HORTON
KIRBY AND SOUTH DARENTH PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES
of the MEETING of the PARISH COUNCIL held on 15 January 2003 in the Parish Room, Village Hall, South Darenth at
7 pm.
Present: Clr P
Bradley (Chairman),
Clrs,
M Busfield , H Goody, D Payne
D
Snape and G Tripp
2 members of the
public
In attendance: C
Allart, Parish Clerk
N
Bennett, Financial Officer
Apologies for
absence: Clr A Burchmore (in hospital),
M Cockrill (in hospital), E Hughes,
D Brazier, County Councillor (another meeting)
Declarations of
Interest: None
RESOLVED that the
Minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2002 be approved and signed as a
correct record.
RESOLVED that the
Minutes of the Village Hall Advisory Committee held on 8 January be approved
and adopted.
Report
To report that
the pavilion was broken into on 3rd January and to discuss any other
items under this heading.
Discussion
PC Laidlow was at
the meeting and a full discussion was held with him on local problems. He said that he would be visiting the
parents of some Horton Kirby children.
This approach had worked in South Darenth. He also said that nuisance motorbikes could be confiscated under
new antisocial behaviour legislation.
114 APPLICATION TO SITE MOBILE BURGER BAR IN
VILLAGE HALL CAR PARK
Report
This request was
received the day after the Village Hall committee meeting so I have put it on
this agenda rather than waiting for 2 months to give the vendor a
decision. He would want to sell hot and
cold take away food on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
RESOLVED that
permission be not granted.
Report
Because of
difficulties of competing with the noise from the youth club, the Chairman
wishes to suggest changing the day of the Parish Council meetings from May
onwards. The second or fourth Tuesdays
or Thursdays are put forward for consideration although the second week would
be very difficult to administer in January each year particularly as the
village hall committee meets the week before.
Discussion
Members thought
that it would be worth changing with immediate effect and agreed the 4th
Thursday in each month. The May meeting
would still have to held earlier because of the election on 1 May so would be
on Tuesday 13th.
Figures and notes
were circulated to Members before the meeting and some amendments by the
Chairman were circulated at the meeting.
He proposed a precept of £64,300 and wanted to add the interest from the
deposit account into the Building and Amenity Land Fund increasing it from
£97,500 to £102,000.
There was
discussion on each heading.
RESOLVED that
1. the budget
figures as agreed (in appendix to these Minutes) be accepted;
2. no increase be
made to the Building and Amenity Land Fund;
3. a precept of
£59,800 be raised;
4. subsidies of £45
and £65 be offered to senior citizens at Swanley Court Hotel; and
5. a former decision to build a wall in the burial ground to hide the Glebe Place garages be reconsidered at a later date.
VOTING ON ITEMS 2 AND 3 OF THIS RESOLUTION WAS AS FOLLOWS:
FOR: M Busfield, H Goody, D Payne and G Tripp
AGAINST: P Bradley and D Snape
117 PLANNING
Pre-Application
Consultation
Proposed
Vodaphone Base Station
The proposed site
is on farmland between Jacobs Lane and Skinney Lane near the footpath crossing
the field.
RESOLVED that the
Parish Council reply to Vodaphone that it objects to the siting of a base
station at the proposed site because
·
it is very near to the school and whilst there is no evidence yet of
danger from radio waves at these frequencies we should still try and protect
the children as far as possible;
·
a mast on the proposed site would be visually intrusive in this
sensitive landscape area as it is very open and there are no natural features
to give any degree of cover; and
·
there are 2 masts in Eglantine Lane that could serve the purpose just
as well as they are both “line of sight” with the Sutton-at-Hone mast.
NB It was
subsequently discovered that the map sent with this pre-application was
incorrect and the proposed site was on one of the electricity pylons behind the
hopfield.
Pre-Application
Consultations
Upgrades of
Existing Mobile Phone Mast Sites
Speedgate Farm,
Mussenden Lane and Brands Hatch Racing Circuit
No comments
The following
Appeal Decision has been received:
Riseley Hall,
Eglantine Lane
New Entrance
Walls and Gates
DISMISSED
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REPORTS OF
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
Clrs Bradley and
Tripp attended a seminar at Sevenoaks held by the Highways department but felt
there was little of note to report back on.
Clr Bradley however did report that, the way the funding process is
dealt with, on a yearly basis, anything with a low priority (like the pavement
in Lombard Street) will never get done
RESOLVED that the
schedule of accounts, as submitted, be approved and payments made accordingly.
Kingfisher car
park
Clr Goody said
that Sevenoaks District Council is able to do anything under powers of “well
being”. It was suggested that officers
should be asked to look at this seriously to see if anything can be done.
The meeting ended
at 9.02 pm
Chairman
Date