A warm welcome was extended to your new councillor Maureen Beales who joined the 6 Councillors attending Tuesday’s Parish Council meeting along with your C.Cllr Mrs Sue Sida-Lockett. The parish council now has its full complement of 9 councillors.

Carl Buckle	Cllr; Village Hall & Trustee Poors Charity	Crosswinds, Flatts Lane, IP30 9NZ	01359 270605 (home) 07791 663518 (mobile)	mailto:carl@buckle01359.freeserve.co.uk
Adrian Buxton	Councillor	Cruachan, Norton Road, IP30 9PY	01359 270339	adrian.buxton@zoom.co.uk
Stephen Carlton-Walker	Councillor	The Gables, New Road, IP30 9PJ	01539 270186	Stephencw56@hotmail.com
Elizabeth Dunn	Councillor	Bramblewick Cottage, The Green, IP30 9NY	01359 270270	jonathan@dunn200.fsnet.co.uk
David Livingston	Chairman; VH, Trustee of Poors Charity	MeadowHouse, Flatts Lane, IP30 9NZ	01359 270252	david.l@animail.net
Vanessa Malcom	Vice Chair; Footpaths	Rutland House, The Green, IP30 9NY	01359 271272	vjmalcom@aol.com
Paula Parsons	Cllr; Tree Officer	Church Cottage, Church Road, IP30 9PE	01359 271117	njparsons@churchcottage.fsworld.co.uk
Diane Plester	Councillor/VH	6 Wood Close, IP30 9PX	01359 271652	diplester@aol.com
Maureen Beales	Co-opted Cllr.	High View, Wood Close, IP30 9PX	01359 270218	derek.beales@lineone.net

Advance Notice - Local Plan

A series of workshops is being organised and the one most relevant to Tostock parish is to be held at

Main Hall, New Green Community Centre, Thurston on Monday 15^th December from approximately 12.30 to 7.30 p.m.

There will be an opportunity for local people to talk informally to members of the local plan team and to give their views on relevant planning issues and the priorities for their communities. This is an opportunity for people to “have your say” and influence the content of the new Local Development Framework.

Library Links

Local shops in Rougham and Badwell Ash have set aside space for library books and this scheme will be up an running in either February or March of next year.

Rookery Farm

Very much ongoing. There were a total of 198 complaints for September and 29 for October.

Planning Applications

Applications have been received from

LB/236/03	Crispin Cottage, The Green. Replace garage roof with “Country Clad” galvanised metal roof (dark gren or Dark Grey) and replace garage doors with new doors of same type and spec.
1244/03	Land south of Pineacre Norton Road. Erection of four bedroom dwelling with garage

Although the following application was refused by the Parish Council, Mid Suffolk wrote explaining why they had decided to grant the application.

955/03

Strawberry Cottage Norton Rd Erection of 3 bedroom dwelling, doublegarage and new access

Approvals by Mid Suffolk

1100/03	Ticehurst Barn. New first floor offices
746/03	Land south of Reynolds House, Church Road. Proposed dormer to rear and rooflight.
	Tree Preservation Order No.313 Tostock House dated 16^th October 2003.
	Application for renewal of public entertainment licence, Tostock Village Hall.

Date of next meeting

7^th January 2004.