A meeting of the Sydling Parish Council was held in the village hall on Monday March 12th at 7pm.
Members present were; Mr. C Legg, chairman, Mrs D. Wareham vice chairman ,Mrs. L. Percy.Mr. D Barton and Mrs. D. Tucker. Apologies for absence received from Mrs. P. Davies and Mr.C. Fowler.
Declarations of Interest. There were no declarations of interest. The minutes of January 16th were signed by the chairman.
From the minutes;
The Zip wire in the Play Area had been replaced and a cheque for £181.20. had been paid by the Parish Council. Mr Barton would be dealing with this .Work had been done regarding the trees in the spinney. The clerk would contact Frampton Parish Council regarding the pot holes along the valley road, which were in Frampton Parish. The clerk mentioned that she had received a telephone call regarding the ruts in Church lane, which was very muddy when people stepped from their cars when going to church. As work was progressing on the Tithe Barn it was felt that this was best left until the work was finished .The clerk would ring regarding marker signs at the watersplash leading to Cerne Abbas.
Planning Matters;
Application no.1/D/12/000178.5 Waterside Lane.. Install 4no.conservation rooflights. There were no objections.
Finances;
Five cheques were signed at the meeting. They were…£52.00. Mrs C. Birch, cleaning the bus shelter .£300.00. Mrs. M.Penfold , clerk.. half yearly salary, £75.00 H.M.R.C Post Office Counters (clerk..tax). The clerk,s salary was now in two halves 2x£300 =14.9.11 and 2x £75.00= 13.10.11 total £750.00. The Chalkstream £80.00.donation.Proposed by Mr.C. Legg. Seconded by Mr. D Barton.All in favour.The clerk reported a balance of £6896.48.The precept would be received in April.
Standing Orders ;There were no queries.
Correspondance;
Correspondance had been received regarding consultation on the Draft Corporate Plan for West Dorset District Council.2012-2016. Withdrawn Application..1/D/11/001995.Extension .37 High St. Approval of planning Permission..Huish Lodge .1/D/11/001458.Remove garage,erect single storey extension. .Approval of Planning Permission 1/D/12/000058 Sydling Estate..install solar photovoltaic panels on grain store. Approval of Planning Permission.1/D/11/001969.Upper Sydling House. UpSydling..erection of a new building to house two biomassboilers plus wood chip storage .Audit Briefing .Superfast Broadband in Dorset. Dorset Police Enquiry Office review. A letter had also been received from the County Council regarding Snow Clearing. The Parish Council considered that the snow plough supplied to Higher Sydling was well used. The Parish Council,s main concern was the gritting of the hill to Cerne Abbas and Maiden Newton .The clerk would reply accordingly .A letter had been received from Mr. D Buckland regarding the painting of the telephone box. This would be considered at the next meeting .It was decided to participate in the West Dorset Spring Clean. This would be held in Sydling on 21.4.12. at 10.0.am. to meet at Cross Tree.It is hoped that as many as possible would be able to attend and help tidy the village.
Homewatch;
It was felt that the Homewatch System was working well in the village. The clerk would liase with the Chairman of Bradford Peverell parish Council who had raised some queries regarding this .
ConservationMatters;
All work to the trees had been done according to the quote,except the cherry trees on the green. These would be attended to after the flowering period was over. The large dead Ash tree would also be felled at this time..quoted separately.Any Other Business;
Any other Business;
It was noted that grass cuttings had been dumped at Chalky Napp. The clerk had received a telephone call just before leaving for the meeting regarding the sawmill re crafts and carpentry.The parish Council would be interested to see the proposals.The chairman and clerk reported the outcome of the meeting in County Hall regarding Bridleway 5. The application for a B.O.A.T .was refused ,but the recommendation for a restricted byway was approved. A further update would be brought to the next parish Council meeting which would be held on May 14th at 7pm.
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