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Minutes
Thursday 21st November 2013
Craster Village Hall 7.15pm
Present
Chairman Bryn Owen.
Clerk Helen Brewis.
Parish Council Members Joyce Shaw,
Elizabeth Pearson, Alan Punton, Margaret Brooks, Michael Robson &
Pauline Baird.
In Attendance CC John Taylor &
AONB Historic & Built Environment Officer Jessica Turner.
Members of the public Mrs P Owen
& Mrs M Taylor.
1613.
Northumberland Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19.
Jessica Turner from the
AONB gave a talk on the 2014-19 Management Plan which will run for the
next 5 years and is in 3 parts – the 1st part was created in July, 2nd
part which is currently ongoing concerning policies & then the 3rd
part will be an Action Plan.
Themes for Part 2
are:-
1.
Conserve & enhance the special landscape.
2.
A thriving & living landscape.
3.
A place to celebrate & explore.
This plan will be
adopted by NCC & the AONB requires local data to work out the
percentage in all the villages within the AONB between permanent
housing, second homes & holiday homes. A large map of Craster
was laid out on the table & the houses marked in different colours
depending on its use.
Action Point: The AONB will forward
a map of Dunstan for Bryn to complete.
1614. Apologies for absence. John Gallon, Michael Craster & Roy
Brown.
1615.
Confirmation of minutes of last meeting.
The October Minutes were
accepted as a true record.
1616.
Craster Community Trust Matters. No
matters to discuss.
1617.
Parking in Craster.
Bryn has agreed to chair
the Parking Sub Committee in Michael Craster’s absence & currently
we need to agree to the positioning of the non-seasonal double yellow
lines.
Michael Robson
suggested new double yellow lines for the stretch of road from the bus
stop past the playground on the coastal side to prevent double parking.
Action point: Bryn will contact
Paul Mckenna at NCC to include this area.
Proposed by Pauline
Baird & seconded by Alan Punton.
Bryn has written a paper
concerning NCC’s proposed plan for free parking, which was circulated
to all the Councillors. In this paper Bryn outlines the need for
additional parking spaces which could be created in the quarry car park
& the traffic congestion which would be created if the car park was
free as the cars would remain there all day & later visitors would
park within the village.
Action Point: Bryn to send his paper
to Paul Mckenna at NCC for his consideration.
Proposed by Alan Punton
& seconded by Joyce Shaw.
1618.
Neighbourhood Plan.
The NCC Core Strategy
Drop in Events – Wednesday 20th November at the Council Chamber,
Clayport in Alnwick (3pm to 6pm, followed by a discussion session
between 6.30pm to 8.30pm).
NCC Local Plan Core Strategy Consultation Document – in
circulation.
John Gallon having
viewed the document created the following points to be the basis of our
response to NCC:-
Questions
1, 2 & 3 - we agree to the questions as put.
With
respect to the North Northumberland Delivery Area & questions 4
& 5 we would like to suggest the following additions to be made:-
Tourism:
Apart from the visitors staying in holiday lets & second
homes we should also add the needs of the day-trip visitor. This then
brings in the need to look at parking & highway provision for cars
& coaches & also the need to consider the needs of the
residents in the most affected tourist venues. The requirement for
public toilets in popular areas should also be addressed.
Rail
transport & safeguarding facilities: Expansion of car parking
should also consider Alnmouth Station.
On
this last point we recognise that the car park was recently expanded,
but it is still inadequate for the number of cars being parked at the
station.
The above response was
proposed by Bryn Owen & seconded by Joyce Shaw. All in favour.
Action Point: Bryn to forward this
response to NCC.
Bryn met with the Chairs
from Embleton & Newton by the Sea Parish Councils to discuss the
possibility of a joint Neighbourhood Plan. The general feeling
was that the three Parish Councils should keep in touch but that we had
different priorities concerning a plan & that Craster would wait to
see what the Strategic Plan has to offer.
1619. Matters arising from minutes of last meeting.
Dunstan Water Leak & Road Surface.
CC John Taylor advised
that NCC have taken photos down the drain pipes where the water is
leaking & the pipe stops at the entrance to the school site &
restarts further down, this will have to be rectified & the road
surface re-laid in February/March next year.
Bryn Owen - Register of Assets. Ongoing.
Bryn Owen - Risk Assessment.
The decision for the
Parish Councillors to use Google Drive will be left until the January
Meeting.
The purchase of the
laptop was proposed by Joyce Shaw & seconded by Alan Punton.
Action Point: Clerk to order laptop
for £233.32 + VAT.
Bryn Owen – Maintenance of Land.
Burn Hill ownership – it
was agreed to close this item as the Northside Owners now know how we
feel.
The Dunstan bus shelter
will require attention when the seats next get painted in the village.
Elizabeth Pearson – Overgrown bushes at Windyside Bridge. These have now been cut.
1620.
Planning Matters.
12/03359/FUL – 43 Dunstanburgh Road – creation of a holiday home.
The houses at this site
have already been allowed vehicular access before the National Trust
had bought the land & although the National Trust have not allowed
this new building vehicular access it will prove expensive for them to
take to court.
1621.
Financial Matters.
Bank
Balance
£ 4,430.65
LTSB Higher interest
account
£18,000.00
Cheques required:-
Stableyard
Landscapes
£340.00
HMRC
£ 45.20
Clerk wages &
expenses
£210.27
1622.
Correspondence received.
AONB – Coast Management Plan Review First Consultation. In circulation
Michael Craster – NALC Local Councils Explained book £49.99. Book on order with NALC.
CPRE – Autumn 2013. Noted.
CAN AGM–5thNov 2pm Village Hall, Bardon Mill & Annual Report. Noted.
Action Point: Clerk to find out
roughly how much small Parish Councils give as an annual donation. All
in favour.
AONB – Parish Council vacancy.
Bryn has discussed this
with Michael Robson & Michael Craster. Michael Craster would
like to apply. All in favour.
NALC AGM 19th Oct 10.30am Storey Park Community Centre Morpeth &
Annual Report. The AGM has now been
held.
AONB Annual Forum 2013. Bryn Owen
to attend.
Coastal Views Oct 2013. Noted.
CAN News Oct 2013. Noted.
NCC – Cap reform – deadline 28th Nov.
Noted.
Bryn Owen – Street light out next to phone box in Dunstan. This has been fixed.
Michael Robson – The tipping of hot ashes over the bank shut.
Action point: Clerk to email The
Net to request they pop a note in the next edition highlighting the
fact that rubbish & hot ash caught fire & that it is only
biodegradable garden rubbish that should be tipped there.
Michael Robson – Parking at South Acres Pumping Station & pump
problem. Action point: Clerk to
email NWL concerning the leakage of sewerage into the gardens of homes
next to the pumping station when the pumps stopped working.
NCC – proposed re-loaction of planning staff to Greenwell Lane.
Noted.
RNLI – letter for the use of Burn Bank.
Action Point: Alan will return the
letter as we don’t own it, they could possibly use Bark Pots.
Embleton Joint Burial Committee.
NCC have installed a
new road sign at the cemetery, there are some leaning headstones &
the Committee will look to sorting the worst ones. There is a new
memorial seat & they are looking to purchase a new cutter &
increasing the hardstanding at the turning point for cars.
Council House Allocation Policy.
CC John Taylor advised
that NCC are reviewing their allocation policy for all social housing.
The allocation will be village residents first, then parish residents,
then adjacent parishes, then county who have ties to the area.
The next Meeting will be on
Thursday 16th January 2014.
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