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.
Thames Gateway Development
1st December 2014
Attended the monthly Planning, and Highways & Transportation Committees, when the main item for discussion, other than three planning applications, was the potential impact of the Thames Gateway developments, including the London Paramount Project. It was agreed that development in the Thames Gateway area would likely bring significant visitor pressures to the Darent Valley, as well as traffic movements, both inside and nearby the Darent Valley. It was agreed to write to both Kent County Council and Sevenoaks District Council requesting what thought had put into the visitor and traffic pressures to be expected, and what mitigation is being planned.
School Run Safety Campaign
27th November 2014
Chaired a meeting of the School Run Safety Campaign Committee, for which there was a very good turn-out, including two new members, Suzie Murfet and Vikki Rimmer. Tania Birch and Ali Carter reported that there had been a high-visibility jacket, swap and buy, session at the school, and that this had been very satisfactory. Roger Gough reported that the proposed highway scheme was now being given detailed costing by Kent Highways. After that, of course, funding will still need to be found, so we must not get too excited at this point. Naomi Wolfe reported that work is now in hand to create a new gate at the Edwards Hall site, this to separate pedestrian and vehicle movements, and to pave the way for a pilot, school-run parking scheme on the site. The scout group have said that they will be willing to try out a pilot scheme, when the highway changes are made. Two new ideas were put forward: matching people with drives with people who need to drive to school, this from Vikki; and car-sharing, this from Suzie. It was agreed to pursue both of these possibilities.
Chairman's Priorities
23rd November 2014
Reviewed my own parish council priorities, which now include: rescheduling a meeting with PCSO Darling; liaising with Michael Horwood regarding Speed Watch; and continuing to review the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations & Development Management Plan.
