BISHAMPTON AND THROCKMORTON PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on Monday 16th May2005 at the Villages Hall, Bishampton

Members and Officers present: Mr E Carter (Chairman), Mr M Argyle (District Councillor), Mr R Segar (Vice Chairman), Mr E Beever (from 7.55pm), Mr E Chadwick, Mrs M Hall and Mrs B Lammas.

05.05.01 Apologies for absence
Apologies were received and accepted from Cllr Charles Tucker who was attending another meeting and Cllr Gilligan due to work commitments.

05.05.02 Declarations of interest
Cllr Argyle and Cllr Carter declared a non-prejudicial interest in Item 11 – Play Area.

05.05.03 Minutes of the meeting held on Monday 4th April 2005
The minutes of 4th April 2005 meeting were approved and signed as a true record.

05.05.04 Finance

05.05.04.1 Cash Reconciliation
The cash reconciliation sheet was passed to councillors and the Clerk confirmed that the balance in the current account was £7,603.08, and the balance in the deposit account was £14,121.63.

05.05.04.2 Approval of payments
The following payments were approved:

05.05.04.3 Applications for Grants 2005
The following grants had been discussed and agreed at the budget meeting in December and these were therefore approved for payment at this meeting.

Throckmorton Chapelry Committee had also applied for a grant towards grass cuttings and although the application was approved, no amount had been approved. Mrs B Lane would be contacted and a cheque issued at the next meeting. EC/AEB

05.05.04.4 Insurance Policy Renewal
The Clerk advised that all town and parish council insurance policies appear to be due for renewal on 1st June. The Clerk had investigated an alternative quotation from Zurich Insurance and it was recommended that the existing policy be renewed. The Throckmorton Scout Hut would be removed from the policy cover in due course, which would provide a refund in premium. Approval was given for payment of the premium as follows:

Allianz Cornhill (Insurance renewal 2005) £580.38

05.05.04.5 Community First subscription
It was decided that the subscription to Community First would not be made – the Newsline sheet was automatically issued free to the Council and no other services offered were required at present.

05.05.04.6 Approval of end of year accounts 2004/2005
The end of year reconciliation sheet was approved and signed by Cllr Carter. The Clerk will contact the internal auditor to process the audit sheets. AEB

05.05.05 Planning Applications

05.05.05.1 W/05/00707/PN – Mr R Mott, Lower House Farm (First Floor) Throckmorton
Alterations and extensions to two existing flats to form pair of semi-detached homes.
There were no objections to this planning application.

05.05.05.2 W/05/000711/PP – Mr and Mrs Boulton – 4 Moat Farm Lane
Proposed single storey extension to front, rear and garage.
The Council were concerned about the line of sight from the neighbour’s property at the front (45 degree ruling), and also the visual impact, as this is part of a row of similar houses and the change would mark it out as being different from the other properties. The Clerk would write to the Planning Department accordingly. AEB

05.05.05.3 W/05/00505/CU – A Richards and Others, Duffledown View
Change of use of land for a gypsy caravan site with associated development.
The Parish Council was unhappy about the way in which the planning rules had been breached. The Clerk would advise the Planning Department accordingly. AEB

05.05.05.4 Refused Planning Application
W/05/00226/PP – Mill House Racing, Miricot, Main Street
Proposed conservatory to rear.
The application had been refused by the Planning Department due to the loss of amenities to the residents of Homelea.

05.05.06 Pershore Forum – Thursday 16th June at 7pm at Pershore College
No Councillors were able to attend this meeting.

05.05.07 Green Waste – Consider response to Wychavon regarding changes in collection
A letter would be written to County in view of the queues at the landfill site, which causes an impact on the environment. No suitable replacement service had been provided and the green waste bags (which parishioners should pay for) would only be collected once a month. EC/AEB

05.05.08 Consider any response to the new Licensing Laws in November 2005
A meeting would be held at Bishampton village hall on 27th May to which local village hall chairpersons had been invited. The new laws would cause problems for Bishampton villages hall and also Bishampton village stores. Cllr Segar to write to our MP Peter Luff, and also to Charles Clark at the Home Office. RS/AEB

05.05.09 Storm Water in Broad Lane
There had been a grant available from Wychavon for the clearance of ditches. Clerk to write to Wychavon to investigate/chase payment. AEB

05.05.10 Footpaths – ROWAG
Dean Gibson from Throckmorton is on the volunteer list for footpaths in Throckmorton. A surveyor has been round a couple of times checking footpaths and if there are paths left unopened or blocked, enforcement notices will be issued. Cllr Edward Chadwick to contact the estate manager for Burts.
Jubilee and Badger Walk will require clearance. ENC/AEB

05.05.11 Play Area Progress
Planning Application No. W/05/00487/PN – Bishampton Village Hall – Replacement and Improvement of play equipment
There would be a meeting of the play area committee on 24th May when various conditions on the play area approval would be discussed. EC/MA

05.05.12 Village Clean Up – Bursary Scheme
The Clerk confirmed that the Parish Council had been included in the scheme and a date for the clean up should be advised to Wychavon. Saturday 10th September at 10.00am was agreed and a request for volunteers would be put into the July/August Parish magazine. EC/AEB

05.05.13 Mowing Contract – Limebridge Rural Services Limited
A response from Limebridge stated that if the footpaths were not cut regularly, when the work was carried out it would take longer and therefore the cost would increase. The Council decided to revert to the original quotation supplied by Limebridge (excluding the grass outside the Throckmorton scout hut).
The grant application submitted to County would be checked to see what progress had been made and when the money was likely to come through. AEB

05.05.14 Minerals and Waste Development
The Clerk has the paperwork for council members to read if required.

05.05.15 Local Development Planning System Framework
A timetable of events regarding the local plan is available from the Clerk if required.

05.05.16 Councillors’ roles and responsibilities
This was deferred until the next meeting which would be the AGM with the election of officers.

05.05.17 Councillors’ reports and items for future agenda
As some planning applications are refused on design of the building by the planning department, Cllr Argyle advised that the Planning Committee would come out to the village if requested to view particular areas where applications have been made and refused. This should be included as an item for the next agenda.
Some enforcement issues have not been carried out and other parish councils have experienced similar problems. Lower Moor has suggested joining forces to debate the issue with Jack Hegarty of Wychavon District Council.
There has been no response to the offer of the computer.
It was suggested that a list of forthcoming events for the Throckmorton Scout Hut should be obtained from Cllr Tucker.

05.05.18 Date for next meeting
The date of the next meeting was agreed as Monday 6th June 2005 at 7.30pm.

As there was no further business, the meeting closed at 9.10pm.

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Chairman Date