Minutes of the meeting of the Development and Planning Committee held in

The Stevenson Centre on Monday 27 July 2009

Present            Councillors       Mrs F.A.Jackson              Chairman

                                                    Mrs A.Harper-Clark

                                                    Mrs C.A.Todd

                                                    R.I.Wade

                                                    J. Millins (substitute for J.R.A.Sayers)

                Council Manager       M.J. Fitt

1)      Apologies for Absence

         Apologies were received from Cllr J.R.A.Sayers and Mrs C.J.Webb.          

2)      Declarations of Interest, Gifts or Hospitality

Cllrs Mrs C.Todd declared that she is a Babergh District Councillor, and asked that it be  noted that her views expressed at this meeting  would be based on information available at the time and might not be the same as those expressed at meetings involving other councils.        

3)             Correspondence

a) Suffolk County Council: Bus Stop locations in Carsons/Kempson Drive

AGREED to write to the County Council supporting their proposal to install formal ‘bus stops’ but to suggest that the raised wheelchair access kerbs are installed at the same time, but certainly without delay. Also to take the opportunity to raise the question of road safety in Carsons Drive (as previously raised by the Road Safety Working Party)

7.06pm Councillor R.R.Sims joined the meeting

b) Safer Neighbourhood Team: Parking restrictions at broom Street/Stevenson Approach junction

The Great Cornard PCSO had written to say that she had approached our County Councillor and the County Council’s Highways department suggesting the installation of double yellow lines at the junction. She felt that this was in the best interest of shopkeeper, customers, and local residents, including users of The Stevenson Centre of which there are many.

Agreed to RECOMMEND to Council that we support the Police in this suggestion and write to our County Councillor and the County highways Department accordingly.

5)    Items Brought Forward

a.      Road Safety Working Party

Minutes of the meeting of the working party held on 1^st July had been circulated.

The Council manager reported that he had e-mailed three County Council officers and written formally to the Great Cornard County Councillor on 2nd July as directed. However, no replies had been received.

The Chairman expressed severe disappointment that a reply had been received from neither the County Councillor nor the three County Council officers, and asked that this be recorded. Other members concurred with this view.

The Chairman added that County Council highways budgets had been allocated to each County Councillor and the Parish Council had been directed to make any requests through the County Councillor.

AGREED The Council Manager will write again to the Great Cornard County Councillor asking for a reply to the Council’s letter of 2^nd July.

       c.  North Cornard Regeneration Group

       Councillor Carol Todd was pressing Babergh District Council on further information regarding a start date for the Poplar Road re-development. 

6)    New Planning Applications

Cllr Wade declared a prejudicial interest in the following item and left the meeting

B/09/00796/FHA 8 Chaplin Walk

Erection of ground floor rear and first floor side extension

RECOMMEND approval

Cllr Wade rejoined the meeting

Meeting closed at 7.17pm

Signed:…………………………………….

Cllr Mrs F.M. Jackson Chairman