On Wednesday 18th July 2007 commencing 7-30 p.m.
Present Councillors P Ashcroft, B Booth, J Cowley, J Cox, D Grimes, R Penfold
J Wardell and W Batty-Smith Chairman, D J Hine (Clerk)
In attendance No members of the public
To receive apologies C Cllr D Fox, D Cllr G Carr-Jones, K Garland & J Smith
Declarations of Interest None
Confirm minutes of last meeting and decisions of NDDC Planning Cttee
The minutes of the Planning Cttee meeting held on 4th July were approved and signed by the Chairman.
Decisions of NDDC Planning Committee
No. 0533 Ryalls Farm, erect agricultural dwelling. Refused
No. 0502 18 Vale Road. Erect replacement Garage. Granted
With regard to the refusal of PA 0533, the Chairman advised that he had spoken to Mr N Fagan of Development and expressed his surprise that the T C’s request that if this matter should be considered for refusal by the Officers, then the matter should go before the full Dev. Control Cttee. The only reason given was that one of the boxes on the form had not been completed. The Chairman proposed that a strong letter of complaint together with a request for the withdrawal of the Refusal Notice be sent to Mrs L Goodall, the Chief Exec. All agreed.
Clerk to write
OPEN FORUM Planning matters only. No matters discussed
Planning Applications
No. 0704 Barrowfield, Barrow Hill. Erect Porch. No objections, proposed J Cox, seconded B Booth. All agreed
No. 0729 Hollycroft, Grove Lane Close. Single storey extension. No objections, proposed P Ashcroft, seconded J Cox. All agreed.
No. 0735 Priors Down. Change of use of building to workshop. It was proposed by J Cowley and seconded by J Cox that there be strong objections on the grounds of,. Development for business use in open countryside when other sites already in used are very close, possible pollution of groundwater, concerns over the dangerous access on to a very busy road. All agreed.
Sign Cheques
It was proposed by D Grimes and seconded by B Booth that the following cheques be signed.
Southern Electric £75.00
BMV Pubs 32.14
J Singleton 450.00
B Telecom 158.62
Partnership Security 70.50
P J Watts Audit 50.00
S & A Builders 206.78
R Sharp The Pound £128.00
Hedge 265.00
NDDC 386.40 779.40
Other business
The road surface at the entrance from Copse House Lane to Keeper’s Cottage is again sinking.
Clerk to report
The Clerk advised that Training Sessions are available on the new Code of Conduct but on-one wished to take up the offer.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 9-15 p.m.