LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 4th June 2018
Leigh Village Hall commencing
7.30pm.
Present
Councillor E Beaman
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Parishioners Mrs W Lewis, Mr B Chilton
Clerk B A Boughey
18/028 Apologies None
18/029 Chairman’s
Announcements None
18/030 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests, other Interests
None
declared.
18/031 Minutes
18/031.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting
of 14th
May 2018 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
18/032 Outstanding
Matters
18/032.1 Lime Close
Bench. Base now finished. Bench to be positioned on 9th
June.
18/032.2 Middleton Green
Telephone Box. No progress on arranging
painting of the box.
18/032.3 The Green, Lower
Leigh and other areas of land within or adjacent to the Highway
Following
further discussions with County Highways, The Green is not included
on the
Highways register or land charges register but all the other areas were -
the grassed
triangles at Middleton Green / Morrilow Heath / Moor Lane, the area
adjacent to
The Star, the visibility splays by the Post Office and Bents crossroads.
18/032.3.1 The County Council
records show that the Recreation Ground is registered with
East
Staffordshire Borough Council, registered ownership to be checked by Leigh
Recreation Ground committee.
18/032.3.2 East Staffordshire
Borough Council legal department being consulted on any land
registered
with the Borough within the Parish.
18/032.4 Manor Lane. The Manor corner. Installing chevrons.
As County
Highways had not provided signs but had approved their use, a supplier
and costs
have been obtained with a view to the Parish Council purchasing and
installing
the signs.
18/032.4.1 Post meeting
note. It is possible that County
Highways will now provide the signs.
18/033 Finance
18/033.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
18/033.2 Invoice Croppers Ground Maintenance Recreation Ground Mowing - May
£187.50 +
£37.50 VAT Total £225.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice.
04 June 2018 (2)
18/033.3 Transparency
Code. Required information published on
the website.
18/033.3.1 Notice of
Appointment Date for the Exercise of Public Rights in relation to the
Accounts
and Audit - 11th June to 20th July 2018.
18/033.4 Insurance. Notice of renewal and Employers / Public
Liability certificates received.
18/033.5 Accountants. Revised “Terms of Engagement” contract,
resulting from GDPR signed.
18/034 Planning
Applications
18/034.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
18/034.1.1 P/2018/00080 Waterloo Farm, Beamhurst.
JCB application
18/034.1.2 P/2018/00185 Rose Hill, Leigh Crossing. Conversion - Barn to Dwelling
18/034.1.3 P/2018/00282 The Raddle, Raddle Lane.
Retention of Agricultural Building
18/034.1.4 P/2018/00398 Bents Cottage, The Bents. Annexe to Holiday Let
18/034.1.5 P/2018/00569 The Old Rectory, Church
Leigh. 3 Bay Oak Framed Garage.
18/034.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
18/034.2.1 P/2018/00396 Permit The
Bents, Field Lane. Change of Use.
Outbuilding
to ancillary accommodation
18/034.2.2 P/2018/00433 Permit Bottom
Hedge Farm, Bramshall. Agricultural Building
18/034.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
18/034.3.1 P/2018/00611 Painley Hill Farm. Menage / Fence / Gates
RESOLVED to
raise no objections.
18/034.3.2 P/2018/00631 Mallions Croft, Church Leigh. 2 Storey side ext. & rear porch
RESOLVED to
raise no objections.
18/034.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
18/034.5 Planning Queries None
18/035 Correspondence
18/035.1 County Council
18/035.1.1 Clerk’s
Report. Discussion with area Highways
Liaison Officer re Highway issues.
Chevron
signs for Manor Lane, offer of road surface scrapping, responsibility for
land
adjoining the A50 bridges, query related to the “green lane” the old road from
Leigh Bank
to Parkhall Lane etc.
18/035.1.1.1 RESOLVED to accept
the offer of road scrappings for offloading on Hot Hill Lane, at
the railway
bridge and at the pull-in on The Bents to Dodsleigh road.
18/035.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council
18/035.2.1 Update on current
issues presented by Councillor Whittaker.
18/035.2.2 The Parish Council
wish to thank Councillor Whittaker for obtaining a grant towards
the cost of
purchasing the Lime Close Bench and for storing, transporting and
helping to
site the bench.
18/035.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
18/035.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
18/035.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
04 June 2018 (3)
18/036 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
18/036.1 Councillor E
Beaman
18/036.1.1 Leigh Recreation Ground. Long grass around the benches.
18/036.1.1.1 Strimming should be
done four times a year by Croppers. To
be checked.
18/036.1.2 Bents Lane -
Traffic speeding around the bend between Heath Cottage and No.8
Bents
Lane. There is an existing SLOW road
marking sign in one direction.
18/036.1.3 Neighbourhood
Watch issue and use of facebook.
18/036.1.4 Possibility of a
Gas Pipeline for Leigh - query.
18/036.2 Councillor
Snowden
Footpath
adjacent to the Grass Dryer starting from the bottom of Chebsey Bank.
Need to cut
back the vegetation.
18/036.3 Councillor J
Beaman
Vegetation
either side of the Visibility Railings opposite The Star requires cutting back.
18/036.4 Councillor
Collins
Middleton
Green grassed triangle. Four conifer
trees growing on the green.
One growing
into the Oak Tree plus potential future visibility hazard.
18/036.4.1 Councillor Collins
to seek local opinion on cutting back or taking out the conifers.
18/037 Date of Next
Meeting
18/037.1 Monday 2nd
July 2018.
The meeting concluded at 8.43pm.
Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________.
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