NOTES FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 14 JANUARY

VILLAGE GREEN

The Council agreed to a request from the Parish Hall Committee for permission to use the Green for the traditional annual Village Fete and Jazz events, to be held in June and July respectively.  As mentioned last month, the decision on the availability of funding for the project to provide new play equipment on the Green was not due to  be taken until after this issue of the “BKN” closed for press. 

VILLAGE MAINTENANCE

The Council reviewed the tenders received for the Village Maintenance contract and decided on the award of contract. 

HIGHWAYS

The Council will be contacting Somerset Highways over the subsidence occurring in the carriageways near the railway bridge, and will also ask them to complete the work on the white line at the A38 end of Brent Street, which has so far only been intermittently repainted.

PRECEPT 2008/9

The Council decided to set a precept of £29,000 for the forthcoming financial year.  While at first sight this appears to be much higher than last year’s, it must be remembered that the impact on individual bills remains minimal.  The Council considered the increase to be worthwhile and justified so that it could to set aside reserves towards a project of great potential benefit to the Village.  Failure to so act would mean that the opportunity to carry out the project would be lost.  Unfortunately no further details can be made public until ongoing negotiations are completed but full details will be announced as soon as possible, hopefully perhaps at the Annual Parish meeting in April. In the event that the project proves impossible to realise the reserves will be reallocated to reduce the precept in future years.

PLANNING

Ferndale House, Wick Lane: variation of previous permission in order to plant hedging in other areas of the site: to be opposed as the Council’s satisfaction with the hedging scheme as previously proposed had been a factor in the decision not to oppose the original application.

Westbrook Farm, Harp Road: demolition of dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling: to be supported

as an improvement on the present structure.

The Council also decided to ask SDC to investigate an apparent breach of advertisement control in the Village.

Next Meeting: Monday 4 February in the School 

Public Session 7.30pm, meeting commences as soon after 7.30pm as Public Session concludes

Michael Endacott, Parish Clerk

Hill Cottage, Worlebury Hill Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 9TL

Tel 01934 628230

STOP PRESS

The Council learned of the Planning Inspector’s decision to dismiss the appeal against the refusal of consent for the Wind Farm as these notes were being finalised.  The Council welcomes this decision which it regards as a vindication of all the hard work put in by the kNOll group and by the Burnham and Highbridge Town Council and the Parish Council.

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