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Minutes of Core Group Meeting
Present: Joan Clayton (Acting Chair), Diane & Trevor Kitto, Naomi Watts-Kitto, Mike Betteridge, Mervyn Clayton, Adam & Carol Bull, Peter Foulston, Mike McGrath (Chair of CAMplan).
Martin Calvert, Adrian Coltman, Jenny Page and Geoff Holden. 2. Minutes of the Meeting Held 15th September 2014 Agreed as a true record.
None.
Future Action Mornings Proposed dates and tasks (subject to change):
Wendy Jones-Blackett makes and sells Christmas Cards in Chapel Allerton and has offered to help the Group with some new cards. Cards are produced singularly so Naomi suggested using raffia or ribbon to bundle cards together. The Group chose 2 designs and agreed on wording so that it could go ahead in time for the Christmas Fairs and Farmers Markets leading up to Christmas. The Group would like volunteers to run FGVW stalls at the following events:
Saturday 15th November - Oakwood Farmers Market The Group agreed that Adrian and Martin should do the Three Hulats event as they had been so successful last year. Joan also agreed to ask Dorothy when the St. Matthew's Christmas Fair was taking place. The planning permission being sought to build houses adjacent to Gledhow Valley Woods on greenfield land along Gledhow Valley Road (Application 14/04524) generated a lot of interest and campaigning by various members of the Group. The deadline for comments has now passed and there was an article in the Yorkshire Evening Post on Monday 20th October featuring some of the Group and providing opinions from the Group and the Diocese who had submitted the application. The Council received over 300 objections including some from consultancies. The drainage report highlighted numerous problems with building on the site and that the whole sewage system in the area would need strengthening as the sewage points converged where the proposed entrance to the housing estate would be. Questions were also raised over who would conduct tree maintenance which would not be done by the Council. It stated the drainage scheme had not been outlined correctly and problems needed to be resolved before any development could start. The planners also had to get evidence of community involvement in the decision making. A small article was found in the papers stating this had been done in March 2013 and consisted of a meeting attended by Planning Landscape, Highways, Design and Conservation Officers. The meeting was attended by Mike McGrath who is Chair of CAMplan and he spent some time explaining to the Group what he had done and offering to co-ordinate future effort. He had spoken to Glen Allen and explained that this a formal application not a pre-planning application. Objectors will be told if the planners intend to appeal any decision. This is likely due to current Government policy to encourage more affordable housing, so it is important for all the local groups to join together. Appeals go to the inspector and there is no formal way to lobby so it is important to lobby other people who have influence. Mike suggested writing to the Bishop on behalf of FGVW, GVCAG and CAMplan. He also suggested asking Bob Wolf a planning specialist involved and to use his expertise and to contact the Chief Planning Officer and arrange a meeting with representatives from all 3 groups. He stressed it was important for the 3 groups to continue to keep an eye on what was happening with the application and procedures and to continue lobbying.
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