LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 3rd April 2017
Leigh Village Hall commencing
7.50pm.
Following the Annual Parish
Assembly which commenced at 7.30pm
Present
Councillor B
Barker
Councillor J Beaman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Parishioners Mrs B Smallwood, Mrs W Lewis. Mr & Mrs
Warburton, Mr J Slater
Clerk B A Boughey
17/001 Apologies Councillor A Raby
17/002 Minutes
17/002.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 6th
March 2017 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
17/003 Chairman’s
Announcements No announcements.
17/004 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
other
Interests None declared.
17/005 Outstanding
Matters
17/005.1 Defibrillators
for the Farmers Arms and Middleton Green Telephone Box.
Update on
installation of the units from Councillor Beaman.
Farmers
Arms unit with the electrician to install.
Middleton
Green unit fitted and available for use but not electrically connected.
17/006 Finance
17/006.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
17/006.2 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
Subscription. £274.00. LGA 1972 s143
RESOLVED to
pay the Annual Subscription.
17/006.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire. Annual
Subscription. £25.00 LGA 1972 s137
RESOLVED to
pay the Annual Subscription.
17/006.4 Invoice. Leigh Village Hall. Council Meetings. Jan.
Feb. Mar. £75.00. LGA 1972 s111
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice.
17/006.5 Invoice Croppers Ground Maintenance Recreation Ground Mowing
March
£187.50 + £37.50 VAT Total £450.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice.
17/006.6 Clerk’s Postage.
April 2016 to March 2017.
£14.28 LGA 1972 s111.
RESOLVED to
reimburse the Clerk
03 April 2017 (2)
17/006.7 Internal
Audit. Juliet Hands of Hands & Co.
Chartered Accountants to undertake
The audit
prior to the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council.
17/006.7.1 End of Year
Accounts and Financial Record Book completed and signed by the Clerk
Summary
Receipts and Payments 2016/17, Income
& Expenditure Estimates 2017/18,
Supporting
Statement for 2016/17 and the Fixed Asset Register.
Copies
circulated to Member Councillors for signing at the next Parish Council meeting
and after
the Internal Audit has been completed.
17/006.8 External
Audit. Submission date set for 16th
June 2017.
17/006.8.1 Required
information completed in draft form and circulated to Member Councillor.
Documents
for signing at the next Parish Council meeting and after the Internal Audit.
17/007 Planning
Applications
17/007.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
17/007.1.1 P/2016/00863 Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall.
Agricultural building to dwellings
17/007.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
17/007.2.1 P/2016/01840 Perm. Log
Cabin, off Hill Lane, Morillow Heath.
Erection
of replacement Dwelling re: Cert. of Lawfulness 2010.
17/007.2.2 P/2017/00097 Perm. Field
Mill Farm. New Agricultural Dwelling.
17/007.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
17/007.3.1 P/2017/00320 1 Station View, Moor Lane, Lower
Leigh.
Demolition
of garage, erection of triple garage with work room.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval as no objections were raised.
17/007.3.2 P/2017/00331 Barn Croft, Dodsleigh. Extensions, Double Garage, New Access.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval as no objections were raised.
17/007.3.3 P/2017/00298 &
Associated LBC 00367. Church View,
Church Leigh.
New
Access, wall and gates, erection of detached garage
RESOLVED to
recommend approval but to raise concern regarding the access visibility
17/007.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
17/007.5 Planning Queries None
17/008 Correspondence
17/008.1 County Council
17/008.1.1 A50 Growth
Corridor. Update. For information.
17/008.1.2 Community Paths
Initiative 2017 / 2018. Project bids by
1st June. For information.
17/008.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council None
17/008.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
17/008.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
17/008.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
17/008.5 Checkley
Neighbourhood Plan - Notification of Meeting.
For information.
17/008.6 emails from
Staffordshire Police. Inspector Bob Champeau. Information circulated.
03 April 2017 (3)
17/009 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
17/009.1 Councillor
Collins
17/009.1.1 Hill Lane. Warning of sink hole up from the culvert at
the junction with Intakes and
Raddle lanes.
17/009.2 Councillor
Beaman.
17/009.2.1 Leigh Bank -
culvert heading stone still being hit by vehicles, white paint worn away.
17/009.2.2 Query raised with
Councillor Whittaker regarding the new Brown Bin directive.
New
regulations somewhat baffling with respect to some items that are now barred.
17/009.2.3 Fly Tipping - very
good response from ESBC on clearing up once tipping is reported.
17/009.2.3.1 Discussion on
recent major fly tipping incidents in the area.
17/010 Date of Next
Meeting
17/010.1 Monday 8th
May 2017. 7.30pm. Annual Meeting of the
Parish Council
The meeting concluded at 8.48pm.
Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________.
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