WIVETON PARISH COUNCIL
Chairman: Mr Godfrey Sayers
ClerkÕs
Address: Morning
Flight
42
High Street
Blakeney
NR25
7AL
Tel: 01263 741576
E-mail: tricia@glavenvalleycouncils.co.uk
10th October 2009
The
next Parish Council Meeting will be held on MONDAY 26th OCTOBER
2009 in the Parish Room at 7.30pm.
Please note the change of date
Reports: Councillor
Lindsay Brettle (if present)
Councillor
Marie Strong (if present)
C
P S O (if present)
1 Apologies
3 Minutes
of the last Meeting
4 Matters
arising for information
5
Correspondence
6 Finance
7 Village
Green
8 A O B
9 Parishioners
Question Time
THE DATE OF NEXT MEETING MONDAY 23rd NOVEMEBR 2009
Tricia Temple-Crowe
Minutes of Wiveton Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 22nd
September 2009
Present: G Sayers (Chairman), J Ramm (Vice Chairman), G Woodhouse, P Adcock and S Beal
In attendance: Councillors Marie Strong and the Clerk
Apologies: Councillors Lindsay Brettle, R Allen and M Wakelin
Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest.
2 Matters
Arising
Village Green Surface Repairs The Chairman informed the Councillors that 50% of the work has now been completed. Due to the approach of autumn the next phase will be left until the Spring of 2010 to allow the surface of the village green to recover and for the grass to grow. As a result of the parking restrictions on the village green there have been a number of incidents of inconsiderate parking and the Chairman has visited the Bell and stressed that they need to provide adequate signage, which had been agreed, to inform their customers where they can park in the overflow car park and not on the village green adjacent to the Church.
Draft Shoreline Management
Plan Consultation The Chairman informed the Councillors that a number of drop in
exhibitions have been held to enable public consultation to take place. Due to considerable concerns raised
that insufficient time for the public consultation had taken place, the
consultation period has been extended to the 13th November.
Bus Stop Steve Beal will provide the Parish Council with a rough quote for the
provision of a raised bus stop ramp to accommodate disabled users.
3 Correspondence
CPRE - Fieldwork August issue
NNDC:
á Annual Parish and Town Council Conference 2009 – 11th November 2009 in Cromer Parish Hall from 6.30pm-9.00pm
á Local Government Review of Norfolk
á News Release Coastal Changes Policy – How we can adapt – Pathfinder bids
á Your Choice Your Home – North Norfolk – Applicants will have to ÔbidÕ (express an interest) in available properties.
á
Norfolk Association of Local Councils (NALC) – Special Offer for compost bins £10 off. Prices start from £12 plus £5 delivery for a 220 litre bin
N C C :
á Mineral Waste Consultation Document – Frequently asked questions
á
North Norfolk Shoreline Management Plan –
Announcing the Public Consultation Launch.
Wells-Town-Council Priory Parishes Meeting – Tuesday 13th October 7.30pm at Binham Memorial Hall
CAB – Annual Report 2009
4 Finance
The following
invoices were approved:
S Beal £244.95
Reimbursement to S Beal for the purchase of grass seed for the village green £133.20
J Ratcliffe repairs carried out to the seat adjacent to the village green bus stop £14.50
5 Planning
Planning Application – Wiveton Bell - To Construct Dormer Windows & External Staircase To Facilitate Conversion
of First Floor Flat to Guest Bedrooms.
The Parish CouncilÕs response was as follows:
Wiveton Parish Council have looked
carefully at the plans for the above application and while we have no
objections to the physical alterations to the building we do have concerns in
respect of the indirect consequences, namely overnight parking and privacy.
Parking.
At present the Wiveton Bell has
ÔcourtesyÕ use of Wiveton Parish Land for their customer parking but this only
available for daytime use. At
present the Bell have made no provision for the extra parking that will be
needed to accommodate these extra guests, in fact the area they own that might
be used for this purpose has been significantly reduced in recent years.
Wiveton Parish Council feels that adequate parking for these extra guests needs
to be in place before this application can be approved.
Privacy.
The balcony being provided to give
access to these extra rooms appears to be quiet wide enough to accommodate
tables and chairs for the use of the extra guests. At present there is a high
Laylandii hedge between the Bell and the neighbouring property, however this
hedge belongs to the Bell and should they decide to improve their guestÕs views
from this new vantage point by lowering it their neighbours would be very
intrusively overlooked. Wiveton Parish Council believe that for this
application to be accepted some guarantees in respect of this hedge are
needed. If it is not possible to
incorporate such conditions into the planning permission then we would ask for
this application to be rejected.
Jonelyn, The Street – Following the refusal for permission
for their recent planning application Carl Holman has indicated to the Chairman
that a new planning application will be submitted in due course, but
consultation with the Parish Council will take place before the plans are
submitted to the NNDC
6 B N H S – Affordable Housing the Chairman informed the Councillors that he had been in discussions with John Seymour Chairman of the BNHS who had explained that it was not possible due to the constitution of the BNHS to provide social housing under the exceptions policy. However Broadland Housing did not have these restrictions and may be able to able to assist.
7 Parish
Council Meetings dates for October and November
Due to a regular CADS booking for the Parish Room on Tuesday evenings through to the end of the year, the Parish Councillors agreed that the Parish Council Meetings for October and November would be held on a Monday instead of a Tuesday. The revised dates for October and November and therefore as follows:
Monday 26th October
Monday 23rd November
The Parish Council does not meet in December
7 Parish
Council Meetings dates for October and November - Continued
John Ramm will chair the meeting in October.
8 A
O B
Street Party Friday 20th July The Chairman was very pleased to report that despite the wet weather this bi-annual event had been a tremendous success. Sufficient donations had been received to cover the costs. Although the numbers in attendance were similar to the last party, it was felt that due to holidays, there were more visitors present and less residents. It was therefore agreed that in future the street party will revert back to a date in early September.
Increase in
traffic Concerns were raised
that following the opening of DesmondÕs Cafe the traffic through the village
during the summer months has considerably increased. It was agreed that visitors should be encouraged to use the
main A149 rather than drive through the village. John Ramm offered to go to see Desmond to investigate
if additional signage can be provided at the Cafe to help reduce the increase
in traffic through the village.
Monday 23rd November
No meeting in December
9 Reports
Email Report received
from Councillor Lindsay Brettle
The main items on the agenda for NNDC - the Local Development Framework Sites Specific Proposals Plan plus the Conversion and Reuse of Rural Buildings as Dwellings and the Draft Shoreline Management Plan, Hunstanton to Kelling - are now being assessed with the input of public consultatiion.
Re-registration is now underway for the Your Coice Your Home scheme. If you are on the NN Housing Register you should have received and completed the form. New applicants can apply online via the Council's website or telephone 01263 516375 where help and advice is available.
The Local Government Review - the Boundary Committee continues to recommend unitary local government for Norfolk. Despite the overwhelming local support for the existing 'two tier' local government structure, the current review has not yet been abandoned and until such time as it is NNDC and other members of the Keep Norfolk Local Group will continue to respond to the process while also stressing the advantages of the existing structure.
Above all, there is the need for NNDC to maintain and, if possible, improve the standard of services whilst keeping costs to a minimum.
Report from
Councillor Marie Strong
No Cold Calling Zones
On 18 June Norfolk
County Council Trading Standards announced the 50th No Cold Calling
Zone in Norfolk. The zones
not only support the community in helping to turn away unwanted cold callers
before they arrive on residentsÕ doorsteps but also are highly effective at
reducing crime, and ensuring householders feel safe and secure in their
homes. They also provide valuable information about
traders working in these areas, which can help efforts to take action against
doorstep crime.
In order for a location to become a No Cold Calling Zone, it has to meet a number of criteria and have a history of cold calling.
Feedback from earlier No Cold Calling Zones showed they not only stopped cold callers but showed residents that Ôsomebody cared about the vulnerability of older peopleÕ.
Planning ahead as Norfolk grows older
With estimates that within 20 years people aged over 60 will make up more that one third of NorfolkÕs population a new strategy designed to help older people in Norfolk lead as independent and fulfilling a life as possible has been launched this week.
Norfolk Older People's Strategic Partnership Board comprising NCC, Age Concern, Voluntary Norfolk, the district councils, NHS Norfolk, has developed a new strategy for the next three years, to make sure the county is ready to meet demand for services, now and in the future.
The 80-page document, 'ÕLiving Longer Living Well – Next Steps 2009-11', which updates NorfolkÕs 2005 older peopleÕs strategy, looks at progress made over the past three years and what further developments are being planned in 2009-11, aiming to oversee the work of agencies in Norfolk to ensure older peopleÕs needs are being met making the best possible use of resources.ÔLiving Longer Living Well – Next Steps 2009-11Õ can be viewed at www.norfolkambition.gov.uk by clicking on 'The Partnership' and then 'Key Theme Partnerships'. A summary version will be added to this website in July.
For paper copies, call Age Concern on 01603 787111.
£380,000 surfacing
boost helps prevent potholes
Around 28 miles of extra road surfacing will be carried out this summer, thanks to a £380,000 boost to road maintenance agreed by Norfolk County Council. The extra length of road to be treated is particularly welcome after the damage caused by the cold winter.
This is in addition to the already budgeted £6.5m summer surface dressing programme to cover 285 miles of roads. We hope all parishes will see some benefit! – report any holes to me.
Surface dressing applies a layer of bitumen and chippings to the surface of a road, improving skid resistance and preventing damaging water penetration into the road structure - one of the main causes of potholes.
Changes to NorfolkÕs
ÒPay As You ThrowÓ household DIY waste scheme
Charges for NorfolkÕs Pay As You Throw (PAYT) service, which is operated by May Gurney at Norfolk County CouncilÕs six main recycling centres have changed from 1st July 2009 as a result of increased disposal costs for household DIY waste. May Gurney delivers the PAYT service on a non profit basis for Norfolk County Council.