MINUTES OF KINGTON LANGLEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OF THE VILLAGE HALL ON MONDAY 10 APRIL 2006

PRESENT: Cllr. Peter Hart (Chairman), Cllr. Mrs. Val Giles, Cllr. Dennis Gill, Cllr. Jill Saunders, Cllr. Rev. John Schofield and District Councillor Peter Green plus Mrs. Sue Hart (Clerk) and one member of the public.

APOLOGIES for absence were received from Cllr. Mrs. Betty Bird, Cllr. Keith Burton, Cllr. Simon Harris, Cllr. Euan Sudbury and County Councillor Jane Scott.

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RESIDENTS FORUM

None.

ACTION

38.06

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

None.

39.06

MINUTES

Minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2006 had been circulated to all Councillors and were agreed by all. On a proposal from Cllr. Jill Saunders, seconded by Cllr. Rev. John Schofield, IT WAS RESOLVED that the Chairman, Cllr. Peter Hart, sign them as a correct record.

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MATTERS ARISING

Minute 36.06(d) – The Village Party Committee has been asked to coordinate the ordering of a disabled portaloo for the Village Party on 10^th June 2006 and to advertise the fact that the facility will be available.

Minute 36.06 (m) – Parking on Land by the pond: The Clerk has investigated this with the Land Registry and the Registered Commons map and the land in question is not Registered Commons so the Parish Council is unable to object to people parking on it.

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PLANNING

(a) Planning Issues & Consents Granted:

Planning Issues:

· 06/00348/FUL – Fitzurse Cottage, Church Lane (Revised Plans). This application was granted at the Development Control Committee on 5^th April 2006, in spite of a move to refuse from Cllr. Peter Green and other councillors. At the prior meeting that first granted permission for the development, the Chairman of the Committee, Cllr. T Sturgis, had said that the development should be permitted, as it would not affect the street scene. Whilst Cllr. Green’s motion was being debated the Senior Planning Officer present advised that a second access to the road could proceed under Permitted Development rights. The wishes of the Development Control Committee expressed at the prior meeting and the resolution proposed by Cllr. Green were therefore overruled by regulations governing Permitted Development. The prior meeting had failed to add a condition withdrawing Permitted Development rights to facilitate the implementation of the Committee’s wishes. The Clerk was asked to write to Cllr. Sturgis to ask him to attend a future Parish Council meeting to explain this failure further.

Planning Applications decided by North Wiltshire District Council:

06/00348/FUL Fitzurse Cottage, Church Lane - Demolition of Fitzurse Cottage & Erection of 2 4-bed dwellings (Rev. 04/02928/FUL)

Granted – 5 April 2006

Planning Application Recommendations decided under powers delegated to the Parish Clerk:

06/00701/TCA – The Glen, Ashes Lane, Kington Langley – Fell Ash Tree / Tree Surgery to Birch Tree

Granted – 5 April 2006

(b) Planning Applications for consideration:

· 05/03181/FUL Fitzurses, Parkers Lane – Proposed Porch, erection of 2-storey rear extension, conservatory & alterations, demolition of existing garage & outbuilding, erection of garage block for 4 vehicles: Amended Plans	Support
· 06/00348/FUL Fitzurse Cottage, Church Lane - Demolition of Fitzurse Cottage & Erection of 2 4-bed dwellings (Revised plans)	Information only
· 06/00348/FUL Fitzurse Cottage, Church Lane - Demolition of Fitzurse Cottage & Erection of 2 4-bed dwellings (Letter from Developer dated 3^rd April)	Information only
Council expressed concern that a Greater Crested Newt survey was to be carried out too early in the year.	Letter to Planning Dept
· 06/00563/COU North Site, Kington St. Michael Road – Alterations to Buildings and Change of Use to Storage (B8) – Map showing additional land owned by applicant.	Information only
· 06/00515/COU – The Old Tip, Grittleton Road, Kington St. Michael – Use of site for off-road motorcycle training and practice facility