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The deadline for you to register and make initial comment on the Gatwick Consultation is 29th October 2023. Please sign up o have your say: The link to the registration page is here

Gatwick have proposed to replace the standby runway with a full second runway. If this happens capacity at Gatwick will be as busy as Heathrow. This will have a huge impact on the area.

As a Parish Council we are concerned the impact this will have on the area we live in and have objected to the application and the significant damage and impact it will have on the Parish and beyond. There are great concerns regarding noise and pollutants, on HPC residents and on the AONB environment around us, in addition to the potential impact on housing, employment and infrastructure as well as the wider environmental considerations.

We urge you to register and make comment. You can do this anytime from now up until 29^th October 2023. The link to the registration page is here

At the time of registering, you must include your initial comments on the proposal. These must be about what you consider to be the main issues and impacts and include anything that may affect your day-to-day life. Once registered you are then able to submit further comments.  The GAAC website has some useful information regarding wording. Please visit https://www.gacc.org.uk/gacc-responses-and-briefings.php

Tom Tugendhat, MP, has opened his annual School Bus Survey . If you have children who get the bus to school, or know of someone who does, please do complete the survey.  The link to the survey is here.

Already there has been hundreds of responses and Tom is speaking to bus operators, schools and Kent County Council (KCC) to resolve the issues from the survey responses so far. Overcrowding is an issue on many routes and I know some routes have had timings changed due to delays. He is also keen to hear from anyone who has had trouble getting the Kent Travel Saver delivered from KCC.

Roadworks – SES water are carrying out works on the Hever Road from 9th to 13th October. Diversions will be in place whilst the road is closed.

The Draft Minutes from 14th September 2023 Meeting are now available to view here: http://hever.org/parish-council/minutes-draft and the approved Minutes from the July 2023 meeting can be found here: http://hever.org/parish-council/minutes-approved.

Notice of the conclusion of audit for the Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2022-2023 has now been received and can be viewed on the website, together with the completed AGAR Form 3 and completion letter from the external auditor, Mazars. The documents can be found by clicking this link:  http://hever.org/parish-council/financial

You may have read that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed he has started the six month process of withdrawing the Day Travelcard used by so many to get to, and travel throughout, London by train and tube.

The Travelcard allows a holder the opportunity of unlimited travel around the capital on public transport. It allows us to buy our train and tube travel together. None of the stations in  our area are located in the Oyster Card area so we will be forced to buy train and tube tickets separately. This is a decision that will impact us all, making it harder for us all to travel to London and beyond.

While the Mayor of London has made it clear that while he will trigger the six month notice, he is open to reversing it. Tom Tugendhat, MP, is collating messages to the Mayor of London on this subject so please fill out the short form on his website here.

He will be sharing with him the strength of feeling across Tonbridge, Edenbridge, and Malling as to how damaging this will be for anyone visiting London.

There will be an Extraordinary Meeting of the Hever Parish Council Planning Committee on Monday 3rd July 2023. This will be held at 7.30 pm in Hever Village Hall. All are welcome to attend. To view the agenda please see :

http://hever.org/parish-council/agendas

The Draft Minutes and related reports from the recent Hever Parish Assembly are now available to view via : http://hever.org/parish-council/minutes-draft

Kent Police have seen a rise in rural crime. Whilst the suspects are often determined, crime prevention methods always assist in deterring offenders. Please use this link for more information  Rural crime prevention or you can access advice through the Kent Police Website by typing in ‘Crime Prevention’. 

If you see any suspicious activity, vehicles, or persons, please report it to:

Police on line https://www.kent.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/

or through Crime Stoppers https://crimestoppers-uk.org/ 0800 555 111.

or call 999 for a crime in action.