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Are you a pensioner ‘just missing out’ on the Winter Fuel Allowance because you aren’t entitled to Pension Credit ?

Are you a pensioner ‘just missing out’ on the Winter Fuel Allowance because you aren’t entitled to Pension Credit ?

KCC have a new Household Support Fund targeting pensioners who are not entitled to Pension Credit.  Are you aged 66 or over and have a total annual household income of less than £40,000 and savings of less than £1,000?

You could be entitled to a voucher worth £200 to help with energy and/or food costs.

Go to the KCC website to apply yourself: www.kent.gov.uk/householdsupportfund

Or contact your local Citizens Advice to make an appointment to check your eligibility and apply on your behalf.

Don’t forget that you can contact your local Citizens Advice in many different ways:

Call the free Adviceline on 0808 278 7962 (option 4) Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 4pm
Call into one of our drop in sessions at the Eden Centre Monday to Thursday 10am to 3pm
Email anytime at enquiries@edenbridgecab.cabnet.org.uk

 

Four Elms Pond Working Party – Sunday 24th November 9.00 am

Four Elms Pond Working Party  – Sunday 24th November 9.00 am

You are welcome to join our group of volunteers to tidy and maintain the Four Elms Pond on Sunday 24th November at 9.00 am. Please meet at the pond, wear suitable clothing and sturdy footwear, preferably wellies or waders! Gloves will be provided. Councillor Roberts will be leading the group and would appreciate any help you can give. Many hands make light work…..

 

Appeal Against Enforcement – Land West of Hever Road/ Hever Stud

I can confirm at the HPC meeting last night it was strongly agreed the Appeal Against Enforcement should be dismissed. The formal HPC Appeal Response has now been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. A copy is attached below for your information. Please do also submit your own responses and encourage anyone you know locally to do the same by the deadline of 11th November.  Details on how to submit your view on the Appeal to the Planning Inspectorate are below:

To submit your view on the Appeal via the Planning Inspectorate website: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3352309

You will need to submit the PINS Reference: 3352309

Hever Stud Appeal Response 7 11 24

 

Planning – Appeal against Enforcement – Land West of Hever Road

The Hever Parish Council Extraordinary Planning Meeting where the Appeal against the Enforcement Notice served on Land West of Hever Road was discussed last night was well attended by members of the community. Consensus from those present was to support Sevenoaks District Council in the issuing of the Enforcement Notice and to urge the Planning Inspectorate to dismiss the Appeal and enforce the land being returned to its original state as Green Belt grazing land.

We would encourage everyone to submit their views to the Planning Inspectorate by the deadline of 11th November 2024. The more voices are heard the better.

Details of the Appeal can be found on the Sevenoaks District Council Website:  https://pa.sevenoaks.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage

You will need to select the Appeals tab and enter the reference: 24/00052/ENF

To submit your view on the Appeal please do so here, via the Planning Inspectorate website: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3352309

You will need to submit the PINS Reference: 3352309

Hever Parish Council will also be submitting a view which will be confirmed at the next HPC meeting on Thursday 7th November and will also be shared on our website on the following day.

Bulk Refuse Freighter – Saturday 16th November

The Bulk Refuse Freighter will be in the area  on Saturday 16th November for residents to use at the following times:

08:30 – 09:00 Four Elms Village Hall
12:15 – 12:45 Hever Bottle bank area behind Henry pub in coach car park
13:00 – 13:30 Markbeech Village Hall

The Freighter cannot accept white goods, washing machines, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, cast iron boilers or baths, long metal poles, building materials, manure, large parts of engines or vehicles or hazardous waste or compostable garden waste.

Hazardous waste now includes items like fluorescent tubes, televisions & computer monitors, batteries, oil tins and filters, paint and paint tins and chemical containers. These items cannot be accepted on the Saturday Freighter service and must be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Please do not leave any rubbish unattended. Please DO NOT arrive early or leave items on site, otherwise will be classed as fly-tipping and information passed to the police, thank you.

This is a service free to residents, funded by Hever Parish Council and provided by Sevenoaks District Council.

 

Planning Meeting – Land West of Hever Road Appeal against Enforcement

You may be aware that an Appeal has been raised against the Enforcement Notice served on the unauthorised development at Land West of Hever Road.  HPC will be holding an Extraordinary Planning Meeting on Tuesday 29th October at 7.00 pm in Four Elms Village Hall to discuss a suitable response and to consider a response to any other current planning applications. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
The Agenda can be found here: http://hever.org/parish-council/agendas

HPC are  considering offering a free session every few weeks for local people to drop in to sociailise, have a chat in the warm and meet others from the community.  At this stage we would like to establish demand. Could you kindly let the Clerk know the following:

Would you be interested in attending a day time session every few weeks for a couple of hours? If so, would you like to do an activity whilst there? Please do complete the survey on Facebook :

https://www.facebook.com/groups/8328777107176461/

Alternatively, please email clerk@hever.org with your thoughts.

Many thanks

Community Litter Picks – Saturday 28th September – Four Elms Only

Please note: due to the triathlon at Hever, the Hever Litter Pick has been postponed until Saturday 5th October 2024. The Four Elms Litter Pick will continue as planned on Saturday 28th September.

 

Community Litter Picks have been arranged  in Hever and Four Elms this Saturday 28th September. Come and join in!  It is good fun, with free refreshments and great exercise. If possible, please bring own gloves and wear appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear.  Hi visibility vests and litter pickers can be provided, however if you have your own please do bring them.

Litter Pick details are as follows:

Four Elms Village Hall – Saturday 28th September 9.30 am

Hever Field – Saturday 5th October  9.30 am

Any queries, please contact clerk@hever.org

School Bus Survey

Tom Tugendhat, MP, is running his annual School Bus Survey.  With the new academic year having now started  the 2024 survey is open to find out which services are working well, and which need improvement over the first few weeks of term. If you, or someone you know, has children of secondary school age, please ask them to complete my annual survey so they can have their say.

September is always a tricky time for any parent, with children going into a new school year and sometimes a new school entirely. This brings a change to the routine and our travel plans too. With this being the case it’s more important than ever to share your thoughts so that they can be raised these with the relevant operators and Kent County Council. Tom Tugendhat meets regularly with local bus companies and is able to raise these issues with them directly.

You can fill out the survey by clicking here. Please do share this with any friends and neighbours who have children who get the bus to school, or who might with to use one of our local bus services but hasn’t yet.

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