MONXTON PARISH COUNCIL Agenda 20 th November 2013
Agenda 1. Welcome and Apologies 2. Declaration of Interests 3. Members of the Public (Pre-booked slots if requested) 4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting - sign that they are correct 5. Matters arising from those minutes: 6 Planning 7. Reports: Environment & Footpaths I. Traffic II. Neighbourhood Watch III. Planning IV. 8. Monxton Web Site up-date 9. Village Projects 10. HCC and TVBC reports (if provided) 11. Correspondence 12. Date of the next meeting – TBA January 2013 13. Close of the meeting
Environment & Footpaths • Update on the Bridge at Upper Mill House • Update on the activities to remove the dam on the Pillhill Brook - Upper Mill House at the western border of Abbotts Ann and Monxton
Environment & Footpaths Pillhill Brook I am glad to report that the current status of the Pillhill Brook is slowly improving, as the vegetation between the dam and the bridge, which was completely blocking it, has recently had a channel cut through it. Unfortunately, the channel is only approximately 3 foot in width, so it remains to be seen how effective this will be. The dam still only has a small notch in it, with the further proposed works to the dam, yet to be implemented. If these works allow an adequate flow of water to return to this stretch of the brook, any future flooding should be averted. The Retrospective Planning Application for the bridge in the brook at Upper Mill House is still pending, and is waiting to be scheduled to be called to committee at TVBC.
HCC Report on Dam • Report received from Tor Peebles, Project Officer, County Planning at HCC • A channel has been cut through the vegetation lying in the Pillhill Brook, this should allow water in the channel to move down stream rather than be held back. • An environmental engineering company has been engaged to carry out the flood risk assessment of the lower watercourse and the solution to the weir. • Any work on the weir will require consent from the Environment Agency of which the land owner is aware. • He is not aware of any decisions made by Test Valley BC on the retrospective planning application submitted by the land owner for the bridge on the Pillhill Brook. •
Pill Hill Brook
Footpaths & Bridleways • An email was received from Peter Derbyshire reporting a large tree, which was brought down in the recent storms, blocking Hook Lane Bridleway and making it impassable. • Cllr Balding contacted Cllr Charles Stephens from Amport Parish Council, and would like to thank him for his very prompt action to get it removed.
Fracking • Fracking is short for “hydraulic fracturing”, which uses high pressure water and chemicals blasted underground to fracture shale rock and release gas. The Department for Energy and Climate Change has issued drilling licences for possible fracking underneath an area a few miles from Andover, Stockbridge and many historic villages, including Monxton and Amport. Based on information available from DECC, the existing licences are located at the following locations: North of Winchester, from Kings Worthy stretching west almost to Stockbridge, and further north, reaching from Chilbolton west to Amport.
Traffic • Bollards – now installed around village green • Steering group – map of actions required given to TVBC • TVBC actions – to start w/c 25 Nov
Map of Traffic Solutions
Map of Traffic Solutions
Traffic Route A Green Lane - Roman Road A1 Slow carriageway Marking Moved location Route B Broad Road B1 Bend sign Addition sign to request B2 Chevron Larger sign than existing B3 Chevron Larger sign than existing B4 Bend sign B5 Horse sign B6 Horse sign B7 Height restriction Reset post and sign Route C Abbotts Ann Road (South) C1 Horse sign C2 Entrance Warning sign Route D High Street - Andover Road D1 Existing hump back bridge Remove D2 Unsuitable for HGVs sign D3 Slow carriageway marking Already there needs re marking D4 Road narrows sign Route E Abbotts Ann Road (North) E1 Bend sign Replace with slow marking as per email 03/10 from Sarah to Ray E2 Bend sign E3 Slow Carriageway marking E4 Height restriction Wrong site see B7
Portable Speed Sign Indicator • Displays speeds of vehicles • Records speeds and time • Would be shared with 2 other parishes • HCC (fines fund) would provide a £1,000 • The balance would be split between 3 PCs approx. £650/PC • MPC may need to purchase outright, Total cost £2,600 plus pay TVBC £260 to move between agreed locations per move
Neighbourhood Watch Report • By David James, Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator • Reported Crime • Once again, non-dwelling burglaries have been the most reported crime in the rural area of north and east Hampshire. Power tools have mainly been targeted together with off road vehicles. In addition there has been an increase in thefts from stables including horse tack and rugs in Hampshire. A separate alert was posted regarding this on Monxton Matters. • Telephone scams continue to be a problem. Hampshire Trading Standards Service publish information on these including prize wins, tax rebates and loan scams. • Crime Alerts • Since the last meeting there have been no general alerts distributed in Monxton.
Sunnybank • No issues for the meeting
MPC Finances • David Eaglesham will present the accounts
MPC Planning Matters • Application for retrospective planning for the bridge at Upper Mill House, Ref 13/01556/FULLN – still awaited date for TVBC committee • Alpine Group development at Manor Farm
Alpine Group development at Manor Farm • Developers/builders have expressed scepticism regarding the support by the various councils • MPC & AAPC wrote open letters confirming our support in principle for a development • MPC met with the Planning Consultant appointed to manage the new development & the move to a new factory location and TVBC Head of Planning to discuss the proposed development at the site • TVBC confirmed they would put into writing their support for the development in principle • The consultant is twin tracking the search for a site and the development as one needed to fund the other
Planned Works by Alpine to Old Hoyles (Mrs & Mrs Harris) funded by Alpine Group
Monxton Web Site up-date Web site stats • 18,610 views since the launch (March 2013) • October: 1653 page views & 400 visitors • November (to date): 1063 page views & 233 visitors • Sept – Nov = 4 pages/visit (peak 10 pages/visit in July)
Village Projects • Village green clear up • Village Pond project • Village verges weed reduction
Agenda 1. Welcome and Apologies 2. Declaration of Interests 3. Members of the Public (Pre-booked slots if requested) 4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting - sign that they are correct 5. Matters arising from those minutes: 6 Planning 7. Reports: Environment & Footpaths I. Traffic II. Neighbourhood Watch III. Planning IV. 8. Monxton Web Site up-date 9. Village Projects 10. HCC and TVBC reports (if provided) 11. Correspondence 12. Date of the next meeting – TBA January 2013 13. Close of the meeting
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