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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL
ON WEDNESDAY 1st DECEMBER 2010
PRIOR TO THE MEETING
PARISHIONERS WERE INVITED TO RAISE MATTERS OF CONCERN WITH CLLRS:
None present.
POLICE REPORT
PCSO Debbie Flay said
there had been 5 reported incidents over the last month, all of which were being
dealt with. Speed checks had been carried out in The Perryway and another
operation was planned for the near future. The checks had been carried out at
random times and to date no speeding offences had been detected. Cllr Alexander
said he had noted that traffic speeds were slower in The Street.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
PRESENT
Cllrs Alexander, Baker,
Clifford, Greenfield, Grist, Howe and Hutchinson, were present plus Lynn Ireland
(Clerk).
APOLOGIES
Cllrs Peacey and
Price. County Cllr Booth and District Cllr Smith.
140/10 DECLARATIONS OF
INTEREST
None received.
141/10 PREVIOUS MINUTES
Minutes of the
Meeting held on 3rd November 2010 were approved as a true record
and signed by the Chairman.
142/10 PLANNING
(a) DECISIONS
MADE BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
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S10/1920/HHOLD |
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Byres Water
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Erection of a
detached car port and store |
Householder
Planning Permission |
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S10/0804/DISCON |
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The Vicarage |
Compliance with
Conditions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 & 18 from planning
permission S09/0837/FUL (revised 18/6/10) |
Compliance with
Existing Conditions |
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Cllrs noted that
this application was in fact retrospective as the houses are almost
completed on the site. Cllrs consider the materials used are entirely
unsuitable for the area and are extremely unhappy that the District
Council has allowed this situation to develop. |
(b)
PLANNING APPLICATIONS TAKEN BY THE SUB COMMITTEE
Members of the Planning
Sub Committee have been authorised to act on behalf of full Council
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S10/2127/TCA |
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Frampton on Severn
Industrial Park |
Work to various
Trees |
Support |
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Members of the
Sub Committee had supported the application but had made the request that
the work should be carried out by a qualified tree surgeon. |
(c) PLANNING
APPLICATIONS TAKEN AT THE MEETING
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S10/2064/FUL |
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Cullimore Mix Ltd
Perryway |
Replacement of
existing office block for transport yard |
Support |
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Cllr Alexander
reported neighbouring properties would not be affected by these proposals
and Cllrs agreed to support the application under Policies EM2, EM7 and
Policies GE1, GE2, GE3 and GE5. |
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S10/2233/HHOLD |
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Edens Orchard
The Street |
Erection of a car
port |
Support |
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Cllr Clifford
reported there were no objections from neighbouring properties and Cllrs
agreed to support the application under Policy GE1 and Policies BE5 and
BE6. |
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S10/2287/HHOLD |
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Ebenezer Cottage
The Street |
Demolition of rear
and side single storey extensions and erection of replacements. Increase
in height of rear two storey addition. Removal of garden shed. |
Support |
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Cllr Howe
reported there were no objections from neighbouring properties and Cllrs
agreed to support the application under Policies BE5 and BE6. |
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S10/2717/TCA |
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Frampton Lodge
The Green |
Fell Conifer Tree |
Support |
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No neighbouring
properties would be affected by this proposal and Cllrs agreed to support
the application |
(d) OTHER PLANNING
 | Sellars Farm, Hardwicke |
Hardwicke Parish
Council have advised that they will not be supporting the application for 200
new dwellings with associated public open space and infrastructure at Sellars
Farm. After discussion Cllrs agreed that they would support Hardwicke PC in
their opposition to the application and will take the appropriate action to
advise the District Council.
| Changes to Planning Applications |
The proposal to
change the way the District Council will deal with planning applications has
been passed by District Council Members with a majority of 23 to 18. In
future Planning Committee members will decide on applications without having
to take into account comments from local parish councils. This will be for a
trial period of one year.
This Parish Council
had expressed its concerns to Cllr Barbara Tait. The proposal was very
unpopular with local parishes and it was known that a number of other
parishes in the Stroud district had also expressed their concerns.
Cllrs felt this was
an extremely regrettable decision and agreed that District Cllrs Norman
Smith and John Jones should be asked why they had voted in favour of this
proposal.
Head of Planning,
Phil Skill, had emailed copies of papers he had prepared following the
decision to explain the process and he will answer any questions at the
Forum meeting on 7th December.
| Shipton Mill |
Cllr Hutchinson
advised he understands that Shipton Mill have proposed to raise the height
of the silos on their site. This is being treated as a Minor Amendment to
the original planning application and as such will not require any
consultation. Paperwork will not be sent out but is available to view on the
District Council website. After discussion it was agreed that this Parish
Council should request details of the Minor Amendment and authorised the
Chairman to register Council’s concerns if necessary.
| Badger Cottage, Oatfield |
Cllr Alexander
declared a prejudicial interest
Cllr Baker had been
asked by a parishioner if a Change of Use application had been made for
Badger Cottage as the first floor of the detached garage was being used as
living accommodation. No such application had been received by Parish
Council and it was agreed that the District Council be asked to assess the
situation.
143/10 FINANCE
(a) Invoices for
Payment
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Graham Rolfe |
Production of
board for Honoured Framptonians |
£160.00 |
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Mr J Howe |
Refund re
purchase of Christmas Cards |
£9.00 |
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Mrs L Ireland |
Clerk’s
Salary/Expenses |
£899.16 |
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T.W. Hawkins
& Sons |
Grass Cutting
account |
£372.36 |
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Play
Gloucestershire |
Re PlayRangers
Summer 2010 |
£900.00 |
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Mrs P Greenfield |
Refund re
refreshments for Garden Competition event |
£25.50 |
(b) Funds Received
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Stonehouse Rotary |
Donation re
PlayRangers Summer 2010 |
£150.00 |
(c) Financial
Update
Cllrs noted the
contents of the Financial Update for November 2010 provided by the RFO,
Martin Lewis.
(d) Finance Sub
Committee
The Finance Sub
Group would be meeting in the New Year to discuss the insurance valuation of
parish council assets.
(e) Other Financial
Matters
| Quote for Grass Cutting – T.W.
Hawkins & Sons Ltd had submitted a quote for the 2011 season in the
total sum of £950.69. The sum quoted is the same as for the 2010 season
and has not been increased. Cllrs agreed that T.W. Hawkins have always
been very reliable and do an excellent job. The quote was considered under
the best value principles and was considered very reasonable. |
Proposal Cllr
Alexander proposed Council accept the quote from T.W. Hawkins for the 2011
season
Seconded Cllr
Greenfield
Vote Unanimous
144/10 BUDGET FOR
2011/2012
Cllrs considered
Papers A and B which had been previously circulated.
Proposal Cllr
Greenfield proposed that Council accept the budget for 2011/12 as set
out on Paper A (copy attached)
Seconded
Cllr Hutchinson
Vote
5 in favour. 1 abstention.
145/10 HONOURED
FRAMPTONIANS PLAQUE
Cllr Alexander showed
Cllrs the finished plaque and it was unanimously agreed that it was excellent
and a most appropriate way of recognising the Honoured Framptonian status of
the recipients. It was hoped the Village Hall committee would have no
objection to the plaque being on permanent display in the Village Hall and a
suitable position will be found. It was agreed that parish records will be
checked to enable some sort of accompanying paperwork to be prepared to
explain why the award is made and why each recipient was honoured. It was
agreed to ask the present Honoured Framptonians if they would like to have an
official unveiling ceremony.
146/10 NEW COUNCILLOR’S
TRAINING
Cllrs Grist,
Hutchinson and Peacey had attended the GAPTC ‘Nuts & Bolts’ course for
New Councillors. Cllr Peacey had provided a written report and all three Cllrs
agreed it had been a very interesting course and had given them a thorough
grounding of what to expect during their four year term as councillors.
147/10 FIRE &
RESCUE SERVICE
Cllr Hutchinson had
represented this parish council at the meeting at Stroud Fire Station and
reported that there were no cost cuts planned for the service. The main change
was to the type of equipment which was required to deal with the increasing
number of road traffic accidents they are called to deal with. It had been an
interesting and informative meeting.
148/10 HIGHWAYS
| Grit Bins –
Cllr Alexander advised that the District Council will not provide this
parish with grit bins as these were only going to be provided for parishes
in elevated areas. Although this decision was understood the need to treat
roads in this parish was agreed and Cllr Alexander proposed the purchase of
two bins and the required grit. The proposal was to place one bin at the Drs
Surgery and the other at The Frampton Stores. It was unanimously agreed that
Cllr Alexander should investigate further. |
| A38/Perryway Junction –
following the unsatisfactory negotiations with County Highways, Cllr
Alexander has made an appointment to meet local MP Neil Carmichael on 10th
December. Cllr Baker will also attend. |
149/10 COUNTY
COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
No report.
150/10 DISTRICT
COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
No report.
151/10 CORRESPONDENCE
Council was invited
to send representation to the following:
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9th
December |
Chartered
Parishes Meeting |
7pm Hucclecote
Centre |
| Land Registry – The Narles |
Cllr Clifford
declared a prejudicial interest and took no part in the discussions
The Land Registry
have received an application to register ownership of land at the Lych Gate.
The Chairman had studied the map provided and considered this was
inaccurate. Cllrs viewed the paperwork and unanimously agreed the Chairman
should contact the Land Registry to highlight the discrepancies.
| Land Registry – The Green |
Cllr Clifford
declared a prejudicial interest and took no part in the discussions
The Land Registry
have advised that they are still dealing with the comments made by this
parish council about the extent of the land to be registered.
| Consultations |
Parish Council had
been advised that a number of public consultations were to take place:
| Home To School Transport |
| Bus Tokens |
| Corporate Strategy |
| Mobile Library Service |
The future of the
Mobile Library was uncertain. Cllrs felt this was a retrograde step as loss
of the service would affect many parishioners. The Chairman will look at the
possibility of creating a partnership with other parishes to keep this
service going.
| Town & Parish Councils Forum |
The Chairman and
Clerk would be attending the Forum on 7th December.
| Road Closure |
The road works at
Moor Street in Saul had been extended until 23rd December.
| 2011 Census |
Parish Councils are
to be invited to assist with the Census being carried out on 27th
March 2011.
| Miscellaneous |
Various papers and
publications were made available for Cllrs’ perusal.
152/10 CHAIRMAN’S ITEMS
Car Park in Bridge
Road
The Chairman
explained the background to the controversy over use of the car park. Members
of Frampton Football Club have been using the car park during their Saturday
games for a period of some 42 years. Recently one of the adjacent houses has
been let to new DC tenants who strongly objected to this use. Members of the
football club have been subjected to threatening verbal abuse and the
Secretary of the Club has been in correspondence with a District Council
officer who has proved to be very unhelpful.
Parish Council has
written in support of the Football Club and the traditional use of the car
park over very many years. The response received from the DC has been brusque
and offensive and the Chairman very strongly objected to the way this matter
has been dealt with. Original records from the Rural District Council show
that they approved use by the football club.
Cllr Alexander
wondered if the Frampton Court Estate Solicitors might have records going back
to when the land was originally granted to the football club.
Cllr Alexander
considered that the Chairman was due an apology for the way in which he has
been dealt with and Cllrs unanimously agreed that Chief Executive David Hagg
should now be advised of the situation.
153/10 ANY OTHER
BUSINESS
Cllr Clifford
said the agreed work had not yet been carried out to the trees adjacent to
Top o’ the Green.
Cllr Baker
reported she had received complimentary comments about the ‘No Parking’
signs which had been displayed at Splatt. Unfortunately, the following day it
was reported they were missing! Cllr Alexander will investigate and see what
could be done.
Cllr Hutchinson
advised that at the Nuts & Bolts meeting other parishes had said that
their Clerk also carried out the duties of the Responsible Financial Officer.
The Chairman
advised that the first meeting of 2011 would be held on Wednesday 5th
January.
There being no further
business the Chairman wished all Cllrs the Compliments of the Season and the
meeting closed at 9.43pm.
PAPER
A
Frampton on Severn PC Budget 2011/12
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Expenditure |
2010/11 outturn forecast |
2011/12 budget |
% change |
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Staff Costs |
3187.00 |
3275 |
2.76% |
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General Administration |
2438.47 |
3290 |
34.92% |
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Improvement Projects |
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Pathway Expenditure |
0.00 |
- |
0.00% |
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Churchyard |
2500.00 |
- |
-100.00% |
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Other |
2500.00 |
5000 |
100.00% |
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Community Association facilities |
600.00 |
600 |
0.00% |
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Operations Expenditure |
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Village Maintenance |
1000.00 |
1000 |
0.00% |
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Grass Cutting |
1243.16 |
1300 |
4.57% |
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Churchyard Maintenance |
500.00 |
500 |
0.00% |
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Neighbourhood Warden |
207.20 |
200 |
-3.47% |
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Contributions to
organisations benefiting parishioners |
1410.81 |
1850 |
4.55% |
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Election expenses |
0.00 |
- |
0.00% |
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Reclaimable VAT |
296.25 |
300 |
1.27% |
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Total Expenditure |
15,882.89 |
17,315 |
6.66% |
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Funded by: |
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Precept increase |
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5% |
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Precept |
13540.00 |
14220 |
5% |
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Interest |
0.83 |
- |
-100.00% |
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Grants |
0.00 |
- |
0.00% |
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Miscellaneous |
0.00 |
- |
0.00% |
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VAT recovered |
145.89 |
300 |
105.63% |
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Total funding |
13,686.72 |
14,520 |
1.12% |
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Surplus for the year |
(2,196) |
(2,794) |
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General Fund b/f |
18,567.97 |
16,372 |
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General fund c/f |
16,372 |
13,577 |
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