We are very pleased to announce that the project has gained approval from both Wealden District (WDC) & Mayfield & Five Ashes Parish Full Councils. The new contractor provided us with costings that permit the combined Hall and Health Centre to be built to much the same design that received planning approval in April 2025 and a…

The project to build our new community and health centre has progressed significantly since the last update. The new contractor has provided the final numbers which now make the build affordable with only adjustments to the design that we and our partner, Wealden District Council (WDC), developed. We are hopeful that these adjustments will be…

Further to last month’s update, the new construction company has submitted some project costs for the construction phase of the Mayfield Community and Health Centre and delivered them as promised on the 13th October 2025. The new company’s prices are based on the exact design that we and our project partner, Wealden District Council (WDC),…

The Design and Build contract with Baxall Construction to build the combined Mayfield Community and Health Centre has been terminated at the end of the ‘Design’ element as we are not moving forward with them to the construction phase. A new construction company has been commissioned to review the current design and determine what changes…

Although the project has experienced several challenges in the past, the key parties remain confident that the combined community and health centre is feasible and are continuing their efforts to deliver it.  Planning approval is in place, and detailed specifications are being reviewed to ensure the building meets requirements within budget. The decision has been…

The design phase of the project has now been completed culminating in the production of some 200 design drawings and other information being made available based on the public consultation shared in July 2024. In addition we have obtained planning approval for the design which was granted in April 2025. We are now looking ahead to the construction contract phase. Costs continue…

As reported in the last newsletter, the contractor felt the need to validate many of the quotes they received from their sub-contractors and this necessitated a delay of four weeks. All the data has now been assessed, however, given the steadily rising costs generally such as  increases in wages, employers’ national insurance and the cost of…

As RIBA Stage 4 (the detailed specification of requirements) of the project to build the new Mayfield Community and Health Centre (MCC) has been completed, and planning application was approved at Wealden District Council’s (WDC) Planning Committee North on 10th April 2025, the main contractor for this stage of the project has issued around 50 sub-contractor…

We are very pleased to announce that councillors voted in favour of the new Mayfield Community and Health Centre planning application at Wealden District Council’s (WDC) Planning Committee North 10th April 2025 meeting. The MCC committee would like to thank all those who have supported the project and also the speakers who addressed the planning committee…

At the time of the April ’25 newsletter, the results of the Mayfield Community & Health Centre planning application will have been determined at Wealden District Council’s (WDC) Planning Committee North 10th April 2025 meeting and the outcome will have been posted on the village Facebook and the Mayfield and Five Ashes Parish Council website https://mayfieldfiveashes-pc.gov.uk In tandem,…