members’ interests.
To receive declarations of interest pertaining to matters included in this agenda, whether they be personal and/or prejudicial.
ENV/0526/4 Minutes of the Environmental Committee Meeting held on 28th January 2026.
Motion: To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held 28th January 2026.
ENV/0526/5 Suspension of the meeting to receive questions and/or comments from members of the public.
ENV/0526/6 Nature Recovery Action Plan
To discuss KHPC starting a Nature Recovery Action Plan. (i.e. small easy wild/native flowers areas). Items 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
ENV/0526/7 Swan Pond – Biodiversity and climate change plan – Attachment 6
Pipes report – Attachment 6
Affinity water grant application for £5k has been submitted
June 16th – Ecological report and eDNA analysis booked
More planting to be done (bulbs & wildflowers)
Water levels are low at the moment; reeds are starting to cover the duck house view again.
Poors Field – nature area?
ENV/0526/8 Play Area Update –
New risk assessment, works completed and nest swing replacement should arrive early June.
ENV/0526/9 Planters maintenance
To discuss the planters May / June maintenance
ENV/0526/10 Adopt of Loose it (Planters) campaign – started May 2026
Update
ENV/0526/11 Communications Mast update from ENV/0625/10 – ongoing
ENV/0526/12 The Smithy – Cleaning
To discuss booking cleaning of the office
ENV/0526/13 Tetra Pack recycling is now done with white bag
For information
ENV/0526/14 Gas canisters disposal
To discuss ways to dispose of cylinders around the village
ENV/0526/15 Overhanging hedges
To discuss the overhanging hedges around the Ongar Road by the camping shop and bus shelters
ENV/0526/16 Roding Drive alleyway – gully gutter
To discuss who is responsible for its repair. Thames Water, Affinity Water, Essex CC have all confirmed that they are not responsible. Anglian Water said they own the pipe but are not responsible for the gully gutter.
ENV/0526/17 Rubbish bins –
To discuss if extra ones are needed
ENV/0526/18 Information items from members.
Matters for information only with a view to placing on a future agenda.
Tequila Circus – agreed to remove residual tape from fly posting
The next meeting of the Environmental Committee will be Wednesday 30th September 2026 at 7pm.
Venue: Kelvedon Hatch Village Hall, School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 0DL.