MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

held in The Library Room, Wendover

2 July 2007 starting at 7.45pm and concluding at 9.17 pm

PRESENT: Chairman Cllr Dr King,
Cllrs Mrs McKechnie, Mrs Ballantine, Mrs Gregory, Kirton, Wilkinson, Bowles and Worth
4 members of the public

Clerk: Fiona Lippmann

08/64 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
None were received.

08/65 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllr Mrs Gregory declared a prejudicial interest to item no. 9, Manor Waste.

08/66 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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

a. Mrs R. Green outlined her request to purchase a strip of land adjoining her property at 24 High Street, Wendover.

b. Mr J. Stevens presented himself to be considered for co-option to the Parish Council.

c. Sgt. P. Dowling outlined Thames Valley Police's policy on providing PCSO's for the villages and extra funding.

The Chairman then reconvened the meeting.

08/67 CO-OPTION OF NEW COUNCILLORS

The councillors considered the application made by Mr Joel Stevens and had a hidden vote on whether to accept him onto the Council. The Clerk counted the ballot papers and reported an outright majority in favour of Mr Stevens' acceptance onto the Council.

The Chairman welcomed Mr Stevens to the Council and asked Mr Stevens to take his place at the Council table.

08/68 COUNTY COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
Cllr Mrs Clayton sent her apologies to the meeting. She sent no report.

08/69 DISTRICT COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
No District Councillors were present.

08/70 MINUTES OF THE MEETING held 4 June 2007
It was AGREED that the minutes were a true record of the meeting

The Chairman then signed the minutes.

08/71 PCSO

Cllr Wilkinson thanked Sgt Dowling for his presentation during public participation. The original
terms of the contract with Thames Valley Police were discussed and compared to the new
offer. It was agreed that the offer by Thames Valley Police offer of 2 x part time PCSO's for
Wendover at no charge to Wendover Parish Council be accepted.

08/72 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING held 2 July 2007

Cllr Wilkinson gave a verbal report of the meeting.

08/73 MANOR WASTE

Cllr Mrs Gregory left the room.

Mrs Green's request to purchase a strip of land on the Manor Waste was discussed and rejected on the
grounds that the Council understand the land in question to be gifted to the Parish Council "for the
benefit of the inhabitants of the area". The possibility of granting a lease, or right of access across the
land was considered, subject to legal investigation.
Cllr Mrs Gregory returned to the room.

08/74 CODE OF CONDUCT
The Chairman precluded from discussing matters of the Council already under scrutiny.

a. The Standards Board had been advised that Wendover Parish Council had adopted the new
Code of Conduct.

b. Councillor Training had been booked at Green Park for Tuesday, 25 September.

08/75 PLANNING COMMITTEE

Cllr Bowles gave a verbal report on the meeting held on 26 June 2007.

08/76 RECREATION GROUNDS COMMITTEE

Cllr Worth gave a verbal report on the meeting held on 28 June 2007.

08/77 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM COMMITTEE

Cllr Mrs McKechnie gave a verbal report on the meeting held on 26 June 2007

08/78 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING

Cllr Kirton gave a verbal report of non-confidential matters from the meeting of 28 June 2007.
He emphasised that the aim of the Personnel Committee was to continually improve process
and support personnel.

Clarification had been obtained that it was acceptable to have the same members of the
Finance Committee on the Personnel Committee.

08/79 COUNCILLORS' ALLOWANCES

It was proposed that Councillor's allowances be raised to £200 for each Councillor and £300
for the Chairman of the Parish Council. This was AGREED.

08/80 PRINCESS MARY HOSPITAL SITE

It was reported that the second exhibition appeared to show nothing new to the original plans.
Concern was aired that it repeatedly used the wording 'urban' in descriptions.

08/81 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

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

07/01487/APP Erection of rear extension; Bridge Bend, Nash Lee Road
The Parish Council opposes this application as they note that the proposed
extension exceeds the guidelines on rear extensions.
07/01610/APP Erection of single storey side extension and installation of
dormer window to front and velux to side; 49 Thornton Crescent
The Parish Council has no objections, provided that the new roof line
does not overlook the neighbours.
07/01618/APP Single storey and two storey rear extension and erection of
front porch; 35 Dobbins Lane.
The Parish Council opposes this application, noting that the drawings
submitted exceed the Local Planning Authority guidelines on rear extensions.
It was also noted that existing windows were not indicated and that the
extension was not subservient to the existing property.
07/01606/APP Single storey rear extension and 1.1m boundary fence;
201 Aylesbury Road.
The Parish Council has no objections.

08/82 CLERK'S REPORT

The Clerk gave her report.

08/83 MATTERS OF REPORT for information only

a. Cllr Ballantine would be chairing an open public meeting regarding the proposed formation of a
Bucks. Older People's Forum on 12 July, in the Memorial Hall between 2 - 4 pm in her private
capacity.

b. A comment was made regarding the letter in the Wendover News about, 'beautifying Wendover'.

c. Rope Walk Meadow had received many compliments on the Wild Flower Project.

d. At the request of AVDC, a meeting had been held between the Chairman of the Parish Council,
the Chairman of the Lighting & Highways Committee with a representative of the company
commissioned to do a survey on the parking issues affecting the village.

e. The first tranche of funding for the skate park project had been applied for.

f. Cllr Mrs McKechnie thanked the councillors for their support at the Charity Market

08/84 DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

Planning Committee will meet on 17 July 2007 at 7.30 pm and 21 August at 7.30 pm
Recreation Grounds Committee will meet on 21 August at 8.15 pm
Finance Committee will meet on 6 August 2007 at 7.30 pm
Parish Council Meeting will be held on 6 August 2007 at 7.45 pm

08/85 CLOSURE OF MEETING

There being no further business to be transacted, the Chairman closed the meeting at 9.17 pm.

Signed:
Date: 6 August 2007

Chairman