BISHAMPTON AND THROCKMORTON PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on Monday 17th January 2005 at the Villages Hall, Bishampton

Members and Officers present: Mr R Segar (Vice Chairman), Mr M Argyle from 8.15pm), Mr E Beever, Mrs M Hall, Mr C Tucker.

05.01.01 Apologies for absence
Apologies were received and accepted from Cllr E Carter who was on holiday; Ms T Gilligan who had work commitments; Mr E Chadwick who was working away from home.

05.01.02 Declarations of interest
Cllr Segar declared a personal interest in Item 5.2 relating to his own property.

05.01.03 Minutes of the meetings held on 6th and 13th December 2004
The minutes of the 6th December 2004 were approved and signed as a true record. The minutes of 13th December were amended by Cllr Segar and were then approved and signed as true record.

05.01.04 Finance

05.01.04.1 Bank Accounts
The Clerk advised that the deposit account had now been opened and the two new signatories on both accounts were approved.

05.01.04.2 Cash Reconciliation
A copy of the cash reconciliation sheet was passed to councillors for their information. The Clerk reported a balance of £10,495.29 in the current account and £14,007.51 in the deposit account.

05.01.04.3 Approval of payments
The annual renewal for the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England was discussed and it was agreed to continue with this subscription. The following payments were approved:-

05.01.04.4 Confirmation of Budget for 2005/06
The Clerk confirmed that the precept form had been submitted to Wychavon for a figure of £14,000, which was unchanged from the previous year.

As Cllr Argyle had not yet arrived the next two items, planning applications 05.01.05 and play area 05.01.06 were deferred until later in the meeting.

05.01.07 Parish Room Safety Issue
Following the visit from Wychavon District Council a list of requirements and recommendations had been made and the Clerk will circulate these to councillors for their information.

The electricity board were still required to visit to provide safety checks on the electrical system.

05.01.08 ROWAG Group
As Cllr Chadwick was not in attendance, this item was deferred to the next meeting.

05.01.09 Highways

05.01.09.1 Bishampton/Rous Lench Road – Sign required
The Clerk would write to Highways to request that illuminated bollards be put in place on the bend, and confirm the action being taken to the resident who had been in touch.

Item 05.01.10 was deferred until the arrival of Cllr Argyle.

05.01.11 Parish Plan update
A meeting was requested to discuss the way forward and Cllrs Tucker and Segar would arrange this for after 22nd January 2004.

05.01.12 Dates for next meeting and future meetings in 2005
In order for the hall to be booked for future meetings and also diary dates to be noted for councillors, a list for the year was drawn up. The dates would be as follows, with all meetings to start at 7.30pm:-

The meeting in April had been put back a week due to the Easter school holidays, and the meeting in May would be held on a Tuesday, as the 1st Monday was a bank holiday.

The Annual Parish Meeting would be provisionally arranged for Wednesday 13th April 2004.

The Clerk would book these dates now.

Cllr Argyle arrived at 8.15pm and postponed issued were dealt with.

05.01.05 Planning Applications

05.01.05.1 W/04/02307/PP – Mr and Mrs Swarbrick, 13 Stanton Fields, Bishampton
Proposed two storey extension. No objections.

05.01.05.5 W/04/02359/PN – Hark Developments Limited
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 new dwellings and garages.

This application had been received since the issue of the agenda. The applicants had previously made a planning application (ref. W/04/01395) for four dwelling houses and the Parish Council had put forward their objections at the time. The application had subsequently been refused.

The Parish Council examined the paperwork at the meeting and the Clerk would write to the Planning Department listing the objections of the Parish Council.

Approved Planning Application

05.01.5.2 W/04/01977/PO – Mr R Segar
Approval has been received from the planning department.

Refused Planning Applications

05.01.5.3 W/04/02007/PP – Mr and Mrs S Osborne

05.01.5.4 W/04/01984/PP – Mr and Mrs P Gordon
The details concerning the planning department’s refusal were advised to the Council.

05.01.06 Play Area Working Party
Cllr Argyle advised that the equipment required had been discussed and scale drawings were to be produced and tree quotations obtained. The equipment would include four swings, a rolling bar, a climbing pyramid, a climbing wall, a rotator and a covered area/shelter and the approximate cost would be between £35,000 and £50,000. Mr R Ockendon would sort out the plans and a planning application would be made. A draft letter would go out the people who originally responded to the proposals (a copy would be posted on the village noticeboard) and any future correspondence would be directed to Cllr Carter.

05.01.10 Christmas Lights
The Christmas lights in the village by the war memorial need replacing. Cllr Argyle will remove the lights later in the year and a decision would then be made about their replacement. The tree will also require attention by a tree surgeon and when the lights are ready to be put back up the positioning of these will need to be considered, as the present tree may not be suitable.

The meeting was closed at 8.45pm.

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