MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF WORSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2004 AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, WORSTEAD

PRESENT:

Mr. K. Uglow, Mr. J. Tilley, Mr. T. Rose, Mr. R. Charman, Mr. G. Paterson, Mr. S. Henderson, Mrs. L. Gray.

APOLOGIES:

Mr. J. Parker

ALSO PRESENT

3 Member of the public, Mrs. C. Wilkins (District Councillor).

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PUBLIC’S PARTICIPATION ½ HOUR:

The members of the public did not wish to make any comments or had any questions.

Action by

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MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 28 September 2004:

The minutes were accepted and signed as a true record.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

Cllr. G. Paterson (left the room) on planning: Item 04/81A and B.

District Cllr. Wilkins (left the room): all planning matters. Item 04/81

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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995:

Copies of the Wicksteed brochure re. The Disability Discrimination Act were handed out with the minutes and more information is available from the “The Playing Field” magazine. The Leisure and Recreation Committee with Cllr. S. Henderson will meet before the next meeting (23.11) to assess the situation and make recommendations.

PUBLIC TOILETS:

In the past plans were drawn up with the Cricket Club to have a proper storage building with public toilets to be placed at the top of the field with help of S. Ketteringham at NNDC. The suggestion was made to get the church involved, because various events take place in the church. Clerk to write to the PCC and S. Oxenham at NNDC to request a feasibility study.

The Clerk stood down and expressed her concerns that these toilets seemed to take over the need to do something for our youngsters. She has offered (with some more parents maybe) to speak to the young people in the village to find out what they really would like and report back to the Council.

PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS LICENCE:

The Chairman, who will ask the help of Mr. R. Abel, will complete the Public Entertainments Licence for the whole Parish in the name of by Worstead Parish Council.

CALENDAR FOR SUB COMMITTEES:

Planning: before every Parish Council meeting to start at 6.30, depending on workload,

in the Committee Room.

Leisure and Recreation: every second Wednesday of the month, ring Clerk for location.

Highways: every second Wednesday of the month, ring Clerk for location.

Queen Elizabeth Hall: immediately following the Management meeting of the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Cllr. Charman to find out the dates for these meetings, Committee Room.

ELECTION UPDATE:

No information was received from North Norfolk District Council.

KU / LG /

Clerk

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FINANCES:

Precept:

Copies of budget statements for the last and the current year were handed out with a forecast for the year April 2005 / March 2006. Grasscutting was the cause of some concern as it currently consumes approximately 1/3 of the Council’s budget. In line with competitive tendering, three quotes, including the current contractor, will be obtained in an effort to reduce costs.

Cllr. Gray proposed to keep the precept at £8,000.00, this was seconded by Cllr. Charman, all Councillors agreed.

- Budget statement was accepted.

- Fireworks International: £753.20 + VAT £131.81 accepted for payment as part of the up to

£500.00 grant.

The grant of £500.00 from Worstead Festival Committee has been received and paid in.

- Norfolk County Services: £415.39 + VAT £72.69 for half yearly grounds charges was

accepted for payment.

- Friends of Worstead School made a request for PE equipment: mats at the cost of £67.00

each. The school would need ten to be most beneficial to all pupils. Cllr. Charman

proposed to donate the full amount of £670.00, which was seconded by Cllr. Gray. This will

come from the Surveyors Allotment.

North Walsham and District Citizen Advice Bureau: thank you letter for £150.00 donation.

North Norfolk District Council: remittance advice for 2^nd installment of precept £4,000.00

Clerk

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SUBCOMMITTEES:

Planning:

A: Agricultural building at Worstead Park: conversion to 25 bedroomed hotel, ref. 20041691:

- Subcommittee recommended to: object to the application.

Grounds: - The application is for conversion of existing redundant stables, which are probably worthy of retention. The demolition of the “modern” agricultural building to form approximately 60% of the development is not consistent with conversion.

Prior to any consent being granted we would like to see a study carried out to investigate the impact of both traffic movements and general impact on the quality of life for the residents of surrounding villages.

The recommendation of the Subcommittee was accepted by the Council

B: Bunn’s Farm, Withergate Road: conversion of agricultural buildings into holiday accommodation, ref. 20041692:

- Subcommittee recommended to support the application, but with accompanying letter detailing PC’s objection to the trend of converting buildings for holiday accommodation whilst a housing need for local people has been identified.

The recommendation of the Subcommittee was accepted by the Council

C: South Cottage, Briggate: change of use of land from agricultural to garden and erection of garden shed. ref: 20041746:

- Subcommittee recommended to support the application, which was accepted by the Council.

NOTICE OF DECISION:

18 Honing Row: ref. 20041395: erection of two two storey dwellings: no work can start until an archeological work has been carried out to be instigated by the applicant

Olland Barn, Swanns Yard: ref. 20041416 erection of conservatory.

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE (EAST) 21.10.2004

Laburnum Cottage: ref. 20041344: archeological work is being carried out, because of possible remains of a market, which was held in Front and Back Street and the back part of the garden may have been part of the old Churchyard.

The Chairman expressed his gratitude to District Cllr. Wilkins for the amount of work she did put in to this application, this on behalf of the Council.

District Cllr. Wilkins showed some photographs taken of a map believed to be a copy of a map from around 1600.

Clerk

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SALT DUMP:

No information was received

The Clerk had received a request to remove a metal frame from the Salt Dump. She is to inform the person to get in touch with Highways, who were the last users of the site.

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DISTRICT /COUNTY COUNCILLOR:

Cllr. Wilkins informed the Council that there is a meeting next week covering the Planning workshops, which were held in June. Cllr. Henderson and Mr. Ashton attended the one in North Walsham.

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ANY OTHER BUSINESS: (for information only):

- M.W. White Ltd: weight bill for recycled newspapers / magazines: 0.59 tonnes

- Letter from Norfolk Environment Waste Services re. complaints about behaviour of their employees there: they take the issue very seriously and are now able to monitor this because of the installed CCTV.

- Norfolk County Council re Fly tipping: -

- on Highway to be cleared by North Norfolk District Council,

- on private land by the individual landowner.

- householders can take up to 5 tyres of their own vehicle to HWRC at a time.

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CORRESPONDENCE:

- North Norfolk District Council: Outcome Rural Planning workshop; Parish Newsletter;

(enclosed with this agenda) & info garden waste bin; Transfer Update (Housing

Newsletter)

- Norfolk County Council: Norfolk Waste Conference 2004: summary of queries and

responses; Customer Satisfaction Survey 2004;

- Inland Revenue: Employer’s Bulletin.

- Postwatch

- Norfolk County Association of Parish & Town Councils: Norfolk Link; North Norfolk

Vacancy

- Glasdon: bins and notice boards.

- One: new address details.

- North Walsham Area Partnership: quarterly report.

- The Playing Field; newsletter and flyer.

- NCAP&TC: AGM 13.11.04, Guide to becoming a Quality Council.

- Barclays Bank: 24 hours service.

- Local Channel

ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA:

7.00pm Start with Queen Elizabeth Committee and Mr. D. Street, internal auditor

Meeting closed at 9.10pm.