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Crathes, Drumoak & Durris
Community Council (CDDCC)
Minutes of Meeting
13 September 2005 at
Sederunt
Community
Councillors – David
Morrish (Chairman), Don Keith (part time), John Hopkins, Jean Downie
Ward Councillors
– Jenny Watson,
Sandy Wallace
Members
of the Public –
none
Apologies
– Molly Atkinson,
Tony Butcher, Jill Gow
1.
Minutes of 09 August 2005 meeting
Subject to the correction that the balance of the
grant for the Drumoak Youth Project from Aberdeenshire Council was circa £2k,
rather than circa £9k, the minutes were proposed by David Morrish and seconded
by Jean Downie.
2.
Appointment of Minute Secretaries
3.
Schools
3.1 Drumoak Primary
Don Keith noted that there
had been little progress to report at the recent Drumoak School Board
meeting. In particular, Aberdeenshire Property Services had not responded to the
potential donation of land for an extension to the school
playground. CDDCC deplored the delay in progress in this matter.
The question of the mains
sewerage connection had been raised with Willie Munro and an answer was
awaited. To draft a follow-up letter to the Director of Education (Action:
John Hopkins)
See also section 3.2
3.2
Crathes Primary
A Scottish Executive plan to implement a (part-time?) 20 mph speed limit
outside of Crathes, Woodlands and
3.3
Durris Primary
See also section 3.2
4.
Drumoak Youth Project (DYP)
John
Hopkins (in correcting the statement made at the August meeting) reported that:-
He undertook
to write to Stewart Robertson to inquire into the size and timing of the relevant part of the planning
gain payment from the current Stewart Milne development (Action: John Hopkins)
To review
next steps (possibly to include lining-out, fencing, kick-boarding), in the
light of available funding (Action: All)
To attempt
to determine the ownership of the vandalised portakabin
at
5. Park
Quarry Liaison Committee
To enquire
of Douglas Grey the proposed date of the next meeting (Action: Don Keith)
6. Major
Developments
6.1 Drumoak Housing
It was understood that construction on the southern site would
commence during
November.
It was
agreed that the terracing on the northern site had a severe
(and unanticipated) adverse visual impact on the local environment.
This was in stark contrast to the harmonious
landscaping at the
southern end of the Sunnyside drive. The
lack of planning control over the overall height of a development contrasted
bizarrely with the micromanagement of horizontal location.
The issue was a serious one and must be addressed prior to the proposed
Crathes housing development, which was also on an undulating site. To write to Planning Services,
raising this issue (Action: Don Keith)
6.2
Proposed Crathes Housing Development
David
Morrish noted that no Development Brief material had been received from Dunecht Estate. To
pursue this matter with Stewart Young (Action:
David Morrish)
6.3 Proposed
Woodlands of Durris Housing Development
Sandy Wallace noted that the Scottish Executive Reporter had reduced the
planned number of houses from 25 to 8.
This might have the unfortunate
effect of reducing the local infrastructural gain.
It also meant that space for the balance would have to be found
elsewhere.
To discuss the revised plan for Woodlands of Durris
housing etc. with Dunecht Estate (Action: David Morrish)
7.
Drumoak Public Hall
Aberdeenshire
Council are understood finally to have offered a draft lease to Drumoak Public
Hall Committee, although it is felt to be unsatisfactory in a number of
respects.
To raise
with Aberdeenshire Council an objection to the seven-strand barbed wire fence
erected on a path leading to the
9.
Planning Applications
None of major significance.
10. Development
of Wind Farm at Mid-Hill
To enquire
of Aberdeenshire Council (Action: Sandy Wallace) :-
12. Plants
for Environmental Beautification
A letter
had been received from Aberdeenshire Council offering, as in previous years,
free provision of flowering plants. To
respond in the affirmative (Action: Don
Keith)
13.
CDDCC Charitable Donations
Because of
its economical operation, CDDCC spends little money on itself. Hence it is once again in a position to
consider modest charitable donations to local bodies from its own funds.
Equally, it
was important to raise the representational profile of CDDCC, which suffers –
like many other CCs – from limited participation. This could argue for spending more on
publicity.
To discuss
both issues and agree any such donations at the October meeting (Action: All)
14.
Ward Boundary Review
The Local
Government Boundary Commission for
CDDCC felt that the whole of its
area (Crathes, Drumoak and Durris) should be grouped with Banchory for
reasons including the following:-
The three
parts of CDDCC are a single community, should be recognised as such and linked
with their natural focus, which is Banchory.
Drumoak and Durris should not arbitrarily be coerced into an unnatural
amalgamation simply for reasons of arithmetic convenience, which appears to be
the principal basis of the Boundary Commission proposals .
To contact
Mike Rumbles as a matter of urgency to register these
points. (Action: David Morrish).
To write to the Local Government Boundary Commission for
15. Forthcoming
AGM
It was agreed, in respect of the forthcoming AGM that:-
·
it would
be held in December, immediately prior to the December monthly meeting
·
either Drumoak
School Hall or Drumoak Community Hall would to be used for the meeting
·
more action was required to increase public turn-out
·
the possibility of complimentary cheese and wine at
the AGM would be considered
·
a newspaper advert and/or advertorial in the Piper
would be sought
·
a door-to-door mailshot
would be considered (with Sandy Wallace offering to do half of Drumoak, if
someone would do the other half)
·
to produce the agenda for - and minutes of - the AGM
(Action: John Hopkins)
15.
Next Meeting
Tuesday 4
October 2005,
JFH
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September 2005
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email |
post |
by
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other |
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CDDCC
Councillors |
Councillor
Jenny Watson |
Durris
Hall Notice Board (via |
Website www.durris.net (also for previous minutes) |
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Councillor
Sandy Wallace |
Crathes
Hall Notice Board |
Drumoak
Post Office (via John Hopkins) |
Neighbourhood
Watch Co-ordinator – new appointee not known |
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Mr W
Munro, Area Manager, Kincardine & Mearns |
Banchory
Public Library |
Park Shop
(via John Hopkins) |
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Mr L
Allen, Area Manager, Marr |
Community
Police Officer (Drumoak/Durris), c/o Banchory Police Office |
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Rev. Jim
Scott, Durris Manse, Durris |
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