Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on Monday 19th June 2006 at 7.45 pm in Amport School Hall.

1. Present
Mr I. Morrison, (Chairman), Lt Col Stephens, (Vice Chairman), Mrs Sarah Hammer, Mr Ian Long, Mrs Diana Preston, (arrived 8.05pm), Mr Neville Geake, Mr Bill Gore, and Mrs Suzanne Hoare (Clerk).
4 members of the public attended and Mr Fowler attended as Mrs Callaghan’s agent.
The village correspondent was absent.
Apologies Mr Tim Southern, Mrs Carolyn Mallam and Mr Maurice Hardy these were accepted.

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
The minutes were agreed and signed, having been proposed by Charles Stephens and seconded by Bill Gore

3. Matters Arising from the last meeting
Ian Morrison had spoken to Mr Routh concerning the bees, which were not his. He felt they would disperse naturally.
Brian Nolan from 1 Woodside Cottages has taken on the role of Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, this will be publicised in the Parish Magazine. The Parish Council would like to express its thanks to Mr Freeman Smith for all his hard work during his time as Co-ordinator.

The Green
As Carolyn Mallam was absent the Green was not discussed in detail.
During May the grass was only cut once due to bad weather, however the maintenance contract will stay the same. Ian Morrison understood that Carolyn Mallam had spoken to Mr Walker and that the Green would be cut 3 times in June. This was felt to be especially important, as it was the school sports day next week. Mr Walker has already been informed of the date. The school will not be charged until the extra cuts are achieved.
A good report has been received from ROSPA -  however new swing seats are needed on the junior swings (clerk to arrange a brochure).  A copy of the report will go to Carolyn Mallam.
A stray football post is still on the Green and the post hole has not been filled - clerk to liase with Carolyn Mallam /George Bacon.
Ian Morrison reported that the new footbridge at the entrance to the green by Stroud’s Field would be in place by the end of July in time for the fete. Ian Long asked if it could have provision for a chain to close the entrance when certain events were in progress.

VDS
No feedback has yet been received from Mr Bibby at TVBC, once approved the VDS will be sent for printing. The finance for this project needs to be determined and contact with Madeline Winter would be advisable to find out when a grant will become available.
The Parish Councillors present voted in favour of a print run of 100 copies.

Footpaths and Highways
Clive Hutchinson has now cut the footpaths and a second cut will follow sometime from the end of July to mid August depending on the weather/ growing conditions.
Footpath 4 has not been cut as it has special conditions, which allow it to remain uncut with access by the public at their own making through the crop (Diana Preston arrived).
The farmer may plough this path without reinstating it.

Stroud’s Field
No report was presented at the meeting.
However the clerk was asked to find out under what conditions a volunteer could use a petrol strimmer for maintenance work under its insurance policy.

5. Planning Applications

Mr Fowler gave an update on the changes in the current application at Flagons. All the councillors present took the opportunity to question Mr Fowler and Mrs Callaghan and after a lengthy debate a vote was taken on the application.
Result -3 councillors voted to object. 2 councillors voted no objection and 1 councillor abstained.
Therefore the objection was made as follows.

1. 06/01644/FULLN Erection of 2 detached dwellings with gardens and associated works Flagons Monxton Road Amport Andover. Objection 1 –from VDS New houses should wherever possible be built on a scale sympathetic to and reflecting that of the surrounding properties. 2. – Visual impact, south facing elevations vastly larger than original property, The mass of the 2 new properties is a step change in terms of scale, concentration and height
2. 06/01642/CAWN Demolition of existing dwelling Flagons Amport. No Objection
3. 06/01442/FULLN Erection of single storey extension to front elevation and two storey extension at rear to provide extended lounge, porch and extended family room Merriemead Fyfield Road No Objection planning sub-committee
4.  06/01493/OUTN Erection of 2 dwellings on site of single storey extension and garage. Objection by planning sub-committee on 2 grounds 1. Extension of settlement & 2. Increased traffic onto already dangerous Fyfield Rd.
5. 06/01776/LBWN Internal alterations to include repositioning of stud wall, installation of doorway and omission of previously approved stairway 1& 2 Haydown Cottages Wiremead Lane. No objection
6. 06/01747/FULLN retention of two oil tanks 1 & 2 Haydown Cottages Wiremead Lane No Objection
7. 06/01752/FULLN Erection of single storey extension to provide dining room 1 Yew Tree Cottages Amesbury Road Weyhill. No Objection
8. 06/01585/OUTN Outline erection of detached dwelling and garage adjacent to yew Lodge Amesbury Road Weyhill. Objection - loss of light to principle garden of adjoining property ‘Inverallen’
9. 06/01586/FULLN Erection of greenhouse 1 Sarson Barns Monxton Road Amport No Objection
10. 06/01802/FULLN Provision of new vehicular access The Hawthorns Dauntsey Lane Weyhill. No Objection
11. 06/01745/FULLN Erection of two storey and first floor extensions to provide living accommodation and provision of pitched roof The Long House Dauntsey Drove Weyhill Andover No Objection slight concerns over inclusion of balcony in design
12. 06/01812/FULLN Erection of detached garage Church Cottage Furzedown lane Amport. No Objection.
13. 06/01802/FULLN Provision of new vehicular access The Hawthorns, Dauntsey lane, Weyhill No Objection

6. Planning Results

7. Finance
The 3- month budget update was presented and there were no questions.
The following cheques were signed by Ian Morrison and Charles Stephens;

 8. AOB and Correspondence
The main item of correspondence was the Lily Appeal; all councillors present had had the opportunity to read the letter from David Mallam.
The request for suggested donation of £3,000 was outlined in a letter, which stressed the community aspect of the changes proposed at St Mary’s Church.
All councillors present were asked their views. Everyone agreed that the increased flexibility that community use would bring was essential in supporting the project. One councillor was worried about concentrating spending within Amport itself, however overall the motion to support the Lily Appeal with a donation of £3,000 was carried unanimously.
A cheque for £3,000 was signed by Ian Morrison and Diana Preston and will be sent to David Mallam the deputy Chairman of Amport PCC.

Meeting closed at 9.45pm.

Date of the next meeting July 17th at 7.45pm at Amport School.