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WORKat a converted historic mill in East Malling had harmed its ap- pearance and the character of the surrounding conservation area, Tonbridge and Malling council- lorswere told. Permission for the conversion of


the former Invicta Works in Mill Street to provide 20 flats as well as terraced homeswas granted in Jan- uary 2007 with a condition that wooden frame conservation-style windows and doors be used. But a planning officer reported that a number of white UPVC win-


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dows and doors had been installed aswell as other alterations. Two painted signs with the words “Darcy Products” and “Invicta Works”, which were considered to be main character features of the building, had been removed, possi- bly when it was cleaned, and had not been reinstated. Nine homes on the southern side


of the site were approved with “moderately sized private gardens” with open paddocks beyond. How- ever, councillors heard that six of the households at Darcy Court had


extended their gardens to incorpo- rate parts of the paddock with boundary planting and turf laid up to the new extended boundary. This would require planning per- mission which would not be forth- coming as the change of use was considered to have harmed the rural character of the countryside. The council issued enforcement notices requiring the painted signs and the paddock boundary be rein- stated with the removal of any do- mestic paraphernalia. It also requested that windows and doors


be installed along with brickwork and sills as originally specified.


Company fined


MENZIES Distribution, in the Larkfield Trading Estate, apolo- gised after an employee sus- tained a fractured arm after getting trapped on a conveyor belt at work. The company was fined £4,000 and had to pay costs of £1,407.


‘Wombles’ clean up at Kings Hill


VOLUNTEERS from East Malling joined community wardens, Tonbridge and Malling Council officers and staff at Little Waitrose for a litter-pick “Womblethon” in the Kings Hill area. They worked tirelessly to clear up nine sacks of litter from Fortune Way and the area around the store, and were rewarded with free refreshments and a welcome rest at the shop afterwards. The store also disposed of the rubbish. The Kings Hill Womblethon was the latest in a series of events being


held across Tonbridge and Malling in support of Keep Britain Tidy’s 60th anniversary national Big Jubilee Tidy Up campaign. Cllr Brian Luker, Tonbridge and Malling Council’s cabinet member for environmental services, said:


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