(a) Affordable
Housing:
the Clerk reported that he has been to Follaton House to speak with
Planning Officers regarding potential sites in the village for a small
development of affordable houses. Stephen Forsay agreed to inspect sites
in the village that have been offered for such a development.
(b) Proposed
Car Park Extension: the Clerk reported that since the submission of
amended plans to SHDC on
the 26th January 2008
there has been no response from the Planning Department. The Clerk has
asked for help from the District Councillor – Ian Longrigg and sent
three e-mails to David Kenyon asking for a decision all without success.
The Council discussed the possibility of starting the work before planning
consent and seeking retrospective permission should we continue to get no
response. No further decision until next meeting but if no reply is
received the SPC will ask for the scrutiny group to investigate.
(c) Playing
Fields: the
Clerk has spoken with Ken Carter (SHDC Landscape and Leisure) following
his talk to the Saltstone Group meeting on 17th March on the
Public Space Strategy. This audit of public spaces is seeking to
rationalise the varying management structures used in the 106 sites in the
SH. The Playing Field at Green Bank is owned by SHDC and they welcome any
ideas for community involvement in the future planning and management of
this field. The Clerk made some suggestions which produced grounds for
optimism in that there could be a solution to improving the provisions at
the playing field by using an S106 agreement resulting from any future
affordable housing development. We await Stephen’s inspection.
Regarding the future of the children’s equipment in the
playground at Greenbanks the Clerk got the impression at the Saltstone
meeting that no replacement of equipment would occur until the completion
of the Open Spaces audit. He will make investigations into the progress
being made and report back at the next meeting.
(d) Storage
of Records:
all the past books containing the records of Parish Council
minutes, dating from 1937, have now been brought together and will be
stored in the Parish Filing cabinet at 47,
Embankment Road
for the near future. There was a discussion on how to make these records
more accessible to Slapton Parishioners without risking their loss or
deterioration. No decision was taken.
(e) Concessionary
Bus Travel:
the Clerk had already conveyed the contents of the letter of reply
from DCC at the Slapton Annual Parish Meeting. This reply indicated that
there will be no exceptions made to the
9.30 am
start time despite the fact that the bus to
Dartmouth
left Slapton only 3 minutes before.
(f) Boundary
Commission Review of Local Government in
Devon
:
the Clerk outlined the consultation process and asked members
to read all the available information before the next meeting when a
response will be formulated.
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MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF MADAM CHAIRMAN
Mrs
Mercer reported on the following:
(a) AONB meeting held on 28.03.08 and (b) the Coleridge meeting
held at Sherford on 11.03.08 attended by the SHDC Chief Exec. David Incoll
(c) the Footpath through Pollardscombe is allegedly being blocked. There
is a right of way and members of the public have freedom of access along
the footpath. (d)
There is a need to have the grass verges along
Sands Road
cut by the SHDC Operations Team. The Clerk is to make a request.
Cllr
Brazil reported:
(a) Boundary Review and the fears of being run from
Exeter
under a unitary subdivision of
Devon
excluding both
Plymouth
and
Torbay
. It was clear that Parish boundaries will remain unchanged but all other
possibilities at the moment remain for discussion and consultation.
(b)
the availability of project funding – placed for circulation.
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PLANNING
(a)
Lists of Planning Recommendations SHDC:
placed for circulation.
(b)
Grant of Planning:
Extension & alterations to dwelling at
Lower Heathfield
and Retrospective for resubmission of 1757 for erection of new garage and
log store at Treppen House.
(c)
44/0586/08/F
Variation of condition 2 of planning 2157 to allow holiday let at
Pollardscombe Farm:
No Objection.
(d)
44/0396/08/F
Amendments to 0399 for conversion of barns unit 5: window &
internal layout at Poole Farm:
No Objection
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CORRESPONDENCE for information only
(a)
SHDC: Agenda/Minutes
of meetings, Cluster Mtg. Minutes, Public Space Strategy.
(b)
DCC:
Devon
Talk and Rural Transport Partnership Newsletter
(c)
CCD/DAPC:
Review, Village Green, Rural Communities + Newsletter etc.
(d) Various
other brochures, circulars and notices all placed for circulation with
above.
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HIGHWAYS
(a)
Mrs Overton suggested that on 10th May every household
in the village should clean the street outside their property in protest
to the lack of SHDC Street Cleaning service. She suggested that this
‘event’ be advertised in the Slapton Lines and the media be contacted
in order to gain the maximum embarrassment to the District Council. This
idea found support from all members. The Clerk will communicate this news
to the SHDC Area Manager Dave Johns at Ivybridge: Tel.
01752 690412
e-mail dave.johns@southhams.gov.uk
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A.O.B.
(a)
Thanks were expressed to Mrs. Mercer for her many years of work as
Chairman of the Parish Council. In recognition and thanks there will be a
celebratory lunch for Members held at the Church House, Stokenham on
Saturday 3rd May.
(b)
Mr. McPetrie pointed out that the shingle banks constructed three
years ago to protect the A379 Slapton Line from erosion were now 50%
degraded. He suggested that SHDC inspect the site to decide whether
further movement of shingle from Strete Gate is necessary to prevent
further damage to the road. The Clerk will investigate
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FINANCE