MINUTES OF KINGTON
HELD IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OF THE VILLAGE
HALL ON
PRESENT: Cllr. Dr. Maurice Dixson
(Chairman), Cllr. Mrs. Betty Bird, Cllr. Mrs. Val Giles, Cllr.
APOLOGIES for absence: None.
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081.08 |
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – Cllr. Mr. Don Styles declared a Personal
and Prejudicial Interest in the Planning Application at Elmet House,
Fairleigh Rise. Cllr. Mrs. Val Giles declared a Personal Interest in the
Planning Application at Elmet House, Fairleigh Rise. |
ACTION
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082.08 |
RESIDENTS’ FORUM - None. |
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083.08 |
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON
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084.08 |
MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES
The Chairman asked for
the actions from the previous meeting to be reviewed as follows:
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Clerk Cllr. Mrs. V Giles / Clerk Clerk Clerk |
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085.08 |
PLANNING
(a) Planning Issues: The Chairman asked Councillors to consider a
proposal to set aside a fund for employing professional advice when
considering major planning developments in the village. He cited as an example
a letter written by a professional planning agent on behalf of a neighbour to
the Barncroft application which very eloquently presented objections. The
point he emphasised, however, was that it could be advantageous in key
planning applications for the Parish Council to be represented by a local
established professional in the field with a good reputation in planning
circles. County Cllr. Mrs. Jane Scott said that the strength of any
submission relied on its reference to Planning Policy documents. The Clerk
was asked to circulate copies of the agent’s letter and the Parish Council’s
submission. Cllr. Hart pointed out that if such an
application was received there may not be time for the full Council to meet
to decide on whether an agent should be employed. If this became delegated
powers to the Chairman, the Parish Council’s Financial Regulations would need
to be changed. The subject should be an agenda item at the next Parish
Council meeting. Cllr. Mrs. Jane Scott pointed out that if the
Parish Council wished to have an application brought to the Development
Control Committee they can do so via their District Councillor. Apart from
Local Plan considerations, however, the Committee were most likely to be
influenced by the views of local people when making their decisions to refuse
planning applications. (b)
Planning Applications decided by North
Wiltshire District Council:
Planning Application Recommendations decided
under powers delegated to the Parish Clerk:
(c) Planning
Applications for consideration:
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086.08 |
CHAIRMAN’S BUSINESS Cllr. Dr. Maurice Dixson said he wished to record
his thanks to Cllr. Peter Hart for all his work on the Commons Erosion
project and to the Clerk for a successful end of year Financial Audit
resulting in no actions. He said that he had obtained clarification on the
proposed electoral divisions by the Boundary Committee. Kington Langley would
not be part of Chippenham but part of the Sutton Benger unitary division of
villages. District Cllr Ms. Sherry Meadows said that a name change from
Sutton Benger to the Kingtons had been proposed but it would be a good idea
for the Parish Council to write to support this suggestion. |
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087.08 |
CLERK’S UPDATE All Councillors had now received the new
Councillors’ Handbook. The Clerk said she had put it together to enable
councillors to find useful reference materials in one place and it had been
done at minimal cost reusing old parish binders and dividers. Councillors can
now put the contents of their green folders (containing Standing Orders and
other Parish-specific regulations) into this binder and return the green
folders to the Clerk. |
All Councillors |
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088.08 |
COMMONS EROSION PROJECT Cllr.
Hart said that the application for matched funding (a sum of £5,360) had been
approved by the Area 3 Committee at their last meeting on Monday 2 June. The
timing for the start of the work would be the beginning of the Councillors
were given a summary of the quotations received from potential contractors
for the kerbing work and for bollard suppliers. On a proposal from Cllr. Chris Timbrell, seconded
by Cllr. Don Styles, IT WAS RESOLVED
that the contract for the kerbing work should be awarded to Groundscape. On a proposal from Cllr. Peter Hart, seconded by
Cllr. Mrs. Val Giles, IT WAS RESOLVED
that the contract for supplying bollards should be awarded to Furnitubes.
Following a proposal by Cllr. Don Styles, seconded by Cllr. Dennis Gill, IT WAS RESOLVED that the original
estimate of 20 bollards should be increased to 35 bollards as the increase in
price would be offset by the slightly reduced cost of the edging contract. On a proposal from Cllr. Dennis Gill, seconded by
Cllr. Don Styles, IT WAS RESOLVED
that villagers’ Promises should now be called in and the Chairman should
write letters to all those who had made pledges. Cllr.
Hart was also asked to put a short summary into the Village Magazine. |
Clerk Clerk Cllr. Hart Cllr. Dr. M Dixson Cllr. Hart |
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089.08 |
VILLAGE POND The
Clerk had received an update from Mrs. Lynn Atwell, saying that she had been
advised that pulling the Crassula
helmsii pondweed out by hand would not be wise because as the roots were
broken up it would spread even more. It does after all need to be treated
chemically. Mrs. Atwell had taken advice from a company in Cllr.
Dr. Dixson expressed concern that advice had changed and no action could be
contemplated until the Autumn. As the Councillor with responsibility for
Wildlife, Cllr. Timbrell agreed to take responsibility on behalf of the
Parish Council. Councillors
asked for clarification on which chemical was to be used and whether any work
could be done on the pond during the 3 years of the treatment. |
Cllr. Timbrell Cllr. Timbrell |
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