Minutes of the Community Council meeting held on Wednesday 5th June 2019 at 7.30pm in the Craignish Village Hall

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Present: Reece Kelly (Convenor), Tom McCardel (Vice-Convenor), Phil Dickinson (Treasurer), Lesley Nelson and Rebecca Dalton (Secretary)

In Attendance: 13 members of the public plus Cllr Dougie Philand

1. Police Report PC Ben Rusden gave the following report:

2/3 Male (29) reported for allegedly littering on farm land - issued with a fiscal’s fine. 31/3 Male (68) reported for allegedly being in possession of a knife and acting in a threatening and abusive manner. 1/4 Male (68) reported for allegedly producing cannabis. 28/5 A car was damaged while parked within the Ardfern Yacht Centre; details were left with staff and no formal police action.

2. Apologies for Absence Colin Davidson sent his apologies as did Cllr Sandy Taylor until November as he attends other meetings.

3. Declarations of Interest There were none made.

4. Minutes of the Last Meeting These were unanimously passed as correct and signed by Reece as Convenor; proposed by Phil and seconded by Tom.

5. Matter’s Arising There were none stated.

6. Planning Tom started his report by clarifying the role that Community Councils have in the planning process and quoted the following from Planning Advice Note 47;

"The Government considers that the Community Council has a special role, representing a broader yet still local view which can be set alongside the comments of those with a more individual interest.” and "In all cases, Community Councils are advised to limit their attention to proposals which raise issues of genuine community interest: householder applications will rarely involve issues of this kind."

This will be used as a guide for all future applications which come before the CC.

The following planning applications were then outlined by Tom and the responses noted:

Reference: 19/00646/PP Proposal: Alterations, extension and change of use of existing Cook School to form a dwelling house and erection of perimeter fence (amended design relative to planning permission reference 17/00016/PP). Location: Corrie House, Craobh Haven, , and Bute, PA31 8UA. Applicant: Mr and Mrs Adamson, Corrie House, Craobh Haven, , PA31 8UA.

Craignish Community Council does not wish to a make a representation.

Reference: 19/00077/PP Proposal: Repositioning of vehicular access to that approved under 18/00982/PP, erection of two greenhouses and ground/engineering works (retrospective). Location: Garden Ground of Achnandarrach, Craobh Haven, Argyll and Bute, PA31 8UA. Applicant: Mr Malcolm Kirk, Achnandarrach, Craobh Haven, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, PA31 8UA.

Given CCCs previous request to the council on 18/00982/PP with regard to LDP, TPO and OSPA to take all policies into account, the CCC has made the following response to the planning department with regards to this application;

“We find it difficult to ascertain from the submitted drawings what action is to be taken in relation to the unauthorised engineering works which have had an adverse effect on neighbouring land, trees and the OSPA. Clearly this has been a major issue and whilst we are happy that this is now being dealt with by Argyll & Bute Council, we must ask that this be brought in line with what would have been permitted prior to the unauthorised works taking place.”

LDP The current Local Development Plan runs until 2020. Since 2016 they have been developing the next version known as LDP 2. It is now anticipated that the Proposed Local Development Plan 2 will be available for public consultation in June 2019. You can view the updated Development Plan Scheme by following the link below; https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/dps_approved_2019_online.pdf

7. Convenor’s Report 1) BEAR have a £24 million investment planned for road maintenance, please visit their website for further details. 2) Local Authorities are reviewing how short term lets are managed, primarily in response to the effect that Air B&B has had on built up areas. It is thought that planning permission will need to be sought for these lets; the report is due out on the 19th July. 3) Reece apologised personally for the length of time it is taking to complete the bus shelter. A letter from Colin Davidson was read out in which he asked why it was not completed yet and pointing out that if we had settled for a Council shelter it would have been on place long ago. Reece answered this by stating that the change of leadership within the Fire Service had not helped and the frame took longer to make as it was upgraded to oak.

8. Secretary’s Report There was no report to give.

9. Treasurer’s Report Please see report below.

10. Concern for the Craignish Church Following the departure of the minister and the unlikelihood of a replacement being found, a case needs to be made to keep the church going. There was a meeting due to be held on Thursday 6th June and it was agreed widely to wait for the outcome of this before taking further steps. A report that had been put together by CRAG in 2012 was to be looked out and taken to the meeting for reference.

11. Report from Craignish Community Company Ian Saunders gave the following report:

C3 REPORT FOR CC MEETING 05/06/19

Board: Chairman Iain Saunders, Vice-Chairman Tim Barlow, Treasurer John Clarke, Secretary Vacant, Rory Day, Scott Mannion, Wil Craig and Trish O’Reilly.

Meeting Minutes: These will in future be posted on the C3 website.

Specific Developments

Local Transport Initiative: Presentation by Antonia Baird and Tom McCardel. C3 is happy to be the community umbrella organisation if required.

Craignish Boat Club Tall Ship Training: C3 agreed to be the fund raising channel for this initiative.

Community/School Play Area: The focus is on delivery to the school /community by the end of August. At this point the management of the space needs to be handed over to a dedicated group with participation by the parents and the community reporting into C3.

IOSS 30/05/19

Ian also mentioned that there might be grants available for the installation of fibre optic broadband, something that C3 is looking in to. Two further people have also been trained to spray/inject Japanese knotweed and this will commence in August.

12. A&B Council Information 1) Cllr Dougie Philand expressed concern for the older members of the district and the lack of provision for their care, 22 elderly are currently homed out with Argyll at the moment. 2) On the 9th May area committees were extended to give local members more of a say and accountability rather than at central level. 3) Traffic Management are committed to finding a permanent solution to the Rest and Be Thankful.

13. Any Other Business 1) On the 23rd May, Tom held a meeting with Antonia Baird, David Bracken (Dunadd Community Enterprise) and Rachael Murphy from Community Transport Association Scotland to further discuss a community transport initiative. Funding and the recruitment of drivers are the first steps to be taken with possible sources of funding coming from: a. Energy Saving Trust if use electric vehicles b. Youth project funding for children and families c. Lottery’s digital fund to develop a programme/app for booking or managing driving rotas. A further meeting is scheduled of the w/c 10th or 17th June and the CCC is looking forward to hearing more about this exciting project. 2) Concern was raised for the safety of buses turning back into the Fire Station as cars park too close to the entrance and limit the space available. The yellow boxing that used to keep this area clear has worn off and so Cllr Dougie Philand offered to ask A&B Council whether they might re-paint it. 3) Dog fouling still remains an issue on both sides of the Peninsular and work continues to be done to provide bins and encourage people to clean up after their dogs. 4) The question of whether EU citizens can be elected on onto a CC was asked; Rebecca will email Melissa Stewart for the answer to this.

14. Date of Next Meeting This will be on the 7th August 2019.

Reece thanked all those for attending and bought the meeting to a close at 8.30pm.

Treasurer Report Wednesday 5th June 2019

1. Phil now has on-line read access to bank account

2. No movement in the account since April so balance sheet is as below

3. The figures below have split our funds to hopefully give a clearer picture (Bank Balance £8913.42, Restricted funds of £6673.72 available for the Waiting Place and £2239.70 of unrestricted funds.)

Craignish Community Council

Funds Available - Balance Sheet

As at 3rd June 2019 £ £ Restricted:

Meeting Place £ 6,673.72

£ 6,673.72

Unrestricted:

Income Argyll and Bute Grant £ 434.10 Surplus from 2017-18 £ 1,864.60

Expenditure Hall Fees Cheque Jan-19 -£ 24.00 Data Protection 10C DD Mar-19 -£ 35.00

£ 2,239.70

£ 8,913.42

Represented by: Bank of Scotland Balance 03/06/19 £ 8,913.42

£ 8,913.42

Liabilities Cheques Issued NONE

Net Balance 8,913.42 Craignish Community Council

Funds Available - Balance Sheet

As at 3rd June 2019 £ £ Restricted:

Meeting Place £ 6,673.72

£ 6,673.72

Unrestricted:

Income Argyll and Bute Grant £ 434.10 Surplus from 2017-18 £ 1,864.60

Expenditure Hall Fees Cheque Jan-19 -£ 24.00 Data Protection 10C DD Mar-19 -£ 35.00

£ 2,239.70

£ 8,913.42

Represented by: Bank of Scotland Balance 03/06/19 £ 8,913.42

£ 8,913.42

Liabilities Cheques Issued NONE

Net Balance 8,913.42

Meeting Place Income Meeting Place - Awards for All £ 9,951.00

Meeting Place - Argyll and Bute £ 500.00

£ 10,451.00

Expenditure Planning -£ 261.00 May-17 Tech fees -£ 450.00 May-18 Frame Jonny -£ 3,066.28 Jan-19

-£ 3,777.28

Available £ 6,673.72

Phil Dickinson 05/06/19

Addendum to Planning Report for the period 3rd April to 5th June 2019

The following applications were submitted during this period and were unfortunately not included in the Planning Report.

19/00592/PP

Erection of extension to existing balcony Location: Buidhe Lodge, Craobh Haven, Lochgilphead, Argyll And Bute, PA31 8UA

Applicant: Mr Robin Barr, West Titwood, Titwood Road, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Scotland, G77 6RP

Agent: Tom McCardel Associates, The Smithy Studio, Barbreck, Lochgilphead,

T McC passed this to the other members, declaring an interest. Rebecca responded to the council stating the we “did not wish to make any representation”

19/00823/PP

Proposal: Renewal of planning permission reference 16/01403/PP (Erection of dwelling house)

Location: Land West Of Craobh House, Craobh Haven, Argyll And Bute

Applicant: Mr Stanley Hampton Craobh Haven, By Lochgilphead, Argyll And Bute, PA31 8UA

Agent: Tom McCardel Associates, The Smithy Studio, Barbreck, Lochgilphead, Argyll And Bute

T McC passed this to the other members, declaring an interest. Rebecca responded to the council stating the we “did not wish to make any representation.”

19/00887/PNELEC

Proposal: Installation of substation Location: Land North Of Torso Craobh Haven Cottages, Craobh Haven, Lochgilphead, Argyll And Bute

Applicant: Scottish And Southern Electricity Networks Argyll And West Highland, South Caledonia Region, Crannog Lane, , Argyll And Bute, PA34 4HB

Agent: N/A Development Type: N0 - not required for statutory returns.

This was a “prior notification”. Nonetheless we responded by saying that we “did not wish to make any representation.”