LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 5th June 2017
Leigh Village Hall commencing
7.30pm.
Present
Councillor J Beaman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
Parishioners Mrs W Lewis, Mr G Warburton
Clerk B A Boughey
17/028 Apologies Councillor B
Barker (Work Commitment)
Councillor E Durose (Illness)
17/029 Chairman’s
Announcements No announcements.
17/030 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
other
Interests None declared.
17/031 Appointment/Confirmation
of Parish Council Representatives to
Parish
Organisations
17/031.1 Omitted from the
Annual Parish Council meeting of 8th May 2017.
Spencer
Trust.
Confirmation
of appointees Mrs B Smallwood, Mrs C
Dickin and Mr D Heath.
17/032 Minutes
17/032.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting
of 8th
May 2017 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
17/033 Outstanding
Matters
17/033.1 Defibrillators
for the Farmers Arms and Middleton Green Telephone Box.
17/033.1.1 Wording for the
labels established.
RESOLVED to
purchase two labels.
17/033.1.2 Middleton Green
Telephone Box Defibrillator
17/033.1.2.1 Defibrillator sign
for the Telephone Box, replacing the missing “Telephone” sign.
Options to
be considered for highlighting the location of the defibrillator.
17/033.1.2.2 Possibilities of a
group to clear the vegetation from around the box.
17/033.1.2.3 Pursuing the
painting of the box once the vegetation is cleared away.
17/033.2 Defibrillators
generally.
Concern
about lack of awareness of their existence and inhibitions about their use.
Publicity -
through the questionnaire going out to all households primarily concerning
the Play
Area on the Recreation Ground.
Demonstration of their use at the Fete.
17/033.3 Lime Close Bench
Seat
No definite
knowledge of who and why it was placed there.
Probably
East Staffordshire District Council from the time they were responsible
for the
housing.
17/033.3.1 To check with the
District Council and the May Ball to provide a replacement.
05 June 2017 (2)
17/033.4 New Notice Board
for Church Leigh
Proposed to
be fitted on the existing posts before the next meeting.
17/034 Finance
17/034.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
17/034.2 Invoice Croppers Ground Maintenance Recreation Ground Mowing
May £187.50
+ £37.50 VAT Total £225.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
17/034.3 Clerk’s Quarterly Salary. Gross £375.00 Net £300.00 PAYE
£75.00 LGA 1972 s112(2)
17/034.3.1 RESOLVED to pay
the Clerk the net salary of £300.00
17/034.3.2 RESOLVED to pay
HMRC the PAYE of £75.00.
17/034.4 External Audit
Clerk’s
Report.
All the
necessary forms had been completed and forwarded to Grant Thornton.
17/034.5 Transparency Code
Requirements
Clerk’s
Report
The
information was completed and ready to be published on the website.
17/034.6 VAT Reclaim for
2016 / 2017. Notification of the BACS
Remittance for £1,537.64.
17/035 Planning
Applications
17/035.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
17/035.1.1 P/2016/00863 Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall.
Agricultural building to dwellings
17/035.1.2 P/2017/00320 1 Station View, Moor Lane, Lower
Leigh.
Demolition
of garage, erection of triple garage with work room.
17/035.1.3 P/2017/00472 Greenlea, Nobut to Withington
Green. Agric.building to dwelling
17/035.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
17/035.1.3 P/2017/00331 Barn Croft, Dodsleigh. Extensions, Double Garage, New Access.
Permitted
17/035.1.4 P/2017/00298 &
Associated LBC 00367. Church View,
Church Leigh.
Allowed New Access, wall and
gates, erection of detached garage
17/035.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
17/035.3.1 P/2017/00545 Wood View, Hill Lane, Morrilow
Heath.
Retention
of an agricultural building.
17/035.3.1.1 RESOLVED to recommend
approval.. No particular objections.
17/035.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
17/035.5 Planning Queries None
17/036 Correspondence
17/036.1 County Council
17/036.1.1 A50 Growth
Corridor. Update. For information.
17/036.1.2 Discussions with
the Highway Liaison Officer, Request for a Highway maintenance
team to
clear vegetation either side of visibility fencing opposite The Star and at
the top of
Hot Hill Lane plus filling in passing places on Hot Hill Lane.
Issue of
overgrowing hedges on Parkhall Lane adjacent to the A50 to be taken up by
Highways
with the Highway Agency.
05 June 2017 (3)
17/036.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council None
17/036.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
17/036.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
17/036.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
17/036.5 email updates
from Staffordshire Police on several matters.
For information.
17/037 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
17/037.1 Councillor Raby
17/037.1.1 PCSO David Higgs
has now left, PCSO Craig Carroll is taking over his role.
17/037.2 General.
17/037.2.1 Issue of
inconsiderate parking of vehicles by The Star and on School Lane,
near to the
junction with Parkhall Lane.
17/037.2.2 Footpath adjacent
to the Grass Dryer at the bottom of Chebsey Bank.
Clearing
undergrowth to be arranged.
17/038 Date of Next
Meeting
17/038.1 Monday 3rd
July 2017. 7.30pm.
The meeting concluded at 8.32pm.
Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________.
