Parish Council Minutes - March 2020

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LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 2^nd March 2020

Leigh Village Hall commencing 7.55pm.

Following Public Participation starting at 7.30pm

Present

                        Councillor       B Barker

                        Councillor       E Beaman

                        Councillor       J Beaman         Chairman

                        Councillor       E Durose

                        Councillor       A Raby

                        Councillor       M Snowden

                        Parishioners     Mrs W Lewis,  Mrs V Johnson,  Mr D Wilson,  Mr G Warburton.

                        Clerk               B A Boughey 

19/121.            Apologies                                Councillor       T Collins

19/122.            Chairman’s Announcements           No announcements

19/123.            Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests, other Interests

                        None Declared.

19/124.            Minutes

19/124.1          COUNCIL RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting

                        of 3^rd February 2020 be signed by the meeting Chairman.

19/125.            Outstanding Matters             None

19/126.            Finance

19/126.1          Financial Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.

                        Check of Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.

19/126.2          Invoice   Cropper Grounds Maintenance   Recreation Ground Mowing

                        February £191.66 + £38.33 VAT   Total  £229.99 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b

                        RESOLVED to pay the invoice.

19/126.3          Donation to Leigh Village Hall.

                        Contribution to cost of replacement outside lights.  £250.00.  LGA 1972 s137

                        RESOLVED to make the donation.

19/126.4          Clerk’s Quarterly Salary. Gross £412.50. Net £329.90 PAYE £82.60  LGA!972 s112(2)

                        RESOLVED to pay the Clerk the Net Salary of £329.90.

                        RESOLVED to pay HMRC the PAYE of £82.60.

19/127             Planning Applications

19/127.1          Applications returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited

19/127.1.1       P/2019/00887              Browns Cottage,  Church Leigh.  Retention of Land

                                                            as part of the Domestic Curtilage,  New Access, Fence and Gates.

19/127.1.2       P/2019/00892              Field House,  Parkhall Lane.  Paddock / Stable / Access

19/127.1.3       P/2019/01192              Building at Church View Farm, Dodsleigh.

                                                            Retention of a wood chip boiler and store plus flue and ash bin

19/127.1.4       P/2019/01269              Watsonrose Cottage,  Hill Lane, Morrilow Heath.

                                                            Single storey front and side extension.

19/127.1.5       P/2020/00029              Land off Intakes Lane.  Agricultural Livestock Building

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19/127.2          Application Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council         None

19/127.3          Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation           None

19/127.4          Planning Appeals        P/2019/00416  White Cottage,  Leigh Lane,  Upper Leigh

                                                            Appeal against refusal.

                                                            Conversion of existing stable to holiday let.

19/127.5          Planning Queries         No new queries

19/128             Correspondence

19/128.1          County Council

19/128.1.1       Notice of road closure at Upper Leigh crossing.

19/128.2          East Staffordshire Borough Council

19/128.2.1       emails relating to the Fly Tipping at the Disused Garage on Raddle Lane

                        ESBC have confirmed that they have made contact with the owners of the site

                        and that the rubbish will be cleared. ESBC have requested that the landowners

                        erect fencing in an attempt to prevent future fly tipping.

19/128.3          Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association

19/128.3.1       Weekly updates forwarded to Member Councillors for information.

19/128.3.2       SPCA - CPRE Planning Training event. 28^th March at Yarnfield Park.

                        Councillor E Beaman and Councillor Collins booked to attend the event.

19/128.4          Burton Mail email re Church Leigh the most isolated village in East Staffordshire

                        Source and context of the report not known.  No comment at this stage.

19/128.5          Great British Spring Clean - 20^th March to 13^th April

                        Councillor E Beaman to arrange a Parish rubbish picking session.

19/128.6          Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service - Safety Plan 2020 - 2024.  For information.

19/129             Matters raised by Member Councillors / Clerk

19/129.1          Lime Close,  damaged street sign.   Councillor J Beaman is currently repairing the sign.

19/129.2          Inspection of trees at the entrance to Lime Close.  Cutting down Lime tree base growth.

                        RESOLVED to invited Mr D Wilson to quote for inspecting the trees and cut back the

                        base growth around the Lime tree.

19/129.3          Leighfest 2020.   No request for funding this years event received at present.

19/129.4          May meetings to be held on Monday 4^thMay.

                        Annual Parish Assembly starting at 7.00pm followed by the Annual Meeting of the

                        Parish Council.

                        Reports for presentation at the Annual Parish Assembly requested from :-

                        Leigh Recreation Ground Committee, Village Hall Committee, Spencer Trust,

                        Leigh United Charities, May Ball Committee.

19/130             Date of Next Meeting            Monday 6^th April 2020.

The meeting concluded at  8.28pm. 

                                                                                    Signed             _______________      Chairman

                                                                                    Date                ______________.

Public Participation Meeting

Notes of the meeting held prior to  the

Parish Council Meeting of 3^rd February 2020

Public Participation following the Meeting.  Commencing at 7.30pm.  Concluding at 7.55pm.

Present

                        Councillor       B Barker

                        Councillor       E Beaman

                        Councillor       J Beaman         Chairman

                        Councillor       E Durose

                        Councillor       A Raby

                        Councillor       M Snowden

                        Parishioners     Mrs W Lewis,  Mrs V Johnson,  Mr D Wilson,  Mr G Warburton

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

Discussion on the state of the roads in the Parish with regard to potholes and lying water.

The response of County Highways in handling reports and the procedure adopted in tackling pothole repair, a scattered pothole repair approach following individual reports and a priority classification system rather than an obvious need throughout a section of road.