MINUTES OF THE WRAXALL & FAILAND PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

HELD 7.30PM 12 SEPTEMBER 2006 AT FAILAND VILLAGE HALL.

PRESENT – Cllrs. King (Chairman), Sykes, Mrs Shaw, Sheppard, Down, Delmas, Sage & Mrs Moon.

APOLOGIES – Cllrs. Ambrose, Sapsed, Mrs Parsons & PC Adam Clarke.

IN ATTENDANCE – D/Cllrs. Cook & Roberts, Liaison Officer Sally Varley & Clerk.

PUBLIC – Eight.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – Cllr. King 68a, Cllr. Sheppard 69d.

67 MINUTES – The minutes of the meeting held 8 August were agreed and signed.

68 ISSUES – Cllr. Sykes took the Chair as Cllr. King had declared an interest in 68a.

Cllr. King left the room.

a) GALLOP VIEW STABLES – This was dealt with at the last meeting but included at this meeting to allow the public to voice their views.

MEETING CLOSED 7.38pm.

MEETING REOPENED 8.05pm after Cllr. Sykes advised the public that comments should be made to NS. Cllr. King returned to the meeting and took the chair.

b) MATTERS FROM WORKING PARTIES –

Communications – report by Cllr. Sheppard will be brought to Oct. meeting.

Profile – report by Cllr. Sage will be brought to Oct. meeting.

Parish Plan – documents are circulating at present.

c) MILLENNIUM GREEN – Three sprays (not 2) to be included in next year’s schedule.

The tender of £95.00 to supply and distribute 10 x 75 litre of chopped material

beneath the swing area and to remove top wire from perimeter was accepted.

Litter bin also needs re-hanging – asked to add this to the tender.

Clerk reported that the second picnic table had been vandalised and had been

removed. Cllrs. queried how long the tables had been on site.

MEETING CLOSED 8.16pm. Mr AJ Tavener advised that they had been there since

the beginning of the play area.

MEETING REOPENED 8.17pm.

d) AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Notices to be placed on the Notice Boards stating that Mr Andrew Smith of English Rural Housing Assn. will address the next meeting (10 Oct.).

e) ROLL OF HONOUR – Cllrs. asked to put forward, at the October meeting, the names of any of the public who have done work to help the community.

69 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT

Recommendations for a) to f) have been sent to NS after consideration by a quorum, in order to meet their deadlines. Cllrs. required to confirm/amend decisions.

a) APPLICATION 06/P/1857/F – Erection of ape house and an adjacent mesh covered enclosure for Mr & Mrs Bush, Moat House Farm, Clevedon Road, Wraxall.

Cllrs. considered this application and voted to amend the original recommendation.

RECOMMENDATION now states ‘REFUSE’ and sets out 4 comments and states that approval could only be recommended following satisfactory answers to the comments.

b) APPLICATION 06/P/1864/LB – Installation of French door and repositioning of window on the south west elevation for Mr Barnes, 29 Gable Cottages, Bristol Road, Wraxall.

I understand that neighbours of this site have not been informed and that the work is proposed to the South East end of the cottage not the SW as shown on the plans.

RECOMMENDATION – This was to be approve however, I have received a Pre Decision Amendment indicating that the proposal is unacceptable to a Listed Building.

PDA – Investigating Cllrs. surprised an accommodation couldn’t be found to allow

the opening up of a door & erection of a conservatory.

c) APPLICATION 06/P/1867/LB – Erection of a single storey rear extension for Mr & Mrs Lindrea, Rock Bottom, Bristol Road, Wraxall.

RECOMMENDATION – This application is the LB to the F of 06/1400. Approve.

d) APPLICATION – 06/P/1887/F Erection of a riding arena for Mr P M Fox. Marshfield House, Horse Race Lane, Failand.

RECOMMENDATION – REFUSE – Impact on the Green Belt. Should be 3-5 m from existing hedgerows (Landscape Officer is not happy with the proposal). Siting – The arena should be adjacent to the stables to reduce impact & dispersal of the various facilities on site. Residents have not been notified. It is not clear if this replaces or is in addition to 06/P/1513/F which was granted 14.8.06.

e) APPLICATION 06/P/1903.F – Retrospective application for the conversion of two barns to offices, storage and workshop for owner’s use only for Mr M Sweet, Land opposite Rectory Cottage, Wraxall Hill, Wraxall.

RECOMMENDATION – REFUSAL but we would recommend approval if it is to be part of the main property and not a separate entity.

f) APPLICATION 06/P/1904/LB – Renew rotted timber window to main bedroom. Alteration to existing en-suite bathroom – remove bath and bidet; relocate wash basin and install shower. Divide room to create office/study for Mr D Hynam & Mrs J Crew, The Coach House, Oxhouse Lane, Failand.

RECOMMENDATION – Councillors tell me that there appears to be NO PROBLEM with renewing the window as the replacement appears to be a replica of the original. However, they have not been able to gain entry to consider the amendments proposed.

g) APPLICATION 06/P/1985/F – Change of use of agricultural building to holiday accommodation for Mr & Mrs Palmer, West Hill House, West Hill, Wraxall.

MEETING CLOSED 8.45pm

RECOMMENDATION – Approve with the condition that it must be closed for some months each year so that no one can live in it permanently.

h) APPLICATION 06/P/2034/F – Erection of a rear conservatory for Mr & Mrs G Clarke, 3 Watercress Close, Wraxall.

RECOMMENDATION – Approve, but we must point out that this is an extension to the house NOT A CONSERVATORY.

i) APPLICATION 06/P/2045/T2 – 5 DAY NOTICE – TREE APPIN – Dead Silver Birch x 1 – Fell, Dead Horse Chestnut x 1 – Fell for R Courtney, The Laurels, Lodge Lane, Wraxall.

Consent not required for dead or dying trees.

j) NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST seeking to become an NHS FOUNDATION TRUST - Views by 12 October 2006

Councillors were reminded that views are required by 12 October 2006.

k) GAMBLING ACT 2005 – DRAFT STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES – Comments by

29 September 2006.

Councillors were reminded that views are required by 29 September 2006.

l) Clerk reported on decisions made by NS on Planning Applications previously considered by this Parish Council.

Cllr. King brought up the fact that the PC was not notified of the Manor Farm site visit in respect of the appeal. North Somerset to be asked who should have told us.

70 HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

a) BEGGAR BUSH LANE/B3128 TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Cllr. Sykes expressed the opinion that the resurfacing of the area around the

traffic lights had been ‘amateurish’. The contractors were not controlling correctly.

Also mentioned was the fact that the PC had not been advised of the work or the

closure of the lanes in Lower Failand relating to a wall in Abbots Leigh.

71 PROW – Issues to be raised at next PROW meeting & date for next meeting.

Date set for 24 October 2006.

72 TYNTESFIELD – Ruth Gofton thanked the PC for the Grant which had been spent on

a bat detector which she brought to the meeting to show the Cllrs.

73 MEETINGS

a) CENTRAL AREA FORUM – 19 September 2006 7.30pm Backwell School Theatre

‘The future provision of leisure & sports facilities in the Central Area.

Cllr. Sykes will attend.

b) TARMAC 27 September 2006. Reminder of the meeting for Cllrs. Ambrose & Sage.

c) ALCA NORTH SOMERSET GROUP 7.30pm 2 October 2006 Long Ashton Pavilion. Cllrs. Ambrose & Sykes will attend.

d) EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR VOLUNTARY GROUPS 10 – 1pm

6 October 2006 - Jubilee Pavilion Long Ashton. No one at the meeting could

attend.

e) ALCA 33^RD AGM 10am Saturday 7 October 2006 Peasedown St. John, Bath - No one could attend.

f) TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR COUNCILLORS – Wednesday 11 October 2006 7pm – 9.30pm Yatton £20 per person. Cllr. Ambrose will attend

No one at the meeting wished to attend.

g) COMMUNITY ACTION AGM 2pm 19 October 2006 Long Ashton Jubilee Pavilion

Cllrs. Ambrose, King & Sykes will attend. No nominations

EXTRA ITEM – 26^th AGM Avon Wildlife Trust will be held on Sunday 1 October 2006. No one could attend.

74 CORRESPONDENCE

E-mail to be sent to TPO section pointing out that one of the trees on which they have placed a TPO is where a house is proposed in P/A 06/1678.

75 FINANCE

ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT – Authorised.

Chq No Payee Details Amount

1498	Sita UK Ltd	Emptying Dog Bins – June	20.09
1499	NS Council	Half year rental Community Room	190.00
1500	ERC Cobb	Street Furniture Maintenance	450.00
S/O	Mrs F Shattock	Salary – August	1043.91
1501	Cancelled – duplicate but then -----	Original found	----------
1502	Cllr. R Delmas	Travelling expenses to Locking	16.32
1503	PCS Smith	Emergency call out to Mill. Green	20.00
1504	ERC Cobb	Safety reports, August Mill. Green	40.00
1505	Mrs F Shattock	Reimburse – One Tel £7.06, Fax Films £33.29, Broadband £18.99, Underpaid postage £1.23, Talk Talk 17.8.06 £20.19.	80.76

76 CHAIRMAN’S URGENT BUSINESS

Cllr. King proposed a motion that meetings should finish by 10pm. This will be brought before the October meeting.

Meeting closed at 9.44pm.