Draft Minutes Meeting Fossoway and District Community Council
Tuesday 5th March 2013, Blairingone Primary School
Attending: Sandy Morrison, Trudy Wigman-Duffy, Alastair Lavery, Kevin Borthwick, Angus Cheape, Sheila Anderson, Cllrs M Barnacle, J Giacopazzi, D Cuthbert, W Robertson and 9 Members of the Public (MoP).
Apologies: Rod Paterson, Graham Pye
Declarations of interest: None
Community Policing: PC Sadie Allan reported a rise in rural thefts, mostly quad bikes, farm equipment and fuel oil. There is now an action plan “Operation Purvis” to address the problem. Vigilance is called for and any information should be given to police.
The non-emergency number to contact the police is 101
The CC asked for feedback on the Community Speed Check operation. Other community groups were interested to pursue it if it had been a success.
Minutes of the previous meeting: There were no amendments so the minutes were signed off.
Outh Muir Wind Farm: Tom Wood, Community Liaison Officer, gave a talk about the proposed Wind Farm on Outh Muir. An application has not been lodged yet, but he is inviting a member of the CC to join the group in order to feed back information to the community. This will enable them to be aware of local issues, such as noise impact, visual impact, flora, aircraft, birds, and water course impact. Also the community benefit aspect. The 6 turbines proposed are 115m tall and will be seen across a large area. Public meetings planned are 18th March, Saline, 19th March Oakley, and possibly Knockhill on 20th March. Next Committee meeting 18th March 7:15pm at Knockhill.
Matters arising:
• Blairingone War Memorial: Nothing further to report.
• Crook of Devon Church Car Park: Nothing further to report. Subsequent meeting at which church requested support for funding applications. Sandy agreed that the Community Council would assist if possible.
• Signposting Core Paths and Rights of Way: Dave Stubbs gave the details of signage proposals in the area. The plan is ready to go ahead and he is consulting with local farmers/land owners, in order to get the way-markers in the best position and with the correct information. There was considerable discussion on this item. Farmers are concerned about paths going through land containing vulnerable/dangerous livestock at certain times of the year, ie. lambing, calving etc. Signage to warn dog owners in particular was considered to be important, with particular signage stressing the dangers at calving time, indicating the months that this would apply. There was also concern about the amount of signage on particular routes, and Mr. Stubbs said he would consult with the affected landowners. Core Paths in Blairingone and Carnbo are to follow in future years. The CC thanked Mr. Stubbs for attending the meeting to assist in the discussion.
• Lambhill Wood Chip Plant at Blairingone: Awaiting feedback. Alastair would write again to PKC.
• Travellers’ Site at Crook Moss, Crook of Devon: A generator has been relocated and the noise from it has abated. Environmental officers from PKC said that there should be a condition that the site was connected to mains electricity. However PKC legal dept. had advised that this was not enforceable. The legal basis on this condition had been queried, and a response from PKC legal dept, stated that they could not discuss the basis of the advice as it was covered by legal privilege. The CC proposed to challenge this interpretation.
• There is still no answer as to why the site is needed considering the local, and surrounding, area has the largest concentration of sites in Scotland.
• Glenquey Quarry: nothing further to report.
• Crook of Devon water supply: no further complaints so the matter is to be dropped.
• Glendevon Pollution Incident: Nothing further to report.
• B9097: Resurfacing work now scheduled for 18th March for two weeks. A977 in Blairingone, re-scheduled to 22nd to 29th April.
CC Business:
Green Routes: We had been notified that the loop- road green route has been extended to the old road leading to the back Crook. At the meeting Cllr. Giacopazzi advised that this had been extended to cover the whole of the U222 at the meeting considering green routes. The CC thanked Cllr Giacopazzi for his efforts in having the route extended. It was pointed out by members of the public that the widening of the footpath along the A977 between Powmill and Rumbling Bridge meant that there would be no barrier between the footpath and the A977 (a very busy road), which would increase the danger to children walking and cycling. The CC supported this view and asked the PKC councillors to take the point up.
T in the Park: Kevin and Trudy attended a meeting about T in the Park. There were few points raised as it had all gone well last year. However, there were concerns about amplified music in the camp site being allowed until 2am.
CPKCC: Kevin had attended a CPKCC meeting. There were only 3 people present so there was no quorum.
It was recommended by those present that the CC organised a quorum in order to close the organisation through lack of interest.
Local Development Plan Stakeholder Evaluation: Alastair attended a meeting to discuss the Local Development Plan Stakeholder Evaluation. The aim was to improve the consultation on the Local Development Plan when it comes up for review in 5 years time, with a new plan in 10 years. PKC were first to submit their plan to the Scottish Government, which would take around 6 months to process. After much consultation, it is felt that we have ended up with much of what we wanted. There is to be a zoned site for houses in Blairingone.
PKC Councillors’ reports:
Cllr W Robertson: Willie reported that budget cuts were inevitable, resulting in less grass cutting etc. The Council were seeking to achieve a surplus to avoid future cuts and to keep money for staff severance pay when reducing the service.
Cllr D Cuthbert: Dave reported that he had a meeting with local residents on the Muirhead Stables road to the Fife border in Blairingone. Progress was being made and 2 passing places were to be provided by P&K. It was acknowledged that the 3 passing places already provided were too small.
Cllr M Barnacle: Mike has asked for a meeting with J Valentine to deal with the A977 mitigation measures. He also commented that 45 minutes given in Council to discuss the region’s budget was insufficient. He also feels that the representations about the Local Plan were ignored.
Planning:
13/00359/FLL. Extension to dwellinghouse. Larachbeg, Drum, Kinross, KY13 0UN. A single storey extension. Recommendation. No Community Council comment.
13/00328/FLL. Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse and erection of retaining wall. Littlerigg, Dunning Glen, Dollar, FK14 7LD. Recommendation. No Community Council comment.
13/00331/FLL. Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse . The Meadows, Vicar's Bridge Road, Blairingone, Dollar, FK14 7LR.. Recommendation. No Community Council comment.
13/00318/PN. Erection of a storage/workshop. Mayen Of Tullibole, Crook Of Devon, Kinross KY13 0UL. Recommendation. No Community Council comment.
13/00289/AML. Erection of a dwellinghouse (approval of matters specified in conditions) (plot 2). Land Opposite Devonbank, Crook Of Devon. Recommendation. No Community Council comment.
13/00229/IPL. Erection of dwellinghouse for agricultural worker (in principle). Land 550 Metres South of Middleton Fossoway. Recommendation. PKC be asked to ensure agricultural use.
Application not discussed at meeting.
13/00117/FLL. Change of use and extension of existing building to form a stable block, Cairnfold House, Blairingone, Dollar, FK14 7ND
Correspondence: Full list was circulated to the attendees.
AOCB: The snack bar at Powmill was discussed and the CC agreed to email Cllr. Barnacle and say, as a result of the planning decision, there was now a considerable amount of litter and parking of vehicles causing obstruction. In addition it would appear that this additional temporary facility had precipitated the closure of the village shop, which was the only amenity in the village.
A member of the public raised the matter of signage at Gartwhinzean Loan which he had taken up with the council in 2011 but no action had been taken. The CC would follow this up. Also the state of the hotel site, and redundant signage was an eyesore and the CC was requested to ask Mr. K Thompson to take some action.
Draft Agenda for Next CC Meeting
• Welcome and Apologies
• Declarations of Interest
• Community Policing
• Minutes of last meeting
• Matters arising:
o Blairingone War Memorial
o Church Car Park
o Core Path Signposting
o Lambhill wood Chip Plant
o Traveller’s Site Crook Moss
o B9097 and A977 Road works
o Green Routes
o Outh Muir Wind Farm
o Catering Kiosk Powmill
o Gartwhinzean Hotel Site
o Gartwhinzean Loan signage
• Community Councillors - Meetings Attended
• PKC Councillors’ Reports
• Planning Applications
• Correspondence
• AOCB
Next Meeting: Tuesday 2nd April, 7:30 pm
Carnbo Village Hall. All welcome!
