HIRA Executive Committee Minutes Apr 2003

- Tue 13th May 2003

Below are the minutes of the HIRA executive committee meeting held at Sunnyside Hall on Tuesday 8th April.




Present: Paul Fisher (PF- Chairman), Jan Arkcoll (JA- Minutes Secretary), Dave Turvey, Colin Wise (CW – Planning), Tony Higham (TH- Reporter), Mike Weedon (Publicity), Fred Gibson (FG-Membership sec), Lois Neale (LN-Notice board)1 Apologies - Apology from Shirley Adams and Colin Richards.




2 Approval of March Executive Committee Minutes - Minutes approved.




3 Matters arising from March minutes


a. HIRA to be represented by TH at the next quarterly Focus meeting 12/7/03. CR to be also invited to attend. Inspector Pither to be invited to AGM meeting.




4 Planning Issues




a. 03/64341/000 – Rook Farm, St Marys Rd. – Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and agricultural outbuildings. To erect 7 x 4 bed, 6 x 2 bed, 1 x 3 bed houses with landscaping, garages and parking. This is an approved site. The layout is attractive and is a self-contained cul-de-sac with access onto St Mary’s Road.




b. 03/64715/001 – Coachmans Cottage, Mengham Lane- Proposal to demolish cottage and erect 10 x 2 bed retirement flats with parking and access. Large site but once again another flat development replacing a single dwelling. Layout and design satisfactory


ACTION – Strong objection. CW to write




c. 03/57181/001 – 21 Station Road- change of use from café to conference room for Gable Roofing. CW feels this is an excellent proposal and will tidy up frontage and site.




d. 03/67107/002 – 34 Sinah Lane, HI – Demolish existing bungalow and construct 1x 4 bed house, 1 chalet bungalow. This revised application embodies all the criticism and comments HIRA submitted for first application.


ACTION – No further comments or objections.




e. 02/66979/000 – 41 Station Road, HI ( Millam Court)- Demolition of existing building and to erect 10 x 2 bed , 12 x 1 bed flats.


ACTION – Application withdrawn.




5 TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION




5.1 April Open Meeting – Nature Reserve


Meeting to be held on 24/4 at 7:30pm.


TH has arranged Andy Parfitt, HCC Conservation Officer to give a short presentation on the Sandy Point Reserve, Gutner Common. Helen Davies, English Nature and Chris Cavill, Hayling Golf Club to join in with discussion. Publicity to be organised by MW.




5.2 Hayling Billy Trail


W SAtkins, consulting engineers to HCC/ HBC sent drawings to PF and other interested parties outlining proposals to extend the Billy Trail from the old railway crossing in Langstone to south side of Bridge to Hayling. PF/TH invited to attend a meeting at Langstone followed by a further session at the Civic Offices on 11th April. Both to report back on 13/5 .




5.3 Membership


PF suggested and FG approved the proposal of creating and delivering a reply postcard to all resident non-members, inviting them to join, either by personal delivery or by insertion in a local publication. It was felt that the HIRA Xmas card had done a good job, but the circulation was only to current and lapsed members, so not reaching other Islanders. A first draft was circulated and all agreed it was a simpler method.




JA suggested an A4/ A3 poster campaign be considered along with a display of past and current information about HIRA, to be shown at the Hayling Library.


ACTION – JA to contact the library and arrange a date.




6 Correspondence




a. Local Strategic Partnership Social Well- Being Sub Group next meeting 23/4. PF hoped to be able to attend.




b. Council for the Protection of Rural England – Meeting 9/4 at Bosmere Junior School – local CPRE officers to meet with Resident Associations




c. Joint Structure Plan, Hants and Portsmouth – to be circulated to all members.




d. Audit Committee Inspection – informal gathering held on 25/3




7 NEHRA Report. – CR not available to comment.




Membership Secretary’s Report


Lapsed members 423


Annual paid 70


5 yr members 307


Life members 93


Paid up members 470 total




9 Treasurer’s Report – SA not available




10 Chairman’s Report – Nothing further to report




11 Reporter – The Open Meeting would provide the bulk of the Islander article




Date of next meeting – Tuesday, 13TH May 2003 at 7:30pm, Sunnyside Hall.




PLEASE SUBMIT AGENDA ITEMS TO PAUL FISHER NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE MEETING






CIRCULATION : Committee: Councillors Erlebach, Collins, Pearce, Lenaghan,


Pierce-Jones, Gale; President/Vice-President; Peter Turnbull, Langstone Residents’ Association; Sheila Olding, Langstone Village Association; Mrs Pat Holt, Editor Hayling Islander; haylingisland.net;

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