Clerk to Gurnard Parish Council
39 Victoria Road
Cowes
PO31 7JH
07305 013718
clerk@gurnardparishcouncil.gov.uk
5th September 2024
All Parish Councillors summoned to attend a Full Council meeting to be held on Wednesday 11th September 2024 commencing at 6.30pm at Gurnard Village Hall, Westbrook Lane, Gurnard, PO31 8JR for the purpose of transacting the business set out in the agenda below:
Before the meeting is formally opened by the Chairman there will be an opportunity for members of the Public to make comments and to ask questions.
AGENDA
- Apologies for Absence
To receive and approve any apologies for absence
- Members’ Declarations of pecuniary and non-pecuniary Interests
- To receive Members’ Declarations of pecuniary and non-pecuniary Interests
- To receive and consider any written dispensation requests
- Minutes
To take as read, approve and sign the Minutes of the Full Meeting held on 10th July 2024
- Planning, Licensing & Tree Preservation Order Applications
- To consider the following planning and licensing applications:
- 24/01290/HOU 26/08/2024 3 Shore Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8LB
Consultation end date 04/10/2024
- 24/01289/HOU 26/08/2024 25 Lower Church Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JG
To retain the front boundary treatment including posts and gates
Consultation end date 04/10/2024
- 24/01278/DIS 23/08/2024 Land Adjacent To The Stables Woodvale Road Gurnard Isle Of Wight
Consultation end date 17/09/2024
- 24/01281/HOU 23/08/2024 51 Albert Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JU
Proposed single storey extension with new roof; replacement dormer on front elevation
Consultation end date 27/09/2024
- 23/01337/OUT 02/08/2023 Land To The North West Of 75 Place Road Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 7AE
Consultation end date 16/09/2024
- 24/01237/HOU 15/08/2024 24 Solent View Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JY
Consultation end date 16/09/2024
- 24/01046/HOU 08/08/2024 12 Tilbury Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JJ
Consultation end date 09/09/2024
- 24/01157/RVC 02/08/24 Former Oil Plant House Marsh Road Gurnard Isle Of Wight
Consultation end date 09/09/2024
- To receive details of any planning decisions received by 04/07/2024: None
- Planning enforcement issues: None
- To receive the following reports (For information only)
- Parish Council Chair
- IW Councillor
- Clerk to the Parish Council
- GVHA
- Councillors – Written reports to be submitted prior to the meeting
- Environmental officer
- Finance
- To approve the cheque and electronic payments August 2024.
- To approve 10 payments totalling £3,779.29 paid in August but not yet approved at a council meeting.
- To approve 2 payments totalling £254.10 due but no approved at a council meeting.
- To note 4 receipt of £322.55
- To note the copy bank statements and bank reconciliation.
- Opposition to the proposed Exxon Mobil CO2 pipeline.
There is a motion that is going to the Isle of Wight full council, draft circulated prior to this meeting.
(The deadline for consultation has been extended until 30th September)
Proposal: That Gurnard Parish Council fully supports the Isle of Wight council’s motion to oppose Exxon Mobil’s proposed CO2 pipeline across the Isle of Wight.
- Debit Card for Clerk
The recent issue of urgent repairs to toilets highlighted that it would be beneficial for the clerk to have a bank debit card to make urgent payments. The actual operation of the debit card will require a change to standing orders, but this proposition is that the clerk initiates the process with the bank.
Proposal: That the clerk applies to Unity Bank for a debit card
- Temporary but immediate use of OSM container revisited:
An inspection of the container at OSM by a contractor of Reynolds and Read was conducted on 15th August. His opinion was that the container doors are undamaged and are safe to operate following the application of grease to the hinges which he did as part of his inspection. A report giving full details of this has been circulated with this agenda.
Proposal:
- That the Container in OSM is put back into general use.
- That the recommendations from the OSM WP in the attached report are adopted.
- Memorials policy
A draft memorials policy and associated documents has been circulated with the agenda.
Proposal:
- To adopt the Memorials Policy.
- To adopt the application form for a memorial within the Parish of Gurnard.
- To adopt the summary /initial response to applicants for a memorial.
- To adopt the policy for standardising existing memorials which are causing concern.
- Playground quotes
GPC have now received 3 quotes from suppliers of playground equipment and these have been circulated to councillors. It would be good to appoint a supplier so that this work could commence. However, as the final quote was only received on 5th September the council may need more time to consider the options.
Proposal:
- If councillors require more time to consider the options, then this item should be differed to a future meeting or
- If councillors can agree upon a preferred supplier, then the Clerk will initiate further negotiations with that supplier.
Richard Shaul
Clerk to the Parish Council