Minutes of the Caldecote Parish Council Meeting on 4 January 2001

at 7.30pm in the village hall

Present: Parish Councillors; B. Drayton, T. Footman, O. Kember (Chairman), J. Lang, P. Phillips, F. Wolton. District Councillor J Stewart and Mrs LG Stoehr (Clerk).

1. Apologies: From Councillor B Drayton and District Councillor J Stewart.

2. Minutes of the last meeting on 2 November 2000
The proposal by the Chairman, seconded Councillor Footman, that ‘the minutes of the meeting be accepted as a true record’ was carried unanimously.

3. Matters arising from the meeting

3.0.1 (3.01) Bosserts Way sign – Councillor Phillips reported that the sign had fallen over but that he had once again righted it.

3.0.2 (3.03) Tesco bus service. Still outstanding.

3.0.3 (3.04) Low kerbs and new gulley on eastern side of Highfields Road. Carry forward.

3.0.4 (7) The promised letter from Mr Hodgkinson regarding outstanding highway issues had not as yet been received.

3.0.5 (4.5) Bund wall at Krupp Camford. District Councillor Stewart had spoken with planning officers on the Parish Council’s behalf. It was thought that the bund wall height may now need to be amended to 9 metres for the application to be approved.

3.0.6 (10.1) Display of parish maps. It was agreed that the display of map was to be at the Annual Parish Meeting. The date for the meeting was agreed as Thursday 17 May 2001 at 8pm.

4. Correspondence/communication
Minor correspondence for information was circulated.

5. Planning received since the last meeting

Planning permission refused by the District Council to
S/1950/00/F target Construction, land at r/o 65 Highfields Road (fronting Bosserts Way) – 3 dwellings.

6. The Village Development

6.1 Banner Homes Section 106.The letter from Chris Taylor, Head of SCDC’s Legal Services, dated 6 December 2000, confirmed that Areas 1,2and 3 shown on the enclosed plan are not to be adopted by the Parish Council but will be privately owned and conveyed accordingly. Members agreed that there was still some uncertainty about a small area of POS containing the walnut trees off the main area near the highway.

6.2 It was noted that Breheny had begun constructing the road near the Banner development. It was agreed that the Chairman should write to Banner to ascertain when their road works would commence and to see if it could tie in with the current road works.

6.3 The first Recreation Facilities Working Party report was received by the meeting. It was agreed that Jane Lampshire, Sports Development Officer would be invited to attend the next working party meeting. It was agreed that the plans and a report on progress would be put in the Journal as the first stage of the consultation process.

6.4 The recreation ground and pavilion plans are to be on display at the Annual Parish Meeting. The proposal by Councillor Dr Stopp, seconded by Councillor Kember that ‘refreshments be served at the meeting’ was carried unanimously.

7. Village sign
The proposal by the Chairman at 8.32pm that ‘the meeting be adjourn to seek the public’s opinion on the best location for a sign’ was carried unanimously. The meeting re-opened at 8.46pm.

7.1 The proposal by Councillor Footman, seconded by Councillor Dr Stopp, that ‘the village sign be located on the small area of land in between the corner of Furlong Way and Highfields Road’ was carried by five votes in favour and one vote against.

7.2 The proposal by Councillor Wolton, seconded by Councillor Lang, that ‘the sign be located on the grass verge in between Leylands and Westwinds’ was defeated with two votes in favour, two votes against and two abstentions. The Chairman cast his deciding vote against the proposal.

7.3 The proposal by the Chairman, seconded by Councillor Lang that ‘the village sign be located in between Leylands and Westwinds should the other site not be approved by the local authorities’ was carried with five votes in favour and one abstention.

7.4 The Clerk was instructed to enquire if the sign required planning permission and to seek permission from the County Council for the sign to be erected.

7.5 The proposal by Councillor Kember, seconded by Councillor Wolton, that ‘David Reed be asked to design a suitable base for the sign and also quote for its supply and erection’ was carried unanimously.

8. Payment of bills

The proposal by Councillor Kember, seconded by Councillor Footman, that ‘the following bills be paid:

K Martlew - £32 salary (0092)

Caldecote Church - £200 S137 grass cutting grant (0091)

Staples - £155.10 Journal copying (0093)

Cambs County Council - £55.96 Streetlight maintenance (0094)

Greens Grasscutting Services - £123.37 Grasscutting (0095)’ was carried unanimously.

9. Councillors’ items

9.1 Highways Division is to be notified in the strongest possible terms that there are dangerous pot holes on Highfields Road heading south from Highfields Park.

9.2 The Clerk was instructed to contact the County Council for a copy of its policy for pothole repair.

9.3 It was noted that 27 East Drive had been demolished. The Clerk was instructed to clarify any required permission with the District Council.

9.4 The entrance to the village green is to be clarified.

9.5 Councillor Dr Stopp reported on her recent attendance at the Marshall’s Safer Villages Awards meeting and asked that the Parish Council record its thanks to PC Stuart Hilton for attending the meeting in his own time.

9.6 The Clerk was instructed to report the white car parked outside 58 Highfields Road without numberplates or a tax disc.

9.7 Members noted that the hedge near the BP garage had still not been cut back and instructed the Clerk to again notify the appropriate authority.

9.8 It was noted that recent kerb reinstatement had resulted in a parishioner damaging their car’s mudflaps.

9.9 The fault on streetlight SC5 outside 89 Highfields Road is to be re-reported.

10. Closure of the meeting and Parish Matters

The Chairman declared the meeting closed at 9.10pm.

Mr Robins, parishioner, told the meeting that he was extremely angry at the continued appalling road conditions in the village and of the action he had taken and would take if conditions did not improve.

signed…………………………………Chairman…….…………………Date.