TEWIN PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes
of the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 2nd July 2007 in Tewin
Memorial Hall at 7.45pm
Present: Cllrs K.Lawson (Chairman), K.St Pier, B.
Evans, A.Hill, M.Howe, D.Howson and D.Lloyd.
In attendance: Mrs C.McFarlane (Clerk), East Herts District
Councillor M.McMullen and 7 parishioners.
PARISHIONERS
Family Open Day Linda Crawford and John Sheridan came to
explain the programme of events for the Family Open Day on 15th July
2007. Police slow signs and bollards have been arranged and parking will be in
the field opposite Upper Green as the Car Park will be closed.
Friends of Tewin would be grateful for help with car
parking and have asked for the football posts to be removed for the day.
27. APOLOGIES FOR
ABSENCE were
received from East Herts Cllr L.Haysey and Cllr S.Stott
28.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING held
4th June 2007 were amended, agreed and signed by the Chairman.
29.
MATTERS ARISING
30. FINANCE
Accounts for Payment - In
accordance with the Councils Financial Regulations the schedule of payments
amounting to £4,507.77 was approved by the Council.
St Peters Church Accounts The Parish Council acknowledged receipt of the
accounts and has circulated them
Internal Audit The Parish Council agreed to pay Mr P.Marshall
£141 for completing the internal audit.
Parish News Donation The Parish Council agreed to donate £120 towards the
Parish News.
End of Award From for Lottery The Parish Council agreed to sign this.
Updating Financial Regulations This was deferred to the next meeting.
Parish Plan The Treasurer of the Parish Plan Steering
Committee has asked the Parish Council to use the grant money held on deposit
to pay the University of Hertfordshire £1189.71 for analysis work on the Parish
Plan questionnaires.
31.PLANNING
Planning
Applications Received
3/07/1133/FP/JS 10 Firs Walk, Tewin Front & Rear Extension
& Loft Conversion TPC No Obj.
3/07/1132/FP/JS
10 Firs Walk, Tewin Loft
extension incl rear dormer window TPC No Obj
3/07/1093/FP/JS
The Old School House, Tewin
Extension to garage plus new roof over TPC No Obj
3/07/1280/FP/TH
Builders Yard at rear of 78 Upper
Green Rd, Tewin Demolition of existing Dutch barn & proposed erection of
pair of semi-detached 3 bedroom dwellings TPC No Obj but expressed concern
over noise nuisance arising from gravel drive to 78 Upper Green Rd.
Planning
Decisions Received from EHC
3/07/0765/FP
9 Bishops Rd, Tewin, Welwyn First
Floor side and single storey rear extension - TPC Obj to the excessive size in
relation to existing dwellings, loss of spaciousness of area and out of keeping
with the semi rural character of the Tewin Wood area - EHC Refused
3/07/0672&
0673/LB&FP The Cottage, Marden
Hill, Hertford Replacement 1.8-2.3m
brick garden wall &alpine greenhouse. Re-open former external doorway and
provide new fenestration to replace 1960s window - TPC No Obj - EHC Granted
Appeals
3/07/0238/FP/JS 45 Burnham Green
Rd, Welwyn Two-storey rear extension TPC No Obj EHC Refused
X/06/2358/01
New Playground at Upper Green,
Tewin All conditions for this planning permission are fully discharged.
Enforcement
Issues
Dawley
Woods EHC
Planning Enforcement is in the process of applying for permission to serve an
enforcement notice on the owners to remove various structures.
The
Forestry
Commission has confirmed to the Parish Council that the owners/licence holders
have to replant Dawley Woods by 30 June 2011 with 1100 plants per
hectare using mixed broad leaves species.
New Model Code of Conduct Cllr S.Stott looked at the new code of conduct and
recommended that it be adopted. Cllr K St Pier proposed that Tewin Parish
Council accepted the new code of conduct and Cllr A.Hill seconded the proposal.
The proposal was carried with 6 votes for and 1 abstention.
Provisional
Planning Meeting Due to the long
break between meetings a provisional planning meeting on Mon 6th
August was proposed if necessary. Apologies were accepted from Cllr
B.Evans and D.Howson.
33. HIGHWAYS
Heavy
Vehicle Sign on Hertford Road These have been installed and the Clerk has
advised Highways that they are not in the correct place.
Ditch on Churchfield Rd Raj Goutham, Highways,
Mr Williams and Cllr K St Pier met on 29th June. Mr Williams agreed to dig the ditch in
his field adjacent to Churchfield Road in August/September. He also agreed to
clear a gully through the hedge adjacent to the end of the kerb, and also in
the centre so that any water, which washes over the kerb, can run away easily.
Mr
Williams agreed to clear the grips up Margery Lane in the copse as they are
beginning to silt up and dig some ditches alongside Margery Lane below the
copse.
Highways
has cleared out the ditch along the lower part of Margery Lane and cut the
ground back adjacent to the back gate into the field behind the Old Rectory, to
encourage the water into the ditch.
Fly
Tipping in Churchfield Road - East Herts Council continue to investigate every load that is dumped
before it is removed and follow up any leads.
New
benches for Lower Green - The Parish Council agreed to defer this to the next meeting.
35.
LOWER GREEN, SHOP
Electricity on Lower Green EHC has granted the
Parish Council planning permission with one condition to provide samples of the
materials to be used. These samples have been provided and the condition met.
The Parish Council agreed to proceed to the next
stage, which is to build the cupboard.
Village
Shop Meeting The meeting took place on Mon 25th
June and was well attended by approx 140 people. A Steering Committee of 12
people has been set up and they are due to meet on Tuesday 3rd July
2007. Some general issues on Section 106 agreements were raised and the Parish
Council agreed to ask the Village Shop Steering Committee if they wanted the
Parish Council to raise this with East Herts Council.
Parish
Council Representative on Village Shop Steering Committee Cllr S.Stott has agreed to
be the representative.
Funding
for Steering Committee The Parish Council agreed to approve funding of up to £100 for the
Village Shop Steering Committee.
36. PLAYGROUND
SMP - SMP has turned the swings
round but the Parish Council are still waiting for the confirmation that
everything else has been done.
Inspections EHC has arranged an
annual ROSPA inspection for all their playgrounds and the new playground at
Upper Green can be included at a cost of £45 excluding vat. The Parish Council
agreed to accept this offer.
Income & Expenditure - Cllr B.Evans agreed to
liaise with the Clerk to provide a concise income and expenditure statement for
the next meeting.
Family Open Day The Clerk was asked to invite the Lottery.
The final draft of the signage has been agreed and the sign will be put up on
the day.
Donation from East Herts Cllr L.Haysey Cllr L.Haysey has kindly
donated £50 to the Friends of Tewin towards the cost of the public liability
insurance for the Family Open Day.
Football
Posts Friends of Tewin asked if the
football posts could be taken down for the Family Open Day. The Parish Council
agreed to arrange this and Cllr A.Hill offered to do it.
37.
CORRESPONDENCE
Playground
There have been 3 reports of
nuisance at the playground over the last month all of which have been reported
to the Community Police who have also visited the complainant.
Helicopter
Noise Chief Helicopter Flyer at
Panshanger Aerodrome responded to our letter and confirmed that he has asked
all pilots to vary their flight paths and fly neighbourly.
Tewin
Cricket Club Complaint about Football Posts Being Up During Cricket Season The Parish Council agreed to respond to the Cricket
Club explaining why the posts had been put up and explain that they provide a
constructive recreational facility for young people in the village.
Parish
Representative on Standards Committee
The Parish Council declined to submit a candidate.
Hertfordshire
Waste Consultation Cllr K. Lawson
agreed to look at.
Uttlesford
Affordable Housing Scheme Open Day at Newport Saffron Waldon The Parish Council are unable to attend.
Preliminary
Information on Housing Development in the vicinity of Seven Acres, Upper Green
Road - The
Parish Council unanimously agreed to arrange a Parish meeting for Monday 16th
July 2007 at 7.30pm. The development has arisen from changes in the Local Plan
and extension of the village boundary. There is no planning application at
present.
Preliminary plans will be available to view in the
Memorial Hall from 1pm on that day. The Parish Council agreed to arrange some
speakers. They agreed to publicise the event on the website, notice boards and
arrange for a flyer with a location map to be circulated to every household.
38.
REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE BODIES
Tewin
Charities Trustees Mr R.Temples
term expires in 2009.
Tewin
Memorial Hall Nothing to report
Tewin
Society Nothing to report
Tewin
Website Nothing to report
Transport
Nothing to report
Locality
Policing Nothing to
report
Parish
Plan Steering Committee The
questionnaires have been returned and the analysis is to be completed by the
University of Hertfordshire this week and the report produced the flowing week.
The PPSC will then produce a final document, which they intend to present to
the parishioners.
Parish
Paths Partnership There is a
possibility that the PPP contribution will be limited to £1000 per year and we
may have to budget for an extra £200 per year to cover all the works that need
doing.
39.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next Parish Council
meeting will be on Monday 3rd September 2007 in Tewin Memorial Hall
at 7.45pm.
There is a provisional
date of Monday 6th August of a planning meeting if necessary.
As there was no further
business the meeting was closed at 11.30pm.
Three Valleys Water 0845-7823333
(fault/leak reporting)
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Ref: |
WORK
IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING TO BE DONE AND REPORTED TO THE PARISH ENGINEER. |
ACTION |
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1 |
Flooding
at junction of
Margery Lane with Churchfield Rd. Removal
of kerb on Churchfield Rd and TPC arrange a ditch in adjacent field similar
to White Horse Lane. ACTION:
Margery Lane ditch clearance done and gully cleansing done. Landowner
to dig ditch adjacent to Churchfield Rd and ditches alongside top end of
Margery Lane in Aug/Sept |
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2 |
Grass
Warren Broken
post and rail fence reported to EHC
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