MINUTES OF THE WRAXALL & FAILAND PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD 10 FEBRUARY 2009 IN WRAXALL CEVA SCHOOL

PRESENT: Cllrs. Ambrose (Chairman), King (Vice Chairman), Mrs Shaw, Sheppard,

Thompson, Smith, Sage, Law, Delmas & Mrs Moon.

IN ATTENDANCE: District Cllrs. Cook & Roberts, Liaison Officer Sally Varley & Clerk.

APOLOGIES: Cllr, Pitt & PC Adam Clarke.

PUBLIC: Four.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: D/Cllr, Cook 153 d ; Cllr. Smith 153 f.

149 MINUTES The minutes for the meeting held 13 January 2009 were agreed and signed.

150 CRIME FIGURES: PC Clarke was unable to attend but had sent the crime figures.

8 between last meeting to date. (1 Criminal Damage to vehicle @ Grove, 4 Thefts of fuel from Budgens, 1 Theft of lawnmowers @ Clevedon Road, 1 Theft of Oil from Wraxall School, 1 Assault @ Grove (Domestic)

Dr Amos said that there had been a serious case of sheep worrying but, as police from Clevedon attended, it was not included in this figure.

MEETING CLOSED 7:35 for Dr Amos to address the Cllrs. re. Connect

Clerk to write to Sustrans & NSC asking that they inform us of their intentions.

151 TYNTESFIELD: Ruth Gofton reported that there were lots of building projects on going – Home Farm, Main House – scaffolding, Stable Yard.

Some snow damage to trees and the marquee. There are lots coming down from the Trust to see what and how things are going.

The fungal audit has been undertaken ~ there are 700 types within the Estate.

Main House will re-open on April 4.

PROW LA20/33, which exits onto Tyntesfield Drive, had been checked by the ROW person at Tyntesfield, as we had asked, and the footpath has not been re-instated.

Clerk to write to Enforcement Dept. as the tenant farmers have twice assured us that the re-instatement work had been done,

152 ISSUES

a) REPORT RE. LAPC MEETING RE. GREEN BELT – WESTON ROAD, FAILAND.

MEETING CLOSED 7:45 for Mr Charles Cave, Chairman of Long Ashton Parish Council. to address the Cllrs. re. LAPC meeting, particularly re the proposed development on the LA side of Weston Road, Failand. A discussion ensued between Mr Cave & the Cllrs.

MEETING OPENED 8:25

153 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT

g) This was taken out of order to allow the applicant to leave if he so wished.

APPLICATION 09/P/0116/F – Erection of single storey rear and side extensions. Alterations to roof Including bedrooms and rear dormer. Insertion of rooflights to front roof slope for Mr & Mrs Powell, 14 Sixty Acres Close, Failand

We understand that there have been some minor amendments agreed e.g. Access ~ applicant agreed to make it more than the 2’ he had been told was acceptable. It the amendments are acceptable to NSC then we Approve.

152 ISSUES

b) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ~ Nothing further

c) PARISH PLAN ~ Steering Comm. holding a meeting this week to decide who should write which section of the plan. First draft should be ready in a week. Doug suggests presenting the main findings at the March PC meeting and also at the APM.

Despite Quartet stating over the telephone that ‘Express Program’ was for Parish

Plans and that we would be eligible, the application has been rejected because they feel that Parish Plan is ‘under our umbrella’ and we are a Statutory Organisation.

d) COMMUNITIES IN CONTROL: REAL PEOPLE, REAL POWER: CODE OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON LOCAL AUTHORITY PUBLICITY – A CONSULTATION ~ Nothing further.

e) SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ACT 2007 – Nothing further

153 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT

a) APPLICATION 08/P/2634/LB – Repairs to roofs, roof features, glazing to roofs inc. replacement skylights and access hatches/doors, masonry, and rainwater goods using matching materials. Internal works to upgrade the electrical and mechanical services to include new light fittings and radiators for National Trust at Tyntesfield.

RECOMMENDATION - APPROVE.

b) APPLICATION 09/P/0010/F – Retrospective planning application consolidating the use of part of Moat House Farm as a zoo tourism attraction. To include the use of existing buildings for the housing of animals kept in association with the tourism attraction, the use of specific buildings for accommodating animals, shop, café, education suite, offices, w/c’s, indoor play arena, ticket office, first aid station, Noah’s Ark and food & farming exhibitions. To use the land for the keeping of large zoological animals, establishment of a maze, outdoor play and picnic areas and car and coach parking areas for Mr & Mrs A Bush, Moat House Farm, Clevedon Road, Wraxall.

Four Cllrs. considered the application which has raised a number of questions:-

¨ Why has it taken so long for NSC to discover the omission?

¨ Does it have a legal impact on more recent applications?

¨ Which legal hierarchy has precedence, the Zoo Licence or the Planning Application Approval?

¨ Do issues surrounding the existing and proposed PROW need to be resolved before any approval is granted?

Councillors, whilst considering this unusual situation, concluded that by virtue of earlier, and quite specific, applications being approved and the granting and subsequent renewal of a zoo licence that tacit approval already exists and therefore we have no objection in respect of this application subject to the satisfactory answers to the earlier questions.

The Parish Council has not yet considered the applications for the additional car parking and the tiger enclosure, because it is considered that the footpath issue must be resolved first and we should not be supporting this most recent planning application.

c) APPLICATION 09/P/0028/LB – Introduction of 9 no. new internal fire doors and upgrading of 34 no. existing internal doors for The National Trust at Tyntesfield.

RECOMMENDATION - APPROVE

d) APPLICATION 09/0031/PDA – Extension to hay barn for Mr M Hill, Field east of Charlton Drive, Wraxall

PRIOR DETERMINATION AGRICULTURAL – Certificate received stating

that prior determination is not required and the development may now

proceed.

e) APPLICATION 09/P/0052/F – Extension (widening) of existing dormer for Mr & Mrs Bennett, 14 Belmont Drive, Failand.

RECOMMENDATION ~ Approve.

f) APPLICATION 09/P/0071/F – Erection of a single storey front extension to link house with detached converted garage and construction of 1.2m high wall for Mr M Lindrea, Rock Bottom, Bristol Road, Wraxall

RECOMMENDATION ~ Planning history must be checked. If that is acceptable in terms of ‘within the overall allowed size of development’ then we would support.

g) APPLICATION 09/P/0116/F – Erection of single storey rear and side extensions. Alterations to roof Including bedrooms and rear dormer. Insertion of rooflights to front roof slope for Mr & Mrs Powell, 14 Sixty Acres Close, Failand.

RECOMMENDATION ~ See above.

h) Clerk reported on decisions made by North Somerset Council on Planning Applications previously considered by this Parish Council.

EXTRA ITEMS

JOINT WASTE STRATEGY FOR THE WEST OF ENGLAND

Public consultation 15 January to 12 March 2009. www.westofengland.org/waste hosts the consultation document and supporting info.

Drop in sessions February/March 2009~see web site, as above, for up to date schedule.

CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOODS & ENVIRONMENT ACT 2005

Changes to Dog Control Legislation. Cllrs. had already voted not to be involved with the issue of notices under this legislation.

GYPSY & TRAVELLER SITES ALLOCATION

Dev. Plan Documents. No sites suggested.

154 HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

a) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF USE BY VEHICLES

Flax Bourton Road, Failand anticipated to be 5 days between 16 February and 18 months hence. Noted

155 PROW

a) LA 20/79 – Lime Kiln House, Portbury Lane. Comments have been sent to NSC stating that the applicant wants to keep all happy. We have no further objections.

b) REPORT RE LA 20/33 ~ opposite Portbury Lane diagonally to Tyntesfield Drive. Tenant farmer’s spokesman has assured us that the Footpath has been re-instated following ploughing and subsequent sowing. This is not the case. Clerk asked to write to Enforcement Dept.

c) OLD WARREN FARM ~ New owner wishes to make some diversions. Advised that PC could help on amendments but diversions must be approved beforehand although alternative routes can be provided so long as the legal route remains open.

d) PROPOSED PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER ~ Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm

LA 20/30, LA 20/31, LA 20/32 and LA 20/32a.

Voting was 8 for approval (1 against and 1 abstention) following clarification

re. gates

(The following day Lee Bowering sent answers to our questions ~ see 153b

and it was decided to hold a quorate meeting to discuss R’sOW & P/A’s so this recommendation was not sent).

156 MEETINGS

a) PCAA MEETING RE. BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ~ Robert Sinclair CEO gave robust presentation with evidence. They are commercial and so need to expand but are working on more passengers but less planes

They are linked with Yanley.

b) SAFER STRONGER NEIGHBOURHOODS ROADSHOW ~ Tuesday 10 Feb 2.30 – 5.30pm. Cllr. Sheppard gave a report on the meeting. A notice board was available for pinning up paper requests. Cllr. Sheppard put up several.

c) ALCA NS GROUP ~ 7.30PM WED. 11 FEBRUARY 2009 FELTON VILLAGE HALL (WINFORD PARISH COUNCIL) Cllr. Delmas will attend.

157 CORRESPONDENCE

a) RECYCLING BINS IN WRAXALL ~ No suggestions for replacement site.

b) FOREST OF AVON ‘WOODWISE’ PROJECT – This is within Ashton Hill Woods, not within our parish. Forest of Avon are to teach up to 24 young people, from Florence Brown Special School in South Bristol, new skills in green woodworking and woodland management. They will get a chance to build a timber frame shelter with the support of professional timber framers.

158 FINANCE

a) REQUEST FOR GRANT FROM WESTON & NORTH SOMERSET DIAL

Disability Information & Advice Line. No ~ Grants were decided in October.

b) ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT

Chq.No. Payee Details

DD	BT	Line Rental	41.84
1800	Northcliffe Media	Ad. In Clevedon Mercury re Grass Maintenance	31.63
1801	Connaught Environmental	Emptying Dog Bins ~ Nov. & Dec.	39.10
1802	Mrs F Shattock	Reimbursement ~ Stamps £8.64, Copy Paper £9.18,Scanner + p/p £34.94, Broadband £18.58, Computer Diagnose fault, upgrade Zone Alarm Remove unwanted start up programmes £40.00	£111.34
1803	Mrs J Cobb	Safety Reports ~ Millennium Green ~ January	£40.00
S/O	Mrs F Shattock	Salary ~ January	£1069.77

159 BUSINESS FOR NEXT MEETING

Committee to be formed re. Transport Proposals.

160 CHAIRMAN’S URGENT BUSINESS ~ Nil.