At a meeting of the Parish Council held on 17 December there were present:-
Mr J Nichols (Chairman), Mr J Blowers, Mrs. R. Herrivan, Mr. S. Lewis, Mr. S. Perks, Mr. K Wood, Mr. S. Rees, Mr. R. Leech and Mrs. T. Townend  W.D.Councillor P. Ashdown, Suffolk County Councillor M Cherry and 3 Parishioners. 
Apologies were received from Mrs. G. Soanes, Mrs. E Hume Suffolk County Councillor A Barron, PSCO Kershaw and Pc. Boggis
The Minutes of the previous meeting were approved except that the regular gardener at the house in The Street wanted it made clear it was not him who felled the holly tree.
Declarations of interest. Mrs Townend declared an interest in the application by Mr & Mrs Roberston, Rose Cottage.
Parishioner input. Mr Klein spoke about the proposed plans by Mr & Mrs Haysom and read out the reasons for refusal previously by WDC - the reapplication shows that the access has been widened by removing the present lean-to, and the widening does not cover all the other reasons for refusal. He felt that if the application is approved it will set a precedent of back land development in the other houses in this part of The Street and he felt that the whole development was completely out of character with the rest of The Street architectural scene.
Other Parish Council business Mr. Blowers reported more rubbish has been dumped in the entrance to the Old Fruit Farm. K Wood reported on the fatal crash at Herringfleet last week when a lady cyclist was killed, showing again how dangerous the B1074 is and he feels that the parishes concerned should get together to discuss a solution to the speeding problem. Mr. Nichols suggested that it could be discussed at the Northern Parishes Liaison meeting due to be held in Blundeston in January 
Police report was read by the chairman. The two parishes had been relatively crime free in November, until overnight on 19th/20th when four cars were broken into and property stolen, cars were also attacked on the same night in Lound, Corton and North Lowestoft. It was advised that where people have garages then their car should always be locked away as this prevented this type of crime. Sue Kershaw reported that the Scout Christmas Parade in the Village went smoothly. Pc Boggis reported that to the best knowledge of the Police there are no persons sleeping rough in the two villages, the skate park has posed no problems and the Safer Neighbourhood team wished everyone a Happy Christmas and a peaceful and crime free New Year. County councillor report. Malcolm Cherry had not had time to collect a letter from home for tonight’s meeting, but Allyson Barron had emailed the clerk and the information therein was reported to the councillors.  Mr Cherry agreed with the email and said he will be Chairman at the next WDC Forum meeting and if anyone had any issues he will make sure that they are on the agenda. He is particularly interested in getting speed cameras around this area especially the mobile cameras in the rear of Police vans. Fly-tipping is another interest of his, as is the weight of HGV traffic using Millennium Way and the small lanes around this area instead of using the larger roads and he is asking for a weight restriction to be implemented there also covering the B1074.  District Councillor report. Everyone has hopefully read the local press and will know that there will be an interim Chief Executive until a new one is appointed. Mr Ashdown was asked if as council tax payers the amount of any “Golden Handshake” which might be paid to the retiring Chief Executive would be made public. He informed those present that this matter was confidential and the leader of the Council should be approached for this information. There was not much to report on the Skate Park - just the fact that the funding for the next stage is now not readily available.  A ‘teen shelter’ has been put on site and this should have cost £5000 but was acquired for approximately £2000, the next phase of ramps would cost around £20,000.  Mr. Blowers has not had an opportunity to speak to Mr. Alderton about the notices for the play area and he said that the goalposts will be erected by an expert which will ensure that they are set up to safety regulations standard. The protection for the emergency exit door has been collected and will be erected in the next few days. Broads Authority Sustainable Development Fund – bright ideas wanted. Mrs Dawson would deal with this.  The Chairman and the clerk had met and a budget projection for the next financial year was prepared, the Councillors agreed the budget. Mrs. Soanes had reported that she had attended the recent Waveney Forum meeting.
Planning
Mr. & Mrs. Harness, Lound Road, construction of a single storey rear extension, approved.
Mr & Mrs. Burnett, Overcombe, Hall Lane, first floor extension to create second storey extension. Approved.
National Offender management Services Certificate of Lawfulness- proposed 60 prisoner modular accommodation block. 
Approved but concern was expressed that this would mean unacceptable extra traffic on B1074 and other small country lanes around the Village.
Mr. & Mrs. Haysom, Crown House, The Street - Construction of bungalow and garage at rear of property. After discussion it was agreed to refuse the proposal for the reasons previously put forward. It was also felt that widening the access by knocking down the lean-to detracted from the appeal of the present important and Historical building 2 abstentions Chairman wished to speak if the application went to the Development Control Committee.
Mr. & Mrs Robertson Church road, Approved 
Accounts
Proposed Mrs. Townend seconded Mr. R. Leech  
	WDC  Quarterly Safety Checks on play equipment 		£74. 03
Correspondence
Rough Sleeper Count. Chairman will carry out a check over the coming week and fill in the response form.
Pre-School have applied for funding for Play Equipment for the Play Area although the Parish Council were not aware of this fact. Details of this application were received from Waveney District Council which came as a surprise to the P.C. A letter from the Pre-School Chairman in reply to one from the Management Committee was read out, the Councillors were unhappy with the tone of the letter and the Chairman said that he would reply. New Model Code of conduct meeting  - no one able to attend. Report on Quarterly Safety Inspection had been received of Play Equipment Mr Wood will take on board any information contained in the report and endeavour to rectify any faults mentioned. Mrs Herrivan agreed to find out how safety surfacing should be laid correctly with a view to having the surfaces under the equipment furnished with the tiles acquired a while ago. The Community Carol service will take place on Tuesday 18th December. The chairman will read on behalf of the Parish Council and the clerk will provide 6 mince pies. 
A parishioner has asked Mr Perks what has been done about the drains in Market Lane, in view of the building of more new houses off Pickwick Way, but there was nothing new that could be reported. Mr. Lewis reported that at the new development in The Street the houses have to have soak-a-ways and drainage water is not allowed to go into the piped drainage system. A parishioner had asked the chairman if the Parish Council could ask WDC to prune the cherry trees in front of the bungalows in Market Lane. The Chairman will contact the Council via their website and ask for the work to be carried out. Mrs Herrivan said that she was horrified to come across a group of youngsters cycling in dark clothing with no lights at night and were not at all visible to motorists. Northern Parishes meeting in Blundeston VH  January 21st next Parish Council 28th January 7.30p.m to be preceded by a meeting of the Hall Management Committee at 7pm.