KINGSLEY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON
THURSDAY 26th January 2006 AT 8.00pm
IN THE KINGSLEY CENTRE

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

In attendance: F Witney Clerk
S Brock Bordon Herald
3 Members of the public

05/147 Chairman’s Opening Remarks:
In the absence of the Chairman, Cllr Carryer took the chair

05/148 Public participation
No matters were raised

05/149 Apologies for Absence
Received from Cllr C Neville and District Councillor W Womack

05/150 Declarations of Interest
None

05/151 Approval of Minutes of Meeting 1st December 2005
With reference to Minute 05/144, the Clerk was asked to ensure that the request for support from Maureen Comber in respect of Cradle Lane and Hardings Ride was included in the next agenda.
The minutes of the meeting were then approved.
Proposed: Cllr Pethybridge
Seconded: Cllr Carryer

05/152 Matters Arising
STATUS OF FOOTPATH 6
Deferred to the next meeting for Cllr Neville to report back.
UPPER GREEN TREE PRUNING
Cllr Blaber explained that his machinery was still out on hire and he is now quite busy so that it might still be a few weeks before anything could be done. If the Parish Council wanted the work done before this, then perhaps someone like Paul Knight should be used. Cllr Pethybridge commented that a tree had gone right over the entrance into the field and it looked rather untidy. Councillors were reminded that a quotation for doing all the work had been obtained early last year and had been considered far too expensive. Cllr Blaber said that he could handle carting away and that if a quote was obtained just for the lopping work needed, this might be a less expensive solution. Cllr Blaber and Cllr Pethybridge were asked to liaise with each other on this.

05/153 TRAFFIC
Cllr Carryer read out a letter that had been received from the Traffic Management Group at HCC which detailed the proposed changes to the speed limit through the village. This letter had been sent, with a map of the proposed changes, to County Councillor Mark Kemp-Gee and PC Kevin Joyner for their comments and agreement so that the necessary traffic regulation proposals might be formally advertised. The proposed 30mph limits would begin outside Ridgeburn to the West and just before Per Nefer to the East. The letter referred to “the more built up village environment that exists through the middle section” as the reason for lowering the limit. Edge of carriageway lining throughout the 30mph zone would be used to visually narrow the road. Cllr Seeckts felt that there should be no need to have the staggering of speeds from 40mph down to 30mph at each outer end of the village as the proposal envisaged. He sited the example of the A325 coming North from Greatham into Whitehill as an example of speed limits changing directly from 60mph to 30mph. He said that some villages had a system of warning stripes to indicate a coming drop down to 30mph and the existence of too many different speed limits and signs was confusing. He said that while the proposal was very good news, he would like this issue to be raised with Cllr Kemp-Gee and it was agreed that Cllr Neville should be asked to do this.

05/154 USE OF DEVELOPERS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UPPER GREEN IMPROVEMENTS
The Clerk advised that the request for developers contributions to be released to pay for returfing of the football area and nets for the goal posts had been approved at the North West Area Community Committee meeting two nights earlier. The system was that the work should be done and the funding then claimed from EHDC. The Clerk was therefore asked to accept the quotation received from Mellow Turf and to purchase the nets. Re-turfing would need to take place at a suitable time in the year and consideration should be given to what, if any, protection could be given to the new turf once it had been laid. Cllrs Blaber and Seeckts offered to help fit the nets to the goal posts.

05/155 PLANNING MATTERS: RESPONSES TO APPLICATIONS
The Clerk summarised a response made to HCC in respect of the planning application for Frith End Quarry submitted by Grundon Ltd. Objection had been made on the following grounds:
The Environmental Impact Assessment did not provide details of alternatives for restoration to low level as required by law
In the past HCC and the Environment Agency had refused consent for the extraction of sand below 64AOD on the grounds that there was doubt that sufficient clay existed at that time to allow restoration to 64AOD. Since this application sought to deepen extraction in these existing areas and extend extraction to new areas, and over time more clay had been removed from the site, there must be event more doubt about the availability of clay to restore all the affected areas to 64AOD. This is of great concern because of its implications for the Headley bore holes and the local drinking water.
Inert waste should not be brought onto the site in any form, only naturally occurring earth spoils to better protect the drinking water.
The Clerk advised that she had received that day a copy of a second letter sent by Binsted PC to HCC following the meeting on 9th January which raised further objections to their original letter on much the same grounds as raised by Kingsley PC.

05/156 REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
Cllr Womack had sent his apologies

05/157 REPORT FROM CHAIRMAN
Cllr Neville had sent his apologies.

05/158 REPORTS FROM COUNCILLORS
Cllr Blaber had met with Central Southern Vintage Agricultural Club and the Kingsley Rally would be held on 24th and 25th June. All the proceeds would go to the Silver Lining Appeal by the British Kidney Patient Association and he hoped people would turn up to support what was a very worthwhile and local charity.
Cllrs Pethybridge, Seeckts and Carryer had nothing to report.

05/159 PAYMENTS TO BE MADE
The Clerk advised that no payment could be made to the Audit Commission as they had fully credited their original invoice and had not re-invoiced for the agreed lower amount.
Cheque payments listed on the agenda were authorised and countersigned as follows
(a) Frances Witney
(b) Inland Revenue
(c) Landmarc Client Account re MOD ATE
(d) Playsafe
No invoice had been received from Sid Newman
Cheques were also signed for Paul Knight Tree Services for an amount agreed at a previous meeting. A further cheque was raised for Pest Contract Services for controlling moles on Upper Green. It was agreed that this should be paid, although it had not been previously authorised, as the work had been arranged in between council meetings on an emergency basis with the Chairman’s agreement when the moles came perilously close to the edge of the playground safety surface.

05/160 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next full Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 22nd February 2006 at 8.00pm in the Kingsley Centre.
There being no further business the Meeting closed at 8.40pm