NOTES FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD ON 9 MAY 2005

NEW COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN

The Council unanimously elected Cllr Miss Jean Owen as Chairman for 2005/6, and Cllr Derek Wootton as Vice-Chairman. 

FOOTPATHS

The Council elected Cllrs Borland, Humphrey, Brian Rich Sybil Rich to serve as members of the footpaths panel for the coming year.  It was agreed to remind Somerset County Council (who are now responsible for footpaths) of repairs needed to a broken bridge on path AX8/5 and to the surface of path 8/12 up the Knoll.

VILLAGE GREEN

It was agreed to place the contract for the new hard surfaced pathway between the Green entrance and the vicinity of the slide, even though the decision on one further application for grant towards the cost was still awaited.

HIGHWAYS

It was noted that arrangements were in hand for remedial work to the failed areas of surfacing in Church Lane.  It was also agreed to respond to the consultation on the SCC Local Transport Plan deprecating the jargonistic tone of the contents and commenting that it failed to recognise or make provision for the inevitability of car use in rural situations.

GRANT AWARDS 2005/6

The Council agreed to make grants of £1,000 and £500 to St Michaels Church (for churchyard maintenance and the toilet/boilerhouse/churchyard extension projects respectively): and of £1,000 to Brent Knoll Parish Hall towards the redevelopment project.  Minor grants of £50 each were also agreed to Sedgemoor Citizens Advice Bureau, Victim Support Somerset, The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, and Vitalise (which organises holidays for the disabled).

VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT AND PROPOSED CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

The Council resolved to support the drawing up of a Village Design Statement and noted the steps which were being taken to set up a Cultural Heritage Society.  (It should be noted, however, that contrary to the impression which may have been given by the piece in last month’s Brent Knoll News, the proposed Heritage Society is not actually being organised by the Parish Council although it does support the concept).

PLANNING

Fox and Goose Inn: display of one freestanding illuminated sign, three internally illuminated wall signs, one non-illuminated wall mounted sign and one internally illuminated sign attached to boundary wall: no objections in principle but signs should not be internally illuminated but externally lit by shielded lighting to minimise intrusion.

Nightingale Farm, 102 Brent Street: erection of conservatory to side (NW) elevation [Planning and Listed Building applications]: to be supported as taking the place of a more intrusive garage.

Morningside, Wick Lane: erection of two storey side extension and conservatory, two storey rear extension, partly on site of existing (to be demolished): to be supported as a reasonable upgrading and modernisation of an old property.

Land NE of Ostlers, Brent Street: erection of dwelling [outline application]: concern that proposal outside VDE, but in view of reasons for application to be supported provided restricted strictly for use of disabled child, single storey structure, and linked if possible to existing building

Next Meeting: Monday 11 June 2005 in the School   

Public Session 7.30pm, meeting commences 7.45pm

Michael Endacott, Parish Clerk

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

Tel 01934 628230

PLANNING APPLICATIONS: NEW ARRANGEMENTS

Cllr Jean Owen has relinquished the planning application liaison role following her election as Chairman of the Council.

The new planning liaison Councillor is Brian Freestone, telephone 760759.

Cllr Freestone will normally hold the Parish Council’s copies of planning applications between the time of receipt from Sedgemoor District Council up to the Council Meeting at which they are discussed. 

Once received, applications will be available for inspection by interested residents at mutually convenient times by prior appointment only.

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