04
September 2017 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 4th September 2017
Leigh Village Hall commencing
7.35pm.
Following Public Participation
which commenced at 7.30pm
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C
Whittaker
Parishioners Mr G Warburton, Mrs W Lewis,
Mrs B Smallwood.
Clerk B
A Boughey
17/059 Apologies None
17/060 Chairman’s
Announcements No announcements.
17/061 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests, other Interests
None
declared.
17/062 Minutes
17/062.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 7th
August 2017 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
17/063 Outstanding
Matters
17/063.1 Middleton Green
Telephone Box Defibrillator.
17/063.1.1 Report from
Councillor Collins. The vegetation had
been cleared from around the box
with
particular help from Neil and Lynn Whittingham.
As this work has now been
completed
it is necessary to move on with painting the box.
17/063.1.2 Signs stating that
the defibrillators had been purchased resulting from funds raised by
Leigh WI
had been fixed to this defibrillator and the unit located at the Farmers Arms.
17/063.2 Lime Close
replacement bench
17/063.2.1 The existing
damaged wooden bench had now been removed and scrapped.
17/063.2.2 RESOLVED to
purchase a metal bench from David Ogilvie Ltd.
WW1 pattern, a black bench with poppies painted red. Cost £647 plus fixing kits at £9.50 and
delivery £105.
A grant
from the Borough Council, through Councillor Whittaker, of around £500 offered to offset the cost to the
Parish.
Options to
combine with other orders for benches by the Borough Council, or other
Parish
Councils, to be considered in order to reduce delivery costs.
17/064 Finance
17/064.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of Financial
Statement against Bank Statements completed.
17/064.2 Invoice. Grant Thornton UK LLP. External Audit Fee. £100 + £20 VAT. Total £120.
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice. LGA 1972 s111.
17/064.3 Clerk’s Quarterly Salary. Gross £375.00 Net £300.00 PAYE
£75.00 LGA 1972 s112(2)
17/064.3.1 RESOLVED to pay
the Clerk the net salary of £300.00
17/064.3.2 RESOLVED to pay
HMRC the PAYE of £75.00.
04 September 2017
(2)
17/065 Planning
Applications
17/065.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
17/065.1.1 P/2016/00863 Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall.
Agricultural building to dwellings
17/065.1.2 P/2017/00617 Land at Top House Farm, Middleton
Green.
Demolition
of existing building- New dwelling and access.
17/065.1.3 P/2017/00658 Cart Hovel, Lees Lane,
Dodsleigh. Conversion of Cart Hovel
to
form dwelling plus erection of detached garage / wood store.
17/065.1.4 P/2017/00671 Bridge Farm, The Bents. Erection of replacement garage / store.
17/065.1.5 P/2017/00756 Withington Farm House. Siting of short term caravan.
17/065.1.6 P/2017/00770 4 Bents Lane, Church Leigh. Two storey rear extension.
17/065.1.7 P/2017/00903 The Burleys, Leigh Crossing. Demolition of garage / extensions.
17/065.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
17/065.2.1 P/2017/00807 Perm. Wood
View, Morrilow Heath. Retention of agricultural building
17/065.2.2 P/2017/00750 Perm. 3
Bents Lane, Church Leigh. Single storey
rear & side extension.
17/065.2.3 P/2017/00897 Perm. 1
Withington Court. Erection of detached
Summerhouse.
17/065.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
17/065.3.1 P/2017/00986 Land South of Painly Hill Farm,
Stone Road, Bramshall.
Western
Power Distribution. Overhead conductor upgrade.
RESOLVED
not to raise any objections to the application.
17/065.3.2 P/2017/01031 Sherratts Wood Farm.
Erection
of a barn style building for a classroom
RESOLVED
not to raise any objections to the specific application but to comment on
the
unsightly state of the site generally.
17/065.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
17/065.5 Planning Queries None
17/066 Correspondence
17/066.1 County Council
17/066.1.1 Subsidised Bus
Route Review - Consultation.
RESOLVED to
opt for Option 1, retaining the Uttoxeter Mobility route which includes
the
Wednesday service through Leigh.
17/066.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council None
17/066.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
17/066.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
17/066.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
17/067 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
17/067.1 Clerk. Thanks to Councillor Roe for cutting back the
undergrowth on the footpath which
runs passed
the Grass Dryer.
17/067.1.1 Discussion on the
need to cut back the associated section of hedge.
Landowner
and contractor to be contacted. AGENDA.
17/067.2 Councillor
Beaman. Dodsleigh Lane at Godstone -
roadside hedge requires cutting back.
17/067.3 Councillor
Whittaker. Outlining a County Council
initiative giving support to rural
Public
Houses in relation to creating local community hubs.
17/068 Date of Next
Meeting
17/068.1 Monday 2nd
October 2017. 7.30pm.
The meeting concluded at 8.35pm. Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________.
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held
prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 4th
September 2017
Public Participation prior to the Meeting. Commencing at 7.30pm. Concluding at 7.35pm.
Present Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Parishioners Mrs W Lewis, Mrs B Smallwood, Mr G Warburton.
Clerk B A Boughey
Mrs Smallwood
1 Advising the meeting
about a recent break-in into a garage with chainsaws and strimmers stolen.
2 Questioning relating to
this years Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner.
Querying he arranged
date and advertising details.
2.1 Response from Councillor
Snowden.
The set date is
Saturday 9th December and the event will be advertised in the
October edition
of the Parish Magazine.
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