February2010 Edition - Hatfield Heath Village Magazine

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that Hastoe HA and English Rural HA had been selected. The Sub Committee will be joining with Moira Groborz on 29 January to visit sites and meet with HA managements. Correspondence St Clare Hospice notice to go into Village Magazine and into notice board. ML received report from Alan Wilton of a broken bridge on the footpath 16 at the fields at rear of the egg farm. Clerk to pass details on to Teresa Mascall. Training courses received from EALC i.Freedom of Info & Data Protection 19 January 9.30 - 1.00 ii. Councillor Training Day 1 27 January 9.30 - 3.30 iii. Raise Profile of Parish Council 4 Feb 9.30- 12.30 iv. Roles & Responsibilities 11 February 9.30 - 12.30 v. Audit & Risk Assessment Day 12 Feb10.00 - 4.00 vi. The Power of Well Being 6 March 10.00 - 12.00 vii. Councillor Training Day 2 10 March 9.30 - 3.30 Council resolved that any councillor who wishes to attend shall be allowed to attend. clerk to attend Audit & Risk Assessment. BS to speak to POS 156. FINANCIAL MATTERS Clerk reported that current bank balances are Deposit Account £ 32984.61 Current Account £111.56 The following payments were approved E Fenwick Expenses 152.80 CVS Uttlesford S137 Grant 25 HH United Reform Church S137 Grant 250 Holy Trinity Church S137 Grant 250 Clerk to circulate latest budget against expenditure analysis 157. PLANNING Decisions by UPC Planning Dept Lyndune. Dunmow Road UTT1066/0.9/FUL Single storey side extension: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL St Davids Chelmsford Road UTT1223/09/FUL Extension to extg driveway and new vehicle access: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL 4 Manse Cottages HH UTT/1267/09/FUL Replace boundary wall with wooden fence, relocate parking bay to edge of property: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Applications Little Heath Farm, Mill Lane HH UTT/1479/09/FUL. Erection of 4 no dwellings with garages. No objections Bramleys, Dunmow Road HH UTT/1222/09/FUL. Replacement garage. No objections Enforcement It was resolved to send a strongly worded letter to the leader of UDC and a copy to the Chief Executive regarding the apparent lack of progress on enforcement investigations within Hatfiled Heath. Many of the cases have action by dates as old as May and June 2009 with no sign of there being progress. 158. VILLAGE GREEN - PONDS DP has circulated report to all councillors. DP thanked MS, SS and POS for their help in preparing the report DP 7 proposed that the council accept the report in its entirety. Agreed BS thanked sub committee for their hard work. 159. VILLAGE GREEN - PLANTERS ML approached gardening club for their views on planters throughout the village. Next gardening club meeting at end January. 160. HIGHWAYS - SIGNAGE TO FRIARS LANE It was resolved that we leave signage to Friars Lane as at present 161. HIGHWAYS - BUS SHELTER Clerk has contacted ECC Passenger Transport Liaison. Sonja who is dealing with this is on a course until next week 162. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED ML reported he had discussed the waste collection throughout the recent bad winter weather and had complimented the staff on a job well done. Unanimously approved by council. Clerk will also write to UDC 163. MATTERS RAISED BY MEMBERS FOR INCLUSION ON NEXT AGENDA Ponds Road junction at Stortford Road Local Development Framework Affordable Housing 132. DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS 10th February 10th March IANS AUTOS Little Hallingbury The Dairy Farm, Lower Road, CM22 7PX MOT TEST CENTRE Service and Repairs Collected and Delivered on arrangement within a 5mile radius OPENING HOURS Monday - Friday 8am- 5pm Saturday 8am - 1pm TEl: 01279 724 534
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