Monthly
Meeting
Monday
2 June, 2003, 8.00pm – at Tiddington Village Hall
Present: Mr
J Nowell-Smith (Chairman and District Councillor) Mr K Field, Mr A Stratton, Mr
W Tremayne, Mrs J Willis and one member of the public.
1.
Apologies
Mrs A Purse
(County Councillor)
2.
Approval of
previously circulated minutes
Previously
circulated minutes were approved and signed.
3.
Matters
arising from previous minutes
a.
OCC Highway matters – Clerk had spoken to Mr Purcell-Smith
who admitted that the drains had not been jetted and he would be investigating
the matter.
b.
Affordable housing survey – Clerk provided a draft survey
based on one produced at Harwell and asked for comments and alterations before
the next meeting. Survey to be printed by arrangement with Suzanne Gibbins and
included with next Newsletter. Mr Stratton suggested an incentive for
completing part 1 of two tickets to a Village Hall event of the draw winner’s
choice. This was agreed. Mr Tremayne suggested that a space for name and
telephone number be put in bottom corner of first page, so that it could be cut
off for the draw and confidentiality be assured for the analysis by Suzanne
Gibbins.
c.
Thame Area Forum, Thursday 12 June, 7.00pm at Neighbours
Hall, Great Milton. Mr Field and Mr Stratton to attend on behalf of the
Council. Mr Nowell-Smith as District Councillor and Mr Tremayne also to attend.
d.
Tiddington Village Hall anniversary fete – to be held on
August Bank Holiday Sunday and known as VH50 Day. Mr Stratton asked for ideas
to make the fete different.
4.
Councillors’
subject responsibilities
Mr Field
agreed to take responsibility for planning, building and controls in addition
to housing.
Mrs Willis
agreed to environment, conservation, waste and recycling.
Mr Tremayne to
take over public and private transport in addition to highways, footpaths and
street furniture.
Health and
safety, drugs and crime to await the co-option of another Councillor.
It was agreed
that the Planning Sub-committee will consist of Mr Field, Mr Tremayne and a
third councillor located in the area of any particular planning application.
5.
Planning
matters
a.
New Planning Committee Structure – Mr Nowell-Smith reported
that there will be only one main planning committee meeting every two weeks. The
two areas east and west will remain under planning officers who will sift the
applications into major, minor and other. Major and minor will be referred to
committee but the others will be decided by officers, subject to formal appeal.
The onus will be on the parish councils and District Councillors to monitor the
situation. The weekly planning lists will show the categories. The Council has
not yet had any applications to know whether they will include the category.
b.
P03/NO077 Cricket
Club, Tiddington – demolition of existing clubhouse and replacement with new
single storey pavilion.
Decision: SODC
granted.
c.
P03/NO217 Ash Lodge,
Oxford Road, Tiddington – change of use from agricultural land to domestic
garden.
Decision: SODC
granted.
6.
Correspondence
a.
Review of subsidised bus service 275 – due to be implemented
on 6 July, the AM and PM peak bus journey will be retained and operated by Red
Rose Travel. Off-peak the three journeys in each direction will operate on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays this
will reduce to one journey each way. Clerk to provide advance warning notice
for Mr Tremayne to site at bus stop.
b.
SODC Community Waste Service – there will no longer be a
skip service to the village, only Saturday morning skips at Thame and Wheatley.
These will include separate skips for garden waste from April to October.
Several Councillors commented that those skips are soon full and inadequate and
that our village skips have been well used. Mr Nowell-Smith to speak to SODC
officer, Mr Rowland-Jones and Mrs Willis to draft a letter of concern at loss
of the amenity.
Notice had
been received of a door to door survey being carried out during June and July
by SODC on recycling and waste reduction.
c.
SODC Review of Open Space consultation – residents are to be
asked for their views on the environment and use of open spaces by listing
their priorities in Outlook, a presentation will be made by SODC at the Thame
Forum and there will be street interviews in randomly selected areas.
7.
Financial
matters
a.
Payment of £1387.10 to SODC for 110 bags of bus tokens at
£13 each proposed by Mr Field, seconded by Mr Tremayne.
b.
Payment of £136.08 to Parchment (Oxford) Ltd for Newsletter
printing June/July proposed by Mr Stratton, seconded by Mrs Willis.
c.
Payment of £41.00 to M A Wise for hedge trimming proposed by
Mr Stratton, seconded by Mrs Willis.
d.
Payment of £120.00 to Robinson’s Garden Care for
grasscutting proposed by Mr Stratton, seconded by Mrs Willis.
e.
Payment of £52.00 to SODC for garden sacks proposed by Mr
Tremayne, seconded by Mr Stratton.
8.
Open
discussion
a.
Mrs Willis reported that she had heard of a project to
recycle items by having a swap session on a regular basis. It was agreed that
Mrs Willis should investigate further.
b.
Mr Field commented on the increase in speeding traffic on
the A418, the problems of overtaking and the particular difficulties outside
Centre Caravans. Agreed to chase the pelican crossing and seek out advice on
further safety measures for the A418.
Mr Field had
received a complaint about parking in Sandy Lane opposite Green’s Cottage. To
check whether this is acceptable in road safety terms.
c.
Mr Nowell-Smith reported that he will be attending the
inquiry into the Waterstock Golf Course tipping and lighting problems and asked
whether the Parish Council wished to respond. It was agreed that this parish
was not unduly affected.
9.
Date of next
meeting
Monday, 7 July
2003 at 8.00pm.
There being no
further business the meeting closed at 9.55pm.