HORTON
KIRBY AND
MINUTES
of the MEETING of the PARISH COUNCIL held on
Present: Cllr P
Bradley (Chairman),
Cllrs A Burchmore, D Payne, G Piller,
M Powsey, D Snape, G Tripp,
R Valentine and I Wescombe
P McGarvey, District Councillor (arrived later)
20+ members of
the public
In attendance: C
Allart, Parish Clerk
Apologies for
absence: T Searles, District Councillor, D Brazier,
Declarations of
Interest: None
186 POLICE MATTERS
PC Geordie Laidlow was present at the meeting and took questions. Speeding traffic was a serious issue with
several residents of
School parking
was raised as a problem but PC Laidlow said he had to
strike a balance between slowing the traffic down and allowing pavement
parking.
The anti-social
behaviour of youths outside the Jolly Millers was also raised. PC Laidlow said
that Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) had worked
very well in Temple Hill and
Asked his opinion of Police Community Support Officers, Geordie welcomed any help he could get. He said they do a fantastic job elsewhere helping to fight the fear of crime by working with the elderly and the youth.
187 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the meeting held on
RESOLVED that the
Minutes of the Village Hall Advisory Committee held on
A statement was
read by the Chairman and a press statement would be release soon (copy attached
as an appendix to these Minutes).
190 FENCE
ERECTED BY FISHING CLUB AT WESTMINSTER FIELD
Report
Members will
probably be aware of the fence that the Fishing Club is erecting around most of
its land. This is very intrusive and the
club will be mitigating the effect by planting and painting. However, the main concern of this Parish
Council is along the boundary with Westminster Field where the fence seems to
have been erected on parish council land.
A report from Cllr Bradley explained the situation as at 7 March. The Angling Society’s hon. secretary has been told to stop work and legal advice has been taken. The latest letter from the Society dated 16 March states that the position of the boundary has been checked by them by consulting Land Registry Title Plans and that the work will be completed by 19 March. The Society has been advised not to continue with the work until agreement on the boundary has been reached.
Discussion
The clerk
reported that she had a copy of the Title Plan from which it is clearly
impossible to measure accurately the exact line of the boundary.
RESOLVED
that a meeting be sought with the
Report
South Darenth Village Society has asked for this subject to be
put on the agenda.
“The issue of speeding
traffic is often raised at our meetings and the discussions inevitably turn to
calming methods. We understand this has been discussed previously but would
like to raise the matter again. It is also disconcerting that the view seems to
be that "
“So really we would like to know what the Parish Councils' thoughts are and
what would need to be done in order for them to act”
Discussion
Representatives of
The Speed Indicator Display
(SID) through the Sevenoaks District Council and the Police is available if a
number of volunteers offer themselves for training. Several people offered to do this and it was
agreed to progress this as soon as possible.
A fixed SID was also something to be considered.
192 PROBLEMS IN COOPERS CLOSE – REQUEST TO CLOSE TOP PADDOCK
Report
Cllr Payne raised this
matter last meeting and copies of 2 letters to the Police from Coopers Close
residents have been received. A
telephone request has also been made that the Top Paddock is locked at night to
prevent those youngsters causing the nuisance having an easy escape route. This would probably require new fencing and
gate as the existing section is quite dilapidated and could be broken down.
After some discussion, it
was agreed to find out how much new fencing would cost.
A copy of a
letter received from Jennifer Shaw of Kent Rural Community Council following
the decision on this item last meeting was circulated. She gave additional information and offered
to come back if the Parish Council changed its mind.
RESOLVED
that Ms Shaw be informed that, in accordance with Standing Orders, the Parish
Council is not able to change its decision for 6 months.
Report
The clerk
reported that she had attended a useful meeting organised by West Kingsdown Parish Council to which Eynsford,
Farningham and Fawkham PCs
were also invited as well as KCC and SDC officers. She had learned that one of the two weekly shoppers buses to
RESOLVED
that a traffic survey be carried out.
195 STRATEGIC RAIL
AUTHORITY – INTEGRATED
Report
This consultation
document has been out since the end of January and had been sent to District
Councils with the instruction to inform parish councils. Unfortunately Sevenoaks District Council had
consulted with Sevenoaks and Edenbridge Rail User
Groups and Swanley Town Council but had not told this
Parish Council. Local people had heard
about it and had immediately alerted local parish councils as the implications
for
Morning peak
period trains to
The SRA expects
use of Ebbsfleet station which will give a 15 minute
journey into St Pancras. It is not sure
what they expect workers and schoolchildren who want to go to Longfield and Medway to do.
RESOLVED
that a response be made to the SRA objecting strongly to these unacceptable
cuts in service.
Reprt
John Wood, an
allotment holder has written to ask the Parish Council to provide money for rat
poison. He says:
“I have spent
quite a sum of money on rat poison but as I am the only one to do so, I clear
my holding only to have the problem come back.
“I feel a blitz
over a 2 week period would solve the problem.”
Discussion
There was brief
discussion that putting rat poison down would be a waste of money as it would
only solve the problem for a very short time as more rats would soon come from
other areas of open country nearby.
RESOLVED
that no action be taken on this request.
A letter from a
A South Darenth Village Society member stated that the Society does
have occasional litter picks by volunteers and offered to tell Mr Frewer when the next one was.
It was pointed
out that the litter behind the railway fence along
A letter from
this charity, which helps those with drugs and alcohol abuse problems, asking for a
donation was considered.
RESOLVED
that no donation be given to this Sevenoaks-based charity.
The Standards
Board and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are consulting on new rules
regulating investigations of alleged misconduct. The information was received.
200 PLANNING
SE/04/00623/FUL
The Hutch,
Attached Garage
and Games Room
It was reported
that there was insufficient information on the plans showing existing
elevations to be able to compare.
SE/04/00627/FUL
1 Holmesdale Cottages, Holmesdale
Hill
Two Storey Side Extension
The Parish
Council has no comments.
The following decision notices have been received:
SE/03/02114/FUL
2 Beeches Farm
Cottages,
Steel Framed
Building for Storage of Farm Machinery
GRANTED
SE/03/02753/TELNOT
Farmland Between
Telecommunications
Equipment (6 antennae and 2 dishes) on Existing Pylon.
GRANTED
SE/03/02759/FUL
The Stores, The Street
Retrospective
Change of Use from B1 Office to Single Dwelling and Alterations to Front
Elevation
GRANTED
SE/03/02966/FUL
12 Russell
Terrace,
Single Storey
Rear Extension and Rear Dormer
GRANTED
Cllrs Bradley and Piller reported on a recent attendance at a meeting of the
Sevenoaks Area Committee of KAPC. The
invitation had been extended with the view to this Council becoming a member of
the Association.
RESOLVED
that no action be taken to join this Association.
Cllr McGarvey talked briefly about the Community Plan and the
Countryside Plan. He referred to Real
Nappy Week which Sevenoaks was promoting and offered places on a trip to the Rainham recycling plant if anyone was interested in going.
RESOLVED that the
schedule of accounts, as submitted, be approved and payments made accordingly.
Horton Kirby
Paper Mill
Cllr Wescombe was asked for an update on the Paper Mill
site. He briefly mentioned his meeting
with the planning officers and said that Sevenoaks will be very firm in
applying the rules.
The meeting ended
at
Chairman
Date