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The Annual meeting of West Dean Parish
Council was held at 7.30pm on 6th May 2003 in King
George's Hall.
Present: Mrs S Gruzelier, Mr P Dawkins,
Mr P Hargrave, Miss C Warry, Mr M Rowe, Mrs J Gimpel, Mr
R Parsons (Clerk) and District Cllr Mike Hewitt. Apologies:
from Mrs P Parsons. No members of the public were present.
28/03 Declaration of Acceptance of Office:
Following the elections on 1st May all Members had signed
their declarations of acceptance of office:
DAWKINS,
Peter James Charles, 17 Hillside Close, West Dean.
GIMPEL,
Jane Evelyn, Tower House, West Dean.
GRUZELIER,
Sara Jane, Pilgrims Croft, West Dean.
HARGRAVE,
Patrick Frank Blair, 5 West Dean.
PARSONS,
Peggy Jean, Church Farm, West Dean.
ROWE,
Matthew Bramwell, Riverbank Cottage, 2 West Dean.
WARRY,
Christine Margaret, 13 West Dean.
29/03 Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman:
Cllr Rowe proposed and Cllr Hargrave seconded, Cllr
Gruzelier as Chairman. Cllr Hargrave proposed and Cllr
Warry seconded, Cllr Dawkins as Vice-chairman.
30/03 Spokesmen Appointments: Cllr
Gruzelier proposed and Cllr Dawkins seconded, Cllr
Hargrave to deal with Finance issues. Cllr Dawkins
proposed and Cllr Hargrave seconded, Cllr Rowe to deal
with Planning issues. Cllr Rowe proposed and Cllr Dawkins
seconded, Cllr Warry to deal with Transport issues.
31/03 Dates of forthcoming Parish Council Tuesday
evening meetings: * 1st July * 9th September
* 2nd December * 10th February
2004 * 23rd March * 4th May.
32/03 Declaration of Interest: None.
33/03 Minutes: Minutes of the 25th March
meeting, having been circulated, were agreed and signed
by the Chairman subject to the following amendment:
15/03
Declaration of Interest: Cllrs Rowe and Hargrave
declared a prejudicial interest in a SWAG application
from the Village Hall committee and were not present when
the matter was discussed.
34/03 Matters Arising:
* Ref:27/03 - Cllr Hargrave reported that he was still in
negotiations with BT about the telephone kiosk light. It
has also come to the attention of the PC that the kiosk
door does not shut properly. Action:
Cllr Hargrave.
* Ref:18/03 - The report on the Playingfield safety
inspection on 8th April has yet to be received.
* Ref:05/03 - Still no progress with the proposed
lowering of the Post Box. The Post Office collections
manager will be contacted. Action: the
Clerk.
* Ref:30/02 - Friends of War Memorials charity can only
awards grants of £250 unless the War Memorial is grade 2
listed. War Graves Commission only pay towards the upkeep
of graves. Suggest Royal British Legion for the shortfall
of about £200. Action: the Clerk to
contact SDC Financial Dept for a list of possible funding
sources and also contact the Royal British Legion
specifically.
35/03 Emergency Planning: Following a
discussion, Cllr Hargrave proposed that no action was
needed at the present time. All Councillors agreed with
this proposal.
36/03 Standards Board: It was agreed
that the Standards Board should be notified of the
election results, including the 56% turnout figure.
Action: the Clerk.
37/03 Public Consultation Exercise at MoD Dean
Hill on 15th/16th May: It was agreed to hold a
private meeting with members of East Dean PC on 13th May
to consider their respective objectives. The outcome of
the consultation meeting with planning officers on 6th
March, including the follow-up correspondence, will be
the basis for debate and WDPC will hope to reach
agreement with EDPC for a unified approach to the
situation. Action: Cllr Gruzelier.
38/03 Youth Development: Cllr Gruzelier
reported that the Police 'Crime Prevention Initiative'
had been unable to contribute towards the cost of the
proposed facilities in the Playingfield. The Youth
Development Officer at SDC will represent the West Dean
case for funding at a meeting on 10th June and this will
be followed up with a meeting at West Dean on 13th July.
Meanwhile Cllr Gruzelier will establish a dialogue with
WCC Youth Development co-ordinator to explore other
options. Action: Cllr Gruzelier.
39/03
Finance: * WALC is establishing a group
insurance scheme underwritten by Zurich. It was agreed
that the PC should accept the lowest quote for a
comparable insurance policy. * It was agreed that, since
Cllr Rowe had printed the joint election address for all
candidates except R H Morgan, the bulk of the election
expenses would be declared on his forms for submission to
SDC by 29th May. * The Clerk produced a summary of the
PC's accounts for the y/e March 2003, which the
Councillors reviewed and agreed. * The PC approved the
following payment:
Wiltshire Association of Local
Councils - Annual subscription
151
£49.44p
40/03 Transport, Roads and Footpaths:
Cllr Warry reported that Footpath No.14 had not been
restored following the new crop sowing. WCC Lengthsmen's
visit on 6th/7th May will concentrate on the removal of
debris from Moodys Hill and the Skew Arch on the road to
East Grimstead. It was noted that the repair to the
pothole in the centre of West Dean, opposite the junction
to East Dean, had deteriorated rapidly. Action:
the Clerk will ensure that WCC highways are in no doubt
about the urgency of this matter.
41/03 Planning: * The Countryside
Agency's Parish Plans Publication will be considered at
the next meeting.
* S/2003/774 - FULL APPLICATION - REAR TWO STOREY
EXTENSION (AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUS PLANNING PERMISSION S/2002/488)
at 2 FORESTRY HOUSES FARLEY SALISBURY - The PC will
support this application.
* Councillors requested that the results of planning
applications should be circulated. Action:
the Clerk.
42/03 Correspondence: The PC noted the
following correspondence: * Report of the Highways
meeting organised by WC Cllr Moss on 17th March. * South
Wilts Strategic Alliance report. * Learning and Skills
Council report.
* Monthly circulars from WALC. * Minutes of WTPC meetings.
43/03 The Annual Parish meeting will be
held at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 27th May and will be well
publicised in advance. It was proposed that
representatives of both Wiltshire and Hampshire Police
forces should be invited to the Annual Parish meeting. Action:
the Clerk.
44/03 Any Other Business: * The Parish
Council is indebted to Cllr Warry for the legal response
that she had prepared for the planning inspectorate in
connection with the recent Public Inquiry. Cllr Gruzelier
proposed a vote of thanks, which was unanimously
supported by the other Councillors.
The meeting closed at 8:58pm
Signed without amendment by the Chairman, Cllr Gruzelier,
on 1st July 2003.
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