Committees and Their Functions

The Parish Council has two Committees - Planning and Environment

 PLANNING COMMITTEE

Meets twice a month if there is planning business to consider - on the second and fourth Thursdays at 1.30 pm. Planning applications are studied and sometimes site visits are made, when the Committee meets the residents and asks what they plan to do. Any comments by neighbours are also taken into consideration. A recommendation is then made to South Cambridgeshire Disctrict Council who have the final decision.

This Committee also considers

walls and boundary fences within the jurisdiction of the Council

Parish Council owned footpaths

bus shelters

play equipment

The Committee's decisions are then reported to the full Council at its monthly meetings.  There are certain retrictions placed on this Committee.  If the planning application would involve a major change in the village, then the whole Council is involved in any decision.

ENVIRONMENT

This Committee meets once a month in the Parish Council Office on Wednesdays at 7.30 pm.  In addition, it frequently does site visits on Saturday mornings which may involve walking the whole village to monitor the Council's vegetation.

TREES

1         To identify

a          all trees within the Parish over which the Council has jurisdiction

b          any trees which require removal or re-planting

c          areas where additional planting may be necessary.

 2          To assess and prioritise groups of trees which may need thinning or lopping.

 3          To assist in the production of a regular tree audit for insurance purposes.

 GRASS

 1          To identify all grass areas under the Parish Council's jurisdiction.

 2          To organise where necessary tenders for annual grass cutting contracts.

 3          To monitor quality of grass cutting and to amend plans when deemed necessary.

 4          To maintain a rolling programme of improvement of grassed areas with landscaping and re-seeding where necessary.

 5          To maintain a rolling programme of review of the maintenance and appearance of common areas and effect plans for improvements where necessary.