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Nayland with Wissington Community TimesNayland with Wissington Parish CouncilMeeting: 12th December 2007TRAFFICTwo new road signs aimed at deterring lorries from takinga short cut from the A134 through Nayland have beensuggested by Suffolk County Council's environment andtransport department.The idea was put to the parish council's Decembermeeting when council officers presented an analysis of arecent local traffic survey.Following discussion with councillors and villagersofficers agreed to approach the Highways Agency to raise thepossibility of closing the gap which allows traffic to turn rightoff the A12 onto the B1068 to Higham.They also agreed to work with Essex County Councilwhen links are eventually opened from the A134 to the A12north of Colchester with a view to restricting lorry movementson the B1068 and B1087 through Nayland.Outlining the survey results, lorry management engineerSandra Gage said since 2001 the average daily number ofheavy lorries and public service vehicles through Bear Streethad risen from 49 to 60, 35 of them PSVs.Only seven lorries going through the village had continuedto the A12 while the rest were on local business.Satnav equipment had caused problems but she wasworking with Ordnance Survey on putting together a freightmap for satnav companies.Alan Thorndyke, group manager traffic control, said hewas sympathetic to the situation in Nayland but had toensure potential measures were well founded on objectiveinformation."It's difficult for us to introduce a weight restriction andfeel directional signing to the A1071 at two locations onthe A134 will be more effective than any form of banwhich would be virtually unworkable." He added he washappy for councillors to come back with their own ideas.Guy McGregor, the county's portfolio holder for roadsand transport, said they would take on the issue of theA12 junction, if necessary saying the B1068 turning wasunsuitable for HGVs.Chairman Gerry Battye said local research showed HGVsheading west through Nayland were coming from the A12and it was inevitable that medieval houses in Birch Street andBear Street were sometimes hit.Mrs Gage said if any properties were particularly at riskthe council would consider providing warning signs for them.She asked residents to continue filling in forms listingincidents involving heavy lorries in the village."So far we've received 40 and have actioned 17, writing tocompanies and advising on correct routes. It's better to targetspecific companies than introduce blanket bans."Mr Thorndyke told the meeting budgets for next year werecurrently being set so feedback was needed and the councilwanted to know its investment would be useful.More copies of the incident form are available from thecouncil's Customer Service Direct on 0845 6066067 or theycan be downloaded from the council's website.Mr Battye urged parish councillors to send their views tothe clerk so they can be collated for discussion next month.Discussing a new sign suggested by the county for BirchStreet councillors felt signing was needed in both directions toavoid large vehicles trying to turn into Mill Street.2008/9 PRECEPTThe council is to ask for a £31,000 precept for 2008-9, a34 per cent increase on last year. Mr Battye said it was alarge increase but no money was being carried forward as inprevious years.He said: "There are certain areas where we have overspentwhich has taken money away from our carry-forward figure.Looking at next year's expenditure some increase is due topaying properly for the new clerk's professional expertise. Ourprevious clerk living in the village gave us many casual hourswithout payment but now the council is starting to realisehow long tasks take."Street lighting and tree maintenance were costing moreand a proper built-in contingency sum was needed. Althoughthe precept was relatively large it was realistic for what thecouncil wanted to achieve. Rosemary Knox pointed out manygrants were available and the council should keep an eye onthem. Members agreed unanimously to the finance committee'sprecept recommendation.DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORTIn his district council report Richard Cave said the BoundaryCommittee had been asked to review arrangements in Suffolkand Babergh's constitutional review was on hold althoughshared work was continuing. Whatever happened he did notthink there would be the same local government configurationin three-and-a-half years or earlier. Babergh's grants for thecoming period were now known and money was going to betight.Mr Cave said the Hadleigh swimming pool tank was notgoing to hold out indefinitely and the council had decided itwas not worth spending a large amount of money on keepingthe pool running. It was now looking at building a new leisurecentre alongside the pool which would close when it becameinoperable.AFFORDABLE HOUSINGPoor communication by the Flagship Housing Group was aconcern. Mr Battye said when the low-cost housing site at thebottom of Harpers Estate was cleared the ground levels didnot correspond to those on the plans and work had stoppeduntil new plans were provided. It was agreed to write toFlagship expressing concern, also about the lack ofinformation on a possible second site being considered.Reporting on the village hall, Mrs Knox said odd tablesand chairs were occasionally taken out of the hall and mostcame back except for one table which was still missing.Hirers should be discouraged from removing furniture.SUFFOLK FIRE SERVICEDiscussing the Suffolk Fire Service consultation document,Chris Hunt said he was concerned there was no mention ofthe retained crews who played such an integral part in theservice. Recently the Nayland brigade had been first on thescene when Maria Marten's thatched cottage at Polsteadcaught fire and were to be congratulated on the service theyprovided in the area. It was agreed to reply mentioning theomission.PLANNINGReviewing recent planning applications Mr Battye saidplans for a summer house at Hullbacks Farm, Dead Lane,and a spiral wine cellar at the Old Guildhall, Nayland, weregranted.The council had no objection to an application for listedbuilding consent to raise the roof height of the existing barn atGuinea Wiggs, Wiston.IN BRIEFIt was agreed to spend county councillor Selwyn Pryor'slocality budget on adapting four street lighting units.Wendy Sparrow told members she had met an EnvironmentAgency representative who said cutting reeds in the river moreregularly would increase the flow and remove some of the siltthat had collected.Future agendas for the monthly parish council meetingswill appear on the Nayland website.Page 2
Nayland with Wissington Community TimesNayland with Wissington Parish CouncilMeeting: 9th January 2008TRAFFICTraffic signs aimed at preventing lorries taking a short cutthrough Nayland were approved by the parish council at itsJanuary meeting. Two new signs on the A134 directingheavy vehicle to use A roads were suggested by the countycouncil's environment and transport department.Parish councillors decided they want one on either side ofthe Bear Street junction so drivers heading north to Ipswichcontinue to the A1071 and those going to the A12 in the otherdirection follow the A134 to Colchester.Lorry management engineer Sandra Gage has also agreedto raise the possibility with the Highways Agency of closingthe gap on the A12 which enables traffic to turn right onto theB1068 to Higham.Fen Street resident James Finch told the meeting there wasno one solution to the problem and he did not think thecounty officials felt the average figure of seven HGVs a daythrough the village was significant."This means there are 2,000 lorries a year driving throughNayland and the parish council should make that point. Onelarge vehicle hitting a medieval village property is certainlysignificant."He said the county's portfolio holder for roads and transportGuy McGregor was very supportive of trying to find a solutionthat worked. "If closing the gap from the A12 to the B1068creates difficulties for Stratford St Mary then that's theirproblem," he added.The council approved another sign in Birch Street, alreadysuggested by the county, which will direct traffic from Stokestraight on along Bear Street to the A134 instead of turningleft through the village.Mrs Gage has also told the council her department will lookagain with Essex County Council at restricting through HGVmovements on the B1068 and B1087 in view of the eventualroad link between the A134 and A12 north of Colchester.BABERGHOOD WATCH SCHEMEThe council heard from Malcolm Firth, head of Babergh'snatural and built environment division, the district council wasappointing local wardens for its Baberghood Watch Scheme.The idea was to monitor environmental problems locally sothey could be addressed as quickly as possible. Typical matterswould be abandoned vehicles, full recycling bins, parking andspeeding problems, litter and fly-tipping. It was decided toreview the issue at a meeting before the parish assembly.CRIMENayland's PCSO Melissa Galyean reported three crimes inthe village during the last month including the aggravatedtaking of a motor vehicle and a theft of copper wiring. Therewas also an assault on January 7. She said police werecurrently conducting a crackdown on speeding drivers andwere trying to get communities involved. Six to eight volunteersin a community would be trained and carry speed guns.Drivers reported by them would be sent warning letters.FIRE SERVICEA letter from the county's assistant chief fire officer EddieMeelan thanked the council for its comments on the service'sconsultation document and assured members the retainedsection of the service had been dealt with previously, coveringthe retention of staff and its involvement with the community.VILLAGE GATEWAYAfter hearing correspondence between a Stoke Roadresident and west area safety engineer Peter Ingram askingfor the village gateway sign and 30mph roundels in StokeRoad to be moved the council agreed the sign should be leftwhere it is though greenery could be cut back.FOOTPATHSFollowing correspondence between resident John Dowdingand the county's rights of way officer over improving accessonto the fen the council heard money was now available toprovide new gates which would be the responsibility of thelandowner. It was agreed the officer should approach thefennage holders as the parish council had no statutory role.PLANNINGReviewing recent planning decisions chairman Gerry Battyesaid listed building consent and planning permission hadbeen granted to raise the height of an existing barn at GuineaWiggs, Wiston. Permission had also been given for a gardenroom at 7 High Street. Members had previously objected tothe plan and asked for an explanation from the case officer.Mr Battye said the owners of 5 Bear Street had been orderedto demolish and reconstruct the south west gable wall of thelisted building as there were discrepancies between thecompleted repairs and the specification. There were noobjections to an application for a 11,000 volt overhead linefrom Rushbanks Farm to New Maltings, Wiston.DISTRICT COUNCILLORIn his district council report Richard Cave said the Hadleighswimming pool tank was not worth repairing but the poolwould remain open until it could no longer be used. Baberghwas going to look at alternative leisure facilities to see whatcould be done. The government grant to the authority wouldonly be a 2.9 per cent increase next year and would graduallydecrease so there would be a "lot of belt tightening." He saidthe whole of Suffolk was currently being reviewed by theBoundary Committee and whatever the outcome the sameconfiguration of local authorities would not be seen in threeand-a-halfyears time.NEWS IN BRIEFThe council is investigating the possibility of future lowcost housing schemes in Nayland.It was reported the village hall finances were healthyhelped by grants and the regular film shows.Tibby Mimpriss asked for another litter pick at Wiston to becarried out in January.Councillors heard the locality budget had been applied forand would be used to repair four street lights in Bear Street,Fen Street and two in Wiston Road.VILLAGE HALLMANAGEMENT COMMIT-TEEAGMMonday 31st MarchPage 3
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