July 2013
UPLOWMAN PARISH COUNCIL: MINUTES OF MEETING Held on 18th July 2013 at the Village Hall, Uplowman starting at 8.00pm. Approved at meeting of 5th September 2013
Cllr R Radford (MDDC) and two members of the public present. Minutes taken by R Hodgson, Clerk. Action points in bold.
1. MEMBERS PRESENT
1.1 Present: Cllr T Milner, Cllr R Branton, Cllr R Norman, Cllr R Adcock, Cllr V deHann & Cllr A McCombe.
2. PROCEDURAL MATTERS
2.1 Apologies for absence had been received from Cllr K Lovell (away).
3. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING (16 May 2013)
3.1 The Minutes of 16th May had been circulated previously. No errors or omissions were reported and the Minutes were duly signed by the Chair as a true record of that meeting.
4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
4.1There were no matters arising that would not be covered by the Agenda.
5. FINANCES
5.1 Current Balance:£5545.44
Income since last meeting £Nil
5.2The following payments were approved and cheques signed to effect the disbursements:
W J Veen, grass-cutting etc. (£128.00)
R Hodgson, Clerk's expenses (£6.20)
5.3The Clerk reported that the Annual Audit papers had been duly submitted and the conclusion of the Audit was still awaited.
6. PLANNING/LICENSING APPLICATIONS
6.112/01664/MFUL Gt Curham Farm, Brithem Bottom. MDDC refused.
6.213/00185/MFUL Buckhayes Fm, Cove solar 15.2ha. New submission. UPC objection on change of use.
6.313/0390/LBC: Stagg Mill, internal alterations. MDDC Granted
6.413/00182/F: Hill Fm, retention of turbine: MDDC granted permission
6.513/00793/F: Swandhams poultry Fm, replace poultry buildings.
6.613/00711/LBC: Hill Fm, convert redundant building to holiday let. UPC had not objected.
6.712/00774/F: Crosswinds: non-material amendment had been granted
6.8Land at East Mere Cross: MDDC had investigated and found nothing actionable so the matter would rest. Cllr Adcock and the Clerk had separately discussed the matter with the landowner, who had said that he intended the site to appear occupied as a security measure. He was tidying it up.
6.9The Clerk noted that there were recent changes to 'Permitted Development' rights. After discussion, he would email the information to councillors.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
A list of correspondence received and sent had been circulated. Attention was drawn to the following items of interest that were not covered elsewhere:
7.1 MDDC was conducting consultations on their housing strategy and Local Plan review.
7.2 A new set of leaflets on rural broadband connection had been received. Cllr Milner would circulate details via the oil purchasing co-operative list.
8. HALL AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION
8.1Mr Clark had resigned as Treasurer after a long tenure. The Festival planned for the last Saturday in August was going ahead. The container for the mower had been moved from the car park and Cllr Norman would relocate it again to reduce its visual impact on neighbouring properties. Hall income was back on track now after a small dip.
9. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
9.1PCSO Simms reported that Uplowman remained quiet with no reported crimes in the past 2 months.
10. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
10.1Neighbourhood planning: The school had finished working on the map. The Clerk would arrange to move it over the holidays. Cllr Norman suggested making a shelf to store it in the container at the Hall. The process for Neighbourhood plan development was discussed and it was agreed to invite an officer from MDDC to the next meeting to to explain the support they could give. The Clerk would write to MDDC to inform them. The Chair would start assembling relevant facts and figures for the plan.
10.2The TAP fund was to be repeated in 2013-14. Cllr Milner would approach other local parishes to discuss whether a joint project relating to the dog waste bin was desirable. Uplowman's TAP would amount to £301.
10.3The Clerk would await the outcome of those discussions before pursuing the dog waste bin with MDDC.
11. STATE OF ROADS IN PARISH
11.1It was noted that the road past Chieflowman was recently shut and might remain so for a while before essential repairs could be completed.
12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was scheduled for Thursday 5th September.
The meeting closed at 9.30pm
Public discussion.
The location of the Hall container-store was raised. This had been moved to the rear of Twin-oaks. Cllr Norman said he could move it about 20m to a less visually obtrusive location.
Residents abutting the field to the rear of The Beeches were objecting to the planting of a line of leylandii trees close to their garden boundaries. The matter had been discussed with MDDC, who had been helpful and they were seeking mediation. To date, they were disappointed that they had received no response from their neighbour.
Minutes 18 July 2013