MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

Held on Monday 19th November 2007

Present: Cllr B Dobbs (in the Chair)

Cllrs Mrs I Daw A Howard Mrs M Morgan G Parkhurst S Pratley P Prince G Richards E Rolls Mrs M Rolls Mrs J Taylor

Town Clerk

57. APOLOGIES

Apology for absence was received from Cllr P Jackson (illness).

58. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Cllr A Howard declared a personal interest in minute 60 due to his membership of the District Council and minute 62 and minute 63 (item 2) due to his membership of the County Council.

Cllr G Parkhurst declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 61, planning application N/110/02645/07, due to living very close to the proposed development and left the meeting during consideration of this item.

Cllr A Howard declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 61, planning application N/110/02535/07, due to comments made about him during the election campaign and planning application N/110/02645/07 due to being a friend of the applicant and left the meeting during consideration of these items.

59. MINUTES
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 October 2007, having been previously circulated, be signed by the Chairman as a correct record thereof, subject to correcting minute 50 to show Cllr Mrs I Daw’s declaration of interest being due to living on Main Road, Trusthorpe.

60. E.L.D.C. PLANNING DECISIONS

N/187/00669/07 Change of use of agricultural land to use as an extension to the existing cemetery, construction of footpaths – land west of cemetery, Sutton Road, Trusthorpe. Application approved.
N/172/02738/06 Erection of 1 no. single storey dwelling with rooms in the roof space with an integral single garage and 1 no. single storey dwelling with rooms in the roof space with a detached single garage on the site of an existing garage which is to be removed – land at Kohima, Sandilands Close, Sandilands. Appeal decision – application approved.

61. PLANNING APPLICATIONS

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That in accordance with Schedule 16 of the Local Government Act 1972, observations on the following planning applications be submitted to East Lindsey District Council (for details of submissions see appendix attached)

N/110/02535/07 That objection be made – due to its design, materials and location on the front of the building close to the footway, it would be out of keeping with the building and detrimental to the street scene and therefore contrary to Policy A5 of the East Lindsey Local Plan Alteration 1999.

N/110/02485/07 That this application be supported, subject to any change of use retaining the character of the building.

N/110/02486/07 That this application be supported, subject to any change of use retaining the character of the building.

N/110/02487/07 That this application be supported, subject to any change of use retaining the character of the building and to a condition being attached requiring any area used for the transferring of coffins between the building and vehicles being screened from public view.

N/110/02488/07 That this application be supported, subject to any change of use retaining the character of the building.

N/172/01812/07 That this application be supported, subject to the provision of an adequate area of open space to include a children’s play area and to a percentage of the dwellings being affordable.

N/110/02645/07 That this application be supported.
(Note: Cllrs Mrs M Morgan and Mrs J Taylor declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this application due to having relatives living close to the proposed development and left the meeting during consideration of the item.)

N/172/01240/07 That this application be supported.

N/110/01955/07 That this application be supported.

N/110/02369/07 That this application be supported.

N/110/01973/07 That this application be supported.

N/110/02426/07 That this application be supported subject to a condition to ensure the dwelling is not sub-divided into two dwelling houses.

62. INTERCONNECT 9 – ADDITIONAL BUS STOPS

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That this item be deferred to the next meeting of this Committee to enable a better quality map to be provided.

63. ESTIMATES OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2008/09

The Committee considered the estimates for 2008/09 together with the notes presented setting out the variations from original estimates for 2007/08.

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the schedule of Estimates of Income and Expenditure for 2008/09 be recommended for approval by the Finance, Policy and Development Committee.

64. CLERK’S CORRESPONDENCE

(i) Local Development Framework – information received from East Lindsey District Council regarding consultation on the Core Strategy with details of a number of public exhibitions, including one at the Community Hall, Stanley Avenue, Mablethorpe on Friday 23 November 2007 between 3.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m.

(ii) Tourism Conference – details of an invitation from the Mablethorpe Tourism Forum to attend the Tourism Conference being held at the Bacchus Hotel, Sutton-on-Sea on 28 November 2007 at 10.00 a.m.

(iii) Traffic Surveys – correspondence from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership regarding two traffic surveys undertaken in Mablethorpe. In each location, High Street and Seacroft Road, there was evidence of non-compliance with the speed limit.

(iv) Temporary road closure – information regarding road closures in Sutton-on-Sea on 7 December 2007 for late night Christmas shopping.

65. MATTERS FOR URGENT DISCUSSION

(i) Development Control – discussion about the need to identify what type of development would be suitable for the various locations with the town. It was noted that the opportunity should be taken to comment on the Local Development Framework.

(ii) Late Night Christmas Shopping – discussion about using this event to publicise the Town Council meeting to be held in St. Clements Church Hall, Sutton-on-Sea on 17 December 2007.

(iii) Pullover, Sutton-on-Sea – the Town Clerk to investigate problems being experienced by wheelchair users due to an open gulley at the bottom of the pullover.

(iv) Main Bridge, Trusthorpe – discussion about the reinstatement of the grassed area being used by the contractors and future improvements to the area.

(v) Acre Gap – information on the tree planting undertaken on Saturday
17 November 2007 by the Acre Gap Sub-committee and the local scout group.