LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Councillors August
2015
Bents Cottage, The Bents, Leigh, Stoke on Trent ST10 4QD
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Parish Council Minutes - 2015 October
05 October 2015 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 5th October 2015
Leigh Village Hall Commencing
7.35pm.
Following Public Participation
commencing at 7.30pm.
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
Parishioners Mrs B Smallwood, Mr G Warburton
Clerk B A Boughey
15/070 Apologies
Councillor T Collins (Away)
15/070.1 Other Apologies District Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
15/071 Chairman’s
Announcements (None)
15/072 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
other
Interests
15/072.1 Councillor
Roe. Planning Application
consultation. Minute Reference
15/076.3.1
15/073 Minutes
15/073.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 7th
September 2015 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
15/074 Outstanding
Matters
15/074.1 Emergency
Plan. No change, as September meeting.
15/074.2 Defibrillator
proposal. Pending W.I meeting.
15/074.3 Senior Citizens
Christmas Dinner.
Discussion
on detailed aspects. Arrangements moving
forward.
15/074.4 Church Leigh
Notice Board. Repair.
Mark Oakes
to quote for replacement of the backboard.
15/074.5 Remembrance Service. Poppy Wreath. To be arranged.
15/075 Finance
15/075.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
15/075.2 Balens Insurance
Broker. Handbell Insurance - Annual
Premium Renewal. £139.79
Precept
Budget. £160.00. LGA 1972 s137.
RESOLVED to
pay the Insurance for the year commencing 1st October 2015.
15/075.3 Leigh Village
Hall. Hire of Hall for 3 Parish Council
Meetings.
July,
August, September. £75.00. LGA 1972 s111.
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice.
15/075.4 Leigh Produce
Show 2016. Request to donate towards the
cost of printing schedules.
RESOLVED to
pay for printing costs, estimated to be £125.00
05
October 2015 (2)
15/076 Planning
Applications
15/076.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
15/076.1.1 P/2015/00625 Moor Farm, Manor Lane, Upper Leigh
15/076.1.2 P/2015/00626 Moor Farm, Manor Lane, Upper Leigh
15/076.1.3 P/2015/00877 White Cottage, Leigh Crossing. Certificate of Lawfulness.
15/076.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
15/076.2.1 P/2015/00978 Perm. The
Cottage, Nobut. Demolition and erection
of dwelling.
15/076.2.2 P/2015/01018 Ref. The
Mistals, Lees Lane, Dodsleigh. Conversion
to form dwelling
15/076.2.3 P/2015/01022 Perm. Duck
Paddle Farm, Withington. Barn to
dwelling conversion.
15/076.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
15/076.3.1 P/2015/01158 Fairfields, Parkhall Lane. Ridge Height extensions.
15/076.3.1.1 Councillor Roe
declared an interest in this application.
The item was moved as the
last Agenda
item and after answering questions Councillor Roe left the meeting.
15/076.3.1.2 RESOLVED to
recommend approval.
15/076.4 Planning Appeals
15/076.4.1 P/2014/01189 Barn Croft, Dodsleigh. Outline application for up to two dwellings.
Appeal
against refusal.
15/076.5 Planning Queries
15/076.5.1 Land at Bustomley
Lane. Update from the Clerk.
15/077 Correspondence
15/077.1 County Council
15/077.1.2 Neighbourhood
Highway Team visit - week commencing 12th October.
15/077.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council
15/077.2.1 Neighbourhood
Planning. Invitation from Uttoxeter Rural Parish Council to a
presentation
by the ESBC Neighbourhood Planning and Support Officer.
15/077.2.2 Neighbourhood
Forum meeting on 25th November.
For information.
15/077.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
15/077.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
15/077.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
15/077.4.2 Planning
Consultation Response - Training Course.
One place
booked for the course on 21st October. Councillor Roe now to attend.
15/078 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
15/078.1 Councillor
Beaman. PCSO update regarding the piece
of land by the river off
The Bents
to Dodsleigh Road. Wedding Fayre
notices at Park Hall Farm.
15/079 Date of Next
Meeting
15/079.1 Monday 2nd
November 2015. Leigh Village Hall
7.30pm.
The meeting concluded at 8.45pm.
Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held
prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 5th
October 2015
Public Participation prior to the Meeting. Commencing at 7.30pm. Concluding at 7.35pm.
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
Parishioners Mrs B Smallwood, Mr G Warburton
Clerk B A Boughey
Mrs Smallwood
A Horse Chestnut Tree at Lower Leigh.
Tree Preservation Order Reference T2, Plot 6297.
It is no longer there.
Discussion followed as to when it was last seen.
Post Meeting Note. The tree was
felled on the instruction of the landowner some eighteen months ago following a
significant branch breaking off and the tree being deemed unsafe.
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