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Boundary Issues

Area

Issue

Proposal

Recommended Action

Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton

Ward (and parish) boundary drawn so that it cuts off 6 and half properties along Heath Road East of Hubbard’s Lane.

The Ward cannot be amended for those properties alone as insufficient electorate to create a parish ward.

 

In order for this change to be made it will need to be identified in the CGR and then a requested alteration made to the LGBCE.  The CGR terms of reference have been altered to accommodate this.

Do not include in response to LGBCE

Headcorn with Sutton Valence

 

Sutton Valence Parish Council’s original submission was not received by LGBCE in stage 1.  Sutton Valence parish council with Ward Member support feel that Sutton Valence should be linked to Chart Sutton due to strong community links.

 

Sutton Valence parish council are submitting their own representation to the LGBCE.  As this was not considered at the stage 1 consultation Councillors will be asked if they wish to support this proposal.

 

Note: Headcorn with Sutton Valence on 13% variance from average which is outside 10% tolerance.

 

Do not include in response to LGBCE as creates two wards with significant (14%/19%) variances.

Harrietsham, Lenham and North Downs*

 

Move Stockbury to Boxley Downs

Move Stockbury to Boxley Downs to better balance workloads and geography of large wards.

Do not include in response to LGBCE as it creates ward with a significant (12%) variance.

 

Tovil

The ‘Coombe Farm Estate’ has been split in the current proposals.  This is the splitting of a community.

 

Recommend redrawing the boundary to run West of Postley Road property back gardens and encompass whole estate.

 

This brings 355 projected electors from Central Maidstone to Tovil.

 

Central Maidstone’s Northern boundary will need to be moved Northward to compensate. The proposed boundary is along Brewer Street and (North) Eastward until it joins the railway line. The electorate change is roughly equivalently (327 projected).

 

The ‘weaker’ boundary line in Central Maidstone is considered less of a negative than splitting a community.

Include in response.

 


 

 

Naming Issues

Area

Issue

Proposal

Central Maidstone

Name too similar to County Division ‘Maidstone Central’

 

Possible alternative names:

 

‘High Street’

‘Town’

 

Councillors have been surveyed for alternatives.

 

Langley with Otham, Leeds and Kingswood

 

Name too long

Possible alternative names:

 

‘Leeds Castle’

‘Castle’

‘Langley and Leeds’

‘Leeds and Langley’

 

Councillors have been surveyed for alternatives.

 

Headcorn with Sutton Valence

Use of with is inconsistent with ‘and’ naming convention across the Borough

 

Recommended alternative name:

 

‘Headcorn and Sutton Valence’