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CHAIRMAN: Ivor Davies CLERK: Pauline Bowdery ASST CLERK: Melanie Fooks Parish Office, Beechen Hall,Wildfell Close,Walderslade, ME5 9RU
Tel: 01634 861237 email:
clerk@boxleyparishcouncil.org.uk Website:
www.boxleyparishcouncil.org.uk Contact details for parish councillors can be obtained from the parish office, the Useful Contact Details leaflet or the website Laptop link for parish affairs
RESIDENTS without internet access who need to go online on parish council connected business will be given access to a laptop at the parish office.
Boxley Parish Council members agreed in principle to trial the new initiative, proposed by parish clerk Pauline Bowdery, subject to a risk assessment and user policy being produced. Mrs Bowdery reported that, because Maidstone Council
WorldWar I
IDEAS for a project to commemo- rateWorldWar I are still being con- sidered by the parish council. Anumber of proposals have been
put forward, including commemo- rative metalwork, a discreet plaque, and a bench or slatted seating area near the Boxley war memorial. An information leaflet distributed to local schools and/or the planting of two commemorative trees in Grovewood Drive (north) are other suggestions. Adecision will be made shortly.
Annual audit
THE law requires that the parish council notifies dates within which electors may exercise their right to inspect the council’s accounts. From May 9 until June 6 the accounts will be available for inspection at the parish office (Mon-Fri, 9am- 3pm); it is advisable to make an appoint- ment. Arrangements can also be made to open the office outside normal hours. Further details are on thewebsite and parish noticeboards.
Walk leaflets
KENTWildlife Trust, supported by the parish council, has launched its new walks leaflet for the area around Blue Bell Hill. Leaflets are available from KWT or the parish office and plans are in hand to put this leaflet, and another in the pipeline, on the KWTwebsite. A number of walks can already
be downloaded form the Boxley website.
Reminder
THE annual meeting of the parish will now be held at Beechen Hall (address above) on Monday, May 12 at 7pm. All arewelcome.
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will soon stop supplying paper copies of planning applications, residents will need access to the in- ternet to see them. A spare laptop and desk were
available in the parish office and could be used by members of the
public who wished to inspect Maidstone Council or KCC docu- ments or similar purposes. A member of the parish office
staff would be present and could help residents who are not com- fortable with the internet to access
the required area of the borough or county councilwebsites. CllrWendy Hinder said: “This is
a very good idea. Some plans can be quite worrying to local people, particularly if they haven’t got ac- cess to a computer.”
Kestrel cam delay
APLAN for a webcam feed from a kestrel’s nest has been put on hold after the birds arrived earlier than expected and settled in the nest box they used last year. Kent Wildlife Trust thanked the
parish council for its financial con- tribution, saying it was delighted the kestrels had returned. The in- stallation of the new nest box and camera is on hold until the autumn.
Allotments update Old ChathamWay parking review
ATRAFFIC order, which lists proposed parking restrictions for Old Chatham Way, Sandling, has been published by KCC and is avail- able on its website:
www.kent.gov.uk
Chips for dogs
ON May 10, the Dogs Trust, a reg- istered charity, will be offering a free micro-chipping service at Weavering Diamond Jubilee Or- chard, Penhurst Close, Grove Green from 11am to about 4pm. Micro-chipping is a painless pro-
cedure but will ensure you and your pet are reunited if it gets lost. With effect from April 6, 2016 the law will require all dogs to be micro- chipped.
Development plan
CLLR Terry Baker, Broomfield and Kingswood Parish Council chair- man, told the environment com- mittee about his parish council’s experiences in developing its neigh- bourhood development plan. Boxley Parish Council will now consider the pros and cons of itself developing such a plan. Cllr Baker stressed that the community needed to be fully onside before undertaking what is a costly and time-consuming project.
CLLR Bob Hinder reported that only positive comments had been received from allotment holders at the new Dove Hill site. Construction experts who visited
the site recently expected the drainage work needed at the junc- tion of the access road to the allot- ments and Sandy Lane would be completed in one day. Local residents, the Scout group
and plot holders would be kept in- formed of progress.
Parking bollards
THE parish council is submitting a grant application to KCC Cllr Paul Carter for funding for bollards out- side SandlingVillage Hall and Box- ley Road,Walderslade.
Bid to improve the planning process
MAIDSTONE Council has invited parish councils to submit topics for its overview and scrutiny commit- tees to consider. Boxley Parish Council has sug-
gested that MBC reviews how its planning department can develop and learn from previous planning decisions. The parish councilwould like to see a review system adopted whereby a parish council can report a development that it believes has
resulted in something far removed from what it had expected, for ex- ample, in the impact on the street scene, character of area, materials used etc. The parish council would not wish to see a ‘witch hunt’ and would not expect to be involved in any discussions but strongly feels that in such cases there should be a review to see what, if any, lessons can be learned. The parish council is aware that
many issues are taken into account when considering a planning appli- cation and that nothing can be done to change the development once permission is given. It acknowl- edges that style and design are per- sonal choices. However, members can identify a number of develop- ments that they feel stick out like a sore thumb; at least one of which a planning officer has expressed sur- prise that itwas ever allowed.
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