with almost all Council Members present and a unanimous decision to reject. development of caravans at Balig Farm, thank to all you out there
Friday 27 November 2009
Tuesday 10 November 2009
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL Tuesday 17 November 2009 at 7.30pm
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Will meet in the Kennedy Hall, Dunure On Tuesday 17 November 2009 at 7.30pm
AGENDADUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 20 October 2009 IN KENNEDY HALL, DUNURE, AT 7.30PM.
1. SEDERUNT: Mr Adam Montgomerie; Mr Roy Storie ; Mrs Jean McGinn, Mr Andrew Guthrie; Mr Rod Kruse; Mrs Margaret Masterman.
IN ATTENDANCE: Mrs Thea Petticrew; Councillor Sandra Goldie; Councillor Mairi Low;P C Gerard MacLean.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC:
APOLOGIES: Mr Philip Findlay.
2. Adoption of minutes for meeting of Tuesday 15 September 2009 Proposed by Mrs M Masterman. Seconded Mr A Guthrie.
3. POLICE REPORT: P C Gerard MacLean gave P C Hamil’s apologies but had nothing to report as there had been no incidents during the previous month. The problem of oil leaking from the buses while in the bus park was mentioned and he would try and have a word with the driver. Anyone with any concerns should feel free to contact the Maybole Police Station .
4. COUNCILLOR’S REPORT: Councillor Goldie reported the continuing problem of financial restrictions in the Council. There have been information Workshops owing to the changes in Planning. Again she was informed about the condition of Station Road between the 30mph signs near the Croft and the entrance to Scottish Water’s Treatment Works. There is a large area which is starting to break up. Councillor Mairi Low is arranging for a Poppy Wreath to be delivered to the Secretary.
5. OPEN FORUM: No members of the public were present.
6. MATTERS ARISING:
Labyrinth: Mrs Petticrew reports that there is a problem (Health & Safety) with the steps leading to Labyrinth. She will get us an estimate for the rebuilding of these steps, and suggests we look for funding for this. Both Councillors will look into getting Grant Forms for us for this work. Mrs Petticrew asks that Mr Guthrie tapes off the area to prevent access for the present.
Wall at Kennedy Park. Mrs Petticrew has been able to have this wall repaired which should prevent any further deterioration in it.
Balig Planning Application: Application for two caravans has been approved. The hearing for the large proposed holiday park will take place on Thursday 29 October. Mr Guthrie and Mr Storie hope to attend. However, it has been recommended that this application be refused on 13 counts.
Castle: Railings have now been repaired and Mrs Petticrew confirms the “danger” signs are also now in place. She asks to be informed if any damage occurs to these signs.
Burned out car has now been removed.
Oil in Bus Park - no reply here.
7. FINANCIAL REPORT:
Administration Account Balance at 9 October 2009 - £560.62. Community Hall Account - £2492.05
8. CORRESPONDENCE:
- Email from Thea with photos of new and repaired railings.
- SAC - Local Planning Forum. Thanks to members of public who attended. A copy of the Outcome report attached.
- Letter from Kennedy Hall & Park Committee. Any use of hall outwith regular meetings will now incur a charge.
- ASCC -Services to non members will now cease.
- Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland. Website: www.ruralscotland.org
PLANNING: PERMITTED: Outline planning permission for erection of dwelling house at 1 Fisherton Place.
9. ANY OTHER BUSINESS: Laying of Poppy Wreath on 8 November. Mr Montgomerie will attend.
Mr Guthrie is concerned about the seepage of sewage in Kennedy Park in the vicinity of old pipe which connected at the foot of Kennedy Drive and carried on through the park to the sea. Secretary will contact Scottish Water.
Mr Storie has written Planning Department with our concerns about the alterations to 1 Harbour View.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Tuesday 17 November 2009 at 7.30pm. (No meeting in December)
Tuesday 13 October 2009
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL Will meet in the Kennedy Hall, Dunure On Tuesday 20 October 2009 at 7.30pm
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Will meet in the Kennedy Hall, Dunure On Tuesday 20 October 2009 at 7.30pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Adoption of previous minutes
3. Police Business
4. Councillor’s Report
5. Matters arising
6. Financial Report
7. Open Forum
8. Correspondence
9. Any Other Business
10. Date of next meeting 17 November 2009.
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2009 IN KENNEDY HALL, DUNURE, AT 7.30PM.
1. SEDERUNT: Mr Adam Montgomerie; Mr Phil Findlay; Mr Roy Storie ; Mrs Jean McGinn, Mr Andrew Guthrie; Mr Rod Kruse; Mrs Margaret Masterman.
IN ATTENDANCE: Mrs Thea Petticrew
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC:
APOLOGIES:
2. Adoption of minutes for meeting of Tuesday 18 August 2009. Proposed by Mr R Kruse, Seconded Mrs Margaret Masterman.
3. POLICE REPORT: There was no police report to hand.
4. COUNCILLOR’S REPORT: No Councillors were present at the meeting.
5. OPEN FORUM: No members of the public were present.
6. MATTERS ARISING:
Ÿ Labyrinth: Mr Guthrie confirmed that the barbecue held on 22 September was a success in spite of showery weather. He was delighted with the evening and thanks everyone for their help and support throughout the construction and at the barbecue. Mrs Petticrew confirms there may be a problem (Health and Safety) with the steps leading down to the barbecue and is awaiting a report on this. She hopes to have this to hand for the next meeting.
Ÿ Limekiln Sign: This will be put in place when Mr Findlay has the time.
Ÿ Wall at Kennedy Park. Mrs Petticrew will hope to have money at a later date to repair this wall, as there is no point in now pursuing the Tow Truck Company due to the length of time since the accident. It is hoped that the wall does not deteriorate any further during the winter months.
Ÿ Balig Planning Application: There is now an application for two caravans at the farm and as Mr Guthrie objected to this originally he will try and attend the planning committee meeting on 16 September. Nothing further to report on the larger caravan park application.
Ÿ Castle: A report has been prepared by the Structural Engineer and Mrs Petticrew confirms that a certain amount of repairs will be carried out on railings and has also ordered signs - “Danger, no access beyond this point” etc. As it was part of the conditions at the time of the castle consolidation that the castle was to be accessible to the public, this is the best that can be done.
Ÿ Mrs Bolton expressed her thanks for the time we gave to her at the last meeting and to the help from Councillor Goldie.
Ÿ A letter of thanks was received from the artist who benefited from the prize awarded to her by the Community Council at the recent Dunure Art Club show.
Ÿ Minutes have been received from CCCF, and we have advised them we will try and get someone to attend even occasional meetings which unfortunately coincide with our own monthly meeting.
7. FINANCIAL REPORT:
At 11 August the balance in our Administration Account amounted to £395.15.
(Cheques now cashed - £50 petty cash; £46 Signrite; £80 Stones for Labyrinth.)
Community Hall Account amounts to £2491.89
8. CORRESPONDENCE:
Email from Mrs Petticrew with structural report on the castle.
Email from Councillor Goldie - correspondence with Scottish Water re dyke at Treatment Works
Email re St Andrew’s Homecoming Events
Email re Housing Demands and Needs in South Ayrshire.
Letter from S A C informing us of National Events Programme funding.
Agenda, Minutes etc from Stuart Lindsay of CCCF
NHS - Healthy Moves for South Ayrshire - Friday 2 October.
NHS - Health in Partnership Seminar 2009 on 18 November
British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Award 2009
NHS - Consultation on draft Primary Care Strategy
“The Community Councillor” Magazine
Scottish Ambulance Service - Our Future Strategy Brochure.
Strandline
PLANNING:
40 Station Road, Dunure: Alterations & extensions to dwelling house.
1 Harbour View: Alterations and extensions to dwelling house.
Humeston Farm: Erection of agricultural Shed.
Burton Farm: Change of use of outbuildings to form 4 dwelling houses.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
1. A local resident has commented on the amount of oil which leaks from the buses while standing at the bus park. Mrs Petticrew suggests we write to Mr Sanderson, Roads Department as this is a Health & Safety issue and is also detrimental to tarmac surface of this area.
2. A burnt out car has been left in a Dunure Mains field for some time, and Mrs Petticrew advises we should contact Mr John Morrison. Cleansing Department, for uplift of same.
3. Mr Findlay and Mr Storie attended the first Planning Meeting which was held in Belmont School and both found this a very interesting evening.
4. Potholes - should be reported if they are deep enough likely to cause damage. Mrs Petticrew commented that the roads department are aware of where the roads are damaged but will only be able to attend to the worst of them.
5. Mr Storie will write to the Planning Department re the proposed plans for 1 Harbour View. The points put forward as an objection are: This is a conservation area and the back of the house where the French doors and dormer will be placed will be very obviously seen from the road.
Meeting closed at 9.00pm and the next meeting will be held on Tuesday 17 November 2009 . (No meeting in December)
Tuesday 8 September 2009
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 18 AUGUST 2009 IN KENNEDY HALL, DUNURE, AT 7.30PM.
Date of next meeting 20 October 2009.
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 18 AUGUST 2009 IN KENNEDY HALL, DUNURE, AT 7.30PM.
1. SEDERUNT: Mr Adam Montgomerie; Mr Phil Findlay; Mr Roy Storie ; Mrs Jean McGinn, Mr Rod Kruse; Mrs Margaret Masterman.IN ATTENDANCE
: Councillor Sandra Goldie; CCCF - Stuart Lindsey (Ailsa Holdings); Peter Mason.MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
: Anne & Richard BoltonAPOLOGIES
: Mr A Guthrie; Mrs Thea Petticrew; P C John Hamil, Cllr Ann Galbraith; Councillor B Connolly2. Adoption of minutes for meeting of Tuesday 16 June 2009Proposed by Mr R Kruse, Seconded Mr Roy StoriMrs Margaret Masterman.
Mr Peter Mason and Mr Stuart Lindsey attended this meeting to inform us of the work of Carrick Community Councils’ Forum. As our meeting date coincides with their meeting we have been unable to join this Forum or even attend their meetings. However, they gave us an overview of this forum which was established in 2006 and their aims are to promote Carrick as “The best place to live, work visit and play”. It is their hope that if all Carrick Community Councils can work together they will be able to help one another, share information, take joint action, and use the Forum as a channel of information. It is hoped we will be able to send a representative even to occasional meetings but in the meantime Mr Lindsey will email any relevant information to us. This proved to be an interesting presentation and Mr Montgomerie thanked both for attending.
3. POLICE REPORT
: P C Hamil contacted the Secretary with his apologies and report as follows: Since the last meeting there have been thefts from Dunure Harbour - namely a boat, outboard motor, three barrels of diesel and a hammer drill. Two men were arrested on drugs offences (Carrick Hills)One family domestic dispute.The youths running reported to be running riot at Craig Tara were not in fact resident there but Gangs originating from Ayr who had been camping etc on Greenan Shore.Owing to credit crunch there has been an increase in opportunistic crimes, not necessarily house Breaking and asks everyone to be on their guard.4. COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
: Councillor Goldie and Councillor Low were advised of the problem of the road surface on Station Road from the 30mph sign down to the entrance to Waste Water Treatment Works. Also advised that although the hedge has been cut there is still no sign of the wall which is supposed to have been built. Councillor Goldie will contact Scottish Water to see what they have to say about this. Councillor Low hopes that a new road laying machine will help the council to do road repairs which are overdue in all parts of the county.5. OPEN FORUM:
Mrs Anne Bolton attended with her son Richard on the suggestion of Mr Philip Findlay. Mrs Bolton has been trying unsuccessfully to get South Ayrshire Council to help her with the problem of dampness in her house, and also explained about the lack of respite care she gets for Richard, not having had any at all for more than a year. Councillor Goldie took a note of the situation and she will chase this up and see what she can do6.
MATTERS ARISING:Site for bench.
Money has now been received from Scottish Water. Mrs Petticrew to be consulted as to how this area should be made up to S A C guidelines. Mr Findlay is aware of this and will keep area tidy until autumn when work will be done to bring this up to standard for South Ayrshire Council who will then keep grass cut.Labyrinth:
This has now been completed and as there was some money left over, Mr Guthrie hopes to have an official opening evening on Wednesday 2 September, with a barbecue and entertainment with the labyrinth being lit at dusk with tealights in glass jars.Limekiln Sign:
Mrs Masterman has spoken with Mr Tom Craig, owner of this construction and he is agreeable for the sign to be re-erected carefully without any damage to stoneworkWall at Kennedy Park.
Mrs Petticrew is dealing with this and it trying to contact the owners of the Tow Truck. It was suggested to her that the stone mason who will be working on the park barbecues will undertake this repair at a cost of £900, but as South Ayrshire Council does not have this kind of money at present it will have to be left at the moment.Balig Planning Application:
Mr Guthrie and Mrs McGinn attended a meeting in Kennedy Hall with Balig Farm neighbours who are very much against this development. We advised that as a Community council we had objected to this and Mr Guthrie suggested it was now time to go to Ayrshire Post for an article to let everyone know the extent of this development. A leaflet drop is planned and it has been suggested that objections can now be made via email to S A C. They will keep us updated on this.We are now looking
for another temporary co-optee from now until end of March 2010. If anyone is interested please let us know.Mr Montgomerie, Mr Guthrie, and Mrs McGinn
attended the preview of Dunure Art Class Annual Show. The standard of the work was high and with difficulty they chose a painting, the artist of which received a Drawrite Voucher donated by Community council. A letter of thanks was received from Mrs Masterman.Castle
: As a result of a letter to South Ayrshire Council, the castle has now been inspected and at first did not seem to think there was much of a problem here. However, Mr Findlay had a meeting with Mr John Gamble and took him round the castle pointing out the areas where it was accessible to members of the public but obviously not very safe. A report will be prepared as to work needing undertaken.A letter of thanks has been sent to Mr Eaglesham
for his years of dedication to the Community Council.7. FINANCIAL REPORT:
At 17 July the balance in our Administration Account amounted to £560.54.
Cheques cashed - £50 petty cash; £46 Signrite; £80 Stones for Labyrinth.
Community Hall Account amounts to £2491.72
8. CORRESPONDENCE:
South Ayrshire Council Development Plan - - Copy attached
Tenants & Residents Forum
Letter from Cathy Jamieson - Victims’ Commissioner.
Letter from S A C - Draft Housing Bill. South Ayrshire Tenants & Residents Forum’s response.
Letter from S A C - Draft Supplementary Planning Guide - Open Space and Designing Neew Residential Development. Copy can be viewed at
www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/Cathy Jamieson - The Climate Change Bill
Cathy Jamieson - Fighting Knife Crime form to fill in.
Planning Aid for Scotland - FREE workshop on Sat 12 September, Prestwick Academy.
S A C - Invitation to First South Ayrshire Local Planning Forum Meeting. 2 September at 6.30pm in Prestwick Academy.
Notice of Arthritis Care self-management course - Girvan on 1 & 8 September.
Thank you Letter From Margaret Masterman, Dunure Art Class.
SNH Summer Magazine
Parkers Bulbs 2009 Catalogue.
Ayr Concert Series dates.
PLANNING:
Balig Farm - Change of use to form holiday park
6 Fisherton avenue - Alterations and extensions to dwelling house.
Land at Greenan, Dunure Road - Residential development etc.
Humeston Farm - Installation of telecom. ApparatusDECISIONS
Withdrawn - Siting of portaloos at Dunure Harbour
Permitted: 6 Fisherton Avenue
Permitted: Prior Notification installations of telecom. Apparatus (Humeston Farm)
Withdrawn: Humeston Farm - Prior notification of erection of agri. Shed.
Permitted: 36 Arran View Change of use of agricultural land to form access.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
Mrs McGinn spoke about the need to register Septic Tanks which is apparently an EU directive which came into force in 2006. This costs £76 online and £103 if done by post. The charges were waived between November 2008 and May 2009 but no-one seems to have been informed about this and in a phone call to SEPA Secretary was advised the Newspapers did not think this was worth printing.
Meeting closed at 9.30pm and the next meeting will be held on Tuesday 15 September 2009.
Thursday 30 July 2009
Dunure Labyrinth Celebration day
Dunure Community Council
The Labyrinth project is now complete with a small amount of funding unspent “Awards for All” have agreed to the Community Council’s request to spend it on a Labyrinth Celebration Day to thank all volunteers who worked on project; and also to invite Dunure villagers and district to visit the Labyrinth in the Kennedy Park on Wed.2nd. Sept. 2009.
The Park and Hall Committee should have the permanent stone-built B.B.Q. installed in the area just above by then, and there will be beef burgers or vegeburgers for all.
Towards dusk we plan to light the labyrinth with as many night lights as can be placed round the pathway and therefore ask everyone to bring a clear empty jam jar.
Claire Hewitt, an accomplished, professional singer, harpist, storyteller has already agreed to attend- but more details available nearer the date, will be posted on notice board.
Dunure Labyrinth Celebration day
Dunure Community Council
The Labyrinth project is now complete with a small amount of funding unspent “Awards for All” have agreed to the Community Council’s request to spend it on a Labyrinth Celebration Day to thank all volunteers who worked on project; and also to invite Dunure villagers and district to visit the Labyrinth in the Kennedy Park on Wed.2nd. Sept. 2009.
The Park and Hall Committee should have the permanent stone-built B.B.Q. installed in the area just above by then, and there will be beef burgers or vegeburgers for all.
Towards dusk we plan to light the labyrinth with as many night lights as can be placed round the pathway and therefore ask everyone to bring a clear empty jam jar.
Claire Hewitt, an accomplished, professional singer, harpist, storyteller has already agreed to attend- but more details available nearer the date, will be posted on notice board.
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