DRAFT – UNCONFIRMED
Minutes of Monthly Council Meeting held on
Monday 20th March 2017 at the Village Hall, Port Eynon.
The meeting commenced at 7:00 pm.
Present: Cllr. G. Evans, Cllr. R. Fisher, Cllr. Mrs. S. Fisher, Cllr. G. Jones,
Apologies for Absence: Cllr. Mrs. Lynda Newland, Cllr Mrs. Ann Scott and Cllr A. Milligan.
In attendance: Mr B Stubbings (Clerk); Mr S Young, Mrs Pauline McMurray and Mrs Claire Weales
Chair person: Cllr. R. Fisher took the Chair.
Declarations of Interest: None
012/17 Minutes of Last Meeting (January 2017):
The minutes, as corrected, were proposed to be accepted as a true record by Mrs S Fisher, the proposal was seconded by Cllr. G Jones and agreed by all. The minutes were signed by the chairperson.
013/17. Matters Arising from previous Meeting:
Village Greens – Port Eynon . One quotation was still awaited.
War Memorial – pending source of suitable stone.
Donations to Churches – Clerk advised his understanding that Finance act restrictions precluded Community Councils from making donations to faith organisations but would not affect our established practice of donating towards the upkeep of churchyards and burial grounds.
Muddy Gap Lane off Monksland Road – Clerk was requested to obtain clarification from C&CS over status of the lane and arrangements for access to the new houses following their completion.
014/17. Finance:
Clerk advised that there had been no significant transactions in the past month.
- Cash reserve approx.. £10,000. Savings reserve approx.. £5,000.
2.The Council’s insurance policy had been renewed.
The following funding commitments have been made and are carried forward:
Scurlage Green Improvements – £2,000
Port Eynon Village Green improvements – £2,000.
015/17 Planning
Clerk advised that he was unable to provide an update on pending applications as he had been unable to access the C&CS web site for several days.
Pending Applications
2017/0183 No. 10 Monksland Road. Application for certificate of lawfulness to Home Board up to 3 pet dogs.
It was agreed that the proposal be reccommended for approval.
2016/1492 Milestone Court Scurlage. Retention and completion of 8 dwellings and associated outbuildings and garages.
The Council expressed concern with the application as presented and questioned possible boundary encroachment and compliance with Land Registry details.
2017/0180 South Gower Sports Club. Application to use the complete lower football field for camping on the following dates.:-
30th June-1st July Charity Walk— 80 units
7th July-8th July Music Festival—80 units
20th July- 24th July Chilli Festival—100 units
25th Aug-26th Aug Club Day—-80 units
Council expressed concern over lack of consultation with local community and lack of detail with regard to parking, toilet provision, tent layout and fire precautions. The Council were unhappy to support the application as submitted.
2017/0151 Bank Farm Scurlage. Renewal of temporary planning permission for the siting of 5 touring caravans for a period of 5 years.
It was agreed that the proposal be accepted for approval.
New Applications
2017/0350 Orchard green, Knelston – Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of new deatched dwelling house and garage. Council noted that the present bungalow was thought to be of precast construction dating back to post war period. It was agreed that the proposal should be recommended for approval.
016/17 Highways & Footpaths.
Cllr Sheila Fisher raised concern over the damage to the kerbstones and grass verge being caused by busses using the lay by at Scurlage. Clerk to raise with NAT busses and C&CS.
Cllr. Sheila Fisher also again raised concern over residents parking in Salisbury Close and Monksland Road. Clearly the current provisions were inadequate and when the new houses were occupied the matter would become far worse. Clerk to raise with C&CS.
Cllr. Robert Fisher raised concern over state of road surface in Salisbury Close and many potholes that required repair. Clerk to raise with C&CS.
017/17 Correspondence:
None
009/17 Communication- Notice Boards etc.
Cllr Sheila Fisher advised that she had been in contact with a possible editor/publisher at Swansea University and would further enquire as to costs.
018/17 Village Halls –
Port Eynon – Cllr Fisher advised that he had received no notices/minutes of meetings or communications from VHMC.
Llandewi Hall – Meeting with Trustees to be arranged by Clerk
019/17 Any Other Business:
Mrs McMurray and Mrs Weales raised their concerns with Orchard Close which included nuisance of resident’s dogs, erosion of grass by residents and general dumping of waste. They had dedicated their own time and resources for several years to maintain the grass and verge areas but would appreciate some support from the Community Council. They had made similar requests to C&CS (Simon Lydiate) but without any success. Council agreed to assist where they could and further agreed to fund a bench seat to be located in Orchard Close.
Cllr Gareth Evans advised that he had been unable to make contact with the person(s) who carried out bramble clearance on the dune areas at Port Eynon last year. Council agreed that funds would be made available for further clearance work this year and Cllr Evans would endeavour to find suitable person(s) to carry out the work.
Cllr. Gareth Jones advised that Welsh water had installed a new mains supply from High winds to Port Eynon which should alleviate problems with fluctuating water pressure.
Date of Next Meeting:
Monday 17th April 2017 at 7:30 pm in the Port Eynon Village Hall.
Subsequently revised to Tuesday 25th April as 17th April is Easter Monday
Meeting closed at 8.40pm. Chairman
- B J. Stubbings, (Clerk) R. Fisher