General Information

Kent County Council Chairman,

Leader, Cabinet and Directors

Chairman and Leader

Chairman

Mr David Brazier

56 Lambardes
New Ash Green
Longfield
Kent
DA3 8HU

Phone: 01474 873857

Email:

Or

Civic Office on 03000 41 62 38 or 03000 41 60 75

email .

Leader of the Council

Mr Paul CarterLeader and Cabinet

County HallMember for Traded

Maidstone, KentServices and Health

ME14 1XQReform

Bus. Tel: 03000 410009

Email:

Cabinet Members Responsibilities:

Mr Matthew Balfour
2 Birling Place Farm Cottages
Birling
West Malling
Kent ME19 5JN
Bus. Tel: 03000 415808
Mobile: 07771 992822
Email: / Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste
Ms Susan Carey
North House
116A North Road
Hythe
KentCT21 5DY
Bus. phone: 03000 415921
Phone: 01303 670561
Email:
Mr Mark Dance
Santa Cristina
76 St Mary’s Grove, Seasalter
Whitstable, Kent
CT5 4AB
Bus. Tel: 03000 416007
Mobile: 07974 730006
Email: / Cabinet Member for Customers, Communications and Performance
Cabinet Member for Economic Development
Mr Graham Gibbens
Lychgate, The Terrace
Canterbury, Kent
CT2 7AJ
Bus. Tel: 03000 416139
Email: / Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
Mr Roger Gough
Treetops, East Hill Road
Knatts Valley
Sevenoaks, Kent
TN15 6YB
Bus. Tel: 03000 416167
Home Tel/Fax:(01959) 525109
Email: / Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education
Mr Mike Hill OBE
Milician House
Woodchurch Road
Tenterden, Kent
TN30 7AD
Bus. Tel: 03000 416240
Home Tel/Fax: (01580) 766075
Email: / Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory Services
Mr Eric Hotson
White Willows
High Street
Staplehurst
Tonbridge, Kent
TN12 0BL
Bus. phone: 03000 411009
Phone: 01580 892312
Email:
Mr Peter Oakford
Topsy Turvy
Pennington Road
Southborough
Tunbridge Wells
TN4 0SX
Bus. Tel: 03000 416521
Email: / Cabinet Member for Corporate and Democratic Services
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Commissioning and Public Health
Mr John Simmonds MBE
43 Downs Avenue
Whitstable, Kent
CT5 1RR
Bus. Tel: 03000 416684
Home Tel: (01227) 275349
Mobile: 07753 682755
Email: / Cabinet Member for Finance

Corporate Directors of the Kent County Council

All Corporate Directors can be contacted via the Contact Centre at County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ – Tel: 03000 41 41 41.

Head of Paid Service/Corporate Director of Strategic and Corporate Services – David Cockburn

Corporate Director Children, Young People and Education – Patrick Leeson

Corporate Director Social Care, Health and Wellbeing – Andrew Ireland

Corporate Director Growth, Environment and Transport – Barbara Cooper

Corporate Director Finance– Andy Wood

Corporate Director Engagement, Organisation Design and Development – Amanda Beer

KCC Telephone Numbers

Kent County CouncilTel: 03000 41 41 41

All Departments

All Directors and Councillors can be contacted via the above contact details

Adult EducationTel: 03000 41 22 22

Blue BadgesTel: 03000 41 62 62

For Technical help with online application

Tel: 0343 100 1000

Children and Families Information Service

Tel: 03000 41 23 23

Concessionary FaresTel: 03000 41 83 83

Country ParksTel: 03000 41 72 72

EducationTel: 03000 41 21 21

Environment and Public Rights of Way

Tel: 03000 41 71 71

Highways Tel: 03000 41 81 81

Libraries and Archives

For all Maidstone,

Ashford and Branch librariesTel: 03000 41 31 31

Members’ DeskTel: 03000 41 10 09

Planning Tel: 03000 41 41 41

(General Enquiries)

KCC Press OfficeTel: 03000 41 80 80

RegistrationsTel: 03000 41 51 51

Social Services

Adult Social Services and Health

Tel: 03000 41 61 61

Children’s Social Services

Tel: 03000 41 11 11

Out of office hours service Tel: 03000 41 91 91

Speed AwarenessTel: 03000 41 82 82

Waste and RecyclingTel: 03000 41 73 73

Ashford (Chart Leacon)

Household Waste Recycling Centre

Cobbs Wood Industrial Centre

Brunswick Road

Ashford, TN23 1EL

8.00am – 4.30pm Mon-Sat

9.00am – 4.00pm Sun & Bank Holidays

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

Young Persons Travel Pass

Tel: 03000 41 84 84

Useful websites:

Citizen’s Advice Consumer Service & Trading Standards

Advice & Information Line Tel: 03454 04 05 06

Kent District/Unitary Councils

Ashford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Tannery Lane
Ashford TN23 1PL
Tel:(01233) 331111
DX:151140 Ashford (Kent) 7
Chief Executive:
Mrs T Kerly
/ Canterbury City Council
Military Road, Canterbury,
CT1 1YW
Tel: (01227) 862000
DX:99713 Canterbury-3 (Kent)
Chief Executive:
Mr C Carmichael

Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1DR
Tel: (01322) 343434
DX: 142726 Dartford-7 (Kent)
Managing Director:
Mr G Harris
/

Dover District Council

Dover Gateway
Castle Street, Dover
CT16 1PD
DX: 6312 Dover (Kent)
Chief Executive:
Mr N Aziz

Gravesham Borough Council
Civic Centre, Windmill Street, Gravesend DA12 1AU
DX: 6804 Gravesend-1 (Kent)
Chief Executive:
Mr D Hughes
/

Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone House,
King Street,
Maidstone ME15 6JQ
DX: 4819 Maidstone-1 (Kent)
Chief Executive:
Ms A Broom
www. maidstone.gov.uk
Medway Council
Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR
Tel:(01634) 306000
DX: 140142 Chatham 8
Chief Executive:
Mr N Davies
/
Sevenoaks District Council

Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1HG

Tel:(01732) 227000
DX: 30006 Sevenoaks (Kent)
Chief Executive:
Dr P Ramewal

Shepway District Council
Civic Centre
Castle Hill Avenue
Folkestone CT20 2QY
Tel:(01303) 853000
DX:4912 Folkestone(Kent)
Chief Executive:
Mr A Stewart
/
Swale Borough Council
Swale House, East Street
Sittingbourne ME10 3HT
Tel:(01795) 417850
DX:59900 Sittingbourne2 (Kent)
Chief Executive:
Mr M Radford

Thanet District Council
P O Box 9, Cecil Street
Margate CT9 1XZ
Tel:(01843) 577000
DX:30555 Margate (Kent)
Chief Executive & Chief Financial Officer:
Ms M Homer

Tunbridge Wells Borough
Council
Town Hall,
Royal Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1RS
Tel:(01892) 526121
DX:3929 Tunbridge Wells – 1(Kent)
Chief Executive:
Mr W Benson
/ Tonbridge and Malling
Borough Council
Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LZ
Tel:(01732) 844522
DX:92865 West Malling – (Kent)
Chief Executive:
Ms J Beilby


Useful Telephone Numbers and Contact Details–

Ashford Borough Council - call our main switchboard on 01233 331111 or email

Civic Centre (for internal visitors) / Monday - Friday / 8.30am - 5pm
Call Centre (for all Council enquiries) / Monday - Friday / 8.30am - 4pm
ABC Customer Services
/ Monday - Friday
We run an appointment only service Monday to Friday 9am to 3.50pm, you can also visit our website to find the answers to most of your enquiries. / 9am - 4pm
(last appointment time is 3.50pm)
Copying/Scanning evidence and documents / Our fast track desk is open from 9am - 4pm for copying and scanning evidence and documents. / 9am - 4pm
Tourist Information Service at Ashford Gateway / Monday - Saturday / 10.15am - 3pm
Ashford Borough Council @ Tenterden Town Hall / Monday - Friday / 9am - 12:30and 1:30pm - 4pm
(Appointments are available, please phone 01233 331111 option 4 to book an appointment)

Urgent Out of Hours

There is a Duty Officer rota in place to ensure all calls are answered in the event of an urgent issue or major incident. In such cases please phone 07384 235535.

Ashford Access Group
36 Turketel Road
Folkestone,
CT20 2NZ
Ashford Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Enterprise
Ashford Business Point
Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington,

Ashford, TN24 0LH

/ Tel:(01233) 503838
Ashford Clinical Commissioning Group
Inca House, Trinity Road
Ashford, TN254AB
/ Tel: 03000 424815
Ashford Community Wardens
Team Leader / Tel: 03000 41 34 55
Tel: 07969 584172
Ashford & District Volunteer Bureau (Volunteering Ashford)
Head Office
Berwick House, 8 Elwick Road,
Ashford, TN23 1PF / Tel: (01233) 665535
Ashford Indoor Bowls Club
Victoria Park, Jemmett Road,
Ashford, TN23 4QD / Tel:(01233) 650760
Ashford Leisure Trust

Julie Rose Stadium
Kennington Road, Willesborough
Ashford, TN24 9QX / Tel: (01233) 663503
Tel:(01233) 613131
Stour Centre
Station Approach,
Ashford TN23 1ET / Tel:(01233) 663503

Ashford Mediation Service

The Annexe, Tufton Street,
Ashford, TN23 1BT
/ Office:
01233 896237
Mob:
07775 398907

Carers’ Support

(Adult & Young Carers)
Norman House
Beaver Business Park
Ashford, TN23 7SH
/ Tel:(01233) 664393
Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Ashford Office
Seabrooke House, Church Road,
Ashford, TN23 1RD
Tenterden Office
Town Hall, High Street,
Tenterden, Kent / Tel:(01233) 626185
Tel: (01233) 626185
Community Centre(ABC)
Bockhanger Community Centre
Bybrook Road, Kennington,
Ashford, TN24 9JE / Tel:07860 169353
(Nikki Dawkins)
Crimestoppers
to give information about a crime or criminals / Tel: 0800 555111
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
/ Tel:0345 933 5577
Environment Agency

General enquiries: Tel: 03708 506 506
(Mon-Fri 8am-6pm)
Floodline: 0345 9881188 (24 hours)
Incident Hotline: 0800 807060 (24 hours)

Fire and Rescue Service, HQ

The Godlands
Straw Mill Hill, Tovil
Maidstone ME15 6XB
/ Tel: (01622) 692121
Hospitals
William Harvey, Kennington Road
Willesborough, TN24 0LZ / Tel:(01233) 633331
Justice
County Court
Canterbury Combined Court
The Law Courts, Chaucer Road
Canterbury, CT1 1ZA
DX 99710 Canterbury 3
Court Counter open10am – 4pm
/ Tel: (01227) 819200
Dover Magistrates’ Court
Pencester Road, Dover, CT16 1BS / Tel: (01304) 218600
Local Government Association
Local Government House,
Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ
/ Tel:020 7664 3000
Ombudsman
The Local Government Ombudsman
P O Box 4771
Coventry CV4 0EH / Tel: 0300 061 0614

Police
Ashford Police Station
Tufton Street, Ashford
Kent TN23 1BT / Tel:101 (non-emergency)
If calling from outside
Kent call on (01622) 690690
Kent Police Headquarters
Sutton Road, Maidstone Kent, ME15 9BZ / Tel: 101
Singleton Environment Centre
Wesley School Road
(Off Cuckoo Lane)
Singleton
Ashford, TN23 5LW
/ Tel: 01233 666519
Sheltered Housing Scheme (ABC)
Scheme Manager Service for all 11 sheltered housing schemes / Tel: (01233) 330688
Askes Court, Hoxton Close, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 5UU
Baxendale Court, Newtown, Ashford, TN24 0PT
Cotton Hill House, Cotton Hill Walk, Hamstreet, TN26 2NL
East Stour Court, Mabledon Avenue, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 8BG
Farrow Court, Stanhope Road,
Ashford, TN23 2RF
Gerlach House,
Beecholme Drive, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9RG
Luckley House, Wye
TN25 5DY
Monypenny, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4NF
Oakleigh House, Ashford, TN23 5EL
Pym House, Pett Lane, Charing
TN27 0DW
Summer Leeze Gardens and Breadlands Close
Willesborough, Ashford,
TN24 0YB
Tenterden & District Chamber Of Commerce
Bell House, Bells Lane
Tenterden, TN30 6AD / Tel: (01580) 767104

uk/chamber-of-commerce
Tenterden Leisure Centre
Recreation Ground Road Tenterden TN30 6RA / Tel:(01580) 765987

Tenterden Town Council
Town Hall, 24 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AN
Office Hours:
9.00am – 5pm Mon-Fri
townhall@tenterden
towncouncil.gov.uk / Tel:(01580) 762271

Victim Support
(East Kent)
Compass House
Tufton Street
Ashford
Kent TN23 1BT / Tel: 0300 303 0156

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