The Parish Council met on Thursday 21st July 2011 at 19.30 hours in Tanworth Village Hall.

Four members of the public were present. District Councillor Oakley, District Councillor Atkinson and County Councillor Perry all sent their apologies. Mr King of Richmond Oak Conservatories spoke concerning the resubmission of a planning application for a conservatory at Crossmeads in Tanworth in Arden. He pointed out that on the wall that they had applied to erect the conservatory, planning permission was necessary. As the cumulative volume exceeded 30%, taking earlier extensions into consideration, planning permission had been previously refused. Mr King asked the parish council when considering this planning application, to take in to account that if the conservatory was erected on another wall they would be able to erect it under Permitted Development Rights. This would necessitate the removal of a mature hedge. Mr King also pointed out that planning policy is due to change in the future which will make 30% rule obsolete with each application being considered on its own merit. Mr Perks spoke in connection with the planning application for change of use to a childrens nursery at 133 The Common. He expressed concern that the parish councils comments to Stratford District Council did not mention the number of places applied for i.e. 46 children and 15 staff. Mr Perks feels that if permission is to be granted the number of children and staff needs to be reduced so less parking is required.
Councillor Willmott opened the meeting and received apologies from Councillor Oakley,

Councillor Havard and Councillor Bettam.

The correspondence list was noted and the following items were highlighted:

Kate Dickin from the Tanworth Fete Committee had sent an apology for omitting to thank the parish Council for their donation in the fete magazine. Pat Butts, the parish councils internal auditor, had sent the internal audit report which confirmed that the parish council showed no significant weaknesses. The owner of Ashwood Vicarage Hill, in response from an e-mail to the Parish Council, apologised for the state of the frontage and promised that the land would be tidied in the near future. Cllr Keogh and Cllr Ross completed a Polling Station Review questionnaire for Stratford District Council on behalf of Earlswood and Tanworth in Arden village halls. Cllr Keogh had reported to the office that a friends dog had been bitten by an adder in Malthouse Lane Leisure Park. The Clerk will contact the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust for advice.
The following Planning Applications were considered:

11/01398/FUL Ashford Barn, Ashford Lane 11/01477/FUL Crossmeads, Vicarage Hill 11/01356/FUL Dovedale, Blind Lane 11/01262/FUL95 The Common 11/01420/FUL The Limes, Penn Lane 11/01565/AGNOT Woodlands Farm, Cut Throat Lane 11/00993/ADV Earlswood Nurseries
It was proposed that the Parish Council accept the transfer of the land from Stratford District Council in principle. A discussion took place over whether the Parish Council should spend up to 500 to cover SDCs legal costs to transfer this land. Councillor Ross expressed concern about public money

being spent on a strip of land which has a covenant on it to allow access to the park so the parish council would gain nothing, but would become liable for the maintenance costs. Councillor Willmott confirmed that has asked the preferred builder for the building of the new parish office to submit an updated quotation which will be valid until Christmas. Currently the village hall trustees are raising money so that they can have the museum extension built at the same time. The clerk reported that she had written to the VAT office some time ago because she understood that the building of the new office should be exempt from VAT due to it being a new build which would be totally self contained. However she had not received a very positive reply from the VAT office. This matter is still on-going. Items which were reported as requiring attention were:

The manhole covers have still not been repaired in Broad Lane Pot holes around the sewerage manhole in Bates Lane. Pot hole outside Shenstone House.

The full minutes are available on our website www.tanworth-pc.org.uk or from the Parish Office in Earlswood Craft Centre, Wood Lane. The next meeting will be on September 15th at Tanworth Village Hall and October 20th at Earlswood Village Hall at 7.30pm. Anyone is welcome to come and listen or if you have an issue that you would like to raise, there is a Public Forum at 7.30pm. If you would like us to start e-mailing a Parish Newsletter, please just e-mail the parish office at office@tanworth-pc.org.uk and we will add you to our circulation list. If anyone has an issue which they would like us to pass on to PCSO Dave Martin, please give us the details and we will pass them on. If the matter is of a confidential nature, then you are welcome to leave a sealed envelope in the parish office addressed to PCSO Dave Martin and we will hand it over unopened. Dont forget that PCSO Martin will be giving crime prevention advice or addressing local concerns at his mobile police surgeries which are on the first Friday of each month for a trial period.

Julie White Parish Clerk