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BRANCASTER PARISH COUNCIL
A Parish Council meeting was held in the village hall, Brancaster, Staithe on Tuesday, 5th. January, 2010, at 7 p.m.
PRESENT Mr.A.Townshend, [Chairman]; Mesdames. J.Sands and C.Borthwick; Messrs, J.Petchey C.Southerland, J.Snelling, N.Linge.. M.Fullwood, T.Large, M.Billing. Also present were 24 electors . 1.APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE None 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST CS [planning] AT and J.Snelling [social housing] 3. MINUTES Agreed and signed as correct [prop.JP, sec.CB] 4. MATTERS ARISING Saxon Field [land for car park/ allotments] To be discussed at the meeting with Hastoe at a later date. Brancaster village shop The owner of the wall, Mrs.Wilson, to be contacted when her telephone number had been obtained. AT stated that the wall was in a bad state and needed attention anyway. Seats; seat at Malthouse Yard. Donor to be asked if our dog could be added to the dedication plaque. Brancaster Community Sports Club meeting fixed for Tuesday, 19th.January. 6.30 pm. Brancaster Marsh Common photocopied extracts from old minute books sent to Mr. Aldous Social Housing letter from Hastoe Housing read out [corres.9] Gate at Seven Edges agreed that a letter be sent to owners of adjacent bungalow[illegal poster subsequently removed] Allotments - Work going ahead. Re letter from Mr. Skillings read out at last meeting, Clerk stated that she regretted any upset caused by the reading of this letter. Brancaster Christmas Lights Thanks for help to all inc. Norman Raynor for church lighting. 5. REPORTS FROM PC REPS. CS BCC: power boat club demands had been dropped. 6. FINANCE [a] Invoices to pay: prop. JP Sec. MB BSD village hall [hire] £15 J.E.Lake [ computer repairs] £110 Mr.Howe [Brancaster cemetery] £63 M.Blackwell £3920.35 [to be passed to WNVCS for payment] Nat. Trust £187.54 Nat. Trust removal of beach debris [25% of cost] £527.50 +vat LCAS subs £165 [b] RWNGC Car park income 2009: £9,577.10 [c] St.Marys, Burnham Deepdale [donation] Copy of their accounts awaited. [d] Derelict boats and rubbish on village green, Brancaster Staithe. Mr.J.Snelling expressed concern at the state of the village green and requested that a tidy up be carried out funded by the Parish Council. A skip would be needed. This was agreed. Also agreed that Mr.T.Large be allowed to purchase one of the derelict boats for £5. 7. PLANNING 1. The bungalow, Main Road, BS revised design: objection. Letter from Mrs. A. Cameron read out and noted. Also email from D.Loose. 2. 18 Mill Hill, Brancaster kitchen extension: no objection 3. Lion Cottage, Brancaster store shed and stables: objection 4. Ship Hotel, rear extension: no objection [work already started] 5. 3 and 5 Field House Cottages extensions : no objection 6. 15 The Close. BS extension: no objection 7. 44 Dale End, BS extension: no objection 8. Old School House, Brancaster replacement windows: no objection. 9. Ship Hotel construction of 3 cottages on car park area adjacent to A149: Objection [prop.N.Linge sec. J.Sands]. This would cause parking problems. 8. BEACH CAR PARK PASS REGIME Issuing regime to be same as previously. Multiple applications to be dealt with at the Parish Councils discretion. 9. CORRESPONDENCE 1. J.Butterwick BCSC .[ Meeting arranged for 19th.Jan] 2. G.Bottom social housing. Noted. Open meeting to be held in May 2010. 3. R.Seppings Support for local housing. 4. DBHS request for letter from Hastoe to be published in Parish News. 5. HastoeHousing report on Brancaster residents meeting May 09 6. National Trust request for help with funding for removal of beach debris. Parish Council not happy with this request and decision deferred. 7. R.Seppings allotments update. 8. J.Birder parking at playing field car park. Next agenda 10. OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION J.Snelling: Thank you to everyone for enquiries re his health; Docking recycling tip; boats on village green, BS - need to remove N. C-S: access to Common Lane, BS for new housing. Lane needs improving. G.Bottom: Safety issues re extra traffic on Common Lane [housing project] The meeting closed at 8.35 p.m. JEL 18.1.10
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