MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

held in The Library Room, Wendover

3 march 2008 starting at 7.45pm and concluding at 10.10 pm

PRESENT: Chairman Cllr Wilkinson
Cllrs Mrs Ballantine, Mrs McKechnie, Mrs Gregory, Bowles, Farmer, Prior, Western and Worth
County Cllr Mrs Clayton, District Cllr Richards, 6 members of the public and a member of the
press
Clerk: Mrs Fiona Lippmann

08/241 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies were received from Cllrs, Lynch, Stevens and McKechnie

08/242 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest

08/243 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The Chairman adjourned the meeting to allow members of the public to speak.

Cllr Richards gave apologies for not attending the Councillors' Surgery.
Cllr Richards also spoke on the Princess Mary Hospital site, Threshers, the Red Lion and the
re-examination of the options for growth in the area.

The Parish Council were congratulated on the Parish Council's report on the Princess Mary Hospital site that was printed in the Wendover News.

The Chairman then reconvened the meeting.

08/244 COUNTY COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
Cllr Mrs Clayton gave a verbal report which included comments on:-
Cycle paths, road maintenance, positive activities for young people and development control.

08/245 DISTRICT COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
Cllr Kevin McPartland sent his apologies.

08/246 MINUTES OF THE MEETING held 4 February 2008
The minutes of the meeting held 4 February 2008 were presented.
Cllr Gregory asked that item 08/229 be carried forward to the April meeting.
It was agreed that the minutes were a true record of the meeting and they were signed by the Chairman

08/247 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following planning applications were considered and responses made as follows:-

08/00058/APP Creation of additional access and erection of new boundary wall and
gates up to 2m in being; Hornbeam Cottage, London Road
The Parish Council had no objections

08/00251/APP Erection of detached double car port and store; 88 Aylesbury Road
The Parish Council had no objections

08/00256/APP Erection of summerhouse to rear; 4 Addington Cottages
The Parish Council had no objections

08/00240/APP Single storey rear extension; 27 Water Meadow Way
The Parish Council had no objections

08/00314/APP Two storey rear extension; 14 Victory Road
The Parish Council had no objections

08/00337/APP Single storey rear extension; 92 Aylesbury Road
The Parish Council had no objections

08/00343/ATC Re-prune and crown thin, five sycamores, pollard one sycamore; 4 Hazeldene
The Parish Council referred to the opinion of the District Arboriculturalist

08/00343/ATC Remove one Thuja and two conifers, re-prune one acer; 4 Hazeldene
The Parish Council referred to the opinion of the District Arboriculturalist

08/00345/APP Two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extension; 112 Tring Road The Parish Council had no objections

08/00310/APP Stables and ménage; Lower Meadow, Wendover Road, Stoke Mandeville
The Parish Council had no objections

08/00386/APP Single storey rear and side extension; 76 Carrington Crescent
The Parish Council had no objections

08/248 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
Cllr Worth gave a verbal report of the meeting held on 3 March 2008.

08/249 EXTERNAL AUDITOR
The Audit Commission's proposal that Mazars LLP be appointed to the External Audit of Wendover
Parish Council was agreed.

08/250 CLERK'S REPORT
The Clerk presented her report.

08/251 RECREATION GROUNDS COMMITTEE

a. Cllr Worth reported that the meeting called for 29 February had been cancelled due to being not
quorate..

b. Cllr Worth reported that Wendover House School had requested permission to fish for
2 hrs per week. It was agreed that the application be granted and no fee charged to the school.

c. Cllr Worth reported on the consultation with the users of the skate park. It was agreed to issue
a letter of intent to HAG.

d. Negotiation is ongoing with Network Rail regarding fencing of the London Road Site.

08/ 252 MATTERS OF REPORT

a. Cllr Prior commented on the surgery, parking on the Manor Waste, the entrance to Stars and
algae bloom in the canal last year.

b. Cllr Ballantine reported on graffiti on the Youth Shelter in Hampden Meadow and asked for
correspondence list to be circulated with the Parish Council Agenda.
c. Cllr Weston reported on British Waterways comments on dredging the canal and the SLCC
conference
d. Cllr McKechnie reported that the planter outside Budgens had been rebuilt, the security on
the doors to the Clock Tower had been installed and the French drain was due to be created.
Mr Hammett had asked to hold a fund raising event on the Manor Waste, this would be held
on 7 June 2008.
e . Cllr Farmer asked whether anyone knew where the proposed new car park would be sited.
f. Cllr worth asked that Thames Valley Police be asked to account for the change in shift patterns
for local policing.

g. Cllr Wilkinson reported that he was making enquiries as to whether the village was able to
display a coat of arms.
h. Cllr Wilkinson reminded all present that the Annual Parish Meeting would be held on
9 April, 2008 at 7 pm in the Memorial Hall.

08/253 CLOSURE OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC
It was resolved that the public and the press be excluded from the remainder of the meeting in
accordance with the Public Bodies (Access to Meetings) Act 1960, while confidential issues were
discussed.

08/254 INFORMAL COUNCILLORS' MEETING held on 26 February 2008

Cllr Farmer presented a list of suggestions and queries on procedures, that had come out of an
informal meeting of councillors and that the participants of that meeting wished to be examined by
the full Parish Council.

There followed a lively discussion where the Clerk, Chairman and various members discussed
these points.

08/255 DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
Planning Committee Meeting - 18 March 2008 - 7.30 pm in the Library Rooms
Finance Committee Meeting - 7 April 2008 - 7.30 pm in the Library Rooms
Parish Council Meeting - 7 April 2008 - 7.45 pm in the Library Rooms
Annual Parish Meeting - 9 April 2008 - 7.00 pm in the Memorial Hall

08/256 CLOSURE OF MEETING

There being no further business to be transacted, the Chairman closed the meeting at 10.10 pm.

Signed:
Date: 7 April 2008