West Wittering

Friday, April 30 2010

Agenda May 2010

WEST WITTERING PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA

Your attendance is requested at the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council to be held in the Social Room of the Sports Pavilion at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 5th May 2010

A G E N D A

1. Election of Chairman

2. Election of Vice Chairman

3. Representatives of Working Parties and Outside Bodies (see attached schedule)

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

5. Confirmation of Minutes of meeting held on 1st April 2010 (Copy available in Library) and any matters arising.

7. Planning – to consider planning applications received including appeals and enforcement action. The Chairman will open the meeting to allow members of the public to address the Council, including a presentation in support of the planning application WW/10/01685/FUL

8. Clerks Report – including updates from Working Parties as follows;

  •  Allotments – Update on allocation of plots, non cultivation of plots, and fencing 
  •  Footpaths and Open Spaces – update on WSCC footpath maintenance and update on E/W  path
  •  Sportsfield and Pavilion Management and Millennium Meadow
  •  Snowhill – update on track repair
  •  Memorial Hall – to receive any report from the Council’s representative on the Management   Committee
  •  Finance – Clerks salary review – Members may by resolution vote to exclude the Press and the Public in order to discuss this matter
  •  Village Green – update on   public convenience review
  •  Twinning – update on forthcoming visit
  •  Web Site Development and Communications – next edition of newsletter
  •  Footway Lighting –
  •  Pagham to East Head Coastal Defence Strategy – update from representatives of the East   Head Coastal Advisory Group
  •  Environment Agency Flood Defence – update on options and consultation
  •  Low cost housing – Summerfield Rd – report of Project Liaison Officer
  •  Emergency Planning

9. Correspondence received for action or comment including items circulated for information only (NB items of correspondence must be received by the Clerk for inclusion at least 1 week before the meeting.

10. Finance – budget monitoring, bank reconciliation and accounts for payment as listed.

11. Other items for discussion including highway matters

12. Open Forum – including questions from the public which the Council will consider (no decisions can be made by the Council unless further debate agreed).

Mrs. J.K.M.Brown

Red House

100 Middleton Road

Middleton on Sea PO22 6DL

Clerk West Wittering Parish Council

30th April 2010



CLERK’S REPORT – WEDNESDAY 5TH MAY 2010

1. REPORTS OF WORKING PARTIES.

2. CORRESPONDENCE

  •  Items circulated to Members for information includes the following;
  •  Chichester Harbour ANOB Management Plan – Annual Review

(a) CDC – Letter re Review Sub Committee Report November 2009

(b) Letter re tamarisk hedge, Marine Drive

(c) CDC – Letter re broadband issues.

4. FINANCE


(a) Balances at 30/04/2010  £97,890.11 

(b) Accounts for payment

 (i) PSM New drain cover and works £323.13

(ii) AA Taylor Shingle, Snowhill £250.63

(iii) WSCC Design costs E/W path £ 22,265.25

(iv) Mr. S Ruff Mowing, Snowhill chains etc £ 860.00

(v) UK Servers Domain registration £10.58

(vi) Mrs. J Brown Postage – allotment letters £20.50

(vii) PWC Water Sportsfield and allotments £80.95

(viii) C Tranchant Pavilion garden £40.00

(ix) SALC Local Council Review £13.50

(x) BT Clerks fax line (direct debit) £36.20

(xi) HMRC Employers NIC £586.80

£24,457.54

(c) Clerks Salary Review

5. PLANNING

(a) Planning Decision Forms – Circulated to Members.

(b) Planning applications for consideration by the Council at the beginning of this meeting;

List No.13/10 NONE

List No.14/10 WW/10/01022/DOM 8 Elmstead Park Road West Wittering Construction of a new porch and garden room.

WW/10/01300/DOM Snowhill Cottage Roman Landing West Wittering Retention of additional round window to south elevation.

List No.15/10 WW/10/01225/DOM 29 Jolliffe Road, West Wittering Replace existing box dormer with 3 new pitched roof dormers and porch alteration.

 List No.16/10 WW/10/01434/DOM Myrtle Cottage 16 Rookwood Road West Wittering Single storey ground floor rear and side extension.

WW/10/01590/DOM 35 Russell Road West Wittering Proposed alteration to widen front porch with new pitched roof. New ramped path to create new level entry and internal alterations.

WW/10/01685/FUL Merry Harbour Roman Landing West Wittering Replacement dwelling and associated works.

WW/10/01503/TCA Magnolia Cottage Cakeham Road West Wittering  Notification of intention to reduce height by between 3-4m and shape the sides on 8 no. Leyland Cypress trees (1-8). Remove lower branches (crown raise) up to 3m from ground level on 1 no. Leyland Cypress tree (9).

List No.17/10 WW/10/01203/TCA Little Hayes Meadow Lane, West Wittering, Notification of intention to remove 3 no. low limbs on 2 no. Oak trees (1), reduce in height by 2m 4 no. Pittosporum trees (2), fell 3 no. Cherry trees (3) and 1 no. Prunus tree (4). Crown reduce by 33% 1 no. Prunus tree (5).


SCHEDULE OF WORKING PARTIES AND APPOINTMENTS ON OUTSIDE BODIES

1. Working Parties Membership

  • Footpaths and Open Spaces     3
  • Allotments     3
  • Sportsfield Management and Millennium Meadow     3
  • Snowhill     3
  • Footway Lighting     2
  • Emergency Planning     2
  • Transport     2
  • Poor Sevens Trustee     1
  • Tree Warden     1
  • Finance     3
  •          Communication and web site     3

2. Other Bodies

  • CDALC     2
  • SALC     2
  • Memorial Hall     1
  • Twinning     1
  • Peninsular Forum     2
  • Project Liaison CDC/Hyde Martlett     2
  • EHCAG/EA     2

Chairman and Vice Chairman are ex officio members of all Working Parties