TEWIN PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes
of the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 4th December 2006 in
Tewin Memorial Hall at 7.45pm
Present: Cllrs. Lawson (Chairman), K St Pier (Vice
Chairman), B. Evans, A.Hill, M.Howe, D.Howson, D.Lloyd and S.Stott.
In attendance: Mrs C.McFarlane (Clerk), Cllr M.McMullen and
six parishioners.
PARISHIONER COMMENTS
Mr
Hollingsworth (47 Upper Green) attended to advise the Council of his complaints
on the proposed playground at Upper Green: -
i.
He was under the
impression that the Council would be changing the location of the playground in
order to preserve his view from his house. The Council advised that they had
reversed the layout of the playground.
ii.
He advised that the
existing trees would not screen his view.
iii.
The playground would
impact on the value of his house and he indicated that he would be seeking
recompense from the Parish Council or undertaking litigation.
iv.
He asked if the Parish
Council had taken advice on the Great Crested Newts. The Parish Council has not
as this site is regularly mowed.
Mr
Beale and Mr Farr also raised concerns about speeding traffic, vandalism and
car parking.
The
Chairman offered to meet these parishioners on site and advised that the
planning application has been submitted and pending extra information will be
available to the public to view.
The
Parish Council advised that the newsletter informing the entire Parish about
the playground proposal, location and to whom they can make their comments has
been printed and will be distributed by Friends of Tewin within the next week.
80.
NO APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
81.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING held
6th November 2006 were amended, agreed and signed by the Chairman.
82.
MATTERS ARISING
83. FINANCE
Accounts for Payment - In
accordance with the Councils Financial Regulations the schedule of payments
amounting to £1,253.38 was approved by the Council.
Donation Towards Senior Citizens Lunch - The Parish Council unanimously agreed to donate £100.
Donation For Xmas Tree The Parish Council unanimously agreed to make a
donation of £50 and pay for the electrical testing.
Distribution of Newsletter The Parish Council agreed to make a £50 donation to
the Friends of Tewin.
Budget The
Parish Council has agreed to make £2200 of extra expenditure in this financial
year comprising of: -
- playground planning application fee £133, newsletter
photocopying & distribution £160
- pavilion planning application fee £133
- a £1000 towards Parish Plan
- £310 for hedge cutting
- £250 to create a soakaway off Churchfield Road
- £100 towards Senior Citizens lunch
- £50 towards xmas tree and £30 electricity PAT test
Budget Items for Next Year - The Parish Council agreed the following: -
- a donation of £500 to be made to St Peters Church
towards the access road repair.
- £1500 to cover cost of electricity installation on
Lower Green
- £1000 towards election costs in May as advised by
EHC
- £500 contingency for Parish Plan
- £150 towards playground publicity costs in
accordance with grant rules.
- £200 increase in insurance costs in relation to
playground insurance
- a 10% increase in annual grass cutting expenses
The Clerk will prepare a final budget and precept
scenarios for the next financial year so that these can be agreed at the next
meeting.
84.PLANNING
Planning
Applications Received
3/06/2112/FP/JS
42 Lower Green, Tewin Two storey side extension & single storey rear
extension TPC No obj
3/06/2118/FP/SD
2 Desborough Drive, Tewin
Two-storey side extension & summerhouse TPC No Obj
3/06/2099/FP/CD
Hoo Corner, Queen Hoo Lane, Tewin Two detached timber/tiled garden sheds
(retrospective) TPC obj to height and lack of screening of 6.3m x 2.7m workshop/bicycle
store.
3/06/2137/FP/CD
2 East Riding, Tewin Two storey rear, single storey side and front
extensions incl two storey stairwell and new raised roof- TPC No obj
The
Parish Council agreed to write a separate letter to East Herts Council
expressing their concerns on the urbanisation of Tewin Wood. A similar letter
had been sent within recent years.
Planning
Decisions Received from EHC
3/06/1852/FP/SD
13 Hertford Road, Tewin Detached Garage TPC No Obj EHC Granted
3/06/2012/FP/JS
29 Cannons Meadow, Tewin Single Storey side and rear extensions- TPC No
Obj EHC Granted
Enforcement
Issues The owners of Dawley Woods
have been advised to submit a planning application for the containers, mobile
home and other structures. They have also been asked to remove any vehicle that
it is not required for agricultural purposes.
85. PLAYGROUND
There
are a variety of rules attached to both grants, which will be circulated to all
Councillors.
With
regard to the Local Network Fund grant the Parish Council, following a meeting,
has agreed to provide the Friends of Tewin with a letter assuming all responsibility
for the playground equipment they are purchasing with the grant, once it is
installed. The Parish Council agreed to obtain expert legal advice on the
letter from East Herts Council.
The
Parish Council agreed to ask RoSPA if they could check the final details of the
playground.
The
Parish Council has received a variety of correspondence concerning the
playground proposal and has replied to all those requiring a response.
The newsletter has been printed and Friends of Tewin
are in the process of arranging its distribution.
86 HIGHWAYS
Ditches
along Upper Green Road Highways have placed an order to have the ditch cleared from outside
No 21 to 41.
Heavy
Vehicle Signs on Hertford Road Both Cllr M.McMullen and Highways advised that
there are budget constraints. Cllr S. Stott agreed to ask EHC for a grant
towards the signs.
Clibbons
Post Cllr A.Hill
advised that the post is in the process of being repaired.
Fire Risk Assessment This was deferred to the
next meeting.
Reinstatement of Football posts One football post has
been put up and the Parish Council agreed to research capping the other two
holes for safety reasons.
88.
LOWER GREEN
Electricity
on Lower Green
The Friends of Tewin has kindly agreed to donate £500 towards this project.
Proposal
to Install Electricity Meter on Lower Green This proposal was carried with 7 votes for
and 1 abstention. The Parish Council agreed that a maximum of £1500 should be
spent and that the exact site of the meter and the exact figures should be
agreed at the next meeting.
Nuisance
Vehicle on Lower Green EHC have
removed the vehicle.
89. PARISH PATHS PARTNERSHIP
Request for a Kissing gate on FP17 The Parish
Council agreed to this.
FP15 - The Parish Council agreed that removing of
the stiles, the levelling of some sections of the path and extra hedge trimming
(from 4 to 6 cuts per year) would be ideal in order to create another easy
access route to Upper Green.
90.
CORRESPONDENCE
P.Holden
The Parish Council is not
considering creating a new byeway over the small triangle of village green
north of Lower Green at present.
Supplementary
Planning Docs, Local Development Framework- Cllrs K St Pier and S.Stott agreed to produce a response.
91.
REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE BODIES
Tewin
School Nothing to report
Tewin
Charities Trustees Nothing to
report
Tewin
Memorial Hall They have
successfully recruited extra volunteers.
Tewin
Website Nothing to report
Locality
Policing The next meeting is on the
17th Jan 2007
92.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be
on Monday 29th January 2007 in Tewin Memorial Hall at 7.45pm.
As there was no further
business the meeting was closed at 11.00pm.
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. Drainage
ditch and grips along Margery Lane to be cleared. Kerb on
Churchfield Rd removed and soakaway dug onto adj field. |
Under
investigation |
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2 |
Flooding - School Lane
Flooding across road up 2 driveways on 8.5.06 |
Feb 07 |
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3 |
Flooding
- Upper Green
Road ditches blocked |
Done |
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4 |
Grass
Warren Broken
post and rail fence reported to EHC |
Report
Again |
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5 |
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