Present:

Cllr David Cameron (in the Chair)

Councillors

Glenn Dobson

Trevor Horsnell

Dot Merriday

Anthony Pipkin

Zoë Tyler

In attendance

Louise Fuller (Clerk)

Brenda Smith (Village Agent) to min. no. 39

One member of the public

35/2013-14

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Cllr Latham.

36/2013-14

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Members APPROVED the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 10 July 2013 as a correct record.

37/2013-14

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST and REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS

There were no declarations of interest nor requests for dispensations.

38/2013-14

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

None.

39/2013-14

REPORTS

Chelmsford City Council

City Cllr Chambers was unable to attend and had emailed her report. The question of a dog bin and a litter bin in Wyses Road would be placed on the agenda of the next meeting.

Essex County Council

No report.

Police

No report.

Village Agent

B Smith had nothing to report. She then left the meeting.

Play Park

Cllr Cameron reported that all was well with the play park.

Village Hall

Cllr Pipkin reported that the village hall was just about breaking even. ECC was looking at the possibility of using the hall for adult education classes.

Public Rights of Way

No report.

40/2013-14

REPORT OF THE CLERK

The Council NOTED the Clerk’s report.

1          Purchase of land and buildings from CCC

            The parish council’s solicitor was still waiting to hear from CCC’s solicitor.

2          Salt/grit bins

            It was noted that ECC will no longer permit these bins to be placed on highway land. Desired locations would be Bucknells Mead, the unnamed close adjacent to the village hall, and the top end of Nathan’s Lane.

3          National Pay Award

            It was noted that the national pay award of 1% backdated to 1 April 2013 had been agreed and paid to the clerk as per contract of employment.

4          Local Highways Panel Schemes

            Further information was furnished to the clerk to assist her in completing the LHP request form to support the council’s proposal for traffic management in Loves Green and Edney Common.

            As yet no further information had been received as to why the scheme for the footway between St Paul’s Church and the Green Man was not on the list of schemes.

41/2013-14

FINANCE

41.1

41.2

Accounts for payment

The accounts for payment, cheques nos. 47 & 48 and online-banking, were APPROVED.

The account balances as at 2 September 2013 were NOTED.

42/2013-14

HIGHWAY MATTERS REPORTED BY COUNCILLORS

Already covered during the clerk’s report earlier in the meeting.

43/2013-14

COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE, and DISTRIBUTION BAG

The members RECEIVED the correspondence and communications placed before them.

44/2013-14

DOCUMENTS ON DEPOSIT

None.

45/2013-14

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

45.1

Parish Council Decisions

The following comments made by the parish council between meetings were NOTED.

App. no.

13/01075/FUL

Location

Budds Farmhouse, Ingatestone Road

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement house with new dwelling

Comment

No objection

App. no.

13/00881/FUL

Location

Riding Stables, Barrow Farm, Blackmore Road

Proposal

Demolition of 4 existing concrete stables and construction of 4 new wooden stables

Comment

No objection

App. no.

13/02062/DEVST

Location

Land at the Nest, Highwood Road

Proposal

Street naming and numbering: Forest Edge (developer’s first suggestion); Woodlands Way (developer’s preferred suggestion)

Comment

Council prefers Woodlands Way as it is a more accurate reflection of the surrounding environment

45.2

To consider the following planning application

App. no.

13/01160/FUL

Location

Richmond Cottage, Loves Green

Proposal

Dropped kerb and new access

Comment

No objection as long as no protected trees are adversely affected

45.3

Other planning applications received since the agenda was prepared

App. no.

13/00530/HNC (Street naming and numbering)

Location

Home Farm, Cooksmill Green

Proposal

Change name to Kings Court Farm and Kings Court Bungalow

Comment

No objection

45.4

Decisions by Chelmsford City Council

The following planning decisions by Chelmsford City Council were NOTED.

REFUSED

App. no.

13/00854/FUL

Location

Nortons, Radley Green

Proposal

Raising of roof to accommodate loft conversion with front & rear dormer windows and alterations to fenestration front entrance porch

45.5

PLANNING CORRESPONDENCE

None.

46/2013-14

OTHER URGENT BUSINESS – for information only

The chairman had received an email about planning enforcement in Pools Lane which he would forward.

47/2013-14

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

7.30 p.m. Wednesday 13 November 2013

The meeting closed at 8.30 p.m.