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Wickhambreaux Parish Council Minutes of the Meeting Held on 19 April 2016 WICKHAMBREAUX PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 19 APRIL 2016 Present: Parish Cllr Martin Twyman Parish Cllr Robin Treacher Parish Cllr Gary Bradford Parish Cllr Charles Porter Parish Cllr Caroline Rees Parish Cllr Linda Lodge Parish Cllr Faith Wright Miss Chenice Sparkes, Clerk to the Council 1 Resident 1. CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS AND APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Cllr Twyman welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were no apologies for absence. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Cllr Twyman declared an interest in planning application CA//16/00573/PAJ – Undertrees Farm, Stodmarsh – as an immediate neighbour and owner of the adjacent land and access track. 3. MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 16 MARCH 2016 The Minutes were accepted as a true record of the meeting with one minor amendment. 4. INFORMATION FROM MATTERS ARISING 4(6.iv) Cllr Bradford reported that Kent County Council has not actioned the replacement sign to date. 4(6.iii) The Clerk reported that PCSO Pearce had not been in contact regarding the outcome of any sessions where either she or her colleagues had been monitoring the reported issue of cars using the one way system around the Village Green illegally. The Clerk was asked to contact PCSO Pearce for an update 4(6.vi) Cllr Porter suggested that, in the interest of safety for pedestrians being forced to walk into the road as a result of the state of the kerb on the corner of Spicers Place, the Parish Council should seek to obtain an accurate cost estimate for the repositioning work required. Cllr Bradford suggested that Cllr Porter view the list of Kent County Council approved contractors and obtain a free cost estimate for the works from some of them. The Clerk was asked to add this item for discussion on the next agenda. 8. Cllr Twyman reported that he has written to Julie Ovenden who donated the recent mower that unfortunately had to be condemned, to thank her for her generosity and inform her of the current situation with regards to obtaining a new mower. Cllr Twyman also reported that he had been in discussion with Anthony O’Sullivan, Chairman of the Four Villages Post Office and Shop Fund, to establish how the remaining money donated towards a new mower could be used. The Committee decided that the Parish Council is free to spend the difference of £550.00 as it sees fit within the local community. The Parish Council decided that this money should be put towards repainting the bridge, quotations of which have been obtained for this meeting and are detailed separately under item 8. 14 (Tree Warden) Cllr Wright wished to thank Cllr Porter and Cllr Treacher for covering her role as Tree Warden in her absence. 15. The Clerk reported that Richard Barton accepted the role of Internal Auditor again for this year. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNTY AND CITY COUNCILLORS None ~ 1 ~ Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at this point to allow the resident to speak. The resident raised concerns at the high percentage increase in the precept for this financial year (2016-2017) to fund a new item of play equipment, particularly as she felt there were not many children in the village who would benefit from the investment. The resident also felt that although the village has been consulted on the new play equipment, there was no mention that the precept would be raised to fund this cost. Cllr Twyman assured the resident that although the percent increase seems high, this will only equate to approximately £2.50 being added per month to the Council Tax bill. The decision to raise the precept to fund a new piece of play equipment was made in light of the recent RoSPA report which listed all the current play equipment as “Medium” or “High Risk”, resulting in the large swings having to be removed on safety grounds. The rest of the play equipment will be paid for through fundraising of the Playing Field Committee, not the Parish Council. Cllr Twyman assured the resident that the precept is reviewed annually and the high percent increase of the precept this year will not set a precedent. Cllr Lodge also informed the resident that 39 children who attend the local school live within walking distance of the Playing Field and they would benefit from the play equipment, along with older and younger siblings who would also be able to use the play equipment should they wish. 6. HIGHWAYS (i) Cllr Twyman reported that he spoke with Kevin Able and met with Chris Maw, District Highways Manager, and had met two Highways Stewards to discuss the repair of a number of major potholes within the village, in particular along Grove Road, where a repair crew were on site while the meeting was taking place. Chris Maw promised that a number of potholes raised would be logged on the system for repair in due course, including a number of large potholes near the double bend along Grove Road. Cllr Twyman checked whether this had been logged recently and this appeared to not be the case. The pothole has now been reported and the Clerk was asked to write to Kent Highways to request a swift resolution. (ii) Cllr Lodge reported that there is a large pothole on Grove Road on the left hand side travelling to the village from Frognall Cottages just past the entrance to Paul Kelsey’s Farm. Cllr Twyman reported he was aware of the pothole and spoke to Chris Maw about it at the meeting. (iii) Cllr Wright reported that the quality of road repairs has dropped considerably having witnessed a repair of a pothole in The List with no equipment. Cllr Twyman reported that Chris Maw had informed him at the recent meeting that Kent Highways were having great difficulty with their contractors, both in terms of quality of repairs and cost. (iv) Cllr Twyman reported that at the recent A257 meeting the main concern raised was that of Sat Navs in lorries. Increasingly it is becoming more frequent that lorries are being directed down country lanes or narrow roads not suitable for HGVs. Sandwich has been in the news recently with lorries getting stuck on roads unsuitable and there have been two lorries that have got stuck in the last month near Stodmarsh in the parish. The Thanet MP has been campaigning in the House of Commons for action to be taken. Commercial Sat Navs are available but these are not being distributed to the companies that need them. (v) Cllr Wright reported that a new “lorry watch” sign has been installed on the corner of Nargate Street in Littlebourne. Cllr Twyman confirmed that it is now a legal requirement for lorries not to use Nargate Street as a through road and they can now be prosecuted. (vi) A resident requested that the Clerk remind Kent County Council that footpath CB537 along the mill bank is due to have its first cut of the year in May. The Clerk was also asked to remind Kent County Council that the footpath should be cut to the 2m standards listed on their website. ~ 2 ~ (vii) Cllr Twyman reported that three signposts in the parish; one at Sandpits, one in Grove and one at the bottom of Wickham Court Lane are all in a state of disrepair with the one in Grove currently on its side. These were reported to Chris Maw who promised to make enquires and get someone from Kent County Council to call Cllr Twyman to discuss these further. No phone call has been received and the Clerk was asked to write to Kent County Council to request someone in the relevant department contacted Cllr Twyman as soon as possible. Resurfacing Works to Bekesbourne Lane Cllr Twyman reported that he has made strong representations to Kent County Council regarding the state of Bekesbourne Lane requesting that surfacing works are scheduled in as soon as possible. The matter was also raised at the recent meeting with Chris Maw and the Highways Stewards where it was agreed that urgent resurfacing works needed to be carried out. After joint pressure from both Wickhambreaux Parish Council, Littlebourne Parish Council and County Councillor Michael Northey, Kent County Council have now agreed to fund resurfacing works along Bekesbourne Lane in the summer. The road will be closed for the duration of the works but no date has yet been set for the repairs to be carried out. 7. PLANNING CA//16/00404/OUT – Hoplands Farm, Island Road, Hersden Although this application is not within the parish boundary, this outline application for a neighbourhood extension in Westbere would create up to 250 houses along with a neighbourhood centre, foodstore, medical centre, dentist, pharmacy, nursery, convenience retail, commercial estate, apprentice centre, community building and parish parkland. This development would be visible from the parish of Wickhambreaux and would have a detrimental impact on the skyline views in the village. Cllr Wright agreed to make a representation on behalf of the Parish Council to request that additional screening be implemented to lessen the impact on the Parish. CA//16/00573/PAJ – Undertrees Farm, Stodmarsh - The Parish Council has no objections to the prior notification to convert the existing office into residential. CA//16/00756/FUL – Stable View, Grove Road – The Parish Council has no objections to the single storey side extension. CA//16/00809/TPO – Old Ballroom House, The Green – The Parish Council has no objections to the trimming and reshaping of a Sycamore Tree by 30%. 8. QUOTATIONS FOR REPAINTING THE BRIDGE Cllr Bradford reported that he received the following two quotations: • Alan Partridge - £1670.00 (no VAT) • Mr Biggin - £2100.00 (no VAT) The Parish Council decided to accept Alan Partridges quotation as the considerably cheaper of the two options.
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