Lindfield Preservation Society

The Society is a registered charity and welcomes everyone who
cares about Lindfield.

Membership brings the opportunity to add weight to calls to all local
and national authorities to respect our Village, its way of life and its
fabric.

Membership takes as much or as little effort as you can spare, or no
effort at all!  Armchair members are as welcome as volunteers with
a little time to offer.

The Society runs a series of talks throughout the year. These are
open to members and the general public alike with no fixed charge,
though a donation to defray costs is welcome.

The Society plays a respected hands-on role in the local planning
process. We make written representations to the Local Planning
Authority and address Parish and District Planning Committees to
press for decisions that respect our Village, its Community and its
resources.

The Society considers all Local Planning Authority planning
initiatives, in particular those handed down by Government to
Regional Authorities, and where appropriate collaborates with the
Parish Council(s) to make representations.

Occasionally, for example when faced with a Planning Inquiry, the
Society’s Management Committee decides to uses its fighting fund
and instructs Consultants and Planning Barristers to make
representations on our behalf.

Generally the weekly consideration of Planning matters is handled
by volunteers and involves either zero or at most minimal
expenditure.  However a strong membership base gives authority to
the opinions and arguments the Society puts forward.  Occasionally
however, members’ subscriptions and donations are vital to
enabling the proper professional support to be directed at an
important and potentially damaging threat, for example the
developments above Gravelye Lane and more recently on the
Newton Road Field.

To paraphrase JFK, “ask not what your Village can do for you, but
what you can do for your Village!”

Join the Society to help your Village retain its independence and
character.  Make this a special year as we approach our 50th
anniversary!