{"id":391,"date":"2020-08-18T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T10:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/?p=391"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:35:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T17:35:41","slug":"minutes-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/minutes-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Minutes January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"post-391-_Hlk503447942\"><\/a><strong>2018\/01<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minutes from a meeting of Cropthorne Parish Council held on Monday January 8<sup>th<\/sup> 2018 in the Village Hall at 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>PRESENT  :<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Chair B Annis\t\t\tCllr W Clive<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chair S Smythe\t\tCllr R Segar<\/p>\n<p>Cllr R Kelly<\/p>\n<p>4 members of the public\tClerk L Yapp<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>APOLOGIES<\/strong> \u2013 Cllr J King and District Cllr M English<\/li>\n<li><strong>DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST \u2013 <\/strong>Chair B Annis \u2013 Item 5. Planning (e)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>APPROVAL OF MINUTES <em>\u2013<\/em><\/strong> Minutes from previous meetings were approved and signed \u2013 proposed Cllr Clive, seconded Cllr Kelly \u2013 all in favour<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>PARISHIONERS QUESTION TIME:  <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    The clerk was asked to chase the handrail at Baldwins Bank, with concerns raised that there may be liability on the CC, in the event of any accident or injury  <em> Action Clerk<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n    The parish council were made aware of some dead trees on Baldwins Bank.  It was agreed that Cllr Clive and the lengthsman would take a look and assess the situation <em>Action Cllr Clive<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>PLANNING:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>a) <strong>17\/01901 \u2013 Land between Pentalow and Berrycroft, Blacksmsiths Lane<\/strong>  Amendments \u2013 <em>Awaiting decision by WDC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>b)  17\/01922 \u2013 Holland House Conference Centre \u2013 Internal and external alterations to fire escape provisions \u2013 <em>Approved by WDC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>c)  17\/02160 \u2013 Old Smokey Farm, Smokey Lane \u2013 refurbishment of building fabric, re-fenestration of window openings, new glazed gable and addition of 2 single storey extensions \u2013 <em>Approved by WDC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>d)  17\/01908 \u2013 Severn Acres, Main Road  &#8211;  Erection of utility black and siting of two static caravans  &#8211; <em>Scheduled for decision at committee on 11<sup>th<\/sup> January<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cllr Annis left the room for the following discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>e)  <strong>17\/02536 \u2013 Midcott, Middle Lane <\/strong>&#8211;  Proposed single storey extension to provide kitchen.  Demolition of single storey lean to and replacement with smaller single storey side extension &#8211; the parish council had no objections to this application, but felt that the advice given by the Heritage Officer, regarding retaining the flat roof on the new extension were unnecessarily restrictive and petty minded and would do nothing to enhance what could be a beautiful property.  It was agreed that these comments be made to WDC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cllr Annis re-joined the meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evergreen, Main Road \u2013 the parish council were made aware of a section of hedgerow that had been removed from the front of the site.  This would be reported to WDC enforcements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous Planning Concerns: &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Stricklands \u2013 Living accommodation issues \u2013 <\/strong>A WDC enforcement officer had made a visit to the site and was unable to find evidence of the mobile homes.  This would be investigated further by the parish council.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>2018\/02<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(ii)  Severn Acres \u2013 second access \u2013 <\/strong>With enforcement officer<\/p>\n<p><strong>(iii) Kimberleys Land \u2013<\/strong> A planning application had been received (17\/02576) for an altered access and track, entrance gates and pillars.  The parish council took the opportunity to discuss this.  Concerns were raised regarding the access off the main road in Field Barn Lane, and the weight limit attached to the road.  Also questioning the reasoning as to why there would be a septic tank installed if the land is to be used purely for storage.  Also raised was the visual impact of the site from Bredon Hill with the storage of fairground equipment.  It was agreed that the parish council object to this application, with footnote that should this application be approved there is a restriction that there will be no development or permission granted for mobile home.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>VILLAGE HALL<\/strong> \u2013 Nothing to report<\/li>\n<li><strong>HIGHWAY MATTERS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    Smokey Lane \u2013 poor road surface and pothole and has been reported to CC via the hub<\/li>\n<li>\n    Footway, Main Street \u2013 ongoing concerns were raised of the poor condition of the footway and the fact the CC had advised that works could not be carried out due to the leaning wall adjacent.  Emails from the adjacent property owner had been received advising of works that had been carried out on the wall.  The clerk would ask that CC re &#8211; address this issue.  <em>Action Clerk<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n    Land adjacent to Jubilee Bridge \u2013 a small area of land owned by the parish council requires inspection.  Cllr Clive advised he would take a look with the lengthsman and report back.  <em>Action Cllr Clive<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n    Road Closure \/ Flood signs had been left on the corner of Middle Lane \u2013 the clerk would request these be removed asap. <em>Action Clerk<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>COUNTY \/DISTRICT COUNCILLORS REPORT<\/strong> \u2013 nothing to report<\/li>\n<li><strong>MATTERS ARISING:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n  Lengthsman  &#8211; The chairman raised the point that Health &amp; Safety issues could be an area that the parish council should be investigating with regard \u2018a duty of care\u2019 to the LM.  The clerk would make enquiries with CC and CALC  <em>Action Clerk<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n  New Home Bonus \u2013 Approx. \u00a321,000 available to be spend on a LARGE community project.<\/li>\n<li>\n  Traveller Site Consultation  &#8211; still awaited<\/li>\n<li>\n  Speeding \u2013 B4084 \u2013 Most white gates had been fitted.  Payment had been made to CC for the VAS posts and any road traffic management required<\/li>\n<li>\n  Parish Councils Chairmans Meeting \u2013 Scheduled for end of January 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>FINANCE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n   Approval of payments made\/to be made since last meeting, as listed below<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>2018\/03<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>b)\tBudget \u2013 full budget proposal had been produced by the clerk and presented to all councillors.  Full and lengthy discussion took place on the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    In order to meet ever increasing costs, to meet our current level of expenditure it showed that an increase of 8% would be necessary, <strong>HOWEVER<\/strong>, it was agreed that to be kept within an affordable increase to parishioners, changes in expenditure would be necessary.<\/li>\n<li>\n    Clerks Salary \u2013 it was requested that the clerks hours be increased from 25 to 28 hours per month, to enable the requirements for the Transparency Code, changes to the Audit procedure and to cope with the ever increasing enforcement and planning issues received by Cropthorne. This was agreed by all present<\/li>\n<li>\n    Village Hall \u2013 it was apparent that currently the parish council are paying to the village hall just under 28% of our annual precept.  After viewing the village hall accounts, it was agreed that they were in a better financial situation than when the agreement was first made, and in order for us to keep our precept as low as possible, we should stop paying the \u00a3750 per annum for lawn mower maintenance and repairs, but that we would still carry on paying the \u00a3900 towards the maintenance and upkeep of the playground.  This was agreed by all present.<\/li>\n<li>\n    Precept \u2013 it was agreed that by reducing the previously  budgeted expenditure by \u00a3750            (village hall lawn mower) we would only have to increase the precept by 2.8% rather than the previously considered 8%.  This is to be confirmed by WDC following recommendations by the Executive Board who are meeting on 11<sup>th<\/sup> January.  It was agreed that, subject to confirmation by WDC, a budget request of \u00a36447 would be made, meaning a \u00a32.8% increase.<\/li>\n<li>\n    Youth Bus \u2013 it was agreed that \u00a3250 be taken from reserves to make a contribution to the Youth Bus, with a view to asking the walkabout Committee to make some contribution.  <em>Action Clerk<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All above, proposed Cllr Clive, seconded Cllrs Smythe and Segar<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>ANY OTHER BUSINESS\/ FOR DISCUSSION AT FUTURE MEETING \u2013 <\/strong>Nothing to report<\/li>\n<li><strong>DATE OF NEXT MEETINGS \u2013 <\/strong>Monday 5<sup>th<\/sup> January 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\t    <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>  <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018\/01 Minutes from a meeting of Cropthorne Parish Council held on Monday January 8th 2018 in the Village Hall at 7pm PRESENT : Chair B Annis Cllr W Clive Vice Chair S Smythe Cllr R Segar Cllr R Kelly 4&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/minutes-january-2018\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Minutes January 2018<\/span><span class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meeting-minutes-archive","content-layout-excerpt-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":392,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions\/392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cropthorneparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}