HORTON KIRBY AND
MINUTES of the MEETING of the PARISH COUNCIL held on
Present: Cllr P Bradley
(Chairman),
Cllrs A Burchmore, G
Piller, M Powsey, D Snape, G Tripp, and I Wescombe
T Searles, District
Councillor,
P McGarvey, District
Councillor
6 members of the public
In attendance: C Allart,
Parish Clerk
Apologies for absence: Cllrs
D Payne and R Valentine (holiday)
R Gough,
RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on
RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Annual Meeting held on
Calendar of Meetings
RESOLVED
that the January and May 2006 meetings be held on Thursday 5 January and
There was discussion on the
possible fencing of the boundary between the parish council’s land and the
bowls club land which, it was known, the bowls club wanted. This and other matters would be discussed at
the Recreation and Open Spaces Committee on Thursday 9 June in advance of a
meeting with the club and the executor of Brian Smith’s will. Cllr Wescombe, who would not be at the R
& OS Committee put forward his view that the parish did not need the
boundary fenced and suggested that the bowls club should pay for it if it
wanted it. He also asked that major
decisions on the development of the land should be postponed until
The Chairman suggested that
an amount of money from reserves needed to be passed to the R & OS Committee
to cover initial costs and the amount should be decided next meeting.
Villages Design Statement
Cllr Burchmore told members
that Philip McGarvey was now in a position to hand over a CD to SDC so that the
document could be approved.
RESOLVED
that grateful thanks to Philip McGarvey be recorded for the hours spent on
improving the format of the VDS.
To receive
for information the Minutes of the Village Hall Committee held on
Neither the beat officer nor
the PCSO were present.
To receive the Minutes of
the latest meeting held on
RESOLVED that
·
approximately 3.5 metres of wire fencing between posts to the east of
the gate into Coopers Close at the Top Paddock
be replaced with chainlink fencing at an estimated cost of £142 + VAT;
·
approximately 6 metres of wire fencing between posts, including
inserted barbed wire be removed and replaced with chainlink fencing at the west
side of the Top Paddock at an estimated cost of £142 + VAT;
·
10 posts to fill the gap from the bottom of Bull Hill to the other new
posts be installed at a cost of £1000 + VAT;
·
estimates be obtained for a hose union tap in the village hall (either
in the boiler room or the Green Room) for use when the drains are needing to be
cleared of blockages;
·
the gaps in the picnic area hedge be fenced at a cost of £115 + VAT;
·
no works to install a new gate at the picnic area be carried out at the
present time;
·
the winding up of the Works Organising Group be accepted;
·
each of the Village Hall and Recreation & Open Spaces Committees
arrange for their own work to be carried out; and
·
a works superintendent be appointed to each
committee.
The clerk reported that KCC
had written to various groups asking for them to meet, discuss then let KCC
know what they think about the management and disposal of waste and the supply
of minerals whilst minimising the impact on the environment. The parish council has been asked to be
involved.
RESOLVED
that a separate meeting be held to discuss these matters.
To appoint
a Parish Lengthsman Co-ordinator.
A letter from the Kent
Highways Services giving details of this new scheme was attached for
information.
RESOLVED
that the clerk be appointed Parish Lengthsman Co-ordinator.
To inform Members that from
2006 discrimination due to the age of employees will be unlawful.
To
consider whether this sale of land to householders needs consideration by or
action from this parish council.
There was considerable
discussion on this item with debate about what development would be allowed on
this land once it had been incorporated into gardens. District councillor Tony Searles recommended
that residents buying the land should speak to planning officers in order to
clarify the situation. The Chairman
stated that the parish council was committed to defending the Green Belt and
would not wish to see any unauthorised development.
RESOLVED
that the Parish Council would pursue the matter with the planning authority in
order to find out what activity would need planning permission and what would
be permitted.
SE/05/01072/FUL
2 The Bungalows, School Lane
Single
Storey Side Extension with new roof to form two rooms in roof.
The Parish Council has no
objections to this application.
SE/05/00710/FUL
Single storey side
extensions, loft conversion and alterations to rear parking
Amended Application
The Parish Council has no
comments to make on this application.
SE/05/01130/FUL
Land adj
Proposed 3 dwellings,
garages and parking
The Parish Council holds the
same views on this application as it did for the original application.
SE/05/01233/FUL
26 New Road
Loft conversion with dormer
to rear
The Parish Council has no
comments to make on this application.
SE/05/01272/FUL
Conservatory
The Parish Council has no
comments to make on this application.
SE/05/01312/FUL
64 East Hill
Two storey rear extension
The Parish Council has no
comments to make on this application.
Horton Kirby Paper Mill Site
Redevelopment
The clerk circulated a
written report on the latest meeting with Fairview New Homes which highlighted
a number of concerns that Members of the Steering Group had with the current
proposals. These included the A225
junctions which there were no proposals to improve, the lack of footway in
RESOLVED that the Economic
Steering Group be asked to meet and formulate a response to these concerns on
behalf of the Parish Council.
Safety
Philip McGarvey reported for
information that Sevenoaks is officially the safest District in
RESOLVED that the schedule
of accounts, as submitted, be approved and payments made accordingly.
New Double Yellow Lines at
East Hill / Paddock Close Junction
The clerk reported that
these lines would be introduced but they would be only 10 metres long instead
of the 15 metres proposed originally.
Generation X
No members present were
interested in being part of Generation X a new project aimed at teaching and
involving young people in local government.
New Road Surface on A225 Near
Christine Fournel told the
Parish Council about the additional dangers for them when exiting their
property since this work had been done.
The meeting ended at
Chairman
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