HUNSDON
PARISH COUNCIL
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Minutes of Parish Council Meeting held at
8.00pm on Monday 21st April 2008
in the Village Hall, Hunsdon
Present: - Cllr D Gibbs (Chairman)
Cllrs
D Kitching (Deputy Chairman), H Brown, B Toll, S Oliver
In
attendance: - J Robinette (Clerk), John
Ashley (PPP Warden),
5 members of the public
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1. Apologies for absence.
County Cllr A Dodd,
Dist Cllr D Clark and Cllr M Newman
2. Approval
of minutes of GP Working Party meeting held 6th March.
Minutes
approved by cllrs and signed by Chairman.
3.
Matters arising.
None.
4.
Reports from members representing the Parish Council on outside
organisations and
attending meetings on behalf of the
Council
(a) Hunsdon JMI School Governors.
Nothing to Report.
(b) Parish Paths Partnership.
J Ashley read out a pre-prepared letter, which the council approved to
be sent to Savills discussing the restriction of use for pedestrians regarding
the gate onto the Airfield from Acorn Street. This will be sent by the clerk.
RB12 route. A letter had been recd from N Maddex regarding the surface of this
route, in which he accepts that the surface in substandard. John Ashley also
informed the council that the 9 bollards were to be placed, however there would
only be 3 padlocks provided and not 9 as requested; as 6 of the bollards would
be fixed. Cllrs agreed that this would give the emergency services and farm
machinery a problem in gaining access along Back Lane as it would be too narrow
at these points. A letter highlighting this would be sent to N Maddex asking
him to reassess the situation. FP24. No further action has been taken by N
Maddex at this stage. John Ashley suggested that the council should contact the
Ramblers association directly. Chairman D Gibbs agreed to do this.
(c) Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE).
“Stop the Drop” campaign for litter has now commenced. This subject will
be placed on next month’s agenda for further discussion with district cllr D
Clark.
(d) Poor’s Land and Stock Charity. Nothing to report.
(e) Village Hall Management Committee. Cllr H Brown informed the council that there has been an
increase in hire charges of the Village Hall. The cost per hour to the Parish
council is now £5.80per hour as of 1st April 08. The AGM for the
Village Hall will take place on 15th May. The committee is looking
for new committee members as Village representatives.
(f) Allotments. Nothing to report.
(g) Police Liaison. Cllr D Kitching informed the council that catalytic
converters had been stolen off some cars within the village.
(h) SHN Cllr Newman Nothing to Report.
(i) Dist Council.
Nothing to report.
(j) Parish Plans. Nothing to report.
5.
Police Report.
No Police report had been recd
6. Village Infrastructure.
Trees in the Dell. Quotations had been recd by the
clerk. 3 poplars are diseased and need to be removed. Councillors approved Matt Kent of Tree Lovers to
complete the work. Cost £1170. Clerk to arrange.
7.Planning
i.
Decision
by EHDC Development Control on earlier applications.
i. 73 High Street 2 storey ext and
rear first floor ext Granted
ii. 11 Widford Road Conservatory to side
Granted
ii.
New
Applications:
i.
34
Wicklands Road; side 2 storey ext and rear first ext.
ii. The Warren Hunsdonbury; new stable
block to replace existing block
iii. 11 High Street; Vsat dish att
to south facing wall
iv.The Pump House 16 High Street;
Erection of 1, 5 bed det house with double garage
v.15 High Street; To fit secondary
double glazing to windows in porch and living room
vi. Land adj to 8 Homesteads; Change
use of land to res garden
The
comments for all planning applications are on the village web site.
The clerk
informed the council that another new planning application had been recd this
week, concerning a new development of 16 houses in Acorn Street. Plans are at
present on the Mail route.
8.Finance
iii.
Spending
for approval
|
Clerk’s salary for April |
£203.46 |
|
Cash for Litter pickers |
£100.00 |
|
Rent for the Dell |
£50.00 |
|
PCC (donation towards maintenance of lower churchyard) Section 137 |
£200.00 |
|
Haptc ( subscription) |
£491.20 |
|
Hire of Village Hall for PC meetings ( Jan-
March) |
£33.00 |
|
JB Garden Services |
£298.00 |
|
Defib grant ( ink/stationery) D Robinette |
£25.97 |
|
Allianz/Cornhill Insurance |
£838.89 |
|
EHDC ( emptying of dog bins) |
£218.06 |
|
V Patel ( Shop Initiative) ( April-June) SECT
137 |
£70.00 |
|
D Gibbs Petrol expenses |
£53.82 |
|
Petty Cash ( Tombola donation) |
£30.00 |
All chqs were signed by Cllrs H Brown and S Oliver
(b). End of
Financial Year 2007/08.
The clerk informed the council
that the documentation for the year end would be E mailed to them in the next
few weeks. All documentation would then go to the internal auditor.
8.
Correspondence.
Resident request. A resident asked Chairman D Gibbs to appeal to
Circle Anglia to change their emergency telephone line to a 0800 number rather
than a 0870. The Chairman has written to circle Anglia requesting this change,
as the premium number was costing certain residents a hardship.
9.
Any other business.
CAB. A
request for a donation has been recd, as the grants recd by the cty council
have been severely reduced. Chairman D Gibbs asked the cllrs to give it some
thought and a decision would be made at next months’ meeting.
Request for a Green house on the allotments. Cllr S Oliver asked if one had been
recd. Nothing had been sent as yet to the clerk. A decision would be made by
cllrs via E mail if necessary.
29th May Rural Conference. Chairman D Gibbs and Cllr B Toll
will be attending.
Acorn Street. This
road will be closed for maintenance on 28 April for a week.
Meeting closed at 09.10pm
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