Draft Minutes Fossoway and District Community Council
4th September 2018, Blairingone Primary School

Attending: Community Cllrs Cameron Brown, Angus Cheape, Trudy Duffy and Carol Farquhar; P&K Cllrs Mike Barnacle, Callum Purves and Richard Watters; Eight Members of the Public (MoP)
Apologies: CCllrs Graham Pye and Jennifer Donachie; P&K Cllr Willie Robertson.
Declarations of Interest: CCllr Angus Cheape declared an interest in ???????????

Police report: Unfortunately, no officer was able to be present at the meeting. There were no incidents to note in our area since the last CC Meeting from the Commander’s Reports received via Perth and Kinross Community Watch.

Minutes of the previous meeting: The minutes of the previous meeting were signed off without amendment.

Matters Arising
Blairingone School Estate Transformation: A statutory consultation meeting will be held on Thursday 6th September at Fossoway Primary School. A further meeting will take place on Tuesday 18th September at Blairingone Primary School. The basis of this consultation is formed around the earlier paper presented to committee allowing parents and members of the public to make comment – this will inform the final paper presented to committee. Cllr Barnacle was assured that parents in Blairingone have been informed of the dates of the meetings, he has taken measures to ensure due procedure has been followed. Cllr Barnacle suggested the option of a shared headship between schools allowing the building to be kept open has not been fully explored. CCllr Duffy called for a parent from Blairingone School to join the Community Council as an associate member. Tam Carroll of Barnhill Farm volunteered to become an associate member and informed the meeting that local parents have been active in going to the press and Scottish Government on this issue.
Roadworks: The closure of Rumbling Bridge for resurfacing was completed three days early, allowing the 23 bus service to resume its normal route. Cllr Barnacle discussed this matter with the public transport unit requesting reasons as to why the alternative 23 route provided did not offer a service equal to that which had been disrupted. CCllr Duffy received numerous comments from local parents that there was not enough notice that this bus service was to be disrupted and it is felt a community transport initiative is now desperately needed.
Lambhill: The Reporter’s decision on the appeal against the refusal of application 17/01227/FLL Change of use of agricultural shed to general storage and distribution has been received. Although the Reporter upheld the appeal she imposed conditions on operating hours, dust and noise control.
Hydro Scheme Fund: George Lawrie will attend the November meeting of this CC to update us with the plans for the new bridge.
Crook and Drum Growing Together: CCllr Duffy reported that the village came second place in the Kinross shire Civic Trust Best Kept Village competition and that it was felt the village is looking much better. Bulb planting will be starting soon, keep an eye on local notice boards and the Community Council’s Facebook page for updates.
Powmill in Bloom: CClr Farquhar attended the Presentation Evening for the Best Kept Village Competition hosted by the organisers. It was a lively and informative evening where all the villages and hamlets were encouraged to continue their efforts and take part in future competitions.
Powmill Play Park: CCllr Farquhar reported that the play park is due to be refurbished in the next financial year. At the previous CC meeting there was local interest in a cricket pitch at Powmill Play Park, the Sports Hub have offered to help apply for a grant that will hopefully provide this.
Fossoway Gathering: CCllr Duffy reported that the gathering will go ahead on Saturday 25th May 2019. The group are currently looking at finalising a location for the event.
LDP2: The final version of the plan was approved by the full council on 29th August without the inclusion of any additional sites. Two amendments were added by our local members. The first sought to strengthen the policy on the number of properties in a development area. The second amendment asks the reporter to ensure that any developments should consider impact on the roads through our villages, and make appropriate mitigation, including developments outside our county. The next stage will be the appointment of a reporter to decide on the proposed plan, which will then take a further six to eight months to form a final decision.
Ivy Cottage: Cllr Barnacle reported that it has been suggested that the CC and Bloom Group write to PKC raising concern that little has been done to improve this property to a habitable standard.
Blairingone War Memorial: Cllr Barnacle reported that a meeting has been held between Profile Projects and PKC Roads Department. It is hoped this will result in the project to relocate the memorial moving forward once existing planning issues are resolved.

Matters Arising with no update since last meeting:
Crook Moss Travellers Site and A977 Mitigation - No information at present.

New Business
40 MPH Speed Limit, Drum: A member of the public corresponded with the CC regarding the 40mph speed limit at Drum and whether it was going ahead. Local councillors confirmed it will be going ahead.
Kinross-shire Forum: Cllr Purves attended the meeting where a traffic model for Kinross and Milnathort was presented; this looked at traffic flow, junctions within the towns and connections to surrounding areas. Cllr Watters found the ability to identify pinch points, such as outside schools, particularly Kinross primary, could be useful in testing amendments which could then be put in place to improve the flow of traffic. It was felt the model was a good tool for forward planning. Cllr Duffy reported that there was a lack of information presented relating to public transport with the focus being primarily on cars. Cllr Purves reported that there was considerable discussion on local democracy bringing decisions to a more local level, Cllr Purves will be circulating further information in the future and mentioned the possibility of an area committee being established. It is hoped these meetings will take place quarterly. One MoP raised concerns about community transport, CCllr Duffy felt that this forum could be a good platform to spend some time on the issue of community transport. Cllr Waters mentioned that this was discussed at an earlier Action Partnership meeting and this could be part of this group’s remit. This could take the form of a community bus, examples of which are already in place in Auchterarder.
Post Brexit: The Scottish Government is preparing a new Electoral Franchise Bill that will preserve the rights of EU citizens resident in Scotland to vote in local elections. This means that such residents are able to stand as Community Councillors.

Community Council Business - Meetings Attended
Kinross Fund: Cllr Cheape reported that there has been an application for mobility scooters at RSPB Vane Farm which was granted.
Sports Hub: CCllr Farquhar reported that the Sports Hub meeting has been postponed until later this month. The possibility of a sub-group for Fossoway is being explored. A questionnaire about possible improvements at the Kinross Skate Park has been uploaded to the Fossoway CC Facebook page.

P&K Councillors’ Reports
Mike Barnacle: The owners of Devonshaw Quarry have been established, and a letter has been sent regarding the existing state of the site. The planning bill is at Stage 2 for which Cllr Barnacle has suggested amendments relating to prioritising development on brownfield sites, equal right for third party appeals on major applications, and maintaining the 20m rule for neighbourhood notifications. There is a road closure on the B9097 from east Coldrain Junction from 11th of September. Two roads in Fossoway are being explored for adoption, Station Road Rumbling Bridge and Drummond Park. Two members of the public commented on the condition of the road to Seamab School and the Riding School and the possibility for this road to be improved or adopted. The Back Crook at Drum is due to be resurfaced from Monday 3rd for two weeks. The World War One Commemoration Committee has a meeting one week on Wednesday in the Village Inn, if anyone has any interest or information they are welcome to attend. Any farmers looking to apply for the farmer’s scheme for winter maintenance should start now. There is a conference on the Ochil Hills on the 10th November at Stirling University.
Callum Purves: The Community Investment Fund will be open for applications on Friday, 14th September until Friday, 18th October. It is a £1.2 million fund for the next two years, which means that there will be £50,000 available for Kinross-shire both this year and next year. The concept of the fund is to allow community groups and local organizations to apply for funding for projects that will benefit the local community. The decisions about funding for Kinross-shire will be made by a panel of Kinross-shire representatives, which will include ward councillors, a representative from each community council, and community members from the local action partnership.
Richard Watters: Action Partnerships – There is currently one application in for a representative on the partnership but there is still a place for more members, preferably from more rural parts of Kinross-shire to provide a more balanced group to help tackle rural issues and inequalities. The Life Long Learning Committee has a position for more members from other faiths and religions.

Planning Matters

New applications
18/01355/FLL Erection of a dwelling house, land 20 metres east of Craigielin, Gartwhinzean Loan, Powmill, FK14 7LQ. No CC comment.
18/01389/FLL Erection of dwelling house at land 100 metres south-east of Briglands Lodge, Rumbling Bridge. No CC comment.

Decided applications
18/00873/FLL Alterations to dwellinghouse, Hillsview, Powmill. Approved – The CC did not comment.
18/01296/IPL Renewal of permission (15/01053/IPL) residential development in principle) Land 30 metres north west of Sunnyside, Drum. Approved – The CC did not comment.
18/01018/FLL Alterations to dwellinghouse and erection of a fence, Vernon Mount, 2 Mill Gardens, Powmill. Approved – The CC did not comment.

Correspondence - All correspondence was available for viewing:

AOCB: One MOP raised concerns over public transport in the area and that transport links here need a major overhaul e.g. schoolchildren not being able to get a school bus from Rumbling Bridge to Fossoway School and having to walk along the main road. Cllr Barnacle felt there is definitely a need for a community transport solution to these problems.

Draft Agenda for Next CC Meeting
Welcome and Apologies, Declarations of Interest, Community Policing, Minutes of last meeting.
Matters arising: A977 Mitigation, Blairingone School Estate Transformation, Lambhill, Hydro Scheme Fund, Crook & Drum Growing Together, Powmill in Bloom, Fossoway Gathering, Blairingone War Memorial.
Community Councillors: Meetings Attended, PKC Councillors’ Reports, Planning, Correspondence, AOCB

Next Meeting: Tuesday 2nd October 2018 7:30 pm
Fossoway Primary School
All Welcome