03 August 2015 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 3rd August 2015
Leigh Village Hall Commencing
7.35pm.
Following Public Participation
commencing at 7.30pm.
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Parishioners Mrs W Lewis, Mrs B Smallwood, Mr G
Warburton
Clerk B A Boughey
15/050 Apologies None
15/051 Chairman’s
Announcements
The Chairman
congratulated Councillor Roe and his wife on the birth of their
first son,
Thomas Henry.
15/052 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
other Interests
None at this stage.
15/053 Minutes
15/053.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 6th
July 2015 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
15/054 Outstanding
Matters
15/054.1 Emergency Plan.
Minor
contact amendments required and volunteer Co-ordinators required.
Suggested
names of volunteers proposed, to be contacted, plus Councillor Durose,
Mrs Lewis
(Leigh Village Hall contact) and the Clerk.
15/054.2 Senior Citizens
Christmas Dinner.
15/054.2.1 Clerks
Report. No one had come forward in
response to the advert in the Parish
Magazine.
15/054.2.2 Possible organiser
proposed by Councillor Snowden, to be confirmed.
15/054.3 War Memorial.
15/054.3.1 Letter from Rev.
Willetts to Lichfield Diocese, copy received.
No action
required at present.
15/054.4 Church Leigh
Notice Board. Repair.
Reminder
request for Mark Oakes to undertake the repair.
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August 2015 (2)
15/054.5 Defibrillator
proposal.
WI open
meeting proposed on 10th November. Guest speaker Mr David Wright,
Heart Start
and volunteer with Staffordshire Search and Rescue.
RESOLVED
that representatives attend the meeting as part of fact finding on
issues
related to installing defibrillators.
15/054.6 Footpath 29 -
Section by the Grain Dryer. Clearing
vegetation.
Verbal
quote from SR Chesters Agricultural & Plant Contractor. £50.00 plus VAT.
The work
being quoted at a lower cost than the contract undertaken last year.
15/054.6.1 RESOLVED to accept
this quotation.
15/054.7 Gully from School
Lane to the Churchyard. Clearing
vegetation.
No action
required at present. Discussion on
ownership / responsibility - Not known.
15/055 Finance
15/055.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
15/055.2 Leigh Village
Hall. Request for annual Precept funds
of £1,500.00. LGA 1972 s137.
RESOLVED to
donate the funds to the Village Hall.
15/055.3 Invoice. Staffordshire Parish Councils’
Association. Councillors Training
Course.
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice of £45.00. LGA 1972
s111.
15/055.4 Invoice. Reimbursement to Mrs C Astbury for payment to
1&1 Internet.
Quarterly
fee plus domain name for two years.
£16.10 + £3.22VAT. Total £19.32.
RESOLVED to
pay Mrs Astbury.
15/055.5 Invoice. SR Chesters Agricultural & Plant
Contractor.
Roadside
ditch repairs at Woodside Cottage. £150
+ £30 VAT. Total £180.00.
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice. Highways Act 1980 s96.
15/055.6 Executive Check
List for Financial Year End 31st March 2015. To be completed.
15/056 Planning
Applications
15/056.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
15/056.1.1 P/2015/00625 Moor Farm, Manor Lane, Upper Leigh
15/056.1.2 P/2015/00626 Moor Farm, Manor Lane, Upper Leigh
15/056.1.3 P/2015/00772 4 Rectory Close, Church
Leigh. Prior Notification. Extension.
15/056.1.4 P/2015/00792 Land at Bustomley Lane, Morrilow
Heath. Agricultural Building.
15/056.1.5 P/2015/00805 All Saints Church. Storage Container.
15/056.1.6 P/2015/00844 White Cottage, Leigh Crossing. Re Animal Shelter / Stables
15/056.1.7 P/2015/00877 White Cottage, Leigh Crossing. Certificate of Lawfulness.
15/056.1.8 P/2015/00901 Moor Farm, Manor Lane. Barn conversions - Amendments
15/056.1.9 P/2015/00907 Moor Farm, Manor Lane. Farmhouse - Alterations.
15/056.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
15/056.2.1 P/2015/00152 Perm. Woodcutter
Cottage, Dodsleigh Lane,
Godstone.
Demolition
of a link to existing buildings, plus extensions to
form
a separate dwelling.
15/056.2.2 P/2015/00182 Perm. Wellcroft
Farm, Church Leigh.
Demolition
of existing outbuilding to facilitate erection of
garage,
woodstore and gymnasium.
15/056.2.3 P/2015/00533 Perm. Land
at Intakes Lane. Agricultural Building.
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15/056.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
15/056.3.1 P/2015/00971 Greensnips. Withington.
Two storey & single storey extension.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval.
15/056.3.2 P/2015/00978 The Cottage, Nobut. Demolition and erection of dwelling.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval.
15/056.3.3 P/2015/01022 Duck Paddle Farm, Withington. Barn to dwelling conversion.
RESOLVED
not to recommend approval. Misgivings
about the validity of the existing
buildings
as a basis for dwelling conversion, over development of the site and
continuing
concerns about the access on to the highway.
15/056.4 Planning Appeals
15/056.4.1 P/2014/01189 Barn Croft, Dodsleigh. Outline application for up to two dwellings.
Appeal
against refusal.
15/056.5 Planning Queries
15/056.5.1 Leigh Pentecostal
Church. Creation of additional car
parking.
Concern
that a change of use of the land is required.
RESOLVED to
write to the Church suggesting that a change of use should be
formalised
with the Planning Authority in case of future issues that may arise.
15/056.5.2 Land at Bustomley
Lane.
Two
caravans and a wooden hut on a small field opposite Wood Farm.
RESOLVED to
check their status.
15/057 Correspondence
15/057.1 County Council
15/057.1.1 Community Highway
Liaison Officer - Neighbourhood Highway Team visit.
Week
beginning 12th October.
Projected work :-
Park Hall
Road. Section parallel to the A50. Cutting back the encroaching hedging.
Clearing
vegetation at the top of Hot Hill Lane.
Clearing
vegetation around the culvert system at the junction of Hill Lane /
Intakes
Lane / Raddle Lane.
Painting
the Visibility Fencing on Leigh Lane at Upper Leigh.
15/057.1.2 Uttoxeter
Recycling Facility - Update. Moving to
temporary site at the old
County
Highways site at Hockley railway crossing on the Stafford road.
15/057.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council
15/057.2.1 Local Plan
Modification Consultation. For
information.
15/057.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
15/057.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
15/057.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
15/057.4.1.1 County Rights of
Way, footpath maintenance work. Priority
programme.
15/058 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
15/058.1 Councillor
Beaman. Leigh Bank. Wide verge- new posts. Good job completed.
15/059 Date of Next
Meeting
15/059.1 Monday 7th
September 2015. Leigh Village Hall
7.30pm.
The meeting concluded at 9.01pm. Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held
prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 3rd
August 2015
Public Participation prior to the Meeting. Commencing at 7.30pm. Concluding at 7.35pm.
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Parishioners Mrs W Lewis, Mrs B Smallwood, Mr G
Warburton
Clerk B A Boughey
Mrs Smallwood
PCSO called to advise Upper Leigh residents about burglaries that had
taken place over the weekend in the area.
Mr Warburton
Leigh Bank. Right Hand side below
the bends. headwall stone, part of the
drainage system when the A50 was built, protruding into the highway.
Rubbish left in plastic bags on Parkhall Lane at the junction with Brook
Lane.
