PC Agenda 11th October 2011

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11^th October 2011.

Apologies for absence:

Minutes of the last meeting

Borough Councillors

Public-Have Your Say

Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1. Playgrounds

• Report and update on both play areas including any outstanding work at Salcott, and surfacing required following the visit to Boxted.  Also consider BMX/Skate ramps starting price at around £2000 for a very small one not including fitting or delivery.

• 1^st Decision required: Do we wish to buy rubber tyre clippings instead of bark at a price of £562 for 7.5 tons or bark as before at a price of £580 for 10.8 cu metres?
• 2^nd Decision required: Are there any further jobs that need doing?
• 3^rd Decision required: Are we going to look further into bike ramps?

2. Salcott Meadow/Creek

• Reports and correspondence received from authoritative bodies re suggestions of fencing along the creek edge
• 1^st decision required: Our final decision on this matter if all reports have been received.

3. Police

• Reports of crimes in our villages if available
• Decision required: Any crimes we feel we should report?

4. Broadband update

• Any further progress on approaching BT about exchange upgrading. Also notes from Clerk’s Forum re conference in the Moot Hall in about 6 weeks time.
• Decision required: Is there anything we can do at this stage?

5. 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?

1. 6. Green Parishes Scheme – trees for free offer from Greenenviro Energy Services
2. 7. Abberton Reservoir Liaison Meeting Report
3. 8. CALC meeting report

• 1^st Decision required: Will we want to take part in this scheme when it’s up and running, delivery in January 2012?
• 2^nd Decision required: If so what trees and where should they be planted?

• Consider community funding applications
• Decision required: Do we think we should support these applications?

9.    EALC re government changes to planning legislation

• Decision required: Should we respond and if so how?

9. Actions and Reminders List including website progress

• Update

Correspondence:

• EALC County Update September 2011 including courses
• NALC How to respond to planning applications www.planninghelp.org
• ECC Making the Links October 2011

Planning:

111662 Proposal: Extension to dwelling to provide additional accommodation at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott

111830 Proposal: Front garden wall and improved existing access to residential frontage only at Beckton House Farm

111837 Proposal: Retro-fit of PV Solar Array onto flat roof of existing outbuilding at Spital Acre, The Street, Salcott

Finances:

101626 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for October                                                           £353.53

101627 – Audit Commission – external audit                                                             £342.00

The next meeting will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tues 8^th November 2011 at 7.30pm