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The Annual meeting of West Dean Parish
Council was held at 7.30pm on 11th May 2004 in King
George's Hall.
Present: Mrs S Gruzelier (Chairman), Mr
P Dawkins (Vice-Chairman), Mr P Hargrave, Miss C Warry,
Mrs J Gimpel, Mr M Rowe, Mrs P Parsons, Mr R Parsons (Clerk),
Salisbury District Cllr Chris Devine and six members of
the public. Apologies were received from District and
County Cllr Bill Moss.
28/04 Annual Parish Meeting: 1. The
Chairman read the minutes of last year's APM held on 27th
May. It was agreed that this represented a true record.
She proceeded to deliver her report for the year during
which grants had been awarded for refurbishing the war
memorial and the construction of a new Village
noticeboard. She explained that the result of the Public
Inquiry into public right of access in the centre of the
village had been objected to. This means that the
planning inspector will need to conduct a second Public
Inquiry. Although there will be no financial cost to the
PC, members have approached a charitable organisation to
assist with this.
The closure of the Defence Munitions depot has created
additional demands on PC members' time. The PC is hopeful
that the disposal of this MoD site will create
opportunities for village housing. The Chairman ended by
thanking the other PC members for their support and hoped
that the next PC Chairman would be equally well supported.
2. The Clerk reported that there had
been a substantial decrease in expenditure against the
previous year and the balance to be carried forward was
£4,262.67p. The PC Chairman signed the accounts as a
true record.
3. The Clerk reported that the Brooke,
Evelyn and Thistlethwaite Charity, run for the benefit of
parishioners in East Grimstead and West Dean, generated
income of £3,515 in the year to 31-Dec-03 and grants and
donations totaling £2,457 were distributed. The
Parochial Church Council of West Dean with East Grimstead
is responsible for the appointment of two of the charity's
trustees and the Parish Councils of West Dean and
Grimstead each appoint two trustees. The ex-officio
trustee represents the incumbent church minister.
29/04 Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman: Cllr
Hargrave proposed and Cllr Rowe seconded, Cllr Gimpel as
Chairman. Cllr Rowe proposed and Cllr Gruzelier seconded,
Cllr Dawkins as Vice-chairman.
30/04 Member Appointments: Cllr Hargrave
will deal with Finance issues. Cllr Rowe will deal with
Planning issues. Cllr Warry will deal with Transport
issues
31/04 Dates of PC Meetings: * 14th
September * 7th December * 8th February 2005 * 29th March
* 10th May.
32/04 Declaration of Interest: None.
33/04 Minutes of the PC meeting held on
23rd March, having been circulated, were agreed and
signed by the Chairman, subject to a change in the
published date of the hog roast that will now be held on
17th July.
34/04 Planning: * Cllr Hargrave and Cllr
Warry agreed to represent WDPC at the Southern Area
Committee meeting on 13th May where both S/2004/0385 and
S/2004/0703 would be determined.
* S/2004/0385 - FULL APPLICATION -
PROPOSED EXTENSION at ST MARY'S CHURCH WEST DEAN -
Members were concerned that materials proposed for the
development were inappropriate. They will request an
opportunity for further negotiation on this issue with
the applicant and SDC planning officers.
* S/2004/0703 - 18/84 PROCEDURE -
WEATHER (RAINFALL) RADAR INSTALLATION DEAN HILL FARM DEAN
HILL WEST DEAN - The PC will oppose this application on
the principle that the effect on humans of the microwaves
generated by the installation is unknown. Members also
believe that the visual impact will be negative.
* S/2004/0842 - FULL APPLICATION - REST
ROOM, FOUR ADDITIONAL LOOSE BOXES, AND STORAGE BARN at
WINDRUSH FARM LONG FIELD DEAN ROAD WEST DEAN - Members
were concerned that the proposals represented over-development
of the site. The PC will recommend REFUSAL.
35/04 Parish Plans: No progress to
report.
36/04 Playing Field Safety: The Clerk
reported that he had met the safety inspector from Hags
Play Ltd on 15th April and that the report was awaited.
Appropriate notices, indicating suitable age ranges were
fixed to items of play equipment. One of the goalposts
was found to be defective and was dismantled. Action:
The Clerk will develop a plan to have a
noticeboard constructed that will provide for the display
of playingfield safety notices.
37/04 Sandbags: The Clerk reported that
he was in discussion with SDC about the management of the
sandbags that are stored locally. Members agreed that
sandbags would be stored in the annex at the rear of the
village hall.
38/04 Village Noticeboard: Members are
very grateful to East's sawmills for donating wood from
which the noticeboard will be constructed. A Parishioner
is going to be asked to paint a map of the village on the
reverse and will indicate public footpaths. Action:
The Clerk will draft a letter of thanks to East
Brothers (Timber) Ltd.
39/04 MoD Site at Dean Hill: The
Chairman reported that the PC had prepared and
distributed a Dean Hill Working Party Newsletter. SDC and
TVBC have published a joint permitted development brief
to advise potential new site owners. There will be an
opportunity for local people to comment on this planning
policy guidance before the relevant Local Councils ratify
it. Action: There will soon be a public
consultation exhibition in the Village Hall.
40/04 West Dean Post Office: This has
now closed. Members noted that an alternative site could
not be found.
41/04 Skips: Allocation of the remaining
£320 of SDC skip grant for 2004/05 will be decided at a
future meeting.
42/04 Youth Facilities and Development: *
Cllr Gruzelier reported that the group who had been
planning the new facilities in the playingfield had been
unable to reach a decision about the best way to proceed.
The grant money will be carried forward and the group
will develop a suitable scheme during the summer.
* The WCC YD Co-ordinator is visiting the village with
the Purple Bus on alternate Tuesdays. This is proving to
be popular with the boys. The girls are going to the
Lockerley Youth Club.
43/04 Accounts for 2003/04: Members
approved the accounts for 2003/04 as a true record.
44/04 Finance: The following payments
were approved:
CB Skips - Skip Hire ----------------- 166 -- £94.00p
WALC - annual subscription ---------- 167 -- £49.44p
Community First - Insurance Premium - 168 - £327.66p
45/04 WCC Parish Lengthsmen: Members
noted the next visit on 9/12 July followed by 1-2
December.
46/04 Footpath no.6 at Dean Chase: The
Clerk reported that the owner of Woodside had replaced
the boundary fence adjacent to the footpath. Action:
The Clerk will measure the footpath and report
to the next meeting.
47/04 Footpath no.8 into Hampshire: *
Members noted that this footpath was becoming difficult
to walk with a dog because the landowner had erected
sheep proof fences with stiles for footpath walkers but
no facility to enable dogs to gain access. Whilst there
may be no requirement to cater for dogs, Cllr Parsons was
asked to inquire of the owner if it would be possible to
install 'dog access flap' as used on National Trust land.
* Cllr Warry reported that she was still researching the
history of this footpath and will report to a future
meeting.
48/04 South Wiltshire Strategic Alliance: The
Partnership Team Manager hopes that all Parish Councils
will complete the consultation pro-forma to enable the
publication in July of the Southern Community Area Plan.
49/04 Police Report: Members noted that
neither Wiltshire Police nor Hampshire Police had
responded to the invitation to attend this annual meeting.
Action: The Clerk will write to the
local Police Stations of both Constabularies listing the
dates of the scheduled PC meetings for the next year and
inviting the attendance of a local Police Constable at
each meeting. In the event that a Police Constable is
unable to attend, the PC members will be grateful to
receive apologies and a short report about pertinent
policing matters.
50/04 Signage to the Sawmills: Cllr Rowe
reported that HGVs are frequently unable to find the
Sawmills.
Action: The Clerk will liaise with East
Brothers (Timber) Ltd and WCC Highway for a signage
solution.
51/04 Correspondence: Members noted the
schedule of available correspondence that will be
circulated. There was a discussion about alternative
methods for collating members' responses and it was
agreed that a new comment form would be circulated with
all post.
52/04 The next PC meeting is scheduled
to be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, 14th September 2004.
The meeting closed at 9:25pm
Signed without amendment by the Chairman, Cllr Gimpel, on
14th September.
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