News Plans to tackle
bad behaviour ELECTED borough council mem- bers worried about the level of anti- social behaviour are pressing for stronger powers to ensure prob- lems are tackled. Ward councillors’ concerns
would be formally considered by the communities, housing and en- vironment committee, which would then receive progress re- ports from council officers. Councils have powers to issue community protection notices and public space protection orders aimed at “preventing unreason- able behaviour that is having a negative impact on a community’s quality of life”.
Girls on pitch
DESPITE a season shortened by Covid-19, girls’ cricket has taken off at The Mote CC, Maidstone. Under the management of Phil Jackson, the under 9/11 section has played in several festivals. This success encouraged the club
to start an under-13 section, several of whom have now represented Kent under-13s.
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Car damage blamed on parking shortage
POLICE are investigating allega- tions of criminal damage to cars amid reports of increasing ten- sions over parking enforcement on a new housing estate. We understand two residents at
Holborough Lakes have reported that vehicles were “keyed”, lead- ing to speculation it is people un- able to park due to a space shortage. Now, there are concerns the new parking enforcement proce- dures, which came in on Septem- ber 1, will prove to be excessive. Philip Michael, in a letter writ- ten to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and MP Tracey Crouch, pictured, claims people will be forced to leave their homes because of the limitations on car spaces.
In his letter, he claims: “I un- derstand there is a problem with parking on the development and I’ve seen some shocking exam- ples of cars blocking access and
consistencies in the design drawn up by Kent County Council and the site developer. “This was a cause of frustration
to many residents, who contacted us wishing to see the rules on parking observed. “Now the issues have been re-
solved and the necessary legal or- ders are in place, we have a duty to enforce the restrictions. How- ever…we thought it only fair to warn residents first before issu- ing any penalties.”
obstructing visibility. “But the new enforcement pol-
icy means many will be unable to park near their homes. This will prove especially difficult for sin- gle parents with infants.” A statement from TMBC said: “For some time we were not able to enforce the parking restrictions at Holborough Lakes, due to in-
In a letter to MBC, MP Miss Crouch said the new measures “will cause misery”, adding: “The issue of parking on the de- velopment is one that has been longstanding… I
strongly courage a rethink of these
changes and welcome an open di- alogue between the council, de- veloper and residents going forward.” Police are investigating the al- legations of criminal damage.
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