Planning Committee Minutes 24-11-2025

Planning Committee Minutes 24-11-2025

The minutes of Sandgate’s Parish Council Planning Committee meeting, held on 24th November 2025, in Sandgate Library.

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You can find previous Sandgate Parish Planning Committee Agendas and Minutes on this website. We publish agendas a few days before a meeting. The Clerk then posts draft minutes in the week after a meeting.

We broadcast our meetings live on our Facebook page. Those meeting recordings are then left live for a few months after the meeting, giving you the chance to watch it back later!

The next suitable meeting will formally approve the draft minutes of this meeting. When approved, the Chairman of that meeting then signs them.

The signed minutes of the meeting serve as the legal record of what has taken place at the meeting. Before a meeting approves the draft minutes of a preceding meeting, the meeting may, by resolution, correct any inaccuracies in the draft minutes. The attendance (or otherwise) of the Chairman or those voting in favour to amend or approve of the minutes is irrelevant.

Only if meeting minutes are found to be inaccurate after they have been signed can they then be altered. Inaccuracies in signed minutes can only be amended by resolution at a subsequent meeting.

Posted by Tim Prater in Minutes, Planning
Sandgate Library Tuesday Coffee Mornings: Sponsored by Saga

Sandgate Library Tuesday Coffee Mornings: Sponsored by Saga

Sandgate Library is a warm and safe space throughout the year. We welcome all local residents to come in throughout our opening hours to read, browse, meet up with friends and be warm any time we’re open:

Monday & Thursday: 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 9.30am – 1pm

https://sandgate-pc.gov.uk/library-opening-times/

In addition with the generous support of Saga, over the winter we’ve adding a coffee morning every Tuesday from 10-12, with free tea, coffee and biscuits.

Please feel free to drop in, get a hot drink and just catch-up with neighbours. We’d love to see you. There WILL be biscuits.

Posted by Tim Prater in News
Parish Council Meeting Minutes 24-11-2025

Parish Council Meeting Minutes 24-11-2025

The minutes of Sandgate’s Parish Council meeting, held on 24th November 2025, in Sandgate Library.

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Meeting video at: https://www.facebook.com/sandgatepc/videos/1156505723262211

Previous Sandgate Parish Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes. We publish agendas a few days before a meeting. We then post draft minutes in the week after a meeting.

Most of our meetings are also broadcast live on our Facebook page. Those recordings are left on Facebook for a few months after the meeting so can be watched back later.

We broadcast our meetings live on our Facebook page (although we’re sorry: this one was not). Those meeting recordings are then left live after the meeting, giving you the chance to watch it back later. However Facebook are now removing recordings older than a few weeks, so don’t wait for long!

The next suitable meeting will formally approve the draft minutes of this meeting. When approved, the Chairman of that meeting then signs them.

The signed minutes of the meeting serve as the legal record of what has taken place at the meeting. Before a meeting approves the draft minutes of a preceding meeting, the meeting may, by resolution, correct any inaccuracies in the draft minutes. The attendance (or otherwise) of the Chairman or those voting in favour to amend or approve of the minutes is irrelevant.

Only if meeting minutes are found to be inaccurate after they have been signed can they then be altered. Inaccuracies in signed minutes can only be amended by resolution at a subsequent meeting.

Posted by Tim Prater in Council, Minutes
Sandgate Library and Parish Council Christmas and New Year 2025 Opening

Sandgate Library and Parish Council Christmas and New Year 2025 Opening

The Sandgate Parish Council Office will be closed for the holiday period from Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th December) to Thursday 1st January 2026 inclusive.

Sandgate Library will CLOSED from Wednesday 24th December – Friday 26th December inclusive, and on Thursday 1st January 2026. The library will therefore be open between Christmas and New Year on:

  • Saturday 27th December 9.30am-1pm;
  • Monday 29th December 9.30am-5pm;
  • Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st December 9.30am-1pm.

…and reopen on the usual opening hours from Friday 2nd January onwards.

We wish everyone a joyful and safe Christmas and New Year period.

Posted by Tim Prater in Library, News
Planning Committee Agenda 24-11-2025

Planning Committee Agenda 24-11-2025

The agenda for the Sandgate Parish Council Planning Committee meeting, to held on 24th November at 7pm (or the fall of the Full Council meeting, whichever is later) at Sandgate Library.

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The Planning Committee meeting is open to press and public. If any member of the public wishes to attend, please can they notify clerk@sandgate-pc.gov.uk in advance. This allows us to ensure we have sufficient seats and allow reasonable spacing.

Previous Sandgate Parish Council Planning Committee Agenda and Minutes. We publish agendas a few days before a meeting. We then post draft minutes in the week after a meeting.

Most of our meetings will be broadcast live on our Facebook page. Recordings of the meetings will be left on Facebook for a few months after the meeting so they can be watched back later. Comments left on Facebook broadcasts during the meeting are not be monitored and are not a way of feeding back to the Council.

Minimum Notice

We issue agendas at least three clear days before a meeting. We display them on the noticeboard in the library, Parish noticeboards on the Village Green and by Enbrook Valley shops, and on our website.

The minimum three clear days for notice of a meeting does not include:

  • the day of issue of the agenda, or;
  • the day of the meeting, or;
  • a Sunday, or;
  • a day of the Christmas break, or;
  • a day of the Easter break, or;
  • of a bank holiday, or;
  • a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.

Meeting in Public

All meetings of our Council are open to the public, except in limited defined circumstances. We can only decide, by resolution, to meet in private when discussing confidential business or for other special reasons where publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest.

Those reasons might include, for example, discussing the conduct of employees, negotiations of contracts or terms of tender, or the early stages of a legal dispute.

Posted by Tim Prater in Agenda, Planning
Join us in Sandgate Village on 5th December!

Join us in Sandgate Village on 5th December!

On Friday 5th December, we’d love to see you and your family and friends in Sandgate to get together and kick off Christmas! We should have the lights up through Sandgate High Street and at the Golden Valley shops, plus a Christmas Tree on the Village Green, and with luck tree lights in Enbrook Park.

Local businesses are also going to have their decorations up and are ready to welcome you for the evening with a real variety of events:

A special jolly VIP doing a meet and greet in Sandgate Library (James Morris Court, Sandgate High Street) about 5 – 6pm that evening for the under 10s.

Carol Singing By the Christmas Tree 🎶 The Sandgate Society are being joined by FHODS panto cast for carol singing (5:30 – 6pm either on the Village Green or if too wet and windy in Yaps).

Mimosa (28 Sandgate High Street) will have a small table by the Village Green for the Christmas Lights event. They will be giving out 50 cups of mulled wine and 30 hot chocolates for children, free of charge.

The Dog House (92 Sandgate High Street) will be open until mid evening, have a food and drink offer and small craft market;

The Providence Inn (47-49 Sandgate High Street) has carols, mulled wine, mince pies and live music from Joe from 5pm;

The Ship Inn (65 Sandgate High Street) will be serving mulled wine/cider, alongside festive small plates including homemade sausage rolls and mince pies.

Loaf (61 Sandgate High Street) will be open until mid-evening with festive drinks, nibbles and cheer,

The Sandgate Deli (88a Sandgate High Street) open for late shopping with mulled cider and children’s crafts;

ShortCircuit (104 Sandgate High Street) open for retro Christmas Pacman for kids and Pacman kids!

Grace and Folk (53 Sandgate High Street) will be open until 7.30pm offering free gift wrapping on all purchases & complementary treats!

Natalina’s (97 Sandgate High Street) will be open until 7pm ready to welcome you with some delicious Italian treats.

Yaps (31-33 Sandgate High Street) will be open into the evening with some Christmas spirit for all.

John Dory (102 Sandgate High Street) will have mince pies and port through the late afternoon and evening.

If there are even more events happening that night please let us know and we’d love to add them to the list! Email clerk@sandgate-pc.gov.uk and let us know!

Posted by Tim Prater in News
Parish Council Meeting Agenda 24-11-2025

Parish Council Meeting Agenda 24-11-2025

The agenda for the Sandgate Parish Council Full Parish Council meeting, to held on Monday 24th November 2025, in Sandgate Library at 6.30pm.

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The Council meeting is open to press and public. If you would like to attend this meeting, please notify clerk@sandgate-pc.gov.uk in advance. Letting us know allows us to make sure we have sufficient seats for you and allow reasonable spacing.

We keep a full list of previous Sandgate Parish Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes on this website. We publish those agendas a few days before each meeting, and will also post draft minutes in the week after a meeting.

Most of our meetings are broadcast live on our Facebook page. We’ll then leave those recordings on Facebook for a few months after the meeting so you can watch them back later.

Minimum Notice

We issue agenda’s at least three clear days before a meeting. We display them on the noticeboard in the library, Parish noticeboards on the Village Green and by Enbrook Valley shops, and on our website.

The minimum three clear days for notice of a meeting does not include:

  • the day of issue of the agenda, or;
  • the day of the meeting, or;
  • a Sunday, or;
  • a day of the Christmas break, or;
  • a day of the Easter break, or;
  • of a bank holiday, or;
  • a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.

Meeting in Public

All meetings of our Council are open to the public, except in limited defined circumstances. We can only decide, by resolution, to meet in private when discussing confidential business or for other special reasons where publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest.

Those reasons might include, for example, discussing the conduct of employees, negotiations of contracts or terms of tender, or the early stages of a legal dispute.

Posted by Tim Prater in Agenda, Council
Environment Committee Minutes 10-11-2025

Environment Committee Minutes 10-11-2025

The minutes of Sandgate’s Parish Council Environment Committee meeting, held on 10th November 2025, in Sandgate Library.

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You can find previous Sandgate Parish Environment Committee Agendas and Minutes on this website. We publish agendas a few days before a meeting. The Clerk then posts draft minutes in the week after a meeting.

We broadcast our meetings live on our Facebook page. Those meeting recordings are then left live for a few months after the meeting, giving you the chance to watch it back later!

The next suitable meeting will formally approve the draft minutes of this meeting. When approved, the Chairman of that meeting then signs them.

The signed minutes of the meeting serve as the legal record of what has taken place at the meeting. Before a meeting approves the draft minutes of a preceding meeting, the meeting may, by resolution, correct any inaccuracies in the draft minutes. The attendance (or otherwise) of the Chairman or those voting in favour to amend or approve of the minutes is irrelevant.

Only if meeting minutes are found to be inaccurate after they have been signed can they then be altered. Inaccuracies in signed minutes can only be amended by resolution at a subsequent meeting.

Posted by Tim Prater in Environment, Minutes
Planning Committee Minutes 10-11-2025

Planning Committee Minutes 10-11-2025

The minutes of Sandgate’s Parish Council Planning Committee meeting, held on 10th November 2025, in Sandgate Library.

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You can find previous Sandgate Parish Planning Committee Agendas and Minutes on this website. We publish agendas a few days before a meeting. The Clerk then posts draft minutes in the week after a meeting.

We broadcast our meetings live on our Facebook page. Those meeting recordings are then left live for a few months after the meeting, giving you the chance to watch it back later!

The next suitable meeting will formally approve the draft minutes of this meeting. When approved, the Chairman of that meeting then signs them.

The signed minutes of the meeting serve as the legal record of what has taken place at the meeting. Before a meeting approves the draft minutes of a preceding meeting, the meeting may, by resolution, correct any inaccuracies in the draft minutes. The attendance (or otherwise) of the Chairman or those voting in favour to amend or approve of the minutes is irrelevant.

Only if meeting minutes are found to be inaccurate after they have been signed can they then be altered. Inaccuracies in signed minutes can only be amended by resolution at a subsequent meeting.

Posted by Tim Prater in Minutes, Planning

Traffic Regulation Proposal – Amendment 8 (Motorhome parking ban 6pm to 7am: Sandgate Esplanade, Sandgate High Street, Granville Parade, Granville Parade West)

THE KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE)

(WAITING RESTRICTIONS AND STREET PARKING PLACES)

(CONSOLIDATION) ORDER 2025 (AMENDMENT 8)

Notice is hereby given that KENT COUNTY COUNCIL intend to make the above Order under sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 3(2), 4(1) and (2), 32(1), 35(1), 45, 46, 49, 53 and 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the chief officer of police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act:

The Order will introduce or amend parking and waiting restrictions in the following roads-

Motorhome parking ban 6pm to 7am: Sandgate Esplanade, Sandgate High Street, Granville Parade, Granville Parade West, Metropole Road East, Metropole Road West, Cliff Road, Marine Parade, Marine Parade Mews, Marine Crescent, Lower Sandgate Road West, Military Road (Hythe), Dymchurch Road (Hythe, between Scanlons Bridge and Red Lion Square)

Bus Parking Only: A259 Dymchurch Road layby near Romney Warren Nature Reserve

At Any Time: Outside garage entrance 139 Shorncliffe Road, Metropole Road East and Metropole Road West at various entrances, St Johns Street extend existing AAT and reduce parking bay opposite Bellevue Street, Kent Road, reduce existing AAT,

No Loading At Any Time: Cheriton High Street at junctions with Ashley Avenue and Park Road

No Waiting At Any Time On Verge Or Footway: Cannongate Gardens

Loading Only Zone: Beach Street, Folkestone (remove existing no loading at any time and loading bay and replace as loading only zone)

A copy of the proposed Order, a copy of any Orders which may be amended by it, and a statement of the council’s reasons for proposing it can be inspected during normal office hours at the Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QY or at https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/parking

We must receive any representations before 5pm on Friday 5th December 2025 for them to be considered. For legal reasons we cannot accept representations over the phone or in person.

If you wish to make an objection or comment about the proposed Order or require further information, please contact Folkestone & Hythe District Council (Transportation Department), Council Offices, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QY (01303 853240 during normal office hours). Or email traffic.orders@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk

This notice is published by Folkestone & Hythe District Council on behalf of Kent Highway Services, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XX.  Kent Highway Services is part of Kent County Council.

Posted by Tim Prater in News