Agenda for Joint CVCS and WAG Open Meeting – 7:30pm, Wednesday,
03/08/22
Attending: -
Apologies: -
1) Matters arising from previous minutes: -
2) Financial reports: -
3) AONB/Natural Landscapes accreditation update: - Pending PAC
decision on Moneystone Park.
3.1) Involvement of other organisations, such as U3A: -
Pending as per 3.1
3.2) JS to speak to Paul Roberts about SMDC’s position
regarding ANOB/Natural Landscapes accreditation: -
3.3) Karen Bradley MP is still keen on a meeting and requested
thoughts be given to attendees (stake holders): - Pending as per
3.1
3.4) AONB Focus Group/Working Party (DF, JS, DG, PC and JW)
also awaiting Govt review of National Park, AONB and other
landscape designations: - Pending as per 3.1
3.5) Contact with SG re request for her to join CVCS/WAG in
any future work for a renewed bid DG to progress when Govt. Policy
has been announced: - Pending as per 3.1
3.6) Self-proclaimed ‘South Pennine Park – Park to the
Nation’. Prospects for Churnet Valley taking a similar path: -
Pending as per 3.1
3.7) Watching Brief re Possibility of the Peak District
encompassing the Churnet Valley into the National Park: - Pending
as per 3.1
4. Alton Applications: -
4.1) SMD/2020/0679 Little Ranger: - New plans provided. Public
Consultation ends 27/7/22. Although late submissions are always
accepted by SMDC: - Ongoing.
4.2) SMD/2021/0003 6 Houses Cedar Hill: - Latest posting
10/08/21. No progress Ongoing
4.3) DOC/2022/0023 Nabb Lane, Alton, concerns about height of
the lighting columns: - New proposals are more acceptable.
5) Froghall Applications Bolton’s Copperworks: -
5.1) SMD/2020/0684 – 49 new houses – REFUSED. Awaiting
developer’s fresh proposals and/or a possible appeal before 11th
March 2022. N.B. Due to Covid appeal acceptance dates may be
relaxed by PINS: - No Progress Ongoing
6) Moneystone Quarry Applications: -
6.1) SMD/2022/0014 – re-engineered water outfall: -
Ongoing
6.2) SMD/2019/0646 – Moneystone (Quarry) Park: - Ongoing
6.2.1) WA Peer Review of Quarry Stability: -
6.3) SMD/2019/0716 – Laboratory change to Leisure Facility: -
Ongoing
6.4) SCC stop notice regarding scrap metal processing
business: -
6.5) Expiry of the original 0378 outline permission on 26th
October 2021: -
6.6) Possibilities for a PAC hearing: -
6.7) Preferred Planning Application’s sequencing at PAC:
-
7) Whiston Applications with SMDC: -
7.1) SMD/2019/0527 WHGC Completion of Existing Structures.
Although the application has now been granted it is unclear what
construction actually has been commenced (possible 5 other new
dwellings now exist without planning permission): -
7.2) SMD/2020/0007 WHGC 1 new Bungalow: - Latest posting
22/02/22. Ongoing.
7.3) SMD/2020/0739 WHGC Agricultural Shed Change of Use,
Certificate of Lawfulness: - Latest posting 18/02/22.
Ongoing.
7.4) SMD/2021/0284 Land off Black Lane, Refused, Appealed to
PINS. Appeal No. APP/B3438/W/21/3286264: - Ongoing
8) Whiston Applications with SCC: -
8.1) SCC/21/0033/FULL WHGC Re-profiling. Unanimously REFUESD
by SCC’s PAC. Awaiting applicant’s decision to appeal or not: -
Ongoing.
9) SMDC Enforcement: -
9.1) Changes to the way this is do be carried out in the
Staffordshire Moorlands: -
9.2) Whiston Fisheries enforcement issues: -
10) Whiston Planning and Enforcement issues: - A WAG Public
Meeting is to be arranged in Whiston VH to discuss the numerous
Whiston planning and enforcement issues on Wednesday 7th September
2022. Details to be confirmed nearer the time.
11) Flooding caused by a Field Drain discharging onto Eaves
Lane, Whiston: - Email received by JW from Kingsley PC saying
concerns were noted but that the Council considered that no action
was required. Ongoing
12) Feasibility of re-opening of full railway services from
Stoke on Trent Railway Station to Cornhill, Leek and associated
freight connection to Cauldon Lowe via the ‘Reconnecting Railway
Fund’. A ‘Strategic Outline Business Case’ is to be presented
to Govt by September 2022. SMDC awarded £50,000 from ‘Restoring
Your Railway Ideas Fund’, and SMDC and Stoke on Trent City Council
have committed £8,300 each to cover the initial study. Four Stoke
MP’s and Karen Bradley MP are also working on the feasibility
study. CVCS position to be discussed: -
13) Research of new membership of the SMDC PAC in the light of
recent changes - JS: -
14) CVCS AGM date was suggested for Wednesday 1st October
2022:-
15) Any Other Business: -
16) Date of next meeting: -
Dates of forthcoming SMDC PAC Meetings: -
11/08/22 - 08/09/22 - 06/10/22 - 10/11/22 - 15/12/22 -
26/01/23 - 16/02/23 - 09/03/23 - 20/04/23 -
25/05/23
