Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on Monday March 21st 2005 at 7.45 pm in Amport School.

Mr I. Morrison, (Chairman), Lt Col Stephens, (Vice Chairman), Mrs Diana Preston, Mrs Carolyn Mallam, Mr Maurice Hardy, Mr Neville Geake, Mr Bill Gore, Mrs Sarah Hammer, Mr Tim Southern and Mrs Suzanne Hoare (Clerk)
Mrs Unwin, the village correspondent was present, 1 member of the public attended.
Apologies. Mr Ian Long

These were agreed and signed.

The Chairman welcomed back Diana after her operation, congratulated Sarah on the birth of her daughter and welcomed new councillor Bill Gore to the meeting.
The hedge by the Fairways bus shelter has now been cut back, the next stage is re-decoration of the shelter, Steve Verdier will be contacted IM/SH.
The salt bins have been ordered for 3 sites within the village.
Maurice Hardy will reply to a letter received from Mr van de Pette on traffic calming and road safety within the village, this is an issue which will be discussed further.
The objection made to the planning application at Old Farm has been withdrawn due to changes the Parish Council requested already having been made.
The Enforcement Officer at TVBC has replied on the 4 issues raised

1. 1 Woodside Cottages does need permission for the satellite dish.
2. The field shelters near Waterloo Bridge do not need planning permission.
3. The sheds at the White Horse Inn are temporary and therefore do not require separate permission from the extension currently being carried out.
4. The Hawk Conservancy will require planning permission for its new wall, as this is over 1 m high.

The Green
The new contractor has made 1 cut of the green so far and has been asked to include the south side of the green in future cuts, this may result in additional costs to the parish.
The rope swing has been temporarily removed; this will be included in the forthcoming RoSPA inspection in May and will be reinstated if it is considered safe and covered by the Parish Council’s Insurance.

Village Design Statement
The draft of the VDS has been completed and will be posted on the website forthwith, where it will remain open for comment for 6 weeks.
Copies of the text only will be available for reading and review at the Annual Parish Meeting on the 18^th April. Following this consultation the final copy will be A4 size and will include photographs. Neville reported that up to 20 people have been involved in the preparation of the VDS

Footpaths
The selected contractor has not yet produced his insurance details Maurice Hardy to follow up.
CPRE have reported an increase in requests from Trail Riding organisations to declare some footpaths/byways BOATS (byways open to all traffic). Hook Lane is predominantly a path in Monxton PC but a small length falls in Amport Parish Clerk to contact Monxton on this issue.
Bill Gore reported that horse riders were using Church Path; the Chairman commented that the landowner had already been contacted regarding the reinstatement of stiles and this was something he would pursue further. IM
Maurice Hardy informed the meeting that HCC had told him that it is very difficult to stop horse riders using footpaths if the landowner themselves do not object.

Highways
Maurice Hardy reported that Wiremead Lane was salted once during the recent cold spell. However HCC did not consider outside Bridge Cottage to be an accident blackspot and therefore it would not receive priority salting.

5. Planning Applications

1. TRE.CA Fell Poplar and Cherry tree, prune Apple. 2 Lindisfarne, Amport No Objection
2. TPO.TVBC.00674/3 Crown thin Walnut tree Southern boundary Mullenscote Caravan Park. No Objection
3. TVN.AG.00050/2 Water pump house Part OS parcel 5300 Amport No Comment

6. Planning Results

1. TRE.CA 00587/108 Fell 2 multi stemmed Yew trees St Mary’s Church Amport. Permission

2. TPO.TVBC.00306/6 Lime – prune 1 limb by 1/3 lean out dead wood and growth at base Broadwater Amport Permission

3. TVN.00687/9 Continued use of yard for storage of fencing materials Manor Farm Monxton Subject to a 106 agreement.

4. TVN.01068/27 Erection of factory and provision of parking Land adjoining 20 Mayfield Ind Park Weyhill. Subject to a 106 agreement

5. TVN.05690/10 Erection of single storey timber swimming pool building Georgia Farm, Georgia Lane Amport Permission

The following cheques were presented for signature by Ian Morrison and Charles Stephens:

Smith of Derby (clock maintenance)                  £165.68
Mr Horne ( bus shelters)                                    £33.00
SEB supply to Green                                         £13.78
Amport School rent of classroom                        £50.00
SA Hoare March salary and expenses of 17.60 = £226.38

The budget update was presented and the figures show most costs on budget. The overall reserves of the council will come to around £10,000 this year, as was the intention of the 2004/5 budget.

A meeting will be held in King Sombourne Village Hall on April 12^th the subject being- Landscaping and care of trees.
The South East Development Plan which proposes the creation of 28-36,000 new homes in the south of the county and around 5,000 homes to the north east of Andover will be discussed at a meeting in the Guildhall Winchester on Wednesday 23^rd March at 7.30pm.
The local branch of the CPRE is proposing a trip to Tyntesfield on 10th May – please contact the clerk if you wish to join in.
Diana Preston felt that an annual clear up of certain regions of the Parish would be a good idea, this was briefly discussed and the Chairman will invite a member of the PTA to the next meeting to see if the school would like to become involved and be responsible for a certain area. Agenda item next meeting.
Sarah Hammer confirmed with the chairman that the parish would provide the paint for the bus shelters at Fairways.
Guests for the Annual Parish Meeting were suggested and will be organised clerk

Meeting closed at 9pm. Date of next meeting

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING APRIL 18^TH AT 7PM IN THE SCHOOL HALL
FOLLOWED BY THE ORDINARY MEETING THEREAFTER.