Balances as @ 10^th October 2006 £9019.37 of which £747.50 is money raised at the 50 year celebrations of Gower AONB.

The Clerk reported that notices had been posted on the six notice boards and the dates ran from 21^st September to 19^th October 2006.

Noted correspondence from the following:

• E-Mail from licensing Department City and County of Swansea about re-licensing hours of premises in Town Centre.
• Wales Audit Office – Thanks for correspondence regarding the Inquiry into the Welsh Ambulance Service NHST.
• ICM Foresters Ltd - Christmas tree Sale.
• Commons Commissioners – Inquiry into disputes of Common Land not in Penrice area.
• One Voice Wales – The Voice.
• Gower Society – Newsletter Autumn 2006
• Welsh Assembly Government – Local Government Partnership Scheme – Report 2005/2006.
• The Clerk – Journal September 2006.
• Health Challenge Wales – Issue 3 – Summer 2006
• City and County of Swansea – Details of Swansea Stakeholder Forum 18^th October 2006.
• National Assembly for Wales – Details of meeting of South West Wales Regional Committee Friday 20^th October 2006.
• National Assembly for Wales – Special Needs Conference, 17^th November 2006.
• 3^rd Gower Scout Group, Reynoldston – about fundraising initiative for sporting activities. Councillor R. Lewis suggested that it would be a worthwhile project to support. Penrice Community Council agreed to donate £100 towards the project. The Group have been awarded a grant of £5,512 from the Sports Council for Wales there is a shortfall of £1,378.
• St. Andrews’ Church Penrice – about donation to help with structural work. Penrice Community Council agreed to forward them the annual grant of £350.

The following new planning applications were discussed:-

Application No:   2006/2000 - Y Banc, Oxwich, Swansea.

Proposal:             Single storey rear extension.

Applicant:           Mr. K. and D.L. Laws

Mr. T. Methuen-Campbell had Declared and Interest and left the room.

Proposal:              Addition of one 0.3 metre and one 0.6 metre diameter transmission dishes to existing mast and two additional equipment cabinets.

Applicant:            T-Mobile UK Ltd.

Penrice Community Council were not quorate during this discussion so did not make a decision.

Proposal:               Use of land for a caravan rally for a maximum of 80 units from 25^th May to 3^rd June 2007 (inclusive).

Applicant:            Caravan Club.

Two applications were received after the notices had been posted, the following decisions were made:

Mr. T. Methuen-Campbell had Declared an Interest in this application and left the room.

Applicant:            Penrice Castle Estate.

Proposal:             Conversion of outbuildings into holiday accommodation.

Proposal:           Addition of pitched roof to existing single storey side extension.

Applicant:         Mr. & Mrs S. Gronnow

The Clerk reported that Application No: 2006/1239 – Greenways Holiday Park, Oxwich, Swansea.

Proposal:   Carry out development without compliance with condition 2 of planning permission 2002/0578 granted on 15^th March 2005 to allow holiday occupation of the caravans at any time of year had been refused by the Local Planning Authority.

Declarations of Members Interests forms were distributed to Community Councillors.

The Policy Documents were given to Mr. T. Methuen-Campbell for review.

 Mrs. E. Wakeford had requested this agenda item.  Mrs Wakeford was not present at the meeting and so the item was deferred to November. However, Councillor R. Lewis reported that to buy a plot of land to build on Gower is very expensive.

Mrs. K. Laws, representative of the hall explained that Oxwich and Penrice Youth Hall was not in compliance with the Disability Regulations now in force.  There is insufficient wheelchair access and no disabled toilet facilities. 

 The committee are currently awaiting quotations from three companies to provide one male and one female disabled toilet.  They are also awaiting advice from Social Services on other facilities that will be necessary.  Mrs Laws asked Penrice Community Councillors if they would be willing to help fund the cost.  Councillor R. Lewis suggested that they look at funding for the project.  Mrs. S. Trick explained that to receive funding they would need to change from a Youth Hall to a Community Hall, they had applied to the Charities Commission to have the constitution changed but the Charities Commission had refused permission.

Councillors agreed that they would help with funding but needed more specific details. Mr. A. Glass suggested that they come back to the Community Council when they have received specifications from the builders.  

This item was deferred to November as Mrs Wakeford and Mr. A. Oliver were not present.

A letter was received from the Planning Inspectorate about the date of the report of the Inquiry having been wrongly issued.  No report has been published to date.

Mr. A. Glass referred to the letter that had been received in September 2006 about congestion in Oxwich at peak periods.  The matter was deferred as there were not enough members of the Community Council present to debate the subject.

The Clerk reported that she had spoken to Mr. Brian Humphreys, Head of Legal Services at the City and County of Swansea.  The Inquiry date regarding the land having been registered as common land which was originally scheduled to take place on 23^rd October 2006 was now deferred.  A new date has not been arranged.

Residents were concerned as to how the Community Council would support its objection to the land being registered as common land at an Inquiry.  Mr. T. Methuen-Campbell agreed to liaise at the eventual Inquiry.

Community Councillors agreed that the Clerk should contact Mr. B. Humphreys as they are concerned that the land should be protected.  The decision was made to sustain the objection to the land being registered as common land but that the land should be designated as a village green.                                                             EJ

Mr. A. Glass registered a vote of thanks to everyone who had helped to make the evening a great success.

Mrs S. Trick reported that 130 people had attended the celebration at the Oxwich Bay Hotel Marquee. Hannah Davies from Oxwich Green had catered, Mr. A. Glass was MC and Mr. Roy Shears provided the music.  Prizes had been donated for the raffle and competitions.

Penrice Community Council would like to thank Mrs. S. Trick, Sue Grove, Brenda Bruce, Kath Laws, and Andrew Oliver for their involvement in the planning from the outset, and in the latter stages thanks to Janette and Keith Parker and Sue and Kip Grove. 

The Environment and Conservation Section of the City and County of Swansea gave a grant of £750 without which the event would not have proceeded as costs would have been too high.

The Clerk to send individual thank you letters to those concerned.                     EJ

Profits have not yet been finalised as the grant money has not yet been received and all bills have not yet been paid.  Decisions have yet to be determined as to what would be a fitting commemoration for the 50^th Anniversary.

Mrs S. Trick asked if the Community Council would match the £750 grant allocated by the City and County of Swansea, however, the Clerk explained that as the Community Council were considering helping with the expense that Oxwich and Penrice Youth Hall would incur when the work was carried out to put the disabled facilities in place, to give such a large sum of money could not be justified.

Mr. A. Glass had attended the last website working party meeting.  He reported that the website is slowly developing.  The Committee are still trying to get outside funding.

f)  Mr.A Glass reported that he had spoken to Mr. Stuart Goulden of City and County of Swansea Highways Department.  He had promised that all salt bins within Penrice Community Council’s location would be filled in plenty of time before the winter.

Mr. Glass also reported that drains in Oxwich were working well, however there was still a problem near the pumping station outside the Oxwich Bay Hotel.  This problem was highlighted the evening of the Gower AONB Celebration when there was heavy rainfall.

The Meeting ended at 10pm.