1. Parish Council report for the Waldringfield Annual Parish Meeting
April 2012
photo by airshots.co.uk

2. Members of the Parish Council:
Ian Kay
Chairman/Parish Liason Committee/WALGA/Village Safety Group/Notice Board - Waldringfield Heath
Alyson Videlo
Vice Chair/Website/Village Safety Group/SNT liaison
Frances Matheson
Fairway Committee/Planning/Beach
Colin Archer
Tennis Court/Playing Field rep./Notice Board - Cliff Rd
Serena Gold
Footpaths/Fairway Committee/Church Field Trust/Planning/Village Safety Group/Beach
Bridget Rayner
Village Hall rep/Police area tasking liaison/Planning
Colin Reid
Assistant Playing Field rep/Assistant Parish Plan coordinator
Janet Elliot
Parish Plan coordinator/Church Field Trust
Neil Winship
Emergency Planning Officer/Flood Warden liaison with PC
Jean Potter
Clerk & RFO/SALC rep
All Councillors were elected in May 2011
Parish Council Appointees:
Christine Fisher-Kay
Tree Warden
Ged Morgan
Flood Warden
John Smith
Deputy Flood warden
Clive Underdown
Deputy Flood Warden
Non-Parish Council Responsibilities:
Alyson Videlo
Neighbourhood Watch

3. Parish Council Elections
Parish council elections were held on 5th May 2011.
There were 11 contenders for 9 seats:
Archer, Colin Michael
Elected
Elliot, Janet
Gold, Serena Caroline
Kay, Ian Malcolm
Matheson, Frances Rona
Rayner, Bridget
Reid, Colin
Underdown, Clive
Withdrawn
Videlo, Alyson Jane
Winship, Neil
Wootton, Mark Ross
Wright, Paul Martin
Many thanks to Mark Wootton and Paul Wright for their hard work on the Parish Council.
The District Council (Nacton Ward) elections were held at the same time. Patricia O’Brian and Veronica Falconer were both re-elected

4. Council Meetings
Council meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Dates for 2012 are:
10th January
14th February
13th March
17th April (Annual Parish Meeting)‏
8th May (Annual Parish Council Meeting)‏
12th June
10th July
14th August
11th September
9th October
13th November
11th December
All Parish Council meetings are open to the public and there is an opportunity at these meetings for residents to put information to the Council and ask questions.

5. Web Site
Meeting dates and other information about the Council can be found by following the ‘Parish Council’ link at the Waldringfield web site at:

6. Facts and Figures
16 planning applications were dealt with (last year: 19 applications)‏. These included:
pontoon on beach
wind turbines at Foxburrow Farm
extension to Sailing Club Clubhouse
Many large public consultation exercises have been dealt with (LDF Core Strategy (again!), Waldringfield Quarry, National Planning Policy Framework, SCC cuts to services, East Anglia One offshore wind farm power cable route)

7. Local Development Framework
2006
Mar
Visions & Objectives
May
SCDC Election
2007
Feb
Issues & Options
July
SCDC Cabinet
SCDC Full Council
2008
Appropriate Assessment & Sustainability Appraisal
Feb
Further Issues & Options
Aug
Sept
Dec
Preferred Options
Consultation on AA & SA
2009
Sep
Updated Preferred Options
Dec
SCDC Full Council
2010
2012
Pre-submission Core Strategy
Nov
Reviewed Core Strategy
2011

8. Local Development Framework – Appropriate Assessment
SCDC published an updated version of its Appropriate Assessment in June This contained several serious errors, which Waldringfield PC pointed out in a letter to the SCDC Cabinet...
Factually incorrect statement that there is no public car parking at Waldringfield
1km cut-off figure taken out of context (from a study in Dorset) and uncritically applied to the situation in the Deben Estuary area
Unrealistic reliance on the creation of a new country park as ‘mitigation’
As a result, the Appropriate Assessment (and the Sustainability Appraisal) were revised and another consultation was run in September...
The car park error was corrected but nothing else of substance changed.

9. Local Development Framework
2012
Jan
Pre-submission Core Strategy consultation
Feb
Mar
May?
Submission of Core Strategy to Planning Inspector
Examination in Public
Nov?
Planning Inspector’s Report
2013
Feb?
Adoption?

10. Local Development Framework – Examination in Public
The Inspector assesses the Core Strategy (and the SA and AA) for legal compliance and soundness.
The Inspector will define the matters and issues which will provide the focus for the hearings.
The sessions will be inquisitorial, with the Inspector probing the issues as opposed to an adversarial approach.

11. Local Development Framework – Examination in Public
To be sound the Core Strategy needs to be:
Justified:
founded on a robust and credible evidence base
evidence of participation of the local community and others
the most appropriate strategy when considered against reasonable alternatives
Effective:
sound infrastructure delivery planning
no regulatory barriers to delivery
delivery partners who are signed up to it
coherent with the strategies of neighbouring authorities
Consistent with National Policy

12. Local Development Framework – Timetable for Examination in Public
Week
Key Actions 1
SCDC submits documents to Planning Inspectorate 2
Inspector appointed 3+
Inspector looks for any fundamental or cumulative flaws in the documents.
Inspector decides on structure of hearings, allocates participants to hearing sessions and decides what additional material is needed from participants 6
Programme Officer clarifies and confirms attendance at the hearings 7
Inspector finalises the programme for the hearing sessions 8
Pre-hearing meeting (PHM) 9+
Programme Officer circulates the Notes of the PHM, along with the programme for the hearing sessions 12
Programme Officer circulates SCDC’s statements and those of the other participants

13. Local Development Framework – Timetable for Examination in Public
Week
Key Actions 13
Programme Officer circulates final detailed agendas for the discussions at each of the hearing sessions to the relevant participants
14+
Hearing Sessions
17+
Inspector works on Report 23
The report is subject to an internal QA process in the Inspectorate before dispatch 26
SCDC has 2 weeks to carry out the fact check 28
Inspector responds to the fact check matters raised by the SCDC 29
Final report dispatched

14. Local Development Framework – Legal Issues
Waldringfield PC have applied for permission of a Judicial Review (JR) of SCDC’s LDF....
Grounds for the JR are that SCDC failed to comply with European Law when they produced their environmental documents (SA and AA), which were used in key decisions in the Core Strategy
We would prefer this to be resolved at the EiP, but...
SCDC have refused to assure us that they won’t determine the BT application using the unexamined (and possibly unlawful) Core Strategy
If they do this, resolving the issues at the EiP will be too late, hence the need for a JR
We have asked the court to ‘stand down’ the JR unless the BT application is determined before the EiP
SCDC have opposed this
Our lawyers are Richard Buxton (Environmental & Public Law) and Tom Hill QC
All the costs are to be covered by donations from NANT, not out of the Parish precept

15. Playing Field Improved access to the playing field
Repairs to the playing field fence

16. Playing Field
Replacement of safety surfaces

17. Tennis Court
New tree root barrier

18. Village Sign Refurbishment of village sign
(for Diamond Jubilee celebrations)

19. Road Safety
Renewal of road markings at Heath crossroads and the bend by Sheepdrift Farm

20. Village Verges Organised by the Wildlife Group,
funded by the Parish Council

21. Benches New bench on beach in memory of Brian Marriott
One of the old benches on the beach has been refurbished and installed by the bus stop

22. Parish Plan
A start made on Parish Plan with public meeting in January 2012.
For more information, please contact Cllr Janet Elliot tel or

23. Parish Newsletter
4 Parish Newsletters are produced each year and over 200 copies are delivered to every house in the Parish by 13 volunteers. The Clerk, Jean Potter, organises its production, printing and distribution.

24. Other Issues • Support for Royal Wedding Party on the Playing Field
• Training for Councillors
• Representation re bus services
• Annual Grants to Church Field Trust, Village Hall Trust and Parish Church
• Obtained information re Oil purchasing schemes
• Action re Manor Footpath
Support for Scattered Orchard project
• Visit to Felixstowe Port to see details of expansion plans
• Consideration re vehicle obstruction on Village Way
• Concerns re Fairway Committee Constitution
• Stray dog
Re-writing emergency plan (work in progress)

25. New Clerk
We are looking for a new Clerk and RFO, as Jean Potter is sadly leaving us, after over 4 years of excellent service.
If anyone is interested please contact:
Ian Kay
tel: , or
Jean Potter
Tel: ,

26. Questions?