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Scouts granted music licence
CONTROVERSY surrounds an application by Kent Scouts who want to play to music at their Box- ley activity centre.
Centre manager Ian Foulsham ap- plied to Maidstone Council on be- half of Kent Scouts for a premises licence, which would allow music to be played between noon and midnight, seven days a week. The aim was to encourage greater use of the barn for parties and wed- ding receptions to raise revenue for the Scouts. Most events would involve a live band or a DJ at the weekend, pri- marily during the summer. Mr Foulsham said noise levels would be monitored every 30 minutes. A responsible person would be on site during all events to ensure noise levels were kept within per- mitted levels and that disruption was kept to a minimum, he said. But neighbours at Lower Grange Farm feared a licence would add to problems they already encounter. Richard Shepherd, who lives at the farm with his wife and two young children, said he had com-
plained to Maidstone council sev- eral times over the past two years about noise levels at the centre. Mr Shepherd and his wife told the committee that noise levels were not restricted to the Kentish barn and they were affected by events such as firework and laser displays. The committee agreed to grant the licence but with conditions to minimise the likelihood of nuisance and public safety issues. Events must finish at 11pm and the car parked cleared by midnight. Mr and Mrs Shepherd have to be pro- vided with details of events at least two weeks beforehand. There can be no more than eight licensable events between April and September, except for next August when there will be three in August but no more than seven in total. Consecutive weekends (Fri- day/Saturday) will be allowed once in August 2015 but not thereafter. No licensable events will be per- mitted on Sundays and just one a month from October to March. Kent Scouts will need to have two people on site at events.
A BID to overturn Maidstone Council’s decision to refuse a Morrisons supermarket at Springfield Park has been lost at the High Court. In May, the council refused de-
veloperAugur Buchler’s proposal for the supermarket, plus a num- ber of smaller retail units and doctor’s surgery on the site, off Royal Engineers Road, next to Ringlestone. Landowner Blossom Way had sought a judicial review because the planning committee had al- most approved the scheme previ- ously, deferring only for conditions to be drawn
up.At the
downsmail.co.uk Store review is rejected
next committee meeting the com- mittee changed its mind, nar- rowly voting against the scheme. A High Court ruling has now refused permission for the re- view, stating therewas no resolu- tion to grant planning permission. Blossom Way must pay the council £3,968 in costs. The land at Springfield has
lain empty sinceKCCmoved out of its offices in 2001. In 2007, planning permissionwas granted for 192 flats, retail units and com- munity hall, but the development has never taken place. The land is part of an allocation for 950 homes in the draft local plan.
Christmas market with lights and snow
CHRISTMAS is coming…but on amuch less grand scale than in previous years.
Maidstone Council will not be hosting a lights switch-on in Jubilee Square
this year, although there will be a tree. Instead, all the festivities will kick off in FremlinWalk, on Thursday, November 20. However, there will be a Christmas market, with log cabins, fairy lights
and artificial snow in Jubilee Square fromDecember 11–22, along the lines of the popular continental Christmas markets.
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