STATUTORY MONTHLY MEETING
UDDINGSTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL
17.3.2011
7.00pm
David Milne Centre
Old Mill Road Uddingston
Chair : A.Rafferty
Vice-Chair/Correspondence: Anne-Marie Findlay
Treasurer : Kathleen Houston
Minute Secretary: Mandy Struthers. md.struthers19@btinternet.com
1 Sederunt and Apologies
Office Bearers as above, Present
Committee Members Present
Martin Gray
Robert & Phyllis French
John Waterson
John Shields
---Cllr J.McGuigan
Apologies
Joyce Cassie
Douglas Brown
Anne Bowes
Cllr H.Mitchell
Public In Attendance
E.Frood,J.Walker
D.Milligan
E.McAdam
Rev. Clive Tutty
K.Mathieson (8.25)
2 Adoption of Minutes and Matters Arising
Minutes, having been previously circulated, were adopted and signed – proposed
J.Waterson seconded P.French.
The CC requested a copy of a section of the Minute of the NHS Board meeting held
in camera in January. This was received and read out by the Chair.
3 Police Report
No police in attendance at this meeting.
4 Correspondence
Received from SLC Licensing Board, note of application by Lidl to expand floor
space, in particular the area where alcohol is sold.
E-mail received from Jim Keenan re Douglas whose condition has now improved.
The meeting was delighted to hear this and send Douglas our best wishes for his
continuing improvement.
Newsletter from Hugh O’Donnell MSP – tabled.
5 Rev Clive Tutty – Pastor - Church of the Nazarene
Introduced by A-MF, Rev Tutty raised concerns about the annual Remembrance Day
service held at the war memorial and the traffic which is permitted to use the roads
whilst the Service is taking place.
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He felt that not only is this disrespectful but also dangerous as the area is crowded
with groups of people standing in the road– including many children. The CC agreed
and Cllr McG mentioned the open day /Xmas Fair held at the Cross whereby part of
Bellshill Rd was closed off for most of the day, traffic was easily diverted and the
Roads Dept were helpful in accommodating this. The safety factor during the
Remembrance Day service should be paramount and traffic should be diverted for the
duration of the service. Rev Tutty agreed to contact the Roads Dept.
He then handed out an introductory letter indicating the church’s desire to do more
for the community, especially for the elderly and vulnerable. He invited comments as
to how they could identify individuals and their particular needs. Cllr McG suggested
liaising with other churches in the village to help facilitate this. Various ways of
helping could be;- daily phone call for a chat or to check on elderly, shopping, help
with the garden, visiting those who are not involved with the Social Work dept but
may still need some form of assistance. Residents who feel they could avail
themselves of some form of support are invited to contact Rev Tutty on his mobile
No. 07846377238.
Rev.Tutty concluded by thanking the CC for allowing him to speak.
6 Finance
Treasurer KH reported £1029.24 in the C/A – this includes a grant of £300.00
towards a memorial for Wilkie’s Plough.
7 Planning & Licensing
JW noted 3 Planning Applications
1) Replacement garage at 3 Kylepark Cresc
2) Erection of detached garage at 4 Milne Way
3) Partial demolition of old library wall to form access for cars & provision for 2 car
parking spaces.
This last has provoked some objections from nearby residents who have problems
parking their own vehicles outside their houses in Old Glasgow Rd. MS received an
e-mail from Cllr Mitchell giving his concerns about the proposal and suggesting that
the CC should object. AMF pointed out that the CC has a history with the wall going
back many years especially in connection with our proposal for a library garden.
Historic Scotland were involved then but have no objection to this application. The
wall is not ‘uniform’ all the way round the building, there being 3 different types of
building styles. RF asked why the developers did not consider parking spaces at the
planning application stage. The main factor is road safety as it is an extremely busy,
road, relatively narrow and used as a short cut to avoid the traffic lights at the Cross.
The matter was put to the vote which was 5-4 objecting on the grounds of road safety.
A-MF to contact Planning with our objections.
8 Proposed Family Day in Crofthead Park
Chair informed the CC that at the last meeting of the ( Save Crofthead Park)Action
Group it was proposed that there might be a family day in the park as a celebration
of the successful campaign to save the park for community use.
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This could take the form of a mini ‘Gala Day’ with stalls, children’s events,
possibly music and with various Community Groups taking part and helping
to organise it. Chair asked for ideas for stalls, activities and content and members
suggestions included – home baking, book stall, Uddingston Pride stall, face painting,
children’s fancy dress etc. A member of the public has a contact for a bouncy castle
which could also be available. It was decided that we form a committee and contact
SLC for the necessary approval.
9 Councillor’s Report
Cllr McGuigan addressed the matter recently raised for Uddingston to become a Fair
Trade town. He mentioned that the local Tesco had sent a representative to the newly
formed committee and that there had been a healthy support from the local schools.
Local shops, restaurants and pubs were being surveyed to see how they could support
Fair Trade produce. The ultimate aim is to have Uddingston designated as a Fair
Trade village.
He then noted that the fine for dropping litter is now £50 and this applies to the under
16’s for a period of 6 months. Uddingston Main St is a known hot spot and litter
patrols have been active in the area recently. RF remarked that litter in the
Knowehead area has increased from the Grammar school pupils.
J.Cassie had asked Cllr McG to look into the new £20 charge per application for the
Blue Badges for disabled drivers– this is apparently an administration charge and he
was continuing to query it with the relevant departments.
The new Barrett development on the site of the old Grammar School – SLC had put
forward various names for the streets – one commemorating the recently deceased Sir
James Black, Uddingston born inventor of the Beta Blocker. Cllr McG had suggested
commemorating Jim Weir and/or Maggie Lawson in their choice of street names.
Village Hall – The original cost for its repair – quoted by SLC – was £210K, the
latest figure quoted to Cllr McG was £50K which can hopefully be raised in order to
save it for Community and wider use. The hall committee are looking for partners to
help raise funds, organise all manner of lets, possibly letting the hall as rehearsal
rooms for theatre or dance groups for example. The general concept is of an Arts
based facility but any other groups wishing to hire the hall would be considered. Cllr
McG stated that groups throughout Lanarkshire are involved in similar situations –
Strathaven and Stonehouse were quoted as examples that we could follow noting that
if groups are fully independent and operating on their own, there are more
opportunities for funding. KM suggested that Creative Scotland could be approached
as they are currently keen on encouraging local development, but would only fund to
Limited companies.
Cllr McG then indicated that he had received a letter from architect D.Tonner in
December mentioning the possibility of a ‘Mixed Development’ at Haughhead. He
had tried to arrange a meeting but had been unsuccessful so far.
10 AOCB
K.Mathieson continued on the subject of Haughhead stating that he had contacted
Colin McDowall of SLC Planning Dept asking for clarification and further
information.
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Cont’d
After an exchange of correspondence KM was eventually informed that no planning
officials had been contacted in relation to Haughhead and that there was ‘ no change
to the Councils’ position as matters stand’. However, the Local Plan is undergoing a
review up to Dec. 2011 and many questions remain unanswered concerning
Haughhead and its possible future use. SLC cannot revoke something from the Local
Plan that affects the Structure Plan. KM will keep in contact & report any
developments.
Member of the public queried the Barrett development at the old Grammar school
site. The height of the flats under construction is now 4 storeys with a possible 5 th
floor – did the original planning application allow for this ? MS to check planning
applications on file.
There being no further discussions, the meeting was closed.
11 Date, time & place of next meeting.
This will be held on Thursday 21st April at 7pm in the David Milne Centre, Old Mill
Rd. to which all residents are invited to attend. Matters for inclusion in the Agenda
must be received by the Minute Sec by Mon 18th April.
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