West Wittering

Friday, January 03 2014

Agenda January 2014

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA

Your attendance is requested at the Meeting of the Parish Council to be held in the Sports Pavilion, Rookwood Road at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday 9th January 2014

A G E N D A

1.        Apologies for absence and declarations under the Code of Conduct.

2.        Planning – to consider planning applications received including correspondence, appeals and enforcement action. (The Chairman will open the meeting to allow members of the public to address the Council.)

2a) Planning Applications (see attached).

2b) Neighbourhood Plan – update

2c) Northfields – Condition 19 – update on enforcement

2d) Abbeyfield – Registration of Community Asset – update

3.        Confirmation of Minutes of the meeting held on 5th December  2013 (Copy available in Library or at www.westwitteringparishcouncil.gov.uk) and any matters arising.

4.        Reports from County and District Councillors.

5.        Reports and Recommendations from Working Parties:

5a) Allotments

-      Update on plots and cultivation

-      Report on vandalism and consideration of repairs to fencing

5b) Footpaths and Open Spaces

-      *Public conveniences -  maintenance agreement for approval

-      Grant claim – update on Operation Watershed and consideration of specification for work to ditch adjacent to Sportsfield

-      E/W cycle path – update on costs of improvements to Wellsfield end

5c) Sportsfield Management and Millennium Meadow

-      Update on Tennis Court project

-      Update re H&S compliance by User Clubs

-      Consideration of application for Tree Preservation Order – trees on  southern boundary

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5d) Snowhill

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5e) Finance

-      Consideration of Budget preparation for 2014/15 and Annual Precept 2014/15

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5f) Village Green

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5g) Communications and Web Site

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5h) Footway Lighting –

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6.        Reports from representatives on other bodies

6a) Memorial Hall

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6b) Twinning Association

-      Home for Twinning Charter

6c) East Head CIAG / WW Flood Defences

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6d) Emergency Planning

-      Update on Asset Register

6e) Parish Church

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6f) Peninsula Forum

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7.        Correspondence received for action or comment including items circulated for information only.(see attached). (Items of correspondence must be received by the Clerk for inclusion at least 1 week before the meeting).

8.        Finance – Approval of accounts for payment (see attached)

9.        Open Forum – including questions from the public which the Council will consider. (No decisions can be made by the Council under this item unless further debate agreed)

*The Council may by resolution, vote to exclude the Press and the Public in order to discuss the contract and agreement for maintenance of Public Conveniences, Village Green

Mrs. J. Brown, Clerk, 30th December  2013

ATTACHMENTS TO AGENDA FOR MEETING ON THURSDAY, 9th January 2014

1.      PLANNING APPLICATIONS (Agenda item 2a)

List No Reference Application details
49/13 WW/13/03772/FUL - Ms Jennie Halsall, 44 Marine Drive West Wittering  Demolition of an existing dwelling house and garage and the construction of a new two storey dwelling house and garage.
WW/13/03496/DOM - Mr Adrian St Clair Soundings Seaward Drive West Wittering Garage extension
50/13 WW/13/03876/TCA - Mr Robert Nowak Rowan House Cakeham Road West Wittering Notification of intention to reduce back to just past previous pruning points and reduce lowest north-west branch by 2.5-3m on 1 no. Oak tree and fell 1 no. Monterey Cypress tree.
51/13 WW/13/03815/PLD - Miss Ruth Betts Claron Lodge  Chapel Lane West Wittering External works to walls including insulation and cladding.  Insulation of roof and refinish in cement tiles, remove chimneys.  Reduce window to east elevation, replace some existing ground floor windows in east elevation with bi-folding doors.  First floor extension to rear, installation of a new sewerage treatment plant, installation of solar panels on south facing pitch roof and flat roof of rear extension.
WW/13/03964/DOM Mr Nick Bramwell Hove To  Elms Ride West Wittering Front first floor extension and alterations along with single storey rear extension.
01/14 NONE

2.      CORRESPONDENCE (Agenda item 7)

i)            WSCC – Purple Bus

ii)            Southern Water – sewage issues

iii)            Chichester Harbour Conservancy – developing relationships

iv)            Lighting, Snowhill Caravan Park

v)            West Wittering Parochial Church School – Primary School League tables

vi)            West Itchenor NDP

3.      FINANCE (Agenda item

Balances  as per bank reconciliation  30/12/13             – £ 82,914.11

Accounts for payment as listed below:

Payee Details £
Viking Direct Toner 55.76
Uni guard Fire alarm testing and service 768.00
S Ruff Nov Grass cutting and footpaths 400.00
S Ruff Dec Cricket hedge and strim 100.00
C Tranchant Pavilion garden 40.00
B Marten Service Boiler 120.00
WWCC Mowing Millenium Meadow 975.00
Chris Skinner Tree hazard work 1620.00
British Gas Pavilion 300.76
J Clay Allotment hedge and verge 90.00
CDC Paladin hire 149.50
C Colmer NDP presentation 71.70
SEC Street lighting 234.42
Mr D Waller Litter picking 100.00
Mrs D Waller Caretaking 200.00
HMRC NI liabilities 73.19
Mrs J Brown Salary and mileage 885.97
TOTAL 6184.30