Draft Minutes September 2016

Please find below the DRAFT MINUTES of the Parish Council meeting held on 12th.

 

MINUTES of the meeting of Broad Town Parish Council held on Monday 12th September 2016 in Broad Town Village Hall starting at 6.30pm.

 

PRESENT:    Cllrs Jason Bayliffe, Ray Bourton, Stuart Hinson (chairman), Donna Ponting,

    Veronica Stubbings.  Mrs Deborah Bourne (clerk)

 

Also Present:    8 members of the public.

 

Public Question Time

Members of the public raised several points concerning Council administration, which has changed slightly with the new clerk.

 

There was concern the Post Box at Cotmarsh is a Health and Safety hazard.  There will be a “drop in session” at the Lime Kiln Leisure Centre to view the latest updates from Network Rail on 27th September, 4.30pm to 7.30pm.  It is hoped the Broad Town Road into Royal Wootton Bassett will be opened on 21st October and the Skew Bridges, from Royal Wootton Bassett to Lyneham will be closed from 24th October 2016.

 

There was no Wiltshire Council report, Wilts. Cllr Mollie Groom was absent.

 

030    Apologies for Absence

    Apologies were received from Cllrs Simon Billis and Matt Nailon.

 

031    Declarations of Interest

    There were no declarations of interest in items on this agenda.

 

032    Minutes

    The minutes of the meeting held on Monday 8th August 2016 were adopted by the Council, and duly signed by the Chairman.  It was noted the date on the minutes stated 11th August, this was amended to reflect the correct date.

 

033    Clerks Report

    The Clerk attended the recent CLP Group meeting.  It was very informative, and has been suggested this contact should be continued.

 

034    Planning

1. The Council noted the following Planning Decisions made by Wiltshire Council since the last meeting.

 

• There were no decisions made this month affecting Broad Town

 

1. The Council considered the following Planning Applications received from Wiltshire Council since the last meeting.

 

1. 16/07023/FUL Manor Farm, Broad Town

                 New Stable Building

            Discussion about height of building.

            RESOLVED to send No Objections to the Planning Department.

 

 

1. 16/06225/FUL  13 Broad Town Road, Broad Town

Amendment to Planning Permission 15/09474/FUL to allow for redesign of approved barn unit.

 

This site is already registered with the Enforcement Officer, due to changes from the original permission.

 

RESOLVED to send objections to the Planning Department on the following points:  The building being erected now is not what was agreed; it is far larger than originally requested.  Due to this increase in size it is likely to be a conspicuous building too close to the road.  It is not in keeping with the area and it is suggested will be larger than the original house.

 

 

035    Highways Matters

1.       Members identified various locations around the parish that were in need of attention from Wiltshire Councils Parish Steward scheme.  These will be passed to the Parish Stewards by Cllr Bourton.

 

1.     Discussion held about parking in Chapel Lane.  It would be very difficult for an Ambulance or Fire Engine to travel along this lane in an emergency due to inconsiderate parking.  During term time cars also park inconsiderately along the main road when dropping children off or picking them up from school.

        

    It was decided that no formal requests should be made to Wiltshire Council at this time, but for everyone to be aware of the difficulties and encourage community mindedness.

 

1. CAT-G :  Cllr Stubbings reported on her recent attendance; where it was confirmed white lines and signs will not be replaced unless there is a Health & Safety issue.  The previously agreed sign for Pye Lane will be in position by the end of October.

 

1. Issue 4567 : A resident has raised concerns with Wiltshire Council about speeding through the village.  This issue has been referred back to the Parish Council for its views on this matter.  At present the next step to encourage cars to slow down is to build out part of the carriageway at each end of the village; thus making a short length single track.  These areas would give the appearance of a more urban street scene, also require Street lighting for safety.  The cost of this to Wiltshire Council would be in the region of £20,000, with the Parish Council contributing 25% of this amount.  If this option is considered appropriate by the Parish Council the Highways Engineer will draw up detailed plans, at which point the exact costs will be known.

 

          Alternative options for reducing speed should also be re-visited.  Although the CAT-G no longer provides Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) some parishes have purchased their own and it may be possible to work together using a device part time, or for this Council to purchase one of its own and use it permanently.  Re-starting the Community Speed Watch was also considered as an option in the short term.

 

     RESOLVED that Councillors will discuss these options informally with residents before making a final decision, and Cllr Stubbings will report back to the CAT-G that the PC are considering all options at the moment. 

 

036    Finance

    Members asked if a Defibrillator could be purchased with money from the Good Energy Fund.  This will be investigated and reported back to a future meeting.

    

037    NEW-V Neighbourhood Plan

    A NEW-V Steering Group meeting was held on 17th August in Tockenham.  Purton are progressing with their new Area Designation, it is understood Lyneham & Bradenstoke have received an objection to their designation and that Lydiard Tregoz and Lydiard Millicent have yet to submit their new designations.  The NEW-V project can not continue until these parishes have applied for new designations.

 

    A strategy for the next consultations, consideration to an informal poll, and the NEW-V website were also reported on.  The next meeting will be held on 4th October 2016.

 

038    Housing Survey

    Questionnaires have yet to be analysed.  Results will be brought to a future meeting.

    

039    Village Newsletter

    The Chairman will write an article for this months Newsletter.

 

040    Councillors Observations and Items for Next Meeting

    Members observations included:

• A Thank you to Cllr Hinson for his work on producing the Housing Questionnaires and arranging delivery
• The Parish Information Sheet needs updating; this is usually carried out annually in May; in previous years it has been sponsored by BT Cars Ltd
• A reminder that the white horse needs cleaning regularly, although at the moment it is clean.

 

    The next meeting of Broad Town Parish Council is scheduled for Monday 10th October  2016, at 6.30pm in Broad Town Village Hall.

 

The meeting closed at 8.03pm.

 

………………………..

Cllr Stuart Hinson

Chairman