David Geal                  Penshurst Parish Council

Dianne Broad              Penshurst Parish Council

Rob Sellings                Penshurst Parish Council

Evelyn Divall               Penshurst Parish Council

Bill Hughes                  Smiths Gore

David Shaw                Smiths Gore

Lee Scott                     Smiths Gore

Andy Stronghill            Penshurst Estate

Janet Ranson              West Kent Housing Association

Ann Jones                   West Kent Housing Association

Graham Kirby             Warders Medical Centre

Susan Senecal            Warders Medical Centre

Jim Sperryn                Sevenoaks District Council

Liz Crockford              Sevenoaks District Council

 

 

Hayley Baldock          Sevenoaks District Council

Connie Burgess          Warders Medical Centre

Caroline Lingham        Sevenoaks District Council

 

 

 

 

BH circulated proposed article giving brief details of the project, for insertion in the next Parish Magazine (to be published in April). Project Group agreed various amendments to the article. Agreed need for Primary School and Village Hall Committee to be briefed prior to publication of Parish Magazine.

 

·         ED to pass amended article to Parish Magazine editor and copy to LC.

·         GK/SS to brief Village Hall Committee

·         Smiths Gore to brief Head Teacher of Primary School

 

 

DS/LS circulated a draft Design Brief which they have worked up subsequent to stakeholder consultations. Input of KCC Highways now needed. Project Group to feed back any comments to LS. LC agreed to flag with relevant internal colleagues, particularly Caroline Lingham of West Kent Leader.

 

 

 

 

GK suggested would be helpful to forward Design Brief to PCT for initial views. GK explained several levels of approval required from PCT to secure funding for Project. 

 

 

 

 

Discussion required between WKHA and SDC Housing re. Design Brief.

 

Level of affordable housing agreed at 5 units – all 2 beds, but mix of 3 and 4 persons. SDC have agreed to consider under-occupation. BH advised still keen to consider potential for a 6^th unit to be used as a caretakers’ flat.

 

To secure grant funding under current National Affordable Housing Programme, affordable housing element of scheme would need to start on site by 31/3/11. This will be very tight to achieve. General discussion regarding planning process.  As Conservation Area, will need detailed planning application for entire project so affordable housing element cannot be progressed at a faster pace.   Need to aim for detailed planning application by late summer 2010.

 

 

 

 

Agreed need for early public consultation event. Up to four sketch options to be presented by Smiths Gore. Also opportunity for parishioners to register their interest in the affordable housing. Date set for 22 April, between 4pm and 8pm. Ideally event to be held in Village Hall. Question on whether any restrictions apply to SDC staff in run up to the Election? (LC subsequently checked and no restrictions apply). Meeting of Project Group required prior to consultation in order to run through sketch options.