Agenda 23 May 2006

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING OF THE BISHOP'S CASTLE TOWN COUNCIL WILL BE HELD IN THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY 23rd MAY 2006 AT 8.00 P.M.
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A G E N D A

1. Apologies for absence.

2. Declaration of Interest: Members are requested to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests they may have in matters to be considered at this meeting in accordance with the terms of the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001 issued under Section 51 Local Government Act 2000 as follows:
a) declarations of personal interests.
b) declarations of prejudicial interests.

3. a) Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Tuesday 25th April 2006
b) Minutes of Annual Council Meeting held on Tuesday 9th May 2006.

4. Matters Arising - Relevant information following the last meeting.

5. Members of the public wishing to speak. Notice must be given prior to the commencement of the meeting. (Maximum of three minutes per person).

6. Town & Country Planning Act:
a) 1/06/18167/TC Tree works (conservation area) Lift lower crown and removal of branches of oak tree (delegated matter)
Bishop's Castle Community College. Mrs E. Williams

b) 1/06/18143 Planning permission (full) Erection of an extension to dwelling. (delegated matter)
1 Pound Close, Bishop's Castle. A.Evans.

c) 1/06/18184/F Planning permission (full) Formation of a football pitch with perimeter fencing and associated access gates and under-pitch drainage. (delegated matter).
Bishop's Castle Community College, Brampton Road, Bishop's Castle. Enterprise South West Shropshire.

d) 1/06/18203/F Planning permission (full). Erection of 12 dwellings
(plots 14 - 17 and 20-27 inc) (revised designs) (committee matter)
The Wintles, Bishop's Castle, Living Villages (BC) Ltd.

e) Reports of Planning Applications.

f) Notification of planning meetings.

7. Core Strategy, Issues and Options - Completion of questionnaire.
Councillors received copies of the document at the last meeting.
Please complete questionnaire enclosed before the meeting.

8. Off road vehicles in the countryside.
As part of the development of the Countryside Access Strategy the Shropshire County Council Countryside Access Manager is seeking views on the use of "Green lanes", even if there are not any in our parish. Decision

9. Community Land Trust.
a) Request for Councillors to help with the distribution of the housing and business survey. (To go out with the newsletter at the beginning of June) Copies will be available at the meeting. Please contact Cllr. Gaffney if there is anything in the survey that you do not approve of by 30th May. Decision
b) Request for a donation of £50 for a prize to be given to a winner picked at random from the returned forms. Decision

10. Bishop's Castle District Cycling Club
Request for use of the playing fields on Thursday 22nd June between 7.00pm and 8.30pm. Decision

11. Affordable houses at Banks Head.
Bishop's Castle Town Council requested that Banks Head and Colebatch be put on the 'D' list for development. Banks Head has been omitted. Request for approval to write to South Shropshire District Council asking for it to be included.
Decision

12. Sewerage in Church Lane
The problems of drainage in Church Lane still exist. Should further action be taken. Decision

13. Acre of land at Crowgate.
Update on situation. The Shropshire County Council has agreed to a twelve month break clause. Approval required for the Mayor to sign the lease when it is available. Decision

14. Wintles Development.
Concern that the workings at the Wintles are causing problems for neighbours.
eg. Unnecessary noisy working. Noise at night. Residents of Welsh Street not allowed to park on gravel.

15. Clock Tower and bell
The work has been completed on the clock but we have been advised that the clock tower may not be structurally sound. We have been advised that a structural engineer should look at it. Decision

16. Accounts.

17. Report of recent meetings attended by Council representatives.

18.a) Correspondence.
b) Circulation
(i) Standards committee - Agenda 18th May and minutes 28th March.
(ii) West Mercia Police Authority - Police restructuring
(iii) Clerks and Council Direct

***PLANS/DETAILS OF ANY PLANNING APPLICATIONS BEING CONSIDERED WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO INSPECT DURING TWENTY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE MEETING, BETWEEN 7.40 P.M. AND 8.00 P.M., OR OTHER TIMES BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE TOWN CLERK****

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