Uplyme Parish Council

A Personal View

Very and possibly just a bit biased

Of the Meeting Held on 11th.December 2002

With the exception of Peter Burton, attending EDDC meeting, all were present including the two recently co-opted members Bob Crabbe and Christopher Sellers. The villagers failed to turn up in anything like these proportions, there only being six stalwarts present.

John Steven again did not turn up and so the meeting got off to an early start and eventually an early finish. Planning It being Christmas there were no planning applications to consider. Access Track at Rhode Hill The district council approved of the application for the access track but refused the extra parking space. Another One for the Enforcement Officer A very obvious mobile home, at Wellhayes, Harcombe, has been brought to the notice of the enforcement officer. In his letter to the owner he has suggested two possibilities which puts the owner in rather a dilemma . The first is to move it to within the curtilage of the house, which would not require planning permission but would still allow it to be seen from afar. The second choice would be to move it out of sight behind the barn. But unfortunately this would require planning permission.So here we have a case where the planning law does not encourage the action that would benefit the local community. Whilst on the subject of illegally sited mobile homes, I fail to see why some of them bring forth activity of the EDDC whilst others go un-challenged. Footpath 54 Diversion. There will be an enquiry into the diversion of this footpath. Which struck the parish council as a complete waste of time and money. For the outcome is a foregone conclusion. It is difficult to imagine how this footpath can continue to be used without a diversion. The problem, a house has been built on the foot path. Cemetery Trees. Some of the trees that form the separating hedge between the two parts of the cemetery will be removed. This is to let more light in and also to overcome the impression that there are two separate cemeteries. PC Minutes. The council minutes must be available for public scrutiny for up to two years. Beryl Denham said that they already were available but the council must now sign a declaration that they were. Charles White, the clerk, added that it just takes a phone call to him for the minutes to be made available. To which of course I would add it would be more convenient all round if they were available on the intertnet. Trinity Hill Nature Reserve. New parish councillor Christopher Sellers attended a meeting at the nature reserve and related his visit to the gathering with clarity and enthusiasm. The district council are looking to employ a "Education Ranger" to cover a number of the council's nature reserves. He will be involved with the schools in the area, both visiting them and conducting parties to the reserves. Ideally he will be both a teacher and a naturalist. Of great concern to the council is the increased dumping of rubbish on the reserves. Free Tree Scheme Trees will be available this winter on 1st February at Higher Holcombe Farm. Please make a note of the date as trees will not be held over. Those not collected on the day will be given to local groups for planting in their grounds. Sue Brunner, our tree warden, gives up a whole day handing out the trees, often in cold and wet conditions, please show your appreciation by helping collate your order. Wear suitable clothing for wet and muddy conditions. The January 2003 meeting will be held on the 8th.

Other UPC Meetings: Meetings in 2003 Pre-2003 Meetings: 13th June 2001 11th July 2001 12th September 2001 10th October 2001 14th November 2001 12th December 2001 9th January 2002 13th February 2002 13th March 2002 10th April 2002 8th May 2002 12th June 2002 10th July 2002 14th August 2002 11th September 2002 9th October 2002 13th November 2002 Other Relevant Pages Barnes Meadow Development Rhode Hill Gardens Home Page Introduction Page

Disclaimer: This page cannot be guaranteed to be void of mistakes. It is sometimes, in the hall, difficult to hear some of the councillors, for a number are determined not to use the amplification system available. An example of what can happen was at the September meeting when I heard the word "included" as "include" when a letter from John Steven was being read out. This threw an entirely different meaning to the sentence. The interpretation that I came to was so important that I put the news on the website as soon as I could. It was not until I read the Lyme Regis News that I realised how wrong I was. I even more speedily removed the offending story. If you were one of those that read the original then I apologise. If you have any doubts concerning the validity of anything you read please check with the parish clerk. Can I also suggest that you contact the Parish Council and request that the minutes of the meetings are posted on an official Uplyme Parish Council website and that the subject is accordingly added to the agenda of the next meeting.