Planning

S/2008/191 – Full application – replace bay window with front extension to square up bedroom – the Parish Council had no objection to this application.

Core Strategy – Preferred Options – Salisbury District Council

This was discussed in depth together with audience input and especially with regard to its impact on Firsdown.  It was agreed that every resident should be made aware of the Strategy and it was agreed that a mail shot should be planned and delivered with inclusions of the relevant sections pertaining to Firsdown.  A separate meeting of the Parish Council was agreed in order to organise this with delivery of the mail shot planned before Easter.  The Parish Council asked Cllr Bill Moss why there appeared to be a delay in informing the Parish Council of the Strategy and asked that he enquire with SDC whether it would be possible to extend the consultation date from 11^th April to a further two weeks.

2008 Music Fayre

Notification was given that the 2008 Music Fayre would be a two day event to be held on 12^th and 13^th July with a Saturday evening extension of the hours between 7-10pm.  The toilet facilities are to be paid with the monies received from the 2007 entrance donations. 

Highways

Notices have now been received from WCC stating that “No Horses” are allowed on the permissive path from No 99 Firs Road to the woods.  Notices will be placed in due course and in addition on Footpath 4.

A letter of thanks is to be written to the Highways Agency to thank them for the recent path re-surfacing exercise.

Play area

After a discussion of the condition of the play area surface and necessary repairs that need to be made, it was decided that the Parish Council apply for a SWAG grant from SDC for the replacement of the play area rubber tiles with a wet pour surface.

Thanks were given to a member of the Parish Council for his recent temporary repairs to the play area surface.

The Clerk was asked to obtain a current copy of the R2 funds available to the Parish Council in order that they consider using the funds to place an alternative surface in the basketball area of the teenage play area.

Correspondence

SDC – Community Initiatives – Race for Life – notification of 2008 race on Sunday 29^th June.

Parish Council information on the web

The Parish Council would like to remind Parishioners that information on the Parish Council such as Council minutes and précis and meeting dates can be found on the web page firsdown.org.uk