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Parish Council Minutes - November 2018


                                                                                                                                                        05 November 2018 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 5th November 2018
Leigh Village Hall commencing 7.30pm.
Present
                        Councillor       B Barker
                        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,  Mrs V Johnson,  Mrs P Bowers, Mr J Slater, Mr A Langridge

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

18/078             Apologies                    Councillor       E Beaman (Illness)

18/079             Chairman’s Announcements           None

18/080             Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests, other Interests
                        None declared.

18/081             Minutes
18/081.1          COUNCIL RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
                        of 1st October 2018 be signed by the meeting Chairman.

18/082             Outstanding Matters             None
                                   
18/083             Finance
18/083.1          Financial Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
                        Check of Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
18/083.2          Invoice   Cropper Grounds Maintenance   Recreation Ground Mowing for October                        £187.50 + £37.50 VAT   Total  £225.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
                        RESOLVED to pay the invoice.
18/083.3          Donation to Leigh Village Hall.  £1,500.00.  LGA 1972 s137
                        RESOLVED to make the donation as budgeted in the precept.
18/083.4          Invoice.  1&1 Internet Ltd via Carol Astbury.  Quarterly Website Fee £28.76.
                        RESOLVED to reimburse Carol Astbury.     LGA 1972 s142
18/083.5          Donation to Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.  £25.00.   LGA 1972 s137
                        RESOLVED to donate.  Poppy Wreath provided for the Remembrance Service.
18/083.6          ESBC Small Societies Lotteries. Licence Fee £20.00 in the name of Leigh Village Hall.
                        Registering for Parish organisations to conduct lotteries.
                        RESOLVED to pay the District Council the fee.  LGA 1972 s137.
18/083.7          Precept Budget.  Draft Budget presented for preliminary discussion.




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18/084             Planning Applications
18/084.1          Applications returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
18/084.1.1       P/2018/00780              Willow Barn, School Lane, Lower Leigh. Extensions & Access
18/084.1.2       P/2018/01112              Broad Oak Farm, Leigh Lane, Bramshall.
                                                            Conversion of Agricultural Buildings to two Dwellings.

18/084.2          Application Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
18/084.2.1       P/2018/00779  Grant   Manor Farm, Upper Leigh. Listed Building Amended Scheme.
18/084.2.2       P/2018/00896  Permit Wood View,  Morrilow Heath.  Agricultural Livestock Building.
18/084.2.3       P/2018/00975  Permit Manor Farm,  Upper Leigh.  Demolition & Replacement of an
                                                            existing attached outbuilding & erection of side / rear extension.
18/084.2.4       P/2018/00989  Permit Land at Church View Meadow,  Dodsleigh. Agricultural Building
18/084.2.5       P/2018/01004  Permit Stable Block adjoining Little Headlands Barn, Withington
                                                            Conversion and Alteration to form Illustration / Design Studio.
18/084.2.6       P/2018/01012  Permit Agricultural Building , Dodsleigh Lane / Intakes Lane
                                                            Extension to existing Agricultural Building for the
                                                            storage of Machinery and Animal Fodder.
18/084.2.7       P/2018/01072  Permit Greenlea,  Nobut Road to Withington Green
                                                            Conversion of Agricultural Building to Dwelling.
18/084.2.8       P/2018/01169  Allow   Land South West of Greensnips, Withington.
                                                            Upgrade of overhead conductors and pole replacement.
                                                                                                                       
18/084.3          Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation
18/084.3.1       P/2018/01147              Morrilow Heath Farm, Hill Lane.
                                                            Agricultural Building.  Machinery, Bedding & Livestock Feed.
18/084.3.2       P/2018/01207              Church View, Withington Lane, Church Leigh.
                                                            Listed Building Application.  Internal alterations.
18/084.3.3       P/2018/01273              Church View, Withington Lane, Church Leigh
                                                            Single storey side extension.
18/084.3.4       P/2018/01276              The Willows, 3 Bents Lane
                        Amended Scheme        Side and Rear Extensions.

No objections raised to any of the four Planning Applications submitted.

18/084.4          Planning Appeals        None in progress.
18/084.5          Planning Queries         None

18/085             Correspondence
18/085.1          County Council
18/085.1.1       A50 Updates received, for information.
18/085.1.2       Alleged Footpath Consultation. Round House (Fradswell/Stowe boundary) to Gratwich.
                        Documentation and Officers report submitted with the recommendation that the route
                        should be approved and included on the Definitive Map as a Right of Way.
                        RESOLVED to make no further comment.

18/085.2          East Staffordshire Borough Council              None

18/085.3          Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association
18/085.3.1       Weekly updates forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
18/085.3.2       Notice of AGM.  Monday 3rd December.
18/085.3.3       Annual Report and Accounts received.  For information.

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18/085.4          Leigh Produce Show report received.  For information.
18/085.5          Letter received from All Saints School in response to the traffic and parking issues
                        raised at Parish Council meetings.  Copy of the letter sent to all parents included.
18/085.6          Spencer’s Educational Foundation
18/086.6.1       Letter received from Mrs Christine Dickin notifying the Parish Council of her
                        resignation as a Parish Council appointed Trustee of the Spencer’s Educational
                        Foundation.
18/085.6.2       RESOLVED to appoint Mr John Slater to succeed Mrs Dickin.
18/085.6.3       The Parish Council understands that there are three Council appointed Trustees.
                        At present there are two, Councillor Emma Beaman and the newly appointed Mr Slater.
                        RESOLVED that Councillor Michael Snowden is appointed.
18/085.7          Leigh United Charities
18/085.7.1       Mrs Dickin is also a Parish Council appointed Trustee of the Leigh United Charities
                        who intends to continue in this position until the present work is concluded.
18/085.7.2       RESOLVED to appoint Councillor A Raby as a Trustee when the position becomes
                        vacant.  The three appointed Trustees would then be Mr A Langridge,
                        District Councillor C. Whittaker and Councillor A Raby.

18/086             Matters raised by Member Councillors / Clerk
18/086.1          Remembrance Service.
                        Councillor Raby to read out the names at the Service and lay the wreath.
18/086.2          Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner.
                        Report from Councillor Snowden.  Arrangements in hand for Saturday 15th December.

18/086.3          Councillor Snowden
18/086.3.1       Large Poppies that are being displayed in local towns and villages, where are they
                        obtained from and why not Leigh.
18/086.3.1.1    Supplied through Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal at a cost of £3.00.
18/086.3.1.2    RESOLVED to obtain ten for next year.
18/086.3.2       Willow Tree at Spring Cottage, Lower Leigh.  Fallen branch and concern about the
                        safety of the tree.
18/086.3.2.1    County Highways notified.  No report back to date.  To be progressed.

18/086.4          Councillor Collins
                        Repair and resetting of the road sign at the junction of Leigh Lane and Parkhall Lane
                        Request to record that Councillor Durose repaired the sign and re-sited it at the
                        junction.  (Note:- with the help of Councillor Collins who assisted in re-siting the sign)

18/087             Date of Next Meeting
18/087.1          Monday 3rd December 2018.  7.30pm at Leigh Village Hall.
18/087.2          Apologies from Councillor Barker (Holiday)

The meeting concluded at 8.48pm. 
                                                                                    Signed             _______________      Chairman


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