Committee Minutes October 2017

Minutes of a Meeting of the Committee held at 18 Sandbourne Road

at 2pm on Monday 23^rd October 2017

 

Present:, Ken Mantock (Chairman), Jean Bird (Vice Chairman), Hilda Brownlow, Elaine Cooper, Sally McGrath (Membership Secretary), Beryl Parker (Social Secretary), John Soane (Built Environment Officer,), and Paul Newsome (Minutes Secretary)

 

     Welcome.  The Chairman welcomed Peter Lucas.

 

1. Apologies:  John Barker (President) and James Weir (Heritage and Conservation

     Officer)

 

2.   The minutes for the meeting held on 25^th September was agreed

 

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes. 
   •   In September 25^th minutes the date of the LDF meeting should read 4^th

September

 

4. Local Development Framework.  Next meeting 6^th November

 

5. Built Environment. 

5,1      A338/Bournemouth Hospital.  Local MPs have objected to Phase 2 and there are

queries as to possible pollution.  Hilda to join Elaine at meetings of the campaign group.

 

6.   Heritage and Conservation.
   • Westover Road Cinemas. No news.
   • Cliff End Hotel. We are waiting details of  a meeting with Meyrick estate and their architect.
   • Boscombe and Pokesdown. No news.
   • Echo Building. There had been an open day on 19^th October at which imaginative plans for the future use of the building were put forward.

 

7.        See John Soane’s report:
   • Winter Gardens. The revised plans showed improvements.  The interior open space was good, but the proposed layout was too formal.  The tower on the corner of Priory Road needed to be reduced.  English Heritage had produced an excellent report and

its’ suggestions were hoped to be adopted by the developer.

• Hilton Hotel. The proposed transparent cube on the roof was acceptable
• 56 Christchurch Road. A redesign was needed for the suggested ‘fake Victorian’

flats, but the flats to replace the Coach House were acceptable

• 7 East Overcliff Drive. The revised plans were a big improvement
• 76 Wimborne Road. The propose1d development was too large – the top storey would ruin the streetscene.

 

8. Planning Sub-Committee.  The Society’s Planning Sub-Committee did not need to meet.

 

9. Planning Board Observations.  Sally attended the meeting on 16^th October
   • Tree Preservation Orders. Two orders were upheld.
   • 7 South Road. Change of use to HMO was agreed
   • 18-22a Studland Road. Plans for 2 blocks of flats (45 units) were refused
   • 14-18 Wharfedale Road. Plans for 8 houses, 10 flats and 8 commercial units were

Approved

• 140 Alumhurst Road. Proposed alterations and extensions were refused
• 2 and 2a Fitzharris Avenue. Change of use from care home to HMO was refused
• 4 Glamis Avenue. Change of use to HMO was agreed
• 1 McWilliam Road. Erection of two houses was approved
• 105 Parkway Drive. Alterations and extensions were approved

 

10. Communications Timetable.  Contributions to John Barker by end of

    November

 

11.  Civic Voice.  Communications had been distributed.

 

12. Bournemouth 2026  AGM at the Pavilion on 20^th November

 

• Bournemouth-in-Bloom. 
  • South/South East Award Ceremony at Effingham. Some 100 members

attended.  Bournemouth won 23 gold and 2 silver gilt.  Unlike other towns,

Bournemouth arranged for the ‘workers’ to collect the individual awards to acknowledge their work and importance

 

14. Activities Officer’s Report.
    • Christmas Lunch. Bookings were good
    • Soup and Sandwich. The October event was enjoyed by all who attended . The

    November lunch would see the return of a popular speaker whose previous talk was

spoiled by the lack of black-out in the room.

 

15. Membership Officer’s Report.  One new member – Jean Edwards

 

16. Webmaster’s Report. The website was ‘up and running’

 

17. Treasurer’s Report: Current account – £2,762.16,  CAF account – £7,410.41.            Peter had received a £112.50 gift aid payment

 

18. Any Other Business.

 17.1    Visit to Andrew England.  Next meeting on Friday 1^st December.  Items for discussion to include Bournemouth Hospital Link Road, the use of landing stages on Bournemouth Pier by Waverley and Balmoral and the removal of cherry

            trees in Castle Lane.

• Peer Review of the Planning Board. John Barker would represent the Society at the

     Peer Review on 6^th November.

• The Buddleia had been removed from the Lansdowne College and the

Lansdowne Road car parks had been made ‘Traveller-proof’!

• Planning Board Observers. Observers at Planning Board meetings (third Monday

of each month – but check for start time):

November       Elaine

December        John S

January            Hilda

February          Peter Lucas

March              Jean

April                John S

May                 Elaine

June                 Peter L

July                  Sally

August            Sally

September       John B

October           Sally

November       Elaine

 

19      Next Meetings.  The next meeting would be on 27^th November at 18 Sandbourne Road

 

  The meeting closed at 15.15