MONXTON PARISH COUNCIL AGM Agenda: 13 th May 2015 - 7.30pm Agenda - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MONXTON PARISH COUNCIL AGM

Agenda: 13th May 2015 - 7.30pm

Agenda

• 1. Welcome and Apologies.
• 2. Declaration of Interests.
• 3. Members of the Public (Pre-booked slots if requested)
• 4. Minutes of the Previous AGM Meeting sign off
• 5. Councillors to sign Declaration of Office and Co-opt a new councillor
• 6. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
• 7. Councillors Reports:-

Planning/Village Pond Environment & Footpaths Traffic Finance

• 9. Villager concerns – Open forum
• 10. Close of the meeting
• 11. Social event – meet fellow villagers for drinks and informal

discussions

PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS

• Monxton Parish Council Election May 7th
• Current councillors standing
• Dave Bateman
• Judith Balding
• Mike Cleugh
• Sarah Dowding

Major Planning Applications 2014

• Weir at Upper Mill House
• Building of a 6 bedroom, three-storey house at Langley
• Building at Abbotts Mead 15/00180/FULLN
• Willow Glen Planning Application 14/02358/FULLN

MPC Planning Matters (1)

• No new major planning applications received since January

21/1/15

• Update on the Alpine Group at Manor Farm
• The agreement with the Keir Group, to build a factory on land at Walworth

estate has hit issues, however there is a Plan B which is to work with a local developer to put in an Outline line to TVBC and get agreement for approx 10 houses to pay for the move to Walworth

• Issues with lorries going to dump rubble at Fox’s Wood,

Georgia Lane

• TVBC update
• Strategy is to ensure the volume of material does not exceed the permitted

development

• Surveyor was interviewed week of 20/4/15 and appointed on the 7th May
• Access to the site is being obtained by TVBC from Nelsons for a date in

June for the Surveyor and an Enforcement Officer to view the site and take measurements

• A Court Order will be issued to access the site if required if Nelsons refuse

to cooperate

MPC Planning Matters (2)

• Issues with lorries going to dump rubble at Fox’s

Wood, Georgia Lane

• Environment Agency Update
• Following the village meetings at Monxton and Quarley, over 70
• bjections were received by the EA
• Queries regarding the Permit were issued by the EA – no response

from the applicant Nelsons by deadline date

• Permit has been refused on 1/5/15
• Next steps are being considered to stop the activity
• Weekly Progress calls with EA

Fox Wood - Photos

Fox Wood Aerial Photo 1

Fox Wood – Aerial Photo 2

VILLAGE POND PROJECT

Pond Area 2014 (1)

Pond Area 2014 (2)

Village Pond 2 weeks ago

Village Pond Area Today

Village Pond Area Today

Village Pond Area Today

Village Pond Area Proposals

• Continue to keep maintained by MPC gardener
• Remove weeds and unrequired plants
• Plant with shrubs and wild flowers
• Villagers to make suggestions via the web site
• Install a bench
• Install a small pond at the far end leaving an overflow

area clear and monitor the situation over the winter

Environment – Judith Balding

• The Pillhill Brook
• Southern Water Pumping Station
• Monxton Flood Advisory Committee
• Trees
• Litter and Fly Tipping
• Fracking
• Footpaths & Bridleways

Environment: Upper Mill Hse Weir- before

Environment: Upper Mill Hse Weir- After

Traffic

• Achievements 2014/15
• Bollards and new road markings outside Monxton Manor
• Verge reconstructed for parked cars outside Monxton Manor
• Community Speedwatch to start imminently - thanks to Alan Barbone
• Bollards on village green have been repaired
• For 2015/16
• Traffic Regulation Order for speed limit extensions and village

gateways

Traffic Monitoring (Alan Barbone)

MPC ACCOUNTS:

1st April 2014 - 31st March 2015

INCOME. Opening Balance BF = £5,574.65 Plus ½ precept BF = £5,200.00 BF = £10,774.65 EXPENDITURE. Wages = £2,400.00 Insurance = £388.45 Notice Boards = £133.30 Play Ground Inspection = £65.40 Village Maintenance = £1,816.00 Dog Bins = £152.64 Church Grant = £500.00 Village Hall refurbishment = £1,000.00 = £6,455.79 BALANCE IN BANK = £4,318.86 MONEY SET ASIDE - NOT INCLUDED IN ABOVE FIGURES £2,000.00 for Traffic Calming £1,000.00 for Village Project/Maintenance

Sunnybank

• Dave Bateman – update

Monxton Neighbourhood Watch Report

• Apologies, however meeting clashes with an

area-wide NHW meeting

• David James will provide an update for the next

meeting

Monxton Website & Newsletter

• Newsletter now going to 229 email recipients

across the 4 parishes.

• Email addresses held for 79% of Monxton

households

• Website updated at least weekly and often 2-3

times a week with posts on news, events etc

Village Hall

• Plans for makeover being discussed
• Application for grants being applied for
• Free LED bulbs have been donated by LEDhut
• Negotiated a 20% discount for Monxton residents

for LED bulbs via LEDhut

• Hope to make the hall an eco building with ASHP

and PV panels

• Plan to make village hall more attractive from the
• utside

Agenda

• 1. Welcome and Apologies.
• 2. Declaration of Interests.
• 3. Members of the Public (Pre-booked slots if requested)
• 4. Minutes of the Previous AGM Meeting sign off
• 5. Councillors to sign Declaration of Office and Co-opt a new councillor
• 6. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
• 7. Councillors Reports:-

Planning/Village Pond Environment & Footpaths Traffic Finance

• 9. Villager concerns – Open forum
• 10. Close of the meeting
• 11. Social event – meet fellow villagers for drinks and informal

discussions

Parish Council Activities

• Parish Council activities fall into three main categories:
• Representing the local community
• Delivering services to meet local needs
• Improving quality of life and community well being.
• Local councils can provide and maintain a variety of important

and visible local services including allotments, bridleways, bus shelters, car parks, commons and open spaces, community transport schemes, community safety and crime reduction measures, events and festivals, footpaths, leisure and sports facilities, litter bins, planning, street cleaning and lighting, tourism activities, traffic calming measures, village greens and youth projects.

• Parish councils receive funding by levying a "precept" on

the council tax paid by the residents of the parish. Parish councils comprise unpaid councillors who are elected to serve for 4 years.

Representative powers

Parish councils must be notified by the district or county council of:

·All planning applications in their areas ·Intention to provide a burial ground in the parish ·Proposals to carry out sewerage works ·Footpath and bridleway (more generally, 'rights of way') surveys ·Intention to make byelaws in relation to hackney carriages music and dancing, promenades, sea shore and street naming