PEASEDOWN ST JOHN PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of a Planning Committee meeting held on Monday 9th February 2004 at 7 p.m. in the Cricket Clubhouse.

 

Present: Cllr. E J Derrick (Chairman)

Cllrs. F J Day, J W Graham, M J Gregory and Mrs. M Kennedy.

One member of the public.

An apology was received and accepted from Cllr. J S Bolwell (visiting family)

 

Public Session

There were no questions or comments.

 

  1. Minutes of a Planning Committee meeting held on 5th January 2004

    2.  

    These minutes, which had been previously circulated, were taken as read agreed a true record and signed by the Chairman.

     

  2. Matter arising from the minutes of 5th January 2004

    3.  

    Clerk reported that he had written again complaining of the inactivity at 25 Ashgrove where it was plain to see that an illegal business was taking place and the B&NES enforcement seemed non existent.

    The Clerk's letter had prompted a letter from Mr. Davies from the B&NES Planning Office which stated that two enforcement officers had just left the authority and that it would take six weeks to train up the two new ones just appointed. This Council was asked to be patient while the training was going on.

    Chairman and members were not satisfied that this Council's request had been answered as it was felt that enforcement officers had done their duty and only a firm and hasty decision from the Planning Committee would stop the car sales. Clerk was asked to re-iterate his previous letter in even stronger terms.

     

  3. Correspondence

    4.  

    B&NES Diversion of Footpath BA 19/1 at Carlingcott Mill

    A copy of the official order was received with notice that this Council has one more chance to object to the order being signed, but must get to B&NES before 4th March 2004.

    Clerk reported that he had been in touch with Camerton PC Clerk and they would be making their final comments on Thursday of this week.

    Members agreed to continue to object on the same grounds, but the Clerk was asked to wait for Camerton's comments before writing in order to put forward a common front.

     

  4. New applications

    5.  

    Four were studied and comments agreed as printed in the Planning Register.

     

  5. To note planning decisions made by B&NES

 

Seven approvals were reviewed; the approval for the new signs at the Co-op prompted the Clerk to read a letter from the CEO of Radstock Co-op. The CEO has apologised for the omission of "St John" but said that the price to change the sign was prohibitive. Members were not happy with the reply, especially as the CEO had asked why we had not objected before. Clerk was asked to write again to point out that the planning permission was sought retrospectively - so what good were our comments after the sign was already in situ.

Meeting closed at 7.35 p.m.