Item 2

AT A MEETING of the YATELEY COMMON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE held in The Rose Rent Room, The Tythings, Reading Road, Yateley on 11 October 2005.

PRESENT :

Hampshire County Council

p Councillor A. P. Collett (Chairman)

Councillor J. Glen.

a Councillor P.R.C. Hutcheson

p Councillor D.E. Simpson

Yateley Town Council

p Councillor D. Benham

p Councillor R. E Harward

a Councillor Rita Jenkins

a Councillor D Murr

Observer

P M Mann

P P.J. Tipton

11 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members were mindful that, where the believed they had a personal or personal prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting, they should declare their interest and , having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9,10,11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed. Any declaration to be made at the time of the debate. There were no declarations of interest.

12 MINUTES

The Minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2005 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

13 CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

There were none.

14 DEPUTATIONS

There were none.

15 SITE MANAGER'S REPORT

The Committee considered and noted the report of the site Manager ( Item 5 in the Minute Book ) outlining work undertaken since the last meeting.

The Site Manager responded to information given to the Committee before the commencement of the meeting regarding her property and land on the Common. The land management strategy for the area was outlined. The land in question was part of the land bank. It was explained that there was a protocol for burning rubbish on the land bank land.

Removal of waste from the site and methods of disposal of waste were to be taken up with the Environment Department and the Executive Member Environment : North ( Cllr. Glen ) as difficulties were being experienced taking waste to County Council sites and there was no budget for commercial disposal of non-degradable waste.

A solution would be found to enable problems associated with composting of waste.

Attempts to identify fly-tippers continued, including the possibility of obtaining information from the Police National Computer.

It was suggested that local schools be contacted and that wider publicity, including the circulation of contact telephone numbers to encourage "Commons Watchers" to take positive ownership of the Common in an attempt to curtail damage and the dumping of vehicles.

The new Byelaw signs were now being erected on the western side of the Common. Members requested that signs to be erected on the Common include English Nature's wording making mention of the ability to impose £20,000 fines on successful prosecution.

Further archaeology had been carried out on the Common over the summer and finds were to be displayed locally.

16 YATELEY PARISH PLAN

The Committee considered and supported the principle of the preparation of a Yateley Parish Plan.

The Plan would cover two main topics, : A Community Plan; and Land Use Planning. The Yateley Society were to produce survey planning documents.

The help of the County Council's Environment Department would be sought with advice and expertise for a Biodiversity Action Plan.

It would be necessary to include a Special Protection Area in the Parish Plan.

17 REPRESENTATION ON BLACKBUSHE AERODROME

CONSULTATION COMMITTEE

The Committee considered a request that the Yateley Common Management Committee be represented on the Blackbushe Aerodrome Consultation Committee, and the following representatives were appointed :

Representative : Councillor D. Benham

Deputy : Councillor R Harward.

18 EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

RESOLVED :

That, by virtue of Paragraph 12 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following item

19 138 ACRES AT BLACKBUSHE AIRFIELD, SECTION 52 OF THE

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971.

The Committee considered the confidential report of the Chief Executive

( Item 9 in the Minute Book ), and noted that a further report would be made at

the next meeting of the Committee.

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