HORTON KIRBY AND
MINUTES of the MEETING of
the PARISH COUNCIL held on
Present: Cllr P Bradley
(Chairman)
Cllrs D Payne, G Piller, M Powsey, G Tripp and R
Valentine
P McGarvey, Sevenoaks District
Councillor
R Gough, Kent County
Councillor
1 member of the
public
In attendance: C Allart,
Parish Clerk
Apologies for Absence: Cllrs A Burchmore, D Snape and I Wescombe
T Searles, Sevenoaks District
Councillor
Declarations of Interests:
Cllr D Payne (Minute 86)
76 POLICE MATTERS
In the absence of any Police
officers, Members discussed the recent alarming crime figures especially for
PCSO Hylands had said he would attend every other parish meeting
but he had not attended in September either. It was also pointed out that the PCSO
was not listening to messages on his phone in the
office.
RESOLVED that Sgt Smith be informed that this parish council is far from happy with the situation and a meeting with him be requested.
77 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
RESOLVED that
the Minutes of the meeting held on
78 MATTERS ARISING
The clerk reported that no
response had been received from Mr Fisher, the Saxon Place residents’
representative on this matter.
New Licensing
Regime
Cllr McGarvey reported that The Jolly Miller public house had
lodged an Appeal against the restrictions imposed on its new
licence.
Posts on the Highways Verge,
The Street
The clerk reported that 4 of
the posts (those nearest to Bull Hill and, of course, the bend) had been forced
out of the ground by a car which had come to stop against a 5th
post. The posts had come out
intact. It was reported that at the
time of installation the contractor had said that you wouldn’t be able to get
them out ever. It was therefore
decided to ask JPS to put them back more securely than
before.
79
VILLAGE HALL &
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACES COMMITTEES
To receive the Minutes of
the last meetings for information.
Members considered whether
any action needed to be taken in respect of the many and varied kerbs that have
been put round individual graves in view of the rule that only approved kerbs
are allowed.
It was suggested that
members visited the burial ground in advance of the meeting to see the situation
for themselves. The different types
of kerbing makes it more difficult for the grass to be cut properly and wider
plots make it hard to get the mower between them. The clerk also pointed out
that people tend to take different size plots to tend and suggested that a
standard (6ft 6in x 2ft 6in) surface area for a plot should be
specified.
Cllrs Bradley and Piller agreed to have a look on site and report back to the
parish council.
RESOLVED that standard sized
plots be adopted and the question of kerbs be considered at a future
meeting.
81 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PROVISION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE PAPER MILL DEVELOPMENT
The clerk reported that the
subject of an extended village hall and more play facilities as a result of the
Paper Mill development cuts across both the Village Hall Committee and the
Recreation & Open Spaces Committees.
She suggested that to avoid duplicating work the matter could be dealt
with by the Parish Council.
RESOLVED that the Village
Hall Extension and Play Facilities be dealt with by the Parish Council rather
than the two committees.
The clerk also submitted
brief notes of a meeting with Lesley Bowles of Sevenoaks District Council and Jenny Bradbury of Action with
Communities in Rural Kent (ACRK). A
letter from Jenny Bradbury listing various appropriate funders was awaited.
The clerk pointed out that the process is going to take a lot of time to
do properly.
82 PARISH COUNCILS CONSORTIUM
To
consider whether any items should be put forward for the agenda of the next
meeting of the Consortium on 29 November.
RESOLVED that the subject of PCSOs and Community Wardens be put on the agenda so that those councils with one or the other officer can share their experiences.
SE/05/02121/OUT
Garages West of Oakview Stud Farm, Lombard Street
Two semi detached or 2
detached houses
The Parish Council objects
to this proposed development on the grounds that
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the loss of garage space
would mean extra cars parked on Lombard Street which would be detrimental to
road safety; and
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it would be contrary to
Green Belt policies to develop this land for housing.
SE/05/02370/FUL
Boyneswood, Mussenden Lane
Demolish existing bungalow
and build new single storey cottage
The Parish Council has no
comments on this application.
The following decision
notice has been received for information:
SE/05/01940/FUL
Land East of School
Lane
Use as a clay pigeon
shooting ground for up to 208 days a year
REFUSED
84 REPORT
OF DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
Water Extraction
Booklet
Philip McGarvey suggested that an item be put on the next meeting’s
agenda to discuss the River Darent Water Extraction
booklet.
85 REPORT
OF COUNTY COUNCILLOR
Roger Gough reminded councillors that he wanted to know what projects they had in mind for funding under the KCC local members scheme. He said he would liaise with the Chairman and clerk with a view to having a chosen project well under way by the end of the year.
86
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS
RESOLVED that the schedule of accounts, as submitted, be approved and payments made accordingly.
87 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
RESOLVED that the press and
the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting due to the confidential
nature of the business to be transacted.
88 CLERK’S SALARY REVIEW
RESOLVED that the review be
discussed at an informal meeting of parish council members and considered at the
next parish council meeting.
89
STAFF WAGES REVIEW
The clerk reported that Neil
Bennett had resigned as Financial Officer.
RESOLVED that the review be
discussed at an informal meeting of parish council members and considered at the
next parish council meeting.
The meeting ended at 9.31
pm
Chairman
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