Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13th September 2011.
Apologies for absence:
Minutes of the last meeting
Borough Councillors
Public-Have Your Say
Declarations of Interest
Items for Discussion
1. Revenue Grant Funding from CBC
- Report from the meeting at Messing where Tina Dopson, our Borough Councillors and many Parish Councillors were in attendance
- Report from CALC meeting re working party on this matter
- Decision required: Do we wish to write a letter to CBC at this time and if so to who and what should we say?
2. Playgrounds
- Report and update on both play areas particularly outstanding work at Salcott, also consider letter from Bill on extra equipment
- 1st Decision required: Do we wish to buy rubber tyre clippings instead of bark at a price of £562 for 7.5 tons for Salcott playground or bark as before at a price of £580 for 10.8 cu metres?
- 2nd Decision required: Are there any further jobs that need doing?
- 3rd Decision required: Are we going to look at prices for more equipment?
3. Salcott Meadow/Creek and Grass Cutting
- Reports and correspondence received from authoritative bodies re suggestions of fencing along the creek edge
- 1st decision required: Our final decision on this matter if all reports have been received.
- 2nd decision required: Is the grass cutting satisfactory now and how do we balance requests from residents to have regular frequent cuts against our budget?
4. Police
- Reports of crimes in our villages if available
- Decision required: Any crimes we feel we should report?
5. Broadband Conference report
- Any further progress on improvements to our signal?
- Decision required: Is there anything we can do to help the situation?
6. Declaration of Acceptance of Office book
- The old book started in 1972 is full
- Decision required: Do we wish to purchase a new book with double the number of entries for £105 or increase the life of the old book by adding pages and rebinding at a cost of? (John to say)
7. Polling Station Review
- To note the form of words Wigboroughs Village Hall Management Committee would like us to use in responding to the CBC enquiry?
8. Bus stop at Peldon
- Report on any further development on this matter
- Decision required: Anything more to be considered?
9. CBC’s offer of a tonne of salt for this winter
- Decision required: Do we want to accept this offer and if so where will we keep it and how will it be distributed fairly and by whom?
10. Abberton Reservoir Liaison Meeting and Abbotts Hall Meeting
- Report from meeting attended if any and discussion on planning application no. 111602 for Abbotts Hall Farm (as below)
11. CBC Homefinder Scheme
- Decisions required: Do we feel we should help with publicizing this?
12. Agree leave of absence for Les
- Decision required: What cover do we need to arrange?
13. The Way We Work
- Decision required: To confirm agreements about who will lead on various topics
14. Actions and Reminders List
- Update
Correspondence:
- EALC County Update August 2011 including courses and AGM 27th Sept 2011
- ECE Footpath 4 confirmation
- Essex Heritage News Summer 2011
- National Trust reply on walks
- RCCE Oyster Summer 2011
- Peldon Church thank you (Wigs phoned to say thank you)
- English Rural Bulletin Summer 2011
- The Playing Field Summer 2011
Planning:
111367 Proposal: Insertion of new staircase ground to first floor, also first to second floor inclusive by way of amendment to staircase location as previously approved under reference LB/COL/03/0426 at Seaborough House, Great Wigborough
111495 Proposal: Proposed extensions and alterations to existing dwelling at Beckton House Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott
111602 Proposal: Conversion of an existing, redundant pool house to create new meeting rooms. Demolition of an existing storage building. Construction of two extensions to accommodate kitchen, cloak and toilet facilities associated with the proposed meeting room at Abbotts Hall Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough
Notice of Planning Decisions:
110912 Proposal: Extension to provide accommodation for dependent relative at Lovedowns Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Permission Refused
111082 Proposal: Removal of existing conservatory and replace with an extension to existing kitchen. Side extension involving the removal of a window to the existing toilet and associated wall to form new side entrance and boot room. Replacement of existing windows to part north elevation with new timber windows. Erection of new rear all glass extension and forming door opening thereto at New Hall, Cop Hall Lane, Little Wigborough – Permission Granted
111083 Proposal: Listed Building application for above – Permission Consented
A1530/A/11/2154584/NWF Appeal against CBC for planning conditions for application- Proposal: Reallocation of land uses (residential/equestrian purposes), and upgrade of existing access to unclassified road and erection of equine and cart store at Fourways Farm, Salcott
Finances:
101620 – Playsafety Ltd. – RoSPA inspection and report £252.00
101621 – Anglia Inspection Services – inspection and report £60.00
101622 – Peldon Village Hall – hire £94.00
101623 – St Mary the Virgin Peldon – Gold addition of mag £100.00
101624 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for Aug and Sept £707.06
The next meeting will be held at Peldon Village Hall on Tues 11th October 2011 at 7.30pm
