PRESENT: Cllr Dr. M Dixson –
Chairman,
Cllrs. Mrs B Bird, D Gill, Mrs L
Reynolds, C Timbrell, D Styles,
Mrs. S Webb - Clerk. +
member of the public.
Public Question Time – Mr Weston
informed members that the replacement Neighbourhood Watch signs had not yet
been received. - Cllr Gill to chase - ACTION
Cllr Gill
M I N U T E S
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192.09. |
Apologies for absence.
Received from
Councillors, Mrs J Carrington, G Trickey and J Foster. |
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193.09. |
Declarations of
Interest
Councillor M Dixson declared a prejudicial
interest in item 6 planning application No. N/09/01838/TCA stayed - did not
vote
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194.09. |
Minutes
Following agreed
minor amendments; the Minutes of the meeting held on |
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195.09. |
Matters
Arising and actions from last minutes. Neighbourhood Watch Signs - Not yet received, Clerk chased - Now fitted
- Replacement sign still to come - ACTION CLLR GILL Water lying at Plough Lane –- Cllr Greenman met with Kristian Price and
has spoken to Danny Everett who is the acting Officer to deal with flooding
issues and he is awaiting delivery of a detailed sketch of the area that
should give more information. The
Chairman mentioned that a full survey is needed and he was advised to make
contact with Steve Scothern of Wiltshire Council. Cllr Greenman also agreed
to raise this issue at the next Wiltshire Council Flood Working Group meeting
- ACTION CLLR GREENMAN/CLLR DIXSON.
A meeting is to be arranged with Cllr Greenman, Cllr Dixson,
Kristian Price and Steve Scothern both of Wiltshire Council on site with an
aim to finding a solution that will resolve this problem. - ACTION CLLRS
GREENMAN/DIXSON Overhanging trees at
Church Road, Lower Common. Now done.
Speed limits - Issues in the village are to introduce a 20mph
limit past the school as opposed to 30mph and to extend the 30mph at Days
Lane to byway 34. Other suggestions
were that the introduction of the 20mph is active only at school arrival and
leaving times, and traffic calming measures. - see item 198.09 Wiltshire Council report Parking at Hit or Miss P H - Cllr Greenman
has been approached by the landlady of the Hit or Miss public house regarding
the possible provision of car parking spaces opposite the pub to the right of
the bus stop. - Clerk has spoken to Sue Hart on the position of this issue
and looked through the files - See Item. Planning Glenhaven - Cllr Greenman
to monitor this application. - see item 197.09 Resurfacing of Proposed pull in &
Drop Off Zone – School Travel Plan - A
Calne Travel coach is using Kington Langley as a cut through during school
leaving times and sometimes at unacceptable speeds. Clerk has written to Calne Travel to ask if
an alternative route can be taken - to date no reply. Also Wiltshire Council have been notified
of the situation and their response is that there is no legal reason why the
coach cannot use this route nor is a weight restriction applied to coaches,
however agreed to monitor for a couple of days. . All
Weather Footpath – Completion of hard surface from Plough Hill to A350
Traffic Lights.
- Contractor
appointed, loan applied for, to be chased. - ACTION CLERK - See item
Budget
for F/Y 2010/2011
Agreed
adjustments made and re-circulated - see item 205.09
Church Bends Footpath - see item 203.09 |
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196.09. |
Wiltshire
Council report Due to Cllr Greenman recent illness, there was nothing significant to
report. |
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197.09. |
Planning Glenhaven - The Chairman
reported together with Councillor Greenman that a letter has been sent to
Brian Taylor of Wiltshire Council setting out various points following the
letter received from the Applicant’s agent stating that all points would be adhered
to. Main points are that the first
property using red brick is to be changed as this is not in-keeping with the
surrounding area, drainage is to be restored and the s106 Agreement is to be
honoured. In the agents letter it
states that the applicant is happy to apply these points - however no formal
notification that this will happen has been received from Wiltshire
Council. This to be looked into by
Councillor Greenman. - ACTION CLL GREENMAN. NWDC Planning Decisions - None received Planning Applications for consideration
All above previously
circulated - it was resolved to support all the above planning
applications. |
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198.09. |
Chairman’s Business (Cllr Dr. M Dixson) Speed Limits - The Chairman
reported that he has written to Mr Dave Thomas who he was advised to write to
asking for a meeting to discuss the Kington Langley Parish Council’s
proposals on speed limits. No reply
yet received. Drainage - The meeting
has had to be re-scheduled due to Cllr Greenman’s recent illness. It was noted that due to the recent mass
rain fall there is a lot of water lying at Plough Lane by the traffic lights.
Cllr Dixson reported that he had received a telephone call from a Ruth Long
who lives in the vicinity of Plough Lane, who expressed concern that over
recent years the driveway to her house floods to extreme. Ms Long contacted Kristian Price who
explained to her that it was a Parish Council problem. The Parish Council do not believe this to
be so, therefore Cllr Greenman agreed to look into this matter.- ACTION
CLLR GREENMAN. Cllr Dixson also informed members that a letter had been
received from the residents of 4 Lower Common expressing concern over
flooding issues - Cllr Greenman had also been contacted by the same person. |
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199.09. |
Proposed pull in & Drop Off Zone – School Travel
Plan Cllr Reynolds had
previously circulated a report covering the following: A questionnaire inviting parents to identify any particular problems
in getting to school was distributed and response was good. The time scale for completion
of the Action Plan is February next year & then develop objectives
& targets from that. The possibility of access to additional funding for the drop off zone
through Taking Action on School Journeys which is now available to village
schools is to be explored. Lindi asked if the surfacing on the footpath could
also be including in these discussions to find out if additional funding
would be available. The design and layout of the drop off zone will be largely dependent
on the agreement of the Highways Department.
Lindi reported to the school that the Parish Council has applied for a
loan to complete the surfacing of the footpath and is asking for a review of
speed limits through the village including a 20 mile limit by the school
during drop off & pick up times. The Church Bends footpath will go ahead
as soon as possible & the school feel that this will relieve one of the
major safety concerns. The school is extremely
grateful for the support of the Parish Council . Cllr Reynolds is to brief
parents and staff of the school where exactly the matting is that is the
provision for parking. |
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200.09. |
Parking at Hit or Miss Public House The following report was circulated:
The last activities were as follows: Cllr Dixson and Sue Hart had a meeting just over a
year ago with Susan Heasman from the Hit or Miss Pub plus Brian and Joan Doe
who live opposite the potential parking area. They were in broad agreement
with the concept of having a parking area cut out of the grass bank on the
right of the bus shelter (as you look at it). The understanding was that cars
should park facing into the bank which would give space for more cars. The
surface would be similar to the Coffin Way surfacing (the small parking area
to the left of the school) and the grass bank would need to be reinforced as
it is higher than the road. Kristian Price from Highways is aware of the
requirement and as this is highways verge he mentioned to Sue Hart that it
would be necessary to submit a request for a license to alter this area. -
From the files this has not been done. It is not known who owns the grass beyond the verge
and It is thought finding out may be very difficult as it may not be registered.
- This has not been pursued. Colin Butler from Groundscape Services Limited
quoted for the work November 2008 - £4000 +VAT to provide the parking area
and £2700 +VAT to excavate the grass area outside the pub. Following discussions it was agreed that the Clerk
look into the process of registering the area of grass directly outside the
Hit or Miss and report back to the Council.
No further action at this time. - ACTION
CLERK |
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201.09. |
Meeting dates for 2010 The following dates were
agreed. Parish Council meetings in the Village Hall Committee Room starting at
7.45pm Monday 11th January 2010, Monday 8th February
2010, Monday 15th March 2010, Tuesday 23rd March 2010 (Annual Parish Meeting at the Union
Chapel starting at 7.30pm), Monday 12th April 2010, Tuesday 4th
May 2010 (Annual Meeting of the Parish Council (AGM), Monday 14th
June 2010, Monday 12th July 2010, Monday 9th August
2010, Monday 6th September 2010, Monday 11th October
2010, Monday 8th November 2010, Monday 6th December
2010. All the above dates to be booked with the Village Hall Booking Clerk
and the Union Chapel for the Annual Parish Meeting. - ACTION CLERK |
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202.09. |
All Weather Footpath –
Completion of hard surface from Plough Hill to A350 Traffic Lights.
Cllr Timbrell briefed members
that the application for the loan had been submitted and the contractor
appointed is scheduled to start mid January.
No work is to commence until confirmation of the loan has been
received. Clerk to chase. - ACTION CLERK. The Chairman mentioned that he had
placed an informative article in the parish magazine.
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203.09. |
Church Bends Footpath
Cllr Trickey
reported by email that a successful site meeting was held with Wessex Water
who has also sent written confirmation and agreement for the work to start
which has already started. The footpath is to be kept useable by the school
until after their Christmas event. The
content of the signs have been agreed - yet to be purchased. |
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204.09. |
Kington Langley Village Hall
Cllr Gill
reported that the alcohol licence has been obtained and will be put to good
use. The accounts have been signed off
for last financial year. The village
hall committee is changing their financial year to from January to December;
therefore this financial year will run for just 9 months. Clarification on who the Trustees are is
being resolved. |
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205.09. |
Finance
Cheques issued, since the last meeting
amounted to £1,701.86. Payments
received amounted to £2,525, transfers made from savings to current account
£4,000. Bank balances as from 1st
December - total £19,784.48. This was
noted. Budget - It was
proposed, seconded and carried that the budget for 2010/2011 with agreed
adjustments as circulated is accepted and taken forward. The Chairman thanked the Clerk for her efficiency
in getting this sorted so smoothly. |
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206.09. |
Correspondence received/actions to take a) Thank you
letter from Helping Hands for donation b) Adverse weather
leaflets to distribute from Wiltshire Council c) Letter from Mr
& Mrs Bailey of Plough Lane notifying the Parish Council of intentions to
renew a drive with tarmac d) Letter from
Paul Gilman on behalf of the Scarecrows requesting a donation towards a
marquee - to be tabled at the March 2010 meeting. e) Letter from the
Ministry of Justice regarding War Memorial Maintenance. - Ownership of the
War Memorial is to sought - ACTION CLLR GILL f)
Police report - Cllr Gill volunteered to attend
the tasking meeting for Chippenham Rural on the 8th January
commencing at 7pm at The Chase, Stanton st Quintin. |
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207.09. |
Exchange of Information Cllr Bird - The Alms
Houses - Improvement are being carried out to two of the kitchens from
regular incoming funds. Cllr Gill - Mentioned that
Parish Council news is not being placed in the local papers. Valerie Young places an article for Kington
Langley in the Community News spot of the locals and Cllr Dixson agreed to
speak to her to see if an arrangement can be brought about. - ACTION CLLR
DIXSON Cllr Gill - Requested that
one article alone be placed in each circulation folder as he is finding that
he does not have enough time to read all the contents. It was agreed to include no more that 3
pieces of correspondence. |
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208.09. |
Agenda Items for meeting 11th
January 2010
Letter received
from Kington St. Michael Village Shop Ltd. |
MEETING CLOSED AT 9.45PM