MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

Held on 28 January 2008

Present: Cllr B Dobbs (in the Chair)

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

85. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs P Jackson (illness), Mrs M Morgan (personal) and G Richards (personal).

86. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllr A Howard declared a personal interest in minute 88 as a member of the District Council.

87. MINUTES
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 January 2008, having been previously circulated, be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

88. E.L.D.C. PLANNING DECISIONS
N/172/03010/07 Extension to existing storage buildings at existing factory premises to provide an enlarged storage area which is to be built on the existing redundant section of outbuildings which are to be demolished – Willow Tree Farm, Brickyard Lane, Sutton-on-Sea. Application refused.

N/172/02917/07 Erection of a beach chalet on the site of previous chalet destroyed by fire – Beach Chalet 19, Promenade, Sutton- on-Sea. Application refused.

89. 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/172/03284/07 That objection be made – as the construction of a conservatory is contrary to Policy T17 of the East Lindsey Local Plan Alteration 1999 as the development does not provide essential services nor upgrade existing facilities.

N/110/02786/07 That this application be supported.

N/172/03344/07 That this application be supported.

(Note: With regard to application N/172/03284/07 it was agreed that a representative of the planning department be invited to a future meeting of this committee to explain the District Council’s position on policy T17.)

90. STREET COLLECTIONS 2008
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the applications for the following street collections be supported:-
Saturday 8 March 2008 – Marie Curie Cancer Cure – Daffodil Day
Saturday 3 May 2008 – Disability Lincs
Saturday 14 June 2008 – Salvation Army
Saturday 19 July 2008 – Sutton and Trusthorpe Ladies Lifeboat Guild
Saturday 23 August 2008 – Disability Lincs
Saturday 20 September 2008 – RAFA Wings Appeal
1-8 November 2008 – British Legion Poppy Appeal
(Note: Collections will be held by Scope during the period 7-25 April 2008 under the Exemption Order granted by the Home Office)

91. STREET NAMING – CADE’S FIELD
The Committee considered a request from Eastern Shires Housing Association for suggestions for street names on the new development. Having considered the plans for the development and the recent naming of new streets in Sutton-on-Sea after the individuals named on the war memorial, it was agreed to continue this practice.

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved:
1. That the development at the end of De La Bere Avenue be a continuation of that street (plots 36 to 41)
2. That the development at the end of Cade’s Field Road be a continuation of that street (plots 1 and 2, 11 to 14, 21 to 35)
3. That the development off Cade’s Field Road be named
Rossington Close (plots 3 to 10 and 15 to 20)

92. CEMETERY FOOTPATHS
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the Town Clerk be authorised to invite tenders from a select list of contractors for the construction of approximately 140 metres of footpath in the cemetery extension.

93. CLERK’S CORRESPONDENCE
(i) Planning application – The Elms 12 Church Road, Mablethorpe -
notification that the application had been withdrawn.

(ii) Sand Dunes – Quebec Road, Mablethorpe – notification that works were to be undertaken cutting back the vegetation on the dunes prior to the bird nesting season.

(iii) Temporary road closures – Parry Road, Mablethorpe; Church Lane / Seaholme Road, Mablethorpe and Mile Lane, Trusthorpe.

(iv) Cycleway, Maltby le Marsh to Mablethorpe – response from the County Council stating that it was unlikely that a cycleway would be provided on the highway.

(v) Queen’s Park – information from East Lindsey District Council in response to the question about cleaning of the paths.

(vi) Mablethorpe Land Trains – information from Lincolnshire County Council about the land train operation.