A meeting of Croydon Parish Council was held on Wednesday 19 July 2006 in the Reading Room at 8.00pm.
Apologies: Mr Wittey - holiday, Cllr Elsby - holiday, Mr Sole - work commitments.
Present: Mr Wheeler, Mr Martin, Mrs Straw, Mrs Hurst, Mr Hancock, County and District Cllr Kindersley and the Clerk.
Minutes: of the last meeting, previously circulated, were agreed and signed.
Cllr Kindersley had another meeting to attend, so gave his report at the beginning of the meeting.
Lower Road: There have been 16 accidents recorded on Lower Road from 2001 - 2005, but none in 2006. This does not mean there have been no accidents in 2006, only that none have been recorded. Cllr Kindersley has met with Claire Morris from the Livery Stables about putting in a Pegasus Crossing (a Pelican crossing for horse riders). There are approximately 44 crossings of the B1042 made daily from the stables and the speed of the traffic makes it hazardous. Cllr Kindersley also reported that the resurfacing has finally been completed, the white lines are to be repainted and the cats’ eyes will be put back shortly.
Appeal at Croydon House Farm: The appeal for the four live and work units was dismissed as unsustainable.
Browns: Application for a large agricultural building - further enquiries are being made - Council was not it favour of the application.
Concessionary Bus Fares: Still no funding available. Fenland District Council has been over-funded and has redistributed £40,000 to help other District Councils.
Guided Bus: This has finally been approved, at an estimated cost of £116 million. £92.5 million is coming from the Government and the rest from Section 106 agreements. Not all the land required has been secured and those against the development are likely to make the use of Compulsory Purchase necessary.
East of England: Now has to build 505,000 homes up to 2021. The expansion of Cambourne is planned and a development of Northstowe and Abington Land Settlement.
Cambridge Primary Care Trust: Is £46 million in debt. There will be very large cuts in all areas, but everything is unclear at present.
East of England Regional Assembly: In a report, Cambridgeshire has come top in the health indices - apparently the county is “over-doctored.”
Travellers: Cambridgeshire has the highest level of authorised sites in the country. A “Travellers’ Needs” survey is being undertaken at present. Cllr Kindersley said that just because there is a need doesn’t mean it will be fulfilled. SCDC is making inroads into illegal travellers’ sites.
Crail: Nigel Blazeby from SCDC Planning is coming out to the site on 20 July. Further to a letter of complaint from a parishioner, Council agreed to e-mail Mr Blazeby before his site visit with the following comments:- The developers do not appear to have permission to burn building waste on the site, and are upsetting the neighbours. The materials for the buildings may not have been agreed with the Planning Department, and only serve to exaggerate the incongruous design of the buildings. The road outside the development site has been damaged - developers to repair it? The PC formally requests a Stop Notice for the site until these points have been resolved.
Speeding: The troublesome resident from Hatley has moved away from the area.
As there were no further questions for Cllr Kindersley he left to attend another meeting.
Matters Arising:
Cemetery: Mr Martin and Mr Sole have sent in the application to the Environment Agency for piping the ditch using a smaller pipe. Awaiting a reply.
Standards Board Vacancy: Cllr Dave Kelleway, Chairman of Teversham Parish Council, has been elected to the Board.
Village Matters:
Fooptpath Warden: Mr Will Jenkins has offered to monitor the footpaths in Croydon and report any problems that need attention. Clerk to contact John Cooper at CCC to see if there is any information available for this voluntary position. Council was pleased to accept Mr Jenkins’ offer and thanked him for his involvement.
Hedges: A reminder for hedges to be cut back after the nesting season to be put into the Parish Magazine - Clerk to action.
Van: The van reported as dumped at the car park on the Clopton Way has not been abandoned, and has a current SORN. It is awaiting repairs.
Correspondence:
Crime and Disorder Partnership: Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator has been to previous meetings, no-one from Council available.
Cambridge Core Traffic Scheme: Leaflets distributed.
ACRE AGM: To be held at the St Ivo Centre in St Ives on September 5, starting at 5.30pm. Clerk to reply that no-one is available.
SCDC Management Reorganisation: Notification that Mr David Hussel and Mr John Ballantyne will be leaving. Greg Harlock will become the Chief Executive, with Steve Hampson the Housing and Environmental Services Director.
Village Information Leaflet: Councils’ opinion sought on new design leaflet covering all the District’s villages instead of one per village. Council looked at the sample supplied and felt that it was a much better idea - Clerk to reply.
Gambling Act: Draft 2005 Act received and brought to Council’s attention.
CALC: Meeting at SCDC offices at Cambourne on 24 August at 7.30pm. No-one available.
Leaflets advertising trainings for Clerks and Councillors received and reviewed.
Displaying Leaflets - the Queen Adelaide Pub was asked if Council could put a small display stand or carousel in their porch. They are happy to have this - Clerk to source a suitable stand for this.
Circulation: Correspondence that would normally be circulated between meetings was left on a table for Councillors’ attention before the meeting. This included:- NHW Report, Discrimination Leaflets, SLCC Conference, Clerks and Councils Direct magazine, Bus Changes (not relevant to Corydon), and SLCC information.
Planning:
Crail: Discussed with Cllr Kindersley.
Mr and Mrs Ralph: Discussed with Cllr Kindersley, in Crail conversation.
Queen Adelaide: Application for amendments to original plans. No objections provided that the new high level window does not overlook neighbouring properties. Proposed - Mrs Straw, seconded - Mr Martin, all in favour.
Finance:
Bank Statement: Received from Barclays - balance at 29 June 2006 is £676 - 71.
Audit: Acknowledgement of receipt of Annual Return received from Moore Stephens. Clerk had spoken with the auditors, and they said they were happy for a £3-00 adjustment to be made to the Annual Return to allow for “rounding errors” created over time.
Items for next agenda:
None put forward.
Date of next meeting - Wednesday 20 September 2006 in the Reading Room at 8.00pm
As there was no further business the meeting closed at 9.17pm.
Signed Date
A Planning Meeting was held on 2 August 2006 in the Reading Room at 8.00pm.
Apologies: Mr Sole and Mr Wittey - holiday, Mr Hancock - declaration of interest.
Present: Mr Wheeler, Mr Martin, Mrs Hurst and Mrs Straw.
Hancock: Application for an extension to Catkins in the High Street received. The councillors inspected the plans and “no objections” was proposed by Mr Martin and seconded by Mr Wheeler. All in favour.
As there was no further business the meeting closed at 8.06pm.
Signed Date