Pakenham Parish Council : Minutes 30th May 2024

PAKENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of an Extra Ordinary meeting held on Thursday, 30th May 2024 at 4pm
Pakenham Village Hall

Present: Cllr Nick Davey Chair, Cllr Dorling Vice-Chair, Cllr Bagnell, Cllr Palfrey, Cllr Sargent and Cllr Sidebotham. Four Members of the public were in attendance. Mrs S Brown (clerk) took the minutes.
Cllr Davey Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

1 - Record Councillors' apologies for absence: No apologies received.

2 - Declarations of interest: No declarations of interest received.

3 - Public Forum:-
The four residents in attendance advised they objected to planning application DC/24/0604/VAR. They stated two conditions had been required before the build and both had been breached and this was a retrospective application. It was felt the splay requirements of 4.5m for the drive could not be met and there was no location available for the bin area. It was stated when water pipes had been installed in the drive and bank the stones had not been replaced and this led to water cascading down the drive onto the highway when it rained. A discussion took place, Cllr Bagnell proposed contacting Cllrs Hopfensperger and Speed to ask them to contact highways and reinstatement officers to make a site visit, all in agreement for the clerk to contact both Councillors.

4 - To consider the approval of the minutes of the last meetings:-
The minutes of the meeting held on 16 May 2024 were approved to be signed as a true record.

5 - Planning Applications to comment:-
i. Application DC/24/0604/VAR The Dell, The Street
Variation of DC/22/1803/VAR to allow for amended wording of condition.
The Clerk read out the present condition 10 and the proposed new wording to condition 10.
Council discussed. Cllr Sidebotham proposed objecting seconded by Cllr Sargent all in agreement.

ii. Notification of Development Control Committee Meeting for DC/24/0338/HH 1 Broadway
2 storey front and side extension.
The Clerk advised the meeting is being held on 5 th June 2024 – Noted

6 - Memorial request Plot F15: -
Council discussed and all in agreement for permission to be given.

7 - Councillors' reports and items for future agenda:-
Cllr Dorling gave a brief resume of the meetings held in Ixworth on 24 May. The kebab van was
discussed and it was agreed both County Councillors and District Councillors for Pakenham and Ixworth to work together to try and resolve the situation.
The meeting on the bridge repairs on the A1088 - it was advised the A14 work was due to complete on the 21 June with the bridge works to start on 8 July.
The signage was discussed at the meeting with Cllr Dorling highlighting to Highways Mill Road and Fen Road could be used as a rat run.

8 - Date of next meeting:-
The date of the next scheduled meeting was confirmed as Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

There being no further business the meeting was closed at 4.40pm

(Ref: 493-494)