WOLSINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES OF    MEETING HELD

TUESDAY 10TH JULY   2018  

7.00 PM TOWN HALL, WOLSINGHAM

 

PRESENT:, Chair : Mrs. A. Savory, Mrs. Y. Bell, A. Vipond, S. Palombella

PUBLIC:                    D. Stephenson, Mrs. J. Henderson

POLICE:   PCSO. Ross Herring

 

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: D. Sugden, R. George, J. Norman, J Wilson, K. Tippins,

 Mrs. A. Nelson

1. TO RECEIVE QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC : No Order of Business had been posted to the website, this must have been an oversight., as the information had been sent.
2. POLICE Report: PCSO. Herring gave the report for the last quarter there had been 129 calls, , which was 30 down on the last period. , 15 calls suspicious activity, 27 calls road related RTC damage, 2 fraud/forgery targeting the elderly purporting to be from Inland Revenue/Tax office,7 ASB, 7 ASB environment1 criminal damage, 4 thefts vehicle crime. Operation Bramble had been a success utilising the mini police from the primary school, 4 vehicles were found to be speeding

Members requested that parking in Uppertown & Lydgate Lane be looked at when school drop off/ pick up.

Speeding in Lydgate Lane had reduced and there would be no speed humps put in place.

1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: None
2. MINUTES OF  MEETING HELD 12TH JUNE  2018 agreed and confirmed as a true record.
3. MATTERS ARISING : The refuse collection facility at Frosterley had been reviewed and no change would take place, the problem of queues is thought to arise as persons wanting to use the facility are arriving before it opens at 9.00 am
4. MINUTES OF SKATE PARK WORKING GROUP MEETINGS

 HELD 13TH  JUNE , agreed as a true record  27TH JUNE agreed as a true record

Next Skate Park Meeting to be 25th July at the St. Anne’s Centre.

1. CORRESPONDENCE: WW1 Commemorations, more information was needed, to  discuss at September meeting.

County Durham Plan, Town Hall Wednesday 18th July 4.00 pm – 7.00 pm,

1. RECREATION GROUND:  Hockey Pitch enquiry site meeting 29th June . It would not be possible to have a hockey pitch and football pitch on one site as Durham F.A. would not allow other markings on the football pitch.

The proposed cost of £600k was found to be prohibitive and exorbitant  and more open space would be lost. An e mail from Mr. Lambit  Hockey England was awaited.

1. MEMBERS REQUESTS:A member expressed thanks to Michael Urwin for the good work done in the churchyard, and also thanks to the church wardens for a job well done.

A community Day would be held 4th August at the recreation ground.

A travelling caravan had entered the recreation ground at the weekend but had not stopped overnight. , 2 campers had also pitched their tents and a car on the field. The locking of gates needed reviewing bearing in mind that the overflow car park is essential in summer.

1. NEWSLETTER –

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11 .PLANNING: 

11.01  The following applications have been approved:

DM/18/01555/TCA     9, ,The Causeway T1 & T2 Leylandii, fell in a conservation area

DM/18/01269/FPA     26, Riverside, change of use of land to residential garden and erection of 1.8m boundary wall and fence.

 

DRC/18/00078            Chapel Walls, discharge of conditions 3 ( materials) and 4 (sample panel)

pursuant to planning permission DM/17/02183/VOC

 

11.02  The following application has been refused:

DM/17/03448/FPA     Barn 2 Buyer Pole Tree Farm, Rushy Lea Farm, erection of agricultural dwelling, erection of previously agreed agricultural building and provision of hardstanding

( revised scheme)

11.03                       The following applications have been notified

DM/18/01781/FPA 17, Holywood, retention of height increase to eastern garden wall

DM/18/01711/FPA   land to south of Stanhope Road, erection of agricultural building of storage of hay, machinery and cattle

DM/18/01725/FPA Scotch Isle Park, alterations to the main access into the show field site, Forming new access into show field from Crook Lane. New access tracks within the show field site

DM/18/01587/OUT    Scotch Isle Farm, erection  of 1 dwelling  ( resubmitted)

1.  Finance Reports End JUNE 2018 read and accepted
2. Adoption of Standing Orders 2018 deferred to September meeting
3. Review of Financial Regs. 2017  deferred to September meeting