Shed business gets its home base
A WOODEN shed business has finally been given legal clearance to stay at its premises in Hollingbourne Hill after years of wran- gling with Maidstone Council. Sheds and Shelters, which manufactures
and sells wooden buildings, was orderedtoleave thesiteinau- tumn 2009 after losing its appeal against an enforcement notice. Two years earlier, Sheds and Shelters was refused planning permission after completing a full move of its equipment from elsewhere in Hollingbourne, where it has traded since 1990. But the company has now gained planning approval after making the following changes: An area used for display of goods has
Application submitted to
retain use of polytunnels APPLICANT Timothy Chambers wants to retain an existing use of polytunnels at Arnoldbrae Farm and Ledian Farm in Upper Street, Leeds. He has applied for a certificate of lawfulness that, if accepted by Maidstone Council, would mean he would not need to make a formal planning applica- tion.
Young Dan elected chair
BEARSTED Round Table has elected Dan McGuire (23) as its youngest ever chair- man.
bourne House and other listed buildings has ceased. The operation site has been reduced in
area from 0.3 to 0.2 hectares. A reduction in the size of the entrance.
sisted this would be well sound-proofed. Concerns over noise and transport issues
CONTROLLING the noise emanating from the site was a large consideration in the planning committee’s decision to grant per- mission. SteveWilcock,Maidstone Council’s environmental health man-
ager, visited the site himself to gauge the results of noise tests. He said: “When I took the noise reading, I remarked that the noisiest noise came from cows on the site.” Cllr Richard Ash, who lives in Bearsted, said: “I have sympathy
for the residents because my neighbours were doing work at the weekend and it was noisy. I knew it was only going to be for a short time so I was able to put up with it, but it can be unpleasant if it keeps going on constantly.”
been relocated elsewhere in the village. The use of a yard adjacent to Holling-
The enterprise will be restricted to three buildings, with one used for processing and manufacturing timber. Planning officers in-
were raised by Hollingbourne Parish Coun- cil aswell as 12 objecting
letters.Maidstone CPRE also objected on the grounds of it being out-of-keeping with the Kent Downs Area of Outstand- ing Natural Beauty. However, local Cllr Daphne Parvin said: “It is a business that has traded in Holling- bourne for many years without causing any problems. It also employs 12 people who live within walking distance of the present site.” The council’s planning com- mittee granted permission on
the premise that all conditions relating to noise and disturbance are met within three months.
Holy Cross
spring clean VOLUNTEERS helped clear weeds and rubbish at Holy Cross churchyard in Bearsted as part of the annual ‘work in’ day. Each year, the names, po- sitions and dates of gravestones are recorded and put on disk for fu- ture reference.
Left, the Holy Cross com- munity gathered to clean up the graveyard.
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