Draft Minutes Fossoway and District Community Council
6th October, Blairingone Primary School
Attending: CCllrs: Sandy Morrison, Kevin Borthwick, Trudy Duffy, Alastair Lavery ; Cllrs Mike Barnacle, Dave Cuthbert, and Joe Giacopazzi ; 14 members of the public.
Apologies: CCllr Graham Pye; Angus Cheape, Cllr Willie Robertson
Declarations of Interest: None.
Police report: no officer was able to attend. There were no reports of any crime in our area.
Minutes of the previous meeting: Minutes were amended: Mike Barnacle is not creating a car park in Drummond Park but is looking at wider parking issues and the impact of parking on the Main Street. After this amendment the minutes were signed off.
Matters Arising
Crook Moss Travellers’ Site: Sandy reported that are still problems with noise from some of the generators although some are now screened and put down the embankment. The travellers have complied with PKC’s request to put the generators down the bank. It is hoped that the site can sign up to mains electricity, which would address the noise issue. At the recent DMC meeting the following conditions were set: to complete the access road, address the noise and the landscaping/fencing within the next two months, and address the waste water within twelve months. One problem is that there seems to be conflicting information: the CC are told that the Drum waste water treatment has no spare capacity, while the Travellers are being promised they can connect to it soon.
Lambhill Chipping plant: Cllr Cuthbert explained that last month the review board had deferred a decision pending a site visit and further information being provided by the developer. A site visit is still not organised (despite requests dating back a year); the plant has stopped and the timber is being moved.
A977 Defects and Mitigation Measures: Cllr Barnacle reports that investigations are being made into whether the A977 should be re-trunked. Transport Scotland now says that the signage will not be amended, the A985/A9 are not the preferred routes north anymore. That added to the fact that sat-navs send the traffic up the A977 makes the A977 the busiest route for HGVs in Perth and Kinross. Re-trunking the road may result in some money from the Scottish Government for the upkeep and mitigation measures, as Perth and Kinross Council is not going to spend any money on this road.
CC Membership: A total of six nominations for the CC were received by the closing date for applications. Since there were fewer nominations than the maximum number of members allowed, the six nominees will become the members of the CC as per November. Sandy explained that in the absence of nominations being received by the closure date it is possible to co-opt other people on to the Community Council from May onwards.
Station Road Adoption: Cllr Barnacle reported that of the 15 residents, 13 are agreed to contribute and 2 will not contribute. The next step is to organise a residents’ meeting with road officers to determine whether this can move forward with 13 people agreed.
Boundary Commission: Cllr Cuthbert, who has done of lot of work on this, explained the implications of the proposal, and the flaws in the Boundary Commission’s analysis. The CC has submitted an objection and encourages everyone else to do so. Information on what to include can be found on Facebook or in the Kinross Newsletter. Comments can be lodged by letter or directly on the LGBC’s website at https://www.consultation.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/node/31 and must be submitted by 22nd October. Ways on getting involved: Sign the petition (see Facebook), lobby the commission, send a letter of objection and tell others about this issue.
Powmill Bloom Group: Is continuing to thrive and has recently received a grant of £1500 from the Kinross-shire fund.
Crook Moss Community Involvement: Sandy reports that the Moss has now been acquired by a group who are sympathetic to the Community’s concerns and involvement. In the future we may look at ways of making the Moss more accessible; through walks, access for children etc.
Lambhill Forestry Site: Lynn Daley from the Forestry Commission attended the meeting and updated the community on the access situation with an available map. There are 4 access points. The Forestry Commission hopes to link the paths to the Core Path network. There were some questions from the public regarding access for horses and access close to the chipping plant. There is a distinction between industrial use (when the owner can deny access on health and safety grounds) and agricultural use, when access falls under the access legislation. Lynn proposed to set a day for a walkabout. This will be announced on Facebook.
A977 Roadside Drains: At the last meeting Cllr Robertson took an action to request clearing of these drains, since they are no longer cleaned on a routine basis. Kevin passed on Cllr Robertson’s report that they have now been cleaned.
Signage at Vicar’s Bridge Road: Last month a MoP noted that this road was only signed from one end. PKC has now requested a replacement.
Rumbling Bridge Hydro Scheme: Hugh Wallace gave an update. The work is to start very soon; there is a meeting on Thursday 15 October in Crook of Devon Village Hall for people interested taking out shares in the Hydro Scheme. See Facebook for latest news.
Matters Arising With No Update Since Last Meeting
Landscape Areas – Kinross-shire: Opportunity to ask for change in the upcoming MIR.
Bollards Opposite Crook Village Hall: Awaiting a report from PKC Roads Department on how the safety of this section of road could be improved.
New Business
Farm Snow Ploughs: Kevin passed on Cllr Robertson’s report that this winter a farmer will not be able to use his snow plough, but the Council are going to deal with this problem.
Potholes in Craigend Road: Cllr Giacopazzi /Dave Cuthbert: from 26 October this road will be closed for two weeks to carry out maintenance.
Safer Route to School – Drum: A member of the public contacted the CC who would like a safer route for children to walk to school along the B9097. A request was made for a 40mph speed limit on the B9097 at the sewage works to slow the traffic and make it safer for children, for dog walkers, for walkers and cyclists to use the road and access Drum and the walk to the kennels. Cllr Barnacle reported that he would look into it; there may be a little budget for Safer Routes to School, and it could tie in with possible development proposals in Crook of Devon.
State of Road Through Drum and Missing Grit Bin: Kevin passed on Cllr Robertson’s report that he had contacted Stuart D’All about the condition of the road, and that the grit bin there was missing. No update yet.
Noise Problem from Solsgirth House Hotel: A MoP has contacted the CC about noise from evening events at Solsgirth House Hotel. Although they live in Clacks, the hotel is in P&K. PKC’s Environmental Health department are investigating. The residents and the owner/manager have met and the latter promised to take action, but has failed to do so. The managers/ duty managers do not seem to have a lot of control about the noise the wedding party makes. The marquee is not a licenced premise, but they get an occasional licence for functions. Cllr Giocapazzi is on the Licencing Board and will investigate. See also Planning below.
Community Council Business
Meetings Attended: Trudy attended the meeting on the Boundary Commission’s proposals for Kinross-shire.
Councillors’ Reports
Dave Cuthbert: Street party in Kinross on 3 October was well attended. Feedback on the party of those at the meeting who attended was very positive.
Joe Giacopazzi: Nothing other than already described above.
Mike Barnacle: All the proposals for the Local Development Plan Report of Handling are submitted. We will need to see how well the comments after local consultations will be incorporated; many of the development sites put forward will not be needed at present. Also, at the next DMC the Shiehallion site near the Scout camp will come up. Possibly a proposal for a less densely developed site will find favour. However, there is the question of waste water and drainage: the Drum plant is full and connecting in the Crook of Devon plant (over the river) is less likely. Anything attached to the Drum plant is also deemed to be in the Loch leven catchment area. The report fails to address these issues.
Planning Matters
15/01655/FLL. Variation of condition 1 of permission 11/01354/FLL (temporary erection of a marquee for use as function venue.) Solsgirth House, Solsgirth, Dollar FK14 7NZ. Extend period for a further year.
We recognise and acknowledge the noise issue, but that can be dealt with through the Licencing Board. In itself there is no reason for the CC to comment on this application. No Community Council comment
15/01594/IPL. Erection of a dwelling house (in principle.) Land 50 Metres North East of Cocklaw, Powmill.
15/01530/FLL. Erection of a dwelling house. Land 90 Metres South West of Craiglaw, Poultry Farm Cottage, Powmill.
Object as contrary to Housing in the Countryside policy.
15/01526/FLL. Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse. Fairview, Drum, Kinross KY13 0UN.
No Community Council comment
15/01461/IPL. Erection of dwelling house (in principle). Land 30 Metres West of Drumgarland, Crook Of Devon
Due to the need for comments by 26th September, this proposal was discussed by email. An objection was lodged as contrary to Policy PM1B(c), due to the scale of the building in relation to the plot, and concerns about flooding.
15/01206/FLL. Erection of a dwelling house. Newhall Farm, Solsgirth, Dollar FK14 7NE.
Date for comment (30th September) is past.
Correspondence: All the correspondence was available for viewing.
AOCB:
A member of the public has noticed that in Blairingone, cars are often driving though the red light. Is there a possibility for a camera to be fitted on the traffic lights, to record such an offence? We will investigate.
Draft Agenda for Next CC Meeting
Welcome and Apologies, Declarations of Interest, Community Policing, Minutes of last meeting. Presentation by SEPA.
Matters arising: Crook Moss Travellers’ Site, Lambhill Chipping Plant, A977 Mitigation, CC Membership, Station Road Adoption, Boundary Commission, Powmill Bloom Group, Blairingone War Memorial, Crook Moss Community Involvement, Lambhill Forestry Site. Community Councillors: Meetings Attended, PKC Councillors’ Reports, Planning, Correspondence, AOCB
Next Meeting: Tuesday 3rd November 2015 7:30 pm
Powmill Moubray Hall
All Welcome
