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Minutes
Thursday 17th July 2014
Craster Village Hall 7:15pm
Present
Chairman
Bryn Owen.
Clerk
Helen Brewis.
Parish Council Members Joyce Shaw, Elizabeth Pearson, Martin
Smith, John Gallon, Margaret Brooks, Alan Punton & Pauline Baird.
Members of the public Mrs M Taylor & Ms W Patterson.
1693. Planning Matters.
Bryn had a brief meeting
with Vanessa from L Robson & Sons concerning a possible future
planning application on internal alterations to the lower coffee shop
& fixing the roof. They may not need planning permission with the
alterations being interior but the hill is a public right of way &
this will need to be taken into consideration.
14/01485/FUL – Land N/W of Dunstan Steads Farm construction of new farm
building. No objections.
Action Point: Clerk to enter our no
objection decision onto NCCs website.
13/03499/FUL – Emblestone, South Acres extension.
After our last meeting
we received a reply from Julie Seaton (NCC Rural Development Manager)
this did not address our complaint, Bryn & John contacted her &
they met for a site visit around Craster. They looked at the
following: The Old Nursery Gardens site development at the top of Whin
Hill, Emblestones, Mr Lees application at South Acres, the Café which
was originally a shop & Kipper Cottage. On Dunstanburgh Road they
looked at the Chapel & the problems created if it becomes a major
development for builders access & 43 Dunstanburgh Road where there
are cars parked on National Trust land without permission.
They then discussed our
complaint in full - how can NCC hold an investigation when the person
they chose to lead the investigation (Mr M Ketley, NCC Acting Strategic
& Urban Development Manager) was involved in the original
case? His investigation showed that Mr M Thompson from the
Planning Dept. was on holiday when we emailed our report to him (&
the north planning email address) to be circulated - Julie Seaton
looked into this & he was at work.
Action Point: John Gallon proposed
making a Stage 2 Complaint where we should get a reply within 20 days,
Joyce Shaw seconded. All in favour.
At the NCC/Parish
Council Meeting in Rennington on 8th July – NCC talked about the
Charter & Bryn raised the issue of this investigation &
everyone present was astounded that it was done by someone involved in
the original planning meeting.
Action Point: Clerk to organise an
extra meeting on 21st August, when we will have had a response to the
Stage 2 Complaint from NCC.
14/01596/FUL – 34 South Acres, garage roof etc. NCC have approved this application.
1694. Apologies for absence. Michael Craster.
1695. Confirmation of minutes of last meeting.
The June Minutes were
accepted as a true record. Proposed by Joyce Shaw & seconded by
John Gallon. All in favour.
1696. Craster Community Trust Matters.
The CCT are going ahead
with creating a Memorial Plaque on the 1st block on the west pier to
commemorate the 1st & 2nd World Wars. They will place a poppy
wreath on the memorial on Remembrance Sunday & the stonemason will
make the plaque a stone oval on slate, the CCT are hoping to secure a
grant towards the cost. They have also decided that it’s not
feasible to buy the second hand grass cutter for the play park area.
1697. Parking in Craster.
NCC Local Development Plan 2015-16.
Our top three highways
& transport priority issues are:-
1)
Road through Dunstan Village the road surface requires drainage
improvements & re-surfacing.
2)
Bogue Road between Dunstan Village & Craster floods at the bottom
of Tower Bank requires drainage improvements, it’s also a dangerous
road for pedestrians & the white lines need re-doing.
3)
U3014 Proctor Steads caravan park to the C74 Embleton to Craster
requires re-surfacing.
Action Point: Clerk to
complete & send to NCC.
There has also been an
armchair fly tipped outside the café by the skip.
Action Point: Clerk to email NCC to
organise its removal.
1698. Neighbourhood Plan. Clerk to remove from agenda.
1699. Embleton Joint Burial Committee.
The Cemetery is now
covered by our PC insurance & the valuation on the house has come
in at £150,000, if the three parishes chose to sell the house they
would not be allowed to keep the £50,000 each. Currently the
Committee have agreed to have an electrician check over the house &
make sure all the electrics are fine.
Next the Committee will
draw up a list of work required inside the house by an independent
assessor for discussion. Bryn & Neville have been to Woodhorn
to look over the Cemetery records & in 1883 the Committee
originally took out a mortgage over 25 years for the house.
1700. Matters arising from minutes of last meeting.
Dunstan Water Leak & Road Surface.
Action Point: Clerk will put this
on top priority on the NCC LDP.
Heugh Wynd Grass Surfaces & Mud on Footpath. NCC are looking into this.
White lines require re-doing on road into Craster.
Lee Baxter at NCC has
confirmed they will be done in August.
John Gallon – Maintenance of fixed assets.
Ongoing & hopefully
the job advert will be ready shortly.
B Owen – Footpath marker post by the arch pointing along the cinder
path is on the floor. Clerk has
emailed NCC Footpaths Officer.
NCC consultations on School transport.
John has heard nothing
more about cutting the subsidy.
NCC – Town & Parish Council Website Questionnaire.
No response has been
received from NCC to our complaint.
NCC Meeting with Parish & Town Councils - 8th July Rennington,
Village Hall 6pm.
Bryn & John attended
& brought up our planning complaint.
Defibrillator for Craster – The Stephen Carey Fund.
The Coastguard would
like to receive the training, but they can’t donate. The RNLI
would like more information on the Fund & the WI is a charity &
also can’t donate.
Action Point: Clerk to pass the
information on to the RNLI & defer this item to the next meeting as
there are more organisations to be contacted.
Parish Council Vacancy. Ongoing.
1701. Financial Matters.
Current Acc Balance
£ 3,778.85
Higher Interest
Acc £18,000.00
Cheques required:-
NALC
Subs £66.40
NCC
Zurich Ins £161.96
Clerk
wages/expenses £249.79
HMRC
£ 48.60
Currently the Clerk
works for both the Parish Council & the Burial Committee in future
both her wages will be run through the Parish Council & the Burial
Committee will reimburse the Parish Council their share.
1702. Correspondence received.
CPRE Summer 2014. Noted.
CAN News July 2014. Noted.
AONB Coastal Views emagazine. Email
version.
Embleton First School consultation.
Margaret Brooks
explained how the Cygnets Nursery Group have folded because there are
not enough children, but the school can take on board those children if
they can lower the age. If agreed the young children can go into
school with the reception class. There were 33 children in school
at the beginning of the year & from September there will only be 24.
The School Head has
resigned & currently Mrs Smith from Dunstan is Acting Head until
the Head of Whittingham First School can take over.
The clerk has given
copies to all the Councillors and can provide a copy of the form &
reply slip to anyone requiring one.
Alnwick Harriers Coastal Run 20th July. Takes place this weekend.
NCC Core Stratergy Policy Board Meeting 24th July update. Emailed.
NCC Tourist Info Re-cycling. The
textile bin is not being used enough.
The right for Parish Councils to sell electricity. Noted.
NALC Training. Noted.
Northumberland Town& Parish Conference 25th Sept County Hall
Morpeth 2-6.30pm. Pauline Baird
would like to attend.
One sign at Harbour.
CC John Taylor was
looking into organising one sign to go up at the harbour.
Action Point: Clerk to put on the
next Agenda for the new County Councillor.
The
next Meeting will be on Thursday 21st August 2014.
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