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Meeting held on Thursday 7th December 2006 in Itchen Abbas and Avington Village Hall.PRESENT: Alison Matthews (Chairman), Bob Banham, Cynthia Bolton, Jennifer Ffennell, Steve Gapper, John Harris, Elaine Labram, Geraldine Phillips, Eric Thompson, Joyce Edgell (Clerk). Neil Baxter (City Councillor). One member of the public. 11.1 APOLOGIES: Fiona Parry. 11.2 MINUTES of LAST MEETING The minutes of the meeting held on 2nd November 2006 were approved and signed. 11.3 MATTERS ARISING ACTION a) Couch Green JAE to ask if Open Space money can be used to get scalpings for the car park and new gate posts. JAE Permission has been given for a helicopter to make a landing on the field. Residents will be informed of the date. There is a tree down. JAE will inform Charlie Yeates. JAE The police have been informed that a 4 wheel drive vehicle has been using the field. b) Old School Field FP/EL are looking into filling the gaps in the hedge. FP/EL c) Low Cost Housing JAE to contact WCC about the road sign, Shepherds Field. IVPC does not want a WCC sign and is prepared to provide the sign. JAE NB has written to WCC voicing his disgust at the handling of the houses. He has also asked for one named person to deal with allocations. People who want a house have been given conflicting information. GP asked that AM and NB be thanked for dealing with this difficult situation. d) Footpaths CB presented the report on the Parish Poll Results. The poll is to become a regular event. The Easton Lane footpath will be cleared. The drum removed and a kissing gate installed. The Martyr Worthy footpath will be covered with hogging. The cost of covering the Cow Down to Chilland footpath is high due to the lorry not being able to get close. CB to ask householders along Main Road if access can be got from their premises. CB HCC to contact owner re widening the footpath from Trees to Itchen Abbas Church. e) Traffic Calming Nothing to report f) Itchen Abbas VDS This needs to be updated. g) WCC Winchester District Joint Consultative Committee Agenda AM/JF attended the meeting. WCC would like to see a wider PC involvement. 11.4 COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS and QUESTIONS AM reported on the Climate Change event and HAPTC seminar on the government white paper on local government. AM has put a notice in the Village News re the Silver Jubilee tree. ET mentioned the lorries that are parking on the road near Judes Ice Cream factory. JAE to look at the conditions when permission was granted. JAE GP commented on the drainage work by Demelza. They are waiting for a machine to clear the pipe. CB mentioned the drain by the Old House. There has been a reduction in the noise from cars in Station Close. JH mentioned the Chillandham Lane and Bridgets Lane drains. JH attended a transport meeting. There are cost pressures on subsidised schemes. JH will put an article in the magazines asking residents about their needs for transport. JH SG said the Yew tree on Station Hill has been cut. He will look into ways of making the Web Site more attractive. EL will contact the agents re the hedge at The Corner. EL 11.5 FINANCE Cheques signed prior to meeting: 101493 Southern Electricity (KGV) £26.29 101494 Audit Commission £141.00 These cheques were approved and signed: 101495 Itchen Abbas and Avington Village Hall £650.00 101496 Martyr Worthy Parish Hall £650.00 101497 Avington PCC £300.00 101498 Easton PCC £300.00 101499 Martyr Worthy PCC £300.00 101500 Itchen Abbas PCC £300.00 101501 Easton & Martyr Worthy News £130.00 101502 Joyce Edgell (Salary & Exp. Nov.) £301.17 101503 GH &IEJ Gray (Hedge Cutting) £129.54 101504 Alison Matthews (Parking) £8.40 101505 Information Commissioner £35.00 101506 Park Golf Club £223.26 101507 Itchen Abbas and Avington Village Hall £10.00 11.6 PLANNING APPLICATIONS W20376 Itchen Stoke Estates, Lone Farm, Northington Road, Itchen Abbas. Demolition of existing modern agricultural buildings and conversion of timber-framed barns to live-work dwelling with landscaping and associated works. No objections but conditions requested. W03695/10 Mr and Mrs Lawrence, Paddock House, Avington Park Lane, Easton. Extension to existing garage to form studio accommodation and small link extension to existing dwelling to create larger ground floor breakfast room and first floor dressing area. (Now withdrawn) W18403/01 Sir Robert Atkinson, Southdowns, 1, Little Hayes Lane, Itchen Abbas. An extension to ground floor rear to provide a toilet. More information is needed re sewers. JAE WTPO/031/16 Mrs Graham Maw, Avington Lodge, Avington Lane, Avington. Reduce 1 Yew tree by 3 metres to hedge height to blend in with existing topiary hedge. Information only W03990/18 & 19LB Mr Lyons, Lower Chilland House, Lower Chilland Lane, Martyr Worthy. Restoration and renewal of garden grounds and outbuildings within the curtilage of listed buildings. (Re-submission). Deferred to next meeting W14661/03 Mr and Mrs Kidd, Longfield House, Main Road, Itchen Abbas. Extension to rear to provide annex accommodation. (Renewal of permission W14661/02). The original application to be looked at and objection as before. W19917/03 Mr Dixon, Motocross Site, Alresford Road, Winchester. Removal of condition 1 of planning permission W19917/02; permanent retention of motocross track. OBJECT AM to inform AONB W201187 Mr and Mrs Blunden, 5, Burntwood Cottages, Basingstoke Road, Martyr Worthy. Conservatory to rear. Neighbours to be consulted. 11.7 PLANNING DECISIONS WTPO/1798/01 Mrs Faber , Land adj. to Lower Chilland Lane, Lower Chilland. Conservation Area: Chilland. Fell 2 Poplars. APPLICATION REFUSED W06401/06 Mrs Graham Maw, Avington Lodge, Avington Lane, Avington. Conservation Area: Avington. Demolition of concrete garage and shed; erection of garage and office to include reflexology treatment studio and new access gate. APPLICATION WITHDRAWN W14514/05 Mr and Mrs Burness, East View, Church Lane, Easton. Conservation Area: Easton. Conversion of carport into study and shower room and alteration of roof over store. APPLICATION PERMITTED W14115/15 Mr Briercliffe, Matterley Farm, Alresford Road. Retrospective change of use of redundant yard to storage yard. (B8) APPLICATION REFUSED W20333 Mr Rowbetham, Sensa, Unit 3, Itchen Abbas Business Centre, Main Road, Itchen Abbas. Temporary siting of storage container and waste skip on the forecourt of unit 3. APPLICATION REFUSED W03296/07 Mr and Mrs McIntosh, South Cottage, Chapel Lane, Easton. Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with single storey extension. APPLICATION PERMITTED 11.8 PLANNING MATTERS WCC have suggested The Beeches as a name for the Banner Homes development. IVPC would prefer a different name. Ideas to be given to JAE in the next 2 weeks. The Planning Improvement Plan will change arrangements with informing neighbours. The staff will receive increased training to raise the profile of VDSs. The developer of the Morn Hill Hotel was given another 18 months to complete the hotel. After this time planning permission is lost. The S106 agreement is not to be enforced. AM to inform GOSE. AM AM/CB attended a presentation re extension to Itchen Abbas Church. The Local Plan has now been completed and available to read. 11.9CORRESPONDENCE BAA - Southampton Airport Master Plan 2006-2030 - Meeting 4.04.2007 HAPTC - Insurance for Local Councils-Possible savings of 20%. WCC - Budget Proposals Meeting-9.01.2007-BB/JH/EL to attend WCC - Open Space Survey-Councillors to return to JAE Beer mats encouraging people to become a Parish Councillor will be distributed around the pubs. SG 11.10 DATE of NEXT MEETING Thursday January 4th 2007 at 7pm in Martyr Worthy Parish Hall. The meeting closed at 9.05pm |
