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| MINUTES of a Meeting held at the Village Hall, Woldingham on 31 March 2005 at 7.30 p.m. Present: Colin Packington (Temporary Chairman); Julie Moylan; Bobby Johnson; Michael Batterbury; Maggie Bantick; Sally Marks; Rodney Fuller Also in attendance: Karen Newman – The Clerk; Richard Butcher - part of the time The Clerk opened the meeting by advising that in the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman it was necessary for a Councillor to be nominated temporary Chairman. Cllr Johnson nominated Cllr Packington and this was seconded by Cllr Marks. Cllr Packington accepted. 1. Apologies: Cllrs Jeffery and Meekings 2. Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on the 24 February 2005 had been circulated and were signed by the Chairman as a correct record. 3. Declarations of Interest: Cllr Bantick declared an interest in Hartlea House. 4. Matters arising: No matters arising. 5. Planning Matters: a. A copy of Appendix A had been circulated to all members before the meeting and the Council voted to ratify the recommendations of the Planning Group. Appeals: Current a. Land r/o Cherrys, High Drive - hearing 10 May 05. b. Hurst Place, Woldingham Road - hearing 19 April 05. c. Land r/o Gable Cottage, station Road - date not yet announced d. Roseacre, Station Road - date not yet announced Cllr Bantick gave thanks to Cllr Richard Butcher, Cllr Batterbury and to all the residents who attended and gave their support to the Springfield Appeal which was held on 22 March and was refused. Cllr Bantick asked all Councillors to compile a list of e-mail addresses of people who would be willing to write objection letters.
b. Infringements: Cllr Packington’s had e-mailed to all Councillors beforehand the responses received from Mr Lawrence. c. Local Development Framework: nothing to report.
6. Finance: a. Payments: The payments as Appendix B were signed and approved. 7. Highways & Rights of Way: a. Highways Monitoring and Reporting: Cllr Fuller advised the meeting that he is having difficulty getting information back from Highways. Cllr Fuller mentioned that Chesham & Farleigh have begun to landscape the top of Slines Oak Road and plan to lower and push back the bank. Cllr Marks asked for a letter of thanks be sent to Chesham & Farleigh Parish Council. Action: Clerk to send letter to Chesham & Farleigh PC re landscaping Cllr Johnson asked whether a letter had been sent to Highways expressing concern over the repairing of the potholes and that the road markings are not visible. The Clerk advised that this had not been done but Cllr Marks advised that Highways have agreed to write to the lower part of Butlers Dene Road re repairing their end of the road. Cllr Marks mentioned that Highways will only do the work if they can recoup the monies. It was agreed that the Clerk would send a letter to Highways noting that they have agreed to write to the road frontages at the North end of Butlers Dene Road asking them to repair their part of the road. Action: Clerk to send letter to Highways re lower part of Butlers Dene Road Cllr Johnson expressed concern at the poor cosmetic work carried out on Slines Oak Road is already coming off in places, making the surface very uneven. Cllr Johnson also reported that the new white lines that have been painted on top of the new surface are poor and are coming off to reveal the old ones underneath so there are now two parallel white lines showing. Action: Clerk to send letter to Highways expressing concern over the cosmetic work carried out Cllr Batterbury advised the meeting that the post outside of the Church in Croft Road has been knocked down and asked whether Highways could be approached to replace it. Cllr Batterbury also mentioned whether posts could be placed alongside the wide area of paving in the Crescent to prevent cars parking on the paving. Cllr Marks suggested that Highways be contacted and asked for them to come to Woldingham to look at the various concerns. Action: Clerk to send letter to Highways asking for a visit to Woldingham to look at various concerns and where necessary obtain costs. b. Crescent: Nothing to report. Service Road: The Chairman reported that the tree had now been removed and that he has an appointment with the appointed contractor for road construction next week. c. Footpaths & Bridleways: Cllr Bantick expressed concern over the amount of rubbish that is lying around on Bridleway 92. The Parish Council agreed that a letter be sent to Titsey Estate and Oxted Parish Council. Action: Clerk to send letter to Titsey Estate and Oxted Parish Council over the concern of rubbish on BW92 d. Road Sweeping Schedule: Cllr Moylan mentioned that she is going to suggest that the 4th road sweep takes place in December. 9. Miscellaneous Matters: a. Airports: Cllr Johnson advised the meeting that more than 5,000 letters of objection had been sent. The development all hinges on whether the lease is changed as if the lease isn’t changed then the operating hours cannot be changed. b. Village Appraisal: Nothing to report and it was agreed to take off the agenda. c. Village Design: Cllr Johnson advised that the document has totally changed from the original document produced and it now has to satisfy two criteria’s as set out by the Government: SE Plan and Sustainability. Cllr Johnson advised that the document is going before the committee on the 7 April. TDC will post the document on their website for people to look at once the document has been recommended. Cllr Johnson to submit a question to TDC concerning the possible funding for printing of VDS document. d. Viewpoint on the Ridge: Nothing to report. e. Newsletter: The temporary Chairman advised that the Chairman was looking for someone to take over as Editor after the next issue of the newsletter. Various ideas were raised as to the format of the newsletter. f. Recycling: Cllr Batterbury advised that he is going to purchase composters and water butts at a total cost of £300 which was agreed by the Parish Council. These items will be available to purchase at the next litter pick and AGM. g. Post Office: Nothing to report. h. Station Parking: Nothing to report. i. Road Group: Nothing to report. j. Security: Nothing to report. k. Woodlea Parking: The Clerk advised that Sue Woolacott was holding a meeting with a governor and a parent representative and the Clerk then would contact Ms Woolacott for an update. l. Trafalgar Day: Cllr Packington advised that because the Police Meeting was held tonight the next Trafalgar Meeting needs to be rearranged. m. AGM: The Chairman advised that the AGM will start at 7.30pm with drinks from 7pm on Thursday 12 May. Articles will be produced to go into the newsletter and the topics to be covered are: Cllr Sally Marks will do a brief report at the meeting Cllr Johnson - Village Design Statement Cllr Bantick - Planning Cllr Michael Batterbury - recycling Cllr Julie Moylan - Biggin Hill Cllr Rodney Fuller - Roads Cllr Colin Packington - Trafalgar Day All paragraphs should be sent to the Chairman as soon as possible. n. Village of the Year: no interest
10. Meetings to attend a. 4/4 South East Plan - Cllrs Packington and Moylan b. Chelsham & Farleigh AGM 18/4 - Cllrs Meekings and Packington 11. Correspondence: The Correspondence folder for the month was circulated to all Councillors during the meeting. 12. Any Other Business: a. Diary: All Councillors completed diary dates for April. b. Cllr Moylan mentioned that there have been a number of instances of Magazines and newspapers dumped in Station Road. c. The Chairman gave thanks to Ann Hamer for the nicely planted horse trough which she maintains throughout the whole year, Knights Garden Centres for maintaining the planting around the Village Signs and to Northdown Golf Club for cutting the verges. Meeting finished at 10.15 3 members of public present
Gold Account
Expenses for the month £2,214.78 Village Design Account | ||
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