Tuesday 7 March 2017

Parish Council Minutes - 2017 February

                                                                                                                                                06 February 2017 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 6th February 2017
Leigh Village Hall commencing 7.40pm.
Following Public Participation commencing 7.30pm
Present
                        Councillor       J Beaman
                        Councillor       T Collins
                        Councillor       A Raby

                        Parishioners     Mr G Warburton

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

16/107             Apologies                    Councillor       B Barker
                                                            Councillor       E Durose
                                                            Councillor       M Roe
                                                            Councillor       M Snowden

16/107.1          Other Apologies          District Councillor                  Councillor C Whittaker

16/108             Minutes
16/108.1          COUNCIL RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
                        of 9th January 2017 be signed by the meeting Chairman.

16/109             Chairman’s Announcements           No announcements.

16/110             Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
                        other Interests
                        None declared.

16/111             Outstanding Matters
16/111.1          Church Leigh Notice Board
                        Continued discussion on type and style of replacement Notice Board for Church Leigh.
                        For further consideration
16/111.2          Defibrillators for the Farmers Arms and Middleton Green Telephone Box.
                        Update on installation of the units from Councillor Beaman.

16/112             Finance
16/112.1          Financial Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
                        Check of Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
16/112.2          Invoice   Croppers Ground Maintenance   Recreation Ground Mowing
                        January 2017 - £187.50 + £37.50 VAT   Total  £225.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
                        RESOLVED to pay the invoice.
16/112.3          Invoice 1&1 Quarterly Website Fee payable to Carol Astbury. £9.12 + £1.82 VAT
                        Total  £10.94.
                        RESOLVED to pay the invoice.
16/112.4          Leigh Produce Show request.
                        For the Parish Council to pay the printing costs for the 2017 show.  Estimated at £150.00.
                        RESOLVED to pay for printing.   Budget for 2017 / 2018 to be modified accordingly.
16.112.5          May Ball donation of £419.78 received for the Senior Citizens 2016 Christmas Dinner.

                                                                                                                                                                06 February 2017 (2)

16/113             Planning Applications
16/113.1          Applications returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
16/113.1.1       P/2016/00863              Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall. Agricultural building to dwellings

16/113.2          Application Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
16/113.2.1       P/2016/01450              Moat House. Adjacent to Farmers Arms.
                        Approved                     Erection of Stables & Workshop

16/113.3          Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation                       None

16/113.4          Planning Appeals        None in progress.
16/113.5          Planning Queries         None

16/114             Correspondence
16/114.1          County Council
16/114.1.1       A50 Growth Corridor. Update.  For information.
16/114.1.2       County Highways -  Road closure notice - South Staffordshire Water mains replacement.

16/114.2          East Staffordshire Borough Council
16/114.2.1       Neighbourhood Planning Newsletter.  Circulated for information.
16/114.2.2       Neighbourhood Fund - Update on revised funding system.

16/114.3          Community Council of Staffordshire
16/114.3.1       Best Kept Village Competition.  Application Form for 2017.  No action required.
16/114.3.2       Request for information - Countywide Village Events Diary for 2017.
                        Information to be forwarded, required by 1st April 2017

16/114.4          Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association
16/114.4.1       Weekly updates forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
                        Joint SPCA and County Council meeting.  23rd February 2017.

16/115             Matters raised by Member Councillors / Clerk
16/115.1          Councillor Raby.
                        Raising the issue of Neighbourhood Planning following a recent development refusal
                        in a Stafford Borough Parish.   Discussion on the merits of a Neighbourhood Plan.
16/115.2          Councillor Beaman.
16/115.2.1       Proposed Litter Pick to be held during the school half term holiday.
16/115.2.2       Village Hall CCTV annual licence renewal required.  Fee to be paid by the Village Hall.
16/115.2.3       Complaints that the noise from vehicles on the A50 appears to be increasing.

16/116             Date of Next Meeting
16/116.1          Monday 6th March 2017.   Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm.

The meeting concluded at 8.29pm.
                                                                                    Signed             _______________      Chairman


                                                                                    Date                ______________.











Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 6th February 2017

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

Present
                        Councillor       J Beaman
                        Councillor       T Collins
                        Councillor       A Raby

                        Parishioners     Mr G Warburton

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

Mr G Warburton

1          The issue of the broken fences on the A50 boundary along Parkhall Lane and on Leigh Lane
            opposite the junction with Parkhall Lane.
            Photograph presented of the scene with the car which broke through the fence on Leigh Lane.
1.1       County Highways to be contacted again.


2          Potholes at the junction of Leigh Bank and the A522 reported.

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