The meeting held on 24th June was attended by 8 Councillors, with Mr. Clifford Smith in the chair. Eight members of the public were also in attendance.
The PC was sorry to learn of the demise of Ron Westacott, who had been so actively involved many aspects of Seend village life, he will be sadly missed.
The following planning applications have been approved
K/57588/F H J Smith & Sons, Cowleaze, Bell Hill, Seend
Erect detached garage
K/58611/CLU Mr S Wilfort, Foxbury, 108 Seend Cleeve
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development for erection of timber
garage
and two stables, for use incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse known
as
‘Foxbury’
The following applications were considered, and no objections raised:
K/58756/F Mr & Mrs Godwin, 14 The Stocks, Seend Cleeve
Replacement dwelling
K/58793/LBC Mr & Mrs A Giles, Old Wyatts, Row Lane, Seend
Removal of existing redundant boiler chimney and reinstatement of existing thatch
No objections, however, it was noted that the chimney has already been removed ahead of listed building consent.
K/58890/TR2 Mr P Ewin, Earlesfield House, 1 Somerset Close, Seend
The felling of two trees, one prunus (cherry), and one sorbus (whitebeam), adjacent
to the double garage at the property
Objections were raised to the following applications:
K/58807/LBC Mr & Mrs A Giles, Old Wyatts, Row Lane, Seend
K/58808/F Proposed alterations and extension to existing coach house
• The development is oversized, doubling the existing coach house building.
It will effectively become a 3 bedroomed detached house.
• The windows on the west elevation will overlook the adjoining property,
and impact on their amenity.
• The development is out of keeping with the surrounding area.
K/58885/F Mr S Gray, Land at Stocks Farm, Trowbridge Road, Seend Cleeve
New dwellinghouse
• Change of use of land from agricultural/horticultural to residential
• Impact on the open-ness of the surrounding landscape
• This application cannot be considered as infill
• Road safety considerations - the view from the proposed access is restricted;
vehicles travel at speeds in excess of the speed limit along the A361, and there
have been several accidents and many "near misses" in the area of
the Seend Cleeve turning
• The PC has received several objections from parishioners living adjacent
to the proposed development
The Parish Steward will be in the village on 21 July and 23 September, but will
not be visiting during August.
It was agreed that Seend PC would request double white lines and a speed camera be placed at the bottom of Caen Hill, in view of the number of serious accidents and fatalities on this stretch of road.
Dates for the next Parish skips will be:
July 25th Wessex Water site
August 29th Seend Community Centre
The next parish Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, 29th July 2008 at
Seend Community Centre at 7.30 p.m.
Mrs. Rosemary Fisher
Clerk