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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL
ON WEDNESDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2009
PRIOR TO THE MEETING
PARISHIONERS WERE INVITED TO RAISE MATTERS OF CONCERN WITH CLLRS:
None present.
POLICE REPORT
PC Kelly Akers was unable
to be present but had provided a written report. Following reported incidents a
‘No Cold Calling Zone’ had been set up in Vicarage Lane/Glebe Close/Meadow
View.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WARDEN’S
REPORT
Warden Phil Drew was
unable to be present but had provided a written report. He had continued to
conduct patrols in the parish and no major incidents had been reported.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
PRESENT
Cllrs Alexander, Howe (Chairman),
K. Lewis, M. Lewis and Speed and were present plus District Cllr Smith and Lynn
Ireland (Clerk).
APOLOGIES
Cllrs Clifford,
Greenfield, Price and Wagstaff and County Cllr Booth.
125/09 DECLARATIONS OF
INTEREST
None received.
126/09 PREVIOUS MINUTES
Minutes of the
Meeting held on 7th October 2009 were amended as follows:
- Page 727 Item
114/09 Planning (D) Shipton Mill
The whole item to be
replaced to read:
"The Chairman
reported that the applicant has now lodged an Appeal against the refusal. He
reminded Council that both Parish Council and District Council had opposed the
original application.
After discussion it
was proposed by the Chairman that Council maintain its opposition to the
application and authorise the Chairman to discuss with Stroud District Council’s
Appeals Officer how best this Council can assist the District Council in
presenting its case at the Appeal Hearing.
Cllr Speed suggested
requesting Mr Harry Spurr, as a Planning Barrister, to give his expert
professional guidance.
The Chairman then put
the resolution to the vote and it was passed by 4 votes to 2."
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Report |
The whole item to
be replaced to read:
"County Cllr
Booth was unable to be present and had asked the Chairman to report a
meeting has been arranged to discuss the admission problems at Lakefield
School. Cllr Booth hoped a report would be available to be given to the
November meeting."
The Minutes were
then approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.
127/09 PLANNING
(a) decisions
made by the district council
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S09/1329/HHOLD |
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Lake House
Lake Lane |
Erection of two
porches |
Householder
Planning Permission |
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S09/1429/HHOLD |
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The Curlews
Lake Lane |
Two storey extension |
Householder
Planning Permission |
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S09/1452/LBC |
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The Annexe
Tom Clarkes Cottage
The Green |
Remove two internal
walls to the annexe to comply with Planning Permission S08/0227/FUL |
Listed Building
Consent |
(b) planning applications taken by the planning sub
group
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S09/1747/HHOLD |
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Summer Cottage
1 Oatfield |
Kitchen Extension |
Support |
(c) planning applications presented to the meeting
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No applications were
outstanding |
(d) other planning matters
| Shipton Mill |
The Planning Sub
Committee had met on 27th October 2009 to discuss the response
document prepared for submission to the Appeal Inspector. The Chairman had
proposed that the Committee adopt the response document and this was passed 3
votes to 2. Minutes of the meeting are attached.
Following further minor
drafting changes the response was submitted to the Inspector on 30th
October.
The Chairman further
reported that the District Council’s response document had also been submitted
and made similar points. The District Council’s Appeals Officer, Mr Corker,
had commented that the Parish Council paper was very impressive. There was now
an opportunity for the Appellant to comment; the Hearing was scheduled for 2nd
December at Ebley Mill. Cllr Jones and the Chairman had registered an intention
to speak.
| District Council Questionnaire |
A District Council
Planning Questionnaire to be completed by Parish Councils had been circulated
to Cllrs prior to the meeting. It was agreed that Cllrs would respond
individually.
128/09 FINANCE
(a) Invoices for
Payment
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Glos-Sharpness Canal
Users’ Forum |
Annual Subscription
2010/11 |
£10.00 |
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Mrs Pam Greenfield |
Refund of expenses
for the Garden Competition |
£31.70 |
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Mrs Babs Mitchell |
Refund of expenses
for the Village Scrapbooks |
£66.00 |
(b)
Financial Update
Cllrs noted the
contents of the Financial Update for November prepared by Cllr M Lewis.
(c) Budget for
2010/11
Cllr M Lewis
circulated a draft budget for 2010/11 and explained the various items. He
proposed that no increase be made in the precept. Funding for capital
projects was discussed and it was agreed to maintain a minimum cash balance
of £3000.
Proposal Cllr
M Lewis proposed the budget be accepted
Seconded
Cllr Alexander
Vote
Unanimous
(d) Other Finance
| Finance Received |
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Moreton Valence
Parish Mtg |
Contribution re
admin for the April 2009 Severn Voice Meeting |
£7.00 |
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Elmore Parish
Council |
Contribution re
admin for the April 2009 Severn Voice Meeting |
£7.00 |
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Stroud District
Council |
Refund re
Neighbourhood Warden Scheme |
£100.00 |
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Stroud District
Council |
2nd
instalment of Precept |
£6770.00 |
129/09 PARISH COUNCIL
INSURANCE
It was agreed to
defer the item until the next meeting.
130/09 FUTURE OF RED
TELEPHONE BOXES
The telephone kiosk
by the Lych Gate was scheduled as unviable by BT. BT had offered the box for
adoption by the Parish Council. After discussion it was agreed that Council
did not wish to take responsibility for the box. The Clerk would inform BT and
add that the box was a Grade 2 Listed structure.
131/09 CAR PARKING IN
PHILLIMORE GARDENS
A letter from Mr
Wathan reported his correspondence with the District Council which had stated
firmly that it had no money whatsoever to finance car parks. In consequence
Parish Council resolved that in the present financial climate it is not in a
position to offer any support for this project.
132/09 LAKEFIELD SCHOOL
A County Council
paper on admission issues had been circulated The Chairman reported a short
discussion with the head teacher who had said that her Governors had not yet
discussed the Paper and that she had many reservations about the proposals.
After discussion,
Parish Council agreed:
- it was important to address the concerns of
Arlingham and Fretherne-with-Saul
- but not at the expense of Frampton-on-Severn
children
- the pledge to Arlingham and
Fretherne-with-Saul, given when their schools closed, should be honoured
- of the four options in the paper, Option 4
appears preferable, but the real need was to increase the planned
admission to meet the needs of families in the three local parishes.
133/09 DISTRICT
COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
District Cllr Smith
reported that the next full Council meeting will be held on 12th
November when a new Leader will be elected.
134/09 CORRESPONDENCE
Council was invited to
send representation to the following:
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13th
November |
Severn Estuary
Shoreline Management Plan Review |
North Warehouse,
Gloucester |
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18th
November |
Annual Community
Safety Panel meeting |
Ebley Mill |
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27th
November |
Community Land
Trusts |
Churchdown
Community Centre |
| GAPTC |
Training and support
calendar for 2010 has been received.
| Electoral Register |
The revised Register
of Electors for 2009/10 will be available on 1st December 2009.
| Government Response to Byelaws Consultation |
The response from
Government had been received.
| Neighbourhood Warden |
Phil Drew had
submitted his report for the month of September.
| Mobile Police Station |
The MPS visits to
this parish were 2nd and 8th December in Frampton Stores
car park.
| Miscellaneous |
Various papers and
publications were made available for Cllrs’ perusal.
135/09 CHAIRMAN’S ITEMS
| Bill Wood Memorial Award |
Mrs Babs Mitchell had
been presented with the Award for 2009 at a well attended and very successful
ceremony. The 2010 Award would be Chaired by the Vicar and notices would be
displayed in April requesting nominations.
| Baccabox Footpath |
The work to
complete the footpath had still not been carried out. The Chairman will
again contact the County Council to take this forward.
| Waste Core Strategy |
Papers had been
circulated to Cllrs prior to the meeting and it was agreed that the Chairman
should respond on behalf of Council.
| Frampton Wildlife &Sporting Association |
The Chairman had
attended the meeting on 2nd November. There were no specific
items to bring to the notice of Parish Council.
| St Mary’s Frampton |
The Chairman
reported that the Vicar, The Rev Judith Hubbard-Jones, had resigned as from
31st December 2009.
| Meeting Papers |
The Clerk suggested
that meeting papers be circulated in future by email, with paper copies
brought to the meeting if requested. There was some dissent on various
grounds, so the Clerk agreed to continue with paper circulation.
136/09 ANY OTHER
BUSINESS
No matters were
raised.
There being no further
business the meeting closed at 8.55pm.
MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE
TO DISCUSS THE SUBMISSION TO THE
SHIPTON MILL PLANNING APPEAL
7.00PM TUESDAY 27th OCTOBER 2009
IN THE ROWLES ROOM
PRESENT
Cllr John Howe (Chair),
Cllrs Alexander, Clifford, Price and Wagstaff
(Mrs L. Ireland -
Parish Clerk)
IN ATTENDANCE
Cllr Chris Meredith
(Chairman, Fretherne-with-Saul Parish Council)
APOLOGIES
Cllrs Greenfield, K
Lewis, M Lewis and Speed
- The Chairman reported on the origin of the
latest draft of the response document which had been circulated to Council
earlier in the day, and apologised for the short notice which was inevitable
given the need to submit material to the Planning Inspector before the end
of the week.
- The Chairman noted that Cllr Clifford had a
non-prejudicial interest although, as Cllr Clifford noted, all members would
be affected one way or another by the proposed development.
- The Chairman had invited Cllr C. Meredith, the
Chairman of Fretherne-with-Saul Parish Council, to join the meeting and
asked him to comment. Cllr Meredith reported that his Council was happy with
the response document as drafted with certain minor amendments.
- In subsequent discussion, Cllr Alexander noted
that he had been subjected to lobbying which he considered entirely
inappropriate and Cllr Wagstaff reported that she too had had a similar
experience.
- Cllr Alexander felt the response document
expanded greatly on Council’s original comments and should be discussed by
full Council before being sent to the Inspector. He also questioned the
wisdom of parish councils joining with other local interest groups.
- The Chairman explained that it had not been
possible within the time available to summon a meeting of full Council and
he had therefore decided to put the draft response to the Planning
Committee, inviting all Cllrs to attend and to submit comments. The response
had been put together with the advice of Mr Spurr, and the Stroud District
Council Appeals Officer had told the Chairman that it appeared to be a
helpful and appropriate document. The Chairman then proposed that the
Committee adopt the response document and submit it to the Planning
Inspector on behalf of the Parish Council. The motion was passed by 3
votes to 2.
- The Chairman asked the Planning Committee to
consider a further application – S09/1747/HHOLD for Summer Cottage, 1
Oatfield, the response being due prior to the next meeting of full
Council. The Committee agreed and resolved to support the application.
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