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 on Tuesday 10th December 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Cllrs Catherine Sprott, Netty Knill Jones, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Clare Lauwerys, Roger Pittock, Robert Davidson
Apologies for absence: Liz Davidson, City Cllrs Andrew Ellis, Martin Parsons, Kevin Bentley (& County).
The minutes of November 2024 meeting were confirmed and agreed by all and signed by the chairman.
City Councillor Report: Complaints and general incompetence about poor signage and redirecting routes for roadworks have been lodged with Highways.
Local government in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk is expected to be re-organised in 2026/27. City and Borough Councils will be abolished and a structure set up which will create three authorities – one each for the south, middle and north of the area. Each of the three will have its own Chief Executive and there will be a Mayor for Essex who will have control of the Local Plan.
An infrastructure study will take place before any more houses are built in and around Colchester.
Public-Have Your Say: The roadside hedge at Hillside Farm in Great Wigborough is being dealt with for cutting back. A dropped kerb at Salcott Village Hall is also being investigated. Ownership of a blocked pipe in Malting Road will be investigated so that the appropriate organisation can be asked to clear it.
Declarations of Interest: Netty Knill Jones for Item 2.
- Playgrounds and Playing Fields are in good order.
- Playground inspection person required for Moss Hay (see below) and many thanks were expressed to Vicki for her time doing this job.
- The necessary partshave been ordered for repair work following annual report.
- Salcott Fence – following receipt of quotations for replacing a section of fence at the meadow it was agreed by all to accept the more local contactor to carry out this work.
- Vacancy for Peldon– no interest shown so far to join the parish council – prominent advertising will be in all avenues of communication
- Clerk’s salary – following government guidelineson pay increases backdated to April, it was agreed that the Clerk’s salary should be increased to a figure about midway between levels 24 and 25 on the Spinal Column Points system.
- Traffic Management Scheme – we are taking note of what was in the report for improvements and what has actually been achieved.
- Website – on-going project
- Actions and Reminder List – updated.
Planning Applications:
| 242314 | Proposal: Replacement of existing outbuilding with single-storey extension complete with glazed link at Tronoh House, Church Road, Peldon |
| 242374 | Proposal: Replacement of windows at Malting Cottage, Malting Road, Peldon |
Schedule of payments for December 2024
| R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – December + backpay | £1,518.00 |
| T & LC – Salcott grass cuts | £126.00 |
| Vicki Scott – Playground inspection for the year | £360.00 |
| Tollesbury PCC – magazine entries | £115.00 |
| Peldon & Wigboroughs Community Hall – meeting room hire | £22.00 |
