Council Blog
This Blog contains contributions from members of Eynsford Parish Council. Any opinions expressed are their own, not necessarily representative of other councillors.
Previous posts (up to December 2014) were made by ex-Chairman, Clive Stanyon.
Harrow Meadow Changing Rooms
25th October 2014
Morning
Alongside Sarah Boyle, Theresa Durrant and Phil Ward, did an inspection of the Harrow Meadow Changing Rooms, this to ensure that they are being properly looked after by the football teams. A number of jobs that need to be done were noted, none of which were associated with misuse of the facilities, and the clerks will be asked to get these jobs done.
School Run Safety Campaign
23rd October 2014
Reviewed my own parish council priorities, which now include: Getting out the quarterly newsletter; getting a tree works sub-committee meeting organised; and continuing a review of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan. Reviewed the minutes of the last full council meeting and agreed amendments with the Parish Clerk.
Chaired a meeting of the School Run Satefy Campaign committee. As the new school term begins there will be sessions to enable the swapping, and buying, of high-visibility jackets. The committee is pleased at the number of jackets that were returned last term by school leavers. The highways scheme, drawn up last year by Kent Highways had been put on hold because of lack of funding. However, our county councillor, Roger Gough, is going to pursue the possibility of a phased implementation, at least from a financial perspective, to help make this happen. In the meantime, the parish council is going to firm up on costs for a pedestrian gate at the Edwards Hall site, so that the site may be made available at school run times on a trial basis, when the highway scheme is implemented.
National Planning Policy Framework
21st October 2014
Reviewed the spreadsheet of parish council owned property, to identify the items of high priority, and asked the clerks to update me on how the work is progressing.
Finished reading the National Planning Framework. This document is the Government's 59-page planning policy document. There were no particular surprises, it being written at a very strategic level. Of course, this makes it all the more important to scrutinise the local plans coming out of Sevenoaks District Council.
