St Nicholas with Council

Minutes of a Meeting of the St Nicholas with Bonvilston held at on Monday 4 July 2016 at 7.30p.m.

PRESENT: Cllr P Fisher ( Chairman) Cllr C Jones Cllr K Fuller (Vice Chairman) Cllr Ms G Rawson Cllr K Ward Cllr I Perry

[1] APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE C.B. J Bird and PCSO Keiran Byrne

[2] CONDOLENCES There were none

[3] THE MINUTES of the previous meeting of of 6 June 2016 which had been circulated were agreed and signed. Prop KF Sec.CJ

[4] MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES. A full reply had been received from the Vale of Council regarding activity at Tudor Lodge, which indicated that several enforcement notices had been served.

[5] POLICE MATTERS June Crimes – St Nicholas 1. – Theft from Motor vehicle

[6[ LICENSING: Nil

[7] URGENT BUSINESS. The Clerk had received estimates for replacement of Boundary Posts at St Nicholas Green with oak posts. These were as follows:- [a] Ashhdown Fencing, Llandow. 38 posts @ £72. = £2340 + VAT £460 = £2764 (VAT recoverable) [b] Damian McKenna Property Services - Pencoetre 38 posts @ £71.02 = £2154.04 + VAT £539.76 = £2698.80 A full discussion followed and it was agreed that in view of the cost, we should attempt to obtain grant aid (CASH or Creative Rural Communities) and reconsider at our September meeting

[8] CORRESPONDENCE: [a] Notice of AGM of OVW – Noted [c] Valeways Summer Walking Programme – Displayed [d] Ombudsman – Annual Report – Noted

[9[ TO ACCEPT REPORTS FROM :- [a] County Borough Councillor - None [b] Community Councillors Cllr Jones reported overgrowth blocking pavement on A48 from No 7 Village Farm Bonvilston. Cllr Fuller Reported having displayed dog fouling notices provided by C B Cllr Bird. Also reported St Nicholas Church in had received a grant of £128,500 to re-slate church roof [c] Reports on outside bodies. None [d] The Clerk None

[10] RESULTS OF PREVIOUS PLANNING APPLICATIONS. 2016/00516/FUL Barn B Doghill Farm Approved

[11] NEW PLANNING APPLICATIONS There were no declarations of interest 2016/00717/FUL Land adj to Hellas,St Nicholas New Dwelling No Comment 2016/00710/FUL Tudor Lodge, Bonvilston Add first floor extension above ground floor games room No comment 2015/00960/FUL 120 New houses etc. on land at Sycamore Cross Bonvilston. Objection sent updating previous letter.

Copies of letter of objection to 2016/00619/FUL . Land adjacent Emmaville, St Nicholas received from Mr T Knowles and Dr Paul Williams received and noted.

[12] PAYMENTS TO APPROVE None.

[13] ANY OTHER MATTERS None

[14] NEXT MEETING will be held on Monday 5 September 2016 At Trehill Hall at 7.30p.m.

D. MEIRION EVANS.

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Chairman

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