Thurnham Parish News
Neighbours oppose oast plans
Meetingsnormally held onthethird Monday of each month attheMarriott TudorPark Hotel. Public welcome.
CHAIRMAN:Daniel Skinner CLERK: Sherrie Babington 01634 867173
Plans discussed THE council has not raised any concerns over plans to convert Thurnham’s derelict primary school into two homes. However, it has told Maid-
stone Council it objects to a third property being built in the grounds. The planning team said it be- lieved this was unnecessary and out-of-keeping with the area. The council has also opposed
plans for a first-floor side ex- tension at 8 Peverel Drive, which it says would affect a neighbouring property.
OPPOSITION to alterations pro- posed at Thurnham Oast from neighbours and the Bearsted and Thurnham Society are to be drawn to the attention of Maid- stone Council. It follows an appeal to the parish council by Mary Richards and Chris Sims, who live next door to 1 Thurnham Oast, in Aldington Lane, and the society’s Brian Clifford. Mrs Richards told the council
that while they were not “anti- development”, all had real con- cerns about “the scale and industrial nature” of the plans to putwindows in the oast roof, to add a conservatory, whichMr Sims says would overshadow his home, and build a large, glass entrance and canopy.
Mrs Richards told councillors
that none of the proposed fea- tures would be permitted at numbers 2 and 3. The parish council’s planning
team said while it had no objec- tion in principle, since becom- ing aware of the level of local opposition it would draw the borough council’s attention those concerns. It also asked Maidstone Council to confirm whether permitted develop- ment rights still applied to No 1, when they do not at 2 and 3. Mrs Richards said: “It seems illogical that by some quirk, permitted rights may still apply here and permit these huge changes to part of the oast, while planning laws prevent it in the other two sections.”
Help with tree planting THE council is calling for help with a project to plant new trees in Averenches Road. The parish council is to pay for the replacement
trees, which have been vandalised over the years, because it believes it will improve the area. Anyone willing to help plant the new trees should contact council clerk Sherrie Babington on 01634 867173.
Financial protection enquiry THE clerk was to contact the Financial Services Authority to find out if protection is provided to local authority funds to ensure parish finances are given the fullest protection in the event of a bank going to the wall.
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Have you got news for us? Phone our News Desk on 01622 734735 Brian Clifford said: “I think it
is an outrageous application. The society feels itwould intro- duce ‘a hard alien feature’ into this attractive area and un- doubtedly make amajor change to this heritage building within the Kent Downs Area of Out- standing Natural Beauty.” The parish council has also
asked that the application should go before the borough’s full planning committee, with a direction that members con- sider the impact of the propos- als on neighbouring properties in reaching its decision. Mrs Richards has challenged Maidstone Council’s planning procedures with regard to the application.
Highway issues reported KCC member Jenny Whittle has been asked if contractorswho repaired a pothole inAverenches Road could be called back. Cllr Richard Smith felt that over the summer
the repair had become uneven, and now felt like driving over a corrugated roof. He said there was concern that, given the deterioration to the repair already, it was unlikely to last long. The council had written to Cllr Whittle to ask if the repair could be inspected and improved before winter. Parish Cllr Michael Stark was to tell Kent High-
way Services about the potholes in Caring Lane, including one near the Ashford Road. Cllr Peter Waite was also to let them know that foliage was obscuring the 30mph sign.
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