News & Minutes
Minutes of Meeting
Blairingone Primary School, Tuesday 7th February 2012
1. Attending: S Morrison, K Bothwick, S Anderson, R Paterson, A Cheape, Cllr. M Barnacle,
11 Members of the Public (MoP).
Apologies: T Duffy -Wigman, A Lavery, Cllr K. Baird, Cllr W. Robertson.
2. Declarations of interest: There were no declarations of interest.
3. Community Policing: No Police officer present – However report sent: Personal/ Shed / Multi-function alarms are available from Tayside Police at competitive prices – contact Community Safety Department on 01738 892642 for details. A Safer Internet awareness day for parents and carers of young people will be held at Perth cinema on 1st March. Contact Catriona Lang on 01738 477861 or claing@pkc.gov.uk to book places at one of the four presentations that day. A Bogus Callers/Scam Busters Seminar will be held at AK Bell Library on 28th March from 09:30 -13:30. Contact PC Lesley McDonald or Ian Thomson on 01738 892642 to book. (By email: Victoria Riches, community police officer apologises for her absence, they were called to a 999 call when the meeting was on. She asked to add the following to the police report:
Recent crimes - Between 13/01 - 16/01 - Breahead farm, Rumbling Bridge - theft of 1000 litres of heating oil - Under enquiry.
Actions from previous meetings - Speeding complaint in Carnbo, This has been highlighted to the Road Policing Unit and speed checks will continue to be carried out in the area.)
4. Minutes of the last meeting: Were approved.
5. Progress & Matters Arising
a. War Memorial, Blairingone: S Anderson reports that she had contacted the interested parties but got no replies. John McCrone (Planning) said that permission and listed building consent required, however the fees would be reduced to £80 if the CC was applying. Grants Direct may be able to provide funding, if not the CC could fund it themselves.
Action: Sheila to apply for a grant and submit the Planning Application simultaneously.
b. Community Speed Watch Programme: Rod passes on information from Trudy – she attended the meeting in January with head of Tayside Traffic. Initially this will be trialled in Crook of Devon based on surveys, prosecution numbers etc. Will roll out to other villages (including Carnbo) if successful. 12-16 volunteers already signed up will be trained and work in pairs recording speed with laser gun, which will be kept in the Village shop. Vehicles exceeding limit by more than 10% will have number and colour recorded and details passed to Tayside Police who will write to offender. These records will be used in the event of any official action later. MoP asks if this is going to result in local people being harassed. Answer is that this will be extensively publicised and aim is to change mind-set of drivers. There was considerable discussion on the item which was generally welcomed.
Cllr Barnacle reports that the automatic speed signs on A977 will be operating shortly after long discussions. Kinross CC have proposed that it might be useful to make the A977 a trunk road so it would get more finance – they will liaise with this CC who are against the idea.
c. Devon Lade: Sandy reports that this will be progressed when weather permits.
d. Church Car Park: Sandy reports that the Church is still progressing this through their legal people.
Action: Sandy to follow up when church have progressed to planning application stage.
e. Roadside Trees: Last meeting MoP asked about trees after winds – will Council review this? MoP reports that there’s an overhanging branch on the Millennium Walk. There was some discussion and it was established that it is the landowners responsibility to take care of trees which overhang or come down on the roads.
f. Olympic Flame
Trudy to follow up.
6. Tayside and Local Development Plans
Cllr Barnacle reports that there will be consultations about the local plan. He’s intending to give presentations about them to local residents on 23rd February at Institute, Crook of Devon (covering Carnbo, CofD and Drum), 28th February at Moubray Hall, Powmill (covering Powmill and Rumbling Bridge) and 27nd March at Blairingone Primary School (covering Blairingone) all at 7:30pm. Comments on the local plan are needed by 10th April. PKC are also running information sessions on Saturday 18 February (10-3.30) and Saturday 14 March (2-8pm) both at Loch Leven Community Campus.
7. Fossoway School Fete
A Roberts reports that the Fete will be on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend. It was noted that P&KC have decided not to make the Monday a Bank Holiday and hence all the schools will be open that day. Does anyone know if it’s allowed to put signs, etc., on lamp posts? Previously this had been done. Assistance from other organisations is welcome. MoP asks if there’s any news about beacons for Jubilee in this area – CC will enquire. The CC strongly recommends the community supports the Fete on Saturday 2 June.
8. Community Council Business - Meetings Attended:
Kinross-shire Community Council Network – Alistair to report next meeting.
T-in-the Park – Full minutes available, but highlights: Additional numbers to be allowed on Friday (so they are the same as Saturday and Sunday) but no more camping spaces. Hence 500-600 more vehicle movements expected. Cllr Barnacle noted that all four local councillors objected to this increase but the Licensing Authority approved it anyway. A request was made for verge cutting on back roads to be done at the time of the festival. Next meeting will be May or June.
Community Speed Watch – See matters arising above.
CPKCC – Kevin reports on discussion to create “champion” from each CC that would stand for election at the next Council election - this idea didn’t receive much support and was opposed by FDCC. There is a proposal to remove fees to join the CPKCC from next year, to encourage more attendance. This CC still believes that the CPKCC should be disbanded.
Dunning Glen – Sandy attended meeting 7th February. Kevin organised the removal by an external contractor of 1.7 tons of litter! Discussion about supplementing earth banks with big boulders and grit bins to discourage parking. Also the provision of big concrete bins might encourage more responsible litter disposal. Police will visit more often during summer months. Public should report any activities or obstruction to Police at once so they get a better view of the problem.
9. PKC Business, Councillor Barnacle’s Report: Carnbo Post Box will be replaced as soon as possible. Loop road between Drum and A81 may receive traffic calming measures - this road might be used by lorries from the proposed Glen Quey Quarry. Burnfoot Hill Wind Farm – Cllr Barnacle has called for a moratorium on any further Wind Farms in the Ochils. The Core Paths plan was approved in December – a number of paths have been removed from the plan including the one in Crook of Devon linking Institute to Church. MoP notes that some landowners have not been notified about core paths on their land – Cllr Barnacle will investigate. MoP suggests that the CC adds a link to the Core Path plan from its web site, this will be done. MoP asks if bridge at Rumbling Bridge will be replaced – Cllr Barnacle says PKC say not at present because no funding, not ideal location and alternative available. There was considerable discussion and it was agreed that because it was part of the Millennium Walk and was used by children, parents with push chairs and members of the public who were not able to negotiate the alternative route, it should be replaced. The CC would write to PKC on this matter.
10. Planning Applications
12/00025/FLL. Land to the Rear of Vicar's Bridge Road, Blairingone. Erection of a dwelling house. Comments by 8 February 2012.
A four bedroom house and garage on a small site between houses on Main Street and Helmside and Viewfield on Vicar’s Bridge Road. This is very similar to withdrawn application 11/00952/FLL.
CC Will not comment on this application.
Representative of Thompson Homes reports that the housing development in Rumbling Bridge is being scaled back (both in area and number of houses) and fuller details will be provided at the next meeting.
The person involved in the erection of two wind turbines at Bankhead Farm asked why the CC had rejected the proposal when the turbines were not on the top of the hill and screening was being provided. The Chairman explained that it had been investigated and the proposal contravened the two policies quoted. However, if this proved to be incorrect then the council would not take the objection into account. There was considerable discussion on this matter.
11. General Correspondence: All outgoing and incoming correspondence was available for viewing.
12. A.O.C.B: Rod reports that there have been three recent thefts of diesel from Commercial vehicles, using drums found on site and bypassing anti-siphon devices – all be aware.
MoP reports that there is congestion of buses, cars, taxis at Yetts of Muckhart during morning and evening rush hours – Unfortunately this is outside our area.
MoP reports that three times this month he’s found large lorries stuck at Vicar’s Bridge because the sign warning it’s unsuitable for long vehicles is too far down the road. Cllr Barnacle will look into getting it moved or supplemented. CC should also write to PKC requesting same.
50 metres either side of Vicar’s Bridge itself isn’t getting gritted or ploughed because it’s on the boundary between the two councils and the vehicles turn round on each side of the bridge. CC should mention this in the same letter as previous item.
Draft agenda next meeting:
• Welcome and apologies
• Declarations of interest
• Minutes of last meeting
• Matters arising
• Community Council Business
• Councillors’ reports
• Planning applications
• Presentation by Thomson Homes on Rumbling Bridge
• Presentation by Hugh Wallace, Glendevon Energy
• Change of date for June meeting to 12 June.
• Correspondence
• A.O.C.B
Next meeting: Tuesday 6th March 2012, 7.30pm
Fossoway Primary School
All Welcome