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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS June 2009
Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual Parish Meeting was held on 21st April in the Village
Hall with around fifty residents attending. A very interesting
talk was given by the new High Sheriff of the Royal County of
Berkshire, Dr. Christina Hill-Williams, who told us about her
role and also the history of the position. Several organisations
and charities in the village were represented and either
presented written reports or spoke about their work.
Residents were given an opportunity to express their views on
issues in the village. As usual parking in the village was high
on the agenda and it is hoped that the presence of the new CEOs
will assist in this matter. They are seen regularly in the
village and have been targeting problem areas.
Annual Parish Council Meeting
The Annual Parish Council meeting took place on the 5th May. At
this meeting, the chairman and vice chairman were elected and
also committee membership was decided. Mrs White was unanimously
elected as Chairman with Mr Child elected as Vice-Chairman. The
Parish Council is looking forward to another year working to
ensure that the village is a safe and happy place to work, rest
and play. The membership of committees is as follows (the
chairman and vice-chairman are ex-officio members of all
committees):
Grounds - Mr Higgs, Ms Hope, Mrs Foot, Mr Holden
Village Hall - Ms Hughes, Mrs Pethica, Mrs
Leighton-Jones
Finance & Compliance - Mrs Pethica, Mr Higgs, Mrs
Foot
Village Plan - Ms Hughes, Ms Hope, Mrs Foot
Planning - Mr Higgs, Ms Hughes, Mrs Leighton-Jones, Mrs
Lacey
At the April meeting, it had been decided that full Parish
Council meetings would, in future, take place on the second
Tuesday of the month. This would allow month end financial
information to be circulated along with agendas. At the May
meeting, the appropriate changes to Standing Orders were approved
to allow this to happen.
WBC Local Development Framework
WBC is currently preparing its Core Strategy, which is the lead
document within the Local Development Framework (LDF). This will
set out the overall planning strategy for West Berkshire and will
be the basis for all subsequent documents produced as part of the
Local Development Framework.
A consultation document - Options for the Future has been
produced and there is a six week consultation period between 22nd
May and 3rd July.
This is an important document and will determine where West
Berkshire's allocation of 10,500 new homes to be built by 2026
years will be located. This will obviously affect Pangbourne and
its development in the future. I would urge you all to have a
look at it and send any responses to WBC. All consultation
material is available on the Council's website at
www.westberks.gov.uk/ldfconsultation and available to view at
the Council Offices in Market Street, Newbury and in all public
libraries across the District. A copy of the document is also
available in the Parish Office.
River Meadow
Sadly, within a very short time of new lifebelts being installed,
two of them have already been removed despite notices on the
housing to warn of the consequences. We have been given two
lifebelts from Adventure Dolphin and these will be used as
replacements. If you see anyone tampering with these belts,
please do report it to the police.
There have also been incidents of fires on the meadow and again,
please report these if you are aware of anything going on. The
Parish Council have asked the police for increased patrols in the
area. Can I please remind everyone that the use of portable
barbecues on the meadow causes serious damage unless they are
raised off the ground.
We have also arranged for the seats to be repaired and
re-varnished and it hoped that work will start on this next
week.
Recreation Ground
Incidents continue to occur at the Sports pavilion area. The
Recreation Ground car park is now being locked at night. A big
thank-you to the residents of Thames Avenue who close the gate in
the evening and open it again in the morning. A new sign has been
put on the gate notifying users of the closure. Work is
progressing on the playground refurbishment project. An
application to Awards for All for funding was, unfortunately,
rejected. However, the Parish Council is hoping to be able to
start work later this year; it will probably mean closing the
playground for at least a month.
Road Safety Improvement Scheme
Following the recent consultation on road safety improvement
proposals a meeting was held with WBC, Mrs Bale and
representatives of the Parish Council. As a result of this, a
revised 20mph scheme will go to consultation and, if successful,
it is hoped to have all the necessary work done before the
planned resurfacing already announced takes place.
Overgrowing vegetation
A reminder to all home owners to check that their vegetation is
not growing over the pavement, footpaths and roads. At this time
of year, things grow very quickly and it can be extremely
difficult for wheelchairs and prams and even ordinary pedestrians
to negotiate pavements with overgrowing vegetation.
Adventure Dolphin
As I write this, work is due to start very soon to prepare for
demolition of Adventure Dolphin, in preparation for the new
building. The Parish Council has been assured that demolition
itself will not take place until after the weekend of the
fete.
The Parish Council as landowners has negotiated a licence to
allow demolition and building to go ahead. It is hoped this will
be signed shortly, along with a Good Neighbour Agreement
Village Hall
The Parish Council has now given approval for the old entrance to
the Village Hall to be bricked up and it is hoped that this will
be completed soon.
The CCB(Community Council of Berkshire) Volunteer Group has
arranged for a group of around 60 people from Vodafone to come to
the Village Hall on July 23rd to decorate the main hall, corridor
and toilets and to also tidy up the area at the side of the hall
close to the car park. The Parish Council can also apply for a
grant of up to £1,000 from Vodafone Foundation to cover the
cost for materials needed for this. We are very grateful to CCB
and Vodafone and look forward to seeing the work completed.
Village Plan
By the time you read this you will have received the Village Plan
Questionnaire and hopefully returned it to either the Parish
Office, the Post Office or the Library. The questions developed
by the Parish Council were compiled and printed by the Greenham
Common Trust and we are very grateful for their contribution.
They will also be analysing the results which will feed in to the
Village Plan Refresh.
A big thank-you to June Hughes, who has carried out an incredible
amount of work in getting us to this stage and also to all the
people who have helped her.
Planning
The Parish Council were represented at an Eastern Area Planning
Committee meeting on 3rd June when the third application for an
additional dwelling at Little Herons, Riverview Road was
discussed. The committee decided to reject the application.
A reminder that the public enquiry into the appeal against the
enforcement order at Chalk Hill Farm, Pangbourne Hill will take
place on 8th July at Newbury.
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PLANNING APPLICATIONS REVIEWED SINCE
LAST ARTICLE |
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APPLICATION NO: |
PROPOSAL |
Recommendation |
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09/00443/FUL |
Demolition of existing vacant 1970's house and
outbuildings and the building of a replacement dwelling and
garage
Ten Mile House, Tidmarsh Road |
OBJECTION |
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09/00605/FULD |
Newly designed 3 bedroom cottage
style dwelling with solar panels and double garage on land at the
rear of Little Herons.
Little Herons, Riverview Road |
OBJECTION |
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09/00685/HOUSE |
Replacement window with french
doors
1 Sycamore Court, Station Road |
NO OBJECTION |
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09/00687/CERTE |
The existing use of former poultry
buildings (buildings 1-17 inclusive) for employment and ancillary
residential storages uses.
Wilco Poultry Farm, Buckhold |
NO COMMENT |
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09/00550/FUL |
The construction of a single storey
rear extension to house a larger commercial kitchen and existing
storage areas.
The Ditty, Reading Road |
NO OBJECTION |
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09/00860/FUL |
Section 73 variation of conditions 7
(Windows), 10 (No Open Storage), 11 (Use Of Building) and 19
(Temp Parking Details) of approved planning permission
08/01409/FUL.
Adventure Dolphin Centre, Dolphin
House |
VARIOUS
COMMENTS |
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09/00882/FULEXT |
Demolition of existing buildings and
construct of 24 apartments for the over 55 age Comprising of 10 -
1 bed units and 14 - 2 bed units (including roof mounted solar
panels) bracket.
18-32 Purley Way |
SUPPORT WITH
COMMENTS |
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09/00839/HOUSE |
Conversion of two cottages to single
dwelling with associated demolition, extension and alterations
including new chimney breast
3&4 Bowden Green |
VARIOUS
COMMENTS |
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09/00920/ADV |
1 x fasica sign and 1 X hanging sign
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Barclays Bank Plc |
OBJECTION
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09/00917/HOUSE |
Single story rear extension
46 Kennedy Drive |
To be decided |
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09/00986/HOUSE |
Proposed single storey rear lounge
extension, and internal alterations
13 Grahame Avenue |
To be decided |
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PLAN NO: |
APPLICATIONS DETERMINED BY
WBC: |
Decision |
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09/00233/HOUSE |
Retrospective permission for a
summer house
Highfield, Flowers Hill |
Approval |
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09/00249/HOUSE |
2 storey side extensions
56 Kennedy Drive |
Approval |
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09/00457/HOUSE |
Alterations to kitchen &
replacement roof to single storey.
11 Thames Avenue |
Approval |
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09/00377/FUL |
Replace two rear facing glass block
windows with white UPVC windows and create new UPVC window to the
right hand elevation with support above
First Floor Bourne House, Horseshoe
Road |
Approval |
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09/0443/FUL |
Demolition of existing vacant 1970s
house and outbuildings and the building of a replacement dwelling
and garage
Ten Mile House, Tidmarsh Road |
Withdrawn |
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09/00605/FULD |
Newly designed 3 bedroom cottage
style dwelling with solar panels and double garage on land at
rear of Little Herons
Little Herons, Riverview Road |
Refusal |
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Parish Council reports are provided bi-monthly and appear
simultaneously in the Parish Magazine and the Pangbourne
Website
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