Previous Meetings

Parish Council Meeting

Date: 2007-10-03
Time: 19:00
Venue: Village Hall / Church Meeting Room

AGENDA

Present
Apologies
Declarations
To approve Minutes
Matters arising
Correspondence
Payments
Planning Applications
Reports
Parish Plan
Post Office
Recycling
Future items
Date of next meeting

MINUTES

2007/121 Present

Cllr's. Crowther, Hudson, Rodger and Stewart - as no keys were available at the Village Hall the Meeting was transferred to the Church Meeting Room and commenced at 7-15 p.m.

2007/122 Apologies

Cllr. Carlisle, Warwick and C/Cllr. Rob Toy

2007/123 Declarations

Cllr. Stewart¹

2007/124 To approve Minutes

Cllr. Rodger proposed, Cllr. Crowther seconded that the Minutes of 5 September 2007 be accepted as a true record and this was agreed.

2007/125 Matters arising

2007/055 - Wheelie bins - Highways will remove the 4 wheelie bins within a week if not already collected by the supplier.

2007/126 Correspondence

RCC - 2 New Street lights to be positioned on Main Street.
RCC - Affordable houses to be known as Walker Close.
Cottesmore Parish Council - 10 places for Christmas party - reply to be sent to join committee to discuss future allocations.
RCC - £5,000 contribution towards road safety improvements. Members supported road improvements and requested a quotation from Highways Department.

2007/127 Payments

Members agreed that the following invoices be authorised for payment-

Parish Clerk
BDG Mowing Services

Members noted balances on the Monthly & Quarterly Statement of Accounts.

2007/128 Planning Applications

Members supported the following planning applications-

FUL/2007/0898/CP - 31 Thistleton Road - amendment to condition 5.

Members noted -

CAT/2007/0740/MT - 8 Teigh Road - fell 2 Leylandii trees
FUL/2007/0629/MT¹ - 59 Thistleton Road - ground floor extension
FUL/2007/0630/MT - 3-5 Fountains Row - erection of one and half storey house

2007/129 Reports

Speeding working group - The Chairman agreed to be co-ordinator for the scheme; training would take place late November - early December for the volunteers to commence the 'speed watch' in the New Year.

2007/130 Parish Plan

Cllr. Stewart checked the items marked 'C' on the Parish Plan and members agreed that little more required to be done.

2007/131 Post Office

Cllr. Rodger informed members that the closures would be announced on 2 November for public comment.

2007/132 Recycling

Cllr. Rodger informed members that the 3 wheelie bin system would start on Monday 31st March 2008. Members agreed to hold a Village Meeting to discuss this matter, on Wednesday 6th February 2008, at the Village Hall following the Parish Council Meeting.

2007/133 Future items

Budget
Post Office
Christmas Party

2007/134 Date of next meeting

It was agreed to hold the next Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday 7 November 2007 at 7.00 p.m. in the Church Meeting Room. (Meeting closed at 8-14 p.m.)