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Additional buses running

Two additional buses now run on Mondays to Fridays at 1745 hours from Downswood to Maidstone and at 1811 hours from Maidstone Bus Station to Downswood.

• Maidstone Local Plan Review - Main Modifications Consultation

  29th September 2023

  Maidstone Local Plan Review – Main Modifications Consultation following Examination. The Local Plan Review will provide the planning framework for development in the borough until 2038. The polices within the plan will be used to assess planning applications and guide future development in...

• Mallards Way/Spot Lane Closure

  25th September 2023

  Information received from Kent Highways To enable large patching/pot hole repairs to be carried out, Mallards Way/Spot Lane will be closed from 23 to 27 October, during working hours. Residents will be allowed access during the course of the work. The centre white lining of Deringwood...

• Notes - Bellway Homes Meeting 12.09.23

  14th September 2023

  Notes - Bellway Homes Meeting 12.09.23 ...

• Electoral arrangements: Bearsted and Downswood

  24th August 2023

  Residents may recall that the Borough’s proposal to change the parish electoral arrangements was discussed by Downswood Parish Council last year. Two Parish Councillors attended a workshop that had been organised by MBC and a link to the proposal was shared on the parish website. Whilst...

• Temporary Footway Closure - Pedestrianised Old Spot Lane

  23rd August 2023

  UK Power Networks works. KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Spot Lane, Downswood (PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS) THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 TEMPORARY ORDER OCTOBER 2023 UK Power Networks works. To allow network upgrading works to be carried out, Kent County Council has made an Order to...

• Litter Bins - Mallards Way Park

  23rd August 2023

  New Litter Bins – Mallards Park. Following concerns that were expressed regarding the new litter bins at Mallards Park.                                               ...

• Mallards Way Litter Bin Update

  15th August 2023

  DPC has contacted MBC to enquire about the new litter bins at Mallards Park (no consultation took place prior to the bins being installed). DPC pointed out that the new locations are not considered suitable and that operatives will most likely have to spend time picking up and clearing away the...

• Annual Policing Survey

  8th August 2023

  Annual Policing Survey 2023 (smartsurvey.co.uk) ...

• Maidstone's Eco Hub

  4th August 2023

  Come and visit Maidstone’s Eco Hub Maidstone’s Eco Hub is now open and can be visited for advice and information about becoming more sustainable. It will be available at The Mall shopping centre, Maidstone, until Friday 8 September. Following the success of a similar centre which...

• SE Water - Main Replacement, Upper St, Leeds

  20th July 2023

  Please see the attached letter from SE Water - it may help to answer queries relating to traffic related issues in the parish during the Leeds village road closure. upper_street__leeds_update796.pdf ...

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