Trull Parish Council Newsletter February 2019 www.trullparishcouncil.org Planning The Somerset Wood. Applications considered by interested in becoming a councillor, Somerset County Council in Trull Parish Council: on Saturday 23rd February from partnership with Taunton Deane 42/18/0050/T 5 Bradbeers, Trull. 1pm at Deane House, Belvedere Borough Council, Cheddon Application to repollard four black Road, Taunton. The event will Fitzpaine and West Monkton poplar trees in TPO. Support. outline the background to the new Parish Councils is creating The 42/18/0051 Trull Lawn Tennis Club, council, how local authorities Somerset Wood, to commemorate Sweethay Lane, Staplehay. operate and how the democratic the county’s fallen in World War Replacement and upgrade of process works. It will also focus on One. The Wood will cover 23 floodlights. Support. the practicalities of being a acres and comprise 11,281 trees, 42/18/0052/T Higher Lea, Wild Oak councillor. There will be an to be planted over the next three Lane. Application to fell one yew opportunity for members of the winters. Areas will be marked out tree and one laurel in TPO public to discover what that entails as Campaigns in order that it will Oppose in the absence of a report first hand from several serving be possible to visit specific areas from a tree specialist. councillors. Information will also be to honour those remembered. The TDBC decisions: available for people interested in partners are asking Parish becoming a parish councillor in the 42/18/0047 Erection of a single nd Councils across Somerset to storey extension and porch to the elections on 2 May 2019. precept funds annually to cover front of Kottla, New Road, Trull. the cost of maintenance from the Conditional approval. Electric Car Charging initial planting of a metre high 42/18/0045 Alterations to roof, The Parish Council is looking into ‘whip’ to a 12 – 15 ft. tree. This is erection of first floor extension, the possibility of installing an anticipated to be about £25.00 per conversion of garage and carport electric car charging point in Trull. tree. The Parish Council has to create additional habitable The Government is making grants agreed to sponsor four trees with a accommodation at Conifers, of £500 per charge point to donation of £100 a year. encourage their installation across Dipford Road, Trull (Amended scheme to 42/18/0007). the country, and TDBC is also Conditional approval. considering further grants of £1,000 Police Report. 42/18/0034 Change of use from towards the cost of installation in PCSO Lyndsay Smith has joined ancillary to residential dwelling at parishes this year. The Chairman the beat covering Trull. She gave Cutsey House, Cutsey Pavilion, has identified a possible site in a report for the last three months Cutsey House Lane, Trull front of the Memorial Hall. The where 21 incidents were recorded. (retention of works already charging point could be either single November: – 2 suspicious activity, undertaken). Refusal. or a double charging mounted on a 1 theft from a vehicle, 2 road 42/18/0036 Erection of single post immediately in front of parking related, 1 criminal damage, 2 storey extensions to side and front bays. The car park is jointly owned assaults. December: - 4 concern with internal layout alterations at by the Memorial Hall and All Saints for welfare, 1 theft, 1 domestic, 1 Everdene (formerly known as Church Trull; so the Chairman is anti-social behaviour, and 1 Cotmaton), Honiton Road, Trull. holding talks with both of their abandoned vehicle. January: - 2 Conditional approval. committees to see if and how a suspicious incidents, 1 mental 42/18/0042 charging point could be facilitated. health, 1 concern for welfare, 1 Demolition of agricultural building criminal damage. with the erection of 1 No. detached Hall AGM The AGM of the Memorial Hall is to dwelling with detached double Beat Surgeries garage and associated works at be held at 7.00 pm on Thursday 14th March 2019 in the Pearce Beat Surgeries will be held at the Dipford Farm, Gatchell Farm, Trull. Hive café in Trull Church Refusal. Suite. The meeting is open to any members of the public who may Community Centre between 11am th wish to attend and who will be made and 12 midday on: 13 March, th th th rd Become a Councillor. most welcome. 10 April, 8 May, 5 June, 3 Taunton Deane Borough Council is July, 31st July and 28th August. hosting an event to anyone Trull Parish Verge maintenance Councillors Council Meeting Roadside verges and footpaths are Anthony Kent (Chairman) The next meeting of Trull Parish the responsibility of SCC who The Coach House, Dipford, Trull, Council will take place on Monday should be informed of problems via TA3 7NR 18th February at 7:15 pm in the their website Tel: 01823 423196 Pearce Suite, Trull Memorial Hall. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/roads- Email: [email protected] parking-and-transport/problems-on- the-road/report-an-overgrown- Jo Wooldridge (Vice-Chairman) Agenda setting verge-or-hedge-on-the-road/ 21 Church Road, Trull. TA3 7JZ If you have an item that you wish to Or Tel: 01823 253057 be discussed by Trull Parish http://www.somerset.gov.uk/roads- Email: [email protected] Council please contact the Clerk parking-and-transport/problems-on- with details of the issue and where the-road/report-a-problem-with-a- Ann Hudson possible your expected outcome. public-right-of-way/ Amberd Farm, Amberd Lane, The agenda for Parish Council Staplehay. TA3 7AA meetings is set one week in Tel: 01823 252627 advance. Any item received with Planning Email:[email protected] less notice will be held over to the The Parish Council can make m following month. The agenda is comments on applications in the displayed on the official Parish area to be considered by TDBC. To Nick Hancock Council noticeboard on the side of discuss an application contact Heatherdene, Comeytrowe Road, the Geoff Hewett Pavilion and Tessa Dean, Ann Hudson or David Trull. published on the website: Langham. Tel: 337100 trullparishcouncil.org.uk Email: Open Spaces [email protected]. uk Website The Open Spaces Working Group usually meets on the 1st Sunday The Trull Parish Council website Tessa Dean and the 3rd Wednesday of the has information about Council 1Wild Oak Mews, Honiton Road, month. Anyone who wants to join in business and your parish Trull, TA3 7JR councillors. It also has minutes, should contact Tessa Dean on Tel: 01823 619760/07966 580165 agendas and newsletters plus 07966 580165 or by email: Email: details of the Playing Field [email protected] [email protected] Management Committee. www.trullparishcouncil.org.uk Flooding Linda Brierley 9 Bradbeers, Staplehay, TA3 7JQ If you have any concerns about flooding or want to report a flood Tel: 01823 336150 Playing Field Committee Email: The Playing Field Management please contact Anthony Kent on: 01823 423196 or [email protected] Committee has responsibility for the email: [email protected] day to day running of the King Brian Pretty George V playing field and the 9 Southwell Close, Trull, TA3 7EU Geoff Hewett Pavilion. The Footpaths Tel: 01823 272384 Chairman Anthony Kent can be For any Footpath issues contact Email: [email protected] contacted at Brian Pretty on 01823 272384 or [email protected] [email protected] Anne Clark 7 Southwell Close. Trull, TA3 7EU Book Exchange Tel: 07599519726 Pavilion Hire Email: The Geoff Hewett Pavilion is For information on the Book exchange please contact Dee Luke. [email protected] available to hire for sports and exercise classes or private Tel: 07930 377108. Oversized books and magazines cannot be Laurence Forgham functions. Anyone who wants Rivendell, Amberd Lane, TA3 7AA further information should contact accommodated. Tel: 07809701827 the Bookings Secretary Sue Email: [email protected] Khattab on 07827 335631. Parish Clerk Becky Howat David Langham Advertising on PC Land 1 Glencoe Terrace, Trull, TA3 7JY Oaklands, Gatchell Meadow, TA3 7HY Only local not-for-profit events can Tel: 07864 571797 Email: [email protected] Tel: 07859 069485. be advertised on land owned by the Email: Council. Requests must be made in [email protected] writing to [email protected] Email: [email protected] .