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 the Kingswood and Broomfield Village Hall on Monday 7^th September 2009 commencing 7.30pm. (Please note that any Planning Applications will be available for viewing from 7.15pm)

Dated this 30^th day of August 2009. Signed: Sue 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. Personal & Prejudicial Interests

2. Minutes of the Meeting held 3^rd August 2009 and Matters Arising

3. Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting held 20^th August 2009 and Matters Arising *

4. Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held 24^th August 2009 and Matters Arising +

5. Policing

(i) Police Report and Crime Figures 1^st – 31^st August 2009 – PC Older

(ii) Neighbourhood Watch - Cllr Bowker

6. Kent County Council - County Cllr, Jenny Whittle, Maidstone Rural East

7. Maidstone Borough Council – Mayor of Maidstone & Ward Cllr, Peter Parvin

8. Planning

Applications for ratification:

(i) MA/08/2423 – Land adjacent to 28 Ashford Drive, Kingswood – erection of 18 affordable houses (comprising 1 four-bed house, 2 three-bed houses, 8 two-bed houses and 6 one-bed flats) and associated external work including a new access road - approve +

(ii) MA/09/1220 – The Finches, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence – increase in the number of permitted tents from 10 to 20 including associated works – refuse *

(iii) MA/09/1266 – Coppice, 4 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood – erection of a single storey front extension – approve *

Decisions (MBC):

(i) MA/09/0888 – Rose Cottage, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence – erection of a two-storey side extension and installation of 1 no. rear dormer window – appoved with conditions

9. Responsible Finance Officer’s Report

10. Finances – RFO £ Chq No

(i) Invoices for payment:

Viking Direct - Stationary 136.27

Clive Stanley Associates – Webmaster services, May – Aug ‘09 187.00

(ii) Payments for ratification:

Phil Tweddell – village verge maintenance 309.00 569

Decorating Warehouse – paint for Portacabin 211.14 570

Playdale Playgrounds Ltd – grommets for Youth Shelter 5.75 571

Allens Contractors – painting Portacabin 500.00 572

Thurnham PC – JPG/KIG June 2009 260.10 573

Clerk – Pay, mileage & room expenses, 20 July to 20 Aug ’09 447.52 574

Ass Clerk/RFO – Pay, mileage & room expenses --“-- 531.60 575

HMRC – Clerks’ PAYE & Employer’s NI contributions --“-- 120.05 576

11. Complaints Procedure – Clerk

12. Affordable Housing – Clerk

13. Kent International Gateway (KIG) -Cllr Hoy

(i) Report JPG Meetings 22^nd & 26^th August

(ii) JPG Membership / Financial review

14. Recreation & Sports Field

(i) Revised Scout Group Lease - Assistant Clerk

(ii) Safe pedestrian access – Cllr Hoy / Clerk

(iii) Progress - Annual Safety Inspection Report identified issues – A/Clerk

(iv) Grounds maintenance – A/Clerk

(v) Signing of Lease Agreement re Star FC – A/Clerk

15. Roads, Pavements and Transport

(i) Maintenance of pavements / footways - Clerk

(ii) 59 Bus Service - Cllr Hobson

(iii) Speed limits / interactive signs - Clerk

(iv) Litter - Clerk

(v) KHS Parish Portal Communication training - Ass Clerk

16. Kalc / Maidstone Area Committee & AGM - Cllr Biggenden

17. Kingswood & Broomfield Village Hall – Cllr Hoy

18. Correspondence File – Clerk

19. Items for next Meeting’s Agenda

20. Planning Enforcement (Closed Session) – Clerk

21. Any Other Information

22. Parish Council Meetings

The next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 5^th October 2009 at Kingswood and Broomfield Village Hall commencing 7.30pm.

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