BOROUGH OF POOLE – CANFORD HEATH EAST AND WEST,
CREEKMOOR AND OAKDALE AREA COMMITTEE – 9 FEBUARY 2011
BOROUGH OF POOLE
CANFORD HEATH EAST AND WEST, CREEKMOOR AND OAKDALE AREA
COMMITTEE
9 FEBRUARY 2011
The Meeting commenced at 7.00pm and concluded at 7.47pm
Present:
Councillor Rampton (Chairman)
Councillors Adams, Allen, Burden, Curtis, Gillard, Matthews, Mrs Moore and
Mrs Walton
Also present:
Kate Gibbings, Legal and Democratic Services
Mike Gotobed, Leisure Services
Members of the public present:
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs Butt.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None
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MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Area Committee Meeting held on 8
September 2010, having been previously circulated, be taken as read,
confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
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INSTALLATION OF A REBOUND WALL AT MILLFIELD
The Play Development Officer/Allotment Manager advised the Meeting of the
proposals to install a rebound goal at Millfield in Creekmoor and explained
that any feedback from this Meeting would be reported back at the next
Planning Obligations Working Party Meeting.
If approved the Installation was scheduled to commence either just prior or
just after the Easter Holidays.
It was noted that a copy of draft proposals were available on the Leisure
Services Website; www.leisureprojects.net.
All those present at the Meeting, having read the Report included within the
Agenda, were fully supportive of the Proposals.
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BOROUGH OF POOLE – CANFORD HEATH EAST AND WEST,
CREEKMOOR AND OAKDALE AREA COMMITTEE – 9 FEBUARY 2011
RECOMMENDED that the Planning Obligations Working Party be
requested to approve the allocation of up to £9,000 from the Creekmoor
Fund, as a contribution towards the installation of the rebound wall.
UNAMINOUS
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INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS:
Members had read the Report included within the Agenda and no discussion
took place.
(i)
TRAFFIC PANEL
RESOLVED that the Report of Head of Transport Services be
noted.
(ii)
CHANGES TO FOOTPATH BARRIERS AT HARWELL ROAD
FOOTBRIDGE
RESOLVED that the Report of Head of Transport Services be
noted.
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OPEN FORUM
The following issues and concerns were raised by residents;
i.
The Next Neighbourhood Watch Annual General Meeting (AGM) was
to be held on Wednesday 11 May, 7pm at St Pauls Church, 1 Culliford
Crescent, BH17 9DY. At this Meeting the Agenda was set as follows:
 1hr presentation from a retired Fire Officer
 Chairman’s Quiz and Prizes
 AGM
 Inspector King to give an update
ii.
Planning Applications - An Oakdale resident advised the Meeting that
following the approval of his next door neighbour’s Planning Application
he had suffered distress, as a result poor building work, which had
affected his property. He outlined a few of the issues, which included
major driveway damage. He explained that he tried to address his
concerns with the Neighbour to no avail. He wanted the Planning
Committee to consider and understand possible issues as experienced
by him, before approving planning applications.
The Chairman advised the Resident that this was not a Planning
Committee issue but related to building control. He was advised to
speak in detail to his Ward Councillors outside of this Meeting.
Councillors Adams, Gillard and Mrs Walton all agreed to meet the
Resident and support him wherever possible.
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A Member advised that the problems the Resident had experienced
related to 3 issues:
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Building Control
Planning Enforcement
Civil Issue
In respect of any Civil Action Claim the Resident was recommended by
a Member to see a Solicitor.
iii.
Central Government was undertaking an initiative to get employers to
take on apprenticeships and highlighted the engineering industry. He
explained that companies used to take on apprentices and many
served 5 years within the engineering trade to gain their skills and
understand the profession. He asked that the Council supported this
Government Initiative and the importance of 16-21 year olds learning
trades.
The Chairman advised the Meeting that the Council did support
apprenticeship initiatives and highlighted the various services where
such schemes had been implemented, but felt Central Government
needed to invest money in order to support companies and Schemes.
A Member advised the Meeting that Poole and Bournemouth had very
good specialist colleges, which offered excellent qualification training
and it was important to maintain such levels of training, as some
companies could not afford to take on apprentices. The one area that
he felt was still missing was the Artisan profession.
A Member highlighted the fact that many university graduates were
unable to get jobs and the need for Central Government to financially
support employers. He felt accountants were now running many
businesses.
The Resident advised the Meeting that experienced engineers were out
of work and the number of companies that had now ceased trading.
A member of the public explained that his son had undertaken
voluntary work in order to try and secure paid employment.
The Chairman agreed with the comments raised and highlighted how
important it was that Poole had maintained its manufacturing base and
sited Siemens as an example, which had continued to trade. He also
advised that some factories and production lines were coming back to
the area.
A Member highlighted that productivity and technology advancements
were also factors in the decline in production lines. Tasks that may
have taken 1 hour to achieve in the past were now completed in 10
minutes.
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A Member of the public advised the Meeting that when he was at
school there was little career information available and this may still be
an area that needed to be improved.
iv.
Traffic incident reported in the Daily Echo on 2 February 2011, which
involved a dog being seriously injured by a hit and run driver. The dog
had unfortunately slipped its collar whilst chasing a fox and was left in
the middle of road having been struck by a car, which failed to stop.
The Resident stated this could have easily of been a child and that the
driver was speeding when the incident occurred on Sopers Lane. He
felt speed camers had not worked and more needed to be done to slow
drivers down and prevent such incidents from occurring.
The Chairman advised the Meeting that whilst he was sorry to hear
about this incident the speed of the driver was not known. Speed
camera had been effective and that the majority of drivers had adhered
to the road speed limits. The Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT)
Meeting was the best forum to raise and discuss such incidents. Soper
Lane was a long straight road and as a result a small number of drivers
had been reported to the Police for speeding.
A Member advised that the Police were fully aware of the issues
highlighted in Soper Lane and random speed cameras were used,
however very few people had been caught speeding. The incident to
which the Resident was referring happened at 6.15am, at a time when
the road was normally quiet and it was unfortunate that the dog had
slipped its collar and hit by a car.
The Chairman highlighted the importance of attending the Safer
Neighbourhood Team (SNT) Meetings, as these Meetings were
supported by the Police.
v.
Progress update on the removal of the chicanes on Stinsford Road.
Members advised the Meeting that due to lack of funding the removal
of the Chicanes and the implementation of a ‘Pinch-Point’ width
reduction scheme had to be put on the back burner. He was aware that
of the issues residents had raised, especially where lorries were
concerned.
It was originally proposed that 106 Development Money would be used
to implement a similar width reduction scheme to that used on Cabot
Lane, however, the Development had not proceeded and as a result no
funding was now available to execute the Scheme.
If the refurbishment of the Waste Transfer Station goes ahead it was
likely that Stinsford Road would be used during the 15 months that the
Household Waste Recycling Centre was to be temporarily relocated to
the car park area on the Councils’ Hatchpond Depot. In order to limit
the amount of traffic during this period clear signage would be
displayed.
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CREEKMOOR AND OAKDALE AREA COMMITTEE – 9 FEBUARY 2011
The Meeting discussed various traffic calming options and the
Chairman advised the Committee that the Ward Councillors would
keep on top of this situation.
vi.
The Chairman of the Local Residents Association drew attention to the
lack of water supply at the nearby Allotments and felt the Council was
in breach of Human Rights.
The Chairman advised of the recently adopted Allotment Policy and a
Member advised the Meeting that as the Resident had previously
stated he would report the Council to the Secretary of State, Health
and Safety Executive and the European Court of Human Rights no
further discussions on this matter should continue. The Chairman
agreed and no further discussions took place.
The Resident felt his Ward Councillors were not always available at
Councillors' Surgeries.
The Ward Councillors’ concerned advised the Resident that they had
attended Councillors' Surgeries and the Chairman advised the Meeting
that it was not appropriate to discuss the residents’ views and opinions.
vii.
Bus Routes – A resident enquired as to whether or not the No.18 Bus
Route, which was sponsored by Bournemouth and Poole would
continue?
A Member advised the Meeting that the current Bus Routes and
Boundaries were up for re-tendering. There were funding issues
relating to the Free Bus Passes, however these would continue. The
final judgement was to be discussed at the next Transport Advisory
Group (TAG) Meeting.
A resident advised that extra buses were also being considered and
that decisions were evidence based.
The Meeting was advised if you ‘don’t use, you will loose it’.
A Member advised the Committee of a Good News Story. The Traffic Island at
Culliford Crescent, Canford Heath, which was deemed dangerous, was soon
to be replaced with a Zebra Crossing.
CHAIRMAN
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