Minutes
Thursday 21st February 2013
Howick Village Hall 7.15pm
Present
Chairperson Pauline Baird.
Clerk Helen Brewis.
Parish Council Members
Joyce Shaw, Elizabeth Pearson, Alan Punton & Bryn Owen.
In Attendance CC John Taylor.
Members of the public Mrs
P Owen, Mrs M Taylor & Mrs M Gallon.
1534. Apologies for absence. Margaret Brooks, Michael Robson, John
Gallon, Joan Angus & Michael Craster.
1535. Confirmation
of minutes of last meeting.
The Minutes were
accepted as a true record.
1536. Craster
Community Trust Matters.
The CCT are going to
contact NWL concerning the need for a chain across the kick about
access at South Acres & the Hall refurb. will be completed in time
for our next Meeting.
1537. Parking in
Craster.
NCC are not happy with
the gate access into the overflow field car park, if it’s to be open
more often it will need to be widened.
1538. Neighbourhood
Plan.
NCC – LDP Core Strategy –
Preferred Options Consultation. In circulation.
Bryn gave a slide presentation concerning the LDP Core Strategy which
will cover planning up until 2030, the consultation period will end on
20th March.
Once agreed & approved this plan will supersede the current Alnwick
Plan & will have to co-operate with Neighbourhood Policies.
There were 12,500 comments made during the Summer 2012 Consultation,
& there are still some areas to sort out - Housing, Employment,
Retail & Renewable energy.
In our area the main town developments are Alnwick & Berwick,
smaller towns – Seahouses.
Any development in other smaller areas the plan will be supportive
where:-
It’s appropriate in scale.
Maintains/enhances services/facilities.
Meets the needs & protects the countryside.
This plan has more scope than the previous plan & to help with
affordable housing there will be a contribution towards affordable
housing of 30% on house building (some exceptions in rural areas).
It will also support large-scale business & tourism & will be
more flexible which will be a benefit for our area.
1539. Matters arising from minutes of last meeting.
Dunstan Water Leak & Road Surface.
NCC will not allow us to
put a surcharge on the car parking to pay for the road repairs & CC
John Taylor was unable to get us the details of the water dowser used
by NCC. Nothing can be done until the source of the water is
discovered.
Action Point: CC John Taylor will
contact Homes for Northumberland to check out the other water problem
on Heugh Road.
NCC Dunstan Steads request to move from Craster to Embleton Parish. Done.
Public Footpath by the Church between Heugh Wynd & Whin Hill No25.
The Definitive Map is in
circulation & the decision will be taken at a NCC Meeting in March.
Tower Bank & TI Centre – road flooding.
NCC will clear out the
ditches once the weather improves & they are busy repairing the
potholed B roads.
Jubilee Oak Tree.
We now have the oak tree
& need to organise planting it.
Real Christmas Tree.
Action Point: Clerk to put on the
agenda for the next Meeting.
1540. Planning Matters.
CC John Taylor declared
an interest.
A/2008/0289 – Former Nursery Gardens – amendments. Pending.
12/03359/FUL – 43 Dunstanburgh Road – creation of a holiday home.
Amendment received –
revised red line boundary to include parking & access.
Action Point: Clerk to email NCC
with our objection due to our concerns that the land marked for parking
is not owned by the applicant.
1541. Financial Matters.
Bank Balance
£ 5,750.89
LTSB Higher interest
account £15,000.00
Cheques required:
Howick Copley Hall
hire
£ 10.00
1542. Correspondence received.
NHS – Midwifery Services at Berwick Consultations. Noted.
NALC – E-news Dec 2012. Noted.
NCC – Calculation of Revised Taxbase. Noted.
NALC – E-news Jan 2013. Noted.
NCC – Dispensations for Precept. In
circulation.
NCC – 2011 Census Key Statistics. In
circulation.
NCC – Medium Term Financial Plan 2012-16. In circulation.
NCC – Public Transport Newsletter Jan 2013. Noted.
NCC – Parish Council Charter Implementation. Noted.
NCC – Craster Public Footpath coast line by Jolly Fisherman. In circulation.
CPRE – Newsletter Spring 2013. Noted.
AONB – Coastal Views Jan 2013. In
circulation.
NCC – Joint Meeting 11/3 Northumberland Hall 6.30pm. In circulation.
NCC – Arrangements for Council Elections. In circulation.
CAN News Feb 2013. In circulation.
Mrs M Gallon – Public Phone fault.
Mrs Gallon has been
corresponding with BT concerning the public phone in the village not
working. Elizabeth Pearson spoke to BT a couple of days ago &
the problem is that BT need to liase with NCC due to the road needing
to be opened up & traffic lights installed.
Action Point: CC John Taylor took a
copy of the emails as he is attending a Meeting with Highways tomorrow.
NCC – Local Multi Agency Problem Solving. In circulation.
NCC – Parish Council Elections outline. In circulation.
NALC – forthcoming events. In
circulation.
Mr A Punton – Heugh Road/Wynd Junction Road Markings.
Action Point: Clerk to put on the
Agenda for the next Meeting.
The next Meeting will be on
Thursday 15th March 2013.
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