Parish Council Minutes July 2017

Has gone through and there will be no £33 charge for green bins, also the tip in Newport Pagnell will remain open in the short term.

MINERALS LOCAL PLAN

This is now been agreed by the Council therefore the main issue people will be seeing is the planning application along Northampton Road that may affect Sherington. The facility for the sifting of the minerals could potentially be closest to Sherington. The traffic route for minerals leaving the site will cause traffic problems by Sherington Bridge and the Chicheley Hill area. Cllr Geary added that policies on bunding and set back distances had been taken out. Cllr Bush asked about noise and dust which Cllr Geary mentioned that should not be a problem.

Cllr Geary added that Richard Crook sadly passed away recently.

• RECEIVE CLERKS REPORT

TY to contact Duncan Clarke and from that to get 3 quotations from contractors.

Cllr Bush asked whether we could go ahead with the ditch ASAP and it was agreed that any quote for the ditch above £2000 would have to be approved. Cllr Johnstone added that we should asked Duncan how deep the ditch needs to be.

Recreation Ground – Cllr Bush mentioned that he had a meeting with Mr Cook and Mr Shires regarding the lease for the recreation ground and that there was a desire to amend.  There was a suggestion that the rent would be increased.  Cllr Hughes to draft a letter to be sent to Mr Cook & Mr Shires.

GREEN SPACES – Cllr Shaw suggested an idea due to the lack of use for Stonepits Copse and with help from the Historical Society Heritage and Parks Trust mentioned a circular walk with posts, arrows and signage sending visitors around the village.  Cllrs liked the idea and suggested starting at the Knoll and Cllr Hughes mentioned that it could be linked to an App. Cllr Bush also suggested a plinth at Stonepit Copse.  Cllr Shaw to obtain quotations.

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A large section of new road is required between the A34 and A421 to reliably connect Oxford to Milton Keynes. Three routes for this new section are presently on the table but may change:

Option A: Oxford —> Buckingham—>West MK Option

B: Oxford—> Line of East-West Rail link—>South MK Option

C: Oxford—>Aylesbury—>South-east MK

The current view of Highways England is that fixed route options will go to public consultation in 2019 for a project completion in 2025-2030. Existing sections of the A34, A421 and A428 will be upgraded to expressway quality.

At present, the government have only pledged £27M to support the research and development of the idea. The cost of works is estimated to be in the region of £5-6bn and will represent one of the largest new road builds for 40 years.

Additional benefits? Two new business parks en route from Oxford to Cambridge and redirection of a substantial volume of traffic from the M5, M11 and A14 will economic benefits to surrounding areas – although the increased traffic fallout, especially as the route skirts the south/south-east edge of Milton Keynes, is naturally of great concern to local councillors in these areas. The route must also integrate with Plan:mk’s vision for the south/south-west of Milton Keynes and Bletchley. It was highlighted that the Ipswich to Bristol freight route would heavily utilise this route.

Cllr Thatcher attend the Parish Forum and there was mention of setting the precept for over 3 years. Cllr Thatcher also attended Speed Watch.

The cars parked along Perry Lane causing damage to the road and paths was also mentioned along with overhanging hedgerows and vegetation. Cllr Geary suggested knocking on resident doors and asking them to attend to their vegetation.

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