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 at 7.30pm. on Tuesday 13th July 2010.
Present: Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale, Lynne Simmons, Charles Dymond, John Walker, Andrew Ellis, Moira Groborz and 10 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Jane Banks, Nicky Ellis, Kevin Bentley, Vince Pearce
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all with an alteration at item 5. Website – which should read £500 (not £300) agreed initially and £300 (not £200) for the extra work, and signed by the chairman.
Borough Councillors: School Lane, Great Wigborough is to be closed for repairs in August, hopefully some resurfacing. Thanks were expressed to Andrew and Kevin who, along with ourselves, have been constantly pursuing this and other road repairs.
Flood matters meeting will be take place in the next month or so.
With regard to the Edward Gittins & Ass. submissions of sites for inclusion in the CBC Local Development Framework our parish council was thought to be the only one to inform the public so well and have an open meeting. Andrew also answered questions at this meeting which was well attended by the concerned public.
Missing finger posts are on order and pot holes in Salcott have been completed.
There is no money for grants from CBC for next year but the precept will not be capped. Everyone can help cut costs, for example, by litter picking and other community minded activities. Parish councils will have to tighten their belts where ever possible.
Public – Have Your Say: a member of the public enquired as to why he was subjected to scrutiny by CBC Planning Enforcement Officers and Andrew explained that a new officer was extremely vigilante. This officer has been going over the whole of Colchester to clear up unlawful behaviour such as For Sale and To Let signs that were everywhere particularly in the Hythe area. Also unlawful living in barns is being checked. Andrew will talk further to this parishioner when delivering flood warning signs that he has very kindly offered to erect at the Salcott crossroads when the occasion arises.
Another member of the public questioned the parish council’s donating to churchyards upkeep with regard to the need for cutting costs.
Declarations of Interest: Jinny and Phil for item 3.
- Bellwood – Vince Pearce, CBC Planning Officer, was unable to attend for this item as previously arranged. Jinny had, along with Andrew and Kevin attended a meeting with him and therefore could explain some of the circumstances of this matter.
- Affordable Housing – Moira Groborz, RCCE Rural Housing Enabler explained matters again for the benefit of our new parish councillors. Our joint letter from RCCE and the parish council was agreed and will accompany the needs assessment survey along with a freepost envelope returning completed surveys to RCCE in complete confidence and separating needs for each village. The cost will be £12 per household. These will be delivered on the weekend of 11th and 12th September 2010 with a deadline date for returns of 1st October 2010.
- Wigboroughs Village Hall – our first meeting of those people who expressed an interest was quite lively with much discussion and conflicting views. A Management Committee will formed, as stipulated in the rules, with two members from the parish council and one from the PCC if they wish, who have subsequently accepted the invitation. John proposed, Charles seconded and all agreed for our two Wigborough parish councillors, Jinny and Phil, to be our representatives on this committee. John proposed, Charles seconded and all agreed that the parish council should pay the sum of £60.37 to insure the hall for public liability only as this was deemed necessary and there is no other body or funds at this stage to pay, possibly to be returned at a later date.
- Salcott and Virley Parish Councillor vacancies – we have received a letter from one interested person who Phil proposed, Charles seconded and all agreed for Nettie Knill Jones to be co-opted on to the council for Virley. Jinny proposed, Charles seconded and all agreed for us to look into co-opting Robert Kean onto the parish council for Salcott as no other interested person has come forward. Robert is from Peldon and just missed out at the voting there. He is a regular attendee of our meetings and has a wide knowledge of highways matters that is very useful.
- Theatre Tickets – Peldon panto youth performers were suggested for these tickets offered by Essex and Suffolk Water for the Mercury Theatre. Alison Biegel will be approached on the matter.
- RCCE membership – Phil proposed, Jinny seconded and all agreed for us to continue our membership for another year.
- Playgrounds – purchase of additional bark for Salcott was agreed and obtained during the past month. Dog fouling signs are being made for erection on Moss Hay as it continues to be a problem there. Benches on Moss Hay need attention which is in hand. A new company for annual inspections has been investigated and will be looked into further before the due date next year.
- Telephone boxes – the Salcott box has been adopted by us. The Wigborough box adoption will be finalised soon and we will advertise for any prospective buyers.
- Abberton Reservoir Liaison meeting – no meeting has been held since last month.
- CALC – Jinny proposed, Phil seconded and all agreed to continue our membership for another year.
- Parish Grants/ Budget/ Precept – was discussed at length earlier in the meeting. We will submit our response to the proposals from CBC in agreement with CALC.
- Unplanned expenditure – we must make every effort to only incur expenditure that has been formally agreed at meetings unless an unforeseen emergency arises.
- Topsoil for Salcott meadow was discussed and will be looked into further.
- LDF Allocation Sites – we have made our response to the Edward Gittins & Associates consultation in the required time.
- Youth Awards – deferred to the next meeting.
- Actions and Reminders List – updated.
Planning:
101179 Proposal: Application to vary the wording of condition 32 on planning permission 080194, condition relates to noise mitigation for plant machinery at Wormingford Pumping Station and to replace condition 121 which relates to a noise limit at the Rye Borrow Pit gravel processing plant at Land from Wormingford to Abberton including Abberton Reservoir, Abberton Reservoir Scheme, Peldon Road, Abberton, Colchester
101082 Proposal: Prior notification of agricultural development – erection of detached agricultural store at Moor Farm, Colchester Road, Peldon
100941 Proposal: Change of use to B2 from B1 with restriction Condition 2 removed. The use of the building to be restricted to occupation by Popper and Carter at Building 4, St Ives Farm, St Ives Road, Peldon – This application has now been withdrawn.
101372 Proposal: Double storey side extension & front porch at 2 Fourreleet Cottages, Whitehouse Hill, Salcott
Notice of Planning Decisions:
100864 Proposal: Demolish existing garages, build single storey Granny Annex at The Bungalow, Colchester Road, Virley – permission refused
100940 Proposal: Change of use to B2 from B1 with restriction Condition 2 removed. The use of the building to be restricted to occupation by Swiftboats at Unit 2, Building 2, St Ives Farm, Peldon – permission granted
100915 Proposal: Variation of condition 2 attached to approval 072151 (use for the overhaul, repair, sale and maintenance of contractors plant etc. to permit the use for the sale packaging tape, bubble wrap, shrink wrap and stock boxes and the manufacture of bespoke cardboard boxes at St Ives Farm, Peldon – permission granted
Finances:
101555 R S Pullen – play bark for Salcott £126.90
101556 Rural Community Council of Essex – annual subs £55.00
101557 Keith Banks – 4 cuts of Moss Hay £160.00
101558 R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for July £353.53
101559 Peldon Village Hall – hire £184.00
101560 T Hedger – Salcott meadow roadside hedge trim £45.00
101561 T Simmons – 2 x grass cuts, 1 play insp, trim at Kings Head, paper & ink £135.00
101562 simmonsprinters – leaflet distributed to all houses re LDF £161.00
The next meeting will be at Peldon Village Hall on Tues 14th Sept 2010 at 7.30pm.
