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A BUILDING yard in Foley Street, Maidstone, could be demolished and replaced with six houses in a terrace.


Matthew Gallagher’s planning application for St Luke’s Centre re- quests four three-bedroom and two four-bedroom homes.Asupporting statement says the removal of a “re- dundant crossover to the site” would increase parking capacity by up to three more cars in Foley Street. In 2009 an outline scheme for six three-bedroom homes with on- street parking was accepted. Maid- stone Council will determine the latest plan.


Tree ‘unsuitable’


A PROPOSAL has been submitted to remove a silver birch tree at Liv- erton Hill, Sandway. The conservation area application


says the tree has “outgrown” the garden of 3 Liverton Court and would be replaced by a smaller tree. Maidstone Council will determine.


Grazing land plan


APLANNINGapplication has been submitted to build a four-bed fam- ily home at Ricandor in Ulcombe Hill, Ulcombe. The new homewould be on graz-


ing land for horses between existing detached houses. Maidstone Coun- cil will determine.


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Stones threaten legal action over 3G ban


MAIDSTONE United are threat- ening legal action after a decision was made to forbid clubs from playing their Football Conference fixtures on 3G pitches. The Stones became the first foot-


ball club in the country to build a stadium, in James Whatman Way, with a synthetic surface as their main pitch. The Ryman Premier League club


are in contention for promotion to the Conference – the fifth tier of the


football pyramid. A proposal to overturn this rule


was rejected by members by 21 votes to 11 and the Football Con- ference wrote to the Stones stating the issue is “therefore settled”. However, a club statement said:


“This seems to state that no com- promise can be considered. This is contrary to good sense, popular opinion and also the wishes of a large number of Conference clubs. “We have therefore written again


to the Conference to request further consideration of our own request to be allowed to play on our 3G pitch if promoted.We are going all out to try and persuade the Conference Board that it is in the common in- terest to find a sensible and amica- ble agreement to avoid a costly and divisive dispute. “If the Conference does not reply


favourablywe intend to protect the club’s interests by pursuing legal proceedings. ”


Magistrates’ community work wins award


MAGISTRATES in central Kent,many of whom are based in Maidstone, have been named the best magis- trates in the community (MIC) team by the Magistrates Association . Coordinator Alvin Shaw said: “In


the last five years we have now re- ceived three national awards in recognition of our work in the com- munity. During the last school year, we reached nearly 8,000 school pupils, over 100 schools and gave more than 300 talks”.


Central Kentmagistrates Margaret Rose, Peter LeBeau, Alan Golding, Nigel Cox, Alvin Shaw, Brian Johnson, Graham Scott, Tim Bucher, Andrew Back- way and Graham Berry.


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