Parish Council Agenda 22nd January 2025

GOODNESTONE PARISH COUNCIL
Thornton House, Thornton Lane, Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 0EU Tel: 01304 746036/07903 739792
13th January 2025
To all members of the Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend the Ordinary Parish Council Meeting of Goodnestone Parish Council to be held on Wednesday 22nd January 2025 at Goodnestone Village Hall 7.30pm, for the purposes of transacting the following business.
Joanna Jones – Clerk to the Parish Council
AGENDA
  1. APOLOGIES
    To receive apologies for non-attendance at the meeting.
  2. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TIME: A short session set aside for parishioners to raise matters. Individual contributions should be kept to less than 5 minutes.
  3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
    To record declarations and reasons for interest from members relating to items on the agenda.
  4. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
    1. To confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on Wednesday 20th November 2024.
    2. To confirm the minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting held on Monday 2nd December 2024.
  5. REPORTS
    To receive written or verbal reports from:
    1. County Councillor Chandler – Report emailed
    2. District Councillors Bartlett & Porter – Monthly reports emailed
    3. Council Members
    4. Community Police Officer – Report emailed
  6. ACTIONS FROM THE LAST MEETING
    To receive information resulting from actions generated at the last meeting.
  7. FOOTPATH OFFICER REPORT
    To discuss and agree actions relating to footpath issues
    1. Report
  8. HIGHWAYS
    To discuss and agree actions relating to highways issues
    1. SID repair/replacement & new position for SID pole – repair £900, replacement £5,237.29, re-siting of pole £1,080.01
    2. Cats Hill, Goodnestone in cold weather.
    3. New salt bin Chillenden – request.
  9. COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
    To discuss and agree actions relating to Community initiatives
    1. Millenium Field & Environmental Fund – How to maximise usage and add value to the village
    2. Chillenden – request for rubbish bin by bench
  10. FINANCE
    To discuss and agree actions relating to any financial correspondence presented to the Council
    1. Accounts – Actual v Budget to 31/12/2024
    2. Budget Setting 2025/26
    3. 2025/26 Precept Setting
  11. PAYMENTS
    To resolve the approval of payments presented at this meeting
    1. Payments to be approved
      Payee Service Invoice Amount
      Already paid
      Zurich Insurance Parish Council Insurance 538496128 456.13
      Unity Trust Bank Charges November – pd 31/12/24
      		£6.00
      Joanna Jones Clerk’s Net Salary December
      		£162.56
      HMRC PAYE – December
      		£40.60
      Netwise .gov domain name 3872 £12.00
      Set up to be paid
      Chillenden Village Hall Meeting Hire – 2024 013 20.00
      BTF Fairfield Rent SI13585 50.00
      SLCC Society Local Council Clerks – Annual Membership MEM251843-4 18.00
      Joanna Jones Clerk’s Net Salary December
      		£162.56
      HMRC PAYE – December
      		£40.60
      Unity Trust Bank Charges December – due 21/01/25
      		£6.00
      The Workplace Depot via Paul Allen Highways Mirror 99341 £40.79
  12. PLANNING
    1. Planning Applications
      To discuss any planning applications received prior to the meeting

    2. Planning Decisions
      To note any planning applications received prior to the meeting
      1. 24/01093
        Proposal: Erection of a single storey rear extension (existing conservatory to be demolished)..
        Location: Middlefield, The Street, Goodnestone, CT3 1PG
        Decision: Granted
      2. 24/00847
        Proposal: Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 22/01225 (Erection of 3 no. detached dwellings, associated parking and landscaping) to allow enlargement of dwellings, reposition of plot 1 and 2, erection of car ports and associated landscaping. Discharge of conditions 3,4,7 and 10.
        Location: Land North East of Fitzwalters Meadow, Boyes Lane, Goodnestone, CT3 1FB.
        Decision: Granted
    3. Planning Correspondence
      To discuss any correspondence related to planning
      1. DDC Planning Enforcement – ENF/24/00369 – Low priority – Desk based assessment & inspection to be carried out.
        Location: Lower Rowling Farm, Rowling Road, Goodnestone, Kent
        Subject: Breach of condition 3 of 19/01525
      2. Staple Parish Council – Formal Complaint to Ombudsman regarding Planning and Enforcement Failures at Dover District Council
      3. Report
  13. CORRESPONDENCE
    To discuss and agree actions relating to correspondence received by the Council
    1. KALC (Kent Association Local Councils) & NALC (National Association Local Councils) – all updates emailed
  14. CHILLENDEN WINDMILL
    To discuss and agree actions relating to Chillenden Windmill
    1. Proposed KCC Consultation to Divest<
  15. COMMUNICATION
    To discuss and agree actions relating to communication
    1. Gov.uk – website & emails
  16. EVENTS
    To discuss and agree actions relating to events organised by the Council & outside events

  17. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TIME: A short session set aside for parishioners to raise matters. Individual contributions should be kept to less than 5 minutes.
  18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
    26th March – Goodnestone Village Hall
    14th May – Chillenden Village Hall