The Planning and Parks Committee will be meeting on Wednesday 28th March 2012 at the Council Offices in the Victoria Hall. The meeting will start at 7.00pm. You can view or download the agenda for the meeting here
Oakham Town Council
Victoria Hall, 39 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AH
Telephone: 01572 723627 Fax: 01572 759395
e-mail: enquiries@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
A MEETING OF
OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL’S
PLANNING AND PARKS COMMITTEE
7.00PM WEDNESDAY MARCH 28TH 2012
VICTORIA HALL, 39, HIGH STREET, OAKHAM
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES - Standing Order 1(u)
(i) To receive apologies for absence
(ii) To decide whether to approve apologies for absence
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are asked to declare any interest they may have in respect to items on the agenda
3. MINUTES (Appendix A)
To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Parks Committee held on
Wednesday February 22nd 2012
4. COUNCILLOR’S QUESTIONS
To answer questions previously notified to the Clerk under Standing Order 8
5. MEMBER’S REPORTS
To receive reports from members relating to the work of the Committee
(Members intending to give a report should inform the Clerk before the meeting)
6. CLERK’S REPORT – For information only
To receive a report from the Clerk
7. DEPUTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC
Members of the Public are invited to address the meeting in accordance with procedures laid
down in Standing Order 1(d) – 1(i)
8. EXEMPT ITEM
To decide whether to exclude the public and press during consideration of Item 9 on the agenda
under Section 100 of the Local Government Act 1972 due to the confidential nature and
commercial sensitivity of the matters to be discussed.
9. FITNESS CENTRE, PRINCESS AVENUE (Appendix B – Various items to follow)
To discuss the future of the Fitness Centre and to make any appropriate decisions
10. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To consider the following applications received to date and to make recommendations
or observations thereon to Rutland County Council:
(i) APP/2012/0079/APB (PTA) Simon Court (RCC Highways)
Re-coppice 1 No. Crack Willow. Fell 1 No. Horse Chestnut.
Reduce limb of 1 No. Horse Chestnut by 2-3m
Amenity Land to the rear of Summerfield
(ii) APP/2012/0080/APB (PTA) Simon Court (RCC Highways)
Coppice 1 No. Crack Willow. Fell 2 No. Beech trees
Amenity land adjacent to 56 Springfield Way
(iii) APP/2012/0081/APB (PTA) Simon Court (RCC Highways)
Shorten limb of 1 No. Ash tree to 3m, and 2 No. limbs of second Ash tree by 2m
Amenity land to the rear of 7 Ashfield
(iv) APP/2012/0049/EZE (HSE) Kevan Wackett
Construction of single storey extension and insertion of 2 No. windows to side
(northwest) elevation of dwelling house, to facilitate conversion of garage to living
accommodation
13 Irwell Close
(v) APP/2012/0102/APB (HSE) Michael Tiffany
Retrospective application for the erection of 900mm timber picket fence to front of
dwellinghouse
13 Hardwick Close
(vi) APP/2012/0114/APB Oakham Town Council
Various thinning and branch reduction works to 1 No. Ash tree and 2 No. Lime trees.
Fell 1 No. Lime tree and replace with 1 No. Lime sapling in adjacent location
Cutts Close Recreation Ground, Burley Road
The above I am told has already been decided by RCC I did not ask the outcome
(vii) APP/2012/0123/NH (FUL) Julie Dawson (Rutland House Community Trust Ltd)
Change of use of existing office and family room building to 2 bedroom supported
living dwellinghouse
Willowbrook Willow Crescent
(viii) APP/2012/0122/NT (HSE) John O’Sullivan
Retrospective application for erection of a shed in garden to front of property
37 Sculthorpe Road
(ix) APP/2012/0118/APB (HSE) Mr and Mrs B Hoy
Construction of new porch to front (north-west) elevation of dwellinghouse
150 Braunston Road
(x) APP/2012/0136/APB (PTA) Vaughan Gilbert
Fell 1 No. Holly Tree
The Coppice 17 Stamford Road
(xi) APP/2012/0139/EZE (HSE) Mr Craig and Mr Chapman
Erection of double garage block for use by 49 and 51 Kilburn End to east side
of 49 Kilburn End
49 and 51 Kilburn End
(xii) APP/2012/0173/APB Mr and Mrs Clark
Crown raise 1 No. Lime and 1 No. Cedar to 3.5m
Linden House 12 Stamford Road
(xiii) APP/2012/0130/NT (ADV) Oakham Town Council
Installation of 4 No. freestanding signs, 1 No. flagpole and 1 No. flag advertisement
Cutts Close Recreation Ground, Burley Road
(xiv) APP/2012/0163/APB (HSE) Sandie Shepherd
Creation of new vehicular access to property
99 Brooke Road
(xv) APP/2012/0165/EZE (HSE) Kevin Martin
Construction of single storey extension to rear (east) elevation of dwellinghouse,
following demolition of existing conservatory
31 Schofield Road
(xvi) APP/2012/0155/APB (HSE) Alison Clarke
Replacement of existing fence along northern boundary with a brick wall
19 Hambleton Close
(xvii) APP/2012/0137/ (HSE) Ash Dennis
Construction of single storey extension to rear (east) elevation of dwellinghouse
14 West Road
Richard White
Clerk to the Council
22 March 2012
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Oakham Town Council The Planning and Parks Committee meeting Wednesday 28th March 2012 Agenda
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
Is Four Million Missing From Rutland County Council?
Is Four Million Missing From Rutland County Council?
A person has told me they is possibly a black hole in Rutland County Councils Finances
I was also told so that the auditor could pass this years accounts last years had to be
redone.
I find that a bit of a puzzle, if its true how did the auditor manage to pass the previous
years accounts.
I remember a previous budget meeting when Tory Deputy Leader reported the council had
found a million pounds just hours before the meeting and the Rutland Times reporting the find
would make no difference to the budget and the proposed cuts back then.
A person has told me they is possibly a black hole in Rutland County Councils Finances
I was also told so that the auditor could pass this years accounts last years had to be
redone.
I find that a bit of a puzzle, if its true how did the auditor manage to pass the previous
years accounts.
I remember a previous budget meeting when Tory Deputy Leader reported the council had
found a million pounds just hours before the meeting and the Rutland Times reporting the find
would make no difference to the budget and the proposed cuts back then.
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Rutland, UK
Cider & Sausage Festival Festival Rutland 2012 The Grainstore Brewery
Cider & Sausage Festival Festival Rutland 2012
The Grainstore Brewery
31st May - 4th June
Last Years Photos
http://martinbrookes.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/cider-and-sausage-festival-grainstore.html
Station Approach
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6RE
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6RE
Tel: +44 01572 770065
Fax: +44 01572 770065
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Station Approach, Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
Daily Job Alert any jobs in Oakham (within 10 miles) 26th March 2012
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Happy Easter photographs of Melton Road, High Street & Crown Walk Oakham Rutland England UK
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Easter,
Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
United Kingdom
Easter Shopping Photographs 2012 Mill Street Oakham Rutland England UK
Easter Shopping Photographs 2012 Mill Street Oakham Rutland England UK
Poor Chick Never Made It To Easter
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Mill St, Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
Rutland County College, Roger Begy Post 16 Education
Tory Rutland County Council Leader wrote a letter to the Rutland Times suggesting those involved in Post 16
education might like to chat with him and his council. Why? is not because of him and his Tory Chums Rutland Post 16 education finds itself in its current mess. All the Schools that deserted the Council were also invited to chat.
Poor old Roger with so many services lost to other County Councils it doesn't leave him a lot to do accept write begging letters via the the local press.
I am sure all those responsible for Rutland's Post 16 education will get along fine minus the Tory meddling from Rutland County Council.
Just a thought why don't they take an interest in the local police and the new police commissioner they I am sure will be lost without the assistance of Barrie Roper?
It is interesting to learn what is legal and honest for a Tory Council.
Tell central government your going to build a new state splendid college for Rutland take the money
and spend a undisclosed sum buying a second hand building. Get your Tory building company to clad it and tart it up.
Of course Rutland did once own a large site up the road but some year ago they sold it for peanut to a company for peanuts. Over the years that company changed and the existing is pulling out of Rutland and hoping to sell the land to a developer and pocket a tidy profit.
The Rutland Times published something about a gift / sum of money to be received by the council if the sale is successful. Which seemed to prompt a large supermarket to pull out of negotiations.
I wonder why Rutland County Council did not offer to buy back the site?
A local councillor told me the whole situation is a mess and during a conversation he expressed his dismay
with the Council and used the word corruption when talking about another local development, He said the Council is constantly moaning it has no money, but only very recently it decided to give up some publicly owned access rights to a developer, for free while a local voluntary group is to sell its rights and take the money they are entitled to. Surely any responsible council would want to maximise its income from the sale of public property? Is there not a saying nothing is ever free.
I wonder what the council has been offered in return for the freebie?
They could learn a lot of the clerk at Oakham Town Council, in a conversation this week he asked me if I had heard of the term ransom strip, when a small piece of land owned by Oakham Town Council came up in conversation.
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Rutland, UK
Oakham Heights Larkfleet Homes Hawksmead No Lambs or Cattle to Photograph this year Progress?
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
Barleythorpe Rutland Hawksmead Photographs
This area used to be full of Daffodils
Its rather sad Rutland's progress is slowly eating up our countryside
and all to assist the County Councils financial pot.
I look around Rutland at the many houses up for sale and
those empty properties here in Oakham and wonder why
the Government insists new home building is the answer to
the countries problems
Daffodils at Barleythorpe 30/03/2010
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Barleythorpe, Rutland LE15, UK
Welboune School Tabletop & Fair Werrington, Peterborough
Welboune School Tabletop & Fair
Sunday March 25th
An Easter Tabletop and Fair will be held at Welbourne School, Goodwin Walk, Werrington, PE4 6NR. The event will be supporting the Millhouse Animal Sanctuary, a Sheffield-based animal shelter and rescue charity, and is on Sunday, 25th March from 1pm to 3pm. Contact P'bro on 573057.
Welbourne School
Goodwin Walk
Werrington, Peterborough
PE4 6NR
Sunday March 25th
An Easter Tabletop and Fair will be held at Welbourne School, Goodwin Walk, Werrington, PE4 6NR. The event will be supporting the Millhouse Animal Sanctuary, a Sheffield-based animal shelter and rescue charity, and is on Sunday, 25th March from 1pm to 3pm. Contact P'bro on 573057.
Welbourne School
Goodwin Walk
Werrington, Peterborough
PE4 6NR
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Goodwin Walk, Peterborough, PE4 6GQ, UK
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Britain's Got Talent ITV v The Voice UK BBC & Twitter
I took a peek at The Voice I don't like the chairs.
It's good to see Simon Cowell return to the show, I think he has mellowed in his old age he said yes to the mad German who reminded me of my angel that has sat on the top of my Christmas tree for many years.
Britain's Talent makes me laugh so it gets my vote.
Good to see David Walliams adding more humour to the show and his terrible flirting with Simon
I tried to keep up with the Twitter for both shows an impossible task as the tweets flew of the screen.
It's good to see Simon Cowell return to the show, I think he has mellowed in his old age he said yes to the mad German who reminded me of my angel that has sat on the top of my Christmas tree for many years.
Britain's Talent makes me laugh so it gets my vote.
Good to see David Walliams adding more humour to the show and his terrible flirting with Simon
I tried to keep up with the Twitter for both shows an impossible task as the tweets flew of the screen.
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
United Kingdom
The Sun Shined The Wedding of Mr & Mrs Rinch Oakham Castle Land Rover
The Sun Shined Down On The Wedding of Mr & Mrs Rinch at Oakham Castle Today.
A brides dream plenty of Sun and possibly a Wedding Photographers nightmare.
The official photographer for the happy couple: Images not shown
John-Paul Stevenson of blue ice photography based M1/J26 Nottingham
jp@blueicephotography.co.uk
www.blueicephotography.co.uk
Mr Rinch drove Mrs Rinch away in this traditional Land Rover
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Land Rovers,
Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
United Kingdom
Clocks go forward tonight as British Summer Time Starts
Clocks go forward tonight as British Summer Time Starts
Clocks go foward tonight as British Summer Time StartsDate of Clock Change
Sunday, 25th March 2012
Time of Clock Change
Clocks always change at 1:00 GMT (2:00 BST)
British Summer Time (BST) officially starts at 2am on Sunday.
This means 60 minutes in less in bed on Sunday.
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Clocks go back tonight as British Summer Time Starts,
Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
United Kingdom
19th Century Horse Puppet caught my eye in a local second hand shop (Swans Oakham)
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
Daily Job Alert any jobs in Oakham (within 10 miles) 24th March 2012
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
Tesco Over Charging
Tesco Over Charging
Last week it was the Ice Cream although from the price edge label it did look as if there might be a issue.
This week I was overcharged on Razors £2.16
Tesco has a policy not widely known if they do over charge you, they refund the over charge + the amount overcharged providing you have parted with your cash.
In my case, as often the case I have a budget and can only spend what is in my pocket or on the plastic. I calculate as I place items in the basket and if the total appears to be wrong, as it was again this week I ask the
supervisor to check and as I have not paid they normally just check and amend the price as above.
I am pleased Tesco is now offering Lynx as a special deal after increasing the price and for weeks charging a lot more than my corner shop and Wilko
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
United Kingdom
Friday, March 23, 2012
Rutland County Council to borrow £2.3 million for faster broadband
Rutland County Council to borrow £2.3 million for faster broadband
Get Ready for Broadband
Next Generation Broadband, available at competitive and affordable prices, will start being rolled out into towns and villages across Rutland that previously may not have been able to receive such services before the end of this year.Councillors (19 March 2012) voted to award the contract for the Digital Rutland project to British Telecommunications plc (BT), subject to EC State aid approval.
Digital Rutland aims to increase broadband speeds to homes and businesses across the county. Rutland County Council has a vision of 90% of premises achieving at least 24Mbps download speeds, with the remaining ‘more hard to reach’ premises achieving between 2-24 Mbps.
Councillor Terry King, Deputy Leader of Rutland County Council commented: “Digital Rutland is about improving the local broadband infrastructure, so that in addition to increasing download/upload speeds locally; it enables any Internet Service Provider to use the new infrastructure to offer competitive and affordable broadband packages”.
Councillor Terry King added: “We know slow download speeds are an issue for many of our local residents and businesses with some not even receiving 0.5Mbps. This project will make a real difference and the council is looking forward to working with BT to significantly improve the broadband network across Rutland”.
Background to Digital Rutland
Rutland was announced back in September 2011 as a Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) pilot area and is receiving a grant from BDUK of £710,000.
During the last ten months, Rutland County Council has been engaging with a number of potential business partners for the procurement of Next Generation Broadband. This extremely detailed and comprehensive process resulted in the decision by Councillors to award the contract to BT.
The council must now wait for State aid approval, a normal process for any project funded using public money. Subject to this approval being granted, it’s anticipated it will take just over 12 months to deploy the new broadband infrastructure throughout the county, starting in October 2012.
Rutland MP Alan Duncan said: “This is another important step closer to the roll out of fast broadband in Rutland. The Council has been working hard to ensure the best deal for the Digital Rutland project. Resolving the long-standing problem of slow internet connections will be a huge boost for the county’s economy I am confident that we are on the cusp of a success story.”
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey said: “It is great news that high speed broadband is coming to Rutland. Next generation technology is vital to secure economic growth and local people and businesses are now set to benefit from the huge opportunities provided by the internet. Government wants the UK to have the best superfast broadband network in Europe and I’m delighted that Rutland will be a part of that.”
Benefits
The Digital Rutland project will bring a range of benefits including:
- Improved broadband speeds and coverage (for residents and local businesses)
- Improved productivity and opportunity for small-medium sized businesses
- Potential for more jobs to be created and/or retained
- Greater choice in market place offering residents greater choice and price
- Improved home to school learning
Rutland County Council was recently named by the Department of Media, Culture and Sport as one of the council’s who are closest to delivering significant improvements to their local broadband network.
For more information please visit www.rutland.gov.uk/digitalrutland
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Rutland, UK
Lisa Nandy (Wigan, Labour) Bangladesh Mining International Development Alan Duncan MP
Mining
International Development
Lisa Nandy (Wigan, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development
(1) what his policy is on support for projects that involve open pit coal mining;
(2) whether his Department has recently made an assessment of the potential effect of open pit mining in Bangladesh on (a) the environment and (b) human rights.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
Open-pit mines have been financed in the past by some of the funding instruments the Department for International Development (DFID) supports, for example through the World Bank. These instruments conduct robust environmental impact assessments before agreeing to support any open-pit coal mine.
DFID supports countries to improve the management of their mining sectors so as to maximise the benefits for growth and development. For example, in Sierra Leone, the UK supports a new National Minerals Agency which aims to help raise $2.4 billion in additional government revenues from mining by 2021. The Government of Bangladesh and others have undertaken some assessments of the potential impact of open-cast mining. DFID has not carried out a separate assessment. Whether or not to allow open-cast mining at Phulbari or elsewhere is a decision that only the Government of Bangladesh can make, but all environmental and human rights issues must be addressed.
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Bangladesh
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy, Conservative) Palestinians International Development Alan Duncan MP
Palestinians International Development
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of aid to the Palestinian Territories.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
Through our programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UK aid is building the institutions of a future Palestinian state, promoting growth and supporting vulnerable Palestinians. In 2010-11 UK aid paid for 5,466 children to go to primary school, provided skilled personal to deliver 2,213 live births in Palestinian Authority hospitals, and supported 4,825 vulnerable households through social safety net payments.
Most donors in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the UK, align their programmes to the Palestinian Authority's ‘Palestinian National Development Plan 2011-13’. The Palestinian Authority is currently assessing progress at the country level against commitments under the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. We expect this report to be published soon.
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Daily Job Alert any jobs in Oakham (within 10 miles) 23rd March 2012
Daily Job Alert any jobs in Oakham (within 10 miles) 23rd March 2012 |
20 new jobs found
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Martin Brookes,
Oakham,
Rutland
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, UK, England
Oakham, Rutland LE15, UK
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