Minutes of the Meeting of the Sutton Bonington Parish Council held in the Village Hall on Monday 7th November 2016 commencing at 7.30pm
Present: D. Etherton (in the Chair), E.M. Raven, T. W. Holt, F. Clarke & J. Bradshaw
Apologies: R. Ereminowicz, D. Franklin, N. Scriven & C. Hellier
16.130 Minutes.
The Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 3rd October 2016 as circulated, were agreed and signed as a true record of the business transacted.
No action required.
16.131 Matters Arising
1)Item 16.87 – Hathern Pharmacy Application – letter from Rt. Hon Ken Clarke MP, Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP & Vicky Bailey Chief Officer of Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Group was circulated. It was felt by Mr Hunt that should the new pharmacy be approved ‘It is likely to be as a reserved location. This means that a patient living within 1.6km of the new pharmacy would retain dispensing rights and could continue to receive medicines from Sutton Bonington.’. Information is to be shared with the Patients Priority Group.
No action required.
2)Item 16.103.6 – Station Road signage – Nottinghamshire County Council have stated that the DfT would not approve the junction being changed from ‘Give Way’ to ‘Stop’ with the current visibility regardless of costs. They have further confirmed that the Station Road traffic lights to the west would not affect the free flowing traffic conditions measured on the north/south route.
No action required.
3)Item 16/115.4 – Japenese Knotweed on Landcroft Lane has now been sprayed. Nottinghamshire County Council and Rushcliffe Borough Council have apologised for the mix up and the length of time it took.
No action required.
4)Item 16.120/1/b - Landcroft Lane – Nottinghamshire County Council have confirmed that they are happy with the repairs carried out on Landcroft Lane and that whilst the repairs to address the carriageway edge deterioration may not be aesthetically pleasing, they are carried out to make safe the site. Landcroft Lane is to be inspected again and should any further work be required the arrangements will be made. It was felt by residents that Landcroft Lane is being used more since the closure of the Station Road bridge.
Action
To request Cllr Brown is present during the inspection.
5)Item 16/129/4 – Badminton Courts- The Parish Council were thanked by the badminton group for liaising with the University with regard to a discounted rate being offered to the group whilst the village hall works take place.
No action required.
16.132 Policing Matters
/1. Crime Reports:
July
Car-2
Other-0
Burglary0
August
Car-1
Other-0
Burglary1
September
Car-0
Other-0
Burglary0
No action required
/2. Police Concerns
No report
No action required
/3. Community Road Safety Scheme/Speed Trolley:
Speed survey on Park lane and Melton Lane circulated – Mr Hickling has been informed of the results. Mr Hickling thanked the Parish Council for their assistance in this matter.
No action required
/4. PPSG meeting – the next meeting will be held on 25th January 2017 at Keyworth Village Hall when Paddy Tipping will be attending. Any questions for Mr Tipping should be submitted to the PPSG by 31st December.
Action
To be placed on December agenda
16.133 Planning
30.16 / The Walled GardenHungary Lane
Sutton Bonington / Single storey rear extension; replacement doors and windows; external alterations / Do Not Object
31.16 / Redroofs
4 Upper Holme
Main Street
Zouch / Replacement of existing dwelling / Do Not Object – subject to the application complying with RBC’s policy on riverside development.
32.16 / Land between
11 & 17 Orchard Close
Sutton Bonington / Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 15/01274/FUL (Development of 3 dwellings) to permit substitution of revised drawings incorporating larger dwelling on plot 1 / Do Not Object
34.16 / Star Inn
Melton Lane
Sutton Bonington / Two storey extension to the rear of property / Do Not Object
35.16 / St Anne’s Manor
1 Hungary Lane
Sutton Bonington / Alterations and extension to coach house and stable block to facilitate conversion to 4 ancillary dwellings / Do Not Object subject to the application being compliant with RBC’s policy on ‘Development in the Open Countryside’
36.16 / St Anne’s Manor
1 Hungary Lane
Sutton Bonington / Single storey rear extension / Do Not Object
37.16 / Plot 1 Barrington Court
Sutton Bonington / Proposed new detached house and detached garage (variation to planning approval ref 15/00330/ful) / Object – we support the objection of the resident of 2 Barrington Court with regard to the loss of amenity to plot 2.
/2 Decisions:
25.16 / 57 Park LaneSutton Bonington / Alteration of vehicular access / Grant Permission
26.16 / Dovecote House
Sutton Fields
Station Road
Sutton Bonington / Erection of a timber BBQ hut to be located at the rear of the garden / Grant Permission
27.16 / Boundary Wall
Railway Bridge SCP5/95
Station Road
Sutton Bonington / Re-construction of boundary wall and lean-to building (to rear of wall) on approach to Station Road bridge (SCP5/95) to facilitate re-construction of latter. Wall and lean-to to be rebuilt as existing, on same profile and footprint but with addition of concrete reinforcement bars below ground level to correct lean. / Grant Listed Building Consent
28.16 / St. Anne’s Manor
1 Hungary Lane
Sutton Bonington / Proposed erection of a portico to the main entrance door of a dwelling / Grant Permission
N/A\a\ / Dairy Farmhouse
Dairy Centre
Melton Lane
Sutton Bonington / Variation of Condition 11 of planning permission 15/01048/ful to allow 24 hours working 7 days a week for a temporary two week period. / Grant Permission.
No action required.
/3 Other Planning Issues.
/a. Planning Appeal APP/P3040/W/16/3158449 – the Parish Council have supported Rushcliffe Borough Council’s objections to the application. Copy of the Parish Council’s original comments have also been submitted.
No action required.
/b. University entrance on Landcroft Lane– Nottingham University have written to Rushcliffe Borough Council informing them of the steps that they have and are proposing to take to deter access or egress onto the campus by staff and students from the Landcroft Lane access. Rushcliffe Borough Council are now to close the enforcement file as they consider that the University are doing everything in their power to address the situation.
Action
To be placed on December agenda
Email from G. Longstaff to be circulated.
/c. 6 Marle Pit Hill – Rushcliffe Borough Council have confirmed that the application is still invalid. A Planning Contravention Notice will be issued should the applicant fail to comply within the next 2 weeks.
No action required,
5) Rushcliffe Borough Council Enforcement Officer has confirmed that the garage conversion at 1 Landcroft Lane is now occupied by the owner’s son and as such will no longer be advertised.
No action required.
16.134 Correspondence and Reports.
/1 Highway Matters:
/a. NCC Report.
No report.
No action required.
/b. Drainage:The outfalls at the rear of The Old Bakehouse and Hobgoblins has been cleared with several loads of silt being removed. The dyke at the bottom of the playing field has been cleared and a large amount of rubbish has been removed from the Parish Council’s section of the Bowmer Dyke. Approximately 12” of silt has been removed from the outfall at the rear of Gables Lea. The allotment ditch will be cleared on Saturday 12th November, which will help prevent flooding on Park lane. The amount of silt removed from the outfalls reinforces the need to continue the annual maintenance of the outfalls/dykes to prevent flooding in the village.
No action required.
/a. Canal and River Trust –The Parish Council are to request a progress report on the planned works that were scheduled to begin at the end of September.
Action
Clerk to contact the Canal and River Trust.
/2 Transport Matters (Rail & Bus)
/a. LANRAC – a meeting of stakeholders is taking place on 8th November to discuss the East Midlands Trains franchise. T.W. Holt is to keep the Parish Council informed with regard to the possible adjournment of the electrification of the East Midland line.
No action required.
/3. NCC
/a. Supporting Local Communities Grant - The fund has supported a wide range of community-based schemes in the past, such as improving play parks, creating new allotment sites and refurbishment of community buildings. Successful applicants could access a grant of up to £50,000 to help deliver their scheme.
No action required.
/b. County Councillor Report:
No report
No action required.
/4 RBC Items.
No report.
No action required.
/b. Borough Councillor Report.
No report.
No action required.
/5 NALC, RCAN & Voluntary Organisations.
No report.
No action required.
/6 Any Other Correspondence.
No report
No action required.
16.135 Receipts and Payments
/1 Payments
DD / Eon / £34.00DD / Nest Pension / £8.28
3183 / R. Ereminowicz / £200.00
3184 / C. Littledyke / £35.65
3185 / D. Hopkinson / £79.74
3186 / J A Kent Services / £336.00
3187 / J Faulks Expenses / £41.55
3188 / J Faulks / £904.99
3189 / Inland Revenue / £75.29
3190 / N. Toothill / £132.00
/2. Receipts
Allotment Rents / £98.00SLC Grant / £585.00
Sutton Bonington Show Committee / £37.43
Pavilion Hire / £15.00
No action required.
/3.Other Financial Matters
/a. Bank Reconciliation was circulated.
No action required.
16.136 Pavilion & Playing Field
/a. Reports
1) Reported used condoms have been left outside the pavilion.
No action required.
/b. Fencing on the Elton Boundary – Mather Jamie have inspected the situation on the ground and acknowledge that there is a strip of land around the outside edge of the garage which is within the ownership of the Parish Council, the ownership strip approximately 2.5 metres from the south-west and north-west elevations of the existing building. Mather Jamie would like to put a fence up which runs along the line of the old fence and to return the fence directly back to the corner of the building as per the photograph which was circulated.
Resolved.
Agreed subject to:
1)2.5m strip of land as mentioned above to be fully recorded that it remains in the ownership of the Parish Council
2)Plan of the boundary to be submitted to Mather Jamie for future reference.
3)Before work commences a letter from Mather Jamie accepting the configuration of the fence and that they accept our ownership.
Action
Clerk to write to Mather Jamie and to include a copy of the Parish Council boundary plan.
/b. Minutes of the playing field committee meeting were circulated.
No action required.
/c. Friendship Cruising Club has submitted a request for permission to site caravans on the playing field from 27th April to 1st May.
Resolved.
Request denied due to the area being a registered Nature Reserve and it would be inappropriate to have a caravan event on this site and concerns were raised regarding access and setting a precedent.
Action
Friendship Cruise Club to be informed.
/d. Scout Hut valuation has been concluded and will be discussed at the finance meeting. The current lease is due to expire in 2023.
Action
To be discussed at the December Parish Council meeting.
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16.137 Spinney & Meadows Nature Reserve
No problems reported apart from rubbish left in the Spinney/Meadows.
Community Orchard appears to require a little care and attention.
No action required.
16.138 Village News Items.
1) Allotment waiting list
No action required.
16.139 Allotments
1) Two new allotment holders have begun cultivation of their allotments.
2) Allotment 1 has become vacant.
Action
Allotment to be advertised in the Village News
16.140 Community Orchard
No report
No action required.
16.141 Doctors Surgery
1) The NHS have turned down the application for funding for a new surgery in East Leake despite the large amount of new homes currently being built in the area.
2) ‘Look After Yourself’ week will begin 14th November 2016
No action required.
16.142 Nottingham University- Sutton Bonington Campus
1) Minutes of the meeting held 13th October 2016 were circulated.
No action required.
2) Details of the Group Visit and Guided Tour, which include a garden visit around the gardens of the University Park campus or a Heritage Walk to look at historical buildings, were received
Action
Details to be placed in the Village News
3) Details of a Gallery Art Group were received.
Action
Details to be placed in the Village News
4) The Students Union Guild are currently collating local information to be disseminated to students local to the Sutton Bonington Campus. The Parish Council will receive a copy.
No action required.
16.143 Playscheme report
The Sutton Bonington Playscheme was held Monday 25th July - Friday 5th August. Numbers this year were very good averaging 150 children per day, some days slightly less. This year Playscheme in Sutton Bonington was 50 years old. We had a Alice in Wonderland theme, with alot of the crafts planned with this theme in mind. The committee were involved on a daily basis along with 14 young enthusiastic helpers. We had many new outdoor activities in the way of games rather than just football or cricket each morning, which went down very well with the children. We had a mask making workshop and an entertainer.
On the last day we celebrated with a Mad Hatters Tea Party, which included having a bouncy castle, to which we invited members of the councils who financially support us, and anyone who has been involved with the Playscheme over the years. We extended the session time until 1p.m.. Everyone who came along, the children, parents and visitors had a lovely time and many craft items were on display for visitors to see. It was a wonderful occasion and good to see so many people enjoying a picnic on the Playing Field. Our thanks to the Parish Councils for their continued financial support. Next year’s Playscheme will take place from Monday 31st July - Friday 11th August, 2017.
Action
Letter of appreciation to C. Littledyke and team
16.144 Matters of Report
1) Dates for meetings to be held in 2017 were circulated.
Action
Dates to be sent to C. Trevellan and T. Howse
2) Comments were made on the good job being made on Brick Yard Lane.
No action required.
3) Hungary Lane – litter has recently been removed from Hungary Lane. Councillors were asked to report any further incidences to the Clerk.
No action required.
4) Handyman to strim around the seat on Pasture Lane
No action required.
5) Slab over culvert on Pasture Lane appears unstable. Nottinghamshire County Council are to investigate.
No action required.
6) Footpath 1 – two access points have been illegally closed off.. Nottinghamshire Rights of Way team are to investigate/
Action
Clerk to forward a map showing the closed access points.
7) Finance meeting to be held 17th November at 7.30pm
No action required.
8) Water leak at Bull Farm Close reported.
Action
Clerk to inform NCC
9) Area around the seats on Landcroft Lane and the Gate Way fencing is to be strimmed.
Action
Handyman to be informed.
10) Self set tree requires removing on Landcroft Lane.
Action
S. Faulks to remove
11) Concern raised regarding the safety of the style and bridge on FP2
Action
Rights of Way team to be informed
Next Meeting to be held Monday5th December 2016 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Meeting closed at. 21.15 pm