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CO-OPTION OF NEW COUNCILLOR
Mr David Drane was co-opted as Parish Councillor and signed the Notice of Co-option, Declaration of Acceptance of Office and Register of Members’ interests. The Clerk will forward these papers to UDC within 28 days. The Clerk will provide Mr Drane with various other paperwork, as appropriate. – Action CD
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MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 11 MARCH 2009
were taken as read and signed as a correct record by the Chairman.
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MATTERS ARISING
from previous Minutes, not dealt with in the main agenda.
Litter Picking Tools – the Clerk was asked to contact Mr Ray to follow up the request put to him. It was decided that the offer from UDC should be taken up for a week before the Best Kept Village judging – say around the next clear up day on 2 May. – Action CD
Mr McCarthy reported that Mrs Margaret Grimster has been made Honorary Vice President of the Essex Association of Local Councils. This is a great honour and the Clerk was asked to write a congratulatory letter to Mrs Grimster. – Action CD
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CORRESPONDENCE
| Matthew Lawfield |
Helions Bumpstead’s PPP rep asking for advice on PRoW realignment – Miss Frost will contact Mr Lawfield accordingly. – Action DF
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MEETING REPORTS
- North Uttlesford Community Forum
no meeting since last report
- Parish Planning Workshop
Mr Sladen had attended the meeting on 18 March – the main point to highlight was that in future if an application goes to appeal, the inspector will only use the written evidence submitted at the time of the original application; we will not be able to submit further information as in the past.
- West Essex Area Forum
no meeting since last report
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ENVIRONMENT
Common Land Issues
Mr Haylock had contacted Lloyd Simpson (Legal and Registration Services, ECC) and sent a cheque to obtain copies of the information he is using to establish a clearer picture. Mr Haylock will continue to pursue the matter. – Action DH
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FINANCE
Approval of the full council was given for the following payment since the previous meeting:
| Ordnance Survey |
Publishing Licence fee |
£57.50 |
The following accounts were approved for payment and cheques drawn up:
| NALC |
LCR subscription |
£13.50 |
| UALC |
Annual subscription |
£25.00 |
| C Dittrich |
Photocopying of Annual Report for Newsletter |
£15.20 |
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HIGHWAYS
Mr Haylock had attended a site meeting with regard to trees and hedges affected by the proposed footway along the B1054. Ann Hooper, ECC is to produce a report following her return from holiday. Joe Bicheno, Traffic Engineer ECC had confirmed to Mr McCarthy that the application for the money has been submitted and will advise the result in due course. The possibility of the path being reduced from 1.6m to 1.2m will also be reviewed by the Traffic Engineers.
The Clerk had contacted Georgie Davis about training for Community Speed Watch – at the moment no training courses are planned until further funding is confirmed for the year. She will contact us in due course.
The Clerk had contacted PC Dawn Bamford to remind her of her undertaking to ensure that speed checks were carried out in Hempstead. She replied that she would ask the PCSO’s to do a speed survey and some high visibility patrols in Hempstead. The Clerk was asked to request that Traffic Police come and do a speed check so that they are able to issue tickets as appropriate. – Action CD
Mr Drane agreed to be the Highways representative and the Clerk was asked to provide him with the contact details of the relevant officers at ECC. Mr McCarthy gave a brief update of the current ongoing issues and Mr Drane asked that he add the poor road surface to the list of items to be tackled. – Action CD
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FOOTPATHS
Re-alignment scheme
Considerable work had been carried out obtaining supplies to carry out the outstanding issues raised by Robin Wallbank, PRoW Maintenance Engineer, ECC to enable certification of the footpath network. Plans had been received and distributed to the relevant land owners and planks and fingerposts etc had been delivered by P3. Mr Haylock would ensure that these were distributed within the next week. It was felt that this task should be completed within 4 weeks from receipt of planks etc. The date of the inaugural walk will be discussed at the next meeting. – Action DH
Mr Wallbank had also raised an issue with regard to the positioning of footpath 41. The relevant landowners has been notified and advised to contact Robin Wallbank or Nigel Eley at ECC with their objections. This path was not involved in the realignment process.
P3
Miss Frost had received approval from P3 to the application for 2009/10 – all footpaths will be cut twice this summer.
Footpath Map
The map drawn by Miss Frost has now been licensed by Ordnance Survey for 1,000 copies. Following discussion Miss Frost was asked to obtain 200 in the first print. (Running Total – 200/1000 copies licensed.) – Action DF
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MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
- Drinking Fountain
Work is going very well on this project so far. However, the “golden pineapple” on top of the drinking fountain is not very stable and the lack of lip above the brickwork is causing water damage to the bricks below when it rains. The Contractor can reset it with a lip (as shown in the old photographs). Following discussion, this work was approved at a cost of £200. Mr Haylock will advise the contractor accordingly. – Action DH
- Backdrop to War Memorial
Mr Weedon is in contact with Mr Mercer with regard to repairing the damaged posts – Action AW
- Village Sign
to be discussed at next meeting – Action JS
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NEW COUNCILLORS
A further new councillor is needed as those approached had been unable to accept at this time. General discussion ensued.
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COMMUNICATIONS
Website – all seems to be in order
Newsletter – next newsletter deadline 20 April 2009
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EMERGENCY PLAN
A report was expected from Mr Sladen at the next meeting.
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PLANNING
- UTT/1803/08/FUL – Lakehouse Farm
no decision to date
- UTT/0052/09/FUL & UTT/0054/09/LB – Anser Gallow Farm
conditional approval
- UTT/0188/09/FUL – Mansard House
Refused – “The proposed outbuilding, by reason of its design and appearance, would result in a visually discordant feature, failing to respect the character and appearance of the wider conservation area.”
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VILLAGE HALL
A meeting of the management committee was held on 19 March. Trusteeship issues were resolved. A grant for new chairs and fire proof blinds has been submitted.
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STANSTED AIRPORT
The main point to note is that throughput at the airport has dropped in recent months.
Future meeting dates – Thursday 14 May, Thursday 11 June and Thursday 16 July 2009. Annual Meeting – Friday 15 May 2009
The meeting closed at 9.45pm.
