HIGHCLERE PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting held at Highclere Village Hall on Monday 31 July 2000 for the purpose of discussing planning applications
Present
Councillor Mrs S Roberts Chairman
Councillor T Farmer
Councillor J Pearson
Councillor I Worth
Apologies for Absence
Councillor I Davidson
94/00 PLANNING
The following applications were considered:
BDB 48356 Cherry Tree Farm, Horris Hill
An Extension
NO OBJECTION
BDB48338 Curridge Car Sales, Andover Rd Wash Water
Erection of 3 mobile flag poles
NO OBJECTION
BDB48353 Brookfields, Westridge, Highclere
Removal of condition limiting attendance
The council had received only one letter of complaint with regard to speeding traffic which was assumed by the complainant to be patients at Brookfield.
Members debated the issue. As business use had already been granted it could not be removed. They conceded that when a business use is granted with conditions, then those conditions are worthless unless they are policeable and therefore enforceable. This condition had proved to be not policeable, and therefore the council had
NO OBJECTION to removal of the condition.
There was no support for the suggestion by Councillor Mrs S Roberts that Brookfields Clinic be asked to make a contribution towards Traffic Calming on the A343. Another suggestion aimed at reducing nuisance for neighbours, was that the driveway to Brookfields be a solid drive rather than shingles.
BDB48296 50 Penwood Heights, Penwood
Erection of a replacement porch
NO OBJECTION
The following planning approval has been advised:
BDB47636 Woodside, Pantings Lane
Removal of existing house and replacement with five dwellings.
This included a terrace of 3 houses on the corner plot
Councillors were pleased that conditions imposed included protecting the hedges but understood that this did not offer protection to Leylandi and conifers
The following notification of dismissal of appeal has been advised:
BDB46213 2 Treasure Hill Cottages, Penwood
Extension
95/00 CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO PLANNING MATTERS
(1) Westridge (house)
A letter has been received from Dorothy Rose Gribble advising the council that Westridge was in process of being sold to St Michael's School, and that she intended to put in planning permission to build a new property on the land at Tubbs Lane.
(2) Woodside
The council has been sent a copy of a letter from Thames Vale Homes to Mr Reid whose property adjoins Woodside. It states their intention to remove the conifers on the joint boundary. Councillor Mrs Sue Roberts asked the Clerk to contact the developer and ask them to consider leaving some of the conifers for Mr Reid. The developer had also given a promise at the open meeting to maintain the hedges during the development work and should be reminded of this, as they had become overgrown.
THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING WAS BROUGHT TO A CLOSE