Minute Number 7/18
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on Monday 2 July 2018
Attendance - Parish Councillors :- Mrs N Steele, Mr K Harrod, Mr M Place, Mr N
Velzeboer
Mr D Wright, Mrs S Davison and Mrs L Papworth
Apologies – Mr A Yarham
In attendance :- Cllr J Moriarty, Clerk Mr R Pannell
and 2 parishioners
.
01 The
Vice-Chair opened the meeting at 7.30 pm and welcomed all those in attendance.
02 Declarations
of Interests
The
Vice-Chair reminded Councillors to advise the Clerk if they should need to
declare an
interest.
03 The Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on
Monday 10 May and Wednesday
30 June 2018 were approved as a true record
and signed by the Vice Chair. The Chair joined the
meeting at
this time and took the chair.
04 Matters
arising from the Parish Council Meetings held on Monday 10 May and Wednesday
30 June 2018
Red Telephone Kiosk and Merits of a
defibrillator at the village hall – Clerk reminded
Councillors
of the planned meeting on 1 August 2018 at Pentney when experts would be there
to
do a
presentation and answer questions regarding defibrillators in a rural
setting.
Railing issues at A 47 and Gayton Road
junction – The Clerk read out an e-mail from
Cllr
Middleton in which he expressed his disappointment in the time that this was
taking to
resolve and
indicated that he was taking action to resolve the problems. A parishioner also
produced a
copy of a letter from Sir Henry Bellingham on the matter.in which he expressed
his
concerns.
A47 road
crossing – Confirmation received that proposal will be made to
Highways
England by the end of April. Still await further details
05 10 Minute Open Forum for Parishioners (Nothing reported)
06 Reports and information from County and Borough
Councillors. Nothing to report at this time.
07 Village Hall - No issues were raised
08 Playing Field
Update on recent investigations - Mrs
Papworth reported that The Borough Council had
confirmed that it was not in a positioned to
provide new or replacement equipment and it would
be up to
the village to provide funding. However, any proposed equipment would have to
be
approved by
the Borough before purchasing and that they would maintain it.
Mrs
Papworth and Mrs Davison had visited a number of local play areas to assess the
type of
equipment
in use. They both felt that improved facilities on the East Winch play area
would
enhance
both its use and enjoyment and urged Council to take action. General
discussions
followed
from which a number of points of action were agreed. Mrs Papworth and Mrs
Davison
to prepare
a “wish list” with costings. Cllr Moriarty agreed to discuss opening up the age
range
with Mr Hussey of the Borough Council and
report back. Clerk to contact NALC regarding legal
and
insurance issues. If necessary a one item special meeting could be called
before the next full
meeting of
Council to progress the matter.
09 Risk Assessment Inspection – Mr Harrod reported for
the May/June 2018 Inspection that the only
issue
requiring action was the replacement of the damaged lamp post. (see under
street lights)
10 Silica Sand
The Vice
chair gave an update on the latest position of Sibelco indicating that they
were still
working
with the Norfolk County Council regarding MIN 40, that their preferred area of
exploration
was the Pentney, Wormegay and Marham areas and that any movement of sand
would be
piped from the site to the main processing plant
Regarding
the recently issued Consultation Notice on Silica Sand Council felt that there
was little
need to
respond as it had already been covered at previous meetings. However, the Chair
agreed
to request
access to the document at the Council Offices, and apprise the details before
reporting
back to a
special meeting if it was felt necessary.
11 Planning Matters
18/01045/RM
– Reserved Matters application – 2 no proposed two storey dwellings at site
East of 3 Burnham
Mews, Lynn Road.
Council
discussed this application and make the following comments.
They
basically have no issues with the houses themselves but are concerned about
access to the
site and
feel that this should be re-examined.
They also
remain concerned over the protection of the dyke to avoid future flooding in
the area.
Regarding
any future development of the site a suitable footpath must be an inclusive
part of any
planning
application.
It was at
this time that Council considered the method of displaying relevant planning
information
and agreed
that some form of display equipment would help all in attendance to view the
information
in a constructive manner. Mr Harrod presented his recommendations for consideration and the
Clerk outlined the financial position regarding funding the recommendation.
Council approved the
expenditure and Mr Harrod was asked to purchase the equipment.
12 Highway matters
Broken
post on TROD
Grit box
Costs for
path to the post office
Council
asked the Clerk to make contact with the Highways Engineer, Andrew Wallace, and
ask
him what
the latest positon was on the above three items and to ask for an urgent
response.
Post code
and street sign for Station Terrace – Clerk to follow up with Mr Copeland on
what
action he
had taken to install a road sign at the above Terrace.
13 Correspondence received since last meeting
Norfolk
ALC Newsletters 17/05, 23/05, 7/6 and 21/6
Police Newsletter (May 2018)
Growing Communities Project – Master Gardener
Approval of variation of conditions ref Holt
House Quarry, Leziate
General Data Protection Regulations
Defibrillator
discussions
Emergency Road Closures Church Close Penteny
and diversions
Emergency Road Closures North Runcton and
diversions
Norwich Western Link Consultations
Bid Letter
Parish Partnerships 2019 – 2020
Dog Fouling and Litter Survey
Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan Review
(29/6/18 – 13/8/18)
Temporary Road Closure Notice on East Winch
Road
Community Action Norfolk Jobs Newsletter
14 Street lighting matters
Replacement
of demolished street light – The clerk outline the financial position for
Council
indicating
that the cost of some £1761 could be accommodated without causing an
unacceptable
level of
concern.
Council
agreed that the Clerk should proceed with the order for work to be undertaken.
The Clerk
was asked to check on the position regarding insurance cover
15 Finance
To approve accounts and payments for June
2018
May/June Cheques
Chq No 100238 – Clerks Salary / Exp (June 2018) £277.95
Authorize
Clerk to make direct bank payment to HM Revenue and Customs £161.00
Clerks Tax (April/May/June)
Financial position 30 June 2018 – The clerk
presented the figures which were approved by
Council.
They are included with the minutes of this meeting
Donation request from Norfolk Accident Rescue Service – details to
be circulated by the Clerk
and
discussed at the next meeting.
16 Any Other Business
Defer presentation on Free Home Fire Risk
Checks and Smoke Detectors
Weeds around Village Sign – Agreed that this
could be treated with a suitable weed killer.
Dog Waste
Bin – Agreed that no action be taken at this time because of the current house
development.
East Winch Trustee from Parish Council – It
was suggested that Mr Alan Yarham with his
experience of farming and local knowledge
would be a possible candidate. Mr Harrod to follow
up.
17 Date of next meeting Monday 3 September 2018 at the
Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm