MINUTES OF THE WRAXALL & FALAND PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
HELD AT
13 JUNE 2006 AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM, THE GROVE, WRAXALL.
PRESENT – Cllrs. Ambrose (Chairman),
Sykes, Sage, Sapsed, Down, Delmas, Mrs Shaw & Mrs Moon.
APOLOGIES – Cllrs. King, Sheppard &
Mrs Parsons.
IN ATTENDANCE – Liaison Officer Sally
Varley & D/Cllr. Roberts from
PUBLIC – Ruth Gofton, Property
Manager Tyntesfield &
David Shattock & Anthony
Bush.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – 38 – Member of Church Fund.
39f – Cllrs. Sykes (acquaintance) & Mrs Shaw (near
neighbour)
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MINUTES – The minutes of the meeting
held 9 May 2006 were agreed and signed
.
MEETING
CLOSED
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David Shattock addressed the meeting, as Chairman of the
Fundraising, in respect of renovations to The
Library, within the Churchyard,
to provide a village meeting room. Cllrs. questioned
Mr Shattock.
MEETING
REOPENED
Voting was unanimous to support
the Trust Deed.
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d) APPLICATION 06/P/1120/F –
Erection of an animal shelter for giraffe.
MEETING CLOSED
Anthony Bush addressed the
meeting in respect of the retrospective application.
MEETING OPENED
The erected giraffe house is under tall trees, dark
green and not obtrusive. Also supported
by a letter from David James and partners regarding Special Circumstances.
Cllrs. voted unanimously to ‘No objections’ but this
must be his last ‘Retrospective’ application.
Recommendations for a) & b) have been sent to
NS, after consideration by a quorum, in order to meet their deadlines.
a)
APPLICATION 06/P/0950/F – Erection of a first floor side and a two
storey rear extension and alteration to side window for Mr & Mrs Rushin,
The Copse,
RECOMMENDATION – Footprint
changes very little. Main extension is
above an existing single storey.
Extension will hardly be visible from adjacent properties – residents of
which have no objections.
Approve subject to NSC
checking earlier applications (94/0013 & 0752/92) and increase in volume
regulations.
b)
APPLICATION 06/P/1002/F – Erection of 2 two storey extensions for
Coldharbour Systems Ltd, The Courtyard, Court Farm, Wraxall Hill, Wraxall
Two issues require resolution:-
1.
The building line appears to exceed the boundary on the south side
(Note new
steps to existing track).
2.
The roof lights on the south side overlook Court Farm garden and the
rear of the
House.
It is noted that para.C12 states that no
trees are to be felled. It would seem
that a small
tree
will have to be removed as the new build will extend 3m south of the existing
south
wall.
RECOMMENDATION – We cannot support this application in its present form.
c)
APPLICATION 06/P/1082/F – Erection of 5 dwellings following demolition
of existing motor car show room for Mr P Birakos at 33, Clevedon Road, Failand
RECOMMENDATION – Approve 5
dwellings. Please see the report
enclosed.
Additionally at the Parish
Council meeting the Council noted strongly that infill housing density should
be compatible with the existing area and this proposal clearly exceeds it (See
Planning Support Statement sent with the plans – 3.18 HOU/3, 3.21 CON/1 and
3.22 Density).
e)
APPLICATION 06/P/1180/F –
Erection of a two storey extension to the front of the property for Mr &
Mrs Porter, Ridge House, Horse Race Lane, Wraxall
RECOMMENDATION – Approve
f)
APPLICATION 06/P/1212/F – Erection of a bungalow and integral garage
with access from Belmont Drive for Mr & Mrs D Jones on land to the rear of
19, Weston Road, Failand.
RECOMMENDATION – Refusal. Too large mature trees in danger (I have
today {14/6} requested a TPO) and impact on neighbours.
g)
APPLICATION 06/P/1303/F – Extend front and side gable roofs and form
new dormer window for Dr. D Paddock, Batsford,
Neither Cllrs. dealing with
this were at the meeting – our target date 20/6/06. Will be reported on at the July meeting.
APPLICATION 06/P/0769/F – Erection of a new dwelling
(Retrospective) for Mr & Mrs McGregor,
RECOMMENDATION – This remains the same as the
previous application on this number for retention of various parts of an
existing building:-
Approval of the retrospective application, but with
a recommendation to restrict the life of the ‘out of character’ front fence.
h)
Clerk reported on decisions made by
a)
Down’s School egress – e-mails from Frank Cox and John Painter
forwarded to Graham Preston.
a)
Report from meeting held 30 May 2006
a)
Quarterly report given by Ruth Gofton – Property Manager, Tyntesfield
& Bristol – National Trust – A bat detector has been purchased with our
grant. Last year’s grant was spent on
the Holly hedge which is doing well.
Visitor numbers are 30,000 – on target for 90,000. The result of the Heritage Lottery Fund
application will not be known until the end of July.
They are fundraising for the 4th
anniversary in August. A parish service
will take place at
a)
NS RLP – Notes from meeting.
b)
Tarmac Meeting
Cllr. Sage gave a report on the meeting – When the
P/P expires in 2007 they will not have taken out what was agreed and so they
will wish to extend until 2012. Energy
costs are making them non-competitive and they could sell. It would probably be more economical to hire
the crushing plant. They are recycling a
lot – scraping a road, mixing with tar and re-using as an undercoat on the
road. Lorries are increasing. Bringing in full and taking out supply to
customer. More liaison with PC. One lorry operator has rung Cllr. Ambrose to
consult prior to bidding. Next meeting
27 Sept. 2006
c)
Development Control Workshop 18 May2006. Cllr Sykes gave a report on the meeting.
d)
Central Area Leisure Facility 25 May 2006. Cllr. Sykes gave a report on the meeting.
e)
ALCA North Somerset Group 8 June 2006 at Locking. Cllr. Delmas gave a report. There were 2
speakers – Waste Management and Affordable Housing.
Andrew Smith asked if there was a need for
affordable housing and offered to come to a PC meeting to talk to us about
it. He is the Strategic Development
Manager of English Rural Housing Assn. (erHa)
Voting was in favour of pursuing the erHa survey. Law is structured to only allow Affordable
Housing in the Green Belt.
f)
Meeting with David Turner & Richard Kent requested re ‘Outline’
planning in light of the Inspector allowing the Elms Retail Appeal.
g)
Change 1 Thing – NS Climate Change event 10-4 Winter Gardens WSM 8 July
2006.
h)
Local Works Parliamentary Forum meeting
Cllr.
Mrs Parsons, who has been working in
a)
Letter from Mrs Sykes read to the Cllrs.
b)
Post Codes. Cllr. Mrs Moon had received information regarding Post
Codes which she had tried to change in Failand.
It is difficult to change – not a geographical designation to sort post.
On going.
c)
Green Garden Waste Bags. Out of
stock at present. More available w/c 19
June or ‘1 off ’ paper bags for 50p.
d)
Streets & Open Spaces Area Officer asked if we would like visits to
PC meetings or ‘walkabouts’. Cllrs.
voted to have the Area Officer attend some PC meetings..
e)
Community Decline & Charter 88’s Campaign for a modern democracy –
To Cllr. Sykes
f)
Policing Plan handed round.
g)
Cross Tree Site – Cllr. Sapsed was thanked for all his hard work
regarding the Cross Tree Site application.
h)
CPRE Landscape Charter form to Cllr. Mrs Shaw for completion &
return to them.
i)
Ferney Row – Refused P/A to Appeal – Written representations
a)
Bank Mandate – all present signed for continued 2 signatures on
cheques.
b) Accounts
for payment – approved.
Chq.
No. Payee Details
Amount
|
1474 |
Sita |
Empty.
Dog Bins – March |
22.33 |
|
1475 |
Cllr.
Chris Ambrose |
Chairman’s
Allowance |
300.00 |
|
1476 |
Cllr.
Richard King |
Vice
Chairman’s Allowance |
100.00 |
|
1477 |
Safety
Green Ltd |
Repairs
to Bus Shelter – Grove |
411.25 |
|
1478 |
ERC
Cobb |
Safety
Reports – Millennium Green – May 2006 |
20.00 |
|
S/O |
Mrs
F Shattock |
Salary
May 2006 |
1043.91 |
|
1479 |
Mrs
F Shattock |
Reimburse
– Perspex folders1.99 Printer
paper £25.35, Stamps2.76 Broadband
£18.99 |
49.09 |
c) Annual Return. The completed form had been to the Internal Auditor. Cllrs.
approved the form which was then signed by the Chairman and will be submitted to Mazars, the external auditors.
Communication – particularly lack of support for APM
In view of the time this will be on the 11 July Agenda.
Meeting closed at 10.25pm.