WIVETON PARISH COUNCIL

Chairman: Mr Godfrey Sayers

Clerk’s Address: Morning Flight

42 High Street

Blakeney

NR25 7AL

Tel: 01263 741576

E-mail: tricia@glavenvalleycouncils.co.uk

13^th March 2009

The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 17^th March 2009 in the Parish Room at 7.30pm

A G E N D A

1 Reports for information:

Councillor Brettle (if present)

Councillor Derek Baxter (if present)

PC Ken Durrant (if present)

2 Apologies

3 Declarations of interest relating to items on the agenda

4 Minutes of the last Meeting

5 Matters arising for information

6 Correspondence

7 Finance

8 Planning

9 Village Green

10 Wiveton Flood Management Plan

11 A O B

12 Parishioners Question Time

DATE OF NEXT MEETING TUESDAY 21^st APRIL 2009

Tricia Temple-Crowe

Clerk to the Parish Council

Minutes of Wiveton Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 17^th February 2009.

Present: G Sayers (Chairman), J Ramm (Vice Chairman), G Woodhouse,

M Wakelin, P Adcock and S Beal

In attendance: Councillor Brettle and the Clerk.

Apologies: R Allen and Councillor Baxter

Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest.

1 Minutes

The Minutes of the last meeting held on the 20^th January 2009 having been distributed in advance were approved and signed as a true record

2 Matters Arising

Proposed Bus Stop Improvements Nothing further has been heard from NCC about his. Perhaps with the deadline for their compliance with the “Disabilities Discrimination Act” not due for another nine years they have other things to spend our hard earned council tax on.

A149 Coast Road Footpath The Chairman was pleased to report that work has just started on the A149 Coast Road footpath.

Village Green Surface Repairs A lengthy discussion took place regarding the damage to the surface of the village green and it was agreed that the repairs needed to be carried out as soon as possible.

S Beal had obtained a revised quote for the essential repairs to the surface of the village green.

Wells Safer Neighbourhood Area - Joint Meeting of Parish Councils The Clerk gave a brief report on the recent Joint Meeting of Parish Councils held at Binham Memorial Hall on Tuesday 10^th February. 13 out of the 14 Councils were represented. The purchase and use of the speed gun in the villages including Wiveton was discussed at length and all Councils present agreed to put forward a proposal at their next Council meeting for a contribution towards the speed gun to be considered. The level of contribution had been worked out by the population in each village and the contribution for Wiveton was £13.24.

Other issues discussed were the lack of attendance by the CPLO’s at Council Meetings and unauthorised parking. It was agreed that another meeting would be held on the 9^th June at Binham Memorial Hall.

Wiveton Downs The Chairman was pleased to report the burnt out vehicle has been removed. However there continued to be an amount of rubbish from the vehicle i.e. broken glass, plastic etc. that has not been cleared away.

3 Correspondence

Broadland District Council, Hannah Platten – Re Free Training Courses to tourism businesses in North Norfolk.

The Norfolk Association of Local Councils:

· The British Youth Council – Training Opportunities – High impact workshops to develop key skills in Youth Council Meetings.

· Norfolk County Community Interest Company – ‘Pay – as – you – go – car club.

3 Correspondence - Continued

The Norfolk Association of Local Council:

Local Government Review for Norfolk – Re Unitary Status – the announcement from the Boundary Commission which was due on 13^th February has been delayed. It is anticipated that the announcement will be made before 15^th July.

4 Finance - The Councillors approved a contribution of £13.24 towards the cost of the speed gun that has been purchased by Wells-next-the-sea Town Council.

5 Wiveton Flood Management Plan

The Chairman informed the Parish Councillors that the Wiveton Flood Management Plan is complete and will be distributed to all those at risk soon.

6 B N H S – Affordable Housing The possible provision of affordable housing in Wiveton is still progressing. John Seymour, Chairman of the B N H S is waiting to hear if funding is available from Broadland.

7 A O B

Surface Water Drain Concerns were expressed that the surface water drain located on the verge opposite the village hall was very deep and did not appear to serve a useful purpose in alleviating surface water and therefore it was agreed S Beal would fill it in.

REMAINING PARISH COUNCIL DATES FOR 2009

Tuesday 21^st April

Tuesday 19^th May

Tuesday 16^th June

No meetings in July or August

Tuesday 15^th September

Tuesday 20^th October

Tuesday 17^th November

No meeting in December

Report from Councillor Brettle

Yet again a further delay on the Boundary Committee’s report to the Secretary of State. The latest date is now 15^th July which allowing for Parliamentary summer recess, means October will be the earliest decision time.

The final Council Tax figure will be confirmed at Full Council on Thursday 19^th February when the Police Authority will also give a presentation on local policing.

Parish Councils have received a draft of the Landscape Character Assessment for discussion. The purpose of this consultation is to inform decision making in areas such as planning, landscape conservation, management and enhancement. To view, please use the Consultation Portals on North Norfolk.org Home Page.