News
News from in and around Eynsford.
Eynsford's Neighbourhood Plan
12th June 2025
Eynsford Neighbourhood Plan You will have heard about the proposed development for Pedham Place, what you may not appreciate is that this is only one part of Sevenoaks District Council’s Plan 2040. The rate of proposed housing developments and solar developments on land around our village...
Eynsford's Big Green Week!
3rd June 2025
Eynsford's Green Team is organising a series of exciting events to co-incide with the national #greatbiggreenweek https://www.greatbiggreenweek.... Between 7th and 12th June, some of our residents are opening up their homes to visitors to find out about how green energy is working for...
Former Railways Goods Yard
3rd June 2025
Former Railway Goods Yard Upper Austin Lodge Road Eynsford Kent DA4 0HP A number of residents have contacted the parish council or councillors about the current use of the former railways goods yard adjacent to Eynsford Station. In August 2024 the landowner was granted permission to use the...
Hulberry Crossing - Proposed Closure
8th April 2025
Consultation from Network Rail: +++++++++++++++ Hulberry Footpath Level Crossing Public Footpath Diversion As part of a safety improvement and infrastructural development scheme across our network, we are closing a number of level crossings and diverting any superimposed public footpaths...
April Meeting Changes
1st April 2025
The committee meeting scheduled for 7th April has been cancelled due to lack of business. The main parish council meeting will now take place on 24th April instead of 17th which is just before the Easter weekend with many councillors unavailable. ...
John Harris - Former Councillor
25th March 2025
We were very sorry to hear of the death of former parish councillor and chair John Harris earlier this month. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. John was a parish councillor from 1991 to 2012, 21 years, and served as chair for 12 years from 1995 - 2007!! He played an important...
Eynsford's Community Resilience Plan
18th March 2025
We are producing a ‘Community Resilience Plan’ to be used if an emergency affects our community. Normally, emergencies are dealt with by the “blue light” emergency services and other key responders, who have well-rehearsed plans to deal with situations. However, there may be...
Pedham Place Update, by Cllr Vince Robson
15th January 2025
I wanted to start this article wishing everyone a Happy New Year, however I fear that it may be anything but happy! The Government have been busy amending local housing targets and the NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) in the belief that this will enable them to achieve the 1.5m new...
Vote for your Community Hero!
12th December 2024
We are delighting to be participating in the Kent Alc Community Award scheme again this year to reward outstanding service to our community. The winner for this year will be selected by the parish council from the nominations received. They will have the chance to receive a certificate of...
New community transport scheme launched for Eynsford and surrounding villages
21st October 2024
People living in Eynsford, Lullingstone and Farningham now have access to a new community transport initiative, set up by Darent Valley Community Church (DVCC) with support from local residents and enabled by a grant from Kent County Council. As part of national Community Transport Week...
