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Stanford Rivers Parish Council 1 STANFORD RIVERS PARISH COUNCIL Ware Farm, The Street, High Roding, Essex, CM6 1NT Tel: 077 377 36365 Fax: 01992 524756 Email: [email protected] Clerk to the Council. Adriana Jones 6th March 2015 TO: ALL COUNCILLORS You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council which will be held on Thursday 12th March 2015, in the Toot Hill, Village Hall, Toot Hill, at 5.10 pm to transact the business shown in the Agenda below. Adriana Jones, Clerk to the Council Members of the public and press are invited to attend this meeting AGENDA QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC To RECEIVE questions from members of the public at 5.00pm. In accordance with an agreed procedure, the time allocated for public questions shall be limited to 10 minutes or such other period determined by the Chairman of the Meeting. 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE FROM COUNCILLORS To RECEIVE any apologies for absence. 2. OTHER ABSENCES To NOTE any absences for which no apology has been received. 3. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES To APPROVE, as a correct record, the Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 8th January 2015 as attached to the agenda at pages 6-12. 4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To RECEIVE any Declarations of Interest by Members. Any Member with a personal interest in a matter must consider whether it is a Disclosable Pecuniary, Non Pecuniary or Other Pecuniary Interest, and declare it accordingly. A Member who is unsure as to how to declare their interest should seek independent advice 5. CLERKS COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE REPORT To RECEIVE the oral report of the Clerk on matters which may be of current interest to Members and which require a formal update, and to RECEIVE such correspondence and communication as the Clerk may place before the Council. o RCCE Best Kept village competition 2015 entry forms - deadline 10th April 2015 o Email from EALC Chairman John Gili-Ross inviting Chairman to attend Coffee morning on 2nd April - opportunity to get to know Chairman and what is happening for Councils around the County, whether big or small. o Police Partnership Conference - 25th March - £20 / delegate o Next EF Local Council Liaison meeting on 26th March o Email - Chris Overend, Communities, Policy and Grants Officer EFDC, reference grant funding and support for residents affected by flooding STANFORD RIVERS PARISH COUNCIL - 2 - Meeting: PARISH COUNCIL Date 12th March 2015 o EFDC - Loughton Town Council has applied for a Neighbourhood Plan area to be designated - full details are at www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning - Deadline for responses 20th March 2015 o ECC - letter ref erection of seasonable decorations, banners and signs - If an individual or organisation wishes to display items on or above the public highway at any time of the year, advance consent is required from the highway authority (Essex County Council), in accordance with The Highways Act 1980. There is an 8 week consultation period. o Community Clear Up day - 21st March 2015 o Email from ECC Flooding team to confirm that the three flooding issues as agreed at the January meeting have been submitted to Essex Highways. o Countywide Superfast Essex Parish Engagement Event - Wednesday 18th March (10am to 12 noon) at the Essex Record Office, in Chelmsford. Cllr Saridja attending. o EFDC council tax 2015/2016 frozen for fifth year. o It was agreed at the 15th December EFDC Cabinet meeting that: Forester Magazine will cease publication with the effect from April 2015 with a potential saving of £44,000 in 2015/16. Information is to be disseminated to residences with other correspondence such as Council Tax Bills. The council will pursue the option of Improving Cost Recovery – Charging Parish Councils for services such as information or assistance given and enforcement service EALC Data protection regulations - To be on next agenda 6. PLANNING APPLICATIONS 1. To CONSIDER any planning applications submitted to the Parish Council for comment as detailed below EPF/0258/15 11 Garden Fields, Single storey rear and two storey side and rear extension Stanford Rivers CM5 9PL http://planpub.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/NIM.websearch/Exter Applicant: Mr S Molloy nalEntryPoint.aspx?SEARCH_TYPE=1&DOC_CLASS_C Officer: James Rogers ODE=PL&FOLDER1_REF=573561 Deadline: 21st March EPF/0268/15 Little Sandon, Romford Creation of additional vehicular access Rd, Stanford Rivers, CM5 9PD http://planpub.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/NIM.websearch/Exter Applicant: Mr G Oddy nalEntryPoint.aspx?SEARCH_TYPE=1&DOC_CLASS_C Officer: Marie-Claire ODE=PL&FOLDER1_REF=573577 Tovey Deadline: 21st March 2. To NOTE any planning applications which have been responded to by way of the Clerks delegated powers: EPF/0179/15 Stanford River House, Listed building consent to reconfigure existing main porch LB 135 London Road, NO OBJECTION Stanford Rivers Deadline: 9th March EPF/0176/15 71 London Road, Two storey rear extension Stanford Rivers, Ongar NO OBJECTION CM5 9PN Deadline: 9th March EPF/2936/14 Land adj to Longacre Outline planning application for proposed new 4 bed Cottage, School Road, dwelling with some matters reserved Stanford Rivers, CM5 OBJECTION - Development within the Green Belt - 9PU Any development of this land is contrary to Para 89 of Deadline: 6th February the NPPF, which states that A local planning authority should regard the construction of new buildings as inappropriate in Green Belt. 3. To NOTE any planning applications upon which EFDC do not normally accept comments STANFORD RIVERS PARISH COUNCIL - 3 - Meeting: PARISH COUNCIL Date 12th March 2015 EPF/0008/15 Grove Cottage, Epping Certificate of lawful development for the proposed two Road, Toot Hill, CM5 storey rear extension 9SQ 4. To NOTE any enforcement actions or appeals New Enforcement Officer: Clare Munday New report Issue Site: 43 Berwick Lane ENF/0069/15 Breach: Alterations to a listed building New Enforcement Officer: Dave Thompson New Report Issue Site: Tall Pines, 69 London Road ENF/0071/15 Breach: Erection of side & rear extension and fence removed. New Enforcement Officer: Simon Cullen Update requested Issue Site: 2 Church Cottages, School Road ENF/0543/14 Breach: Formation of vehicular access PL/6793 5. To NOTE the following planning decisions by EFDC EPF/2377/14 Millrite Engineering, DRC - Conditions 5& 6 'Contaminated Land' of 151-153 London Road planning permission EPF/1008/11 PARTIALLY APPROVE EPF/2728/14 The Cottage, Toot Hill Demolition of part of existing property and Road extension to provide large open plan living/kitchen/dining area and extension to rear to provide new bedroom and bathroom. New hipped roof to resulting dwelling. PC had no objection. PERMISSION REFUSED Reasons of Green Belt. EPF/2769/14 Toot Hill Golf Club, Single storey extensions of restaurant/bar and School Road, SR spike bar PERMISSION GRANTED EPF/2256/14 The Old Rectory, Old Replacement of existing greenhouse with a new Rectory Road, Alitex greenhouse. PC had no objection Stanford Rivers, PERMISSION GRANTED EPF/2269/14 Parcel of land opposite Erection of two-bay stables on land opposite Toot Hill, Toot Hill Blackberry House, Toot Hill. PC had no objection Road, Ongar CM5 PERMISSION GRANTED (WITH COND) 9QP EPF/2292/14 TRE Berwick Farm, Berwick TPO/EPF/52/09: General tree and woodland Lane, Ongar, Essex, management to area known as "20 Acre Wood" - CM5 9PY Removal of less than 5 cubic meters. PC had no objection PERMISSION GRANTED (WITH COND) EPF/2393/14 8 Epping Road, Toot Single storey rear and garden room. PC had no Hill, Stanford Rivers, objection. PERMISSION GRANTED 7. REPORTS & MEMBERS REPORTS To Receive Brief Reports from Members and to RECEIVE any questions emanating from those reports Chairman's Report Vice Chairman's Report District and County Councillor Reports Councillors Reports o Update on Speedwatch scheme - next meeting due April 2015 o Update on if Cllr Saridja met with County Broadband STANFORD RIVERS PARISH COUNCIL - 4 - Meeting: PARISH COUNCIL Date 12th March 2015 Other reports (inc Broadband, website, newsletter) o Broadband update - Please see attached email response from Superfast Essex following the Clerks query. In addition, Cllr Saridja is attending the Broadband update event on 18th March 2015. Members are reminded that in order to ensure smooth and prompt running of the meeting it would be prudent to provide the Clerk with a written copy of their report in order that this can be circulated to all Members with the Agenda. 8. HIGHWAYS a) Councillors are asked to NOTE that there is no further update to the reported Highways Matters. b) Notice of Road Closures ECC has changed how it reports road closures. An email is sent to the Clerk giving a link to a website (www.v6.roadworks.org), which in turn will contain links to the various notices of closure. This is accessible by all residents. Local Highways Panel c) The possibility of a Cycle Path along the A113 (Woodmans pub to Passingford Bridge) was detailed in the agenda for the 29th January LHP meeting, and is currently 'awaiting validation'. d) Following discussion at the January Parish Council meeting, the proposal for a reduction in speed limit along the A113 to the Woodman pub was submitted, together with the suggestion of additional white lining and no overtaking signs. Please see attached email thread at pages13-14. The LHP team have stated that a reduction in speed limit does not fit with criteria required, and as such it will not be put forward for consideration by the LHP. However, the white lining and signs are going through the validation process. Cllr Jackson has received confirmation from the builder that people could be moving into the houses at Milrites as early as April. Councillors are asked to CONSIDER how they would like to move forward with this issue.
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