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PC Minutes 13th June 2017
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held in Peldon Church 7.30pm on Tuesday 13th June 2017.
Present: Robert Kean, Nicky Ellis, Netty Knill-Jones, Lynne Simmons, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale, Bob Holmes, Liz Davidson, John Walker, Robert Davidson, Zone Warden and one member of the public
Apologies for absence: Kevin Bentley, Pat Moore
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden Report: More details were given on the new Continue reading
PC Minutes 11th April 2017
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th April 2017
Present: Nicky Ellis, Bob Holmes, Jinny Gale, Phil Gladwin, Lynne Simmons, Netty Knill-Jones, John Walker, Kevin Bentley, 2 Zone Wardens, 5 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Robert Kean, Liz Davidson, Andrew Ellis, Robert Davidson
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden Report: Unfortunately there are still many vehicles speeding Continue reading
PC Agenda 11th April 2017
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th April 2017 to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence:
Minutes of the last meeting:
Zone Warden Report:
County and Borough Councillor Reports:
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Changes to the Waste Collection Service
- CBC Zone Warden in attendance to explain changes beginning in June
2. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
- Reports on both play areas and fields
- Decision required: Any matters that require attention?
3. Virley Brook Flood Modelling Study
- Requirement to request all residents to keep Salcott creek free of all debris
4. Parish Council Communications discussion
- Decisions required: How does/should the PC communicate with residents? Is the website still fit for purpose? What should its purpose be? Is it due for redesign? Is the e-mail service still useful? Can we streamline it better? Should we be making use of Facebook?
5. CBC Planning Skills Training and Clerk’s Information Session
- Reports including particular points of interest
6. To note updates to PC’s Register of Members Interests
7. Actions and Reminder List – update
Correspondence:
- ECC Highways – to inform of its rejection to the request for removal of highways rights on land near to Rowses Farm
- Future Road Closures https://roadworks.org?tm=107524
- Emails with regard to objecting to planning application 170502 at land adjacent to Games Farmhouse
- Natural England – England Coast Path Proposals – Maldon to Salcott
- Police Conference at EALC offices on Wed 7th June 10am-3pm
- New Detective Inspector at Colchester CID for serious crime incidents
Planning Decisions:
| 163198 | Proposal: Single storey rear extension and alterations to ground floor. Provision of new window to west elevation of lounge at Plovers, Mersea Road, Peldon – Approve Conditional |
Finances:
| 101920 | T J Simmons-play insp, grass cuts, fence erection, notice board repairs | £1,235.00 |
| 101921 | Essex Wildlife Trust – meeting room hire | £96.00 |
| 101922 | R S Pullen – clerk’s office expenses – light, heat, etc | £250.00 |
| 101923 | R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – April | £426.82 |
The next meeting will be on Tues 9th May 2017 at 7.30pm at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough which will also commence with the Annual Parish Assembly Meeting.
PC Minutes 12th January 2016
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Website: www.winstred100.org
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th January 2016.
Present: John Walker, Bob Holmes, Phil Gladwin, Lynne Simmons, Jinny Gale, Liz Davidson, Nicky Ellis, Netty Knill-Jones, Andrew Ellis, Zone Warden and 1 member of the public
Apologies for absence: Kevin Bentley, Robert Davidson
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Wardens Report: Litter picking equipment has been distributed to those who carry out this very valuable job in our villages and teams can be organised for a thorough blitz of particularly bad areas.
Borough Councillor: The Locality Budget and S106 monies will be looked into for funding the Salcott playground equipment area.
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: None
1. Precept/Grant 2016/2017 – following a thorough appraisal of our previous and forecasted expenses Bob proposed, Phil seconded and all agreed to increase our grant/precept for the following year by £100, taking into account the increase in housing. A company was set up by local government bodies to appoint new auditors on our behalf for 2017 onwards unless we choose to opt out which we have agreed not to do.
2. Playgrounds and Playing Fields – The Community Group have carried out some sterling work for us in Peldon, for which the organisers will be thanked, surplus mud etc will be disposed of and any associated costs will be met by the parish council. It is unfortunate that work at Moss Hay has damaged the entrance but this was unavoidable and it will recover in time and be reinstated accordingly if necessary. The vandalized Dog Fouling sign will be reinstated yet again. The bench with a rotten leg will be addressed. Future work for the Community Group will be tree guard removal on Pete Tye Common and grass cutting outside Peldon Church possibly on a regular basis.
3. Bradwell – Local Community Liaison Council (LCLC) Meetings – Bob will attend these meetings on behalf of the parish council to enable us to keep up to date with proceedings and inform the residents when appropriate.
4. Emails to the PC on a variety of random subjects – distribution to all councillors and answer as deemed appropriate.
5. Planning Comments Process – all councillors will endeavour to follow the agreed process as written in the final draft.
6. Neighbourhood Watch – following further interest in setting up a scheme the information received by us at the presentation has been forwarded to these residents and if an interest is still there the parish council will arrange a meeting to assist in setting up a scheme but then take no further involvement.
7. NALC Model Code – Media Policy – subject to checking other codes and policies that we have or should adhere to for any contradictions the parish council will adopt this Media Policy at the next meeting.
8. Actions and Reminders List – updated and noting that owing to the Parish Council’s tireless efforts the Environment Agency has agreed to carry out a Flood Modelling Study for Virley Brook. Also, there are posters on the noticeboards about drop-in sessions held by Natural England to inform of their project to improve public access along the Essex coast.
Planning Applications:
| 152799 | Proposal: Erection of detached one and a half storey 4 bedroom dwelling with single storey utility room and garage, landscaping and access at Salcot Cottages, The Street, Salcott |
Planning Decisions:
| 152363 | Proposal: Insertion of windows and doors into existing garage structure, with alterations and ground floor extension to provide ancillary accommodation for dependent relatives – resubmission of application no. 15111 at Bucklands, Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough – Refused |
| 152318 | Proposal: Vehicle access to and from highway at The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon – Approve conditional |
Finances:
| 101863 | R S Pullen – Clerk’s January salary | £375.65 |
| 101864 | David J Kingaby – website management | £444.96 |
| 101865 | David J Kingaby – urgent migration | £270.90 |
The next meeting will be on Tues 9th February 2016 at 7.30pm at Peldon Village Hall
PC Agenda 12th January 2016
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Website: www.winstred100.org
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th January 2016.
Apologies for absence:
Minutes of the last meeting
Zone Wardens Report
Borough and County Councillors
Public-Have Your Say
Declarations of Interest
Items for Discussion
1 Precept/Grant 2016/2017
- To consider last year’s finances and our requirements for the next financial year
- Decision required: Taking into account a further reduction of grants from CBC how much do we feel is necessary to carry out the same standard of services?
2 Playgrounds and Playing Fields
- Reports on both play areas and fields
- Any work completed or ongoing including Community Group work on Moss Hay
- Decision required: Is there anything that needs immediate attention?
3 Bradwell – Local Community Liaison Council (LCLC) Meetings
- Discuss the PC’s view on this topic for our representative (Bob) to take on board when attending future meetings
4 Emails to the PC on a variety of random subjects
- Discuss how we should deal with them
- Decision required: Who, what and how will take anything further?
5 Planning Comments Process – final draft
6 Neighbourhood Watch – report
7 NALC Model Code – Media Policy
- Discuss all wording and decide if this is appropriate for us
- Decision required: Do we adopt this in its entirety or with some alterations?
8 Actions and Reminders List – update including website information
Correspondence:
- Environment Agency – Latest proposals for Virley Brook
- ECC Highways – List of highways maintenance works on local roads
- Natural England – Improvements to public access along Essex coast
- EALC – New Audit Scheme – some clarification still to come
Planning Applications:
| 152799 | Proposal: Erection of detached one and a half storey 4 bedroom dwelling with single storey utility room and garage, landscaping and access at Salcot Cottages, The Street, Salcott |
Planning Decisions:
| 152363 | Proposal: Insertion of windows and doors into existing garage structure, with alterations and ground floor extension to provide ancillary accommodation for dependent relatives – resubmission of application no. 15111 at Bucklands, Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough – Refused |
| 152318 | Proposal: Vehicle access to and from highway at The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon – Approve conditional |
Finances:
| 101863 | R S Pullen – Clerk’s January salary | £375.65 |
| 101864 | David J Kingaby – website management | £444.96 |
| 101865 | David J Kingaby – urgent migration | £270.90 |
The next meeting will be on Tues 9th February 2016 at 7.30pm at Peldon Village Hall
PC Minutes 10th November 2015
WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th November 2015
Present: Nicky Ellis, Bob Holmes, Jinny Gale, Lynne Simmons, Phil Gladwin, John Walker, Netty Knill-Jones, Andrew Ellis, Kevin Bentley and 5 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Wardens Report: None received
Borough Councillor: The S106 monies from new build at Salcott can be allocated for funding the new fencing required for the play area. A troublesome issue at Salcott is being dealt with appropriately.
County Councillor: Government Flood Defence Funding is being looked into with regard to the problem at Salcott and Virley (Item 3). The LHP meeting has been postponed but when resumed an application for speed assessment strips for the 3 roads in Peldon will be considered. The road over the bridge in Mill Lane will be looked into for repair. Highways are ready with salt/grit for any forthcoming bad weather. The government are looking at devolution thus enabling parish councils to authorise local jobs carried out at local level.
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: Lynne with regard to any work requested from Terry
- Neighbourhood Watch: There has been no further interest but more advertising and enquiries will be made.
- Playgrounds and Playing Fields –hedge trimming on Salcott meadow is required and Terry will carry out the work for little cost. The Community Group has been successfully contacted and they will be carrying out several outstanding jobs for us at Peldon.
- Salcott Flooding – some correspondence has followed, also note County Councillor report above.
- S106 Monies and Borough Councillor Fund – ideas were considered
- Process for agreeing the Parish Council planning comments – updating our previous guidelines we will endeavor to make a more streamline approach to finalizing our responses to CBC. Planning training organized by CBC will be attended in the near future.
- Abberton Reservoir Rights of Way – meeting was attended and a summary of all the findings will follow in the magazine. The Parish Council expressed huge thanks to John for all his hard work on this matter including negotiating with various landowners and groups to obtain all possible throughways and the majority of objectives have been met.
- Bus Service Questionnaire – owing to proposed changes to the Peldon bus service the questionnaire was agreed to be filled in as follows ‘Regular bus services in the evening are key for people returning from work and leisure to rural areas, falling into Essex County Council priorities 1 & 2. Reduction of these services can only reduce safety and security for passengers as well as sustainability of our communities’.
- Winstred100 Website has been hacked and to alleviate this problem our operator has suggested changing to WordPress at an approximate cost of £250 which was agreed by all having allocated the funds for this type of event some years ago using the Abberton Reservoir Expansion Grant set aside for website updating.
- Actions and Reminders List – updated including resurfacing of Footpath 13 to be chased up.
Planning Applications:
| 152293 | Proposal: Single storey side extension at Elm Tree Cottage, Church Road, Peldon |
| 152363 | Proposal: Insertion of windows and doors into existing garage structure with alterations and ground floor extension to provide ancillary accommodation for dependent relatives (resubmission of application no. 151111) at Bucklands, Copt Hall Lane, Little Wigborough |
| 152302 | Proposal: Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 150866 in order to add drawing nos. 563-4 & 563-5 and omit drawing nos. GHP/HP/15/01 & GHP/HP/15/02 at Hosplant Ltd. Unit 1, St Ives Farm, St Ives Road, Peldon |
| 152318 | Proposal: Vehicle access to and from highway at The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon |
Planning Decisions:
| 151918 | Proposal: Double garage sited in front of dwelling and rear extension orangery/garden room at Longacre, School Lane, Great Wigborough – Approve conditional |
Finances:
| 101852 | R S Pullen – November salary | £375.65 |
| 101853 | Mr B Gooding – play insp | £30.00 |
| 101854 | T Simmons – play insp | £30.00 |
The next meeting will be on Tues 8th December 2015 at 7.30pm at Salcott Village Hall