Full Council Minutes 4th February 2010

BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

HELD ON THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2010

IN BACKWELL PARISH HALL, BACKWELL

 

Present: Cllrs C Pope (Chairman), M Bowerman, D Brooks, B Bucknell, B Huggins,

R Mason, S Pope, R Taylor and G Wills

 

In attendance: Mrs J Stone - Clerk of the Council

 

Members of the public: Mrs T Trendell and Mr J Tarkanyi

 

The Chairman opened the meeting by welcoming everyone present and pointed out the location of the emergency exits and toilets. He informed members that Gill Boylan had resigned from the council due to her many other commitments.

 

1. Apologies

059 Cllrs M Gibbons Price, J Llewellyn, S Ould, D Sparks and District Cllr

K Barclay

 

2. New Councillor co-opted 14th January 2010

To receive signed Declaration of Acceptance of Office and Agreement to observe the Code of Conduct from Mrs M Bowerman

060 Resolved: Unanimously to receive signed Declaration of Acceptance of Office

and Agreement to observe the Code of Conduct from Mrs M Bowerman.

The Chairman welcomed Mrs Bowerman to the Council.

 

3. Minutes

061 The Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 14th January 2010

were confirmed as a correct record by those present at that meeting except for the following amendment: page 3, minute no 011, 5th line, the words "made payable to" deleted and the 6th line the words "Cllr T Collinson" deleted. 1

abstention.

 

4. Public Participation

Standing Orders were suspended

None

Standing Orders were reinstated

 

5. Declarations of Interest

The Chairman referred to the Declaration of Interests Register and asked members of Council if there were any further items to be entered in the Register. The following entries were made by Members in the Declarations of Interest Register:-

062 Personal interest

Cllr R Mason - Agenda Item 15a - Community Plan

063 Prejudicial interest

None

 

6. To receive such communications as the person presiding may wish

to lay before the Council

The Chairman asked for a volunteer to be scribe to the parish magazine.

064 Noted: Cllr G Wills volunteered

The Chairman informed members of a briefing being held at the Town Hall

in Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 7.30 pm in connection

with the major changes being made to the waste and recycling services being

introduced across the area later this year.

065 Noted. 2 Councillors to attend, names to be confirmed at the 4th March

2010 Full Council meeting

 

8. To answer questions from Councillors (see standing order 26)

066 None.

 

9. To receive and consider reports and minutes of committees

067 None.

 

10. To receive and consider email from Alex Munday, NSC, dated 4.1.10 re Backwell Safety Scheme

068 Noted: Concern was expressed regarding the continued speeding of vehicles through the scheme. The Clerk to advise North Somerset Council.

 

11. To receive, consider and approve completed North Somerset Core Strategy (consultation draft - deadline 19.2.10)

069 Resolved: Unanimously to approve the report with the exception of the

reply to question no. 5, which is amended to read as follows:-

"Backwell Parish Council are opposed as North Somerset Council are

to the principle of development in the green belt of South West Bristol.

However we both acknowledge that the Core Strategy must reflect the

RSS and that eventually the submitted version must be consistent with

any approved RSS".

 

12. To appoint member to Planning Committee

070 Unanimously: Cllr G Wills to be appointed to the Planning Committee

 

13. To receive and consider report from Mr Charnock, BET, on behalf of

Backwell Access Group, dated 20.1.10 re Backwell Lake Access Path and request for funding in the sum of £750 seed money and funding towards future maintenance costs in conjunction with Nailsea Town Council

The Chairman informed members that the grant application to YANSEC had

been unsuccessful, and therefore the £750 funding requested would not be

seed money, but would still be used towards the provision of a path. The

Backwell Access Group were still waiting to hear from other organisations

as to whether their application for funding was successful. Members debated

this issue and also whether funding should be made towards future maintenance

costs.

071 Resolved: Unanimously Backwell Parish Council pledge £750 towards

the path around the lake, providing the full amount is found to fund

this project. If the full amount is not received, the £750 will not be

allocated to the Backwell Access Group.

072 Resolved: Unanimously Backwell Parish Council does not allocate any

money towards the costs of maintaining the path, but would recommend

that Backwell Access Group apply to the Parish Council for a grant

if required.

 

14. Dog signs at Oatfield Play Area

Cllr S Pope spoke regarding complaints received of dogs running around in

the fields. Members discussed the possibility of a sign being erected asking

owners to keep their dogs on a lead.

073 Resolved: Unanimously the Clerk to investigate the cost of a 'Keep Dogs

On a Lead' sign and report back at the 4th March 2010 Full Council meeting

 

15. To receive and consider reports from working parties of the Council/Cllrs

074 a. The Chairman reported to members that the Community Plan would

be presented to him on Saturday 13th March 2010 in the WI Hall. The event

would take place between 10 am and 12 noon, and anyone was welcome to

attend. The Plan would then be passed to Council for their adoption at the

April Full Council meeting.

 

16. To receive and consider a report from the Clerk of the Council

075 (a) Report noted

076 (b) None

 

17. To receive and consider: - Relevant correspondence (all available at office

for viewing)

077 Correspondence noted.

 

18. Accounts

a. To receive and consider the receipts and payments schedule for January 2010 (Checked by Cllr R Mason prior to meeting)

078 Members noted the schedule previously circulated.

 

b. To authorise expenditure for the month of January 2010

079 Resolved: Unanimously to authorise expenditure.

 

19. Planning Matters

To consider the following planning applications:-

a. Planning Application No. 10/P/0036/F - 87 West Town Road,

Backwell - Mr B Woodward - Erection of a side extension at first floor level

and alterations to create dressing room and ensuite to existing bedroom with

the addition of a secondary staircase. Renovation and alteration to ground

floor rooms. Alterations to garage including replacement of flat roof with

pitched room. Construction of a glass house linked to dwelling following

demolition of existing glass house.

 

080 Resolved:Unanimously Backwell Parish Council objects as we believe

the proposed garage and pitch roof is not in keeping with the main

Manor House. It would be better if the pitch roof was excluded, and a

conventional extension with rectangular windows to match those on the main building would take your eye off the garage. The link glasshouse at the rear would look better in our opinion if it was designed to match the main house windows and the castle effect on the porch and adjoining building.

b. Planning Application No. 10/P/0037/LB - 87 West Town Road,

Backwell - Mr B Woodward - Erection of a side extension at first floor level

and alterations to create dressing room and ensuite to existing bedroom with

the addition of a secondary staircase. Renovation and alteration to ground

floor rooms. Alterations to garage including replacement of flat roof with

pitched room. Construction of a glass house linked to dwelling following

demolition of existing glass house.

081 Resolved:Unanimously Backwell Parish Council objects as we believe

the proposed garage and pitch roof is not in keeping with the main

Manor House. It would be better if the pitch roof was excluded, and a

conventional extension with rectangular windows to match those on the main building would take your eye off the garage. The link glasshouse at the rear would look better in our opinion if it was designed to match the main house windows and the castle effect on the porch and adjoining building.

 

c. Planning Application No. 10/P/0093/F - 3 Karen Drive, Backwell -

Mr S Philips - Erection of a single storey side extension to provide utility

room. Conversion of loft space to provide 3 new bedrooms and bathroom

to include: 4 no. rooflights to both the front and rear elevation.

082 Resolved: Unanimously no objection

20. Invitations

a. To receive and consider Royal Garden Party nomination form received from ALCA for Chairman to attend event in July

083 Resolved: Unanimously the Chairman be recommended to attend

 

Confidential items

084 Resolved: That pursuant to the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting for the following items due to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.

 

21. Staff

Update on staff matters

085 The Chairman updated members on staff matters

 

There being no further items of business, the Chairman closed the meeting at 2025 hours

 

Date of next meetings:

Full Council Meeting - Thursday 4th March 2010 at 1930 hours in Backwell Parish Hall.

Planning Committee Meeting - Thursday 18th March 2010 at 1900 hours in the Red Cross Hall, Backwell