SUMMARY of the meeting held in Llangybi Village Hall Tuesday 20th December 2011

Matters Arising

• Signpost, delivery and erection: Clerk will chase Highways about location/installing.
• SMP Playground Equipment: Council has a catalogue from a company called Kompas. There are several possible choices; however it is thought the best option is the small wooden climbing frame with steps. Decision remains pending. Councillor Watts to share thoughts with the group of interested mothers and report back. Chair also referred to an email from a Kennett resident wishing to be consulted on the above proposals.
• Phone box in Llandegvedd: Cllr Rogers passed on a business contact for Cllr Greenland to chase.
• Notice board chains and posts: Cllr Greenland will chase this with the Blacksmith.
• Speeding problems R102 Pentrewain/Carpenters Arms: Clerk advised no update had been received from PC Thomas
• Progress reported on uses of new amenity land and naming following meeting 13/12/11: Glyn Edmunds and his MCC Landscapes team have cleared the land at no cost to the Community Council. Discussion followed about the Allotment Association. Cllr Love chaired a successful meeting regarding the formation of the Association and the drafting of an agreement to be drawn up between the Community Council and Association for the leasing of 10 to 12 plots. Councillor Backhouse has agreed to act as initial Chairman.
• Seat in Play Area Llangybi: two all-weather benches have now been ordered, both to be erected by MCC to replace the oldest ones on the Llangybi Play Area.
• Sub-committee to assess open spaces: not raised as Cllr Backhouse was absent
• Poor state of R104 opposite Brook Cottage: Clerk confirmed this had been reported
• R106 – Road in front of the village shop  - surface water problem: Clerk confirmed this had been reported

Planning

DC/2011/00920 New House Barn Clerk to respond: "The C.C. understands the application has been withdrawn and we wait your further advice."

DC/2011/01054 New House Farm Clerk to respond: "In our view the Deposit Access Statement (together with the plans) makes a good case for what is a sympathetic set of proposals that will retain what is distinctive about a listed building and will re-introduce features that were once part of the house but were changed or lost e.g. staircase and new iron rainwater grills etc. Council is content to approve."

LDP Site RepresentatIons Comment Form: responses to these proposals go direct to the Inspectorate, and do not constitute MCC LDP’s position, which is as it was in the Final Deposit Plan. Chairman Cllr Love proposed that Council maintain its previous stance and that tests of Soundness could be applied to the new representation site, including a question of whether that new site had a full sustainability study. There would also be a need for Council’s response to re-iterate its previous reasons, to hold a consistent approach. A draft would be agreed at the January meeting.

Local Matters

·         Treharbour Road, R103 at the crossroads - Llandegveth sign post is still not there, yet it has been recorded as a complaint for two years - Clerk to chase.

·         Gulley is still full on Parc Road outside Amroth - Clerk to chase.

·         Large black bin bags - Clerk to ask for a supply of these for the three bins owned by the CC.

·         Verge on Park Road opposite Dale Brow is being ploughed up by workmen’s vehicles. Clerk to notify Highways.

Police Report

A report of coping stones being stolen off a wall was received. There were no other incidents reported for our Wards

If you have any matters to be raised please contact Jem Quemper Clerk to Council on 01291 675548 or email: Jemquemper@aol.com