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Parish Council Minutes - 2016 May
09 May 2016 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 9th May 2016
Leigh Village Hall Commencing
7.30pm.
Present
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
Parishioners Mrs B Smallwood, Mrs W Lewis, Mr G
Warburton
Mr
D Bowd, Mr C Walley.
Clerk B A Boughey
16/011 Apologies Councillor
B Barker
16/012 Election of
Chairman
16/012.1 J Beaman Proposed by Councillor Durose. Seconded by Councillor Snowden
There were
no other nominations and Councillor Beaman was elected unanimously.
16/012.2 Chairman’s
Declaration of Office form signed.
16/013 Election of Vice
Chairman
16/013.1 There were no
nominations and the position was left vacant.
16/014 Appointment /
Confirmation of Council Representatives to Parish Organisations
16/014.1 Recreation
Field. Councillor J Beaman & Mrs I
Snowden (proposed, to be confirmed)
16/014.2 United
Charities. Mrs C Dickin, Mr A Langridge,
District Councillor C Whittaker.
16/015 To Inspect any
Deeds
16/015.1 Land at Lime
Close, Church Leigh. Land Registry
documents.
16/016 Standing Orders,
Code of Conduct, Account and Audit Regulations
16/016.1 Model Standing Orders
2010. Continued adoption.
16/016.2 Code of
Conduct. The East Staffordshire Borough
Council model
(Version 1st
July 2012) was adopted at the Parish Council Meeting on 6th Aug.
2012
and
confirmed on 3rd June 2013
Confirmation
to continue the Code of Conduct for Member Councillors as adopted.
16/016.3 Confirmation of
the Adoption of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2011 and the
adoption of
the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 involving the Transparency
Code for
Parish Councils with an Annual Turnover not exceeding £25,000.
16/017 Confirmation of
Risk Assessment and Audit Calendar / Event Diary
16/017.1 Financial / Asset
Risk Assessment - Issue 5 28 April 2016
/ - Issue 2 28 April 2014.
16/017.2 Audit Calendar /
Event Diary - Issue 1 31 January 2012
16/017.3 Appointment of
Councillor for Internal Audit checking purposes.
16/017.3.1 Councillor Durose
. Proposed Councillor Raby. Seconded
Councillor Collins.
16/017.4 Review Internal
Audit Procedures
16/017.4.1 Considered to be appropriate
and adequate to cover identified risks.
09
May 2016 (2)
16/018 Minutes
16/018.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 4th
April 2016 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
16/019 Chairman’s
Announcements (None)
16/020 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
other
Interests
16/020.1 None declared.
16/021 Outstanding
Matters
16/021.1 Middleton Green
Telephone Kiosk adoption
The
transfer of the Kiosk from BT to the Parish Council has been completed.
The
required notice posted in the Kiosk and a notice published in the Parish
Magazine.
16/021.1.1 Councillor Beaman
to discuss painting refurbishment with local painting contractors.
16/021.2 Meeting with
County Council officers in the Parish on 22nd April
Those
attending. Area Highways Infrastructure Manager - Richard Rayson.
Community
Partnerships Officer - Graham Hunt
Councillor
Durose, Councillor Raby, Parish Council Clerk.
Two hour
discussion in the Village Hall on the road network in the Parish and future
maintenance
arrangements. Priority routes out of
Leigh discussed to prioritise gritting
and
maintenance routes. Amendments to the
present gritting route to be considered by
County
Highways, inclusion of Upper Leigh, Fole Lane and a route through Withington
to
Bramshall added to Dodsleigh Lane, School Lane and Leigh Bank, omitting part of
Parkhall
Lane. Responsibility of ditches and
grids. Pothole and gully emptying work
will be on
a risk basis in the future.
Looking at
self help with guidance from the Area Infrastructure Liaison Manager -
Jeff
Green.. e.g. Hiring gully emptying vehicles for a day,
maybe in conjunction with other Parishes.
Passing
places on Hot Hill Lane considered as a target for County Highways work or
in
association with the Parish Council.
County
Council to look into the ongoing responsibility of tree planting on land
adjacent
to the A50
at underpasses at the top of Leigh Bank and Fole Lane.
16/022 Finance
16/022.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
16/022.2 Aon Insurance
Premium Renewal £365.63. LGA 1972 s111.
16/022.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire. Annual Subscription.
£25.00 LGA 1972 s137.
16/022.4 1&1 Invoice
Quarterly Website Fee. Payable to C
Astbury. £9.12 + £1.82 VAT
Total
£10.94 LGA 1972 s142.
16/022.5 Invoice. WEL Medical Ltd. iPAD
SP1 AED and Cabinet. £1,317.00 +
£263.40 VAT
Total £1,580.40 Public Health Act 1936 s234.
16/022.6 Invoice. Howards Accountants. Pension Auto Enrolment Fee £78.00 + £15.60
VAT
Total
£93..60 . LGA 1972 s111.
16/022.7 Invoice. Woodward’s Printers. Leigh Produce Show printing. £155.00.
LGA 1972
s137
16/022.8 Invoice. Hands & Co. Internal Audit. £80.00.
LGA 1972 s111.
Internal
Audit Report presented and Audit document signed by Juliet Hands.
16/022.9 Invoice. R S Chesters.
Footpath 29 vegetation clearance £50.00 + £10.00 VAT
Total
£60.00. Highways Act 1980 s43(1)
RESOLVED to
pay the above invoices and annual subscription.
16/022.10 Audit - Signing of Annual Governance Statement 2015 /
2016.
16/022.11 Audit - Signing of Accounting Statements 2015 / 2016.
RESOLVED
that the Chairman sign the Audit Statements
09
May 2016 (3)
16/023 Planning
Applications
16/023.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
16/023.1.1 P/2016/00370 Land opposite Elms Farm, Dodsleigh Lane.
Agricultural
building to Farm Workers dwelling.
16/023.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
16/023.2.1 P/2015/01702 Perm. Park
Hall Farm. Conversion to form one
dwelling.
16/023.2.2 P/2015/01703 Grant Park
Hall Farm. Listed Building Consent for
/01702.
16/023.2.3 P/2016/00114 Ref. Wood
View, Middleton Green. Agricultural Building
16/023.2.4 P/2016/00116 With. White
Cottage, Leigh Crossing. Conversion and
alterations to existing
double garage to form a holiday let.
16/023.2.5 P/2016/00269 Ref. Duck
Paddle Farm. Barn 2 Revised Access.
16/023.2.6 P/2016/00271 Perm. Wood
View, Middleton Green. Two storey
extension.
16/023.2.7 P/2016/00342 Perm. Glebe
House, School Lane, Church Leigh
Demolition
of conservatory plus single storey extension.
16/023.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
16/023.3.1 P/2016/00428 Stone House Cottage, Nobut. Single storey side extension
16/023.3.2 P/2016/00447 Station View, Moor Lane.
Ridge height extensions.
16/023.3.3 P/2016/00554 5 Withington Court. Agric. land as
domestic curtilage-continued.
16/023.3.4 P/2016/00566 Meadowside, Parkhall Lane. Agric
land as dom. curtilage-cont.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval for four applications.
No issues raised.
16/023.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
16/023.5 Planning Queries None
16/024 Correspondence
16/024.1 County Council
16/024.1.1 Joint County
Council / East Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Meeting on 19th May at
Draycott in
the Clay. A50 Growth Corridor, Land
Drainage, Broadband.
16/024.1.2 Letter and email
from Mark Deaville on Highway and Environmental Changes.
16/024.1.3 A50 Growth
Corridor News. April Update. For
information.
16/024.1.4 Neighbourhood
Highway Team visit planned for week beginning 16th May.
Hot Hill
Lane / B5027 junction vegetation clearing.
Bollards on Leigh Lane at the
junction
with Parkhall Lane, chevron signs for The Manor corner on Manor Lane.
Spare
bollards for the mown grassed area between the Post Office and Bagots View.
16/024.2 East Staffordshire
Borough Council
16/024.2.1 County Police and
Crime Commissioner Election Result. Matthew Ellis re-elected.
16/024.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
16/024.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
16/024.4.1 Weekly updates forwarded
to Member Councillors for information.
16/025 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
16/025.1 Councillor
Durose. A number of reported problems
with BT telephone land lines.
16/025.2 Councillor
Snowden. Recreation Ground / Village
Hall mowing contract.
16/026 Date of Next
Meeting
16/026.1 Monday 6th
June 2016. Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm.
The meeting concluded at 8.59pm. Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held
prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 9th
May 2016
Public Participation following the Meeting. Commencing at 8.50pm. Concluding at 8.59pm.
Present Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor T Collins
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
Parishioners Mrs B Smallwood, Mrs W Lewis, Mr G
Warburton
Mr
D Bowd, Mr C Walley.
Clerk B A Boughey
Mrs Smallwood
Raising the issue of water running down Chebsey Bank
Mr Bowd
Water continually running down Dodsleigh Lane from the junction of
Raddle Lane down towards the
Level Crossing.
Parish Council Minutes - 2016 March
07 March 2016 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 7th March 2016
Leigh Village Hall Commencing
7.40pm.
Following Public Participation
commencing at 7.30pm.
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
Parishioners Mrs B Smallwood, Mrs W Lewis, Mrs C
Astbury, Mrs M Higson
Mr
G Warburton Mr D Wilson, Mr M Wildon, Ms
J Mitchell
Mr
J Slater, Mr R Walley, Mr D Bowd, plus 3 others.
Clerk B A Boughey
15/120 Apologies Councillor T
Collins
15/121 Chairman’s
Announcements (None)
15/122 Declarations of
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
other
Interests
15/122.1 None declared.
15/123 Minutes
15/123.1 COUNCIL RESOLVED
that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
of 1st
February 2016 be signed by the meeting Chairman.
15/124 Outstanding
Matters
15/124.1 Defibrillator
proposal.
15/124.1.1 Report from
Councillor Beaman.
Further
discussion with potential suppliers.
Preferred unit is still a SP1 but the cabinet
supplier
options are still being considered.
Supplier to
be invited to the next Parish Council meeting.
15/124.2 Middleton Green
Telephone Kiosk adoption
RESOLVED to
proceed with an application to adopt the Telephone Box with the
intention
of installing a defibrillator in the future.
15/124.3 Leigh Village
Hall Security System.
Village
Hall decision on specifying and purchasing the system.
A grant of
£1,000 from the County Police and Crime Commissioners Office is
held in the
Parish Council account.
15/124.3.1 Report from
Councillor Beaman on the specification and quotation received and the
need to
register the system at an annual cost of £35.00 prior to installation.
15/124.3.2 RESOLVED that the
Parish Council pays for the system quoted, at slightly below
the £1,000
grant. Any differences to be accounted
for in the reconciliation.
That the
annual registration cost is paid by the Village Hall with the Parish Council
taking into
account the level of annual donations to the Village Hall.
07
March 2016 (2)
15/125 Finance
15/125.1 Financial
Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
Check of
Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
15/125.2 Clerk’s Quarterly Salary. Gross £375.00 Net £300.00 PAYE
£75.00.LGA 1972 s112(2)
15/125.2.1 RESOLVED to pay
the Clerk the Net Salary of £300.00
15/125.2.2 RESOLVED to pay
HMRC the PAYE of £75.00
15/125.3 Invoice. Reimbursement to Mrs C Astbury for payment to
1&1 Internet.
Quarterly
Website Fee £9.12 plus £1.82 VAT. Total
£10.94. LGA 1972. s142.
15/125.3.1 RESOLVED to
reimburse Mrs Astbury
15/125.4 BT Telephone
Kiosk adoption. Associated required fee
of £1.00 LGA 1972 s137.
RESOLVED to
pay the fee.
15/125.5 Donation of
£386.32 from the Leigh May Ball Committee for the SCCD.
15/125.5.1 RESOLVED to accept
the donation, to offset LGA 1972 s137 expenditure.
15/125.6 Transfer of
Unallocated Funds to the Defibrillator Fund
15/125.6.1 RESOLVED to
transfer £1.200.00.
15/125.7 Recreation Ground
Grass Cutting contract for 2016
Advised
that Leigh Recreation Ground Committee had agreed a new contract following change
of contractor. The Parish Council remain
liable for the first £2,000.00.
15/125.8 Draft
Accounts 2015 / 2016 presented by the
Clerk. For information and comment.
15/125.9 Independent
Internal Auditor.
15/125.9.1 RESOLVED to
continue with Hands & Co. as auditors for the 2015 / 2016 accounts.
15/126 Planning Applications
15/126.1 Applications
returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
15/126.1.1 P/2015/01702/03 Park Hall Farm. Conversion to form one dwelling plus LBC.
15/126.1.2 P/2016/00067 The Meadows, Hill Lane,
Middleton Green.
Extended
use of paddock - Horses, Stable, Manege
15/126.2 Application
Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
15/126.2.1 P/2015/01420 Perm. Manor
Farm, Dodsleigh. Relocation of Farm
Access.
15/126.2.2 P/2015/01507 Ref. Field
Mill Farm. Erection of an Agricultural Workers dwelling.
15/126.2.3 P/2015/01614 Ref. Bents
Cottage, The Bents.
Change
of Use. Annexe/Garage to Dwelling
15/126.2.4 P/2015/01690 Perm. Riversmead, Lower Leigh.
Demolition
of rear extension and erection of side extension
15/126.2.5 P/2016/00016 Lion Farm, Middleton Green.
Prior
Approval Given Agricultural Building
to form two dwellings.
15/126.3 Applications
received by the Parish Council for Consultation
15/126.3.1 P/2016/00114 Wood View, Middleton Green. Agricultural Building
RESOLVED to
recommend approval.
15/126.3.2 P/2016/00116 White Cottage, Leigh
Crossing. Conversion and alterations to existing
double garage to form a holiday let.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval.
15/126.3.3 P/2016/00118 Wayside, Cuckoo Lane, Withington. Single storey
extension.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval.
15/126.3.4 P/2016/00269 Duck Paddle Farm. Barn 2 Revised Access.
RESOLVED to
comment on the concern regarding access visibility on to the highway.
15/126.3.5 P/2016/00271 Wood View, Middleton Green. Two storey extension.
RESOLVED to
recommend approval.
07
March 2016 (3)
15/126.4 Planning Appeals None in progress.
15/126.5 Planning Queries
15/126.5.1 The Raddle, Raddle Lane.
ESBC Enforcement Officer report.
No planning
issues with the site. Any specific
environmental issues to be reported.
15/127 Correspondence
15/127.1 County Council
15/127.1.1 Report of the
meeting with County Councillor Philip Atkins,
Richard
Rayson (Community Infrastructure Liaison Manager) and
Graham Hunt
(Community Partnership Officer)
Monday 29th
February. 7.00pm Leigh Village Hall at which 26 parishioners
attended.
15/127.1.1.1 Following the
meeting an Action Plan was drafted and forwarded by Graham Hunt,
plus a
proposal for a site meeting.
15/127.1.1.2 Dates for a Friday
site meeting proposed by the Parish Council.
(Post
meeting note. Meeting arranged for
Friday 22nd April)
15/127.1.2 A50 Growth
Corridor News Update dated 17th February. For information.
15/127.2 East
Staffordshire Borough Council
15/127.2.1 email from Andrea
Davies relating to the Emergency Plan.
Update of
the Parish Plan required and submitted in the new format.
Desk
exercise of set scenarios will shortly be available.
15/127.2.2 Safer
Neighbourhoods Panel. Volunteers
sought. For information.
15/127.3 Community Council
of Staffordshire None
15/127.4 Staffordshire
Parish Councils’ Association
15/127.4.1 Weekly updates
forwarded to Member Councillors for information.
15/127.5 Healthwatch
Advisory Group - Inviting Applications.
For information.
15/128 Matters raised
by Member Councillors / Clerk
15/128.1 Councillor
Roe. Dodsleigh Lane, Godstone to
Birchwood Park section.
Water
culvert problems.
15/128.2 Councillor
Beaman. Update on old War Memorial Bank
Account Record Book.
15/128.3 Clerk. Requirement for an Annual Parish Assembly
meeting.
15/128.3.1 Separate meeting
date arranged for Monday 25th April.
15/129 Date of Next
Meeting
15/129.1 Monday 4th
April 2016. Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm.
The meeting concluded at 8.45pm.
Signed _______________ Chairman
Date ______________
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held
prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 7th
March 2016
Public Participation prior to the Meeting. Commencing at 7.30pm. Concluding at 7.40pm.
Present
Councillor B Barker
Councillor J Beaman Chairman
Councillor E Durose
Councillor A Raby
Councillor M Roe
Councillor M Snowden
Parishioners Mrs
B Smallwood, Mrs W Lewis, Mrs C Astbury, Mrs M Higson
Mr
G Warburton Mr D Wilson, Mr M Wildon, Ms
J Mitchell
Mr
J Slater, Mr R Walley, Mr D Bowd, plus 3 others.
Clerk B A Boughey
1 Mr Wildon
Update on the work undertaken on the grids around the Parish.
Bents Lane adjacent to the Pumping Station. Grid continues to fill, possible sewage
contamination.
Parkhall Lane opposite Bagots View.
Grid blocked, damaged culvert downstream.
Dodsleigh Lane, road surface water problems starting at Raddle Lane.
2 Mr Slater
Bustomley Lane ditch problems made worse following the recent work by
Severn Trent Water.
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