BROOMFIELD AND KINGSWOOD PARISH COUNCIL

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NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL

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 3rd September 2007 at 7.30pm.

Dated this 24th day of August 2007:    Susan M Wotton     Parish Clerk

To:       All Councillors

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.

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A G E N D A

Apologies for Absence

1.         Personal & Prejudicial Interests ( i.e. Pecuniary / Non-Pecuniary)     

2.         Minutes of the Meeting held 2nd July 2007 and Matters Arising

3.         Minutes of the Meeting held 26th July 2007 and Matters arising

4.         Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting Held 16th August 2007

5.         Policing

(i)                   Police report, crime figures & ‘Safe Neighbourhoods Template’ - Clerk   

(ii)         Neighbourhood Watch - Cllr Bowker

(iii)        Report ERPPF Meeting 12th July 2007 – Clerk

6.         Maidstone Borough Council – Ward Councillor Peter Parvin

7.         Twinning Project and Signs

(i)         Presentation by Twinning Steering Group Leader, Tony Skinner

(ii)         Twinning signs – Cllr Coleman 

(iii)        Funding – Cllr Coleman

8.         Parish Website

            Update by Webmaster, Clive Stanley

9.         Planning - Clerk

Applications:

(i)         MA/07/1491 – Orchard Farm Nursery, Chartway Street, Kingswood  – temporary planning permission for the erection of a mobile home for a period of 3 years relating to the horticultural nursery (Resubmission of Planning Application MA/06/1922 for erection of a detached house and garage) – refuse.   For ratification, Planning Committee Meeting held 16th August 2007.

(ii)         MA/07/1602 – Cherry Farm, Cross Drive, Kingswood – erection of a double garage and link building – approve.   For ratification, Planning Committee Meeting held 16th August 2007.

Decisions (MBC):

(i)         MA/07/1243 – Homefield, Chartway Street – erection of one dwelling and double garage - approved

(ii)         MA/07/1244 – Pine Tree House, Chartway Street – construction of pitched roofs over all existing flat roof dormers - approved       

(iii)        MA/07/1207 – Residential Unit at Chartwood, Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood –

an application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development being internal and

external alterations to existing residential unit to provide a two bedroom bungalow - approved          

(iv)        MA/07/1292 – 3 Wildwood Close, Kingswood – an application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development being a loft conversion with insertion of a rear dormer – approved    and

(v)         MA/07/1293 – 3 Wildwood Close, Kingswood – an application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development being the use of one room of the dwelling as a psychotherapist practice, with one member of staff, one client at a time and up to a maximum of 6 people per day, with no deliveries or advertisements - approved

10.        Finance Officer’s Report – Clerk (for RFO)

(i)         Invoices for payment:                          

                                                                                                                      £

Clerk – work & expenses 20 Jul to 20 Aug 2007                                               331.34

Ass Clerk / RFO – work & expenses 20 Jul to 20 Aug 2007                             307.95            

Clive Stanley Associates – Webmaster services 6 June to 16 Aug 2007           297.00

(ii)         Payments for ratification:

Kingswood & Broomfield News for June edition                                                 75.00

SLCC – Practitioners Guide                                                                            22.99

(ii)         Other:

Concurrent Functions review by MBC - Clerk

11.        Review / Update Parish Plan – Clerk

12.        Recreation & Sports Field – Cllr Coleman   

(i)         Replacement Dog Fouling Signs

(ii)         Quote – removal of oak tree

(iii)        Installation of benches and picnic tables

13.        Sewage Issues Update  – Clerk

14.        Illegal Dumping & Bonfires – Cllr Fitzpatrick

15.        Hearing Loops – DDA Regulations – Clerk

16.        Correspondence File - Clerk

(i)         Malcolm Froud – illegal dumping/affordable housing, Ashford Drive

(ii)         Citizen’s Advice Bureau ( Maidstone) – invitation to AGM 17th September 2007

(iii)        KCC – Countryside Access Improvement Plan

(iv)        KAPC Councillors’ Information Day – Saturday 22nd September 2007

(v)         ACRK – Invitation to join (Action with Communities in Rural Kent)

(vi)        Kent Police Authority – Policing Plan 2007/2010

(vii)       MBC – Register of Electors 2007

17.        Membership SLCC - Clerk

18.        Items for next Meeting’s Agenda

(i)         Affordable Housing – Cllr Evans

(ii)         Tall Trees Play Area – Assistant Clerk     

19.        Any Other Business

20.        Parish Council Meetings

The next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held at Kingswood Village Hall on Monday 1st October at 7.30pm.

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