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November 2018 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 5th November 2018
Leigh Village Hall commencing
7.30pm.
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Snowden
District
Councillor Councillor C Whittaker
Parishioners
Mrs W
Lewis, Mrs V Johnson, Mrs P Bowers, Mr J Slater, Mr A Langridge
Clerk B A Boughey
18/078 Apologies Councillor E Beaman (Illness)
18/079 Chairman’s
Announcements None
18/080 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests, other Interests
None
declared.
18/081 Minutes
18/081.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 1st
October 2018 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
18/082 Outstanding
Matters None
18/083 Finance
18/083.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
18/083.2 Invoice Cropper Grounds Maintenance Recreation Ground Mowing for October £187.50
+ £37.50 VAT Total £225.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
RESOLVED to
pay the invoice.
18/083.3 Donation to Leigh
Village Hall. £1,500.00. LGA 1972 s137
RESOLVED to
make the donation as budgeted in the precept.
18/083.4 Invoice. 1&1 Internet Ltd via Carol Astbury. Quarterly Website Fee £28.76.
RESOLVED to
reimburse Carol Astbury. LGA 1972 s142
18/083.5 Donation to Royal
British Legion Poppy Appeal.
£25.00. LGA 1972 s137
RESOLVED to
donate. Poppy Wreath provided for the
Remembrance Service.
18/083.6 ESBC Small
Societies Lotteries. Licence Fee £20.00 in the name of Leigh Village Hall.
Registering
for Parish organisations to conduct lotteries.
RESOLVED to
pay the District Council the fee. LGA
1972 s137.
18/083.7 Precept
Budget. Draft Budget presented for
preliminary discussion.
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November 2018 (2)
18/084 Planning
Applications
18/084.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
18/084.1.1 P/2018/00780 Willow Barn, School Lane, Lower
Leigh. Extensions & Access
18/084.1.2 P/2018/01112 Broad Oak Farm, Leigh Lane,
Bramshall.
Conversion
of Agricultural Buildings to two Dwellings.
18/084.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
18/084.2.1 P/2018/00779 Grant Manor
Farm, Upper Leigh. Listed Building Amended Scheme.
18/084.2.2 P/2018/00896 Permit Wood
View, Morrilow Heath. Agricultural Livestock Building.
18/084.2.3 P/2018/00975 Permit Manor
Farm, Upper Leigh. Demolition & Replacement of an
existing attached outbuilding &
erection of side / rear extension.
18/084.2.4 P/2018/00989 Permit Land
at Church View Meadow, Dodsleigh.
Agricultural Building
18/084.2.5 P/2018/01004 Permit Stable
Block adjoining Little Headlands Barn, Withington
Conversion
and Alteration to form Illustration / Design Studio.
18/084.2.6 P/2018/01012 Permit Agricultural
Building , Dodsleigh Lane / Intakes Lane
Extension
to existing Agricultural Building for the
storage of Machinery
and Animal Fodder.
18/084.2.7 P/2018/01072 Permit Greenlea, Nobut Road to Withington Green
Conversion
of Agricultural Building to Dwelling.
18/084.2.8 P/2018/01169 Allow Land
South West of Greensnips, Withington.
Upgrade
of overhead conductors and pole replacement.
18/084.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
18/084.3.1 P/2018/01147 Morrilow Heath Farm, Hill Lane.
Agricultural
Building. Machinery, Bedding &
Livestock Feed.
18/084.3.2 P/2018/01207 Church View, Withington Lane,
Church Leigh.
Listed
Building Application. Internal
alterations.
18/084.3.3 P/2018/01273 Church View, Withington Lane,
Church Leigh
Single
storey side extension.
18/084.3.4 P/2018/01276 The Willows, 3 Bents Lane
Amended
Scheme Side and Rear
Extensions.
No objections raised to any of the four Planning Applications submitted.
18/084.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
18/084.5 Planning Queries None
18/085 Correspondence
18/085.1 County Council
18/085.1.1 A50 Updates
received, for information.
18/085.1.2 Alleged Footpath
Consultation. Round House (Fradswell/Stowe boundary) to Gratwich.
Documentation
and Officers report submitted with the recommendation that the route
should be
approved and included on the Definitive Map as a Right of Way.
RESOLVED to
make no further comment.
18/085.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council None
18/085.3 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
18/085.3.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
18/085.3.2 Notice of
AGM. Monday 3rd December.
18/085.3.3 Annual Report and
Accounts received. For information.
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November 2018 (3)
18/085.4 Leigh Produce
Show report received. For information.
18/085.5 Letter received
from All Saints School in response to the traffic and parking issues
raised at
Parish Council meetings. Copy of the
letter sent to all parents included.
18/085.6 Spencer’s
Educational Foundation
18/086.6.1 Letter received
from Mrs Christine Dickin notifying the Parish Council of her
resignation
as a Parish Council appointed Trustee of the Spencer’s Educational
Foundation.
18/085.6.2 RESOLVED to
appoint Mr John Slater to succeed Mrs Dickin.
18/085.6.3 The Parish Council
understands that there are three Council appointed Trustees.
At present
there are two, Councillor Emma Beaman and the newly appointed Mr Slater.
RESOLVED
that Councillor Michael Snowden is appointed.
18/085.7 Leigh United
Charities
18/085.7.1 Mrs Dickin is also
a Parish Council appointed Trustee of the Leigh United Charities
who intends
to continue in this position until the present work is concluded.
18/085.7.2 RESOLVED to
appoint Councillor A Raby as a Trustee when the position becomes
vacant. The three appointed Trustees would then be Mr
A Langridge,
District
Councillor C. Whittaker and Councillor A Raby.
18/086 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
18/086.1 Remembrance
Service.
Councillor
Raby to read out the names at the Service and lay the wreath.
18/086.2 Senior Citizens
Christmas Dinner.
Report from
Councillor Snowden. Arrangements in hand
for Saturday 15th December.
18/086.3 Councillor
Snowden
18/086.3.1 Large Poppies that
are being displayed in local towns and villages, where are they
obtained
from and why not Leigh.
18/086.3.1.1 Supplied through
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal at a cost of £3.00.
18/086.3.1.2 RESOLVED to obtain
ten for next year.
18/086.3.2 Willow Tree at
Spring Cottage, Lower Leigh. Fallen
branch and concern about the
safety of
the tree.
18/086.3.2.1 County Highways
notified. No report back to date. To be progressed.
18/086.4 Councillor
Collins
Repair and
resetting of the road sign at the junction of Leigh Lane and Parkhall Lane
Request to
record that Councillor Durose repaired the sign and re-sited it at the
junction. (Note:- with the help of Councillor Collins
who assisted in re-siting the sign)
18/087 Date of Next
Meeting
18/087.1 Monday 3rd
December 2018. 7.30pm at Leigh Village
Hall.
18/087.2 Apologies from
Councillor Barker (Holiday)
The meeting concluded at 8.48pm.
Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________.
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