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WEATHER WARNING FOR HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDER OVERNIGHT

 

++ FINAL DATE TO COMMENT on FARRINGDON AN IDENTITY - 25th July - link to form ++

 

Welcome to the Farringdon Parish Council website - this homepage has all the LATEST information for Farringdon. We have tried to bring lots of information on the internet into one place. Why not check out the Helpful Information tab. New to Farringdon? there is a tab especially for you. Pothole? Flooding? Road problem ? click on the Report It tab, this takes you to HCC or EDHC to report the issue. There is information on the Environment / Schools / Health / Travel etc. Have a browse and see what's here.

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W H A T' S   H A P P E N I N G

* National Emergency Alert (Mobile Phones) 7th September *

15 minute Power Cut Monday 18 Aug and Friday 22 August between  0830-16.30 to swap onto / off a Generator. Those areas affected are: Brightstone Lane / Shirnall Meadows / Gosport Road from south of crossroads and Kitcombe.

 

Farringdon Events

Sunday 20th - no service @ All Saints

Sunday 20th from 7pm Bridestone will be playing traditional Irish music at the Rose and Crown

24th August: AC/DC Tribute Band and BBQ @ Royal Oak 

27th September: MacMillan Coffee Morning @ Clyders, The Street 10am-1pm.

 

Road Notices

Travelling this weekend?

  • A34 NORTHBOUND CLOSED A34/M4 J13 to A4185 Chilton Jct. 9pm Fri 18 – 6am Mon 21 July
  • A3 CLOSED in both directions btn Jct. 10 and the A245 Painshill roundabout 9pm Fri 18 – 6am Mon 21 July

 

A32 (between Woodside Lane and Park Lane) Traffic Lights 28th July 0930-1530 (SSEN)

A32 (near Chawton Cemetery) Traffic Lights 4th  August 930-1600 (HCC - believe felling 2 trees)

A31 overnight closures 2000-0600 (Alresford Bypass) 7 July - 3 Aug 

Barleywood Farm Lane (Gaston Lane) CLOSED until 1 NOVEMBER 2025 -  Closure is 17 months old now. Still NO works date.

Hall Lane CLOSED 10th-14th November for water leak repair (finally) (SE Water)

 

A3 weekend closures August / September

Friday 1 August – Monday 4 August: We'll close the A3 in both directions between Junction 10 Wisley Interchange and the B2215/A247 at Send from 9pm on Friday night until 6am on Monday morning.

Friday 12 September – Monday 15 September: We'll close the A3 southbound carriageway between the A245 Painshill roundabout and Burnt Common from 9pm on Friday night until 6am on Monday morning.

 

Brightstone Lane will have traffic lights: 4-6 August for HCC Gully clearance. Hopefully not at the crossroads!

Shirnall Meadow: 20 Oct 07:30 - 22 Oct 18:00  Petrol Interceptor Cleaning (Give & Take)

B3004  - To see where the team is working, the interactive map is kept up to date and can be viewed on the project’s webpage. (27/3/25: Due to a commercial issue outside of SSEN’s control, we have had to temporarily pause work.)

 

Parish Council

  • East Hampshire District Council will next week consider a proposal to simplify local government across Hampshire and the Solent by replacing 15 councils with four new unitary councils. Farringdon would be under North: Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Hart, Rushmoor, Winchester.

Issues: 

  • Playground maintenance ordered. New playground Equipment Ordered 11/7/25 - for plan click here
  • We are continuing to complain about the lack of progress with Gaston Lane (Closed till 1st November) 
  • HCC will investigate the 'Hole' in the drain in Crows Lane (orange barrier) Works to be scheduled 21724818
  • Hall Lane Water Leak programmed repairs 10th-14th November
  • Hedge obscuring speed signs near Annettes Farm reported to HCC 21814507


Planning 

Land South of Marelands Gosport Road Lower Farringdon: Variation of Condition 8 (Opening Hours) as shown in Approval of Application Reference Number: SDNP/22/01621/FUL Date of Decision: 25/10/2024. Restrictive opening hours that threaten the viability of the proposal. The prescribed opening hours noted in the approval notice are considerably more limiting than those of surrounding local businesses and other village halls in the wider area. Please could the opening hours stipulated in Condition 8 be varied to those proposed in the submitted supporting statement.

2 Westcross Cottages Shirnall Hill Ref. No: SDNP/25/02436/TCA:  Removal of an old Cherry Blossom tree which has been deteriorating for the last 5 years giving concern that the tree is becoming unstable. To be replaced.

Cherrytree Farm Gosport Road GU34 3EL SDNP/25/02918/APNBApplication to determine if Prior Approval is required for an extension to current steel frame agricultural building

 

Other

 

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