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COOKHAM
PARISH COUNCIL Minutes
of a Meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE held at the Community Room on Tuesday, 17th June 2008 commencing at 7.30 pm PRESENT: Cllr M. Barnes (Vice Chairman) Cllrs
M. Brar, P. Brockwell, M. Coker (part time), D. Fry, G. Harris, M-L.
Kellaway, R. Piercey, D. Ricardo, Jean Stretton and John Stretton. Also
present: Four
members of the public. _________________________________________________________________________ OPEN FORUM Mrs Bird spoke about her problems with the upkeep of Cookham Cemetery. This item is detailed at the start of the Adoptive Acts meeting. Mr and Mrs Ian Berrido spoke about their property, Riverbank Cottage. Although they had received planning permission to carry out alterations, they had now been informed by RBWM that the property was worthy of Grade 2 listing from English Heritage. This now meant that they had to belatedly apply for Listed Building Consent. They assured the Council that their plans had been modified to take on board the requests from the Conservation Officer. 1. APOLOGIES AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Apologies were received from Cllrs Wellman, Innes and Woodbridge. Cllr Fry declared a personal interest in Pln Appn 08/01321. Cllr Piercey declared a personal interest in Pln Appns 08/01311 and 08/01350. Cllr Kellaway also declared a personal interest in Pln Appn 08/01350. Cllr John Stretton declared an interest as a member of the Borough Planning Panel and reserved the right to change his mind at a later stage. The Chairman then asked permission to bring Riverbank Cottage to the front of the agenda. 2. PLANS CONSIDERED & DISCUSSED:
3.
APPROVAL OF RESPONSE TO COOKHAM
SOCIETY OBSERVATIONS ON THE COOKHAM PLAN: Cllr
Ricardo felt that by waiting for the review team to submit their ideas,
the Parish Council could be accused of delay. Cllr John Stretton felt that
the ideas from the Traffic and Transport team would be forthcoming very
shortly. Cllr Harris said that the Council had never properly discussed
the original proposals. Cllr Barnes felt that the Cookham Society had
every right to make observations but it would be better to keep an open
mind whilst we wait for the new proposals from the Review Team. Cllr Coker
was in favour of debate once all the information had been received. On the
proposal of Cllr Kellaway, seconded by Cllr Piercey – it was AGREED to
approve this letter. VOTE: IN FAVOUR = 8; AGAINST = 1, ABSTENTION = 2. 4.
LEASE RENEWAL OF 280 POLES AT THE BACK
OF COOKHAM DEAN ALLOTMENTS: Cllr
Harris declared a personal interest in this item. This lease had
been written in 1989 and was only valid for one year. The Council noted at
the time that the lease would need to be increased to bring into line with
other lease payments being made. The lease was never renewed and the
tenant had enjoyed 280 poles of grazing for the sum of twenty-five pounds
with no increase. A landowner in this area was currently leasing grazing
land for £300 per acre – 280 poles was approx. 1.75 acres. However it
was acknowledged that the tenant had impeccable credentials and had looked
after the land well.
The Council felt they had no option but to increase the amount charged for
this grazing but it was AGREED that it could be done in stages to lessen
the impact. It was also AGREED that the Clerk would consult the legal team
at RBWM before issuing a new lease. It was proposed to increase the rent
in three stages: Year
1 – July 2008 - £1.25 per pole Year
2 – July 2009 - £5.00 per pole Year
3 – July 2010 - £10.00 per pole VOTE: IN FAVOUR = 9, ABSTENTION = 2. 5.
APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL COSTS OF
MINAS TIRITH: The
Council approved the payment of professional fees. The Council also gave
the go-ahead for the digger to be used to start phase two of the dig. It
was AGREED to review the project when the limit of the budget was reached.
The Clerk offered to summarise the costs for this project to date. 6.
CONSULTATION FROM BT REGARDING
PAYPHONE PROVISION:
British Telecom were proposing to
take away three public telephones in the Cookhams. The locations include:
the payphone on the junction of Whyteladyes Lane: one on the junction of
Westwood Green and the red phone box in Dean Lane. It was AGREED that the
Council would ask for all three payphones to be retained. The Clerk would
also check with Liz Long, the Conservation Officer, as to whether the Dean
Lane red box was listed. 7.
CHAIRMANS
SUBMISSIONS: There
were several items of discussion. The Council was unclear the extent of
their responsibilities concerning the fallen tree on Odney Common –
therefore no offer to pay part of the cost was to be offered at this
stage. There was also the issue as to whether the Council should be paid a
management fee regarding the maintenance of Odney Common. Cllr
Fry volunteered to talk on the application at Hedsordene at the Maidenhead
Development Panel meeting. The
Clerk reminded the Councillors of the forthcoming Parish Conference, DALC
meeting and the Police meeting to be held at the Charterered Institute of
Marketing on 1st July 2008. This date would clash with our Full
Council meeting. The
Clerk also gave the dates of the Borough in Bloom judging and mentioned
that the Fitness Zone on the Alfred Major would be funded by 106
Developers Contributions. The meeting closed at 9.30pm.
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