Minutes
Minutes of a meeting of the FULL COUNCIL held on Wednesday 22nd March 2023 at 7.30pm in The Mountfitchet Exchange, Crafton Green, 72 Chapel Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
PRESENT Cllr M Caton (Chair), Cllrs A Barnes, A Guney, J Hudson, M Jessup,
J Kavanagh, F Richards, G Sell and T Smith
ATTENDING
Mrs Ruth Clifford – Parish Clerk
Mrs Emma Philbrick – Deputy Clerk
Cllr L Prior – via Zoom
1 member of the press – via Zoom
6 members of the public (5 in person and 1 via Zoom
408 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Braeckman – At University, Cllr Hogg – Unwell, Cllr Jones – Holiday, Cllr Khan – Attending another meeting as a District Cllr, Cllr O’Brien – Unwell and Cllr Prior – Work Commitments.
Having been proposed by Cllr Richards and seconded by Cllr Guney, it was unanimously:
RESOLVED To accept the apologies from all councillors as above.
Apologies were also received from District Councillor Caton who was also attending another meeting as a District Councillor.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
One member of the public spoke and asked for the Council’s support for planning application UTT/23/0632/HHF
One member of the public spoke asking for the Council’s support for planning applications UTT/23/0547/FUL and UTT/23/0548/LB
One member of the public spoke regarding house prices in Uttlesford and them being unaffordable for young residents and also on the Uttlesford Health and Wellbeing Strategy report 2023-2028
Cllr Sell responded to the statement made about house prices
409 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – None
410 TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 1ST MARCH 2023
RESOLVED To accept the minutes of the meeting held on 1st March 2023 as a true and accurate account.
411 TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ACTION POINTS FROM THE LAST MEETING
PP – Done
380 – Done and response received
412 TO WELCOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM ESSEX POLICE
The Clerk advised that PCSO Alex Stewart was due to attend the meeting but he had tested positive for Covid. He has asked for any member who have questions or concerns to email them into the Parish Council office who will pass them onto him.
413 FINANCE
- a) TO APPROVE THE LIST OF PAYMENTS
Cllr Jessup checked the invoices against the schedule at the start of the meeting.
The list of payments was approved
b) TO RECEIVE THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT TO 28TH FEB 2023
This was tabled at the meeting and the Clerk advised that the Council looked to be in a good position for Month 11.
414 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
1 UTT/23/0440/FUL – ESSEX AUTOSPRAY, M11 BUSINESS LINK
Demolition of existing single storey outbuildings and erection of a single storey customer reception building.
No Comment
2 UTT/23/0547/FUL – BREWERY BARN, 31 LOWER STREET
Change of use from Class E (b) to 1 no. two-bedroom residential dwelling with related alterations.
No Comment
3 UTT/23/0548/LB – BREWERY BARN, 31 LOWER STREET
Change of use from Class E (b) to 1 no. two-bedroom residential dwelling with related alterations.
No Comment
4 UTT/23/0631/HHF – 1 CARTERS DRIVE
Single storey rear extension, side window and new glazed side panels to front door
No Comment
5 UTT/23/0632/HHF – OSTRA BRAMA, PINES HILL
New vehicular access
The Parish Council feels it is not qualified to make a decision on whether the new proposed access is safe. They will leave it to the experts to decide. If it is considered to be safe then they would have no objections.
415 OPEN SPACES COMMITTEE – TO RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING
HELD ON 8TH MARCH 2023
The minutes of the meeting were received
Meeting closed at 7.59pm
No Action Points
Agenda
NOTICE OF MEETING You are summoned to attend a meeting of the FULL COUNCIL which will be held on Wednesday 22nd March 2023 at 7.30pm in The Mountfitchet Exchange, Crafton Green, 72 Chapel Hill, Stansted, Essex where the following business will be transacted:
1 To receive and approve apologies for absence
Adjourn for public participation
2 To receive declarations of interest
3 To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 1st March 2023
4 To receive an update on action points from the last meeting.
5 To welcome representatives from Essex Police
6 Finance
- a) To approve the list of payments – To be tabled
- b) To receive the Income & Expenditure Statement to 28th Feb’ 2023 – To follow
7 To consider the list of planning applications received– see attached
8 Open Spaces Committee – To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 8th March 2023
Ruth Clifford, Parish Clerk – 16 March 2023