KINGSLEY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON
THURSDAY 27th April 2006 AT 8.00pm
IN THE KINGSLEY CENTRE

PRESENT: Cllr C Neville Chairman
Cllr S Carryer
Cllr M Pethybridge
Cllr R Seeckts
Cllr A Blaber

In attendance: F Witney Clerk
5 Members of the public06/01 Chairman’s Opening Remarks:
Cllr Neville welcomed all to the meeting.
06/02 Public participation
None

06/03 Apologies for Absence
Received from District Councillor W Womack

06/04 Declarations of Interest
See Minute 06/09

06/05 Approval of Minutes of Meeting 23rd March 2006
Proposed: Cllr Pethybridge
Seconded: Cllr Seeckts
The minutes were duly authorised and signed as a true record of the meeting.

06/06 Matters Arising
STATUS OF FOOTPATH 6
Cllr Neville reminded Councillors that a draft letter had been prepared and circulated but had not been approved. His view was that the Council should decide either to take no further action on the grounds that nothing was likely to be achieved, or that another letter should be drafted by Councillors. All agreed that until such time as a formal, written complaint was received by the Council on this matter, no further action should be taken.
OAKLANDS FARM
Cllr Neville said that planning applications had now been submitted, one retrospective for work already undertaken. It was not yet clear what response Worldham Parish Council would make to these. The Convention dates had been confirmed as the weekend of the 28th to 30th July. The police had been reminded about the Parish Council’s wish to be involved in traffic planning for the event and details of the proposed meeting on this were still awaited.
CLEARING OF STUMPS ON UPPER GREEN
Cllr Pethybridge said that she had asked Martin Ansell to arrange for Peter Beazley to provide a quotation but nothing had been received. She agreed to try again. Cllr Seeckts was asked to provide a second quotation as soon as possible.

06/07 REQUEST FROM MAUREEN COMBER FOR SUPPORT OF SAFE LANES INITIATIVE
It was proposed that Kingsley Parish Council should write to Hampshire County Council in support of the Safe Lanes Initiative, to encourage a reduction in traffic speed on country lanes where the national speed limit applies through a combination of special signage and community education
Proposed: Cllr Carryer
Seconded: Cllr Blaber
All were in favour

06/08 PLANNING MATTERS: RESPONSES TO APPLICATIONS
F30633/012/CMA Grundons, Frith End Quarry
Cllr Neville circulated a draft response, which had been prepared with the help of Brian Davey and David Graham, to the amended planning documents submitted by Grundons after the consultation meeting held on 9th January 2006.
He reminded Councillors that the Environment Agency had made it very clear in 1994/95 that infill must be of site-derived gault clay because of the power of the aquifer and on this basis, HCC had refused consent to deepen extraction such that restoration would be needed below the water line because it could not be satisfactorily demonstrated that sufficient clay was available for this purpose. Cllr Neville described the current proposals by Grundon as “the classic dig a hole to fill a hole”. Their own figures confirmed that there was insufficient clay on site to restore the existing quarry cavities. They were now not only looking to extend the extraction area but to use a mixture of site-derived materials for restoration, with the possible impact this might have on local drinking water.
The proposals for low level restoration of the site raised further issues, in that it had been calculated that the volume of imported materials necessary to achieve this would result in nearly 50,000 lorry movements which Cllr Neville considered to be an environmentally appalling idea.
The draft response contained a suggestion to remove a ridge between the sand pit and the clay pits and use the material from this for restoration so that all would be site-derived with no need for imports.
Councillors were asked whether they supported the draft response. Cllr Seeckts said that the highly technical nature of the subject matter made it necessary to put faith in the experts who had drafted it. It was proposed that the draft letter should be sent as the Parish Council’s response to the planning application F30633/012/CMA
Proposed: Cllr Blaber
Seconded: Cllr Seeckts
F34313/011/FUL/KO Oak Tree Farm, Gibbs Lane (Selborne Parish)
Replacement dwelling and detached garage (amended scheme)
Kingsley Parish Council made no response to this application in view of Selborne’s comprehensive response
F27396/029/AGR/KO Old Park Farm, Main Road, Kingsley
Greenhouse
Kingsley Parish Council has no objection to this application
F49416/FUL/LL 2 Churchfields, Kingsley
Single storey side extension
Kingsley Parish Council has no objection to this planning application
F35739/003/FUL/LL Sandyfields, Main Road
Single storey side extension
Kingsley Parish Council has no objection to this application

06/09 REPORT FROM CHAIRMAN
Cllr Neville explained that he had a matter he wished to raise in respect of Malthouse Barn, whereupon Cllr Carryer declared a personal and prejudicial interest and left the room for the duration of the Chairman’s report
Cllr Neville circulated copies of a draft letter he proposed sending to EHDC’s Head of Building Control. These concerned the failure of the Building Control section to respond within a reasonable time to letters sent to them by Mr Morley and Mr Croucher stating their concerns over shared drainage with Malthouse Barn in the light of the building work currently being undertaken. Cllr Neville stressed that the Parish Council should not get involved in helping to sort out neighbourly disputes but he did think it was the Council’s duty to intervene to try to help residents secure a reply from government departments where they were not being responsive. It was proposed that the letter as drafted should be sent.
Proposed: Cllr Pethybridge
Seconded: Cllr Blaber

06/10 REPORTS FROM COUNCILLORS
Cllr Blaber reported that a hardcore track was being built over Mr Hayden’s ground and the Clerk was asked to speak to the Enforcement Officer at EHDC as no planning application had been made.
Cllr Seeckts asked who should be advised about fly-tipping on the Common as a truckload of rubbish had been deposited earlier in the week. Cllr Neville said it should be reported to the Agent as it was an MOD problem. Cllr Seeckts further asked if there was definitely a hosepipe ban in this area. Cllr Neville believed that there was and suggested that if people were observed to be flouting it, this should be taken up directly with them.

06/11 PAYMENTS TO BE MADE
Cheque payments listed on the agenda were authorised and countersigned as follows
(a) Sid Newman
(b) Malcolm Rust – no payment made as no invoice received
(c) Frances Witney
(d) Inland Revenue
(e) Hampshire County Council – no payment made as this invoice in dispute over cost of streetlight
(f) Open Spaces Society
(g) HAPTC
(h) Jeremy Elpelt

06/12 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next full Council meeting will be held on Thursday 25th May 2006 at 8.00pm in the Kingsley Centre.

There being no further business the Meeting closed at 8.03pm