PADDOCKWOOD TOWN COUNCIL
The Podmore Building, St Andrews Field, St Andrews Road
Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6HT
Telephone: 01892 837373
www.paddockwood-tc.gov.uk
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF PADDOCK WOOD TOWN COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON Monday 21st July 2025 at 7.45 pm in The Day Centre, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cllrs K. Braakensiek, D. Kent, (TWBC) A. Mackie, R. Moon, M. Munday, (TWBC & KCC), J. Thompson, C. Williams.
Residents do not need to attend a meeting to ask a question of the Council. Questions can be sent at any time to the Council offices using the details above.
QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS (15 minutes)
If you wish to speak to the Council about any item on the agenda, please see the updated Protocol for the Public attending Town Council and Committee meetings, which can be found on the website or can be obtained from the Town Council offices.
BOROUGH & COUNTY COUNCILLORS UPDATE (10 minutes)
Town Councillors should submit questions a week in advance, if possible, to the Borough/County Councillor concerned (copied to the Town Clerk).
APOLOGIES: Cllr B. Robichaud & D. Sargison
C29 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllr Williams is a Director of the PWCCO Ltd.
C30 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
(a) To APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on the 16th June 2025
(b) To NOTE the minutes of the meeting of the Planning & Environment Committee held on the 16th June 2025 & 4th July 2025
(c) To NOTE the minutes of the meeting of the Estates Committee held on 14th July 2025.
C31 PADDOCK ATHLETICS CLUB
Paddock Athletics Club are seeking planning permission to extend the athletics track at Putlands from a 2-4-6 lane track to a 6-lane track. Under the terms of the lease the club needs to seek permission from the Town Council as the landowner to make the application.
See attached letter.
Decision required: To grant PWAC permission to apply for planning permission to extend the track.
C32 FINANCE
(a) To NOTE the receipts list
(b) To NOTE the finance report
(c) To APPROVE the payments list
(d) To consider the attached grant application from Sustrans for £100. The grant is being requested to support an event at Paddock Wood station to mark its 183rd birthday in the Railway 200 year.
(e) The Town Council has appointed a new Administrative Officer who will be starting on the 4th Some re-organisations of the office and additional IT equipment will be required.
There is currently £4300 in the reserves for office equipment. Approval is requested to use this reserve fund for this purpose. Current estimate is £2500.
C33 GENERAL POWER OF COMPETANCE
Cllr M Munday raised the point that PTWC may have lost the General Power of Competence due to the number of non-elected councillors. Currently Town Council have 9 Cllrs, 7 elected and 2 co-opted. According to the General Power of Competence Act 2012, the town council should be made up of 2/3 elected councillors. KALC has been contacted to advice and support on this matter.
C33 CO – OPTION
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council have advised that they had received requests for an election from 5 electors for each of the 4 vacancies. Requests from ten electors are required to trigger an election. The Council can now go ahead with the co-option process.
At the previous meeting it was agreed that the council would deliver leaflets around the town.
A draft leaflet was created and approved ahead of Full Council, so they were available for the Carnival. It was also agreed that an open session would be held so that interested residents could meet with existing members. The following confirmed dates will be held in the Day Centre:
7th August – 7pm-12pm
16th August – 10am-12pm
C34 COMMUNITY CENTRE
(a) The monthly report is attached.
(b) The manager has submitted a grant application to fund the installation of a water fountain at the Community Centre. The grant guidelines require prior approval from the Town Council; however, due to the grant’s closing date falling before the next Full Council meeting, the application was submitted conditionally pending Council approval. The Town Council is now asked to consider and confirm whether they support the installation of the water fountain.
C35 COMPAID
Members have been invited to visit the Compaid Centre at Eastlands if they would like to get an overview of the work carried out there. If members would like to attend, then a date needs to be agreed.
C36 REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES
To receive updates from representatives
(a) Chairman’s meeting
(b) Paddock Wood Business Association
(c) Bereko Committee
(d) KALC
(e) Medway Valley Line
(f) Hop Pickers Line
(g) Youth Hub
(h) Putlands Leisure Centre –
(j) Highway Improvement Plan
(k) IAG
C37 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Monday 18th August at 7.45 pm in The Day Centre, Commercial Road
NICHOLA REAY
Clerk to the Council
14th July 2025