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Queensferry Community Council
The Minutes of Meeting held 7.00pm Tuesday 8 July 2003
at the Community Centre, Phoenix Street, Sandycroft,
Flintshire
Present:
Councillors J.D. Vyse (Presiding) D. Clare, Mrs. L Clare, K.
Garrett, B. Humphries, Mrs. J. Jenkins, A. Parry, Mrs. E. Parry, Mrs. S. Wynn,
and the Clerk.
Consultative Arrangements
- Glendale Avenue parking problems/resolved.
- Wood Street parking problems/ continued monitoring
- Speeding cars/ continued monitoring and reported to traffic management
- Skateboard Park/ no update/ the future participants to be asked their
ideas for involvement in the venture.
- Leisure Centre fence/ further gap by Fairfield Road.
- Juveniles’ loitering at the Queensferry underpass.
- Reported thefts from several sheds.
1. Apologies for Absence
- Councillor J. Barker
- Councillor Miss C. Darlington
- Councillor D. Jones.
2. Minutes
The Minutes of the meeting
held 10 June 2003 were passed as a True and Correct Record
Proposed by Cllr. B Humphries and Seconded by Cllr. K. Garrett
Vote: 9. For 0. Against.
3. Matters Arising from the Minutes
Proposed Skate Park Facility / no new information received to date,
the Clerk would request an update from the Authority.
Proposal: speculative development of industrial units, Chemistry Lane,
Pentre, conditional permission granted, although these condition were still
under negotiation.
Flintshire County Council ‘traffic calming initiative’/ as no further
information on decisions made, were received, the Clerk would keep reminding
the Authority.
Security loft catches for elderly resident’s bungalows/ Cllr. Mrs Eileen
Parry would ascertain if the work had been completed.
The ‘Rolling Improvements Programme’
- Street Lights / additional & improvement: work nearing completion;
work outstanding in Bernsdale Close and Church View, Pentre.
- A new sleeve & 55w sox lantern was required on the cracked concrete
column outside 15 Hamilton Avenue, Sandycroft.
- Litter Bins / Instruction had been given to Flintshire Construction to
locate the bins outside Phoenix Court, Sandycroft and by the corner of
Church View, Pentre.
- Street Signs/ the Authority had replacement signs on order for Gladstone
Terrace, Pentre and
- Queens Street, Queensferry. The sign for Wood Street, Sandycroft had been
replaced.
- Sunken tarmac at rear of the old bank premises, Queensferry, although the
work had been completed, it was noted that the tarmac was cracking.
- Broken fence bordering Railway Terrace, Sandycroft/ the Clerk would endeavor
to ascertain who was responsible for repairs.
- Ditch / Queensferry / work not completed.
- Community Service/litter picking / the Clerk would remind the Adult
Offenders Organiser to contact the Chairman or Secretary of the Sandycroft
Community Centre,
- Ditch /Glendale Avenue to entry of Bernsdale Close/ the Clerk had written
to ascertain when the problem would be solved. It had been confirmed by
Authority that they did not own this land. The Clerk would contact the
Environment Agency Wales for a solution to this safety hazard, and would
also obtain a fencing quotation for their information. If no action was
forthcoming in one month, the Clerk would inform the Press of Councillors’
concern to children’s safety.
- Vice-Chairman’s chain of office/ manufacture in process
.
- Council Web site/ Cllr. Barker making enquires from the authority.
- The Garden Competition 2003/ten entry forms received. . Councillors A.
Parry, Mrs., E Parry & B. Humphries would escort the judge around the
gardens on 14 July. The prizes would be awarded at a later date and the
Press contacted.
Councillors Walkabouts/ Item for September Agenda
- Road surfaces requiring attention/ Fairfield Road & outside the
Catholic Church/ work would commence in July as part of Flintshire County
Council ‘patching programme’.
- Asda footpath, the manhole cover needing replacement, had been reported
to Asda.
- The Clerk would remind the Authority that the Leisure Centre fence is
still in need of attention.
- The Authority confirmed that the footpath outside the car showroom in
Sandycroft had been attended to.
- Changes to Bus Stop service/ Arriva had informed the Clerk that her
letter had been sent to the Authority.
The Authority had informed the Clerk that this change of bus stop was due
to the extensions of the local supermarket and although negotiations were
taking place with the supermarket, no action for the bus to stop in a more
convenient place for Queensferry shops was possible at present. The Clerk
would write to the Asda Construction Manager, outlining this problem.
- The ongoing problem of litter in Pentre had been reported.
- Gaps in the hedgerow, Pentre/as the Authority had still not carried out
any remedial work; the Environment Agency would be informed of this
safety hazard.
- Accounts for Year ended 31 March 2002
- The external auditor had confirmed that the Annual Return was complete;
this information had been put on the council notice boards.
4. To discuss the vacancy on Council for Queensferry Ward.
After discussion it was Proposed by Cllr. Denis Clare and Seconded by Cllr.
Mrs. Eileen Parry that Mr. David Roberts, who had indicated his willingness to
serve, if co-opted, be invited to join Queensferry Community Council. Vote: 8
For, Abstained 1.
5. Accounts for Payments
- Hacker Young, Chartered Accountants £141.00
- NWP Electrical Ltd £2,681.35
- NWP Electrical Ltd £62.68
- NWP Electrical Ltd £227.76
- Clerk’s salary June/July plus increment arrears £645.48
- Postage/stationery re-imbursements £ 38.83
Transfer £3,800.00
6. Correspondence Received.
- Grampian Country foods/Minutes/next meeting 5.00pm 1 September
- Flintshire County Council / conversion of pelican pedestrian Crossings at
B5129, Sandycroft , Leaches Lane, B5441, Queensferry, Station Road, to
Puffin Crossings, July/August 2003
- Arriva/ Bus service from Sandycroft to Queensferry.
- Asda Store / Transfer of justices’ off Licence
- North East Wales Trunk Road Agency/ information and one member of council
to be nominated to attend meetings at the Gateway to Wales Hotel
- Connah’s Quay Town Council / council's opinion required to the provision
of a Crematorium in Flintshire.
- The Clerk would write and inform Connah’s Quay Town Council that
Queensferry Community Council agreed in principle to a crematorium in
Flintshire, and wished to be kept informed regarding he whereabouts of
proposed sites.
- Flintshire Association Local Councils - Notice of Meetings to be held 17
July & 28 July
Cllr. B. Humphries agreed to attend the meeting of 17 July and Cllr. A.
Parry the meeting of 28 July.
- Flintshire County Council re: Mobile Office Visit, Station road,
Sandycroft 2-4pm 10 July.
The Clerk would contact the Authority and suggest the Community Centre, as a
more convenient venue.
Information received
- Flintshire Unitary Development Plan, progress and publication of deposit
draft.
- O2 re: Airwave Service/base station transmitters for mobile
communications.
- RBS Auditing solutions
- Wales Association of Community & Town Councils
- North Wales Police Authority
- Welsh Assembly Government / Partnership Council for Wales, information re:
newly appointed members.
- Welsh Assembly Government/ Disposal Of Land At Less Than Best Price/ Local
Government Act 1972: Draft General Disposal Consent (Wales) 2003.
- Flintshire Local Health Board, Agenda & Papers
- One Voice Wales / newsletter
- North Wales Regional Committee – Sustainable Waste Management in North
Wales
7. Planning Applications
: Change of Use of Part of Building to A1 retail
Location: Executive House,
Pierce Street, Queensferry.
As it had been confirmed that this application was for Executive House,
Pierce Street, Council had no objection, as long as parking issues were not a
problem in the vicinity.
: Erection of A non-illuminated Estate Name board
Location: Rectors Lane,
Pentre, Deeside. For: Floods properties & DEV. Co. Ltd.
: Erection of A non-illuminated Estate Name board
Location: Queensferry Industrial Estate, Pentre, Deeside. For: Floods
properties & DEV. Co. Ltd.
Objection was make to these two applications, as the size of the boards were
considered too large.
: Prior Approval Notice- Removal of Existing 20M high
Monopole, Implementation of A Replacement 20M high Monopole and Attachment of
Six Panel Antenna, two 300mm and one 600mm Dia. Dish Antenna
Location: J. Reid Trading Co
Ltd, Factory Road, Sandycroft. For: Vodafone Ltd.
The council had no objection.
Information only:
The Authority had granted conditional planning permission to:
: Erection of Replacement Porch
Location: 7 Phoenix Street,
Sandycroft
Also to:
Erection of A 1.8M High Palisade Security Fence
Location: Expressway Business
Park, Queensferry
The Authority had refused planning permission to:
: Renewal of Outline Planning Permission 00/7/223 to allow
residential development
Location: The Spinney, Station Road, Sandycroft.
8. Any Urgent Business
Queensferry
- Queensferry regeneration scheme/the Clerk would contact the Authority to
find out the date of commencement.
- Leisure Centre/ excessive noise and the fence required attention.
Pentre
- Resident complaining of dust pollution/ the Clerk would contact the
Environment Department to take further samples for analysis.
- Chemistry Lane/ excessive noise from the stone crushing manufacture.
- Gaps in the hedgerow
- Continuing litter problem
Sandycroft
- Overgrown hedge problems/ corner of Phoenix Street/Evansleigh Drive &
Station Road.
- Bus Shelters/ Adshell to be contacted, as a replacement shelter was
required opposite Sandycroft dry cleaners and an additional shelter required
outside the food processing factory.
- Empty derelict house/ unfinished and unsightly building extension project/
the Clerk would contact the Authority regarding these two properties.
- Skateboard Park/ members of the Recreational Development Committee were
Cllrs’ John Barker, Keith Garrett, Alf Parry, Derek Vyse; this committee
would be enquiring into the funding opportunities available for this
venture.
9. Items for Press Release
The meeting closed at 8.40pm
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