HORTON KIRBY AND SOUTH DARENTH PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES of the MEETING of the PARISH COUNCIL held on 6 FEBRUARY 2003 in the Parish Room, Village Hall, South Darenth at 7 pm.

Present: Clr P Bradley (Chairman)

Clrs M Busfield, E Hughes, D Payne, D Snape and G Tripp

1 member of the public

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Clrs A Burchmore and M Cockrill (in hospital)

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: None

121 PLANNING

SE/03/00023/FUL

108 New Road

Loft Conversion

The Parish Council has no comments.

SE/03/00025/FUL

1 Millstone Mews

Retention of Garage and Sitting Room as Built

The Parish Council has no comments.

122 ILLEGAL ENCAMPMENTS

Report

A copy of a letter from Crockenhill Parish Council to the Police, KCC and Sevenoaks District Council on this subject is attached for information. Do any Members wish to attend if a meeting is convened as requested?

Discussion

All Members expressed an interest in attending the meeting dependent upon the date chosen.

123 TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CANADA FARM ROAD

Report

A short stretch of the road by the railway bridge at Pinden is to be closed for 6 weeks from 10 February for bridge repairs. For information.

124 WAITING RESTRICTION – MONTGOMERY ROAD

Report

The Highways Authority wants to put double yellow lines at the junction of East Hill to prevent parking at all times in order to improve road safety. Any objections need to be made by 21 February.

Discussion

Members had no objections. They supported these double yellow lines and hoped that they would be enforced.

125 HORTON KIRBY AND SOUTH DARENTH CONSERVATION AREAS

Revised consultation drafts have been received and comments are requested by 20 February.

The additions to the South Darenth Area are:

The river and riverbank by The Bridges;

The Lower Paddock and land east of Giffords and north of Giffords Court; and

The north side of Holmesdale Hill from Victory Terrace to Roman Villa Road.

The additions to Horton Kirby are:

Tranby Croft;

Russell Terrace;

Westminster Field;

The Parish Council burial ground; and

The church burial ground.

Discussion

Members looked at the proposals and suggested the inclusion of Northfield Cottages and 1 & 2 Lombard Street, as they are buildings of character.

Clr Burchmore sent a written note explaining that the Conservation Areas are a separate issue to the Design Statement and only supplement the Design Statement’s planning guidelines according to Mike Higgins, Sevenoaks District Council’s Conservation Officer.

126 SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS

Because of the 6 week gap between the January and February meetings, we thought we should pay staff 2 weeks at this meeting. There are also some outstanding bills which just missed the last meeting which should be paid.

RESOLVED that the schedule of accounts, as submitted, be approved and payments made accordingly.

127 ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Bollards

Cllr Payne reported that still nothing had been done to replace the missing bollard outside the post office. Clr Bradley asked whether any progress had been made on the installation of the bollards by Westminster Field and said that they should not wait until 1 April to be erected.

Land in front of 2 The Bungalows, School Lane

There was concern that work currentlt being done to make a hard standing needed planning permission.

Triangular Land at Franks Lane / A225

There was discussion on this Sevenoaks District Council-owned land which is to be auctioned on 20 February and Members wondered what it might be bought for. It was suggested that TPOs might be put on some of the larger trees.

The meeting ended at 8 pm

Chairman

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