Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 January 2002

Betley, Balterley & Wrinehill Parish Council

PRESENT Ian M Ashbolt (Chair)

Steven K Ball

Rita Chisnall (after item 2)

Ken Eaton

Ronald C Howarth

Reg E Jenks

Bob E Lindblom

Anne Mountford

John Price

Roland P Seymour

Frank A Speed

Jennifer J Walton

G Roger Gleave (Clerk)

After Item 2

CC Ted Holland

Four members of the public

1/02 The Council considered the six persons that had expressed a wish to be co-opted to the Council to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Richard R Cartwright. Two had withdrawn. The Council heard or read statements from the applicants. The Council voted as to which applicant should be co-opted.

RESOLVED that Rita Chisnall be co-opted [7 votes to 4]

2/02 The Council considered the following planning application.

01/00961/FUL: Redevelopment of site and refurbishment of existing to provide residential. B1 office and retail development; Wrinehill Garage, Main Road, Wrinehill.

Ronald Howarth informed the Council that there had been no display of a yellow planning application notice but seven adjacent properties had been informed by letter of the application.

RESOLVED that:

(a) The Chairman should contact the Chief Executive of Newcastle BC and raise with him the inconsistency of the publication planning applications as members of the public were not being given the opportunity to comment on proposals.

(b) As a consequence of this concern, consideration of this application would be deferred to the meeting of the Council on 23 January 2002.

3/02 The Council considered the following planning applications.

01/00966/FUL and 01/00969/LBC: Conversion of redundant agricultural building to form a dwelling including B1 office use: Balterley Hall Farm, Back Lane, Balterley. [Building One]

RESOLVED that the Council could not support the application on the grounds that:

(a) The proposed residential development would adversely affect the setting of a listed building especially the proposed curtilage boundary of the garden area.

(b) The development appeared to be out of sympathy with its surroundings.

4/02 The Council considered the following planning applications.

01/00967/FUL and 01/00968/LBC: Conversion of redundant agricultural building to form a dwelling including B1 office use; Balterley Hall Farm, Back Lane, Balterley. [Building Two]

RESOLVED that the Council could not support the application on the grounds that:

(a) It would have a detrimental affect on the setting of a listed building especially so with the undefined boundary and p&w proposed fencing; together with the fact that a residential property rather than agricultural buildings changes the stand-alone aspect of the listed farmhouse.

(b) The development appeared to be out of sympathy with its surroundings.

5/02 RESOLVED in the consideration of applications under minute 3/02 and 4/02 the additional of two dwellings to the previously approved six new dwellings will increase traffic movements in and out of the site by at least one third.

6/02 Voting on resolutions in minutes 3/02, 4/02 & 5/02 was 11 for with one abstention.

7/02 The Council considered the following planning application.

01/00980/FUL: Two storey extension; Wellbank Cottage, Old Road, Wrinehill.

RESOLVED that the Council had no objections.

8/02 Ted Holland discussed the County Council Local Membership Initiative Scheme. It was agreed that a request for £1000 would be made for the development of Laudy Croft.

Signed……………………………….

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