Woldingham
Parish Council MINUTES of a Meeting held at the Village Hall, Woldingham on
28 October 2004 at
7.30 p.m. Present: Jeff Jeffery (Chairman); Maggie Bantick; Julie Moylan; Colin Packington; Michael Batterbury; Bobby Johnson; Rodney Fuller; Sally Marks Also in attendance: Karen Newman – The Clerk; Richard Butcher – part of the meeting 1.
Apologies: Cllr Meekings
2.
Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on the 30 September 2004 had been circulated
and were signed by the Chairman as a correct record subject to the following amendments: 8h. Station Parking – change name from Tim to Alan Greening;
Change date to read 30 September 3.
Declarations of Interest: No declarations of interest. 4.
Matters arising: No matters arising. 5. Planning Matters: With the agreement of Councillors
the Chairman brought forward item 9c
- Village Design Statement: The Chairman advised that
the copy of the VDS, which had been e-mailed to all Councillors now had a couple
of amendments, which needed to be agreed at the meeting. The Chairman read out the amendments:
Pg7. Public Buildings
and Areas: ‘Any new development must satisfy the need for additional parking off
street’ to change to: ‘Any new development must meet the appropriate off street
parking standards’. Pg11. ‘Verges are a right of
way and should therefore be maintained’ add after maintained: ‘and kept free from
obstruction’. The Council agreed the amendments
and the Chairman advised that the VDS document would be e-mailed to Paul Newdick
at Tandridge District Council Friday morning.
- Current Applications: Cllr Packington advised that there was one application
to consider at the meeting: Choroni, Nethern Court Road. Cllr Packington reported that he had looked
at the plans and the proposals amount to 58% on what is actually there at the
moment but the building had been enlarged before and so in fact the proposals
probably constitute 100% increase in the Green Belt – the Council agreed that
a letter should be written objecting to this application.
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. c. Appeals: Current a. Park Mews 17/11-11 Cllr Bantick was preparing the case and asked whether
legal council is needed. The Chairman advised that each appeal needs to be considered
on its merit and that advice would be taken, if a cost is involved it would have
to be agreed by Council. b. Land adj Ferrers –
Land adj Ferrers – informal hearing 30 November. Cllr Bantick advised that Cllr Batterbury had
agreed to represent the PC and asked whether legal council is again needed. The Council agreed
that in this case we were supporting a strong case from TDC and it was unnecessary. c. Local Development Framework:
The item was covered above. d. Infringements: Cllr Packington advised the meeting that he had e-mailed Mr Lawrence on
the 20 October regarding various matters and had not received a response to his
questions. Cllr Packington advised that
he will chase up Mr Lawrence and the report will be added to the end of the minutes
as Appendix C. 6.
Finance: - Payments: The payments
as Appendix B were signed and approved.
- Grants:
The following grants were
agreed at the meeting:
£500 - St Agathas re maintenance of churchyard £400 - East Surrey
Museum £400 - Craigmyle Glebe – towards maintenance of
children’s play area. It was agreed that a letter would
be sent to them to point out that the Council were not happy that the area was
as well maintained as it needs to be. £500 - Woldingham Neighbourhood Watch £1,500 -
Woldingham Scouts – fencing
and outside area
- Precept 2005: The Chairman advised that he will be
arranging a separate meeting to discuss the precept.
7.
Highways & Rights of Way: a.Highways Monitoring and Reporting: Cllr Fuller advised that he had received
one report. The Chairman advised that there
is a blocked drain on the corner of the Green. Cllr Marks advised that the white lining
had now been done in Halliloo Valley
Road. b.Crescent: The Chairman apologised that he had not arranged a
Crescent Group Mtg but will arrange a meeting to take place in the next few weeks.
Cllr Batterbury advised that the invoice for the paving in the Crescent would
not be presented for at least another month and that the electrical contractors installing the new
services to No 14 have been advised of the requirement to reinstate the walkway
to the original specification. c.Service Road: Cllr Packington advised that he would update any developments
at the Crescent Group Meeting. d. Footpaths & Bridleways: The Chairman asked whether
everyone had read the correspondence re Bridleway 44A in the correspondence folder.
Cllr Packington advised that he had walked on the public footpaths around the Tillingdown
Farm area with Peter Stratton of the WA .They discovered that some of the footpath
direction indicators and markings had been knocked over by lorries and
this has now been reported to Surrey Rights of Way Officer. 8.
Reports: a. Neighbourhood Watch meeting 19/10 – it was
reported that about 160 residents attended the meeting and there is now a co-ordinator
for every road in Woldingham. Some
of the longer roads will require a second person as support but this is being
addressed. Cllr Moylan advised that she is the co-ordinator for Station
Road. b. P.C.P.G. Meeting: 19/10 The Chairman advised that he
had been told that these meetings are to be replaced by a more localised one with
a different agenda, he will ask Cllr Meekings to update. 9. Miscellaneous Matters:
- Airports: The Chairman advised that he had received the Agenda
of the Flightpath meeting the day before the meeting and was unable to attend.
The Chairman confirmed that the request to extend operating hours had been
rejected. Next meeting on 5/1/05.
- Village Appraisal: nothing to report.
- S.M.R. Questionnaire: Surrey County Council Sites & Monument
Record Questionnaire – the Chairman passed to Cllr Marks and Bantick to fill out.
- Viewpoint on the Ridge:
The Chairman advised that Surrey
County Council had now put up the fence and that two seats still need to be replaced.
- Newsletter: Cllr Batterbury advised that the next newsletter
will go out at the end of January and asked all Cllrs to think about items to
go into the newsletter.
- Recyling: Cllr Batterbury
asked whether a further 15 composters should be purchased for sale at the next
Spring Flower Show.
- Post
Office: nothing to report.
- Station Parking: Nothing to report. The Chairman advised that Sue Edwards had
spoken to a representative from Railtrack who was parked at the station and advised
that the repainting of the disabled parking spaces would be done shortly.
- Road Group: The Chairman
advised that nothing had moved on since the meeting of the Tandridge Local Committee
and the group is in the process of putting together a list of awkward junctions
and bad signing around the village.
- Security:
The Chairman advised that he had asked the
Clerk to contact SCAPT to see whether it is legal for Parish Council’s to contribute
to a Community Officer. The answer is that
it is legal and a Parish Council in East Sussex is doing this and the Clerk will make contact.
- Dog Waste
Bins: Cllr Batterbury advised that these had now been put in place and the
item will now be removed from the agenda.
- Woodlea
Parking: The Chairman
advised that the meeting will take place in the evening and the Clerk will contact
Sue Woollacott with dates.
- Litterpick: Cllr Packington confirmed
that he had written to the magazine thanking all those who took part in the recent
Litterpick and advised that he has asked for suggestions re safety on the day.
- Trafalgar
Day: Cllr Packington confirmed
that he had received literature and it was agreed that he would fill out and send
off for more details.
- Highway
Restitution Bond: The Chairman advised that
finally an answer had been received to the Parish Council’s suggestion of a Highway
Restitution Bond which has been rejected by SCC but they have confirmed that they
are looking into a Transport Impact Fee.
- Surrey Local Transport Plan: Cllr Moylan to read and
fill in.
10. Meetings to attend
- WA/PC liaison meeting 1/11
- Standards Meeting Training 20/11 and 16/12
- ESPLG 30/11
11. Correspondence: The Correspondence folder for the month was
circulated to all Councillors during the meeting. Cllr Packington advised that he had written
again to Mr Westall re the Village Signs. 12. Any Other Business: a. Diary: November diary was passed around for all Councillors
to complete. b. Christmas Drinks: Cllr
Moylan agreed to host pre-Christmas drinks and will advise of a date shortly. Meeting
finished at 10.13pm
Appendix C.
(The
typing in blue italics is the response received
from John Lawrence, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection (Planning)) Springfield, BW92 Following
the Inspector's refusal of the Appeal, what action have you now taken on Mrs Sheeye
for the removal of the disallowed structures and have you managed to negotiate
an acceptable reduction in the ad hoc horse shelter accommodation. - negotiations still in hand as basis for further
application to establish reasonable level of stabling pursuant to Inspector's
findings and compliance in New Year. Bromfield
Stud : The Owner now
having deposited his Appeal, what matters are included in his appeal and what
type of appeal will be processed, if yet known.
- the appeal has apparently been withdrawn thereby activating the Notice.
Further discussions will be held with the owner to ensure compliance with the
relevant time period. Mr.Drea's
Property on BW92. What action has now been formalised by TDC in respect
of the structures erected without planning consent within the period of statutory
limitations? - enforcement action being prepared
to secure removal of latest stable structures only. Park
Mews, Marden : The
planning application for change of use of the stable building having now been
refused, is the way completely clear for the Magistrates hearing on 12th November?
- Court appearance deferred (2-3 weeks) to formally interview occupier under
caution to satisfy legal advice. Whistlers
Steep: What date
did you issue Mr.Patel with an enforcement notice, and how much grace has he been
allowed thereby? - not actioned yet due to pressure
of other work and priorities. Please note there were
no diary dates given for the month of November. | 
