Agendas

Monday, October 09, 2006

The OCTOBER meeting of Wellington Town Council will be held in the main hall of the United Reformed Church in Fore Street, Wellington, on Monday, 2nd October 2006 at 7pm when it is hoped that you will be able to attend. The October planning meeting of the town council will also be held in the URC hall on Monday, 2nd October 2006 at 6pm for which a separate agenda and papers are enclosed.Will Finance Committee members please note that the August Finance Committee meeting will be held in the URC hall on Monday, 2nd October 2006 at 5.30pm
Tony Brown Town clerkAGENDA
1. APOLOGIES
1A. CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS.
1B. REPORT AND QUESTIONS/COMMENTS TO/FROM POLICE SERGEANT DOC NURSE
1C. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TIME
2. TO CONFIRM MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD ON 4TH SEPTEMBER 2006 (enclosed)3. TO RECEIVE REPORT FROM COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ON VISIT TO LUDLOW AND ON POSSIBILITY OF THE TOWN COUNCIL JOINING THE CITTASLOW MOVEMENT (enclosed: for decision)
WELLINGTON TOWN COUNCIL OCTOBER AGENDA
4. LETTER FROM BETH ROWLEY ASKING THE TOWN COUNCIL TO CONSIDER MAKING DONATION TOWARDS THE £3,000 COSTS OF HER ‘GAP PROJECT’ AS A TEACHER IN MALAWI (copy for members: for decision)
5. TO CONSIDER INCREASING RENTS OF TOWN COUNCIL ALLOTMENTS AT BASINS FROM £10 TO £12 FOR LARGE PLOTS AND FROM £6 TO £7 FOR SMALL PLOTS FOR 2007 (report from clerk enclosed: for decision)
6. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:(a) Minute 13476 (5th September 2005 meeting) Taunton DBC footpath and play area maintenance grants: To report that footpath grants of £1,540 and Tone play area grants of £735 have been received from the Deane, the same amounts as for 2005 (for information)(b) Minute 13941 Heritage open days leaflet: Letters to and from Taunton DBC about leaflet (enclosed: for information)(c) Minute 13948 Buckwell-Scotts Lane footpath stopping-up: Letter from county council stating that because of large number of objections received the matter will not be proceeding (enclosed: for information)(d) Minute 13944 Direction signs for Wellington Arts Centre and Wellesley Cinema, minute 13955 Bulford Lane width signs and minute 13940 Mantle Street speed camera request: Letter from Mr Ian Titcombe, of Somerset Highways, stating arts centre and cinema do not meet criteria for provision of tourism signing; that the Bulford Lane restricted width signs have been ordered and should be erected within the next 3 months; that he cannot provide a permanent electronic flashing sign in Mantle Street as these are only provided at specific accident sites but will provide an electronic matrix speed visor sign (enclosed: for information)(e) Minute 13757 (3rd April meeting) Talking Tomorrow’s Taunton Deane: Letter from Taunton DBC enclosing a copy of the summary of responses and stating that the town council will have more opportunities to have its say on the preparation of the Community Stratgety and Local Development Framework (enclosed: for information)
7. CORRESPONDENCE
WELLINGTON TOWN COUNCI: OCTOBER AGENDA
8. WELLINGTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP(a) To receive a report from Mrs J. Thorne, assistant to clerk, on WEP meeting held on 18th September 2006 (enclosed) and to consider whether to make any recommendations/suggestions for inclusion on the agenda for the next WEP meeting on Monday, 13th November 2006 at 6pm
9. TO REPORT PLANNING DECISIONS OF TAUNTON DBC AND SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL (List will be published on supplementary agenda on 2nd October 2006)
10. COUNCIL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE TO END OF SEPTEMBER 2006 (enclosed)11. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT (List will be published on supplementary agenda on 2nd October 2006)
12. ANY URGENT MATTER WHICH MAY BE RAISED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The OCTOBER PLANNING meeting of Wellington Town Council will be held in the United Reformed Church Hall in Fore Street, Wellington, on MONDAY, 2nd October 2006 at 6pm when it is hoped that you will be able to attend.
Mr John Hamer, Taunton Deane Borough Council’s West area planning manager, will be in attendance.Tony BrownTown clerkAGENDA
1. APOLOGIES
2. TO DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS: (a) Erection of two storey extension at 35 Blackmoor Road, Wellington (43/2006/088: Planning officer recommends refusal, report and reasons enclosed. Letter of comment from neighbour Mrs R. Barrett enclosed. The applicant Mr John Baker will be attending the meeting)
3. TO CONSIDER WHAT COMMENTS TO MAKE ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL(a) Proposed provision of new 5-bay Elliott nursery unit at Wellesley Park Primary School, Homefield, Wellington (43/2006/109: this is a county council application/decision. This is a replacement unit for the existing on-site playgroup building which will be used for an after-school club. The town council was in favour of previous application which was subsequently withdrawn) PLEASE NOTE: COPIES OF ALL PLANNING APPLICATIONS TO BE DETERMINED AND CONSIDERED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH HALL FROM 5.50PM ONWARDS ON MONDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2006