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Police report PCSO Laura Bullen could not aend the meeting. The meeting heard that a van had been broken into in the car park of the golf club and items were taken. ADaihatsu Sportrak was taken from Church Road in Oam, and garden equipment was stolen from a a nursery off Teston
Road.Amicrowave oven was taken fromWrotham Heath village hall. Vacancy There had been one formal application for the vacancy on the parish council. Members resolved to accept the application from Mrs Jacqui Grey and to co-opt her at the next meeting. Defibrillator Members discussed the agreement for the purchase of the BT box by the Jet garage and the one in Troiscliffe. The price would be £1 for each. It was agreed that the contract should refer to the fact that BT would be paying the electricity required for the defibrillators for the first seven years. Cllr Pat Garre was to give the clerk details of an electrician who would quote for installing the defibrillators. Trackway The Residents of the Green Association was collecting the funds required from each property/land owner for a deed of easement confirming their rights to use the track around the village green for residential use only. Hedleys was to dra a maintenance agreement for the trackway. Speedwatch Sessions were continuing. Building works at Blackmans were restricting the locations. Seven Mile Lane Improvements for the A20 London Road and Seven Mile Lane were continuing. Residents directly affected by the work seemed to be pleased with the consideration shown by the contractors. Road safety Improvements for Troiscliffe Road had been completed. Emergency plan The clerk was preparing telephone trees and updating the dra emergency plan. It was agreed that more community responders were needed. Website The clerk had obtained quotes for redesigning the website to improve communication with residents. Since obtaining the quotes, Education IT services at KCC, which hosted the system, had launched a new one which would help link the website to social media. It was agreed that it should meet the needs of the parish council. However, there would be no training courses for a while so it would be some time before the clerk could get the website up and running. MinutesAmember of public asked how the minutes could be seen while the website was being revamped. It was agreed that the clerk would put an article in The Pilgrims saying that residents could contact her for a copy of the approved minutes while the website was being updated. Big MotoringWorld Tonbridge and Malling Council said the owner had stated the number of lights on the site had been reduced. However, a site inspection had confirmed that further lights had been erected or turned on. Enforcement would be taking further action. Members were disappointed that a copy of the agreed lighting schedule had not been received. Members remained concerned about the number of transporters offloading vehicles on to the A20. It was suggested that the
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clerk contact the owner and ask him if he would agree to reduce the number of vehicles being offloaded on to the A20. It was the parish council’s understanding that this would be reduced when the new site opened in Snodland. Village sign KCC had replaced the Addington village sign outside Stubbesdown and put in five wooden posts to deter drivers from mounting this section of the verge. However, cars were still being parked and offered for sale up against the posts and the new sign had been knocked. It was resolved that the clerk should report this activity again. Fencing The fencing between Hedgehogs and Southfields was virtually non-existent. The clerk had carried out a land search and had wrien to the owner saying the land should be protected. Village hall Cllr Peter Robinson said the commiee was progressing the option of extending the patio area. Recreation ground There had been discussions about a long-term proposal to merge the village hall with the sports pavilion. This would involve some major building work. An architect had been approached to draw up some dra plans. Noticeboard The clerk had still only received one quote for repairing the noticeboard. Cllr Garre agreed to ask a carpenter known to her for a quote. It was agreed that if the quote was less than £100 that the work could be done. Rubbish Cllr Marie-France Bailey was concerned about a large pile of rubbish that had accumulated next to the village hall and which represented a fire hazard. Cllr Robinson said they had removed the roen wood off the outside of the sports pavilion and had piled it up to take it away. Unfortunately a white van came and a load of conifers, plastic and other material was dumped on the pile. The rubbish was being dismantled and disposed of.
East Peckham
Planning No objection was made in principle to an application for the change of use of former agricultural building to a dwelling at Oakley House, Stilstead Farm, Tonbridge Road. However, the parish council said that it was opposed to the further development of agricultural land and/or buildings and did not want a precedent set with further developments of this nature. Social club Tonbridge and Malling Council had approved redevelopment of the former East Peckham Social Club site at The Freehold, with demolition of the existing building and construction of four four-bedroom houses with access road, garaging and car parking. Pool house Approval had been granted by the borough council for a garage and pool house at Hextall Coage, 67 Martins Lane, East Peckham. Old Road bus stops Kent Highway Services had confirmed that the yellow road markings would be repainted shortly. Yellow lines The parish council’s request for double yellow lines at Chidley Cross Road and the junction of Pound Road/Church Lane had been forwarded to the borough council. Overgrown vegetation In response to numerous complaints, the KCC public
rights of way officer had advised that the paths were included on the cuing schedule to receive two cuts per year and that the first cut was due to be completed by mid-July with the second cut being carried out in September.
Leybourne
Burglary Garages at two properties in London Road were burgled and garden equipment was stolen. Access was believed to have been gained from a rear field. Power tools were stolen from a shed in Hawley Drive. Dog incidentAdog being walked on a lead inWillowmead was approached by another dog which was not on its lead and out of sight of its owner. The owner heard his dog screeching and ran to find it was being aacked by the dog on the lead. The owner’s address had been identified and efforts were being made to contact them. FraudALeybourne resident had been the victim of a scam whereby the offender calls the victim claiming to be a police officer investigating a fraud on their bank account. They ask for account information in cluding card, security and PIN. They may also ask the victim to withdraw a large amount of cash from their bank, saying it is needed to be forensically examined. The victim is then asked to put the bank cards and or money into an envelope and give them to a courier or taxi which is sent to the house. Residents are warned that the police would never ask for their bank details over the phone or ask them to withdraw money and send it to them via a courier, or to send bank cards or other personal property to them. Anyone who is suspicious of a caller should end the call, leave it five minutes so that the caller has cleared the line and contact police on 101. Criminal damageAfence in Baywell was damaged by a group of people. However the owner was only able to provide a brief description.
Lamping/poachingAresident in Grange Close said a group of people were lamping in an adjacent field and had upset horses in the field. Suspicious persons Three men and a woman were reported to be walking towards the derelict building at Leybourne Grange and the resident suspected they might be going to use drugs.Apatrol went to the site and three men were found, but no drugs. Horse incidentAperson walking along a public footpath was bien by a horse, causing a bruise. This was deemed to be a maer for the landowner. Nuisance youths Complaints were received from a number of residents about nuisance youths. The parents were spoken to and there had been no further incidents. Vegetation It was noted that there was overgrown vegetation, particularly from Rectory Lane North to the village hall. Robin Hadley would be asked for a schedule of grass and tree cuing to help manage the expectations of residents. Birling Road was overgrown as well as the area near Oxley Shaw Lane and Willowmead. Some areas had not been adopted, which is why they had not been cut by the borough
council.Ameeting was to be arranged with Tonbridge and Malling Council regarding vegetation and
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