Council sells off listed mill pond
MAIDSTONE Council is to sell off the pond at Turkey Mill for £190,000. The council has leased the
pond to Turkey Mill Invest- ments, which owns the rest of the 4.5 acre site, for many years. But the company, which pays
£600 a year to ‘rent’ the pond, haslongwanted to buyittoadd to its portfolio, and has assured its unique character will be maintained. Turkey Mill, once one of Maidstone’s top producing paper mills, is now a thriving business park, while the Or- angery, which overlooks the pond, is a popular venue for
Rotary nostalgia THEWeald of Kent Rotary Club will be showing short films from the mid-1800s to the 1950s. Tickets for the show, in Head-
corn Village Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday, October 13, are avail- able from the Headcorn Deli or on the door, priced £7.50. Pro- ceeds go to Rotary charities.
Railway hobby JEREMY Martin was given planning permission to erect a replacement building to store railway engines and a railway track for hobby use in Rich- mond Farm, New Barn Road, Sutton Valence.
weddings and business events. Thepondispartofalisted garden, and conditions of the sale include not using the land for development, with the ex- ception of temporary buildings for wedding ceremonies. Maidstone Council’s cabinet member for corporate services, Cllr Eric Hotson said: “Talks have been taking place for over a year. The company has wanted to buy the pond’s free- hold for some time. However, we have had to agree the terms of a water management plan, covering the flow of water into Mote Park and the other sur- rounding streams and rivers.”
The pond at Turkey Mill is to be sold for £190,000 Clampdown on builders’ waste
RULES have been tightened up for vehicles disposing of waste at Tovil tip. It has been illegal to dispose of commercial waste at the county’s householdwaste centres for some time, but there are now restric- tions on householdersusing trail- ers to get rid of their rubbish and the amount of soil, rubble and hardcore which can be dumped. The changes will not affect
the majority of householders, except DIY-ers who use a trailer or who have large amounts of building rubble to get rid of.
Trailers up to 6ft 8ins will be allowed, provided they do not exceed one cubic metre capac- ity and are no wider than the towing vehicle. Only 190lbs of soil, rubble or hardcore can be dumped at any one time. The changes aim to clamp
down on builders and people try- ing to get rid of commercial waste. “The changes will improve
the operational and financial ef- ficiency of the recycling service and enable KCC to continue in- vesting in expanding and mod- ernising existing recycling
centres, and increasing provi- sion in mid Kent,” said a spokesman. If your household vehicle is a commercial vehicle under two metres high and under 3.5 tonnes, you can apply for vouchers to dump household waste – otherwise, vans and pick-ups are not permitted. Asbestos and tyres cannot be
left at the Tovil tip, but can be taken to others for a charge. For details go to
www.kent.
gov.uk/hwrc, email HWRC:
kent.gov.uk or call 0845 345 0210.
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