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Gurnard Parish Council

39 Victoria Road

Cowes

PO31 7JH

 

 

The minutes of the meeting of Gurnard Parish Council held at 18.30 on Wednesday 10th July 2024 at Gurnard Village Hall, Westbrook Lane, Gurnard, PO31 8JR.

 

Present: Councillors Acton (Chair), Bugden, Fuller, Jacobs, Nolan Franklin and Bustin

Clerk: Richard Shaul

 

No members of the public were present.

 

The meeting started at 18:30

 

  1. Apologies

Apologies: Cllr Bustin and Wood

Note that Cllr Williams had resigned as a councillor prior to the meeting

 

  1. Members’ declarations of interest
  2. Cllr Fuller declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 4, Planning Applications. As cabinet member for planning, things that are said in this meeting may change if further information is presented.

Cllrs Acton, declared a non-pecuniary interest in item 9, Grow Gurnard request for a meeting as they are acquainted to members of the Grow Gurnard team and live close to the proposed site.

  1. No dispensation requests were received.

 

  1. Minutes

The minutes of the Full Council meeting of 12th June 2024 were taken as read, approved as a correct record and signed by the chair subject to 3 minor corrections proposed by Cllr Acton. No other matters arising.

 

  1. Planning, licensing and tree preservation order applications
  2. The following planning enforcement issues were considered:
  3. 24/24/00886/RVC 14/06/2024

Old Barn Bridle Cottage Rew Street Gurnard Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 8NW

Variation of condition 2 on 20/01266/FUL to allow alterations to raise the roof by 1m to accommodate a mezzanine bedroom

Resolved: Gurnard Parish Council object to this application for the following reasons:

  1. Concern that there will be a loss of the ancillary use.
  2. Concerns over surface water run-off and how this is going to be dealt with.
  • This development is growing out of character and over development of the site, and raising the roof will exacerbate this issue.

 

  1. 24/00960/NMA 25/06/2024

28 Albert Road Gurnard Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 8JU

Non material minor amendment on 23/02092/FUL to remove basement as shown on drawing P1B

Resolved: No comments required

 

  1. The following planning decision was noted:
  2. 24/00550/HOU 08/04/2024

34 Albert Road Gurnard Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 8JU

Proposed alterations and single storey rear extension; single storey extension on front elevation

Split decision 03/06/2024

 

  1. 24/00727/HOU 15/05/2024

66 Worsley Road Gurnard Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 8JX

Demolition of single storey lean-to structure to rear; Proposed single storey rear extension

Granted 28/06/2024

 

  1. Reports
    1. IW Councillor

Noted.

  1. Parish Council Chairman

Noted.

  1. GVHA

Noted

  1. Clerk’s Report

Noted

  1. Councillors reports

None

 

  1. Finance
  2. Cheque and electronic payments June:
    1. 4 payments totalling £359.83 were paid in June but not yet approved at a council meeting.

Resolved: Approved

  1. 6 payments totalling £3,738.32 were due but no approved at a council meeting

Resolved: Approved

  • To note 1 receipts of £56.81

Noted

  1. A bank transfers of £12,000.00 from the deposit account to the current account was made in the period.

Noted

  1. Bank statements and reconciliation were circulated prior to the meeting.

Noted

 

  1. Grant Application, Isle of Wight Pantries.

The application from Isle of Wight Pantries for a grant of £2,500 has been discussed in previous meetings. Councillors asked for further information which has now been received.

Resolved: Gurnard Parish Council will award a grant of £1,000 to Isle of Wight Pantries.

 

  1. Housing needs survey extraordinary meeting

The Isle of Wight Rural Housing Enabler would like to meet with Gurnard Parish Council to discuss the process of setting up a Housing needs survey. The original proposal was for an extraordinary meeting at 17:30 on 31st July 2024.

Resolved: That the proposed extraordinary meeting is not convened, but the Cllr Acton and the Clerk report back to the council following their meeting with the IoW Rural Housing Enabler 17th July 2024.

 

  1. Grow Gurnard extraordinary meeting

Grow Gurnard are a group who are researching the possibility of setting up a community farm in the area. They have requested a meeting with GPC to explain their ideas, and have suggested that the developers of Meadow View, who own the land, are invited.

Resolved: That an extraordinary meeting of the council is convened for 18:00 on 31st July 2024 to get further information from Grow Gurnard, with the expectation GPC will support their efforts to go out to consultation.

  

  1. Emergency Plan

A draft version of the Emergency plan was circulated prior to the meeting

Resolved: The Emergency Plan is adopted subject to the removal of the paragraph relating to overhead cables.

 

  1. Memorials policy

A draft version of the memorials policy was circulated prior to the meeting.

Resolved: to adopt the memorials policy and to develop an appropriate application form and a brief information sheet for the applicant.

 

  1. Temporary but immediate use of OSM container

A paper was circulated prior to the meeting with a suggestion as to how the OSM container could be brought into immediate use whilst quotes for a more permanent solution are being obtained.

Resolved: That the clerk should get a health and safety assessment of the use of the container.

 

  1. Beach working party notes and Terms of Reference (ToR)

Notes from the Beach working party meeting of 10th June and draft ToR have been circulated prior to the meeting

Resolved: To adopt the Beach working party ToR.

 

  1. Old School Meadow ToR

Draft OSM ToR has been circulated prior to the meeting.

Resolved: To adopt the Old School Meadow ToR.

 

  1. No cold calling zone

GPC continues to support the No Cold Calling Zone set up for Gurnard in 2007 and is concerned about the increase in cold calling that has been happening in the village recently.

Resolved:

  1. That the Trading Standards telephone number for reporting cold calling is displayed on the GPC noticeboard in Worsley Road and posted on social media sites along with an example of the sort of sticker that can be placed on front doors.
  2. A local distribution point for parishioners to collect official stickers is agreed (Cllr Acton happy to ask for space in Village Shop)
  3. A review of visibility of official signage around the village.

 

  1. Meetings during August

Generally Gurnard Parish Council tries to avoid meeting during the month of August

Resolved: That no Parish Council meetings are held in the month of August unless there are factors that require urgent decisions

 

  1. Possible agenda items for future meetings
  • Increasing dog mess in Old School Meadow
  • Number of dogs per person being walked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The meeting closed at 20:07

 

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Chair