PC Agenda 14th December 2010

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 at 7.30pm. on Tuesday 14th December 2010.

Note from the Chairman:

You will note that the agenda looks a little different this time.  Nicky, Sue and I decided to try this expanded format believing that it will help people realise what is expected of them at the meeting and give them a chance to ask questions and round up documents and details before the meeting so that they can come well prepared.  We hope that this will support briefer better-informed discussion.  The format also indicates what decisions need to be made since we are once again hearing rumblings that we too often defer decisions until the following meeting.

Your feedback about the new format is actively solicited as are any further ideas you may have to improve the way our business is conducted.

Apologies for absence:

Minutes of the last meeting

Borough Councillor:

Public – Have Your Say

Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1.   Requested move of bus stop at Malting Road, Peldon

  • ­Report of Clerk’s consultations with ECC and First
  • ­Discussion of practicalities and cost
  • ­Decision required: Do we agree to action the move?

2.   RCCE course – Influencing Decisions in Your Local Area

  • ­Report from Nicky who attended
  • ­Decision required: do we need to take further action?

3.   2011 Emergency Planning event

  • ­Decisions required: Do we want a meeting in the usual form or a simulated training event and on which of the offered dates?

4.   Minerals Development Document Preferred Approach – Public Consultation

  • ­Notice of the consultation will be displayed in the usual places
  • ­Decisions required: Does a member of the Parish Council need to attend and if so who?

5.   Sustainable Communities Act

  • ­Decision required: What action does the Parish Council need to take?

6.   Precept/Grant

  • ­Discussion of strategy in response to the 50% cut in Revenue Grant
  • ­Discussion about possible reduction of costs in 2011, informed by the financial reports distributed
  • ­Decision required: Preliminary decision about 2011 precept request (to be finally agreed in the January meeting)

7.   Water for Peldon Church

  • ­we have been asked to agree to the Peldon PCC fencing in a piece of land looked after by them for many years and also laying a water pipe beneath it
  • ­discussion as to whether the Parish Council has any involvement with this issue
  • ­Decision required: What response do we make to the PCC?

8.   Parish Online and Planning on the Map

  • ­Reports from those who tried it
  • ­Decision required: Do we wish to sign up for this service in future?

9.   Essex Police – the future of NAPs meetings

  • ­Decision required: Should a member of the PC attend the meetings and if so who?

10.  Reservoir Community Fund Application

  • ­the application has been accepted for consideration by the Liaison Committee.
  • ­Latest update if available

11.  Refuse collections, gritting, salt boxes

  • ­general update

12.  Parish Council Chairmanship

  • ­Continuation of a discussion as to whether we should hold to our usual rota for changing the Chairmanship in May 2011 given the reluctance of the Salcott cum Virley Councillors to take their due turn at this time
  • ­Decision required: Who should be Chairman and who should be Vice Chairman from May 2011 and for how long should they hold tenure?

13.  Playgrounds

  • ­The Clerk to report on completion of monthly reports, insurance guidelines and progress on outstanding works

14.  Painting of Salcott play equipment

  • ­Consideration of quotations received from two suppliers, the second being more expensive but specific about the use of special paint and the first cheaper but with no statement as to paint to be used.
  • ­Decision required: Which quotation is to be accepted?

15.  Rolling Actions and Reminders List

  • ­Review and update

Correspondence:

1.  ECC Making the Links December 2010 www.essexcc.gov.uk

2.  EALC County Update November 2010

3.  CBC Forward Plan of Key Decisions – 1 December 2010 to 31 March 2010

4.  ECC Bus Passenger News Nov/Dec 2010

5.  Autism Anglia Autumn Newsletter

6   RCCE ‘Oyster’ Autumn 2010

7.  St Helena Hospice ‘Time’ Winter 2010

8.  ECC Data Transparency (which we already do)

Planning:

102273 Proposal: Retrospective application for the change of use from agricultural use to B8 storage, comprising of; (a) the continued use for storage of ten former shipping containers that are physically attached to the land; (b) the siting and use for storage of a further four former shipping containers that are free-standing; and (c) the continued use of one part of the application site as an outside storage area used in connection with a business that deals with reclaimed building materials at Pantile Farm, Peldon Road, Abberton

102282 Proposal: Internal and external alterations to roof, forming new bedroom (no.5) and new games room at John Jones House, Autism Anglia, Church Road, Peldon

102366 Proposal: Double storey side extension and front porch (resubmission of application 091543) at 2 Fourreleet Cottages, Whitehouse Hill, Salcott

Finance:

101579  Suffolk Acre Services – Parish Council annual insurance                         £1468.92

101580  J & N Bradshaw & Son – repairs to Moss Hay goal posts                         £293.75

101581  R S Pullen  –  clerk’s fee for December                                                £353.53

101582  SLCC  –  annual subscription                                                                £95.00

 

*******   There will be Christmas drinks and nibbles at the Peldon Plough immediately after the meeting.  *******
******* We hope to see you there.   *******

The next meeting will be at Peldon Village Hall (Committee Room) on Tuesday 11th January 2011 7.30pm.

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