Here are the minutes of the last meeting of interested parties, which include Sustrans, who are represented by Yvonne Yates.
Hatton Bridle Path Working Group
Minutes of
Meeting held in No. 6 Conference Room, Marston Lane,
on Wednesday, 4th July, 2012, commencing at 1830
hours
Present:
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Robert
Brooks
Teresa
Croft
Luke
Fitzsimmons
Ian
Hey
Lynne
Saul
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Youth
of Hatton
Nestlé
SDDC
Secretary
(also for D.V.C.P.)
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Apologies:
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Anthony
Ball
Robert
Brooks
Mick
Cramp
Chris
Lees
Mark
Whyman
Yvonne
Yates
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Chris
Lees had contacted Lynne today as, due to work commitments, he was unable to
attend the meeting. He has updated her on aspects of the project which are
incorporated into the minutes.
1.
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Acceptance of Minutes of Meeting
held on 29th May, 2012
The
minutes were accepted as a true record of the proceedings.
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Action
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1.
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Matters Arising from Minutes of 29th
May, 2012
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1.1
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Item 3: Diversion of Outflow from
Severn Trent Pumping Station
Luke
confirmed that this work had now been completed. They have finished digging out the ditch
and were just awaiting the diversion of the Salt Brook before final
connections are made.
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1.2
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Item 5: Severn Trent Land
Luke
confirmed that this land had now been fully fenced and ready for bridle path
construction work.
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1.3
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Item 7: Timescale for the Project
Luke
stated that the Planning Permission application for the whole project had
been delayed from the anticipated date of end of May 2012 but, having checked
with the Projects Department, it was hoped that this application would now be
submitted by the end of July at the latest.
Therefore, it was hoped that the Determination of Planning application
would be given by end of October 2013.
This
will allow plenty of time for the work on the Salt Brook to be completed (see
below) and the application for closure of the Public Rights of Way on Marston
Lane and the bridle path to be obtained.
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1.4
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Item 10: Involvement of Children
from Heath Fields Primary School
Luke
said that he was still hoping to involve the children in the planting of the
pump house field (after EA equipment had been removed) - probably still at
the end of 2012. He had had an expert
on site to ascertain what biodiversity was present on the site and adjoining
nature reserve.
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2.
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Artwork Produced by Youth of
Hatton Members
Teresa
tabled a fantastic piece of artwork drawn by a YOH member and stated that she
was keen to get this type of artwork 'into the community'. Luke thought this
would be ideal for displaying on the observation hide he had planned for the
pump house field. Lynne said that she
would also welcome a similar project being carried out on Thistley Place - to
be sited on the large storage container adjacent to the entrance. Teresa will visit site and ascertain what
is required.
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TC/LF/
LGS
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3.
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Assessment of Proposed Design by
Landscape Architects
Chris
stated that he had been in contact with a Regional Committee of Landscape
Architects (O.P.E.N.) who had been looking at the design for the proposed
bridle path and they said that they did not like the galvanised fencing,
which had been installed along the boundary of Nestlé, and would like to see
some form of environmental fencing used in its place. The galvanised fencing along the route of
the bridle path will, therefore, be replaced by something more
environmentally friendly (not sure what yet but probably wooden see through
fencing) and it might not be straight lines.
Chris is looking into this.
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CL
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4.
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Timescale for Bridle Path
Diversion/Marston Lane closure
The
outline course, where the diverted Salt Brook will run, has now been dug out by
the archaeologists carrying out the surveys they originally planned to ascertain
if there were any buried artefacts in the location. Their excavation work has now been
completed. The land has been fenced
off and, where the bridle path continues under the railway line, the brook will
be culverted under the bridle path. A
new wooden gate has been installed at this juncture to allow public access to
the fields on the river side of Marston Fields.
It
is hoped that the Salt Brook excavation/diversion work will now commence in
the next 2 weeks and will be completed within 6 weeks (end August). This should allow plenty of time for
applications for ROW closures before Determination of Planning Application is
received.
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CL
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5.
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Section of Proposed Bridle Path which will enter Dove
Side
Ian
asked who had responsibility for this section of road which was the only
access point to the allotments. Robert
will check if his comes under the auspices of the Parish Council but it was
felt that this road may actually be 'unadopted' at present. Ian voiced his concerns over the present
state of the road (which is regularly churned up by large tractors travelling
down to work on Marston Fields). He
also pointed out that, as the EA will be using the Pump House field for
storage of their equipment during the proposed Flood Alleviation works and will
be using this road to access the field, their heavy machinery will incur much
more damage to the road's surface. He
asked who was going to put this right - the EA or would it be repaired under
the proposed bridle path works? Also,
if this was to definitely to become part of the bridle path, added security
would need to be put in place for the allotments and a decision taken on who
would maintain the roadway in future.
Luke
will ascertain Nestlé position on this and Robert will speak with the Parish
Council.
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RB/LF/
CL
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6.
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Access Point of Bridle Path from
Church Avenue
As
construction work on the bridle path was likely to commence shortly Robert
discussed the possibility of using the existing concrete roadway leading to
the Severn Trent Pumping Station instead of the existing access. This would then allow the bridle path to
skirt the edge of the Hassall Road field (which Hatton Parish Council now
own) and continue along the Nestlé boundary to Marston fields. He stated that the PC thought it would advantageous
to have the bridle path pass through the 'sports field'.
The
only problem was the access point - if the gates were removed a suitable
removal barrier would have to be put in place which would enable horses,
people, cyclists, etc., but not unauthorised vehicular access. Also, Severn Trent claim they have
exclusive access - Ian said that, if this plan went ahead all that needed to
be done was to serve a Notice of Intent to provide access to the Hassall Road
field to ST.
It
was decided that Robert would ask to put this item on the agenda at the next
Parish Council meeting. Luke will
speak with Chris to assess Nestlé's stance on altering the access point.
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RB/LF/
CL
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7.
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Designs Produced by Heath Fields
Children following presentation on 26th March
The
artwork by Heath Fields pupils was tabled and judged. There were 10 entries. As it was so difficult to judge between the
entries it has been decided, by members of the Committee, that each entrant
will receive a prize. Chris will attend
Heath Fields school on 11th July and present the prizes to the pupils.
Also,
Nestlé will be donating a camera to the school so that they will be able to
take pictures and monitor progress on their involvement/input into the
project.
Chris
Lees said that, when the project commences, Nestlé will be endeavouring to
incorporate as many of the items included in the artwork as possible -
including the tree house if heath and safety approval can be obtained.
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All
CL/MW
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8.
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Long Term Plans for the
Development
Ian
said that, as well as the plan for a local committee to run and maintain the
new bridle path, it should be possible
to have the bridle path adopted by Derbyshire County Council under their
Greenway scheme and Sustrans (whose cycle way will run along the route) to
help out. This would then address the
problem of dog and waste bin provision and disposal.
Luke
will speak with Chris about this possibility.
Ian
also stared that, at the Rosliston Forestry Centre, they had an excellent
Environmental Education facility and were able to come out to sites to give
hands on experience to children. There
is a charge for this service but Ian thought it would be extremely valuable
for Heath Fields where they could work with the teachers and pass on skills.
Lynne
said that she had already been involved with Rosliston, on this project, who
had arranged for a class from the school to attend a planting morning in the
National Forest (sponsored by the Woodland Trust) then the afternoon was
spent in the Education Centre at Rosliston and said that the expertise that
they had would be a great asset to the project.
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IH/LF/
CL/MW
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9.
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Date of Next Meeting:
The
next Working Group meeting will be held on, Wednesday, 22nd August, 2012, commencing at 6.30 p.m., in No. 6
Conference Room, Marston Lane.
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The meeting closed at 2000 hours
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Distribution: Those present + apologies
John
Lowe - Sustrans
Lynne
Saul - 5.7.12
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