Moreton, Bobbingworth & the Lavers Parish Council
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MORETON, BOBBINGWORTH & THE LAVERS PARISH COUNCIL Clerk : Mrs Adriana Jones, Ware Farm, The Street, High Roding, Essex, CM6 1NT Tel: 077 377 36365 Email: [email protected] 6th January 2015 TO: ALL COUNCILLORS You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council which will be held on Monday 12th January 2014, in the Moreton Village Hall, Moreton at 7.30pm 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 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 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 Meeting of the Parish Council held on 10th November 2014 (Attached at Appendix 1 - Pages 7-16), and to discuss any matters arising from these minutes, and agree any outstanding actions. 4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To RECEIVE any Declarations of Interest by Members. A 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. PARISHIONERS FORUM To RECEIVE questions from members of the public. 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. 6. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING To RECEIVE an update on progress with the Neighbourhood Plan. 7. REPORTS To RECEIVE any questions emanating from any reports from Councillors who wish to give a report and/or who are representatives on Committees, Working Groups, Outside Bodies and other meetings that Councillors or the Clerk have attended and which, if available, will be reproduced if they have been submitted by Councillors for inclusion a) BOBBINGWORTH NATURE RESERVE - No Report b) DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REPORTS c) PARISH COUNCILLOR REPORTS Cllr John Collin / Colin Thompson - Update required on Sign for Pump House. Cllr Thompson - Moreton Pavement 8. HIGHWAYS As agreed at the November meeting, Cllr McEwen arranged a meeting with Cllr Eddie Johnson, ECC Cabinet Member for Highway Maintenance and Small Scheme Delivery, Cllr Rodney Bass, ECC Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, together with a number of representatives from the Ringway Jacobs organisation, on 2nd December. The Clerk will give a summary at the meeting, however attached to the agenda at Appendix 2 (pages 17-18) is a - 1 - MBL Parish Council Meeting: COUNCIL Date 6th January 2014 copy of the content of an email sent by the Clerk to Cllr McEwen which summarises the meeting. a) Updates Councillors are asked to NOTE the update on Parish Council reported Highway issues as attached to the agenda at Appendix 3 (Pages 19-22). b) Essex Highways - Local Highways Panel request A request has been received from Kim Shenton, Highway Liaison Officer for Brentwood and EF District Local Highway Panel inviting suggested highway improvement requests for consideration in the 2015/2016 Financial Year. Councillors are asked to CONSIDER if they would like to put forward any schemes. c) Road Closures Temporary closure of length of Hobbs Cross Road/Threshers Bush, Matching from its junction with Green Lane, north west for a distance of approximately 1300 metres, for 3 days from 26th January 2014 for Highway Maintenance Works (emailed to members). 9. 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. Items under this agenda item are for NOTING only. o Work continues on the Emergency Plan o Clerk has chased EFDC requested a written response to her request for details of their policy on neighbour notification of planning applications, and the placing of yellow notification notices. o Request for changes to two locations of polling stations - Councillors are asked to NOTE that the Clerk has spoken with Simon Hill at EFDC who has confirmed that the report as read out at the last Parish Council meeting was incorrect, and he has received confirmation from EFDC Electoral Services that both High Laver East and Little Laver polling stations have now moved to Magdalen Laver. EFDC has apologised for this error. o The next Local Community Meeting for Epping, Theydon Bois, North Weald and Stapleford Abbotts will be held on Tuesday 17th. February 2015, meeting start at 19.30 and finish at 20.30 (location to be confirmed). You will be able to speak directly to Inspector Richard Thomas and Pc Andy Cook about local issues. o Community Agents update - People interesting in being a volunteer should visit www.communiytagentsessex.org.uk for full information. (Appendix 4 - Page 23) o Consultation - Review of the Council's Housing Allocation Scheme and Tenancy Policy - Deadline for comment 10th February 2015. o Essex Energy Switch - ECC is inviting residents to sign up (no obligation) to the Essex Energy Switch (Appendix 5 - Page 24) o EALC Data protection regulations o Broadband update - Consultation Report December 2015 (emailed to members) o Thank you email from Tony Ellis regarding letter 10. PLANNING Councillors are asked to CONSIDER the following matters: 1. To CONSIDER any planning applications submitted to the Parish Council for comment as detailed below EPF/2890/14 3 Envilles Cottages, Proposed first floor side extension Abbess Road, Little Laver, CM5 0JH http://planpub.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/NIM.websearch/External Officer: Steve Andrews EntryPoint.aspx?SEARCH_TYPE=1&DOC_CLASS_CODE=P 2 - MBL Parish Council Meeting: COUNCIL Date 6th January 2014 Deadline: 12/1/14 L&FOLDER1_REF=572051 Applicant: Mary Scales 2. To NOTE any planning applications which have been responded to by way of the Clerks delegated powers: EPF/2575/14 Pavement to front of Circular 14/90 notification for new pole to support OH numbers 1 and 3 existing line. Moreton Road, CM5 No Objection 0AP EPF/2085/14 Mill House, Little Laver, Demolition of existing entrance porch and replacing it Ongar CM5 0JF with a new single storey extension, removal of existing hipped roof and construction of new gable end and pitched dormer window to rear elevation No Objection EPF/2649/14 Land adj 7 Epping Circular 14/90 notification for works to low voltage OH Road, ONgar overhead lines and replacement columns, and new pole on land east of 7 Epping Road No Objection EPF/2651/14 Land adj Keepers Circular 14/90 notification for new low voltage overhead OH Cottage, Blake Hall lines column on land adjacent Keepers Cottage. Road, Ongar No Objection EPF/2584/14 Embleys Farm, Moreton Restoration and refurbishment of existing barn, CM5 0HY demolition and clearance of later additions and erection of single storey side and rear extensions, including a new warehouse facility, together with associated landscaping works No Objection EPF/2585/14 Embleys Farm, Moreton, Grade II Listed building application for restoration and LB CM5 0HY refurbishment of existing barn, demolition and clearance of later additions and erection of single storey side and rear extensions, including a new warehouse facility, together with associated landscaping works. No Objection 3. To NOTE any planning applications upon which EFDC do not normally accept comments EPF/2800/14 Spring Lodge, Moreton Certificate of lawful development to resite and reclad a CLD Bridge, Moreton, Essex greenhouse and use it as a lambing shed/store CM5 0LN EPF/2583/14 Ashlyns Barn, Ashlyns Application for Approval of Details Reserved by DRC Lane, CM5 0NB condition 6 and 7 of planning application EPF/1703/13 (Regularisation of residential curtilage EPF/2665/14 1 New House Lane, Certificate of lawful development for the proposed Ongar CM5 0DH construction of out buildings in rear garden consisting of a garden room, greenhouse and workshop. 4. To NOTE any enforcement actions or appeals Enforcement Holts Farm, Threshers Breach 1: Creating a concrete / hard surface over No Enf Number Bush, Harlow, CM17 on the Green Belt 3 - MBL Parish Council Meeting: COUNCIL Date 6th January 2014 Sharon Hart 0NS Beach 2: Encroachment of this hard standing onto a wooded green area, potentially an area formally classified as a village green. Breach 3: Creation of a pedestrian footpath along the Highway Update requested Enforcement Hancocks (The Barn) Breach of condition 3 of EPF/0769/95 use of barn ENF/0321/14 Church Road, Moreton (The application building shall be used ancillary to the PL/13890 main dwelling, and not as a separate dwelling). Simon Cullen Update requested Enforcement The Outlook, Moreton Breech - Use of Annexe - EPF/2029/14 refused. ENF/0516/14 Bridge Road PL/7723 New Report Clare Munday Enforcement Cross Lees Farm Breech - UPVC windows inserted into LISTED ENF/0570/14 Cross Lees Lane BUILDING PL/10632 Clare Munday New Report 11. ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL FLOOD INFORMATION REQUEST On 19th December 2014, Essex County Council wrote to all Parish Councils asking them to provide details of the top three priority areas in the Parish to prevent future surface water (surface water) flooding of homes. This is as a result of Essex County Council having the role of the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA). Council are asked to AGREE the top three priority areas to forward to ECC. These details which then be assessed to help inform the priorities of the Essex Flood Partnership Board, and in turn the flood and water management flood prevention work over the next few years. The deadline for responses is 31st January 2014. 12.