Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall meeting room on Tuesday 9th July 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Roger Pittock, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale (chair), Netty Knill Jones, Liz Davidson, Rober Davidson, City Cllr Andrew Ellis
Apologies for absence: Catherine Sprott, Phil Gladwin, City Cllr Martin Parsons, County and City Cllr Kevin Bentley
The minutes of June 2024 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
City Councillor Report: Enforcement matters are being addressed. Locality and S106 funds are available for suitable projects. Matters from the public comments below will be looked into.
Public-Have Your Say: A Salcott resident has complained about the buses that travel past Salcott crossroads and into Colchester being cancelled and with no warning as this resident does not have internet access. A parish councillor has offered to help with notification from the internet when possible.
There had also been a complaint about very smelly and smoky bonfires. Therefore, we request that residents who have bonfires show consideration to their neighbours.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 11th June 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Phil Gladwin, Clare Lauwerys, Liz Davidson (chair), Catherine Sprott, Netty Knill Jones, Roger Pittock, City Cllr Martin Parsons, County and City Cllr Kevin Bentley
Apologies for absence: Jinny Gale, Robert Davidson, City Cllr Andrew Ellis
The minutes of May 2024 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
City Councillor Report: the clear refuse bags will be delivered to all households in July. Owing to the forthcoming general election other matters have taken a side step.
County Cllr Report: Pot holes and other road repairs are gradually getting done but the weather is not helping. Various funds are up for grabs for suitable projects.
Speed improvement measures are in the pipeline but take time to be implemented with certain legalities to be considered.
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: None
Playgrounds and Playing Fields are in good order. The Community Group contract paperwork is being dealt with and they will resume work when they have their supervisory staffing levels back to normal.
Website – next month for an update owing to absence
Colchester City Council Local Plan – the visit from the Local Plan team, which including a drive-round our villages, was considered to be beneficial as we were able to point out various issues, on-going enforcement matters and other points of interest, such as our narrow roads, lack of facilities etc that the officers would not necessarily otherwise know about in any detail.
Communications/Facebook – next month
New Financial Regulations – were discuss and changes appropriate to our requirements were agreed. The document is now ready for the website. Thanks to Clare for her work on this.
Himalayan Balsam on Salcott Creek – thanks were expressed to the local volunteers who carried out some strimming. Clearance of this invasive weed is the responsibility of the Environmental Agency who have assured up that the contract works to pull this all up will take place shortly. Thanks were expressed to a Salcott resident for her persistence in following this up with EA. Thanks were also expressed to the good natured local who carried out strimming at the Salcott crossroads. This is the responsibility of ECC but it is growing very quickly this year owing to the weather making visibility very difficult but hopefully will be addressed in due course by ECC.
Actions and Reminder List – updated
Planning Decisions:
240843
Agricultural Determination Proposal: To determine if prior approval is required for erection of a building for agricultural or forestry use at Peldon Hall Farm, Church Road, Peldon- Prior Approval Required (Approved)
232177
Proposal: The project aims to enhance a 15-hectare area of lowland wet at Old Hall Marches – Approve conditional
232879 (& LB 232880)
Proposal: Solar panels and air source heat pump at Green Farm, Church View, The Street, Salcott – Approve conditional
Finances: Schedule for May 2024 payments:
R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – June
£600.00
Tree & Lawn Company Ltd. – Salcott grass cuts
£354.00
RCCE – Housing Survey
£461.57
The Wigborough Community Group – church hire
£35.00
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 9th July 2024 at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall meeting room. There will be no meeting in August. September meeting will be at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 10th.
The Parish Council would like to request that property owners cut back their roadside hedges. Visibility is poor in many places at present causing road safety issues.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th April 2017
Present: Nicky Ellis, Bob Holmes, Jinny Gale, Phil Gladwin, Lynne Simmons, Netty Knill-Jones, John Walker, Kevin Bentley, 2 Zone Wardens, 5 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Robert Kean, Liz Davidson, Andrew Ellis, Robert Davidson
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
