Mrs Alexander also expressed concerns
over the large amount of traffic especially commuters speeding down Malthouse
Lane. Councillor B.Stamp agreed to raise this matter again with the County
Council.
He also reported that he had recently
learnt that the Parish Council would, as part of the forthcoming precept setting
process, be required to pass a resolution giving all Councillors a special
dispensation which would allow them to vote on the matter without breaching the
code of conduct with regard to conflicts of pecuniary interests. He was hopeful
the Borough Council would provide the wording of such a resolution.
The Clerk was to request the receipt of
weekly planning lists from the Borough Council. Councillor S.Caplan updated the
Council on his recent request for a Tree Preservation Order.
The Community Team had visited the Parish
and had completed various jobs as requested. The style in Alleys Lane required
significant work and this request had been passed to the Rights of Way
Officer.
The Clerk had received an invoice from
JWH amounting to £80.00 for the last round of grass cutting. Ms Byford had
submitted an invoice for £56.00 for bulbs and plants she had recently purchased
for the village troughs. The Village Institute had forwarded an invoice for the
hire of the hall in October and November amounting £40.00. It was also agreed to
pay the December letting invoice for £20 when received. Payment of all of the
above items was proposed by Mrs S.Dodd and seconded by Mr P.Harriman. All were
in favour.
The Village Institute Committee had also
requested financial help with the removal of a tree which would amount to
£150.00 and help towards improvements to the pathway leading from the car park
to the hall amounting to £380.00 A financial donation of £530.00 was proposed
for this work by Ms J.Byford. This was seconded by Mr S.Caplan. All were in
favour. (Councillor Reeves declared an interest in this matter and did not
vote).
All other email correspondence such as
Neighbourhood Watch items and planning notes from the recent forum had been
circulated to all Parish Councillors.
Mr Houghton thanked the Cox
family for attending the meeting and for addressing the various concerns that
had arisen in recent months
The Clerk had also received
an application for the proposed extension to the dwelling Lilac Cottage, High
Onn and the detached double garage. There were no objections made to this
application.
The Clerk had received a
letter from Stafford Borough Council notifying the Council that the recent
application for the construction of a farm workers dwelling at Manor Farm,
Marston had been withdrawn.
The conditions of the road
at Park Hall, Marston and the ditches at Apeton ford were again discussed.
Councillor Houghton reported that he had organised a meeting with Chris Mitchell
from County Highways and Staffs County Councillor Mark Winnington to take place
on November 13th. Mr Houghton would raise at the meeting the poor
conditions of the roads, Mr Cox’s offer to pay for kerbing the triangle at
Marston, and the list of outstanding highway’s matters.
The next visit of Community
Neighbourhood Team on the 22nd and 23rd of November was
also discussed. Various jobs were discussed which Mr Houghton would inform Sean
Latham about.
The Village Institute had
written to Councillor Houghton requesting help with repairs to the building.
It was agreed that the Clerk would provide an overview of the Council’s accounts
at the next meeting and then the request from the Institute Committee could be
considered.
All other email
correspondence such as Neighbourhood Watch items had been circulated to all
Parish Councillors.
The Clerk had received
interest from two local residents and would update them accordingly.
The dreadful conditions
of the road at Park Hall, Marston and the ditches at Apeton ford were
discussed. The Clerk had contacted Councillor M. Winnington and Chris Mitchell
at County Highways. Councillor Winnington had forwarded a response from Chris
Mitchell. Mr Houghton read out this email and expressed his disappointment that
Highways did not appear to be taking any real action in the near future.
It was agreed that Mr Houghton would take this up and arrange a meeting with
Highways in the near future.
The next visit by the
Neighbourhood Team was discussed. The Clerk was asked to contact Sean Latham to
thank him for the installation of the wooden posts adjacent to the playground
roadside verge. Other email
correspondence such as Neighbourhood Watch items had been circulated to all
Parish Councillors.
The poor conditions of
roads generally in the Marston area were discussed and the Clerk was asked to
raise this matter again with County Highways. Curbing of the ‘triangle’ at
Marston was also discussed. It was not clear who would fund this project as it
seemed unlikely that County Highways would consider it. This was to be
debated further.
This would also be an
agenda item for the next meeting. The Clerk was asked to publicise this in
the next parish magazine.
A complaint had been
received of a small terrier type dog straying in the playground. The Clerk was
asked to remind dog owners via the parish magazine that dogs are not allowed in
the playground. The Clerk was also asked to chase up John Hall about the fence
between the playground and the adjacent property.
It was agreed by the
Parish Council that if a planning application came in to the Clerk within seven
days following a meeting, the Clerk would automatically contact the Borough
planning department to request an extension until the next meeting where the
application could be fully discussed. This was proposed by Mr T.Houghton and
seconded by Mr P.Harriman. All were in favour.
The dreadful conditions
of the road at Park Hall were again debated as was the road conditions at
Marston especially the pot holes. The Clerk was asked to contact Councillor
M.Winnington and Chris Mitchell at County Highways. Mr Houghton and the Clerk
had reported these problems repeatedly but there had been no response. Mr
Houghton had also recently reported flooding on the road by the Glebelands.
As yet there had been no response.
The Clerk had received
notification that Grant Thornton had been appointed as next year’s external
auditors.
Insurance for next year’s
village festival was discussed and whether it would be possible to get this
through the Parish Council. This required further investigation and would
be discussed again.
Other email
correspondence such as Neighbourhood Watch items had been circulated to all
Parish Councillors.
Anthony, a resident from
one of the boats, volunteered to meet both with Mr D.Hill, a local resident who
had expressed concerns over these recent developments, and the Bradford Estate
in an attempt to find a way forward.
Allotments and potential
sites were discussed.
Mr Steve Cox from Manor
Farm, Marston addressed the meeting about the various planning matters that were
raised at the last meeting concerning recent developments at Manor Farm. Mr Tom
Cox read out a statement to support and explain the need for these new
developments which had either been carried out, or were proposals for the
future. These were a replacement silage clamp, retention of current mobile
homes and a proposed new farm workers dwelling.
The recent installation
of solar panels at the farm was also discussed.
Mr Cox also confirmed
that regular road sweeping was being carried out.
The Clerk had reported
the poor road conditions on the Lapley Road at Park Hall.
The Clerk was still
waiting for Mr Williamson to quote for the re-painting of the posts of the
finger posts.
There had been no
correspondence from the Audit Commission regarding the last audit of accounts.
Other email
correspondence such as Neighbourhood Watch items had been circulated to all
Parish Councillors.
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Stafford Borough Council
Senior Conservation Officer Penny McKnight, Stafford Borough Councillor, Mr
B.Stamp, five members of the public and the Clerk, Mrs D.M.Key.
PRESENT:
Ms
J. Byford, Mrs S. Dodd and Mrs K. Reeves, Messrs S. Caplan, I. Glover, P.
Harriman, T. Houghton, Stafford Borough Councillor, Mr B. Stamp, three members
of the public and the Clerk, Mrs D.M. Key.
APOLOGIES:
These were received from Staffs County Councillor, Mr M. Winnington.
MINUTES:
The
minutes from the previous meeting were deemed as a true record by those present
and duly signed by the Chairman.
MATTERS ARISING:
Ms Byford was asked to forward a copy of the judges comments from this year’s
Best Kept Village Competition to both the Clerk and John Edwards.
LATE ITEMS
Mrs K. Reeves updated the Council on the recent special Glebelands meeting.
There had been sufficient interest to form a committee of key personnel. The
constitution would be reviewed in the New Year.
OPEN FORUM
Mrs Alexander expressed serious concerns over the high level of dog fouling
particularly in the High Street and on the Glebelands. Councillors had also
received other complaints about this nuisance. It was agreed that the Parish
Council would contact the Borough Council over this matter to see what action
could be taken.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH:
The Clerk had been receiving various emails from Neighbourhood Watch and had
circulated these to the Parish Council. E mail scams were commented on.
VILLAGE PLAYGROUND:
Mr P. Harriman returned the inspection book and had noted that some of the new
equipment was lacking stickers. There were a few lager cans strewn about which
he had removed and that the old netball hoop post needed some more attention.
Mrs Alexander said that her husband would take care of this next day. The
Chairman thanked her for her kind offer.
UPDATE ON LOCALISM ACT
Stafford Borough Councillor, Mr B.Stamp updated the meeting on the Borough
Council’s position concerning their Community Asset Register. He reported that
the enabling regulations had now been made by the Government in the light of
which the Council would shortly be considering how this register would be set-up
and the mechanism to be used by local communities wishing add assets to it.
PLANNING:
One planning application had been received for the conversion of an
agricultural building into a dwelling on land at Shushions Manor Farm. There
were no objections made to this proposal.
REVIEW OF CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS
The Clerk and the Chairman had both spoken with John Edwards about this
matter. Councillor Stamp had obtained several copies of Bradley Parish’s
conservation area document which was circulated for reading and would be
discussed at the next meeting in the New Year.
HIGHWAYS
The Chairman reported on the meeting he had attended on November 13th
with Chris Mitchell from County Highways and Staffs County Councillor, Mr
M.Winnington. The outcome of the meeting was fairly positive in that there was
confirmation that the “20 is Plenty” campaign would be on be on site at the
village school for the entire summer term 2013. Chris Mitchell also commented
that with regards to Common Lane, Bradley Lane, extensive patching and surface
dressing were already programmed for the summer of 2013/14. The work was
however weather dependent. A works order has been raised to find, clean and jet
gullies between Little Onn and Marston. The broken up road near to Bayfield at
Park Hall was due for hot patching. All other highways matters of concern were
also raised by the Chairman and were noted by Chris Mitchell, these included
clearing drains at Apeton, and flooding at Eaton Green. It was not clear when
these other matters would be attended to. Mr S Caplan had reported a serious pot
hole on the road near to Walton Grange. Mr Mitchell had also supplied the
Chairman with a map of the drain network within the Parish which would be useful
in helping to locate future problems.
With regards to Mr Steve Cox’s offer to pay for kerbing the triangle at Marston,
Chris Mitchell was to obtain a price and notify the Parish Council.
BUS SHELTER
Ms Byford requested that the Parish Council look again at the possibility of
providing a bus shelter for passengers in Church Eaton. Ms Byford was asked to
find out some costs and the Clerk would send her any information she had on
file. Obtaining a grant for this project was also discussed.
FINANCE
The Clerk briefed the meeting on the current state of the Council’s finances and
provided a budget until the end of the current financial year.
XMAS TREE:
It was agreed that a Xmas tree should be purchased for the village but a limit
of £50.00 was set.
BULB PLANTING
Ms J.Byford reported that there were three more tubs to replant and that she
would bring the invoice for the bulbs and plants to the next meeting. Ms
Byford, her family, and Jenny Aniss were thanked for carrying out this work.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The Clerk had received the current Members Digest from Stafford Borough Council.
An invitation to a country and western evening on behalf of the Mayor had also
been received. Information regarding the County Council ‘Ice Breakers’
initiative was also circulated for reading.
It was agreed that the
next meeting of the Parish Council would be held on the 15th January
2013 in the Village Institute at 7.30 p.m. The meeting closed at 9.35pm.
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 6th NOVEMBER 2012
PRESENT:
Ms J. Byford, Mrs S. Dodd and Mrs K. Reeves, Messrs
S. Caplan, P. Harriman, T. Houghton, Stafford Borough Councillor, Mr B.Stamp,
three members of the public and the Clerk, Mrs D. M. Key.
APOLOGIES:
These were received from Councillor, Mr I. Glover and
Staffs County Councillor, Mr M. Winnington.
MINUTES:
The minutes from the previous meeting were deemed as a
true record by those present and duly signed by the Chairman.
MATTERS ARISING:
All matters arising would be taken as they appeared
on the agenda with the exception of the judges’ comments from this year’s entry
in the Best Kept Village Competition, which Councillor Houghton read out. On the
whole their comments were very positive. It was agreed that these comments
should be posted on the notice board and Parish web site. A copy was requested
to be forwarded to both the Clerk and John Edwards.
LATE ITEMS
Mrs K. Reeves updated the Council on the recent
special Glebelands meeting. One main concern was the lack of volunteers
and representatives which were required to help run the organisation.
OPEN FORUM
Mr Tom Cox read out a statement in response to the
recent concerns over farming activities at Manor Farm, Marston. The statement
included a request from the Cox Family to their feed company to avoid early
morning deliveries and the fact that regular road sweeping was taking place on
roads near to the farm. They also confirmed that their tractors were road legal
and that the police were happy with the way in which they were being driven. Mr
Steve Cox also offered to fund new kerbing of the ‘grass triangle’ at Marston.
Mr Houghton was to raise this matter with County Highways at the forthcoming
meeting.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WATCH:
The Clerk had been
receiving various emails from Neighbourhood Watch and had circulated these to
the Parish Council. Mr Houghton gave out some door stickers warning against
doorstep selling.
VILLAGE
PLAYGROUND:
Mr Houghton
returned the inspection book. There was very little to report except that the
rear hedge required trimming back in places. The Clerk was asked to relay this
request to John Hall. Mr P. Harriman took the inspection book for the
forthcoming month
BULK OIL BUYING
SCHEME
Councillor Caplan
had attended, as promised, the energy briefing seminar at the Borough Council
which had been held in October. Mr Caplan reported that the matter of community
bulk oil buying was not given that much time for discussion and that the speaker
on this issue was not prepared to give any information such as examples of the
costs of purchasing oil in this way or what the actual spot prices of the oil
was, until buyers became members of the scheme. This appeared to defeat the
objective of publicising the scheme. There were also a concern over where the
oil might be transported from and further the impact this scheme might have on
smaller local oil suppliers. In essence, it was agreed that the Parish Council
would not progress with the scheme. The Clerk was asked to contact the three
local residents who had expressed an interest in taking part in the scheme and
to explain the Council’s position. Councillor Caplan was thanked for
attending the meeting and publicising the scheme.
UPDATE ON LOCALISM
ACT
Stafford Borough Councillor, Mr B.Stamp reported
to the meeting the Borough Council’s position over their Community Asset
Register and reported that this would probably not be in place until early next
year. Again the various advantages and disadvantages of adding local assets to
the register were discussed. It was evident, however, that the process of the
village taking over such assets was not as straight forward as it might seem.
Councillor Stamp agreed to keep the Council informed of any progress the Borough
Council might make on this issue.
PLANNING:
Two planning applications had been received for the
Old Rectory, Church Eaton. The first comprised a proposal to convert part of
the outbuilding into a domestic study, ancillary to the dwelling and secondly
the retention of unauthorised works including the formation of a studio and
toilet in an existing cart shed. The latter included the opening of two
previously blocked openings on the east with joinery to match. There were no
objections to these applications.
REVIEW OF
CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS
The
Clerk had emailed John Edwards but had not yet received a reply but reported she
would try to contact him again. It was agreed that before carrying out the
review of Church Eaton’s conservation document it would be useful to see the
Bradley village conservation area document recently produced by the Borough
Council. To this end, Councillor Stamp said that he would get hold of a
copy for the next Parish Council meeting to be held in December.
HIGHWAYS
Councillor Reeves had spoken with Nigel Bundy following the last meeting and he
had sent her various quotes for both painting and lettering of the finger posts.
He had also reiterated that due to prior work commitments he would be unable to
carry out the work until next April. Councillor Caplan was to check on what
paint had been used on the finger posts previously and let the Clerk know. It
was agreed that the Clerk should confirm the quotation for just re-painting with
Mr Bundy and ask him to carry out the work.
FINANCE
The Clerk had received an invoice from JWH amounting
to £80.00 for recent grass cutting and another amounting to £440.00 for the
recent work to the playground including the extra grass guard installation,
lowering the road side fence and repairing the fence between the Oaklands and
the playground. The Clerk had also received an invoice from Stafford Borough
Council for the last civic amenities visit in the summer amounting to £70.00.
Payment of all of the above items was proposed by Mrs S.Dodd and seconded by Mrs
K. Reeves. J. Byford. All were in favour.
BULB PLANTING
Ms J. Byford reported that there were three more tubs to replant and that she
would bring the invoice for the bulbs and plants to the next meeting. Ms
Byford her family and Jenny Annis were thanked for carrying out this work.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The Clerk had received the current Members Digest from
Stafford Borough Council and information regarding the Borough Mortgage Rescue
Scheme. The new electoral role had been produced. Mr Roy Billington had sent a
lovely thank you card to the Parish Council with regard to his first prize win
in this years hanging baskets and tubs competition. There had been a poster
produced for the forthcoming election of a Police and Crime Commissioner. The
County Council had asked for comments from the Council regarding the Reduced
Lighting Energy Conservation Initiative. The Parish Council replied to the
effect that they would possibly consider this matter in the future. MP Bill Cash
had written to the Parish Council to see if there were any current matters the
Council would like him to take up. The Clerk was asked to reply to Mr Cash
following the outcome of the highways meeting in November.
It was
agreed that the next meeting of the Parish Council would be held on the 4th
December 2012 in the Village Institute at 7.30 p.m.
The
meeting closed at 9.35pm.
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 2ND
OCTOBER 2012
PRESENT:
Ms J. Byford, Mrs S. Dodd and Mrs K. Reeves, Messrs S. Caplan, P. Harriman, T.
Houghton, Stafford Borough Councillor, Mr B. Stamp, two members of the public
and the Clerk, Mrs D.M. Key.
APOLOGIES:
These were received from Councillor, Mr I. Glover and Staffs County Councillor,
Mr M. Winnington.
MINUTES:
The minutes from the previous meeting were deemed as a true record by those
present and duly signed by the Chairman.
MATTERS ARISING:
These would be dealt with under the relevant agenda item.
OPEN FORUM
Ms J. Bennett voiced some concern over the new wooden posts which had been
installed along the roadside verge of the playground. While she acknowledged the
posts were a good idea, a delivery lorry to her farm had encountered problems
manoeuvring back on to the road. Mr Houghton thanked Ms Bennett for
raising these concerns and asked her to monitor the situation and let the Parish
Council know of any further problems.
LATE ITEMS
Mrs K. Reeves updated the Council on the recent special Glebelands meeting.
One main concern was the lack of volunteers and representatives which were
required to help run the organisation.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WATCH:
Recent reports from Neighbourhood Watch,
kindly supplied by Mandy Corser, had included the theft of motor vehicles, cold
calling, lamping and a case of dog napping. Once again the underlying message
was to remain vigilant and note down any suspicious behaviour, vehicle
registration numbers etc and report these to the police.
VILLAGE
PLAYGROUND:
Councillor Miss Byford returned the
inspection book. Mr Houghton was to keep the book for the forthcoming month. The
Clerk had spoken with John Hall concerning the outstanding playground jobs. He
was to attend to these shortly. It was noted that some of the instruction labels
were peeling off the new playground equipment. Mr Houghton was to contact
Jim Barnett over this matter.
BULK OIL BUYING
SCHEME
Councillor Caplan had received more
information from the Community Council regarding the proposed bulk oil buying
scheme. Following an update, Councillor Caplan proposed to attend a seminar to
discuss the scheme more fully which was to be was to be held on the 9th
October. A notice advertising the scheme had been posted in the parish magazine
by the Clerk and Councillor Caplan had delivered fliers concerning the scheme
around the Parish.
MEMBERS
INTERESTS AND CODES OF CONDUCT.
The Clerk briefed the
Council on the training seminar she had attended at the Borough Council on
September 10th. Since the meeting the Clerk had forwarded the power
point presentation to all Parish Councillors. Following an update on this by the
Clerk it was decided that Church Eaton Parish Council would adopt the model code
of conduct as set out by the Borough. This was proposed by Mr T.Houghton and
was seconded by Mrs K. Reeves. All were in favour. The Clerk was to notify
Denise Hill at the Borough Council on this decision.
UPDATE ON
LOCALISM ACT
Councillor Caplan updated the meeting
on the proposed Community Asset Register. Various advantages and disadvantages
of the register were discussed and it became evident that it was not as straight
forward as it might seem. It was not clear where Stafford Borough Council were
in this process but Councillor Stamp was to make enquiries. It was further
agreed to keep this item for discussion on the forthcoming Council agendas.
PLANNING:
The Clerk had received two planning applications in the last month, which were
namely, a rear and side extension at Oaklands Court, Wood Eaton Road and the
conversion of agricultural buildings into ancillary residential accommodation at
High Onn Manor, High Onn. There were no objections raised from the Parish
Council about these proposed developments.
REVIEW OF
CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS
The Clerk had emailed
John Edwards but had not yet heard back from him. It was suggested that a
meeting might be arranged to take place in the Royal Oak. The Clerk was to
advertise this matter again in the parish magazine to see if there were any
interested parties so that a meeting could be called.
HIGHWAYS
The Clerk had telephoned several local contractors to obtain quotations for the
re-painting of the village finger posts. Nigel Bundy had expressed an interest
but due to prior work commitments would be unable to carry out the work until
next April. It was agreed that a quote should be obtained from him. The
Clerk was waiting to hear back from two more contractors.
FINANCE
The Clerk had received an invoice from JWH amounting to £80.00 for recent grass
cutting. The Clerk had submitted two receipts for national gardening vouchers
for the annual hanging baskets competition. The receipts amounted to £40 (£20
for 2011 £20 for 2012). The Clerk had also paid for the photocopying of the
Members Interests and Code of Conduct forms and information amounting to £7.60.
Payment of all the above items was proposed by Mrs S. Dodd and seconded by
MissJ. Byford. All were in favour.
BEST KEPT
VILLAGE COMPETITION
Despite Church Eaton having been awarded a Highly Commended certificate in this
year’s competition, it was agreed that unless more support was given it would be
unlikely that Church Eaton would enter next year’s competition. The Clerk was
asked to include this in her report for the forthcoming parish magazine.
BULB PLANTING:
It was generally agreed that the new wooden troughs in
the village should be planted up with bulbs. It was agreed that £100
maximum could be spent on this project.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The Clerk had received the current Members Digest from Stafford Borough Council
and information regarding Staffs County Council volunteer awards. Staffs County
Council had also forwarded some information regarding the Waste Core Strategy.
There was also an invitation to the Remembrance Day service and parade on the 11th
November.
It was
agreed that the next meeting of the Parish Council would be held on the 6th
November 2012 in the Village Institute at 7.30 p.m.
The meeting closed at 9.40pm.
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MINUTES
OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2012
PRESENT:
Mrs S.Dodd and Mrs K.Reeves, Messrs S.Caplan, P.Harriman, T.Houghton, Stafford
Borough Councillor, Mr B.Stamp, three members of the public and the Clerk, Mrs
D.M.Key.
APOLOGIES:
These were received from Councillors Miss J.Byford and I.Glover.
MINUTES:
The Minutes from the previous meeting were deemed as a true record by those
present and duly signed by the Chairman.
MATTERS ARISING:
The issue surrounding the high level of traffic at the entrance to the moorings
at High Onn appeared to have been resolved. All other matters arising would be
taken as they appeared on the agenda.
OPEN FORUM
Mr Tony Lendon and Mrs Howarth addressed the meeting with concerns over various
activities at Manor Farm, Marston. The Clerk was asked to speak with Mr Steve
Cox about the concerns that had been expressed over late night and early feed
deliveries to the farm. It was also acknowledged that the roads near to the farm
were being regularly ‘swept’ by the Cox family.
LATE ITEMS
There was mention from Mr S.Caplan of the email the Clerk had circulated around
the Parish Council from the Community Council of Stafford concerning the
community bulk buying oil scheme. This matter was discussed and it was agreed
that Councillor Caplan would look more fully into the scheme and its costs etc.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WATCH:
A stock trailer had been stolen recently from
the Eaton Green area. The Clerk confirmed that she was still receiving regular
reports most of these concerned the thefts of agricultural and equestrian
equipment.
REVIEW OF
CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS
All Parish Councillors
had had the opportunity to look at or obtain a copy of the conservation area
document for Church Eaton. It was again agreed that wider consultation should
take place. The Clerk was to advertise for any interested parties who would
like to get involved with revising the document to contact her. The Clerk
was also to contact John Edwards directly.
VILLAGE PLAYGROUND:
Councillor Miss Byford was still in receipt of the inspection book.
Councillor Houghton was to contact Josie and to obtain the book for the
forthcoming month.
PLANNING:
The Clerk had received several planning applications in the last two months
which were namely, a two storey extension at Horseshoe Cottage; a silage clamp
at Manor Farm, Marston and a single dwelling for an agricultural worker, also at
Manor Farm. There were no objections raised from the Parish Council about these
proposed developments. It was acknowledged however that there had been concerns
over recent developments at Manor Farm from some local residents.
HIGHWAYS
The Clerk had telephoned Mr Williamson to quote for the re-painting of the posts
of the finger posts. He had requested a schedule of work for these. It was
agreed that the Clerk should look at other contractors to do this work, ideally
somebody local to the area.
MEMBERS
INTERESTS AND CODES OF CONDUCT.
With the impact of
the Localism Act on these matters, the Clerk had booked to attend a training
seminar with Stafford Borough Council on September 10th. The Clerk
would brief the Council at the next meeting.
BEST KEPT
VILLAGE COMPETITION
Church Eaton had been awarded a
Highly Commended certificate in this year’s competition. Mr Houghton asked that
the Clerk put next year’s entry as an agenda item for the next meeting.
HANGING BASKETS
AND TUBS COMPETITION:
The Clerk confirmed that the
judges for this year - Mr and Mrs M J Williams from Weston had now submitted
their results plus useful comments. The overall winner was Mr R.Billington of
Heathmynd, High Street. The joint runners up were Mrs J.Evans of Cherry Tree,
High Street and Mr and Mrs C.Byford of 2 Ashley Croft. Briar Cottage and Chez
Nous had special mentions. The three winners would each receive national
gardening vouchers. The Clerk was to write and thank Mr and Mrs Williams.
FINANCE
The Clerk had received an invoice from the Village Institute for £20 for room
hire. JWH had forwarded an invoice amounting to £80.00 for recent grass
cutting. The Audit Commission had submitted their invoice for £144.00. In the
absence of the August meeting the Clerk had received and paid invoices from
Stafford Borough Council for £70.00 for the last civic amenities visit and from
AON for renewal of playground insurance amounting to £925.57. Payment of all
the above items was proposed by Mrs S.Dodd and seconded by Mrs K.Reeves. All
were in favour.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The Clerk had received the current Members Digest from Stafford Borough Council
and information regarding the Mayor’s Diamond Ball and Charity Appeal. The
Clerk had circulated information regard Stafford County Council’s street
lighting energy conservation initiative. SPFA had published their annual
report. The Community Council would be holding their AGM on 24th
September.
It was
agreed that the next meeting of the Parish Council would be held on the 2nd
October 2012 in the Village Institute at 7.30 p.m.
The
meeting closed at 9.30pm.
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MINUTES
OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 3RD JULY 2012
PRESENT:
Mrs S. Dodd and Mrs K. Reeves, Messrs S. Caplan, P. Harriman, T. Houghton, I.
Glover, Stafford Borough Councillor, Mr B. Stamp, eleven members of the public
and the Clerk, Mrs D.M. Key.
APOLOGIES:
These were received from Staffs County Councillor, Mr M. Winnington.
MINUTES:
The Minutes from the previous meeting were deemed as a true record by those
present and duly signed by the Chairman.
MATTERS ARISING:
All matters arising would be taken as they appeared on the agenda.
OPEN FORUM
The entrance to the moorings at High Onn were discussed following concerns
raised at the last meeting regarding the high level of traffic and developments
on the canal between the bridge at High Onn and the Turn Over Bridge.
LATE ITEMS
There were no late items.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WATCH:
The Clerk confirmed that she was still
receiving regular reports from both Owl and the Neighbourhood Watch team.
REVIEW OF
CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS:
Following an address at
the previous meeting from Penny McKnight - Senior Conservation Officer at
Stafford Borough Council, it was agreed in principal that Church Eaton would
review it’s current conservation area document while acknowledging the
advantages and disadvantages of doing so. To this effect it was agreed that
Councillors would familiarise themselves with the text of the document. To this
effect, Councillor S.Caplan commented that it was very easy to look at this
document on the Borough Council’s web-site. The Clerk took the original
document from the Chairman to photocopy for further reference. It was
agreed that wider consultation with village organisations such as the history
group could be the next step.
VILLAGE
PLAYGROUND:
Councillor Miss Byford was still in
receipt of the inspection book. Councillor Houghton was to contact Josie and to
obtain the book for the forthcoming month.
PLANNING:
The Clerk had received one planning application for a two storey rear extension
at The Swan High, High Street. There were no objections or comments made
about this proposed development.
HIGHWAYS
The Chairman reported that the highways community teams would be visiting the
parish on the 24th and 25th July.
BEST KEPT
VILLAGE COMPETITION
There was no update on this.
HANGING BASKETS
AND TUBS COMPETITION:
The Clerk confirmed that the
judges for this year - Mr and Mrs M J Williams from Weston would be judging
towards the end of July.
FINANCE
The Clerk had received an invoice from the Village Institute for £20 for room
hire. The Clerk’s half year fee of £1,000 was due. These items were proposed for
payment by Councillor Mrs S. Dodd and seconded by Councillor I. Glover. All were
in favour.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The Clerk had received the current Members Digest from Stafford Borough Council
and information regarding the Mayor’s Charity Lunch.
It was
agreed that the next meeting of the Parish Council would be held on the 4th
September 2012 in the Village Institute at 7.30 p.m.
There
would be no meeting in August due to holidays. The meeting closed at 9.10pm.
MINUTES
FROM THE MEETING HELD ON THE JUNE 12th 2012
PRESENT:
Mrs S.Dodd, Messrs S.Caplan, P.Harriman, T.Houghton,
APOLOGIES:
These were received from Councillors Ms J.Byford, Mrs K.Reeves and Mr I.Glover.
MINUTES:
The Minutes from the previous meeting were deemed as a true record by those
present and duly signed by the Chairman.