COMPTON DANDO PARISH COUNCIL
(SERVING BURNETT, CHEWTON KEYNSHAM, COMPTON DANDO, QUEEN CHARLTON, & WOOLLARD (EAST))
PARISH COUNCIL AGENDA
TO BE HELD ON 20TH DECEMBER 2016 IN COMPTON DANDO PARISH HALL
To all Parish Councillors
You are summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council on Tuesday 20th December At 8.00pm in the Parish Hall in Compton Dando
Susan Smith – Clerk to the Parish Council Date: 13th December 2016
The public are welcome to attend.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Please note that prior to the official business of the meeting; members of the Parish are welcome to raise any Parish issues. Additionally, planning applications may be verbally presented by the applicant or their agent.
Please inform the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting if you wish to arrange a speaking slot. Please keep your speech to a maximum of 3 minutes.
This meeting may be filmed or recorded (please refer to the Parish Council protocol on the filming and recording of meetings, adopted 16th September 2014, available at http//:www.comptondando-parishcouncil.org.uk/docs_publications/).
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ANY MEMBER’S PERSONAL OR PREJUDICIAL INTEREST IN ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA
3. QUESTIONS ON NOTICE BY MEMBERS Members may ask the Chairman any question concerning the business of the Council, provided that notice of the question has been given to the Parish Clerk in writing at least 4 clear days before the meeting where possible, and in any case to the Chairman, in writing, before the meeting.
4. TO CONFIRM MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON 15TH NOVEMBER 2016
5. FINANCE 5.1 TO RECEIVE A REPORT OF PARISH COUNCIL FINANCE
5.2 TO APPROVE AND SIGN CHEQUES FOR PAYMENT FOR THE PARISH COUNCIL
5.3 TO APPROVE AND SIGN CHEQUES FOR PAYMENT FOR THE PARISH HALL
5.4 TO AGREE THE LEVEL OF THE S137 GRANT
5.5 TO APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016 TO 2017
B&NES Council have informed the Clerk that the Local Council Tax Support Grant will be phased out as follows: www.comptondando-parishcouncil.org.uk Mob: 07746930582 [email protected]
2017/2018 £110 2018/2019 £50 2019/2020 £0
5.6 TO DECIDE ON THE PRECEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2017/2018
5.7 NAT WEST ACCOUNTS SIGNATURE CHANGES
6. MATTERS ARISING To receive any available updates on matters arising from last meeting:
6.1 A MEETING HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR 7 PM ON TUESDAY 21ST FEBRUARY WITH DICK WHITTINGTON The meeting will take place before the February Parish Council meeting in February. It will be an opportunity to discuss with Dick, the new role the Parish Council has taken on by becoming sole trustees for Compton Dando Parish Hall which is now a registered charity. Members of the Parish Hall Management Committee will also be invited.
6.2 FINGER POST MAINTENANCE AND PAINTING - UPDATE
7. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION 7.1 TO DECIDE ON WHETHER TO CONTRIBUTE £300 TOWARDS THE REPAIR OF THE BATHFORD HILL FINGERPOST WITH THE VILLAGERS FINDING THE REST OF THE MONEY
7.2 TO DECIDE ON THE FLOOD REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PARISH
7.3 TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE DEBRIS ON THE MILLENNIUM GREEN FOLLOWING FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN
8. PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED 8.1 16/03245/FUL Knights Folly Farm Woollard Lane Publow Bristol Bath And North East Somerset Provision of new site access and agricultural engineering works.
8.2 16/05656/FUL The Bungalow, Park House Lane, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2SG Erection of 2No dwellings and associated access.
9. APPEALS 9.1 14/01379/FUL ‘Change of use of land to private gypsy and traveller caravan site (Retrospective) (Resubmission of 13/02781/FUL) The appeal has been allowed.
10. DECISIONS 10.1 16/00859/LBA Tucking Mill Farmhouse Tuckingmill Lane Compton Dando Bristol (CDPC Support) Internal and external alterations to provide additional internal accommodation to residential annexe Tucking Mill Barn (ancillary to main dwelling) and minor works to existing garage. CONSENT
10.2 16/00856/FUL Tucking Mill Farmhouse Tuckingmill Lane Compton Dando Bristol (CDPC Support)
Construction of additional internal accommodation to residential annexe Tucking Mill Barn (ancillary to main dwelling) and minor works to existing single garage. PERMIT
11. ENFORCEMENTS
Members of the Parish that may have a concern regarding suspected unauthorised building works, retrospective planning or non-permitted change of use to a building may report this directly to the Enforcement Department of Bath and North East Somerset Council by emailing [email protected] or telephoning 01225 394041 (planning department extension) OR alternatively you may report the same in confidence to the Parish www.comptondando-parishcouncil.org.uk Mob: 07746930582 [email protected]
Clerk (details below). The matter of enforcement will be held in strict confidence and will not be discussed by the Parish Council until an Enforcement Notice is issued at which stage the matter will be brought to the attention of the Parish Council by the Local Authority.
UPDATES REQUESTED ON: 11.1 None
ENFORCEMENT MATTERS FOR INFORMATION
15/00529/NONCOM Old Oak House Burnett – Enforcement notice to come into effect on 27th December unless an appeal is made to the Planning inspectorate beforehand.
THE MATTERS WHICH APPEAR TO CONSTITUTE THE BREACH OF PLANNING CONTROL Without planning permission, development on the Land as defined under section 55, Part III, Chapter 8 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Without planning permission, the change in use of agricultural land to domestic garden.
12. ITEMS FOR ACTION None
13. CORRESPONDENCE FOR ACTION
13.1 PUBLOW AND PENSFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN CONSULTATION The submitted Neighbourhood Plan proposal and supporting documents can be viewed on the website www.bathnes.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning
The publicity period during which representations can be made runs from:
Friday 18th November 2016- Friday 13th January 2017 at 5pm
• email comments to [email protected] • write to Planning Policy, Planning Services, B&NES Council, PO Box 5006, Bath, BA1 1JG
13.2 A LETTER RECEIVED FROM LESLEY BOWES WITH CONCERNS OVER THE CONDITION OF THE GRASS AT QUEEN CHARLTON BECOMING UNSUITABLE FOR MOWING IF THE CARS ARE NOT PREVENTED FROM DRIVING OVER IT
14. CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION 14.1 AN EMAIL WAS RECEIVED FORM A PARISHIONER STATING THAT A BLOCKED DRAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF BATHFORN HILL HAD BEEN REPORTED TO B&NES COUNCIL The reference for this report is 193340. 14.2 A BLOCKED DRAIN ON COURT HILL OPPOSITE VICARAGE LANE HAS BEEN REPORTED The reference for this report is 193718. 14.3 A BLOCKED STREAM AT COMPTON DANDO BRIDGE HAS BEEN REPORTED The reference for this report is 194319. 14.4 SIMON MORRISSEY, SENIOR ENGINEER FOR DRAINAGE AT B&NES COUNCIL, EMAILED TO SAY THAT THE TRASH SCREEN IS WAITING FOR THE FABRICATOR TO FINISH THE WORKS
14.5 SIMON MORRISSEY EMAILED TO SAY THAT THE VARIOUS ISSUES ON THE B3116 RELATING TO FLOODING ARE BEING INVESTIGATED
14.6 NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED THAT COUNCILLOR DAWN DRURY HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PARISH CHARTER WORK GROUP
14.7 ROAD CLOSURE HUNSTRETE LANE, COMPTON DANDO STARTNG 9 JANUARY 2017 FOR 4 DAYS
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Notice is hereby given that the Bath and North East Somerset Council in pursuance of the provisions of section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 intends to make an order the effect of which will be to temporarily introduce a road closure in that length of Hunstrete Lane, Compton Dando from the junction of Cockers Hill for a distance of approximately 150 metres in a south-easterly direction.
This order is required because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near the road to facilitate the excavation and laying of a duct in the carriageway by Oakus Ltd and will be operative from the 9th January 2017 for a maximum period of two weeks. However, the restrictions may not be effected for the whole of the period but it is anticipated that the road will be restricted as and when traffic signs are in position and only for so long as is necessary to execute the works which it is anticipated will be for four days.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE – Cockers Hill – South on Rankers Lane – Hunstrete Lane and vice versa
Applicant details: Mark Spear, Oakus Ltd Telephone: 07929 014486
14.8 Following the 15th November meeting Councillor CW drafted a response to the item:
13.5 EMAIL FROM LOUISE FRADD RESPONSIBLE OFFICER FOR THE JSP AND JTS OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THE NEW CONSULTATION The draft response was approved by the Councillors via email before submission by the Clerk. The response is appended.
15. REPORTS 15.1 PARISH HALL REPORT (APPENDED) 15.2 VILLAGE UPDATES 15.2.1 THE 20MPH SIGNS ARE NOW UP IN COMPTON DANDO 15.3 PCAA ANNUAL REVIEW 6TH DECEMBER- COUNCILLOR CW
16. ITEMS OF REPORT TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING
DATE OF NEXT MEETING IS 17 JANUARY 2017 AT 8.00PM IN COMPTON DANDO PARISH HALL
COMPTON DANDO PARISH COUNCIL Preliminary Response to the Draft Spatial Plan
BANES has recently completed its core strategy for the period to 2030. In our locality, there has recently been significant re-designation of Greenbelt land to development status for housing purposes. The draft spatial plan which covers a period 2030 and beyond also contains significant further erosion of the Greenbelt to meet housing targets. The Parish Council questions the status of these re-designations in the planning framework – in particular whether the inclusion of this re-designation has a legal status which could precipitate premature development.
These large developments create substantial stress on local infrastructure, which can only be met by more development of roads, schools, hospitals etc. all of which require significant areas of land. The occupants of these developments will also need places for employment. The draft spatial plan is largely silent on these issues. So as we move forward, it is inevitable there will either be more land taken to meet these needs, or huge infrastructure will be required to make the plans workable. As Compton Dando Parish is the major land www.comptondando-parishcouncil.org.uk Mob: 07746930582 [email protected]
area adjacent to the proposed developments this puts the Parish into a key place in the development plan. The first impact will be the large increase in traffic and rat running on the small country roads, but the likelihood is that because the plan has serious shortcomings, the result will be a gradual destruction of this area of considerable natural beauty.
The questions that the Parish Council asks are:
Has the need for houses in these area been clearly demonstrated? The economic hub of the Southwest is surely the Avonmouth docks, and hinterland. Building houses to the Southwest of Bristol introduces huge pressure on the infrastructure as people will have to move from this locality to that area to work.
Bath is a World Heritage Site. Building large housing developments, many of which will be visible or nearby, seems to be an extraordinary objective in the context of a long term plan.
The fundamental question raised by this planning exercise is: “does what has been proposed for both our locality and the metropolitan area of Bristol and Bath really represent the best that can be achieved, and has enough time been spent addressing alternatives which genuinely provide for a sustainable future?” It is the council’s belief that the vision has been compromised by the desire to meet pre-set timetables.
Parish Hall Report
December 2016
This report must, of course, start by recording the committee’s debt of gratitude to Katherine Bunyan who sadly died in the latter half of November. Katherine contributed enormously to the work of the committee and many a villager will miss her making her way to their front door, knowing that such a visit heralded a win on the Hall lottery! She will be sadly missed.
The extremely heavy rain over the penultimate weekend of November had our flood defences tested in anger once more and on this occasion the situation was exacerbated by the half-executed improvements to the culvert entrance. The contractors have left the culvert temporally guarded by a piece of “weldmesh”, acting as a grating, unfortunately the build-up of debris and the consequent weight of water forced the weldmesh into the mouth of the culvert, rendering it impossible to be cleared until the flow of water had abated.
I write this having just returned from a trip to France and I can see that the contractors have made no further progress with the improvements to the culvert. They need to be cautioned that the present arrangement is dangerous: any strong flow in the stream could see a child or an animal dragged into the culvert so B&NES should be encouraged to oversee the completion of the task. The finished work on the culvert will, I imagine, from the drawings, be a great improvement but the present state is most unsatisfactory the work needs urgent completion.
There are no other matters to report but I would like to thank a number of villagers who helped out during the flooding: I would particularly like to thank Ben Wall, as ever, Jeremy Box and, again as ever, Andy Fox but any number of other villages provided offers of help and moral support.
John Dottridge 13th December 2016 www.comptondando-parishcouncil.org.uk Mob: 07746930582 [email protected]