Taunton, Somerset, England - Borough Ward of
Neroche.
Parishes of Orchard Portman with Thurlbear,
Staple Fitzpaine, Bickenhall and Curland.
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MINUTES
OF THE MEETING OF NEROCHE PARISH COUNCIL HELD IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OF
NEROCHE PARISH HALL ON THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2001 AT 7.45PM 746 ATTENDANCE
AND APOLOGIES
Those
present Mesdames Hood, Wood, Wheller, Messrs Garland, Parker,
Salisbury and Trood. Apologies
were received and accepted from Mesdames Baxter, Waterman, Brown and
Mr Martin. 747
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None 748
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING Item
741 of the previous Minutes should have read that Mrs Wood would be
notified but for simplicity the Council agreed the words “and Mrs
Wood” should be deleted from the first line. Following
this amendment, the Minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a
true record and signed by the Chairman. MATTERS
ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 749
Traffic and Highway Matters No
matters were raised in this connection 750
Travellers at Middleroom Drove It
was noted that the travellers had now moved on. 751
Blackdown Hills Rural Partnership and Ridge Route
No matters were raised in this connection.
Subject to be kept under review. 752 South Hill Bridge strengthening works
It
was noted that the start appeared to have been even further delayed
since no works had yet commenced.
753
Damage by hedge cutter It
was noted that the claim had been made to Cornhill Insurance and that
the Hedge-cutter’s cheque for £75, being the policy excess, had
been received. The
Council noted the quote for the mirror in the sum of £135.74 plus VAT
and instructed the Clerk to place the order and advise the Chairman
when the mirror was received. 754
Queen’s jubilee celebrations The
Council determined to make provision for some expense in this
connection in the budget discussions following. 755
Footpath matters
The
Clerk reported that she had attended 3 out of 4 of the recent training
sessions for Footpath Liaison Officers and was now at least familiar
with the basic legislation involved. It was noted that TDBC had been
advised that the Clerk was now the designated Footpath Liaison Officer
and that all future correspondence be directed to the Clerk instead of
the Councillors. 756
Foul water effluent discharge adjoining Bickenhall House
(formerly Prospect Villa)
It
was noted that some drainage repair works had now been undertaken and
that the problem appeared to have been solved as a result of these
works.
757
SALC
Mrs
Hood reported that she had attended the morning session of the SALC
meeting 29th September 2001 and heard Mr Sansom’s talk on
involving young people in Parish Councils. Other matters discussed at
the meeting included the new accounts and audit procedures (internal
audit still being in the discussion stage) the new Code of Conduct and
introduction of a Standards Committee.
It was noted that from 1st April 2002 all
Councillors would be expected have training in their role as
Councillor. PLANNING REPORT
It
was noted that the following new planning applications had been
received since the last meeting.
758
Erection of two storey extension to the rear of 195 Thurlbear
Road, Orchard Portman 759
Erection of timber framed lean-to at Greenway Farm, Thurlbear 760
Erection of pitched roof to the rear of Rock House, Curland Councillors
having received no adverse comments from parishioners and in
accordance with Standing Orders, the Chairman had determined no
extraordinary meeting was necessary and hence no comment was made by
the Council in respect of the three applications above. 761
Change of use of Agricultural building to Class B8 (Storage and
distribution) at Staple Farm, Staple Fitzpaine for Mr M Pope The
Council noted, with some Councillors expressing disappointment, that
planning permission had been refused because the roads were deemed
unsuitable for the traffic to be generated by this development.
FINANCIAL
MATTERS 762
Budget for March 2002 to March 2003 The
budget was discussed at length and various amendments agreed and the
Precept was set at £2000 and the precept forms were duly completed
and signed (Clerk’s
note - A copy of the agreed budget is attached to these Minutes for
future reference) 763
Clerk’s salary and expenses Clerk’s
salary and expenses for September – November were approved and
authorised. 764
New Bank Mandate The
Council noted the Bank had required yet further information that has
been provided but that the Clerk was still awaiting confirmation from
the bank that the new mandate was in place. 765
Request for donation from Victim Support (Somerset area scheme) 766
Request for donation from Somerset Counselling Centre (Taunton) 767
Request for donation from Relate to support a pilot Life Skills
Course at Comprehensive Schools this Autumn Term The
Council discussed the various requests for donations and decided that
although these organisations provide useful and beneficial services
their specific value to the Council’s Parishioners was un-quantifiable
and likely to be so low that a Section 137 donation would be
unjustifiable. The Council therefore determined to make no donations
in respect of the requests noted at items 765, 766 and 767 CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED SINCE LAST MEETING 768 Temporary
Road Closure of Bickenhall Lane, West Hatch
It
was noted that a length of Bickenhall Lane was closed for resurfacing
and this work is expected to be complete within the week. 769
Car boot sales at Taunton Race course
The
Council noted the contents of the E-mail from John Williams date 18th
October and determined no action was necessary 770
Remembrance Day Services 11th November 2001 771
TDBC letter 25th October “Communities against
drugs funding”
The Council noted the contents of the two items of correspondence noted above and determined no action would be taken. 772
SCC Environment & Property Dept letter September 2001 –
Maintenance of roads and pavements in Somerset The
Council noted that SCC estimate a 10 year programme of repair is
required to remedy damage caused by last winter’s bad weather and
that SCC is therefore prioritising repairs.
The Council noted that Underhill Lane, Staple Fitzpaine has
been classified as a minor route with numerous defects that are to be
signed until major repairs can be undertaken.
The Council also noted that information on other sites in this
category was still being gathered but determined not to recommend any
specific sites to SCC for consideration at this time. MATTERS OF REPORT AND ITEMS
FOR NEXT MEETING
773 NALC + The Countryside Agency re The Quality Parish Initiative774
SCC Environment & Property Dept letter 27th
September 2001 – New arrangements for delivering highway services 775
W S Atkins – Road safety guide 2001/2002 – overview of
services 776 Community Council for Somerset – Peter Lacey, Chief Executive leaving end October 2001. 777 TD Council for Voluntary Service – All day event “Partners for the future” on the 19th November 2001. 778
Somerset West Police District Information Bulletin October 2001
– January 2002
The Council noted the contents of the above correspondence and
determined no action was necessary and that none of these items need
be carried forward to the next meeting. 779 Visibility
splay at Badger Street junction with Taunton/Staple Fitzpaine Road It
was reported and noted that no work had yet commenced but the Council
determined no action was required at this time. 780
NEXT MEETING The Council noted the next meeting was to be held on Thursday 10th January 2002 at 7.45pm. There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 8.45pm. Mrs Y J Welch Parish Clerk 31st December 2001
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