Minutes

Present:  G. Willcox (Chair), J. Gane, D. Creed, A. Walkerbee, T. Holley and Somerset Councillor C. Sully.

Apologies:  M. Heal and A. Creed.

Nil Declarations of Interest.

Minutes of the last meeting were approved and signed.

Matters arising:  Roads issues have been reported and are in hand.

Request for speed reduction, Piltown.

SCllr Sully will look into the issue of speed reduction on the A361 (possibly with partial funding from West Pennard Parish Council).  There is no longer a small improvement budget available.

Claire will also engage in discussions with the school regarding traffic issues at start and finish times.

Claire has also attended meetings with representatives from West Pennard, Butleigh, and Barton St. David re flooding and also had a site meeting at Priory Corner, West Pennard with a householder and  M.P as his property has flooded repeatedly.

Full Somerset Council Monthly Report to follow.

Correspondence:

Parish Briefing - Simpler Recycling.

Recyclable items that must be separated (now being undertaken by households) will need to be done by all organisations, local authorities, places of worship.

Timeline:

31 March 2025 - Businesses with 10 or more full time employees.

31 March 2027 - Businesses with less than 10 full time employees.

31 March 2027 - Plastic films for all, including household collections.

Salc's Community Health and Wellbeing Programme Newsletter April 2025.

Letter from Avalon and Poldens Highways Working Group - A Gulley Analysis Method Guide/Cossington Parish Council.

ROAD CLOSURE Newtown Lane 24th April 2025, 8.30-3.30PM for Openreach to carry out pole replacement works.

Finance:

Accounts and the Annual Governance and Accountability Return were presented for inspection, approved and signed by Chair and Clerk.

Precept 25/6 has been received, £9,000.

Balance at 31.03.25 - £32,166.31.

Cheque drawn £353.21, Somerset Association of Local Councils, Affiliation Fee.

Planning:

Remove existing chimney breast and remove glazed panel on external door and rebuilkd as stable door/Mulberry Cottage/Scottles Lane?Planning Ref 2025/0553/LBC - Proposed, seconded and passed Recommend Approval.

Appeal Decision - Manor Farm, Piltown/Ref 2024/0679/OUT - Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of 2 dwellinghouses - Appeal Dismissed.

Highways:

Concerns raised re overgrowth from Leylandii A361 up from the Corner garage - Landowner will be approached first by a parish councillor.

The observation was made should the overgrowth cause an accident the landowner would be liable.

There being no further business the meeting was closed.