WEST TYTHERLEY & FRENCHMOOR PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of Council Meeting held on Monday, 14 February 2005, at 1930h in King Edward’s Hall

 

Present: A.Bowditch (AB) (Chairman); L.Bowditch (LB); S.Dowding (SD); J.Guy (JG); L.Marsden (LM); D.Rimmington (DR); D.Lyon (DL) (Clerk).

 

Councillor N.Whiteley (TVBC); Jayne Edwards (Footpath Warden); Phil.Turner (Planning Aid);  plus six members of the public.

 

Apologies: T.Mousley; M.Woodhall

 

OPEN FORUM

 

1.      Minutes of Council Meeting held on 10 January 2005 

 

It was proposed by LB and seconded by JG that these be signed by the Chairman as a true record of the Meeting.

 

2.      Matters Arising

 

3.   JG drew attention to papers he had downloaded from the Hampshire Police Authority websites and had circulated to councillors. Action Clerk to include in the Agenda for the March meeting

 

12.1 AB reported that he had unblocked the gulley

 

13.1 (for 12.1 AOB – note para. no. typo. in Minutes) Action AB to write to Mr Van der Hoven before the March meeting of the TVAPTC regarding the inadequacy of the Minutes of the November meeting reported by SD. NW reported that V.d.H was away.

 

7.      Planning (Part, brought forward).

 

7.1  Phil Turner (Planning Aid South ) gave a power-point presentation on the new Development Plan system, the South-East Plan, and Local Development Frameworks. He agreed to send the Council hard copy of his slides.

 

3.   Report from HCC   Nil

 

4.      Report from TVBC

 

4.1  Councillor Whiteley referred to proposals for the council tax which would go to the Council within the next two weeks. The Executive had recommended an increase of 4.86 per cent (the equivalent of an increase of 9p per week at Band D) to raise £10.3 million.

 

4.2  AB asked NW to look into the reasoning behind proposals in the draft Local Plan to extend the North Lane brown line to Old Nails.   

 

5.      Correspondence

 

5.1  Responses to recent letters sent by the Clerk included

 

Mr Wiltshire of Hampshire Highways acknowledged receipt of Clerk’s letter regarding the build-out

 

Mr Lindsell (TVBC) had agreed to supply a sign for Yew Tree Lane

 

No response had been received from Mr & Mrs Clack regarding Footpath No.12                                

 

6.      Finance & Cheques

 

6.1  It was proposed by DR and seconded by JG that the following cheques be signed

 

Clerk (D.Lyon) Wages & Expenses CQ.No. 000337                   £265.07

HAPTC Registration for Clerks’ Annual Conference

10 March (DL to attend) CQ.No. 000338                                                  £42.00

 

6.2  It was proposed by AB and seconded by JG that L.Marsden be added to the list of   signatories for the parish accounts at Lloyds, Romsey Action LM to take forms to bank with proof of identity.

 

7.      Planning (remainder)

 

7.1  TVS.09800/4 Connemara Stud West Dean – withdrawn 

 

 

7.2  JG referred to the meeting on 24 January of the Planning Service User Group which he had attended and where the Planning Department’s Deputy Head had explained the case for increased delegation of planning decisions to officials

 

8.      Parish Plan

 

8.1  JG reiterated his request for photographs and said that grants of up to £750 may be available from HCC. Action AB to include a request for volunteers to help prepare the plan in the next edition of What’s happening in West Tytherley

 

9.      Recreation Ground

 

9.1  LM and LB agreed to take over from TM his duties including regularly inspecting the play equipment and maintaining the play area

 

9.2 It was agreed to defer decisions on resurfacing the play area until the 2006-07       financial year, and in the meantime to purchase another load of hardwood chippings

Action Clerk

 

9.2  JG reported that work was still in progress in restoring the rec. seat.

 

10.  Highways & Footpaths

 

10.1          Footpaths – nil

 

10.2          TM had reported that a new telegraph pole at Coles Pond farm was obscuring the West Tytherley village sign Action Clerk

 

11.  AOB

 

There being no other business the Chairman closed the meeting at 2103h

 

Signed

 

 

 

 

A.Bowditch (Chairman)                                             Date