Report of the Parish Council meeting held on 5th
January 2017.
ENVIRONMENT
A resident raised the issue of fly tipping by the bottle
bank in Oak Lane and the Council will contact Swale Borough Council regarding
the issue. The Council had also arranged
for the road sweeper to come out on two occasions prior to Christmas. Other areas where littering has been a
problem were reported to the Council and the Chairman, Cllr Ripley, will
monitor the situation.
Following the success of “Clean for the Queen” in 2016 the
Parish Council will participate in “The Great British Spring Clean” which is
being supported by the Borough Council. Local organisations and residents will be encouraged to help with this
and further details will follow.
PLANNING
Application Reference:
16/508208/FULL/AB
Proposal: New Aluminium framed
warehouse
Address: International Procurement
and Logistics, Spade Lane, Upchurch ME9 7TT
The Parish Council had received no
objections about this application and Councillors considered the application
could be good for the local economy. It
is already an industrial site and adding more warehousing will cause an
increase in traffic. Concerns were
raised about parking issues, lorries currently park along the A2 and at the top
of Oak Lane, additional warehousing would decrease the parking on site and
cause more lorries to park on the local roads resulting in increased rubbish
and it was noted there would be no toilet provision for these drivers. KCC Highways are closing laybys to stop
lorries parking in them and this will exasperate the issue. Councillors agreed to support the application
in principle and would emphasise concerns about the parking issues which must
be considered.
Holywell
Lane- Cllr
Lewin informed Members that SBC has issued a Stop Notice to prevent any more structures
going onto a site in Holywell Lane.
Oak Lane/ Wallbridge Lane- The Clerk has contacted
Kent Highways about the issues which have arisen since the hedge has been
removed, traffic is travelling faster as the road looks wider and this stretch
of road has become incredibly dangerous. There has been no response as to how Kent Highways propose to address
the issue. If residents are concerned
about this issue they must Email: alan.blackburn@kent.gov.uk
CHURCH
Councillors will meet with the vicar
on 16th January to discuss village needs to see how the church can reach the
community.
The church wall has been repaired
although it has been reported that another vehicle has hit the wall and Cllr
Masson will assess the damage.
The church clock has stopped after a
recent power cut and Cllr Horton and Cllr Masson will restart the clock.
GRANT
The Parish Council has agreed a
grant of £1,000.00 towards the cost of the Village Hall heating project.
THE PADDOCK AND
RECREATION GROUND
The
picnic benches have been delivered and a suitable site will be agreed by the
General Purposes Committee.
Work
has started on the bollards around the recreation ground car park. When completed it will help ensure vehicles
are not driven onto the field causing damage.
BURIAL GROUND
Members were informed that a
complaint had been received about an overgrown grave which has been
investigated. The unauthorised bench has
been removed from the burial ground.
FOOTPATHS
The footpath sign in Chaffes Lane has blown over and has
been reported by the Clerk.
KALC COMMUNITY AWARD
Councillors
considered all nominations received for the award and were pleased to hear of
so many worthy recipients although only one can go forward for the award. Councillors made their decision and the award
will be given at the Annual Parish Council meeting on Thursday 4th May and all
residents are invited to attend.
DATE OF
NEXT MEETING - Thursday 2nd
February 2017 in the
Village Hall.
Wendy Licence
Clerk to the Parish Council
Tel: 01634 363906
Email: clerk@upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Website: www.upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Email: clerk@upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Website: www.upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
