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    <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span><span><strong>HOLNE PARISH COUNCIL<br />
        <br />
        Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday </strong><span style="font-family: Arial">
            <strong>5 September 2007 in Holne Village Hall
                <br />
                Present:</strong> Cllrs Paul Arrowsmith (Chairman), Richard Copus, Cynthia Irish, Belinda Owen,
        Ru Roberts, 
            <br />
            <strong>Clerk:</strong> Joanna Radford
                Members of the Public: M Keith Evans, District
            Cllr Colin Jones, County Cllr Trevor Pennington, Mr &amp; Mrs J Walker, Mrs Y Fairman,
            Mr Fairman, Mrs F Vickery, one other
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>Tribute to Ernie Furneaux</strong> The Chairman paid tribute to Ernie Furneaux
            who had died the day before. A tribute of one minute’s silence was held in memory
            of him and all his work for the community over so many years, with the Parish's
            sympathy extended to his family.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>Public Forum</strong>: Mr Walker spoke on the Hazelwood application, stating
            that the architect’s letter referring to the “existing hedge” which belongs to Walkers,
            so the applicant cannot alter this hedge. Amended plans do not address his concerns,
            the new dwelling is far too large. No objection to current permission. Mr Fairman
            spoke: Mr Mathys has 10-11 enforcement notices against him. Mrs Vickery: proposal
            to replace workshop maroons the main dwelling at Hazelwood, the new application
            addresses this, but sinister that the applications have been made this way round.
            <br />
            Report from Colin Jones: on waste disposal and then on Hazelwood application: has
            concerns and will support Chairman in his opposition to this at the DNPA meeting.<br />
            Report from Cllr Pennington: Malcolm Baker has died suddenly – head of Transport
            at DCC, very able man, heart attack. He also reported on committee work.in particular
            on travellers’ sites, where authorised sites which are needed to replace unauthorised
            sites. District Ccouncil Local Development Frameworks should address this, and some
            have failed to do so.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.01 Apologies for absence:</strong> Cllr Simpson, Cllr Ross
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.02 Minutes of the meetings of 4 July and 8 August</strong> Cllr Ross
            had asked for alteration to Minute 0707.04. Agreed that discussion of this, and
            therefore approval of the Minutes, should be delayed to the next meeting. Approval
            of the minutes of the meeting of 8 August were not available so would also be delayed
            until the October meeting.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.03 Declarations of Interest</strong>: Cllr Owen declared a personal
            interest in item on Hazelwood as renting land from the applicant, the Council agreed
            this was not a prejudical interest so she would remain for discussion of the agenda
            item. Cllr Roberts declared a possible personal and prejudicial interest in any
            report from the Affordable Housing Working Group as owner of Little Bewden, one
            of the parcels of land that might be used for such housing.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.04 Planning matters</strong>
            0475/07 Amended plans for new dwelling
            at Hazelwood for Mr J Mathys: amendments relate to new design for dwelling, changes
            to access and treatment of hedgerow/wall: The Clerk reported on the current amendment
            and the reason for delaying discussion from the 8 August meeting where these amendments
            were felt to have not properly been advertised. The Meeting closed for Mrs Walker
            to point out that hedge will be threatened by the proposed wall being built. Cllr
            Owen felt that the Council should again recommend refusal because the amended plans
            do not reduce footprint of the new dwelling. Cllr Irish felt that the hedge’s well-being
            is important. Cllr Roberts reminded the meeting that the Council had asked for a
            Section 106 agreement that the whole property should be treated as a whole with
            all applications considered together. Cllr Roberts proposed that the Council recommend
            refusal for the reasons previously stated, and also because the planning history
            is inaccurate as 0347/07 refers to a different site on the same property from 0475/07,
            and secondly that this council would like a section 106 agreement to ensure all
            applications on this property be considered together with no future applications
            in the vicinity of the site. Agreed.
            <br />
            0685/07 Removal of existing static caravan, formation of new access drive and extension
            to provide new entrance, study and improved kitchen area at Hazelwood, Holne for
            Mr J Mathys: Cllr Irish made a report, Cllr Owen declaring a personal interest.
            Cllr Irish reported that she and Cllr Ross make the following recommendation: they
            propose that the Council recommend refusal for the following reasons: that the proposal
            will extend beyond the existing building line in this part of the village and will
            be an intrusive skyline development, and that this is not an improvement as stated
            in the design statement, that the proposed access, being currently for agricultural
            use, will be unacceptable urbanisation of a rural area and a traffic danger on the
            junction. The plans do not clearly show the difference between the existing building
            and the proposed extension, nor do they clearly show the difference in ridge height,
            if any. Agreed. Also agreed that the Council ask that the property owned by applicant
            should be considered as a whole to try to avoid incremental piecemeal development there.
            <br />
            0689/07 Replacement and resiting of central heating oil tank to be sited in screened
            enclosure to incorporate area for wheelie bins at Church of St Mary the Virgin,
            Holne: Cllr Irish reported and proposed approval. Agreed. Planning reports and receipt
            of a new application were noted. The reports relate to 0394/07 permission for a
            conservatory at Sylvana and 0423/07 permission for the removal of existing bathroom
            and stud and plasterboard paretition and replacement with new partition to provide
            more generous bathroom at 1 Michelcombe Cottage, Michelcombe.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.05 Draft protocol</strong> for dealing with planning applications Agreed
            to defer discussion to the next meeting:
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.06 Accounts for the month</strong>: The following payment was approved
            Devon Association of Parish Councils - new clerk training £70.00 A change to the
            Annual Return to take account of an unpresented cheque was approved and signed.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.07 Obstacles to access</strong> to part of the Village Green Cllr Roberts
            proposed that Council write to Licensees and to Agent for Church Charity to ask
            that the road not be blocked, so that it is open for use by pedes<strong>trians and
                riders. Agreed.
                <br />
                <br />
                0709.08 Appointment of New Clerk</strong> Agreed that Chairman and Deputy make
            up a working party to consider the applications received
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.09 Report from the Affordable Housin</strong>g Working Party Cllr Arrowsmith
            reported on his attendance at social club coffee mornings and stand/display boards
            at Fete and Scoriton Flower Show. The Housing Needs Survey is ready for distribution.
            Cllr Roberts commented that it should be minuted that the Council thank Cllr Arrowsmith
            for his excellent work at the coffee mornings and at the Fete and Flower Show and
            congratulate him on this. Agreed.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>0709.10 Creation of restricted byways</strong> - a letter has now been received
            from DCC Public Rights of Way department. Agreed that Councillors read this in the
            Circulation File and make an informed decision on future action at the October meeting.
            <br />
            <br />
            0709.11 South Hams Sports Awards 2007 (4 categories: young, disabled, junior under
            18 and "community champion" no nominations
            <br />
            <br />
            0709.12 DNPA preliminary draft Character Appraisal for Holne (preparation for future
            conservation area designation). Agree to ask for more copies and put outline map
            on notice board.
            <br />
            <br />
            <strong>There being no further business the meeting ended at 9.40 pm. The next regular
                meeting of the Parish Council will be on Wednesday 3 October at 8 pm. <span>
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