Swale Weekly Planning List - 4th August 2017

The latest list of applications received by the Council under the Town and Country Planning Acts.

You may inspect a copy of any application on our online planning database or at the Sheppey Gateway, 38-42 High street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1NL, or Alexander Centre, 15 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8NZ or Swale Borough Council, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT.

You can make your comments online or by email to: planningcomments@midkent.gov.uk or in writing to MKIP Planning Support Service, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone ME15 6JQ. Applications with the following suffix: ADJ, AGRIC, COUNTY, CPD, DEMO, SUB, TELNOT, TCA, NMAND, EIASCR or EIASCO are for information only. If an application is a householder application, in the event that an appeal is made against a decision of the Council to refuse to grant planning permission for the proposed development, and that appeal then proceeds by way of the expedited procedure under the written representations procedure, any representations will be passed to the Secretary of State and there will be no opportunity to make further representation.

Please be aware that any comments and your name and address will be placed on file, which will be available for public inspection and published in full on the Internet. We will not publish your signature, email address or phone number on our website. If you make any written comments we will notify you of the outcome of the application. We will not make a decision on any application referred to in this list before 21 days from the date when the application was registered as valid except for those with the following suffix: ADJ, AGRIC, COUNTY, CPD, DEMO, SUB, TELNOT, TCA, NMAND, EIASCR or EIASCO.

Application: 17/503775/FULL	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 605468/159647	Ward: Boughton And Courtenay Parish: Boughton Under Blean
Address: Vine Farm Oast Vine Farm Stockers Hill Boughton Under Blean Faversham Proposal: Creation of first floor balcony.
Applicant: Mrs Kathy Root Contact Address: C/O Wyndham Jordan Architects FAO: Mr Patrick Jordan Heron House 8 Faversham Reach Upper Brents Faversham

Application: 17/503906/FULL	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 607886/159283	Ward: Boughton And Courtenay Parish: Dunkirk
Address: 65 Courtenay Road Dunkirk Faversham Kent ME13 9LH Proposal: Single storey rear extension
Applicant: Mrs V Pinnick Contact Address: C/O Mr D Lydes-Uings 8 Morton Close Maidstone Kent ME15 9LY

Application: 17/503937/AGRIC	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 607483/162775	Ward: Boughton And Courtenay Parish: Hernhill
Address: Hernhill Nurseries Highstreet Road Hernhill Faversham Kent Proposal: Prior Approval Notification for agricultural building
Applicant: Moneypeak Limited Contact Address: C/O Angela Hirst Chartered Surveyors Mrs Angela Hirst The Estate Office Warehouse Road Hamstreet Ashford

Application: 17/503878/SUB	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 586124/162830	Ward: Borden And Grove Park Parish: Borden
Address: Land At Woodgate Lane Maidstone Road Borden Kent ME9 7QB Proposal: Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 3 (Materials) Condition 4 (Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development) Condition 5 a-c (Contaminated Land) Condition 13 (Dust Suppression) Condition 14 (Prevention of Substances on Highways) Condition 15 (Accommodation of Construction Vehicles) and Condition 16 (Landscaping) Subject to 15/507804/FULL
Applicant: Mr Doug Chivers Contact Address: C/O Mr Guy Osborne Country House Homes Ltd Chegworth Manor Barn Chegworth Road Harrietsham Maidstone

Application: 17/502935/OUT	Officer: Andrew Byrne
Grid: 589568/164307	Ward: Chalkwell Parish:

Address: Former McDonald's Mailing Centre Staplehurst Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2NH Proposal: Outline application for demolition of existing warehouse and office building and erection of 52 new dwellings with matters of access and scale reserved.

Applicant: BPDM GROUP Contact Address: C/O The JTS Partnership FAO: Mr James Govier 44 St Peters Street Canterbury CT54QA

Application: 17/503551/LBC	Officer: Aaron Wilkinson
Grid: 590754/163623	Ward: Chalkwell Parish:
Address: 61 And 61A High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AW Proposal: Listed Building Consent for fixing of shop signs (Works Completed)
Applicant: Utting Contact Address: C/O Peter Jackson Architects Nick Baldry Ground Floor Harbour Offices Whitstable CT5 1AB

Application: 17/503555/ADV	Officer: Aaron Wilkinson
Grid: 590754/163623	Ward: Chalkwell Parish:
Address: 61 And 61A High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AW Proposal: Advertisement Consent for 1 x Fascia and 2 x other signs
Applicant: T Utting Contact Address: C/O Peter Jackson Architects Nick Baldry Ground Floor Harbour Offices Whitstable CT5 1AB

Application: 17/503815/FULL	Officer: Ross McCardle
Grid: 590706/163662	Ward: Chalkwell Parish:
Address: 60 High Street Sittingbourne ME10 4PB Proposal: Change of use and associated internal renovation of the former Bank (Class A2) to Restaurant (Class A3)
Applicant: Mr Musa Kivrak Contact Address: C/O Philip Holley Architects F.A.O Mr Philip Holley 57 Great Brooms Road Tunbridge Wells TN4 9DH

Application: 17/503816/LBC	Officer: Ross McCardle
Grid: 590706/163662	Ward: Chalkwell Parish:
Address: 60 High Street Sittingbourne ME10 4PB Proposal: Listed Building Consent for the change of use and associated internal renovation, works to include creation of a new opening in kitchen, new stud wall and new disabled WC

Applicant: Mr Musa Kivrak

Contact Address: C/O Philip Holley Architects F.A.O Mr Philip Holley 57 Great Brooms Road Tunbridge Wells TN4 9DH

Application: 17/503379/LBC	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 599206/152435	Ward: East Downs Parish: Throwley
Address: Snoad Street Manor Snoad Street Broomfield Lane Throwley Faversham Proposal: Listed Building Consent to replace roof tiles, repair and replace guttering, repair existing windows, replace cracked window panes, repoint any brickwork on chimneys and replace or renew chimney pots, removal of layers of paintwork on exterior walls, remove exterior cladding on 1 wall.
Applicant: Mr Richard Cowtan Contact Address: Snoad Street Manor Snoad Street Broomfield Lane Throwley Faversham

Application: 17/503842/FULL	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 595432/152509	Ward: East Downs Parish: Stalisfield
Address: Highlands Stalisfield Road Stalisfield Faversham Kent Proposal: Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of a single storey replacement dwelling with detached double garage.
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Jamieson Contact Address: C/O Baca Architects FAO: Mr Richard Coutts Unit 1 Calico House 199 Long Lane London

Application: 17/503787/FULL	Officer: Sara Potter
Grid: 582925/166798	Ward: Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch Parish: Upchurch
Address: 37 Homefield Drive Rainham Kent ME8 8RS Proposal: Single storey rear extension to provide bedroom and bathroom facilities.
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Draper Contact Address: C/O Mr Les Jordan 14 The Timbers Halling Rochester ME2 1FY

Application: 17/504034/COUNTY	Officer: Ross McCardle
Grid: 592013/168427	Ward: Bobbing, Iwade And Lower Halstow Parish: Iwade
Address: Countrystyle Recycling Storage Land Kemsley Fields Business Park Ridham Dock Road Sittingbourne Kent Proposal: County Matter - Provision of a new car park, drainage layout and SUDs pond to accommodate and support the existing waste management facility
Applicant: Countrystyle Group Contact Address: C/O Kent County Council Planning Applications Group First Floor, Invicta House County Hall Maidstone Kent

Application: 17/503817/FULL	Officer: Claire Attaway
Grid: 591421/165712	Ward: Kemsley Parish:
Address: 20 Walsby Drive Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2TY Proposal: Erection of a front porch and a part single part two storey rear extension.
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Teage-Rowland Contact Address: C/O Harrisons Chartered Surveyors FAO: Mr Adrian Cox 5 Kings Row Armstrong Road Maidstone ME15 6AQ

Application: 17/503921/FULL	Officer: Sara Potter
Grid: 596196/173007	Ward: Minster Cliffs Parish: Minster-On-Sea
Address: 35 Cliff Gardens Minster-on-sea Sheerness Kent ME12 3QY Proposal: Ground floor rear extension
Applicant: Mr Paul Anderson Contact Address: C/O Frank Knight 1 Forde Avenue Bromley BR1 3EU

Application: 17/503716/LAWPRO	Officer: Ross McCardle
Grid: 590694/173008	Ward: Queenborough And Halfway Parish: Queenborough
Address: The Office Block Abbey Works Whiteway Road Queenborough Kent Proposal: Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed) for change of use of ground floor office to a shop with parking and disabled access.
Applicant: Miss Denise Lockwood Contact Address: The Office Block Abbey Works Whiteway Road Queenborough Kent

Application: 17/504042/COUNTY	Officer: Paul Gregory
Grid: 592150/162953	Ward: Roman Parish:
Address: Sittingbourne Community College Swanstree Avenue Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4NL Proposal: County Matter - Details of S278 highway works and yellow box junction pursuant to conditions 20 and 21 of planning consent 16/504626
Applicant: Kent County Council Contact Address: C/O Kent County Council Planning Application Group First Floor Invicta House County Hall Maidstone

Application: 17/503465/TPO	Officer: Claire Attaway
Grid: 600923/160973	Ward: St. Ann's Parish: Faversham Town
Address: 1 Spillett Close Faversham Kent ME13 8QP Proposal: TPO application - 1no. Beech Tree - Fell to ground level

Applicant: Mrs Helen Woodruff

Contact Address: C/O Summer And Winter Services Ltd FAO. Mr Stephen Beaumont 154 Godinton Road Ashford Kent TN23 1LN

Application: 17/503951/TCA	Officer: Mandi Pilcher
Grid: 601225/161167	Ward: St. Ann's Parish: Faversham Town
Address: The Telephone Exchange Saxon Road Faversham Kent ME13 8QA Proposal: Tree in Conservation Area notification for 1 x hornbeam - fell, 1 x - sycamore - fell
Applicant: BTFS Facilities Services Contact Address: C/O G.Bridgland Ltd. Mr David Anthony Heathwood Timber Yard Marden Road Cranbrook TN17 2LP

Application: 17/503848/FULL	Officer: Aaron Wilkinson
Grid: 602082/172006	Ward: Sheppey East Parish: Warden
Address: Bali Hi  Cliff Drive Warden ME12 4PJ Proposal: Demolition of garage and erection of a single storey side extension, pitched roof to existing porch change of fenestration slate for interlocking tiles on roof and weatherboard to external wall in lieu of render (Part retrospective)
Applicant: Mr Loveday Contact Address: C/O Nigel Sands & Associates FAO. Mr Nigel Sands Wises Oast Business Centre  Wises Lane Borden Sittingbourne

Application: 17/503864/LAWPRO	Officer: Claire Attaway
Grid: 600673/163040	Ward: Teynham And Lynsted Parish: Oare
Address: 30 Church Road Oare Faversham Kent ME13 0QA Proposal: Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the erection of a rear dormer.
Applicant: Mr Tim Webb Contact Address: C/O Mr Richard Stone 10 Gunpowder Cottage The Street Oare Faversham Kent

Application: 17/503960/SUB	Officer: Graham Thomas
Grid: 599958/161326	Ward: Watling Parish: Faversham Town
Address: Ospringe Brickworks  Sumpter Way Faversham ME13 7NT Proposal: Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 23: Dust suppression details, 25: Protection against deposits of mud and similar substances on the public highway, 26: Details of parking for site personnel/operatives, & 27: Provisions to accommodate operatives/construction vehicles loading, off-loading & turning on site (original application reference: 14/502729/OUT).
Applicant: Mr John Dale Contact Address: The Manor House North Ash Road New Ash Green Longfield DA3 8HQ

Application: 17/503964/SUB	Officer: Graham Thomas
Grid: 599958/161326	Ward: Watling Parish: Faversham Town
Address: Ospringe Brickworks  Sumpter Way Faversham ME13 7NT Proposal: Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 16: Details of programme of building recording, 12: Details of archaeological evaluation and safeguarding measures, 23: Details of dust suppression programme, 25: Details of measures preventing deposits of mud and similar substances on the public highway, 26: Details of parking for site personnel/operatives, and 27: Provisions to accommodate the loading/off-loading and turning of operative's construction vehicles on site (original application ref: 14/502729/OUT ).
Applicant: Mr J Lamb Contact Address: C/O Mr Neil Mantell 22 Cathedral Road Cardiff CF119LJ

Application: 17/503497/FULL	Officer: Miss Alice Reeves
Grid: 587808/160382	Ward: West Downs Parish: Bredgar
Address: 8 Smiths Orchard Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8DS Proposal: Insertion of replacement windows, front door, side doors and rear French doors/windows.
Applicant: Mr Paul Alexander Contact Address: 8 Smiths Orchard Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8DS

Application: 17/503931/ENVSCR	Officer: Heather Murton
Grid: 592732/162759	Ward: West Downs Parish: Bapchild
Address: Land West Of Bapchild And South Of A2 School Lane Bapchild Kent ME9 9NL Proposal: EIA Screening Opinion - Proposed development of up to 80 dwellings, relocation of a fruit and vegetable store, improvement to community facilities, public open space provision and associated access and landscaping
Applicant: APM Services Ltd. Contact Address: C/O DHA Environment FAO Mr Tim Spicer Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone

Application: 17/503885/LAWPRO	Officer: Miss Alice Reeves
Grid: 600097/162263	Ward: Priory Parish: Faversham Town
Address: Oare Gunpowder Works Tin Shop Hill Faversham Kent ME13 7FF Proposal: Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for change of use from a former educational facility (Class D1) to offices (Class B1 a) including the provision of additional parking.
Applicant: Consult Construct Ltd Contact Address: Mr Daniel Dodson Unit 12 & 13 Oare Gunpowder Works Tin Shop Hill Faversham

Mid Kent Planning Services

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Latest POLICE.UK Crime Data for the Area - May 2017

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:

	April 2017	May 2017
All crime	40	43
Anti-social behaviour	8	9
Bicycle theft	0	0
Burglary	5	7
Criminal damage and arson	3	3
Drugs	0	0
Other crime	0	1
Other theft	7	3
Possession of weapons	0	0
Public order	1	1
Robbery	1	0
Shoplifting	1	1
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	3	3
Violence and sexual offences	11	15

Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

Lower Halstow and Iwade

Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:

	April 2017	May 2017
All crime	21	23
Anti-social behaviour	6	6
Bicycle theft	0	0
Burglary	2	4
Criminal damage and arson	4	2
Drugs	0	0
Other crime	0	0
Other theft	0	0
Possession of weapons	0	0
Public order	0	0
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	0	0
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	3	1
Violence and sexual offences	6	10

Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

Upchurch Matters

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The Rivers Restaurant - Christmas Party Nights 2017 at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Jenny - Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Telephone: 01634 360626

Website: www.rivervalleygolf.co.uk
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Memories of The Poles in the Early Days by David Wood

Constructed in 1962 by local builder E C Gransden Ltd, The Poles took its name from a footpath fenced with hop poles and which extended through an orchard near Suffield House to the lower end of Brick Hill in Poot Lane.

The estate included five detached houses at the far end costing £4,200 each while the remaining semi-detached houses sold for £2,800 each. All properties had three bedrooms but the detached houses had bigger interiors. The gardens were open planned with restrictions imposed by Kent County Council so that nothing permanent above one foot in height such as fences were allowed. The gardens were also generally well maintained and Cyril and Ellen Stock who lived at number 24 had the biggest and what many residents considered the best garden on the estate with widely admired irises.

Not many unusual things happened on the estate but Peter Julier who still lives at number 10 had a shock when he broke two digging forks while first trying to dig his garden. He then discovered that an ancient brick road that stretched down to Shoregate lay just under the surface. On another occasion after being phoned by neighbours who had left for their holiday, Frank Osborne had to climb through an open bedroom window via the coal bunker to remove a chicken cooking in the kitchen oven which his neighbours had forgotten to remove before leaving home. This act demonstrated the co-operation between residents.

Jenny Osborne and Nicola Mitchell once picked damsons from the hedge behind the estate, weighed and bagged them and then sold them at a cheap price to residents for cash, while John Uglow constructed a fireplace made of Yorkshire stone for his house in the driveway which got a lot of attention from neighbours.

With a strong community conscience residents contributed to shared events. On Christmas Day each year they helped Mr and Mrs Mitchell decorate their garage then children from the estate were invited to collect presents from a parent dressed as Father Christmas and carols were sung. From 1972 a carnival float was decorated on the estate and various residents participated dressed in costume. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ became the first float theme.

The Queen's Silver Jubilee Celebrations at The Poles in 1977.
Picture courtesy of Bryan Veale.

The Queen's Silver Jubilee Celebrations at The Poles in 1977.
Picture courtesy of Bryan Veale.

 At the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 tables were set up on the road with colourful bunting and flags decorating the locality, then a party took place at which all the children were presented with a certificate to commemorate the special day. Julie Bennett also demonstrated her organisational ability when she presented a variety performance for children on John and Jill Uglow’s driveway which proved very popular.

The Osborne and Uglow families later bought land from Courage Breweries in the locality and converted it into a shared allotment and Pat New remembers fruit picking for Fred Barden in the adjacent orchard during the summer months. Phil Cooper received a high profile as a wrestler and he performed annually at the village carnival for several years, while professional footballer Les Riggs, who lived on the estate with his wife Pam, won fame with Gillingham Football Club.

A wide variety of other people who were mainly young families lived on the estate which included, folk dancers Dora and John Nicholls, Upchurch cricketers Dave Woodhouse and Peter Smith and Peter’s wife Georgina who set up the village hairdressing salon. Other early residents included Bernard and Joyce Ballard, Pat and Roy Bennett, Catherine and Geoffrey Bull, Don and Joan Capeling, John and Valerie Durkin, Ernst and Bernadette Gürtler, Martin and Pauline Lamb, Janice and Denis Prentice, Joan and William Stearne, Diane and Bower Tristrum, Pam and Richard Borley and Brian and Beatrice Dean. Peter and Miriam Julier who founded the village badminton club are the only original residents still living on the estate.

Pat New has positive memories of The Poles and particularly remembers the quietness of the location after living in South London and Swanley. Helen Osborne also has good memories but says that periodic power cuts were a nuisance.

Overall, former early residents at The Poles say that it was a good place to bring up children and where a friendly and untroubled atmosphere existed.

Memories of Upchurch by David Wood

David Wood was born and raised in Upchurch and is able to write from personal experience about many people and aspects of the village and of changes that have taken place over the years, making ‘Memories of Upchurch’ a very readable book and a detailed historical study of the village.

Memories of Upchurch is available direct from David

Email: david3702001@yahoo.co.uk or from us here at

Upchurch Matters. Price £12 + £3.50 postage and packing.

Temporary Road Closure - Canterbury Lane

Medway Council is currently advertising their intention to close Canterbury Lane, between Seymour Road and the Cloverlay Industrial Park, on Monday the 7th of August. They expect work to start around 7:00am and hopefully the road will be open soon after 4:00pm, if not sooner.

Access to premises on Canterbury Lane will be available at all times from the Otterham Quay Lane end of the road.

They will be cutting back vegetation mainly along the northern side of the road and this lane is too narrow to allow traffic to pass. Pedestrians and cyclists may be allowed through the closure at the discretion of the contractors if they consider it safe to pass their machinery.

Letters will be delivered to premises in Kent Terrace, the Cloverlay Industrial Park and premises backing onto the closure (e.g. Amelia Cottages, Natal Farm, the Golf Course etc.), and temporary signs will be erected this week to provide advance warning to drivers.

The road will be closed again, probably in the autumn, for kerbing works and the installation of bollards etc.

Over the next few months Medway Council is intending to undertake maintenance and road repairs along Canterbury Lane where vehicles have created informal passing places.

This unofficial widening of the road has flattened the boundary fences and vehicles are now encroaching onto private land. Of more immediate concern is that these vehicles are driving on the edge of a very steep and high embankment, and risk rolling into the fields below.

Therefore Medway Council are working with the adjacent land-owners to install kerbing on the highway boundary and to pave narrow passing places. The work is intended to allow some passing of opposing traffic on this narrow lane, but to keep vehicles on the public highway away from the steep drop. This should then allow the residents to re-erect their fences.

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Upchurch Matters

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UpARA - August 2017 Newsletter & Latest Schedule of Events

Sandy Tutt - Honorary Secretary UpARA

Tel: 01634 361516
Email: dylansnan@sky.com
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