MINUTES OF the Annual Assembly meeting of Bursledon Parish Council held
on Wednesday 23 April 2008 at 7.30 pm at the Village Hall, Long Lane
Bursledon
Present :
Cllr Millar (Chairman)
Cllr Moneypenny (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Allen
Cllr Clarke
Cllr Craig
Cllr Holes
Cllr Milne
Cllr Misselbrook
Cllr Ralph
Cllr Woodhouse
In attendance: Mrs Jennifer Whittle (Parish Clerk)
13 members of the public
1. Apologies for absence.
Apologies for absence had been received from Cllr House and Cllr Lippold.
2. Minutes of the parish Annual Assembly held on 11 April 2007.
Cllr Moneypenny proposed, Cllr Allen seconded and all agreed the
Minutes, which were duly signed by the Chairman.
3. Presentation of certificateS of honour.
Cllr Millar said it gave him great pleasure as Chair of Bursledon Parish
Council to present these certificates as had known each of the nominees
personally for many years and was well aware of the good work they
carried out within the community.
3.1 Ann Elliott – Cllr Millar thanked Mrs Elliott for all
her hard work in Pilands Wood and said she did a magnificent job
.
3.2 Mike Elliott – Cllr Millar thanked Mr Elliott for all
his hard work with the Pilands Wood Community Association.
3.3 Andrew Chesshire – Cllr Millar thanked Mr Chesshire for
all his hard work throughout the Parish and said he was well known in
the area for his continual voluntary work throughout the village.
Mr Chesshire thanked Cllr Millar for his kind comments and said he
enjoyed doing voluntary work, as people’s expectations never seemed to
be too high where voluntary work was concerned.
4. To receive the report of the Parish Council
Cllr Millar said he had enjoyed his year as Chair of Bursledon Parish
Council. It has gone with out incident but on the whole, a very
pleasant year.
He thanked the staff and the Councillors for their patience and
cooperation. As a new team at the start he felt Members had done a
good job and worked well as a team, when dealing with the problems that
came their way.
BPC have upgraded the CCTV in Lowford and is investigating the
possibility of upgrading the CCTV in the Recreation ground with some
good results. BPC has now employed a replacement Assistant Grounds
person, who is working well with Digger.
BPC had lost a few Councillors over the year, due to other commitments.
Fortunately it had managed to co opt new members to replace them.
So as a Council we are up to full strength again.
Under planning, BPC justified their position with the
determinations they had made, and have had some success with the
results. The one thing the Council didn’t plan for was the Clerk
going on maternity leave, but the Council wishes her very well and hopes
that all goes to plan.
The Chair would have continued as chair but for the Doctors
recommendation to “Slow down”. He once again thanked the Staff and
Councillors for their support throughout his year in Office.
5. To receive the annual statement of Parish Council accounts for the
year ended 31 March 2007 together with the audit certificate for the
year 2006-2007.
The accounts had been audited and the Certificate of the external
auditors received and publicly displayed for the relevant period.
The Clerk introducing the Annual Report advised members of the public
that the report was available for inspection.
6. To receive the observations of the County and Borough Councillors
for the Parish.
Cllr Craig advised that it had been a very busy year.
Gravel Pits
An open meeting was organised by the LAC, which was attended by 300
people with some 21 reasons for objection being raised. Another
open meeting was promised at the next consultation stage.
Mallards Moor
There were continuing concerns over the protection of the woodland.
An email had been received today from Enforcement at EBC who advised
that they would continuously monitor this site to ensure no unauthorised
works were carried out on site.
Planning Appeals
The Planning Appeals in relation to both Gulls Way and Fletchwood had
been lost and as a consequence the LAC has requested EBC to carry out a
full review of the Conservation Policy.
Land adjacent to Milkwood - this appeal had been refused.
Mallards Moor Showman’s Quarters – this appeal was still outstanding.
Grants
The LAC had made several grants to local organisations and charities
throughout the year.
Bursledon Ecology Park
The footpath had been completed at the park, which concluded a circular
route for walkers using the park.
Lionheart Way
A traffic study had been promised for the forthcoming financial year.
A27 Pedestrian Refuge
This project is moving slowly but the latest news from the County is
encouraging.
Long Lane/School Road
Cllrs have initiated further works on improving the traffic situation
around Long Lane/and School Road, including monitoring vehicle speeds
and parking issues on the junction of the two roads. Cllr Craig
advised they would keep the public informed.
7. to receive a report from martin coulson, area
co-ordinator.
Martin Coulson introduced himself and thanked Members for inviting him.
He reported that the LAC had set aside £65,000 for a Multi Use Games
Area on Pilands Wood. The Community Association have consulted
residents, a planning application has been made and the lighting of the
area is being carefully considered so that it does not affect
neighbouring property owners. If installed there would be a cut
off for the lights at 9 pm.
The LAC had also made grants several grants, which included £31,000 for
the Bursledon Windmill, a grant for BROWAPG for the production of an
information leaflet being prepared by Walking Distance to include
footpaths and amenities and a grant to Greyladyes Art Foundation for the
refurbishment of their building.
Martin Coulson reported that the work on the A27 Pedestrian Refuge was
still continuing slowly and EBC believed they now had sufficient
funding. HCC had now contacted EBC’s Traffic Engineers to advise
they are now reasonably happy for EBC to proceed with this project.
However, there were still issues to be addressed, the main of which was
the inadequate width of the road to allow wide vehicles to pass and in
this regard EBC were looking at demountable signage and bollards,
together with other options.
8. To receive a report from patrick holdaway, Hampshire Constabulary.
Patrick Holdaway introduced himself and his colleague Mark Hanlon who
present the report. He advised that in general their statistics
showed an improvement in crime. 20% of the crime in the Bursledon
Parish took place within Tescos and the surrounding area. There
had been a 34% reduction in shop lifting through the Parish, which was
largely due to the PCSO working closely with shop owners. There
had also been a 48% reduction in vehicle crime in the area, which was
mainly due to undercover monitoring and observation, together with a
purge on Crime Prevention.
He did however report that crime in general was slightly up. The
Police had monitored these figures and it appeared that this was mainly
due to damage to property and rowdy, inconsiderate behaviour by youths,
but this was probably due to the fact that more crime was being
reported, especially to the PCSOs and the public were becoming more
vigilant. The Police are currently working with young offenders to
educate them and try to alleviate this problem. They currently
have two projects in Pilands Wood and Tescos which should also help.
Mark Hanlon then asked the members of the public if they wished to raise
any questions.
One member of the public wished to thank the PCSOs Bob and Tanya on
behalf of members of the community as they did a superb job.
Cllr Millar had received complaints about youths racing and screeching
their cars late at night in the Tescos Car Park. Mark Hanlon
confirmed this matter was being addressed.
Cllr Craig had received complaints about cars speeding through the
Pilands Wood Estate, which was a 20 mph speed limit. Mark Hanlon
advised that the majority of drivers speeding were residents from
Pilands Wood. He advised that members of the public should report
these speeding cars to the Police on their non emergency telephone
number 101.
Cllr Milne enquires whether any speed checks had been carried out in
Long Lane and School Road yet. The PCSO advised that random speed
checks had been carried out whereby several people had been caught
speeding on camera. The implementing of “Kill your Speed” signs
had been investigated but as yet there were not sufficient sign posts to
attach these to.
Cllr Moneypenny commented that the number of drivers using mobile phones
seems to be increasing, with many drivers doing so whilst driving along
narrow dangerous roads. She asked whether, if members of the
public took offenders’ number plate and a note of the time, the Police
would take action. Mark Hanlon advised this was sufficient for the
Police to take relevant action against offenders.
Aileen White and Tony Norton complained about cyclists using the
pavements and public footpaths and riding too fast and dangerously.
Mark Hanlon advised that if these incidents were reported to the Police
these people could be fined. The Clerk raised the fact that she
had raised this matter with the Police in conjunction with several
enquiries received by her and had been advised that children could ride
on the pavements, so long as they gave due consideration to pedestrians.
Mark Hanlon confirmed this was the case and that children up to the age
of 14 years of age were exempt.
9. Public session.
David Dunn, BPC’s Transport Representative had been in correspondence
with HCC Cllr Thornber regarding the A27. Matters raised by them
in correspondence had been overtaken by events (reported earlier in
these Minutes). However, David Dunn kindly confirmed he would
continue to pursue the implementation of the pedestrian refuge on behalf
of BPC.
A member of public raised the matter of the clearance of the farmland
along Hamble Lane. Cllr Millar confirmed that Enforcement at EBC
are monitoring this site and are trying to establish ownership.
They are waiting to hear back from the Land Registry. If anyone
can assist please notify Enforcement at EBC of the owners of this land.
Tony Norton raised the matter of the damage to verges being caused by
the gas works on the A27. Cllr Millar had raised this matter with
EBC, who had confirmed the contractors are allowed 2 years to rectify
any damage caused. EBC have confirmed they will monitor this site.
The Chair, Cllr Millar had received a complaint about the demolished
sign at the entrance to Pilands Wood, which he had investigated and had
been assured would be replaced ASAP.
Aileen White commented on what a superb job the grass cutting
contractors were now doing and asked whether a letter of thanks could be
written to them by BPC. Cllr Millar advised that this work had now
been taken back in house and was being carried out by Direct Services.
Cllr Millar requested that the Clerk please write to Direct Services.
ACTION: LOCUM CLERK.
Tony Norton complained about the state of the road surface on Portsmouth
Road, near the junction of Redcroft. Cllr Millar advised that he
had reported this to Highways, who were going to carry out the necessary
works.
The Chairman invited members of the public to remain following the
meeting for refreshments.
The meeting closed at 8.26 pm.
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