{"id":379,"date":"2020-08-18T11:05:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T10:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/?p=379"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:35:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T17:35:44","slug":"minutes-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/minutes-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Minutes January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2017\/01<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes from a meeting of Cropthorne Parish Council held on Monday 9<sup>th<\/sup> January 2017 in the Village Hall at 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>PRESENT  :<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Chairman B Annis\t\tCouncillor W Clive\t\tCouncillor R Segar<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chairman S Smythe            \tCouncillor J King<\/p>\n<p>County Councillor E Eyre\tDistrict Councillor M English<\/p>\n<p>Clerk L Yapp\t\t\t9 members of the public<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>APOLOGIES<\/strong> were received from Cllr Furlong<\/li>\n<li><strong>DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST &#8211; <\/strong> Councillor J King &#8211;  Village Hall Matters<\/li>\n<li><strong>APPROVAL OF MINUTES <em>\u2013<\/em><\/strong> Minutes from previous meetings were approved and signed \u2013 proposed Councillor Clive, seconded Councillor King<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>PARISHIONERS QUESTION TIME:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    Sheppey Corner \u2013 Concerns had been raised regarding the width of the public right of way adjacent to the site.  The clerk had been in contact with the developers and they had re-assured that the path would be re-instated once building had finished<\/li>\n<li>\n    Parish Council Support \u2013 The parish council agreed that we should proceed with the previously discussed suggestion that a \u2018united\u2019 meeting of representatives from other parish councils in the County.  Residents present were also in full support of this course of action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>PLANNING:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>a)    <strong>16\/02510 Greenacres, Brook lane<\/strong> \u2013 Residential development of 4 x 4 bedroom dwellings with detached garages.  Awaiting decision by WDC<\/p>\n<p>d)   <strong>16\/02654 Unit 1A, Field Barn Lane Industrial Estate &#8211;<\/strong> Change of use from B1 to B2 \u2013 Approved by WDC<\/p>\n<p>e)   <strong>16\/02792 1 Sunnyside, Main Road \u2013 <\/strong>single storey kitchen extension \u2013Approved by WDC<\/p>\n<p><strong> Miscellaneous Planning Concerns: &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(i)  Stricklands \u2013 Living accommodation issues \u2013 with enforcement team.  <\/strong>The parish council had been advised that there were approx. mobile homes at this site.  To be investigated<\/p>\n<p><strong>(ii)  Severn Acres \u2013 second access \u2013 <\/strong>with enforcement team<\/p>\n<p><strong>(iii) Kimberleys Land \u2013<\/strong> Referred to enforcements following laying of hard core \/ installing of fencing and septic tank<\/p>\n<p><strong>(iv) 8 Evergreen <\/strong>\u2013 still awaiting detailed site map, with measurements.  Concerns raised that possible development of the site<\/p>\n<p><strong>Above planning concerns to be investigated by District Cllr English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAVELLER PITCHES \u2013 <\/strong>Clarification is being sought by County Cllr Eyre and District Cllr English with regard the status with respect to planning applications approved at the two sites in Cropthorne.  The parish council were asked to compile a list of all sites in Cropthorne, whether permitted or illegal, temporary or permanent \u2013 not to include migrant workers or holiday homes.  A number of issues required clarification and both the County Cllr and District Cllr were committed to working with the parish council<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>VILLAGE HALL<\/strong> \u2013 Cllr King advised that the Sound \/ Vision project was progressing well. New trustees were needed, and it was suggested an email be sent round all those on the \u2018village email\u2019 list be contacted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>2017\/02<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>COUNTY COUNCILLORS REPORT<\/strong> \u2013<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    Traffic Calming &#8211; County Cllr Eyre provided confirmation of the traffic calming actions to be carried out by CC and the parish council.  She advised that she would be prepared to contribute a further \u00a31,000 towards the cost of the red road surface if the parish council financed the rest.  <em>A breakdown of costs to be requested from CC.<\/em>  Cllr Eyre also advised that she had requested the collected speed data but to date, this has not been made available to her.  In addition, she had been unable to obtain background information for proposals for the A46.<\/li>\n<li>\n    \u2018Fat Traps\u2019 \u2013 Cllr Eyre provided information with regard the issues dealt with by Severn Trent, with fat going down sink and wipes \/ nappies in toilets.  Guidelines were made available to the clerk and these would be distributed to residents on the village email list.<\/li>\n<li>\n    New Homes Bonus \u2013 changes to the funds made available to District Councils by central Governments are expected, which would reduce the amount being made available to Town and Parish Councils.  The parish council were advised to use their bonus monies, and take up her offer of the traffic calming gates, sooner rather than later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>MATTERS ARISING:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n  Smart Water \u2013 Further kits had been distributed, still more to be delivered.  Larger SM stickers were requested \u2013 clerk to action<\/li>\n<li>\n  Lengthsman \u2013 Clerk to request he takes a look at tree at Baldwins Bank (see next item)<\/li>\n<li>\n  Baldwins Bank \u2013 Some trees required attention.  One dead silver birch to be removed \u2013 clerk to contact Western Power.  Secondly, an ash tree leaning over the pavement, needs making safe.  Clerk to ask the LM if he can attend to it<\/li>\n<li>\n  New Homes Bonus \u2013 Current amount available \u00a319, 700 (to be used if accepted by WDC on speed project)<\/li>\n<li>\n  Traveller Consultation \u2013 Awaiting outcome of consultation<\/li>\n<li>\n  Speeding \u2013 B4084 \u2013 Following recent meeting with representatives from CC, a list of requests by the PC was made, and recorded as acceptable, with the exception of the red tar macced road surfacing.  The parish council are pushing for this to be by CC, even if the parish council have to make some financial contribution.  The clerk, Chair and Cllr Smythe to meet and finalise costings to enable us to move forward with the NHB application.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FINANCE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n   Approval of payments made\/to be made since last meeting, as listed below \u2013 All councillors approved<\/li>\n<li>\n  Copy of accounts circulated to all councillors for approval, proposed Cllr King, seconded Cllr Segar, all in favour<\/li>\n<li>\n  Budget \/ Precept \u2013 Full breakdown of last year\u2019s budget \/ expenditure, 2016\/17 including estimated to year end, plus proposed for 2017\/18.  It was proposed to increase our budget requirement by 1.98% to \u00a35945. Proposed Cllr Clive, seconded Cllr Segar.  It was also proposed that we move the \u00a31000 Flood Funds to Election Reserves (rising from \u00a31,000 to \u00a32,000 \u2013 confirmed by WDC December 2016 as amount election would cost).  Proposed Cllr Segar, seconded Cllr King.   It was also agreed that the retained Community Project reserve move to parish councils General Reserve (rising from \u00a3500 to \u00a38,162 \u2013 reasoning: in case there were professional fees incurred seeking legal advice at any time in the future).  Proposed Cllr Segar, seconded Cllr King.  All happy with the proposals<\/li>\n<li><strong>JULIFFE DEVELOPMENT \u2013 Footpath Concerns \u2013 <\/strong>Covered under Public Question Time<\/li>\n<li><strong>ANY OTHER BUSINESS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DATE OF NEXT MEETINGS \u2013 <\/strong>Monday February 5<sup>th<\/sup> 2017 at 7pm<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\t    <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>  <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2017\/01 Minutes from a meeting of Cropthorne Parish Council held on Monday 9th January 2017 in the Village Hall at 7pm PRESENT : Chairman B Annis Councillor W Clive Councillor R Segar Vice Chairman S Smythe Councillor J King County&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/minutes-january-2017\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Minutes January 2017<\/span><span class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meeting-minutes-archive","content-layout-excerpt-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379\/revisions\/380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}