TEWIN PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
meeting held on Monday 1st March 2004 in Tewin Memorial Hall at
7.45pm.
Present: Cllrs
K.Lawson, K.St Pier, A.Hill, S.Stott, and D.Howson.
In attendance: Mrs C.McFarlane (Clerk) and one parishioner.
PARISHIONERS COMMENTS
One parishioner raised
the following topics:
a. Concern over
excessive traffic along Hertford Road during School Lane road works
b. Concern over flooding
at Margery Lane. The Council have addressed this with Highways.
109. APOLOGIES FOR
ABSENCE
WERE RECEIVED from Cllr T.Robertson, Cllr M.McMullen, Cllr M.Howe, Cllr
C.Pool and Cllr S.Glew.
110.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING held
2nd February 2004 were amended, agreed and signed by the Chairman.
111. MATTERS ARISING
Leaflet
Distribution The Council considered
options for distributing a newsletter and agreed to discuss this again at the
next meeting.
112.
FINANCE
Accounts for Payment In
accordance with the Councils Financial Regulations the schedule of payments
amounting to £779.30 were approved by the Council.
Budget The
budget was circulated for the year ending 31.3.04 and expenses are
significantly under budget, which is likely to result in a surplus of funds to
be carried over into the next financial year.
Tewin Charities Trustee indemnity insurance
is available and Tewin Charities are looking into it. The Council continue to
look for a trustee.
Grass
Cutting Contracts Cllr Hill
declared an interest and took no part in the discussion. The Council reviewed
the 3 quotations received for the 3yr contract The Council proposed that the
quote from Kirkham Contracting be accepted and the vote was carried with 4 for
and 1 abstention.
Councillors Allowances The Council unanimously agreed to forgo entitlement to the new scheme of allowances in accordance with The Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003.
Annual
Parish Meeting The Council agreed
that this meeting be held on 5th April 2004 and followed by the
ordinary Council meeting.
Annual
Parish Council Meeting The Council
agreed that this meeting be held on the 10th May 2004.
113. PLANNING
3/04/0240/FP 27a Orchard
Road, Tewin 2 Double Storey Rear Extensions & Conservatory
TPC No Obj
3/03/2496/FP 31 Orchard
Road, Tewin Two storey side extensions, 2 storey rear extension &
detached garage TPC No Obj.
3/04/0232/FP 5 Bishops
Road, Tewin Proposed Conversion of garage to habitable room and rear
conservatory TPC No Obj
3/03/2065/FP 25 Orchard
Road.Tewin Side & Rear Extensions to existing house- TPC No Obj
3/04/0323/FP 28 Grass
Warren, Tewin Rear Conservatory and new balcony to side -TPC No Obj
Decisions:
3/03/2234/FP - 44 Firs Walk,
Tewin New Driveway Layout, Landscaping, Balcony, Porch & Veranda TPC No
Obj EHDC Granted
3/03/1925/FP 2 Grass
Warren, Tewin Two storey & single storey front, side & rear
extensions TPC Obj EHDC Granted
3/03/2238/FP 6 Churchfield
Cottages, Tewin Demolition of Conservatory, Construction of 2 Storey
Rear/Side extension TPC No Obj EHDC Granted
3/03/2025/FP 54
Orchard Road, Tewin Open sided Porch to the Front of the House TPC No Obj
EHDC Granted
3/03/1993/FP 3 Bishops Rd,
Tewin Bay Window to Existing Sitting Room TPC No obj EHDC Granted
3/03/2312/FP Single Storey
Rear Extension TPC No Obj EHDC Granted
3/03/2344/FP Mimram House,
Tewin Water TPC No Obj EHDC Granted
3/03/2408/FP Demolition of
garage & kitchen, Construction of 2 storey rear and side extension and oil
tank in front garden. TPC No Obj EHDC Granted
Withdrawn:
3/03/2376/FP Archers Hall,
Archers Green, Herts TPC No obj
Access
Across Lower Green: Nothing to
report. The Parish Council continue to await a response from HCC as to whether
HCC (as the land owner) would consider
making a one-off payment to Tewin Parish Council (as the leaseholder), in order
to assist Tewin Parish Council in maintaining the green as it is their duty
under the lease agreement.
Enforcement Issues:
Warrengate: The shed has now been removed.
114.
HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
School
Lane: Roadworks are scheduled to start on 15th March 2004
and are likely to take 3-4 weeks as new drainage will be installed and the road
level will be raised.
The road will be shut and the 388 bus service
diverted along Hertford Road to the B1000. Information on this will be
available on the bus and at the bus stop nearer the time.
388
Bus Service In response to our
request for HCC to review whether the service needs to stop at Datchworth every
day, HCC have asked the operator for electronic ticket information about usage
and will advise us of the outcome.
Concessionary
Bus Permits The Clerk has agreed to
do this again this year. A date will be posted on the Notice Board shortly.
115.
PAVILION & UPPER GREEN
Break In The
window has been repaired and another fire extinguisher ordered.
Drainage at Upper Green: Cllr Hill presented an
estimate of £1400 for the cost of materials required to dig a trench and a soak
away in order to improve flooding at the Pavilion. The Council unanimously
agreed to approve expenditure on the materials to a maximum of £1400. The Clerk
was asked to notify the Clubs of the intended works
116.
CORRESPONDENCE
Interparish
Conference on 18.2.04 - The Clerk
attended and the information has been circulated. Tewin Parish Council has been
asked to host the next conference in February 2005 and the Parish Council
agreed.
Village
Speedometer (tackling speeding traffic £3) The Council agreed to buy this.
Tewin
Allotments Association The Clerk
was asked to ascertain the Councils legal responsibilities regarding this
issue.
Posts
& Bank Erosion at the North End of Upper Green The Council agreed to monitor the situation
Rural
Parish Councillors Conference Fri
14th May 04 from 10am until 4pm at St Barnabas, Thorley
117.
PARISH PATHS PARTNERSHIP
Cllr
K.St Pier attended the meeting on 11.2.04 between Paula Cheeseman and Mr
P.Holden regarding a proposal for the addition of existing paths to the
definitive map. The Parish Council agreed a response on the various issues
raised.
118.
REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE BODIES
Tewin
School Nothing to Report
Tewin
Memorial Hall Nothing to report.
Tewin
Website Nothing to report
119.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be
on Monday 5th April in Tewin Memorial Hall.
The Annual Parish
Meeting will start at 7.30pm followed
by the Parish Council meeting at
7.45pm.
As there was no further
business the meeting was closed at 10.45pm.
Fault line: 01438
737321 District Team: 01992 526900
Assistant District Manager: Val Weaver Assistant Engineer: Ian Bishop
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Priority Ref: |
WORK IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING
TO BE DONE AND REPORTED TO THE PARISH ENGINEER. |
DATE WORK SCHEDULED FOR |
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1 |
Flooding - School Lane Drainage and reset kerbing
nearer edge of the road. -
Tewin Memorial Hall School Lane
backing up and pushing manhole covers up on path from Car Park to Hall -
Outside No 25 Upper Green Road - Outside No 32 Upper
Green Road where pavement is sinking. |
EHDC expect work to
begin in Mar. |
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2 |
Collapse of the side of the road along Upper Green |
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3 |
Erosion of Green - Point of Lower Green nr the Post Office - Point of Lower Green opposite Tewin Memorial Hall |
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4 |
Trip Hazards - Grass Warren outside old peoples bungalows |
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5 |
Potholes - Outside 106 Orchard Rd
and down round the corner to the drain - Churchfield Rd drain
past the Tewinbury turn off |
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6 |
Digging out of Drainage
ditch along Margery Lane |
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Bridge Reflectors in Churchfield Road White lining & chevrons
to be repainted & reflective discs/paint on bridge |
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Bridge Repair at Tewin Hill past farm railings on bridge over stream are
missing fencing Ref: 1068404 7.5.03 |
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Kerbing - Two Loose Kerbstones on drive opposite Tewin
Stores - Damaged and Missing Kerbing to be replaced
outside the Memorial Hall. |
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Ownership - Clarify ownership of
rails in front of houses on Upper Green Road Clarify ownership of
access road off Godfries Close |
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Gulleys Ian Bishop stated that a gulley survey would be
undertaken to assist cleaning crews |
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