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An update from Hever Parish Council.
We held our most recent meeting on the zoom internet platform on 23rd July, when issues such as the speed limit in Four Elms (How Green / Bough Beech road areas) was discussed (at the request of a local resident), the volunteer scheme, Four Elms pond and other topics. Thanks to the wonder of modern technology, 2 locals were able to join the meeting via their laptops and one Councillor even managed to sign in and contribute whilst on the commute home. Draft minutes will appear on local noticeboards, Facebook and the website (www.hever.org) soon.
The Clerk was happy to report that £500 grant had been secured from a Tesco Covid fund. For any local groups who are looking for grants, please do register for
https://kentcf.org.uk/
https://www.idoxopen4community.co.uk/kent
and contact the Clerk for any support Clerk@hever.org
Our next meeting is Tuesday 22nd September, Hever village hall, 7pm planning and 7.30pm for full council meeting. As always, everyone most welcome and please monitor hever.org for latest Agenda.
We have a vacancy in the Four Elms and Hever ward of the parish – so if you are interested in this positive role please contact clerk@hever.org
We hold 6 meetings a year (early evenings across the villages) and are a friendly bunch supported by the employed Clerk who deals with the finances, processes and administration of the Council.
Planning news;
From Sevenoaks District Council (The Planning Authority) Article 4 Directions – Newhouse Farm Lane, Hever (near Edenbridge)
Certain types of development, subject to some conditions, do not require full planning permission from us. These are called permitted developments.
An Article 4 Direction can be used to remove specific permitted development rights in all or parts of the Sevenoaks District.
We have become aware of a piece of land that is being marketed north of Newhouse Farm Lane, Hever and it has been considered necessary to introduce an Article 4 Direction.
There is a Direction removing permitted development rights for gates, fences and walls; means of access to a highway; temporary buildings and structures and temporary use of land. This has immediate effect.
This Direction will come into force on Thursday 30 July 2020.
There is a Direction proposing to remove permitted development rights for the use of land as a caravan site and this does not take effect immediately.
This Direction, if confirmed, will come into force on Thursday 27 August 2020.
The documents will show up on the page after 1pm today. It would be appreciated if you could encourage residents within your areas to make comment on this matter.
https://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/info/20008/planning/523/article_4_directions_-_newhouse_farm_lane_hever_near_edenbridge
Letters relating to the Article 4 will be sent out to several parties today. This includes the current owners, the current tenants, the buyer, the buyer’s agent and the two companies marketing the land; Exclusive Property Sales and Marcus Barnard. I have passed on information regarding this latest piece of land and the way it is being marketed to KCC Trading Standards who have passed it on further to Wandsworth Trading Standards due to the companies registered location.
Hever Parish Council are in regular contact with SDC Planning on all planning matters, relating to applications within the parish, in parishes / towns bordering Hever parish and towns and District wide issues e.g. Local Plan. We are very grateful to the all the volunteer Councillors on the Planning Committee who give so much of their time and expertise.
Please note Hever Parish Council will be considering the matter and its response at the next meeting.
With thanks to Sevenoaks District Seniors Action Forum for the following item:
- There seems to be a dearth of easy listening music on radio, so we were pleased to discover the launch of a new free radio station m4dradio.com. Listeners can choose from a selection of music from the 1930s/40s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s 24 hours a day. The station can be accessed via any internet enabled device including computers, tablets, mobile phones, smart TVs and Alexas. Music for Dementia launched this service to help people with dementia and their carers but having listened to the station we feel that anyone interested in taking a nostalgic, musical interlude down memory lane would enjoy tuning in. https://m4dradio.com/
AGENDA
To: The Members of Hever Parish Council. I hereby summon you to attend the meeting of Hever Parish Council to be held by ZOOM on 14th JULY 2020 commencing at 7.30 pm for the transaction of business as set out below.
https://zoom.us/j/96981400024?pwd=bnFTOEhtOUkvd25hLzhlOUt1TUFadz09
Meeting ID: 969 8140 0024
Password: 621941
Signed; Clerk Date 08.07.20 *attachment
To assist in the speedy and efficient dispatch of business, please contact the Clerk in advance of the meeting if further factual information is required on an item on the Agenda.
Please note the adopted procedure for virtual meetings (2020).
- To receive apologies and declarations of interest in respect of business specified on the agenda (Chair).
- *To approve the accuracy of draft Minutes of the previous meeting (11.06.20) (Chair).
- Public Forum (10 minutes)
The Council will receive statements and questions from the public (this is the only opportunity for members of the public to make a contribution during the meeting) and for members with pecuniary interests to speak on items on the Agenda.
Items for discussion / decision;
- Request by resident of Four Elms for change to speed limit / road signage in the school / How Green / Bough Beech road areas.
5i. Councillor vacancies. Update on Four Elms ward vacancy (BW / AH).
5ii. To receive the resignation of Anita Sebastian (Hever ward), with immediate effect.
5iii. Do any of the Councillors have training IT needs they wish the Clerk to arrange? Continue reading
Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd. The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review.
Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2020, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to:
Please contact the Clerk for any attachments referred to.
AGENDA
To: The Members of Hever Parish Council. I hereby summon you to attend the meeting of Hever Parish Council to be held by ZOOM on 11st JUNE 2020 commencing at 6.30 pm for the transaction of business as set out below.
Signed; Clerk Date 08.06.20 *attachment Continue reading
Local Plan set to have its day in court
Sevenoaks District Council has been granted permission to bring a judicial review against the Planning Inspector’s decision to reject the draft Local Plan.
The High Court issued a notification on Tuesday 2 June 2020 granting permission for the review. The Honourable Mr Justice Swift concluded all grounds for the Council’s claim are arguable and permission for judicial review was granted, clearing the first hurdle of the process.
On 2 March 2020, the Planning Inspector wrote the final report on the examination of the Sevenoaks District Local Plan. It concluded the Plan was not legally compliant in respect of the Duty to Co-operate.
However, the Council strongly rejected this conclusion, which only surfaced after the first round of the Local Plan hearings in October, seven months after the Council had submitted the Plan and supporting evidence to the Inspector.
Within the Local Plan submission, there were more than 800 pages of evidence setting out how the Council had worked with its neighbours during the production of the Plan. The neighbouring councils and other organisations involved in the development of the Plan supported the Council’s evidence and approach on this matter.
In April, the Council began Judicial Review proceedings to overturn the Inspector’s decision.
Cllr Julia Thornton, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Development & Conservation, says: “This is great news as it means the High Court believes our position that the Planning Inspectorate may have a case to answer. This is an important first step to getting our Local Plan approved.
“We firmly believe we had followed the relevant guidance when we developed the plan. The evidence we provided to the Planning Inspector backs this up.
“In our opinion, the Planning Inspector has incorrectly interpreted key parts of the Local Plan requirements.
“Taking court action is not something we would take lightly, but we feel we have no choice.”
The High Court decision followed the news that the three MPs who represent the Sevenoaks District wrote to Robert Jenrick MP, the Secretary of State for Local Government, on Monday (1 June). Laura Trott MP, Tom Tugendhat MP and Gareth Johnson MP urged the Minister to use his powers to reconsider the Planning Inspectorate’s reasons for rejecting the draft Local Plan.
Cllr Thornton, adds: “Our MPs recognise we have produced a robust Local Plan to provide the right type of developments in the right place, at the right time. They share our concerns about the handling of the Local Plan examination. We’re grateful for their support and we hope this moves the Plan forward.”
Friday, 26 March 2020
The minor injury unit (MIU) and x-ray department at Edenbridge and District War Memorial Hospital Minor is temporarily closed from 6pm this evening for the foreseeable future.
Your nearest MIU is at Sevenoaks Hospital. This is open from 8 am to 8pm, seven days-a-week.
As the local Edenbridge community is following the Government’s guidance on social distancing, there has been a significant reduction in people using the minor injury unit at Edenbridge.
That’s why, to support our work around COVID-19, we are temporarily moving staff from Edenbridge during these unprecedented times.