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There were 3 parishioners present.

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Councillors Kennard, Preece and Williams

1/08/08               Presentation The Council heard a presentation about a planning application for “Glenfield” from David Barnes, the owner’s architect. He explained proposals to rebuild part of the property’s Cotswold stone retaining wall on Ash Lane and to re-grade and replant the bank on the opposite corner of Ash Lane. Mr Barnes answered councillors’ and parishioners’ questions and left the meeting.

2/08/08   Minutes The minutes of the meeting held on July 17th 2008 were

approved and signed.

3/08/08   Matters Arising

1 Councillors consider that there is a risk of pedestrians falling into the garden where the wall at “Sunny Ridge” was demolished.

Action: clerk to contact SDC. 

2 The fence to the site of the former electricity substation has not been repaired.

Action: clerk to contact EON.

4/08/08   Declarations of Interest None

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5/08/08   Clerk’s Report

Councillors noted the contents of the clerk’s report.

6/08/08   District Councillor’s report

Cllr Cross reported that

·she is campaigning to see “20 is plenty” restrictions applied to whole areas of the district and wants SDC to urge GCC to act more quickly

·the parking restrictions outside Cashes Green School will be enforced

·a barrier is to be placed at the Wordens to prevent use of an illegal and potentially dangerous footpath. 

7/08/08   Planning, Traffic & Transport Committee

Planning Applications

1 S.08/1681/TPO Works to sycamore trees TPO 92 - Parklands - Mr R Webb. The Council supports the application on grounds of safety.

2 S.08/0702/FUL Planning Permission granted - Avalon – Mr J Newman

3 S.08/0806/FUL Planning Permission granted - 2 Acre Place – Mr C Buckley

4 S.08/0793/FUL Planning Permission granted - 60 Humphreys Close – Mr B Skilton

5 S.08/0972/TPO Consent granted - Court Lodge – Mr A Smith

6 Cllr Huxford reported that a developer wishes to build on Foxes Field, off Westward Road.

8/08/08   Finance & Personnel Committee

1 Resolved: to renew annual membership of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust at £25.

2 Resolved to pay Randwick Church Council £13.75 for use of The Wesley Room.

2 Action: clerk to send a copy of the spreadsheet for the PC accounts to the chairman of the finance committee.

9/08/08    Environmental Committee: No report

10/08/08          Communications Committee

1 No report

2 Resolved: after the draft minutes of parish council meetings are issued for publication on the parish website the communications committee will

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publish a summary of the minutes in the “Randwick Runner”. The article will include the date and venue of the next meeting and notice of any appropriate, non-routine business.

3 Cllr Watkins reported current progress on the Village Hall refurbishment and improvements. Parish Council donations will help fund an extension to provide new toilets. Cllrs asked the RVH&PFC to consider making the toilets available to people using the field when the Hall is closed. Cllrs asked if part of the hall could be used as a Parish Council office or store.

4 Action: Cllr Watkins will give a report at the next meeting of the breakdown of use of the various funding streams for the Village Hall improvements.

11/08/08          Design Statement

1 Cllr Rendell proposed a steering group of himself, Cllr Taylor and two parishioners to meet for the first time in September. The Parish Plan will inform the Design Statement but there will need to be more public consultation and surveys of land use and the environment. The process is intended to take two years and it is hoped to issue the document by the end of 2010.

12/08/08          Parish Plan Update No report

13/08/08          Solicitor

1 Resolved: to investigate engaging a solicitor.

2 Cllrs agreed that it was desirable to deposit the Council’s deeds in a bank or solicitor’s strongroom.

3 Action clerk to ask other clerks in Gloucestershire what experience other parishes have in using solicitors.

14/08/08          Correspondence

Emailed prior to the meeting

1. 18.7.08 From SDC - Home Office Crime Statistics

2. 13.8.08 e-gloucestershire magazine

3. 13.8.03 ITV West request to use the playing filed for a TV programme

4. 14.8.08 From National Trust re mountain biking in woods

5. 18.8.08 GCC Snow Wardens (passed to Cllr Taylor)

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Available at the meeting

1. Notice of SDC’s consultation on its Sustainable Community Strategy on October 1st

2. SDC Council Meetings for September

3. Notice of Transition Stroud’s Open Homes weekend for renewable energy 13th/14th September

4. Cotswold Conservation Board Annual Review

5. NHS Trust draft Mental Health & Social Inclusion Strategy

6. Glos Rural Services Support Group – supporting communities after post-office closure

7. Glos Road Safety Partnership newsletter Issue 1

8. Highway Maintenance and Transport Seminar 15th October

9. Glos Wildlife Trust request for annual subscription

10. SDC Watercourse Wardens training scheme September 17th (passed to Cllr Cunningham)

11. Glos Older Persons’ Assembly Newsletter

12. The Gloucestershire Charter

13. Glos Rural Community Council – continuation of village agents scheme

12. GAPTC “update” July 08

13. Glos Police Authority Annual Report

14. Notice of rolling programme of road closures - Park End / More Hall Lane, Paganhill / Randwick from 27th October 2008 to 31st October 2008, to allow for patching and surfacing works by Gloucestershire Highways.

15. Notice of election to SDC Standards Committee

Action; Cllrs to inform the clerk of their choice of candidate by September 5th; clerk to return the ballot paper to SDC voting for the Parish Council’s majority choice.

16 Note from a parishioner regretting that vegetation in Finn’s Way has not been cut.

Action: clerk tg contact Stroud Valley’s Project or the Community Land Trust.

15/08/08          Minor Items and items for the next agenda

1 Cllr Taylor distributed copies of the Neighbourhood Watch Incident Report Form.

The meeting closed at 9.15 pm.

The next meeting will be held at 7 pm on Thursday September 18th at Randwick Scout Headquarters.                                                          Page 23