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November 2017 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 6th November 2017
Leigh Village Hall commencing
7.30pm.
Present
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Two
Uttoxeter PCSO’s
Parishioners Mrs W Lewis, Mrs Warburton, Mr D Wilson.
Clerk B A Boughey
17/079 Apologies Councillor B Barker
Councillor T Collins
17/080 Chairman’s
Announcements No announcements.
17/081 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests, other Interests
None
declared.
17/082 Minutes
17/082.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 2nd
October 2017 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
17/083 Outstanding
Matters
17/083.1 Middleton Green
Telephone Box Defibrillator.
Painting of
the Telephone Box. Waiting for the
contractor to undertake the work.
17/083.2 Lime Close
replacement bench
17/083.3 Footpath maintenance. Recreation Ground to the bottom of Chebsey
Bank.
Grass Dryer
Section.
No reply
received from the landowner prior to the meeting.
Post
meeting note. Reply received the
following day confirming hedge responsibility
by David
Eaton Tractors Ltd. and that they will endeavour to cut back the hedge,
to allow
reasonable access along the footpath., during the coming Winter period.
17/083.4 Parish Council
Vacancy.
An election
had not been requested and East Staffordshire Borough Council confirmed
that the
Parish Council could now proceed co-opting a Councillor to fill the vacancy.
17/083.4.1 Notices
advertising the vacancy to be posted on the Notice Boards with an initial
closing
date set prior to the December Parish Council meeting plus being published in
the
December issue of the Parish Magazine.
17/084 Finance
17/084.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
17/084.2 Invoice Croppers Ground Maintenance Recreation Ground Mowing
October £187.50 + £37.50 VAT Total
£225.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
Invoice Croppers Ground Maintenance Recreation Ground Mowing
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice.
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17/084.3 Donation to Royal
British Legion Poppy Appeal £25.00.
For the
Remembrance Service Poppy Wreath.
RESOLVED to
pay the donation. LGA 1972 s137.
17/084.4 ESBC Lottery Fund
Licence - payment on behalf of Leigh Village Hall. £20.00
RESOLVED to
pay the licence fee. LGA 1972 s137
17/084.5 Donation to Leigh
Village Hall of £1.500 - as Precept budget.
RESOLVED to
donate allocated funds to the Village Hall.
LGA 1972 s137
17/084.6 Handbell
Insurance. Query by Balens Insurance
Brokers regarding details of security
at the
premises where the handbells are stored.
Limitations
of claims or addition premium may be applied.
17.084.7 Budget Precept
for 2018 / 2019. Provisional budget
discussion.
17/085 Planning
Applications
17/085.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
17/085.1.1 P/2016/00863 Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall.
Agricultural building to dwellings
17/085.1.2 P/2017/00658 Cart Hovel, Lees Lane,
Dodsleigh. Conversion of Cart Hovel
to
form dwelling plus erection of detached garage / wood store.
17/085.1.3 P/2017/01038 Windy Fields Farm, Middleton
Green.
Agricultural
building to Dwelling
17/085.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
17/085.2.1 P/2017/00903 Perm. The
Burleys, Leigh Crossing. Demolition of garage / extensions.
17/085.2.2 P/2017/01031 Sherratts Wood Farm.
Conditional
Approval Erection of a
barn style building for a classroom
17/085.2.3 P/2017/01128 Greenlea, Nobut to Withington Green Road. Prior Approval
Prior
Approval Given Agricultural
Building conversion to dwelling.
17/085.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
17/085.3.1 P/2017/01257 Moor House Farm, Field. Agricultural Buildings
RESOLVED to
raise no objections to the applications.
17/085.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
17/085.5 Planning Queries
17/085.5.1 Raddle Lane. ESBC Enforcement and Planning Officers have
met with the landowner.
17/085.5.2 Bustomley Lane ESBC Enforcement Officer notified.
17/085.5.3 Wood View Application with Caravan and
Motorhome Club.
17/086 Correspondence
17/086.1 County Council
17/086.1.1 Highways / Rights
of Way - Your Choices.
17/086.1.2 Launch of
Crowdfund Staffordshire. For
information.
17/086.1.3 Local Levy Grant
Funding for Small Scale Flood Alleviation Schemes. Information
17/086.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council
17/086.2.1 Correspondence in
relation to the Parish Council Vacancy.
17/086.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
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17/086.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
17/086.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
17/086.4.2 Notice of AGM on 4th
December, Minutes of the 2016 AGM and the Annual Report.
17/086.5 Pharmaceutical
Needs Assessment Survey. For completion
as required.
17/086.6 Staffordshire
Police - Automatic Number Plate Recognition ANPR
Request for
the information to be displayed on Notice Boards.
17/087 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
17/087.1 Councillor Raby.
17/087.1.1 Notice of
Defibrillator Training Event being organised by Leigh WI on Sunday 19th
November,
1.00pm at Leigh Village Hall.
17/087.1.2 Recent car accident
outside The Manor on Manor Lane, damage to the wall and railings
Highways to
be notified with the view to improvements of the signage on the corner.
17/087.2 Councillor Beaman
Confirming
that a replacement Cherry Tree had been planted on the Recreation Ground
17/088 Date of Next
Meeting
17/088.1 Monday 4th
December 2017. 7.30pm.
The meeting concluded at 8.10pm.
Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________.
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held
following the
Parish Council Meeting of 6th
November 2017
Public Participation following the Meeting. Commencing at 8.10pm. Concluding at 8.15pm.
Present Councillor J Beaman
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Parishioners Mrs W Lewis, Mrs Warburton, Mr D Wilson
Clerk B A Boughey
Mr Wilson
Raising the issue of an application by Mr Wilson, Wood View, Morrilow
Heath, to the Caravan and Motorhome Club for a site licence for up to five
caravans or mobile homes.
A discussion on the planning process followed..
