The April meeting of Penally Community Council was held at the Village Hall recently, when among items considered were the following:
Matters arising from the minutes
Access at 'Tall Trees', Penally: A reply was sent on March 8 which promoted a further response from Christine Gwyther AM suggesting an on-site meeting with all concerned parties. It was the consensus of all councillors that no useful purpose would be achieved by this. All were fully cognisant of the 'Tall Trees' environment and believed that all possible avenues had been properly considered and no reason could be seen to change the decision already made. The clerk was to advise the AM accordingly. Calor Gas Village of the Year: It was agreed not to enter Penally this year, but the situation would be reviewed in spring 2007. Nominations for chair and vice-chair: Clr. D. Thomas was proposed as chairman by Clr. Mrs. A. Dassen and seconded by Clr. Mrs. M. McMahon. Clr. Mrs. McMahon was proposed as vice-chair by Clr. Mrs. J. D'Arcy and seconded by Clr. Mrs. P. Bibby. Both accepted the nominations and were unanimously elected.
PLANNING
Dwelling and garage at 4 Trefloyne Lane. This was subject to an extraordinary meeting held on March 14. The decision reached was to oppose the application for outline planning permission. County Hall were notified accordingly. Two dwellings on land adjacent to Trefloyne Cottage. Planning permission had been refused. Extension to dwelling, Trefloyne Cottage. The extension proposed appeared quite extensive. Nevertheless it was agreed that providing the extension remained in keeping with the existing building, as was specified in the plans, the community council had no objection to the proposal. Bedroom extension - Bryn-y-Mor. Permission granted subject to conditions. Extension to dwelling - Mayfield. Permission granted subject to conditions. Dinglenook. Further discussion were necessary before a decision could be reached on this planning application consultation. A separate meeting was convened to take place at a later date.
CORRESPONDENCE
Various correspondence was received, including notices of meetings, thank you letters for donations from Pembrokeshire Cruse and the Noah's Ark Appeal, and various items of information from the county council and other bodies.
ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE
The following accounts were presented for payment: Village warden, £55; clerk's salary (one month) and expenses, £106.40; Acorn Garden Services £188; SWALEC (unmetered Christmas lighting) £27.76. Payment of these was proposed by Clr. Thomas and seconded by Clr. Mrs. Craig. Appeals for funds: Pembrokeshire Crossroads - £25; Wales Air Ambulance - £50. Payment of these donations was proposed by Clr. Thomas and seconded by Clr. Mrs. Dassen, while two other appeals were to be carried forward to the next meeting.
COUNTY COUNCILLOR MrS. Cavill's REPORT
Chequers site: The appeal against the enforcement order was dismissed and the owners had one month to clear the site. This they had not done, so Pembrokeshire County Council would be prosecuting them. Street names: It was reported that some delivery lorries were trying to access properties at the top end of Middlewalls Lane from the village road. Some of these mistakes could be because on the electoral roll, Longfields addresses were mistakenly listed under Middlewalls Lane. The electoral office had now corrected this. Strawberry Lane: As far as the inspector in street care was concerned, the matter had been rectified and the road cleared up, but he would be inspecting it again before the end of the week. Chief executive officer's salary: It was reported in the press that, in the week local government workers were striking to preserve their pension rights, Pembrokeshire County Councillors voted a massive pay increase for the chief executive officer. Clr. Mrs. Cavill pointed out that this rise was decided by a committee of six officers and two of those voted against it. The rest of the councillors had no say in it, as they were not able to bring the matter before the full council.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Wales in Bloom and Penally in Bloom: It was decided not to enter this year. This was to be reviewed in spring 2007. Annual meeting with Mj. Sulman (Penally Training Camp), Col. Rogers (Castlemartin) and Lisa Payne (Brecon): This normally takes place at the May monthly meeting. However, due to other commitments, the clerk was instructed to try to arrange the visits for the June monthly meeting. Preparation of annual statement of accounts: This had commenced, but a letter from the auditors (BDO), had advised that the annual audit packs for 2005/2006 would not be available until later. Preparation of accounts was ongoing. Date of next meeting: Thursday, May 4, at 7.15 pm.