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Charges to be made for home name changes
WANT to change the name of your property or add a name to your house number? From now on it will cost you £25. Unlike most councils in Kent, Maidstone had not previously charged for the service. But with pressure on budgets, any new income stream is welcome. The council believes the cost
to individuals is “modest”, with higher rates for property devel- opers – £75 for a single new
home or £40 per flat, for exam- ple. A council report estimated
that, if the charges had been in place during the past two years, about £24,500 and £30,000 of income would have been gener- ated annually, mainly from new flats. It concluded that the post of
street naming and numbering officer should become self- funding by 2013-14.
Car park sell-off ‘not a problem’
PLANS to sell an under-used town car park will not create a problem for motorists, Maidstone Council claims. In recent years, average occupancy of the 66-bay Brunswick
Street pay-and-display plot has been below 60% during the day and just 40% in the evening. The combined effect of the economic downturn and alterna-
tive long-stay parking closer to the town centre are the reasons given in a report. It adds: “It is not considered that loss of the car park will sig- nificantly impact on local parking availability nor will it affect lo- calised congestion as average on-street occupancy level in the “South 2” resident parking bays is 74% during the day and 79% during the evening.” The report also notes that a development proposed by a prospec-
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Town tourism gets more app-ealing
MAIDSTONE is the first des- tination in the South East to have a visitor guide applica- tion for smartphones. The app provides an inter-
active guide to the town and surrounding areas. You can search for: What’s on – more than 200 events at any time, regularly updated Food and drink –more
than 200 restaurants, pubs, tea- rooms and takeaways Places to visit –fromcas-
tles and gardens, to boat trips and walks Where to stay – more than
65 hotels, B&Bs, self-catering and camping. The app will be available
for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Search for ‘Maidstone’ on iTunes or the App Store. Cllr Malcolm Greer, Cabinet member for transport and eco- nomic development, said: “This app has rich content and high resolution images that provide opening times,
prices and grading of accom- modation. “It will provide directions
from your current location using your iPhone’s GPS and Google maps. You can save places of interest and build your own itinerary.” In 2009, Maidstone at- tracted more than 3.3 million day trips and over 417,000 overnight trips, according to a study into the economic im- pact of tourism. Visitor Economy Business
Unit leader Laura Dickson said: “The app uses the same data information system that fulfils the content of our web- site –
www.visitmaidstone.com. This is part of the strategy to provide in-destination visitor information.” To find out more, or to get
your business an enhanced profile on the app and website, contact the unit on 01622 602748
or
Landway plots amended MONRO Homes was given permission to adjust the plans of its development of four homes at Two Trees, 25 The Landway, Bearsted, currently being built. Plans had been approved in January last year. The amendment included increasing the
width of a garage for plots three and four from 7.1m to 9.8m. Local ward and plan- ning committee member Cllr Richard Ash felt this would be an excessive increase, but permission was granted by nine votes to four.
email
tourism@maidstone.gov.uk.
House refusal MR and Mrs Malcolm Cram were blocked from erecting a new detached home in Bir- ling Avenue, Bearsted. Maidstone Council decided the proposal would have led to a cramped and poorly designed development out-of-keeping with the local area.
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