Coffee morning THERE will be a coffee morn- ing in aid of Macmillan Can- cer Support at ShepwayYouth and Community Centre, Cum- berland Avenue, Shepway, ME15 7JN, from 11am to noon on September 27. The country’s biggest coffee morning will see people up and down the country hold- ing events to support this charity. For details call Julia Moore on 07841 751465.
Log cabins agreed PLANNING permission was granted for two timber log cabins to be erected for short- term lets at Lock House, Allington Lock, Castle Road, Maidstone. Maidstone Council gave
the go-ahead on condition that the accommodation is only occupied for a maxi- mum of three weeks per sin- gle letting and between March 1 and October 31.
Ram raid warning MAIDSTONE Council has is- sued a security warning to a High Street bank after giving it permission to install an ex- ternal cash machine. The council advised Chel- tenham & Gloucester to “li- aise with Kent Police to seek advice regarding ram-raiding precautions”.
Windmill set for restoration
AWINDMILL that last stood in Lenham Heath 90 years ago is set to be rebuilt and could be used to generate electricity. The only section remaining of
the windmill at Bull Hill is a two-storey brick base, but Jeremy Cottrell has been given the go-ahead to reconstruct it. The 57-year-old, who lives in
a bungalow next to the wind- mill, is also considering adapt- ing the mill’s sails so they can generate enough electricity to power the two buildings and sell some back to the National Grid. Hewould need a separate planning application for this. Mr Cottrell, who bought the bungalow and windmill three- and-a-half years ago with part- ner, Jennifer Smith, said: “The windmill is an historic land- mark and it would be rude not to rebuild it. We will put the tower and the blades back and it will look like it did in the 1920s.” The windmill will remain as
a home but Mr Cottrell, who works in construction, has not decided whether to live in it or sell it. He intends to spend an- other year renovating his bun- galow then may sell that to raise some of the estimated £300,000 needed to renovate the mill. Historic details of the wind- mill are sketchy, but in 1769 it
Jeremy Cottrell and Jennifer Smith can restore windmill
was listed as one of only 95 windmills in Kent. Maidstone Council granted planning permission on condi- tion the applicant undertakes a programme of archaeological
work. “It would not be ex- pected to find human remains as thewindmill is really a more modern building compared with the ancient burial sites that could be found elsewhere, but care will be taken on exca- vations,” Mr Cottrell promised in his planning application. Lenham Parish Council with-
drew its objection of concerns that the windmill might over- look other properties. The scheme includes the erection of a single-storey ex- tension and a three-bedroom lower-ground extension, a de- tached garage block, a reposi- tioned driveway, and earth- works to raise the land level to the rear of Mount Pleasant.
Protest plea to Government fails
OPPONENTS of plans to build a Next at Home store near J7 of the M20 at Bearsted have suffered another setback, with the Secretary of State for Communities, Eric Pickles, deciding not to “call in” the plans. Maidstone towncentre management’s board of directors voted to op-
pose the multi-million pound development, which went on to get plan- ning approval in June, and wrote to Mr Pickles, along with several members of the council, asking him to look again at the proposals. ButMrPickles says the key policy issues do not involve a conflict with national policies orhavelong-term impactoneconomicgrowth, nor raise architectural and urban design issues. In a letter to the council, the Sec- retary ofStatesayshedoesnot consider there is sufficient reason to call in the application and has decided it can be determined at local level. Cllr Tony Harwood said: “This disgraceful decision comes as little sur-
priseafter thedecisionatOakenWood. It is clear… theenvironment and local communities arewell behind big business on his priority list.”
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