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 Primary School on Monday 12^th May 2008. The meeting will take place following the Annual General Meeting commencing 7.0pm.

Dated this 4^th day of May 2008: Susan M Wotton Parish Clerk

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A G E N D A

Apologies for Absence

1. Personal & Prejudicial Interests

2. Minutes of the Meeting held 7^th April 2008 and Matters Arising

3. Minutes of the Planning Meeting held on 24^thApril 2008 and Matters Arising

4. Policing

(i) Police report – PCSO White

(ii) Crime figures 1^st – 30^th April 2008 – PCSO White

(iii) Neighbourhood Watch - Cllr Bowker

5. Maidstone Borough Council - Ward Cllr Peter Parvin

6. Planning - Clerk

Applications:

(i) MA/08/0611 – Homefield, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence – erection of replacement stables, tack room, hay barn and grounds maintenance building (re-submission of MA/07/2213) – no comment

(ii) MA/07/2532 – Orchard Farm Nursery, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence – amendment to original submission and additional details – if approved, wish to see condition applied that the mobile home be used solely as a staff room and not as a residence, either temporary or permanent

(iii) MA/08/0678 – Rose Cottage, Chartway Street – erection of a two-storey side extension and installation of one front and rear dormer window - approve

(iv) MA/08/0333 – The Finches, Chartway Street – increase number of caravan pitches from ten to twenty involving revised access road and layout – clarification on several issues required prior to decision being made

Above for ratification of decisions at Planning Meeting held 24^th April 2008 – see Agenda Item 3.

(v) MA/08/0712 – Leeds Castle – erection of five-bay carriage barn to provide under cover seating and picnic area for visitors

Decisions (MBC):

(i) MA/07/2178 – 3 Wild Wood Close, Kingswood – erection of a single storey side and rear extension - approved

(ii) MA/08/0082 – 8 Laurel Grove, Kingswood – erection of a rear conservatory - approved

(iii) MA/07/0777 – High Trees, Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood – construction of a single storey side extension -approved

(iv) MA/08/0508 – Goodwood, Broomfield Road, Kingswood – conversion of garage to habitable room and erection of a new detached garage – approved

(v) MA/08/0512 – Gysum, Broomfield Road, Kingswood – conversion of integral garage to habitable space - approved

(vi) MA/08/0507 – 5 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood – erection of a single storey side and rear extension - approved

Other:

(i) MA/07/1602 – Cherry Farm, Cross Drive – application for erection of a double garage and linked building – Appeal to the Secretary of State dismissed 29 April 2008

(ii) MA/08/0466 – Cherry Farm, Cross Drive – application for erection of a double garage and linked building withdrawn (see (i) above)

(ii) MBC Planning Applications and Appeals – E-list registration - Clerk

7. Finances and Finance Officer’s Report – RFO

(i) Invoices for payment

Clerk – work & expenses 20 Mar to 20 Apr 2008 591.48

Clerk’s expenses – postage & gifts Broomfield, USA 20.19

Ass Clerk / RFO – work & expenses 20 Mar to 20 Apr 2008 297.27

Ass Clerk’s expenses – Office 2003 x 2 263.20

HMRC – Employers & Employees PAYE & NI contributions 122.20

Kingswood School – Hall Hire AGM & PC meeting 12^th May 2008 32.57

Kingswood & Broomfield Village Hall hire 48.00

ACRK revised payment 20.41

(ii) Payments for ratification

M. Cuerden – supply & install PC computer, Norton, etc. 600.00

(iii) Other

Precept payment 08/09 20904.00

Concurrent Functions 08/09 - RFO

Parish Council Insurance – 08/09 – RFO

Clerk / Assistant Clerk – expenses - RFO

Clerk’s holiday pay, 07/08 - Clerk

IT issues - Clerk

8. Affordable Housing – Clerk

(i) Report Working Group meeting - 8^th May 2008

9. Sewage Issues

(i) To receive report from Cllr Fitzpatrick dated 20 April 2008*

(ii) To receive report from Clerk / Assistant Clerk dated 27 April 2008*

(iii) Letter resident dated 21 April 2008 re: inaccurate Sewer Plan, Chestnut Drive*

(iv) Letter to Southern Water dated 30 April 2008* re: 9 (iii)

(v) Letter from Southern Water dated 29 April 2008

(vi) Letter from Southern Water dated 2 May 2008

(*Note – previously circulated to members)

10. Kent International Gateway

(i) Report meeting 7^th May 2008 – Cllr Hoy

11. Recreation & Sports Field – Clerk

(i) Quote for additional seating, Glasdons – Clerk

(ii) Litter signs

12. Broomfield Road - Cllr Hoy

(i) Meeting with Leeds Castle representative 24 April – Cllr Hoy

(ii) Letter 30 April – Mrs Victoria Wallace, Chief Executive, Leeds Castle

13. Twinning – Broomfield, Colorado – Clerk

14. Correspondence File - Clerk

(i) Letter – Samaritans, invitation to Maidstone & Weald AGM, 22May 2008

(ii) MBC – Concurrent Functions and Quality Parish Council options for Clerks

(iii) Representative – Standards Committee of MBC

(iv) Letter – Dr Felicity Simpson re: The Finches Caravan Site application (see 6(iv))

15. Items for next Meeting’s Agenda

16. Any Other Business

17. Parish Council Meetings

The next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held at Kingswood Village Hall on Monday 2June 2008 following the Annual Parish Meeting commencing 7.00pm.