Wellington Town Council meeting December 2007

The DECEMBER meeting of Wellington Town Council will be held in the main hall of the United Reformed Church in Fore Street, Wellington, on Monday, 3RD DECEMBER 2007 at 7pm.
The council’s planning meeting will also be held on Monday, 3rd December 2007 in the URC Church Hall at 6pm for which a separate agenda and papers are enclosed.
The December Finance Committee meeting will be held in the URC Church Hall on Monday, 3rd December 2007 at 5.15pm. Papers and agenda will be issued at the meeting.

Tony Brown
Town clerk

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES

1A. CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS.

1B. REPORT AND QUESTIONS/COMMENTS TO/FROM THE POLICE

1C. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TIME

2. TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD ON 5th NOVEMBER 2007

3. SUGGESTED CLOSURE OF COURT FIELDS FOOTPATH
To give further consideration to letter from Governors of Court Fields Community School asking the town council to support the proposed permanent closure of Court Fields public footpath (letter enclosed: see minute 14497. Letter of objection from Mr Brian Carter: for decision)

4. BEECH GROVE PLAYING FIELD
To give further consideration to letter from Wellington Rugby Club about dog fouling on Beech Grove playing field (see minute 14517: for decision)

5. STREET CLEANING
Possible use of small mechanical street cleaning machines and chewing gum removal (Councillors R. Bowrah and V. Stock-Williams to raise: Letter from Taunton DBC: for decision)

5A. TO CONSIDER APPROVING NEW ALLOTMENT TENANCY FORM (Report from Councillor D. Mitton and draft forms: for decision))

5B. TOWN COUNCIL WEBSITE
To receive report from assistant clerk Mrs J. Thorne (for decision)

5C. 20MPH SPEED LIMIT AT WELLESLEY PARK SCHOOL
To consider request from Wellesley Park Primary School for provision of 20mph speed limit (letter enclosed: Also letter from Ian Titcombe, of Somerset Highways, setting out county’s current position for 20mph limits outside schools (for decision)

5D. FRIENDS OF WELLINGTON PARK GRANT REQUEST
To consider letter from Friends of Wellington Park asking council to consider making grant of £1,650 towards entertainment in the park for Summer 2008 (letter, application form and financial details for decision)

5E. SPEED HUMPS IN PYLES THORNE ROAD
Letters from local MP Jeremy Browne and Police Beat Manager Nick Feetenby about request for speed humps in Pyles Thorne Road (for decision)

5F. TO FIX DATE FOR STAFFING COMMITTEE MEETING

6. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:
(a) Minute 14495 Litter in Wellington (letter from the leader of Taunton DBC, Councillor Ross Henley (for information)
(b) Minute 14484 Bungalow at 32 Mantle Street: Letter from Mr John Hamer, of Taunton DBC (for information)
(c) Minute 14507 Holyoake Street traffic problems: Letter from Swallowfield’s works director Keri Allchurch (for information)

7. CORRESPONDENCE:
(a) Letter from county council chairman, Councillor Alan Gloak asking council to consider giving £500 a year for four years to help Somerset youth prepare for 2012 Olympic games (for decision)
(b) Letter from Somerset Highways stating that Greenham Quarry Road, Wellington Without will be closed for one day on 10th December to enable resurfacing work to be carried out (for information)

8. WELLINGTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
To report that next WEP meeting will be held on Tuesday, 4th December at 6pm (for information)

9. TO REPORT PLANNING DECISIONS OF TAUNTON DBC AND SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL (List will be published on supplementary agenda on 3rd December 2007)

10. COUNCIL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE TO END OF NOVEMEBER 2007

11. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT (List will be published on supplementary agenda on 3rd December 2007)

12. ANY URGENT MATTER WHICH MAY BE RAISED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIRMAN

Wellington Town Council planning meeting December 2007

The DECEMBER PLANNING meeting of Wellington Town Council will be held in the United Reformed Church Hall in Fore Street, Wellington, on MONDAY, 3RD DECEMBER 2007 at 6pm. Mr John Hamer, Taunton Deane Borough Council’s planning officer, will be in attendance.


Tony Brown
Town clerk
AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES

1B. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

2. APPLICATION TO BE DETERMINED BY TOWN COUNCIL:
(a) Erection of two storey and single storey extensions at 15 Oakfield Park, Wellington (43/2007/l48). Planning officer recommends refusal (report enclosed). Letters of objection from Mr A. Bull, Mrs J. Adnitt, Mr and Mrs R. Perrett, Mr and Mrs Gillard on the grounds that the extensions are too big, intrusive and out of keeping (enclosed)

3. TO CONSIDER WHAT COMMENTS TO MAKE ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY TAUNTON DEANE BOROUGH COUNCIL:
(a) Erection of supermarket (1,965sq.m) with associated car parking and servicing on land to the rear of 36-46 High Street, Wellington (43/2007/163: partial amendment to planning permission 43/2004/141: Planning officer’s initial comments: Relatively minor changes to previously approved scheme, likely to be acceptable)
(b) Construction of a timber double garage, caretaker’s workshop and greenhouse plus the creation of 9 additional parking spaces at Court Fields Community School, Mantle Street, Wellington (43/2007/161: re-submission of 43/2007/013 which was withdrawn) This is a county council application and will be decided by the county council, not Taunton DBC.

3. TO CONSIDER WHAT COMMENTS TO MAKE ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY TAUNTON DBC (CONTINUED):
(c) Erection of first floor extension above garage, two storey, single storey and porch extensions to the north elevation at 17 Monument Close, Wellington (43/2007/160: revised design to 43/2007/105: Planning officer’s initial comments: Likely to be acceptable)
(d) Alterations to fenestration at Unit B, Drakes Place, Wellington (43/2007/156LB and 43/2007/162)
(e) Display of advertisement board at Cades Farm, Wellington (43/2007/159A)

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 3RD DECEMBER 2007