- The 'Beachwatch' litter pick has been confirmed as 10am - noon on Saturday 15 September. The Sailing Club and Viking Forest Project are participating, in addition to many other local people. It will cover 100 yards west from the Pier. Meeting point: Sailing Club. The Tidy Up Shotley campaign was “piggybacking”; the two additional meeting points being Kirkton Close green and the Village Hall.
- To progress efforts to tackle the increase in anti-social behaviour in the Parish, an informal meeting with the Safer Neighbourhood Team, Police and Babergh DC will be held in September.
- On behalf of a resident of Lloyd Road, District Cllr Roberts expressed concern at ongoing serious vandalism and abuse. However, to remedy this the police needed the culprits' identities.
- There has been further vandal damage to the Kingsland and Lloyd Road play areas.
- Despite part funding being in place and the ideas and aspirations of the Parish, the tennis courts redevelopment project continues to be delayed by lack of project management capacity. Babergh Communities Together are to be approached. Anyone with these skills who is interested in helping to improve community facilities, please email info@myshotley.com .
- The HMS Ganges exhibition weekend was very well attended. Several Parish Councillors assisted parishioners with queries from the PC perspective. Some queries were raised by the PC, including the future of the swimming pool and the condition of the mast.
- MyShotley.com has the exhibition boards for those who missed it or wish to have a closer look at Haylink's proposals.
- A deadline extension will be requested to enable the next PC meeting to consider the Ganges spine road planning application.
- Some residents believed it was the Marina's intention to
provide alternative vehicular access via School Lane / Battery Lane during the forthcoming replacement of King Edward VII Drive and strongly objected. The Council felt that neither road was suitable for any sustained amount of traffic and a suitable alternative must be found.
- The Council agreed
Proposed Traffic Regulation Order (parking restrictions) for Queen Victoria Drive and Bristol Hill, though reserved
the right to request traffic calming measures be incorporated at a later date.
- Following an incident in the Lower Harlings area, a resident requested that the speed limit be reduced. C.Cllr Wood advised that lowering speed limits was only considered due to human fatalities. However, it was agreed to request that SCC Highways carry out a speed survey at midpoint in Bristol Hill.
- Concerns were expressed about the apparent lack of properly regulated waste treatment at the Boatyard, King Edward VII Drive. A letter was agreed to be sent to the Environment Agency.
- The PC had no objection to the planning applications relating to
Rose Farm House.
- The Parish Council will object to the applications to extend numbers 4 and 8 Lower Harlings, on the grounds that the size of the proposed extension is disproportionate to existing dwellings and loss of two bed homes.
- The application to
demolish Shotley Lodge, Queen Victoria Drive and replace it with eight apartments, was also objected to. This was mainly because there had been no traffic impact assessment, no improvements for pedestrian access, and the loss of an important amenity to local community. Cllrs felt that should permission be granted for anything other than its current use then appropriate compensation to the community should be made.
- Planning had been granted by Babergh to
1 Brickfield Terrace, Wades Lane and Linfield, The Street.
- The Clerk will contact the Woodland Trust following complaints received from Great Harlings residents backing onto Ganges Wood about overgrowth and potential fire risk.
- Concerns had been raised by residents about the new Ipswich Buses service (202) adjusting its timetable to cream off the high volume of passengers from Gemini / Far East (98). Enquiries had confirmed that little can be done, as the SCC-supported 98's timetable is fixed but the commercial 202 service can be changed.
- The situation involving dog faeces at the rear of a property in Orwell View Road had been resolved due to the Parish Council's actions.
- Cty Cllr Wood's report
- Finance report
- The next meeting is on 20 September (7.15pm in the large committee room, Village Hall)
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