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MINUTES of the MEETING of the GREAT YELDHAM PARISH COUNCIL held in the Reading Room, Great Yeldham on Thursday 4th October 2007. Present were:- Mrs. P Slimming (Chairman), Mr. B Sargeant, Mr. I Spencer, Mr. C Cumaranatunge, Mr. R Francis, Mr. R May, Mr. D Dyson In attendance :- Mr. R Liming Clerk to the Parish Council. Apologies for absence:- Ms. M Baker, Mr. J Beckett, District Councillor Mr. Nigel McCrea, County Councillor Mr. D. Finch. 1102: Declarations of interest. None declared by members. 1103 Minutes of the meeting held on September 6th 2007 were approved as a correct record. 1104. Correspondence. Advisory documents received from Edward Gittins & Associates, acting as Planning & Development Consultants to Gray & Dale Farms, gave notice that a Representations & Land Bid on behalf of Gray & Dale had been made to the Braintree Local Development Framework Site Allocations, under the heading. Core Strategy Preferred Options & Allocations Document. The intended site is at Beards Field. Highfields. Great Yeldham. The document is not a planning application, but Edward Gittins & Associates have requested Braintree District Council;- that this Land Bid be actively considered as a part of the Core Strategy for the District and in the preparation of the Allocations document. The Parish Council will be informed of all such Land Bids in the Spring of 2008 when observations and comments will be requested. A letter had been received from Mr Cumaranatunge relating to agenda item 9 of the September Parish Council meeting stating that he had now referred the matter to the Standards Board for advice. The chairman ruled that any further discussion on the matter could possibly be prejudicial to further proceedings. Other advisory letters addressed to the Parish Council were read to members and referred for filimg. 1105. Fly Posting. The clerk reported that the letter to Mr. Southerby of Development Services, B.D.C. relating to Fly Posting in the village, was as yet, Unanswered. This was because of staff being on leave. 1106. Members approved the purchase of a replacement office printer for the sum of £249.46. Members approved the purchase of a local council advisory book from the E.A.L.C. for the sum of £50.00. 1107. Recording Parish Meetings. Further to advice from the E.A.L.C. it was resolved by members that all recordings of meetings should be destroyed once the minutes of the meeting had been approved. This means that the approved minutes are the recognised legal record of the meeting. 1108. Scouts Group Storage Facilities on Sports Ground. The chairman of the Sports Ground Committee, Mr. I Spencer, requested the support of the Parish Council in obtaining extra storage facilities for the Scouts Group. The Parish Council agreed in principle to support the project providing that any required Planning Permissions were obtained. 1109. Accounts for payment were approved by members. The meeting closed at 2100hrs.

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