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MINUTES OF THEPARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON
MONDAY 8th JUNE2015 AT LEGBOURNE COMMUNITY CENTRE
PRESENTCllrs:D R Harrison (Chairman), M Chapman (Vice Chairman), A Hallifax, P Maw and K York; the Clerk Mr A Claydon;Steven Ibbotson from Cyden Homes. Sixmembers of the public were also present
0924CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS – The Chairman welcomed everybody to the meeting. He stated that Mr Ibbotson was attending to outline the revisions made by Cyden Homes to their planning application at Househams Lane and asked the Public if they had any objections to him speaking at this point, which they did not; accordingly he invited Mr Ibbotson to proceed.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr Ibbotson indicated that the main changes to the development plans for Househams Lane were:
-Relocation of garages
-Arrangements to store rainwater for each property, to be used, for example, for flushing toilets
-The creation of swales, areas of scooped out land, within the boundaries of properties and in communal areas, which would function to hold rainwater and allow gradual evaporation / osmosis to existing surface water drainage
The public were then invited to ask questions, which encompassed the following:
-Whether Cyden Homes had used similar techniques for managing surface water drainage on other sites. Mr Ibbotson answered that while Cyden had no direct experience, other developers had tested this “hybrid” approach with success elsewhere in the UK
-Where the ongoing responsibility for maintaining the communal drainage arrangements (including existing ditches etc adjoining the development). Mr Ibbotson stated that all homeowners of the new properties would share responsibility via a covenant to support a management company formed for this specific purpose.
-Whether Cyden Homes would maintain the dyke prior to completion of the development. Mr Ibbotson pointed out that Cyden effectively only had a 50% responsibility as the other bank was outside their ownership. He then said Cyden would look at tidying the dyke and banks before properties were completed and sold.
The Chairman thanked Mr Ibbotson and the latter-mentioned then left the meeting.
0925APOLOGIES – None received
0926MINUTES – The notes of the Parish Council Meetings held on Monday 11th May 2015 and, subject to the correction of Cllr Chapman being appointed as Vice Chairman rather than Councillor King, were approved as Minutes and the Chairman signed them pMC sKY.
0927DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST –.Cllr Hallifax had completed her declarations and handed these to the clerk. There were no other changes.
0928Annual Parish Meeting – Councillors noted the draft notes of the meeting held on 14th May and reflected on the Highways issues (particularly surface water drainage) and Village shop discussion. Both matters would develop further during the civic year.
0929CLERKS REPORT –A verbal report was received, The issue of interruption to telephony and broadband was mentioned by the clerk, who had made contact with BT; members felt that the service was now restored to acceptable levels.
0930PLANNING APPLICATIONS:
a)Househams Lane – Cyden Homes (revised): There was considerable The Council felt that Cyden had done everything reasonably practicable to alleviate surface water flood risk and, accordingly, it was resolvedto support the application subject to the proviso that existing problems with surface water drainage on the highway needed to be resolved.
b)Planning Permission - Erection of 4no. detached houses each with a detached single garage and con...
ROSEMARY LODGE, STATION ROAD, LEGBOURNE, LOUTH, LINCOLNSHIRE. LN11 8LH
Ref. No: N/100/00850/15
Cllr P Maw, after deliberation, left the meeting for this item only.
It was resolved that the Council objects to the above application for the following reasons
i)Surface water drainage issues, as mentioned by East Lindsey District Council’s drainage officer, are not addressed by this application, which does not detail a solution
ii)From a highways perspective, the exit from the development will be into Station road close to an existing bus stop which is on the rod (not recessed); traffic flow issues are thus likely to result.
c)Planning Permission - Extensions to existing dwelling to provide an en-larged office and a lounge...
SOUTHFIELD HOUSE, LEGBOURNE ROAD, STEWTON, LOUTH, LINCOLNSHIRE. LN11 8LQ
Ref. No: N/167/00961/15
There were no comments on this application
d)Outline erection of 55no. dwellings on the site of existing garage premises which are to be demol...
LAND OFF, LEGBOURNE ROAD, LOUTH, LINCONLSHIRE. LN11 8ES
Ref. No: N/105/00895/15
There were no comments on this application
0931NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN – Cllr Chapman stated that he would air the seven identified policies at the Summer Fete and take any feedback to the next meeting of the Neighbourhood Planning Group where there would be an opportunity to consider alternative policies.
0932PARISH ISSUES
Street Lighting –None raised
Highways matters–The pothole in Furze Lane had been repaired by LCC
Parishioners Issues– None raised
0933FINANCIAL MATTERS
Accounts to be authorised/ paid: Broker Services Ltd: £344.48 (pAH, sPM)
Annual Return 2014/15. – the Annual Return was discussed by the Council with specific focus on the internal audit and internal control aspects. It was resolved to approve the return for submission (p PM s MC)
Entrance Gates maintenance – no interest expressed
0934CORRESPONDENCE –members agreed that a poster from the Cinnamon Trust seeking a dog walker could be displayed in the noticeboard
0935COUNCILLORS REPORTS – none received
0936VACANCY – options to fill the vacancy to be brought back to Council
0937AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING– Review of website; Standing Orders / Financial Regulations;
0938DATE & TIME OF NEXT COUNCIL MEETING –Monday13th July 2015
The meeting closed at9:30pm
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