Fossoway Community Council - Minutes of Meeting Tuesday 3 December 2013

Draft Minutes Meeting Fossoway and District Community Council
Tuesday December 3rd 2013,
Fossoway Primary School, Crook of Devon,

Attending: Sandy Morrison, Kevin Borthwick, Alastair Lavery, Trudy Duffy-Wigman, S Anderson, Angus Cheape, Cllrs M Barnacle, J Giacopazzi, D Cuthbert and 7 Members of the Public (MoP).

Apologies: Graham Pye, Rod Paterson, and Cllr W Robertson.
Co-option. Graham has now been approved by the Council, and the CC now formally adopt him.
Declarations of interest: None.

Community Policing: Report received too late for meeting, but abbreviated comments added for information.
Full report is available in correspondence. Theft from insecure motor vehicle – Under investigation. Front Counter Service Provision previously discussed and being taken up by local councillors.

Minutes of the previous meeting: There was an amendment. The meeting discussed the wind turbine application of Hilton of Aldie stating that it was outside the CC area. It is, in fact, within our area. There was also discussion and clarification of the CC’s position on wind turbine applications.

Matters arising:
• Glendevon / Rumbling Bridge Hydro Scheme: on-going
• Blairingone War Memorial: Cllr M Barnacle has been given an assurance that the memorial will be moved in Spring 2014. It should be well established in its new position for Remembrance 2014.
• Crook of Devon Church Car Park: on-going
• Travellers’ Site at Crook Moss, Crook of Devon: The application was approved with a number of conditions with timescales for their implementation. The process now moves from planning to enforcement. The enforcement officer has to check on progress and if they think it appropriate they can extend the timescales for implementation. In any event a notice of enforcement has to be issued and the recipient has 28 days to comply. There was considerable discussion on this item and a general feeling from those present that the council did not have a good record on robust enforcement.
Councillor Giacopazzi clarified his position and stated he had not voted for approval. There had been no vote taken as there was no motion to reject the application. All the other Ward 8 councillors were barred from voting, and therefore he had no one to second a motion as the mood of the rest of the DMC was to support the officials recommendation.
• Glenquey Quarry: There was still no information on why the application had been pulled from the last DMC meeting.

CC Business: Alastair reported on the KCCN re the Loch Leven catchment. There were 2 communications from MoP. One communication was regarding the excessive generator noise, and the other stating that development work, not covered by the planning permission, was taking place at the site.

Community Workshops: Details of the dates for the workshops in Powmill and Blairingone will follow when available.

Community Speed Watch: on-going. Willie is trying to find funding for someone to take on the paperwork.

Bus Investment Fund: The application has been approved.

Walkmill Play Park: The CC submitted a form to the council with suggestions. It is hoped that interested parties such as the PTA, Village Hall, Toddler’s Group etc, could get together to discuss funding and improvements.

Meetings Attended: KCCN. Alastair reported on the removal of section 75 in the Loch Leven catchment area. He also reported on the possible non-conventional gas extraction and the exploitable deep coal extraction in the Loch Leven area. The AGLV policies are to finish in February.
T in the Park didn’t sell out this year, so next year the organisers have requested an extension to the Saturday licence to accommodate a famous headline act until 1 0’clock in the morning. There are 21 days for consultation but it was agreed that the CC should not object.
Angus reported on the Kinross-shire Fund. It has, over the years, shrunk from £40,000 to £15.000 which is insufficient considering the adverse effect that T in the Park has on local businesses.
Sandy reported on the planning user’s forum. PKC intended to accept the reporter’s findings on the LDP. A notice of attention to adopt the plan will be published on 06/01/14. The current policy on LGV’s will fall in February : New supplementary guidance including maps will be issued in May 2014. The reporter had put in a new policy PM4 to replace policy 48 which PKC had taken out. Enforcement was also discussed extensively and Fossoway stated it had no faith in the council enforcing conditions, particularly in relation to the traveller’s site. Other CC’s also felt enforcement was not followed up robustly.
Angus attended the Kinross-shire Fund meeting, and reported on the reduced contribution from T in the Park. It was generally felt that this reduction did not appear to be fair or justified considering the amount income generated by DF Concerts.

PKC Councillors’ reports:
Cllr. J Giacopazzi: Joe updated the CC on the implications of unconventional gas extraction from coal deposits and the protest in Airth. It appears that the extraction of coal bed methane by pumping water would produce minimal visual impact, and SEPA had policies in place for the disposal of contaminated water. It was suggested that the CC should be vigilant in examining any applications. The CC also felt that the council should have an overall policy in order to eliminate piecemeal development.
Cllr D Cuthbert: Dave commented on a possible under-spend of the council. Even allowing for the headroom/carry forward policy, there could be additional money. This money could well be used for mitigation measures on the A977 or for planning resources. Dave also reported on the Local Christmas Market in Kinross which was well attended.
Cllr M Barnacle: Mike suggested that the CC should not seek to make any changes to the local plan and accept what the reported had said. The overall package seemed reasonable and was in accordance with the majority views of the community. Mike also stated he would like to see more money spent on the A977. He is also going to attend a meeting in the Village Hall to discuss local paths and their maintenance.
Cllr W Robertson: Willie has written to Keith Brown seeking an upgrade to the junction 7 on the M90 to give full access to the motorway in both directions. After vigorous discussion it was agreed that the CC should write in support of this proposal.

Planning: Kevin reported on the Kincardine to Blairingone overhead power line upgrade. Although it is expected to provide little visual impact, it is hoped that reinstatement of any damage to fields will be forthcoming, and the CC would write to the appropriate body to ask them to commit to reasonable reinstatement.
Ken Thompson is lobbying PKC on the reporter’s decision to allow only 30 houses in Powmill. He feels this reduced number would not allow for infrastructure improvements.
13/01612/IPL Erection of a dwellinghouse, Land 300 metres North East Of Former Craigend Farm Powmill the CC had no knowledge of this application.
13/02117/IPL Reject as contrary to policy 48 of KALP and proposed policy PM4 of pLDP
13/02088/FLL No Community Council Comment.
13/01926/FLL No Community Council Comment.

Correspondence: Kevin went through the correspondence which was all available for reading.
Perth and Kinross forest and woodland strategy public meeting Birnam Conference Centre 12th Dec 3:00pm – 5:30pm. Footpath Naemoor Road to River Devon now open. Extension of 30mph limit in Rumbling Bridge to include new housing development. Community Environment Challenge fund details put on Fossoway web site. Ochil Hills a special place put on Fossoway web site.

AOCB: Trudy told the CC that the High School was planning a change to the school hours. They would have a longer day for 4 days and have a ½ day off. She also said that the library was going to shut on a Monday and earlier on a Saturday to save money. She feels the Monday closure was harmful to the school children who use the library. It was agreed that Monday closure to school children was not appropriate and the CC and local councillors would take this up with PKC.

Draft Agenda for Next CC Meeting
• Welcome and Apologies
• Declarations of Interest
• Community Policing
• Minutes of last meeting
• Matters arising: Rumbling Bridge Hydro Scheme, Blairingone War Memorial, Crook of Devon Church Car Park, Travellers’ Site Crook Moss, Glenquey Quarry.
• Community Councillors - Meetings Attended
• PKC Councillors’ Reports
• Planning Applications
• Correspondence
• AOCB

Next Meeting: Tuesday 7th January, 7:30 pm
Blairingone Primary School
All welcome!