Wednesday 29 March 2017

Parish Council Minutes - 2016 November

                                                                                                                                07 November 2016 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 7th November 2016
Leigh Village Hall Commencing 7.40pm.
Following the Public Participation commencing 7.30pm.
Present
                        Councillor       J Beaman
                        Councillor       E Durose
                        Councillor       A Raby
                        Councillor       M Snowden

                        Parishioners     Mrs W Lewis, Mr G Warburton, Mr E Keeling (Neighbouring Parish)

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

16/077             Apologies                    Councillor       B Barker          (Work)
                                                            Councillor       T Collins          (Meeting conflict)
                                                            Councillor       M Roe             (Illness)
16/077.1          Other Apologies          District Councillor                  Councillor C Whittaker

16/078             Minutes
16/078.1          COUNCIL RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
                        of 3rd October 2016 be signed by the meeting Chairman.

16/079             Chairman’s Announcements           (None)

16/080             Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
                        other Interests
                        None declared.

16/081             Outstanding Matters
16/081.1          Middleton Green Telephone Kiosk adoption.
16/081.1.1       Verbal quotation from Michael Johnson for painting the Telephone Box - £180.
16/081.2          Defibrillators.  Discussion on the provision of the next two units.
                        Agreed site for a unit at the Farmers Arms.  No suitable location in Nobut yet found.
16/081.2.1       Consensus was to purchase two units as fitted at The Star unless alternative, more
                        Favourable, quotations were received.

16/082             Finance
16/082.1          Financial Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
                        Check of Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
16/082.2.1       Invoice   Croppers Ground Maintenance   Recreation Ground Mowing
                        September £187.50 + £37.50 VAT   & October £187.50 + £37.50 VAT
                        Total  £450.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
16/082.2.2       Invoice.  Croppers Ground Maintenance.  Additional Mowing 5 times at £60 per cut.
                        £300.00 plus £60.00 VAT   Total £360.00  1976 LG(MP)A s19 1b.
                        RESOLVED to pay both invoices.  Total of £810.00
16/082.3          Invoice.  East Staffordshire Borough Council  Small Lotteries Fee - Leigh Village Hall
                        £20.00   LGA 1972 137.
                        RESOLVED to pay the Fee.
16/082.4          RESOLVED to donate £25.00 to Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for providing a
                        Poppy Wreath for the Remembrance Service.  LGA 1972 s137.                                                                                                                                                                                                         07 November 2016 (2)
16/083             Planning Applications
16/083.1          Applications returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
16/083.1.1       P/2016/00863              Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall. Agricultural building to dwellings
16/083.1.2       P/2016/01054              Manor Farm, Upper Leigh.  Extensions & Double Garage.
16/083.1.3       P/2016/01126              Manor Farm.  L.B.C. for /01054 plus internal alterations.

16/083.2          Application Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
16/083.2.1       P/2016/00595  Perm.  Fairfields, Parkhall Lane.  Replacement dwelling.

16/083.3          Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation
16/083.3.1       P/2016/01376              Birchfields,  Parkhall Lane.
                                                            Change of Use. Agricultural land to domestic.
16/083.3.2       P/2016/01385              Mayfield,  Stone Road,  Field.  Single storey extension.
16/083.3.3       P/2016/01450              Moat House. Adjacent to Farmers Arms.
                                                            Erection of Stables & Workshop
16/083.3.4       P/2016/01488              Broadmeadows, Withington Lane. TPO‘s, tree crown reduction.
16/083.3.5       P/2016/01493              The Meadows, Middleton Green.  Extensions.
                        RESOLVED not to raise any objections to the five consultation applications.

16/083.4          Planning Appeals        None in progress.
16/083.5          Planning Queries         None

16/084             Correspondence
16/084.1          County Council
16/084.1.1       A50 Growth Corridor. October Update.  For information.
16/084.1.2       Pot Hole Repair reports.  For information.
16/084.1.3       County Highway Discussions.  No progress on allowing Parish Councils to undertake
                        minor works under the guidance of Highways.

16/084.2          East Staffordshire Borough Council
16/084.2.1       Neighbourhood Funding process from 2017.  For information.

16/084.3          Community Council of Staffordshire
16/084.3.1       Smart Meter information.

16/084.4          Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association
16/084.4.1       Weekly updates forwarded to Member Councillors for information.

16/085             Matters raised by Member Councillors / Clerk
16/085.1          Remembrance Service.  Councillor Raby to lay the wreath and read out the names.
16/085.2          Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner.  Arrangements discussed.
16/085.3          Councillor Beaman.  Road closure at Leigh Bank and new access on Leigh Lane
16/085.4          Councillor Raby.  Bustomley Lane - around the junction with Hill Lane - dip in road.
16/085.5          Councillor Snowden.  Query regarding the white plastic bollards by the Post Office.

16/086             Date of Next Meeting
16/086.1          Monday 5th December 2016.   Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm.
                        Date of January 2017 meeting.   The second Monday as 2nd January is a Bank Holiday.
The meeting concluded at 8.35pm.
                                                                                    Signed             _______________      Chairman

                                                                                    Date                ______________
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 7th November 2016

Public Participation prior to the Meeting.  Commencing at 7.30pm.  Concluding at 7.40pm.

Present
                        Councillor       J Beaman
                        Councillor       E Durose
                        Councillor       A Raby
                        Councillor       M Snowden

                        Parishioners     Mrs W Lewis, Mr G Warburton, Mr E Keeling (Neighbouring Parish)

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

1          Mr Keeling

Need for roadside grit piles down Leigh Bank.

2          Mr Warburton

2.1       Missing Cattle Warning road sign at the Leigh Lane / Parkhall Lane junction.


2.2       The continuing problem of the broken fence between the A50 and Parkhall Lane.

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