MATCHING PARISH COUNCIL Clerk to the Council: Ernie Fenwick 2 Lea Hall Dunmow Road Telephone: 01279 730770 Hatfield Heath Bishops Stortford Email [email protected] Herts. CM22 7BL MINUTES OF PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT 7.30 PM ON MONDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2020 AT THE FOX INN, MATCHING TYE PRESENT Cllr Richard Morgan (RM), (Chairman) Cllrs. Joan Bowerman (JB), Roland Brockman (RB), Jean Prevost (JP), Eugene Simpson (ES), In attendance: Clerk to the Council Ernie Fenwick and 3 members of the public. 2288. CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The Chairman welcomed everyone present and opened the meeting. 2289. APOLOGIES AND REASONS FOR ABSENCE Cllr Paul Moulds (PM), unwell, Denis Udall (DU), ECC Cllr A Jackson (AJ) another meeting 2290. TO APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING Minutes of Parish Council Meeting held on 6th January were approved and signed as a true record of the meeting. 2291. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS. RM is a district councillor with EFDC 2292. REPORTS TO AND FROM COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Nothing to report from County. Planning Committee agreed to Potash Road development but 4 members asked for it to go to Committee. The vote was 5 for, 6 against and 4 abstentions. Parish Council has strongly supported this application. 2293. CLERKS REPORT On matters from the last meeting. Clerk outlined data security concerns and asked council to consider upgrade to Computer software. To be placed on the next Agenda when more information is available. Any business requiring a decision is listed on the Agenda. Correspondence i. EALC Ebulletin ii. EALC Training bulletin iii. London Stansted Airport outlines £35 million investment to drive improvements in Uttlesford’s transport, public services and quality of life iv. Details of public speaking sessions 17 January 2020 v. EALC Unauthorised Encampment Briefing - 5th February 2020 vi. EALC Planning Briefing vii. Essex Highways - potholes & road surface - Enquiry 2647061. Work now carried out viii. Essex highways - flooding/blocked drains - Enquiry 2647976. Work now carried out ix. Stop Stansted Expansion Press Releases 13, 20 & 25 January 2020 x. RCCE, Essex Warbler Chairman____________________________________ Date_______________________________ MATCHING PARISH COUNCIL MEETING, HELD AT 7.30 PM ON MONDAY 6TH JANUARY 2020 Page:1 MATCHING PARISH COUNCIL Clerk to the Council: Ernie Fenwick 2 Lea Hall Dunmow Road Telephone: 01279 730770 Hatfield Heath Bishops Stortford Email [email protected] Herts. CM22 7BL xi. EFDC Play in the Park 2020 xii. Police Bulletin for week commencing 13th January xiii. London Stansted flights to India with new service to the country’s economic capital Mumbai xiv. ECC Parish Update newsletter xv. Is your community VE Day ready? xvi. Moreton Bobbingworth & The Lavers PC Code of Conduct and Planning Training xvii. EALC Launch of our Online Training xviii. CEO of London Stansted tells local communities “We have listened to you” xix. London Stansted Airport responds to UDC vote on planning application. xx. London Stansted CEO’s speech to Uttlesford District Council Planning Committee. 2294. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Kerbing has been completed at Newmans End 2295. MATCHING GREEN AND MATCHING TYE Flooding over many local roads is due to the ditches not having been cleared for a number of years. Some ditches are the responsibility of the landowner. a) To consider issues for Matching Green • It is still too wet to clear the residue of the bonfire • Cadent have messed up the entrance to Brick House Farm. Clerk to contact Cadent b) To consider issues for Matching Tye • Sewage problems again which have been resolved but it took two days • Dog walkers with many dogs on leads picking up dog poo and bagging it but throwing it in the hedge. One walker has four dogs and another has two. • Dog bin at the entrance to Jubilee Field has not been emptied. Clerk to contact EFDC. • JP has reported two instances of cars churning up the verge in Rainbow Road c) Housham Tye & Hobbs Cross • Newmans End kerbing has been completed. 2296. JUBILEE FIELD Everything on the safety report has been carried out except the wet pour to the surface. Beds and garden waiting for John Kenney for seed. 2297. HIGHWAYS The damaged railings at Hobbs Cross has been reported but nothing yet has been done. RB will report again. 2298. FINANCIAL REPORT Bank Balance after approval of the following payments £12813.90 Payments to be approved J Kenney Services Kerbing 1980.00 RCCE Membership 72.60 Clerk Salary and expenses 409.67 HMRC PAYE 77.60 Payments to be approved by PM and RB Chairman____________________________________ Date_______________________________ MATCHING PARISH COUNCIL MEETING, HELD AT 7.30 PM ON MONDAY 6TH JANUARY 2020 Page 2 MATCHING PARISH COUNCIL Clerk to the Council: Ernie Fenwick 2 Lea Hall Dunmow Road Telephone: 01279 730770 Hatfield Heath Bishops Stortford Email [email protected] Herts. CM22 7BL 2299. PLANNING MATTERS Decisions by EFDC Planning Dept. i. Castor Cottage Housham Tye Road Matching; EPF/2829/19; Construction of a two-storey front/side extension. REFUSED ii. Matching Hall Farm Matching Hall Church Road Matching; EPF/2818/19; Application for Prior Notification of a proposed mast. PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND REFUSED iii. Matching Green Above Ground Installation Downhall Road; EPF/2457/19; Site extension to facilitate the installation of security fencing; GRANTED iv. Land at Potash Road Matching Green; EPF/2217/19; Erection of two dwellinghouses (Revised Design 3) including the removal of existing underground storage tanks. (Revised application to EPF/0189/19). REFUSED Applications v. Land adjacent to Downhall Road Matching; EPF/0091/20; A temporary change of land use for a construction compound to include hard surfacing, welfare units, vehicle parking, laydown area and site storage; to support important security improvements on the nearby Cadent Gas Site. vi. The Cherry Tree Matching Green; EPF/3056/19; Matching Green Conservation Area 1 x Holly & 1 x Pine - Fell. vii. Collins Cross Farm Collins Cross Road Matching; EPF/3008/19; Retrospective conversion of ancillary granny annexe to a residential dwellinghouse & retention of garage doors with an additional window. 2300. REPORTS BY MEMBERS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED None attended 2301. MATTERS TO BE RAISED BY MEMBERS FOR THE NEXT AGENDA Update Computer software. Sewage. 2302. DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS 2nd March 6th April 11th May (AGM & Annual Meeting) Meeting closed at 8.22 PM Chairman____________________________________ Date_______________________________ MATCHING PARISH COUNCIL MEETING, HELD AT 7.30 PM ON MONDAY 6TH JANUARY 2020 Page 3 .