Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 5 July 2006 in Holne Village Hall
Present: Cllrs Paul Arrowsmith, Cynthia Irish, Belinda Owen (Acting
Chairman), Gill Simpson
Clerk: Joanna Radford
Members of the Public: County Cllr T Pennington, District Cllr
C Ramsay, Mr M French (DNPA), Mr R Gray
Public Forum : County Cllr Pennington made a report and answered
questions on traveller camps, closure of libraries, externalisation of the management
of elderly persons' homes, the last two of which were to be the subject of further
consultation. District Cllr Ramsay produced a written report for Councillors which
reported on the progress of new systems of waste collection. Both then left the
meeting. Mr French reported on DNPA's position on access to Vixen Tor and asked
the Council to deal with the grass in Play Park not being cut short enough. The
Clerk would research what the Council can do before this is put on a future agenda.
Mr Gray spoke about work to the Play Park hedge. 0607.01 Apologies for Absence were
accepted from Cllrs Copus, Maddicks and Roberts.
0607.02 Minutes of the Meeting of 7 June 2006 were approved and
signed.
0607.03 Planning Matters 03903/06 Listed Building and Planning
application to demolish outbuilding used for storage and extend existing dwelling
at Tumbly for Mr M Haigh: Cllr Simpson made a report on behalf of the Planning Committee
and proposed that the Council suggest that the Planning Authority have a site visit
to appreciate the impact of the proposed extension on the size of the existing property.
Agreed.
0607.04 Accounts for the month The Clerk reported that the Internal
Audit had been completed, and that figures in the Annual Return had been altered
on one of the lines to show the Clerk's salary as opposed to salary and administrative
expenses together.
The following payments were approved:
a) Mrs J M Radford salary for period April-June inclusive £210.00
b) Mrs J M Radford expenses for the same period (Internet Access £10, Telephone
£11.54 (inc VAT £1.72), Mileage for internal audit and meeting with DNPA Planning
Officer 10 miles at 40p per mile £4.00) £25.54
c) Mr P Owen for flailing hedge in Play Park (inc VAT £3.95) £26.55
d) Project Cosmic to register domain name for 2 more years (inc 4.38 VAT) £29.38
e) Mr R Gray for establishment work on Play Park Hedge to April-June 2006 £185.83
0607.05 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Cllr Simpson reported
on the meeting and asked for matters raised in the Minutes to be considered by the
Council. The following decisions were agreed: Agreed to write to S Hams District
Council to ask for the results of the housing survey it had carried out. Agreed
that the Committee should report to the Annual Parish Meeting and could raise items
on the Agenda Agreed that the Clerk should write to Mr C France, the new Chief Planning
Officer at DNPA, to ask for a meeting with him at his office. Agreed that the Committee
should produce invoices of expenses for the Council to consider paying, but that
it would also talk about funding policy at its next meeting.
0607.06 Council Meeting with Chris France Cllr Arrowsmith made
a report on this meeting when councillors and Mr France had toured the village.
It was apparent that Mr France preferred planning decisions to be made by planners
rather than members of the authority, and that he would not like to see further
development in Holne village. 0607.07 Possible Annual Council Tour of Village
Amenities Agreed to discuss this in September when more Councillors
might be present.
0607.08 Draft Regional Spatial Strategy Agreed to make no comment
0607.09 Ownership of Vicarage Cross Cllr Owen proposed that the
Clerk should research what would be involved in registering/acquiring Vicarage Cross
on behalf of the Council. The proposal was voted upon and lost, so no further action
would be taken.
0607.10 Highway Matters The Clerk reported that a letter had now
been received from the Local Services Office indicating that the leat repair was
now regarded as a matter of some urgency, and that previously reported potholes
would be dealt with. Agreed also that there should be a complaint about potholes
at Mount Corner, at the bottom of Littlecombe Hill.
0607.11 Play Park Hedge The Clerk reported that as more than the
£150 ceiling for work without a need for more than one estimate had now been spent,
the Council needed to decide how to deal with the matter. Mr Gray had offered to
do work voluntarily as long as he had help. Cllr Arrowsmith volunteered to donate
some mulch, and Cllr Owen offered to go up and water the hedge from time to time.
The Clerk reminded those present that appointments with her as Clerk should be made
by telephone as she could not receive people at her house without such pre-booking.
This is the result of advice from the Society of Local Council Clerks. 0607.12
DNPA Local Development Framework Statement of Community Involvement
for comment by Friday 4 August: Councillors would comment individually if they wished
to. The Clerk reported on Holne's original representation, where DNPA appeared to
have missed the point. Agreed that she should write to re-iterate the comment on
the need for written confirmation of Officers' advice to applicants.
0607.13 South Hams Standards Committee Hearing Report was read by the
Clerk and placed in the Circulation File. It was noted that the Committee had found
that Mrs Melville had failed to declare a personal and prejudicial interest at the
Council's November meeting, and had been censured by it, but no other action would
be taken. 0607.14 South Hams Local Development Framework and Sherford
New Community Area Action Plan for comment by individual councillors by 11 August
- two copies circulating. 0607.15 Other Correspondence included:
South Hams DC on "Breathing Places" grants and the DNPA Meeting Agendas, as well
as further items for the information of the Council.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 10:00 pm. The next meeting
of the Parish Council will be on Wednesday 6 September at 8:00 pm.
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