1135 MINUTES of the meeting of St.Minver Highlands Parish Council held at the Perceval Institute, St.Minver on Tuesday 12 th February 2013 PRESENT: Councillors B. Bartlett, F.B. Bickham, R.R. Harris (Chair), B.E. Lane, G.B.H. Owen, M.S. Parnell, J. Mably PUBLIC: Cllr B. Gisbourne (Cornwall Council and St Minver Lowlands Parish Council), Stephen Knightley, Ian Mably, Helen Rawe (St Minver Community Land Trust) Ivan Tomlin (SITU8) IN ATTENDANCE: Mrs. H. Hyland (Clerk) The Chairman advised of evacuation routes in case of an emergency. There were no hazards to note. 015/2013 APOLOGIES To receive and approve apologies for absence Cllr Mrs J. M. Shepherd 016/2013 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST i)to receive registered and non-registered disclosable pecuniary interests and nonregisterable interests from Members relating to items on the agenda. Councillor M.S. Parnell - 023/2013 PA13/00360 ii)to consider requests for dispensations: None 017/2013 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a)mr Ivan Tomlin, of SITU8, apprised members of the reasons for the application to lift the Condition on PA13/00329. The owner s intention is to let the property on a short term tenancy which will allow the same status as that of a holiday let. b)mrs Helen Rawe updated members on the proposals for Phase III of the development at Dingles Way, Penmayne. Outline permission has been granted. There will be 8 x social housing (rented) and 8 x self build properties. The plans are almost finalised but require some minor adjustments; they are looking to include some more south facing windows. Unlike the earlier properties, the Trust does not feel that it is in the driving seat and has concerns about funding. There are substantial contributions from developers, under S.106 agreements, which could be utilised for this scheme but is proving difficult to access. Mrs Rawe asked the Parish Council to consider sending a letter of support to Cornwall Council and to ask them to give serious consideration to funding arrangements. c)mr Steven Knightley spoke about planning application PA13/00360. The existing
1136 property is beyond economical repair and requires bringing up to current standards. 018/2013 MINUTES of the meetings held on the 15 th January 2013 were confirmed correct and signed by the Chairman. 019/2013 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 020/2013 HIGHWAYS ISSUES a)members were pleased to see that major roadway maintenance was being carried out. Unfortunately, the areas at Gutt Hill and near Trewornan Bridge are, again, in a particularly poor state due to the adverse weather conditions. It is hoped the latest methods employed will sustain the repair work. 021/2013 PUBLIC FOOTPATHS a)to consider replacement Footpaths Representative, following recent councillor resignation. It was RESOLVED that Cllr Lane take on the role 022/2013 REPORTS FROM OTHER BODIES/OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS a)to receive a Police report from PC M Taylor. PC Taylor gave his apologies and sent an email report of the Crime Figures for the month of January 2013: There was just one crime, a burglary. Last year for the same month we also had just one crime, a theft. b)st Minver Lowlands Parish Council - copy of minutes of 7/1/2013 and 21/1/2013, taken by Cllr Bickham c)padstow Harbour Commissioners minutes - copy of current minutes: None. d)cornwall Council - to receive a report from Cllr B Gisbourne. i)the Localism Bill is now in draft format and there will be a 6 week consultation. After this it will be forwarded to Government for approval. ii)cllr Gisbourne noted that two large wind turbines had been installed at Roche, at a height of 100m. This had been approved by Cornwall Council s Strategic Planning Committee. iii)at a meeting at County Hall today councillors` fees were discussed. Members wanted to reverse the amounts voted for in October (ie no increase). The vote (no increase) was, for 57:34, so the October decision was revoked. The Budget still has to be agreed at the Full Council on 28 th February. e)wadebridge & Padstow Community Network next meeting 14/03/2013. Apologies made by Cllr Harris as he will be unable to attend. f)cornwall Association of Local Councils` Annual General Meeting will be held on 21 st February 2013. Cllr Parnell and the Clerk will be attending. 023/2013 PLANS a)plans for consideration: PA13/00271 Mr Iain Wilson, Treasure House, Polzeath Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a detached two-storey replacement dwelling PA13/00329 Ms Christine Edwards, Slatewater, Polzeath Lifting of Condition no.3 relating to planning application no.
1137 PA12/03309 for residential use OBJECT impact on an already overstretched infrastructure PA13/00360 Mr Ian Mably, Blakes Keiro Farm, St Minver Construction of dwelling (demolition of existing dwelling) (Cllr Parnell left the meeting while this item was discussed) (Cllr Parnell rejoined the meeting) PA13/00436 Mr Michael Tarring, JC Starr Developments Ltd, Dunder Corner, Dunder Hill, Polzeath Variation of Condition No.2 on Decision Notice Number PA12/08966 (development in accordance with approved plans) namely improvements to the internal layout of the kitchen and living room results in the minor amendment and re-arrangement to some external openings; in the kitchen, 2 full height glazing panels, connected to the doors, have been removed and replaced with 2 standard size windows; in the living room, 2 slit windows have been added on the north elevation to improve visibility of the driveway and front door b)delegated decisions: PA12/04686 Screening Opinion - EIA Required Applicant: Mr Mabley Location: Land North East Of Meadow Bank St Minver Wadebridge Cornwall Proposal: Screening opinion request in respect of the proposed erection of single wind turbine PA12/10145 APPROVED Applicant: Mr Golding Location: Hill Cote Atlantic Mews New Polzeath Wadebridge Cornwall Proposal: Construction of conservatory (demolition of existing) and conversion of roof space to include 2 dormer PA12/11249 APPROVED Applicant: Mrs D Tucker Location: Trewornan Farm St Minver Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 6EX Proposal: Retrospective consent for Change of use from tack room to beauty treatment room PA12/11809 Screening Opinion - EIA Not Required Applicant: Mr Ben Lewis Location: Great Keiro Farm St Minver Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 6RP Proposal: Screening opinion for erection of a wind turbine with a tower height of 20.6m c)confirmation has been received regarding the designation of the St Minver Neighbourhood Area, in accordance with Regulation 7 of the Neighbourhood
1138 Planning (General) Regulations 2012, for the purpose of creating a Neighbourhood Development Plan for St Minver. i)invitation to attend a Neighbourhood Planning Session with Christopher Balch, Independent Inspector for the Dawlish Neighbourhood Plan in the afternoon of 13 th March 2013 in Launceston. There will be an opportunity to speak to Chris about the Dawlish Plan and ask advice to assist with the development of the St Minver Neighbourhood Development Plan. Booking required. ii)are you fit for Neighbourhood Planning? Neighbourhood Plan Preparation on Friday 8 th March 2013, St Austell One Stop Shop Committee Room (This is for groups who have started developing their Neighbourhood Plan). Booking required. iii)neighbourhood Development Plan Bank Account Apparently this has become awkward to set up and Lowlands suggest that monies are dealt with through their account, if we are amenable. Cllr Parnell proposed, seconded by Cllr Mably, and it was RESOLVED that Neighbourhood Development Plan funds be channelled through St Minver Lowlands Parish Council bank account d)louise Dwelly, Cornwall Council Affordable Housing Manager, will be attending Lowlands planning meeting on 18/3/13 to discuss Homechoice statistics etc. This follows on from correspondence to Cllr Mark Kaczmarek, portfolio holder for Housing and Planning. Apologies made by Cllr Harris as he will be unable to attend. 024/2013 CORRESPONDENCE a)town & Parish Council Newsletter, edition 12 (4/2/2013), taken by Cllr Bickham. b)s W Coastpath Association sponsored walks 3/4/2013 7/5/2013 c)community Resilience & Working Together event Wednesday 13/2/2013, at the Eden Project, from 10.00 2pm 025/2013 ACCOUNTS a)payment of accounts Cheques, totalling 1040.36, due for payment (as per schedule) Invoices for payment were checked by Cllr Bickham. Cllr Bickham proposed, seconded by Cllr Parnell, and it was RESOLVED that the outstanding accounts be paid 026/2013 CEMETERY REPORT a)the dog signs have been ordered. 027/2013 OTHER AGENDA ITEMS a)cllr Lane reported that there are overhanging brambles on the roadway just after the council houses at St Minver, towards Trevanger. b)cllr Harris advised that he will be unable to attend the next Parish Council meeting and Annual Parish Meeting. As the Vice Chair will also be away, Cllr Parnell was asked to chair the meetings on the 12 th and 19 th March.
1139 There being no further business the Chairman closed the meeting at 8.32 p.m. Signed as a true and accurate account. Cllr M.S. Parnell (Chairman) Date: 12 th March 2013