Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 11th July 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence: To confirm minutes of the June 2023 meeting: County and City Councillor Reports: Public-Have Your Say: Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
Reports on both play areas and fields and update on Moss Hay footpath
Decision required: Any matters that need immediate attention?
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held in the meeting room at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall on Tuesday 13th June 2023 at 7.30pm
Present: Jinny Gale (chair), Clare Lauwerys, Netty Knill Jones, Robert Davidson, John Walker, Roger Pittock, Phil Gladwin, Kevin Bentley
Apologies for absence: Catherine Sprott, Liz Davidson
The minutes of the May 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
County Councillor Report: The area of ground at where the fallen finger post was situated is to be investigated for services underground before it can be replaced.
A new speed report meeting will be arranged shortly.
Road repairs will be gaining speed with the good weather and a further financial input.
Some pot holes were mended for the cycle race which proved to be a success and good for some Essex businesses.
Various placement and replacement of refugees is taking place which brings with it many unforeseen problems such as overcrowding of schools and doctors.
CC Locality Budget money will be given towards the adult exercise bike for Moss Hay to complete the purchase following receipt of a City Councillors Locality Budget grant and a Tesco’s grant.
The project to have a VAS or SID installed at Peldon coming into the village from Wigboroughs will be supported.
City Councillor Report: There is CCC money allocated for prosperity in rural areas.
John Jowers continues his duties as Mayor.
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: Members of the Board of Trustees for Item 5.
Playgrounds and Playing Fields are in good order. The hedge/ivy on Moss Hay footpath had been well cut back and the fence will be addressed shortly by Colchester Borough Homes.
Audit Return and Associated Compliances AGAR Part 2 2022/23 – the finance summary and internal audit were noted, Certificate of Exemption, Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statement were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Website – further points to agree with our maintenance provider
Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall – Phil and Liz were again nominated as the parish council representatives for the Board of Trustees which was proposed, seconded and agreed by all.
Payment of P & W Community Hall Invoice – at the request of the Community Hall Management Committee the parish council used a grant to purchase tables for the Community Hall for the benefit of the community.
Actions and Reminder List – updated
Planning Applications:
231193
Proposal: Erection of a replacement purpose built commercial building for use Class E & B8 at Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon
Planning Decisions:
230715
Proposal: Construction of 1.5 storey ancillary accommodation at The Plough, Lower Road, Peldon – Approve conditional
230612
Proposal: Installation of vertical sliding secondary glazing at Cob Cottage, The Street, Salcott – Approve conditional
230771
Proposal: Erection of single storey rear extension and front entrance door at Hawthorns, School Lane, Great Wigborough – Approve conditional
230582
Proposal: New replacement dwelling at The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon – Approve conditional
Finances: Schedule for June 2023 payments:
R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – June
£550.00
Tree & Lawn Company Ltd. – Salcott grass cut
£126.00
Tree & Lawn Company Ltd. – Salcott grass cut
£126.00
Tree & Lawn Company Ltd. – Salcott grass cut
£126.00
G G Beecroft Tree & Garden Care – Moss Hay footpath clearance
£350.00
Gopak Ltd. – hall tables
£1,166.80
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 11th July 2023 at 7.30pm, at Salcott Village Hall
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held in the meeting room at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall on Tuesday 13th June 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence: To confirm minutes of the May 2023 meeting: County and City Councillor Reports: Public-Have Your Say: Declarations of Interest:
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 9th May 2023 at 7.30pm
Present: Netty Knill Jones, Catherine Sprott, Jinny Gale (chair), John Walker, Clare Lauwerys, Roger Pittock, Phil Gladwin, Laura Atkinson RCCE Affordable Housing Enabler, and one member of the public
The Annual Parish Assembly
Everyone was welcomed to the meeting and no-one chose to speak at this time.
Annual Council Meeting (AGM)
Apologies for absence: Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson, Kevin Bentley, Andrew Ellis
Election of Officers: It was proposed, seconded and all agreed for Jinny to continue as chairman for the coming year, it was proposed, seconded and all agreed for Liz to continue as vice chairman for the coming year, it was proposed, seconded and all agreed for the clerk to continue as Financial and Responsible Officer for the coming year, forms of declaration to be signed at the next meeting. There were no resignations or co-options.
Parish Council’s Annual Report: This was circulated and will be displayed on the website, noticeboards and magazines.
Financial Report – next month
Continued membership to EALC, NALC, CALC, SLCC was agreed by all.
Ordinary Council Meeting
The minutes of April 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 9th May 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
The Annual Parish Assembly
Electors and Organisations are invited to contribute to this meeting.
Addresses from any of the following may take part: County Councillors, Borough Councillors, Police and any other body or organisation.
Followed by:
Annual Council Meeting (AGM)
Apologies for absence:
Election of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Financial and Responsible Officer, resignations, co-options, elections of Parish Councillors, signing of all necessary forms and declarations, welcomings and thank yous accordingly.
Parish Council’s Annual Report
Financial Report – next month
Confirmation of membership to EALC, NALC, CALC, SLCC
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 7.30pm
Present: Roger Pittock, John Walker, Robert Davidson, Jinny Gale (chair), Phil Gladwin, Catherine Sprott, Netty Knill Jones, Kevin Bentley
Apologies for absence: Liz Davidson, Clare Lauwerys, Andrew Ellis.
The minutes of the meeting held on 14th March 2023 were confirmed and agreed by all and signed by the chairman
County Councillor Report: ECC is readjusting the migrant living accommodation and locations in Essex. The Traffic Review meeting is being arranged for parish councillors and ECC officers. Getting outside contractors for addressing road sign issues is being considered.
City Councillor Report: CCC is withdrawing certain services following the budget having been agreed. Charging for garden waste collection will begin in January 2024 and quarterly large freight collection will no longer exist, but white goods can still be collected from properties with a charge.
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: None
Playgrounds and Playing Fields – both fields and playgrounds are in good order and it is hoped for Salcott meadow to dry out enough soon for cutting.
Website – ideas for design and layout, with cost in mind, are being looked into with our website manager.
Affordable Rural Housing – we had previously agreed for RCCE to carry out the survey for us to establish if there is any need for social housing in our villages and the RCCE Enabling Officer will be coming to our next meeting to explain the process.
Transport Meeting – a councillor attended the recent meeting and made the case that the bus services to Peldon are inadequate for youngsters attending schools in Colchester.
Actions and reminder List – updated and to add that Anglian Water have met with parish councillors today to explain their visit to Peldon for a waste water management study which involves visiting most properties.
Planning Applications:
230582
Proposal: New replacement dwelling consisting of 4-bedroom detached property and detached garage for two parking spaces at The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon
230650
Proposal: Domestic ground based solar array of 80 panels at Rosefield, Lodge Lane, Peldon
230612
Proposal: The installation of vertical sliding secondary glazing on twelve windows of the house at Cob Cottage, The Street, Salcott
230715
Proposal: Construction of 1.5 storey ancillary accommodation at The Plough, Lower Road, Peldon
230606
Proposal: New access to field at land to the south of Barnhall Road, Salcott
230771
Proposal: Erection of single storey rear extension and new front entrance door at Hawthorns, School Lane, Great Wigborough
Planning Decisions:
230169
Proposal: Retrospective planning permission for build of workshop at Marels, School Lane, Great Wigborough – Approve conditional
230243
Proposal: Erection of single storey front and rear side extensions at Hawthorns, School Lane, Great Wigborough – Approve conditional
Payments for April:
EALC and NALC annual subscription
£339.97
Peldon & Wigs Community Hall – hire
£20.00
Peldon & Wigs Community Hall – Coronation celebrations
£250.00
The Wigborough Community Group – Coronation celebrations
£250.00
R S Pullen – April salary
£550.00
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 9th May 2023 at 7.30pm at St. Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough and will commence with the Annual Parish Assembly
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Given that Covid and various other viruses seem to be prevalent we are going to reinstate mask wearing.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held in the meeting room at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall on Tuesday 14th March 2023 at 7.30pm
Present: Liz Davidson, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Roger Pittock, Clare Lauwerys, Kevin Bentley and 2 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Robert Davidson, Catherine Sprott, Netty Knill Jones, John Walker
The minutes of the meeting held on 14th February 2023 were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
County Councillor Report: Discussion on reports and possible future projects for the road from Salcott to Peldon including the Feasibility Report we received in July last year, our response to it and the latest improvement plan, only just received, from the Local Highway Panel. Also, the latest disruption from the burst water main and how traffic management has been handled. Fallen finger posts will be chased up for reinstalling.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held in the meeting room at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall on Tuesday 14th March 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence: To confirm minutes of the meeting held on 14th February 2023 County and City Councillor Reports: Public-Have Your Say: Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
Reports on both fields and playgrounds
Decision required: Anything that needs attention?
2. Website update
Suggestions for future design, format etc. to be discussed.
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 January 2023 at 7.30pm
Present: Phil Gladwin (chair), John Walker, Netty Knill Jones, Roger Pittock, Catherine Sprott
Apologies for absence: Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale, Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson
The minutes of the meeting held on 13th December 2022 were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
County and City Councillor Reports: None
Public-Have Your Say: None
Declarations of Interest: Phil Gladwin for Item 2
Playgrounds and Playing Fields are both in good order with outstanding jobs being addressed. Peldon Jubilee tree has now been planted near the village sign and thanks go to Liz and Robert for that. Salcott one is in hand and will be planted shortly.
Precept/Grant 2023/24 – after carefully consideration of future budget, this year’s expenses, price increases, etc it was proposed, seconded and agreed by all to increase the parish council precept by 10% (£1,478) giving a total of £16,258 for the year to enable services and projects to be addressed as and when required in all the villages.
Road Gritting – with a view that further commitment from ECC is not an option,a reminder to all residents that there are salt/grit boxes in various locations for spreading the contents on icy patches on the pavements and highways when required. Refilling of the boxes can be arranged with Phil Gladwin for collection from his farm where we hold a supply.
Website update – it was agreed that we should ask our service provider to update the website as he sees fit for our needs but ask about extra costs if any.
Actions and reminder List – updated
Planning Decisions:
222547
Prior Approval for conversion of 6 silos into Class B8 (storage and distribution) use at Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon – Prior Approval Required (Approved)
222520
Proposal: Temporary use of mobile home at Green Farm, The Street, Salcott – Approve conditional
222723
Proposal: Conversion of existing garage/outbuilding into annex living accommodation at Chestnuts Farm, Peldon Road, Great Wigborough – Approve conditional
221708
Proposal: Application to vary condition 2 (drawings) following a grant of planning permission 202510 at Lovedowns Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Approve conditional
Payments for January:
David J Kingaby – website refinement and support
£143.16
St Mary the Virgin Peldon – mag entries
£180.00
R S Pullen – January salary plus backpay
£775.00
Information Commissioner’s Office – Data Protection
£40.00
Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall – hire
£20.00
Webhosting UK Com Ltd.
£14.39
Salcott Village Hall – year’s hire
£120.00
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 14th February 2023 at 7.30pm, at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough
