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Highlights from the Parish Council meeting of 22nd January, 2008.
After a year’s gap, we are pleased to re-instate, by popular demand, our regular digest of the main points coming out of our Parish Council meetings. Readers should note, however, that although the items are published early by this means, they are subject to confirmation at the following meeting. Full ‘official’ details are available after the minutes are agreed as a true record, and signed by the chairman.
1. New Clerk. Charles Bennett was introduced to members, and warmly welcomed to the Parish Council.
2. Community Orchard management. Now that the Lottery Fund grant had been spent on setting up the Orchard as a community resource, it was agreed that fresh terms of reference were needed to manage it as a continuing concern.
3. Planning. The following applications were discussed at Planning Committee meetings of 12th November, 11th December and 2nd January:
- SW/07/0280. Housing at the carpark next to the ‘Fox’. Objection on design and traffic hazard grounds.
- TC/07/0094. Pruning of yews at Bogle. No objection. [subsequently allowed by SBC]
- SW/07/1354. Extension, 3 Orchard Cottages, Norton Road. No objection. [Refused by SBC]
- PN/07/0099. Access road, Hole Farm, Kingsdown. No objection. [Granted by SBC].
- SW/07/823/MR83/R2 Noise assessment, Claxfield Road. Noted. [Approved by SBC].
- SW/07/1170. 14 new dwellings and office, Vicarage Farm, Lynsted. Objection on environmental and traffic hazard grounds.
- SW/07/1397. Conservatory and porch. Moonshine Cottage, Kingsdown. Objection on design and size grounds.
- TP/07/0110. Crown work on oak. Five Oaks, the Vallance. No objection.
- SW/07/1409. Sliding door etc. 109 London Rd. (Coop store), Teynham. No objection
- Appeal APP/V2255/A/07/2060334/NWF etc. against refusal of SW/07/0959, land adjoining 67 London Rd. Teynham. Support for SBC, and reiteration of objection.
Swale B C determination.
- TP/07/0083. Tree pruning. Linden House, the Vallance. Allowed.
Appeal decision.
-SW/06/0524,0525,0526 and0527. Alterations at ‘Jeffries’, Claxfield Road. Appeal denied.
4. Alleged breach of Code of Conduct. Three members of the Parish Council had been reported, by a parishioner, to the Standards Board for England, for allegedly not complying with the Code of Conduct by failing to declare an interest in an item at a Parish Council meeting.
5. Parish Plan: Greenstreet Improvement. The revised Constitution of the joint agreement between Lynsted with Kingsdown, and Teynham, Parish Councils was agreed by our Parish Council.
NOTE. Full minutes, once signed and adopted, are available for inspection at Teynham Library, on this Parish Council website www.lkpc.org.uk, or by arrangement with the Clerk (phone 476 606).
The next meetings will be on:
- Tuesday 4th March at the Lynsted Church Community Room
- Tuesday 15th April at the Belle Friday Centre, London Road.
- The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Tuesday 18th March at the Community Room, Lynsted Church. See separate notice.
All meetings start at 7.30pm.
Parish Council meetings are open to the public, who are warmly welcome. Parishioners may make a brief oral statement at the beginning of the meeting, if they wish.
R Baxter,
Chairman.
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