CHEDWORTH PARISH
COUNCIL
MINUTES PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING 21st JANUARY 2008
PRESENT: Mrs S Moore
(Chairman) Mr D Broad, Mr A Miles, Mr A Priest,
Mr T Watt and Mrs E Broad
(Clerk).
APOLOGIES; Miss L
Gallagher and Mr P Cundick.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES; The Minutes
of the Parish Council Meeting held on the 10th December 2007 were
agreed and signed as a true record.
ELECTRONIC PLANNING
APPLICATIONS: Mr Carl Jones, Business Improvement Officer
at CDC, was present to explain the new electronic planning consultation system
which will start on 28th January but trials on some applications
have been taking place over the past six months. The Chairman welcomed Mr Jones and it was
agreed to open the meeting to allow him to speak. Mr Jones explained the new system in detail
and was questioned by Councillors. He
was also given a demonstration on the Parish Council laptop. Councillors raised several points regarding
the new system with him. When Council
reconvened Mr Jones was thanked by the Chairman for attending.
SETTING OF THE 2008/09
PRECEPT: The Chairman and Clerk had produced a draft
budget for consideration, which was copied to all Councillors prior to the
meeting. The Chairman read through the
draft budget item by item and the following was agreed:-
EXPENDITURE;
Village Hall Rent (L.G.A.
1972 S. 111)
183.40
Subscriptions (L.G.A. 1972 S. 111) 120.00
Donations (L.G.A. 1972 S. 137 340.00
Playing Field Grass Cut (L.G. (MP) A. 1976 611.10
Other PC Land Maintenance (L.G. (MP) A. 1976 100.00
Vegetation Clearance (L.G.A. 1972 S. 137) 350.00
Noticeboard (L.G.A. 1972 S. 137) 100.00
Play Area (L.G.A. 1972 S. 111) 23.50
Clerks Salary (L.G.A. 1972 S. 112) 1928.20
Insurance (L.G.A. 1972 S 111) 350.00
Telephone/Stamps (L.G.A. 1972 S. 111) 150.00
Chairmans Allowance/Travel Expenses (L.G.A. 1972 Sch. 12) 50.00
Audit Fee (L.G.A. 1972 S. 111) 200.00
Stationery (L.G.A. 1972 S. 111) 100.00
I.T. Support (L.G.A. 1972 S. 111) 110.00
4716.20
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ESTIMATED INCOME:
HVLTC Ground Rent 125.00
Playing Field Rental 135.00
Interest on Deposit Account 100.00
360.00
Estimated Expenditure 4716.20
Less Estimated Income 360.00
Money from Balances 400.00
4056.20
It was agreed to raise the
Precept by 3% for this year. This meant
taking £400.00 from balances, but this still left an estimated balance in hand of around £3700.00 at the end
of the financial year. This was considered
to be sufficient for a Parish of our size.
It was proposed by Mr Broad and seconded by Mr Priest that the 2008/09 Precept
should be increased by 3% to £4056.00, agreed unanimously.
MATTERS ARISING;
Footpaths: The
Chairman reported that bridleway KCH 12 had now been cleared. Mr Broad reported that he had been
unsuccessful in getting anything done about the dog at Greenhill Farm.
Grass Verge, Hedge and
Tree Cutting: Nothing further.
Playing Field: Bookings had
been received from the Cirencester Athletics Club & Horticultural Society. These
were both agreed for the usual fee of £15.00 each.
Play Area: Mr Watt
updated the Council on the Play Area Committees progress and stated that a
meeting was being held tomorrow evening.
The Chairman expressed concern about a newsletter item she had read from
CHOC which stated that responsibility for the equipment would be handed over to
the Parish Council when the equipment was in situ. The Clerk had researched the Minutes and this
had never been agreed. Mr Watt agreed to
take this point to the Committee meeting tomorrow.
Parking in the Village: Nothing
further.
Traffic in the Village and
Road Matters: Nothing further.
Communication between
Parish Council and the Public: An email reply regarding
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the Tuns Hill notice board
had been received from Col. Aylen but he did not appear
to offer to undertake the
work. After some discussion the Chairman
agreed to email the Chedworth Society to see if they had a working group which
may be willing to undertake some work on the Village notice boards. Mr Priest reported that the new Hemplands
notice board was due to be installed in early February. It was reported that due to the wet weather
it was impossible to open the doors to display the Parish Council notice on the
new notice board at the Village Hall as the doors had stuck. The Chairman agreed to email Mr Sellers Smith
for advice.
The Grass Keep Field: The Clerk
reported that the meter was being monitored but no water had been used when it
was last checked. It was also reported
that the future of the Grass Keep field item was to be included on the Parish
Meeting agenda on 10th March.
The Chairman also reported that Martin Large from
Provision of Extra Tennis
Courts: Nothing further.
Dog Fouling: A letter
had been received from Ms Kate Bishop at CDC.
The Chairman agreed to speak to Ms Bishop.
Parish Plan: Nothing
further.
Bus Stop at
Fossebridge: It was agreed to remove from the agenda.
Tuns Hill Waterfall: GCC
Highways had now attended to the waterfall and its drain on a number of
occasions and had expressed the view that they could do little more to resolve
the problem which, at its root, is that there is too great a volume of water
for the hole in the wall to cope with, thus forcing water through the wall
itself, thereby missing the trough and drain.
It was agreed to defer at present because of the problems of flooding in
other parts of the county.
Youth Council: Nothing
further although it was noted that two members were now on the Play Area
Committee.
Low Cost Housing: The
Chairman was concern that DEFRA was to withdraw funding for the Rural Housing
Enabler posts. It was agreed to write to
the Government Housing Minister asking for the posts to be saved.
Provision of
Allotments: Nothing further.
Calor Competition: It was
agreed to give the Cheery Club another £100.00.
It was noted that £200.00 was now left from this money.
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PLANNING;
CD 5071/1/G Parsonage
House Spa Pool Objection
CD 7379/E Hill House
L.B. Consent No objection
CD 7379/F Hill House
L.B. Consent No objection
CD 3039/G
CD 0539/C Brook Cottage
Amendment No objection.
Approval:
CD Contr. 3337 The Orchard
Tree Works
CD Contr. 3348 Woolpack
Tree Works
CD Contr. 3362 Woolpack
Tree Works
CD Contr. 3347 Hills Farm
Tree Works
CD 0539/B Brook Cottage
Garage and Log Store Additional Information
CD 7379/D Hill House
L.B. Consent
CD 1795/B Green Lane
Cottage Extension
CD 9103/A The Orchard
Mobile Horse Shelter
Other Planning Matters: It was
agreed to open the meeting to allow Mr Woods to speak on the Janes Cottage shed
application. Mr Woods spoke about the
application. The Chairman explained that the application had come in too late
to be included on the agenda and would now be circulated for comments from the
Parish Council. The Chairman reported
that Mr Charles Sykes from The Rookery had asked whether there would be any
grant assistance available for improvements to the garages. It was agreed to reply and say no.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
2008 Playground
Inspection: A letter had been received from John Hicks and
Associates offering to do the inspection for the same fee as last year. Information had also been received from ROSPA
which was more expensive. It was agreed
to instruct Mr Hicks to undertake the inspection.
HIGHWAYS AND RIGHTS OF
WAY:
School Traffic Plan: Ms Leigh
had emailed for advice on behalf of the school and she had also attended before
the meeting started and had spoken to the Chairman. The Chairman filled Ms Leigh in on the
options explored in the past regarding parking at the Village Hall and walking
to School. The Chairman also agreed to
refer Ms Leigh to the relevant bodies for assistance.
Flooding & Drainage: Mrs Sissons,
from Box Tree Cottage, had emailed regarding the drain clearance on the road above
her house. It was agreed to refer this
to GCC. The Chairman agreed to email Mrs
Sissons to inform her of this. Mr Broad
reported on a telephone call he had received from Mr Boothman from Queen Street
regarding
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damming of the stream
which nearly resulted in the flooding of his property. It was felt to be a private matter between
the landowners. Mr Boothman had also
removed the stones forming the bridge over the river on the footpath below
Ballingers Row.
FINANCE:
1. Viking Direct £40.74 Retrospective prop. S
Moore, sec. A Miles.
2. Stamps £12.00, prop. S Moore, sec. A Priest.
3. Council in receipt of £29.17 Water
Reimbursement from HVLTC.
Donation from Calor
Money:
1. Chedworth Cheery Club £100.00, prop. A
Priest sec. T Watt.
CORRESPONDENCE;
GCC Highways Parish
Survey: The Chairman would complete this on behalf of
the Council.
Richard Lovett-Turner
Memorial Letter: The letter of thanks from Mr Bowley was noted.
Gloucestershire
Highways Changes Letter: It was agreed the Chairman would be nominated
as the line of communication as requested in the letter.
Post Office Network
Changes in Gloucestershire: GRCC were mounting a campaign to ensure an
appropriate response to forthcoming Post Office closures. It was agreed to write letters of support for
the post offices at Northleach and Rendcomb to their respective Parish
Councils.
GCC County Council Tax
Increase 2008/09 Consultation: It was agreed to support Option A, no
increase.
Environment Agency
Cotswold Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy: Noted.
Gloucestershire
Environment Trust Letter: Noted.
GAPTC Newsletter: Noted.
Tree Information: Noted.
Gloucestershire
Wildlife Trust Information: Noted.
Gloucestershire
Strategic Housing Market Assessment: Noted.
GCC Protecting Your
Community: Noted.
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GCC Update on Flooding: Noted.
GCC Your Essential
Flood Guide: Noted.
GCC Shared Spaces DVD: Noted.
OTHER BUSINESS;
Items Arising from
E-mails: There was none that had not been dealt with
elsewhere on the agenda.
Local Authorities Model
Code of Conduct Order 2007: The Clerk asked for the new Declaration of
Members Interest Forms to be completed and returned.
Items for Hill and
Valley: Several items were identified.
The meeting concluded at
10.06 pm.
NEXT MEETING: Monday 18th
February 2008.
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