The application to build a chicken farm and associated mobile home has been refused on two grounds:ropr Inappropriate development in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty failure to demonstrate how ammonia emissions from this development would be insignificant in areas of ancient woodland nearby Full details are here:- https://pa.midkent.gov.uk/online-applications/files/B15BE7B3BDE782BEF3FC929900EFECAC/pdf/19_500736_FULL-Refusal_FULL-4626957.pdf Hopefully this is the last we …
Category: News
Jun 14
Shellina Prendergast annual report – 18/19
Here is a Shellina’s review of Kent County Council for 2018/19. She is our county councillor and a good supporter of the village.
Mar 31
Monthly Newsletter for June from Patrik Garten, our MBC Ward Councillor
Patrik writes a regular column in his own inimitable style! He is a great supporter of Wormshill and has funded new water heaters to the village hall. Read all about what he and MBC have been doing in his download
Feb 09
Wormshill Play Area – grant received from Maidstone Council
Last year Maidstone Borough Council invited bids for a share of a £200k pot they had set aside for play areas they saw as important across the Borough. We were successful in our bid for £7k to fence off the play area with a picket fence, landscape the back of it as well and buy a new piece of play equipment. The …
Sep 25
Kent Rural police update – September 2018
Here is the latest update from Kent Police regarding rural crimes. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.wormshill.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Crag-Report-September-2018.pdf” title=”Crag Report September 2018″]
Sep 19
‘White Post’
KCC are aware of the fact that this is missing and has been since mid-April when it was first reported and then removed. Shellina Prendergast, our KCC Councillor has advised that they do plan to replace it but have had to work through the effect of considerable damage to highways over the year so far …
Sep 10
Planning proposal for egg production facility at Park Farm, down Park Lane
I have just been notified about a planning proposal for an ‘Erection of a storage barn with associated mobile poultry shed and mobile home for establishment of organic egg enterprise’ on land At Park Farm, Park Lane Wormshill. The planning application is ’18/504492/FULL’ and can be most easily found on MBC’s website:- https://pa.midkent.gov.uk/online-applications/, using ‘Wormshill’ …
Jun 25
Maidstone Council – Dog Control Measures Survey
Maidstone is consulting its residents on the possibility of introducing measures to combat irresponsible behaviour and are now seeking views on the specific measures they might introduce. The proposal seeks to make the following behaviours offences under the Anti-social behaviour Crime & Policing Act 2014: – failing to put a dog on a lead when directed to …
Mar 02
Bats in the belfry! (almost)
Its self evident from the need for regular cleaning that St Giles is host to some bats but we rarely see them! However, James Pearce recently found a grounded bat in the church. He took him to the vet and hopefully he will be returned in a month or so, once fed up a bit. [gview file=”https://www.wormshill.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bats.docx”]
Dec 03
Footpaths
Myself and a long time resident of Wormshill recently met Michele Snoding, KCC’s Footpaths officer regarding footpaths around the village. It was a useful meeting and she is now in contact with those where footpaths run over their land with the intention of keeping stiles and gates in good repair. She mentioned that there is …