Thursday 24 May 2018

Kingsley Parish Council tonight





AGENDA

  1. Chairman’s Opening Remarks


  1. Apologies for Absence


3. Declarations of Personal/Prejudicial Interest


4. Public Question Time

Public Questions
Consideration of agenda items which will be open to public participation

5. Approval of Final Accounts for the Financial Year 2017/2018
Hampshire Association of Local Councils Ltd – Approval of membership document for year 01/04/18 to 31/03/19
Audit Commission – Approval of Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2017/18 Form

6. Approval of Minutes of the Meetings held on 19th April 2018



7. Matters Arising


8. Planning Applications
Applications ongoing:

20136/050 F.W Kerridge Ltd, Farnham Road, Kingsley, GU35 0QP
Rear extension to existing filling station to provide "food to go offering", cladding to existing and new building, new shop front, glazing and bollard's, new parking bays, flood lights and two jet wash bays, relocate vacuum/service bay, timber screen to rear of parking and new bin store

49416/006 2 Churchfields, Kingsley, GU35 9PJ
Detached dwelling following demolition of existing garage

54941/002 Land South of, Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon
Removal of conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 54941 to make permission permanent and non personal for use of land for stationing of mobile home for residential purposes for a single gypsy pitch

51471/006 Unit 7 Waterbrook Estate, Waterbrook Road, ALTON GU34 2UD (HCC planning web site https://planning.hants.gov.uk/ApplicationDetails.aspx?RecNo=18991 )
Variation of conditions 5, 11 and 18 of planning permission 51471/003 to allow for importation of road planning and the night-time importation and exportation of waste

37484/005 Westerkirk, Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon, GU35 9ND
Listed building consent - two replacement windows | Westerkirk, Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon, GU35 9ND






49416/006 2 Churchfields, Kingsley, Bordon, GU35 9PJ
Detached dwelling following demolition of existing garage (AS AMENDED BY PLANS RECEIVED 14/02/2018). | 2 Churchfields, Kingsley, Bordon, GU35 9PJ

22495/012 Burninghams, South Hay Lane, Kingsley, Bordon, GU35 9NW
Listed building consent - replace three windows


54919/005 Land at Kingsley Golf Club, Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon
Detached shed for use as a wormery

SDNP/18/01271/FUL   Land South of Green Street East Worldham Bordon GU35 9NN
New vehicular access and concrete turning area 

New applications:
55444/001 Land East of Karma, Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon
B1(a). B1(b). B1(c). and B2 class Business Units with associated parking areas after demolition of existing motor garage and workshop buildings


27396/049 Old Park Farm, Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon, GU35 9LU
Prior notification - agricultural storage barn used for the purposes of storing hay

9. St Nicholas Cemetery & Cemetery Chapel
To receive an update from Cllr Fletcher

10. Transport, Highways and Road Safety

To receive an update from Cllr Fletcher

11. Commons, Village Greens and Rights of Way

Upper Green
To receive an update from Cllr Gregory

Footpath 6
a) To consider proposal to send to local residents, the Parish Council feedback document attached to email sent to all Councillors on 18 May 2018.
b) To consider the next steps concerning the transfer of ownership of footpath 6 
12. Community Resilience


13. Environment and Biodiversity
Allotments
Update on allotments insurance and volunteers to do maintenance work at the allotment site


14. Kingsley Village Forum


15. Housing, Business & Commerce

Update on nomination for The Cricketers to become an Asset of Community Value

16. Review of Capital Projects



17. Communications

The correspondence received this month was listed & circulated to all Cllrs prior to the meeting.
18. Broadband
To receive an update from Cllr Coury & Cllr Clayton







19. District Councillor


20. Procedures, Finance and Payments

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
a) To consider the draft policy statement (pages 1 and 2 of document sent to Councillors on 14 May 2018) 
b) To consider process for review and further develop the related procedures (pages 3 to 8 of document) to be ready for agreement at a future meeting
Review the format of the monthly parish meeting
To consider the insurance renewal with Zurich insurance annual premium £1,215.01, 1,162.45 for 3 years or 1,109.92 for 5 years premium


Payments to be made & Accounts to accept
To consider the payment of invoices on the schedule included in the agenda of the meeting
Payment Date
Payee
Payment Mode
Description
Amount
29/05/2018
Karine Nana Yonko
BACS
Clerk's May 2018 expenses invoice 0002-2018/19
98.60
29/05/2018
Karine Nana Yonko
BACS
Clerk's May 2018 salary
324.80
29/05/2018
HMRC
BACS
PAYE May 2018
95.20


Date of Next Meeting of Kingsley Parish Council –

Thursday 28th June 2018 – 7.30 pm at the Kingsley Centre



Tuesday 15 May 2018

Dormice(1)

I think I may have mentioned in a previous article that I look after a couple of woods for The
Woodland Trust, that is about to become three. However, as a result of my connection with the two original woods I began to consider if they held Dormouse populations. It would appear that no formal surveys had been conducted by the Trust. The more I thought about it, and became more familiar with the woods, the more convinced I became that there must be Dormice within each of the two woods. I had not seen a Dormouse since childhood, that’s a long time, and things have changed considerably over the years. The Dormouse is now listed as an endangered species and is fully protected under law. Both British and E.U. Law. It must not be disturbed, injured or killed and it’s habitat must also be protected. All of these matters are overseen by The Peoples Trust for Endangered Species. (P.T.E.S ). They are also the body which collate all info regarding the Dormouse and they keep the National records regarding it. In order to get this information there have to be people who collect it and these people have to have a licence issued by the P.T.E.S.. Having discovered all of the above it became clear to me that I could not just launch into a major search for Dormice in "my" two woods.

I also discovered that there are a number of establishments where courses regarding Dormouse conservation and management are conducted. The Woodland Trust happily paid for me to attend one such course held near Exeter early last year. This proved to be a delight and, as a result of the on course survey, I saw my first Dormouse, actually several, for many a year. 

As a result of all of the above I am now working towards my own licence. This involves going on surveys held by other licence holders and being trained in the techniques used to survey and record Dormice without causing harm to them. I have now been involved in many. As surveying does not take place during the winter months, ( the Dormice hibernate), the new season has just begun. On my first survey this year, in the first box we opened, we found a torpid Dormouse. We weighed the little creature and replaced it into the box and throughout it remained asleep and completely unaware of what was happening to it. This is not unusual behaviour for Dormice, they often go into a torpid, hibernating like state for short periods of time during the summer months. 

In woodlands where Dormice are monitored boxes are put up in order that the Dormice can use them, not least to breed in. The Dormice do not use these boxes to hibernate in. They use a location which is on or very close to the ground as they need moisture in order that they do not dehydrate during the long period of hibernation. The boxes used for Dormice are basically a reverse design of an average bird box.The entrance hole is placed facing the tree trunk and the roof slopes away from the tree. The roof is wired on to the base of the box which prevents it falling off or being removed by squirrels. The whole structure is them strapped to the tree trunk at a height of about six feet. When surveying, the box lid is eased carefully to one side to permit observation of the inside. Carefully it has to be as Dormice are nothing if not agile and fast. A careless surveyor will be lucky to see the back end of the Dormouse as it disappears high into the trees if a box is opened without great care. Last season on one occasion a lad,who was new to Dormouse surveying, unfortunately opened up a box without due care only to be amazed, and completely embarrassed, when from within the box a family of mum and about five little Dormice exploded all over his arms and shoulders as they scampered hell for leather into the upper branches of the tree. He will never make that mistake again !

Part two next month.