BROOMFIELD AND KINGSWOOD PARISH COUNCIL

Broomfield and Kingswood Parish Council

Notice of Meeting of the Parish Council

To: All Councillors

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hereby give you notice that a meeting of the Broomfield and Kingswood Parish Council will be held at Kingswood Village Hall on Monday 1^st September 2008 commencing 7.30pm.

(Planning Applications will be available for viewing before the start of the meeting, at 7.15pm)

Dated this 23^rd day of August 2008. Signed: Susan M Wotton Parish Clerk

Note:

Public questions will be taken before the start of the Meeting. Questions will be limited to fifteen minutes in total and one minute per speaker

A G E N D A

Apologies for Absence

1. Co-option of New Member

2. Personal & Prejudicial Interests

3. Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held 4^th August 2008 and Matters Arising

4. Minutes of the F&GP Meeting held 13^th August 2008 and Matters Arising

5. Minutes of the Planning Meeting held 26^th August 2008 and Matters Arising *

6. Policing

(i) Police Report and Crime Figures, August 2008 – PCSO White

(ii) PC Thomas – change of job

(ii) Neighbourhood Watch - Cllr Bowker

7. Maidstone Borough Council - Ward Cllr Peter Parvin

8. Planning – Assistant Clerk

Applications:

(i) MA/08/0868 – Apiary Business Park, Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood – erection of a new building to house and operate a bio-mass electricity plant. For ratification of decision made at Planning Committee meeting held 26^th August 2008*

Decisions:

(i) MA/08/1174 - Nine Oaks, Lenham Road, Kingswood – removal of Condition 2 regarding the restriction of permitted development rights - refused

(ii) MA/08/1245 - High Trees, Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood – erection of a single storey front extension - approved

Other:

(i) MBC Planning Enforcement – Assistant Clerk

9. Finances and Finance Officer’s Report – Assistant Clerk / RFO

(i) Invoices for payment £

Clerk – Pay & mileage 20 July to 20 August ‘08                                       504.64

Clerk – Admin Expenses                                                                        37.55

Ass Clerk/RFO – work 20 July to 20 August ‘08                                       419.15

Ass Clerk – Admin Expenses 18.43

HMRC – Clerks’ PAYE & Employer’s NI 153.17

M. Cuerden – PC & laptop attention / repair 165.00

Clive Stanley Associates – Webmaster services May-Aug 2008 154.00

Viking – stationery, printer ink, etc. 110.81

(ii) Other

Bank reconciliation - RFO

Review Parish Council donations – Cllr Rouse / RFO

Clerk / Assistant Clerk – holiday payments - RFO

10. Councillors Areas of Responsibility - Cllr Hendy

11. Affordable Housing Update - Cllr Hendy

12. Recreation & Sports Field - Assistant Clerk

(i) Repairs to car park area

(ii) Licence – Star FC

(iii) Additional seating

(iv) Sports Field Footpath

13. Quality Parish Status - Cllr Hendy

14. Roads / Kent Highways Services - Assistant Clerk

(i) Letter from Mr Harrison-Mee, Director KHS, 30 July 2008

(ii) Letter to Mr Harrison-Mee, 19 August 2008 (see Item 18 (iii), (iv) & (v) below)

15. Pavements - Cllr Fitzpatrick

16. Replacement Notice Board - Assistant Clerk

17. Parish Council Office - Cllr Hendy

18. Tall Trees Deeds - Assistant Clerk

19. Correspondence File – Assistant Clerk

(i) KCC Annual Plan – 2008/2009

(ii) MBC – Loose Road & London Road Character Area Assessment Document

(iii) KHS – Draft Permit Scheme

(iv) KHS – Countywide Improvements Team

(v) KHS – Parish & Town Council Seminar 14 October 2008

(vi) ACRK – 85^th Annual Meeting 4 September 2008

20. Items for next Meeting’s Agenda

21. Any Other Information

22. Parish Council Meetings / August Meeting

The next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 6^th October at the Kingswood and Broomfield Village Hall, commencing 7.30pm.