Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council___________________
Notice of Meeting
MEETING
OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
Thursday 13 September 2018 at 7.30pm
Bayford Mission Hall
AGENDA
Public Forum: Prior to the start of the meeting the Chairman gives leave to members of the public to speak.
1. Apologies for absence
2. Declaration of Interest
3. Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 12 July 2018 and Planning Meetings of 29 June 2018 (missed at July meeting) and 31 August 2018.
A resolution is sought to approve and sign the minutes as a true record
4. Planning Matters
New planning matters.
Planning Application No: 18/01916/FUL
Applicant: Hopkins Developments Ltd
Location: Land adjoining Corner Farm, Devenish Lane, Bayford, Wincanton.
Proposal: The erection of timber gates (retrospective)
Decision:
After lengthy discussions between Councillors and parishioners strongly objecting to the developer Applicant’s erection of inappropriate “urban†type and height of fencing of the public footpath, and more recently timber gates across the line of the public footpath, coupled with the current lack of adequate footpath signage to encourage its use, it was decided that the Parish Council should register its agreement with those objections as follows:
1) The Parish Council notes that the Decision Notice dated 25 August 2017 pertaining to Application ref:- 17/02351/S73A is conditioned as follows
“No building, structure or boundary enclosure shall be erected or the location otherwise obstructed within the annotated hatched area (see the website) applied to approved drawing
13091/002 received 4 August 2017.
Reason:- in the interests of visual appearance and to maintain the character of the former cart track further to policy EQ2 of the South Somerset local plan 2002-2028â€.
Both the high “urban†style close boarded fencing at the end of the Applicant’s property and the new gateway which have been erected by the Applicant across the line of the public footpath are in breach of that condition.
2) Additionally, the Parish Council will request Highways Group, SSDC, for the benefit of the public,
a) to erect a clear “Public Footpath†sign, not just the small yellow arrow nailed to the current gatepost.
b) to require the Applicant to delineate on the ground the extent (width) of the public footpath.
c) to require the Applicant to revert to a post and rails fence instead of close boarded fencing on the Bayford side of the public footpath, as discussed by the Parish Council last year with the then Case Officer handling the Application, Mr Lee Walton.
d) to confirm that the Applicant has applied (retrospectively) for consent to divert the public footpath to the line it now follows on the ground.
Planning Application No: 18/02228/FUL
Applicant: Mr Martin Mckenna
Location: The Well House, Bayford Wincanton.
Proposal: Alterations to change the pitch of the roof at the rear of the property and erection of a single storey side extension to create a sun/living room. -Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council has no objections to this application as it will make a good improvement.
b. Outcome of planning matters already considered:
Planning Application Nos: 18/00933/FUL and 18/00931/COL
Applicant: 18/00933/FUL
Location: Sunny Hill Park Campsite, Riding Gate, Wincanton. BA9 9NG
Proposal: Removal of caravans and the erection of 5 No chalets to be used for permanent residential occupation.
18/00931/COL
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the use of 3 No caravans as permanent residential occupation.
Both applications were refused.
d. Any other planning matters received since the agenda was prepared
5. Correspondence Received
a. Creative Play
6. Highways
a. Report from Councillor Smith
c. SID
No further information.
7. Footpaths
a. Report from Councillor Grant
Clerk wrote to Rob Coate in May and again in August re the footpath by the corner bungalow in Devenish Lane. The response to be read at the meeting.
8. Financial Matters
a. Statement of Account and bank reconciliation
b. Bank Balances 31 August 2018. A resolution is sought to accept the financial statement as at 31 August 2018. Stoke Trister & Bayford PC Current A/c £7652.75; Stoke Trister & Bayford PC Reserve A/c £7987.06; Leigh Common Savings A/c £5100.60.
c. A resolution is sought to sign the following cheques
Cheque No: 000456 Clerks’ salary & expenses & Council expenses 542.45
9. Riding Gate
Clerk has written to Neil Waddleton to get an up to date situation to the vehicles at Riding Gate.
10. Defibrillator
Cllr Smith
11. Unicorn Inn
To be discussed
12. The Bayford Book
Payment towards book to be proposed.
13. Remembrance Sunday
To be discussed
A wreath will be ordered for Remembrance Day and will be laid at 11am on 11 November 2018 at St Andrews Church. Everyone Welcome.
14. GDPR
To be discussed
15. Date of the next meeting.
Thursday 8 November 2018
Mrs P Gillman
Clerk to the Parish Council Date q4 September 2018
NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, JOB APPLICANT, ELECTED MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL RECEIVE LESS FAVOURABLE TREATMENT ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL STATUS OR DISABILITY