NETHER POPPLETON PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE,
UPPER POPPLETON, AT 7.30PM ON MONDAY, 19 MARCH 2007
PRESENT:
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Cllr. P H F Powell (Chairman) Cllr. G A Bradley Cllr. F A Brown Cllr. J L Craven Cllr. P Knowles.
(from 8.21pm) Cllr. C Robinson. Cllr. D M
Tomlinson. |
City Councillor
Quentin Macdonald until 8.17pm Mr B J W Mackman
(Clerk) |
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None.
07/041 - DECLARATION OF INTEREST ON ANY MATTERS OF BUSINESS
None.
07/042 - TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
All Councillors being present
there were no apologies for absence.
07/043 - TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 19 FEBRUARY
2007
The minutes of the Parish Council
meeting held on 19 February 2007, having been circulated, were approved and
signed.
07/044 - CLERK'S REPORT
(a)
Progress on Footpath No.4 problems
(Min. 07/023a)
No further progress.
(b)
Progress on the Section 30
agreement for
The City Council have said that
they will not be granting the Parish Council a Section 30 agreement as it
believes that there is already one in existence for the land in Broad Lane.
(c)
Progress on replacing the litter
bin by the
The Clerk reported that the City
Council had attempted to replace the litter bin but had been requested not to
by a local resident. The Councillors
expressed their concern at this state of affairs and directed the Clerk to
ensure that the City Council replace the litter bin as soon as possible. (Action
Clerk)
(d)
Progress on public footpath
response (Min. 07/023d)
A walk round the course of the
proposed footpath is to take place within the next two weeks.
(e)
Progress on removing chewing gum
from the pavement in front of the shops (Min. 07/023e)
No progress.
(f)
Progress on replacing the broken
concrete rails above the beck in
The City Council has this matter
in hand. (Action Clerk)
(g)
CYC response to NPPC letter re PCT
(Min. 07/032)
No response to the Parish
Council’s letter regarding the City Council’s attitude to the financing of the
Community Centre has been received from City Council Officers. City Councillors Hopton and Macdonald had
emailed their views. Councillor
Macdonald who was present at the meeting gave his views on the subject and promised
to continue to work on behalf of the Trust to obtain a reduction in the ground
rent.
(h)
Progress on the forthcoming litter
pick (Min. 07/033)
Notices advertising the event have
been put on all five Parish Council notice boards.
(i)
Progress on the refurbishment of
the notice board in
The notice board has been
refurbished.
07/045 - TO CONSIDER CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
BY THE CLERK
07/045/1 - The Clerk read or referred to the following items of
correspondence
(a)
A letter from Mr & Mrs Davies about the problem
with traffic in
(b)
A letter from Mr McAvoy about the encroachment of grass
verges by vehicles
(c)
A letter from Ted Kendall requesting permission to
carry out an archaeological survey in the Moat Fields. This request was agreed
(d)
CYC - Travel concessions posters to put on notice
boards
07/045/2 - It was agreed that the correspondence
received since the February meeting, as listed below, be circulated to the
Councillors
(a)
Clerk & Councils Direct - Local Councils Update -
March 2007
(b)
Clerk & Councils Direct - March 2007, Issue 50
(c)
CPRE-Countryside Voice - Spring 2007
(d)
CPRE-Fieldwork, March 2007
(e)
CYC-Consultation on the Statement of Comm. Involvement
(f)
Local Works - Updates
(g)
NALC - LCR - March 2007
(h)
Open Spaces Society - Open Space, Spring 2007 - Volume
28, No.8
(i)
SLCC - The Clerk, January 2007
(j)
Thorp Arch Estate - The Archway, Winter 2006/2007
(k)
Upper Poppleton Parish Council - Minutes of 12
February
(l)
YRCC - Country Air, Spring
(m)
YRCC - Village Ventures competition
07/046 - FINANCE
(a)
Financial Report
The Clerk presented a detailed
report showing the actual income and expenditure for the year for the period to
19 March 2007. The report reflected the
receipts and payments below. The bank
balances at 19 March were:
Current
Account £400.00
Business
Money Manager Account £10,419.33
National Savings Investment Account £13,494.03
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(b)
Accounts for payment (net of
VAT); |
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1008 |
SLCC |
WWYC updates |
£19.50 |
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1009 |
Moat Fields Management Group |
Annual Grant - £200. Weed spraying - £250 |
£450.00 |
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1010 |
PHF Powell |
Chairman’s expenses |
£16.86 |
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1011 |
Poppleton Community Trust |
Room hire - February |
£16.00 |
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1012 |
James Mackman |
Clerk's expenses |
£10.38 |
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1013 |
James Mackman |
Salary - March |
£395.60 |
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1014 |
Inland Revenue |
Tax & National Insurance |
£88.74 |
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1015 |
Ken Falkingham |
Notice board repairs |
£38.96 |
(c)
Income Received |
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Common Land rent cheque |
£5.00 |
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HSBC |
Bank interest |
£96.08 |
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NEDL |
Wayleave |
£3.45 |
(d)
To re-appoint the Internal Auditor
Linda Cariss was reappointed as the Parish Council’s
Internal Auditor.
(e)
To agree to renew the LCR
subscription
It was agreed that
the LCR subscription be renewed at a cost of £13.50.
07/026 - PLANNING APPLICATIONS
(a)
To consider the following planning
applications
The Clerk had circulated a
detailed list of current outstanding planning applications prior to the
meeting.
Consideration was given to the
following new applications:
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Ref:
07/00343/FUL – First floor side extension at 30 |
No objections |
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Ref:
07/00359/FUL – Single-storey pitched roof side extension at |
No objections |
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Ref:
07/00366/FUL – Single-storey side and rear extensions after demolition
of existing garage and outbuildings to side at |
No objections |
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Ref:
07/00367/LBC – Single-storey side and rear extensions after demolition
of existing garage and outbuildings to side at |
No objections |
(b)
To note Local Authority Planning
Decisions
It was noted that the Local
Planning Authority had approved the following four applications:
Ref: 06/02221/FUL - Single-storey extension to
North side elevation. Pitched roof one and two-storey extension to South side
elevation. Pitched roof double garage to front (revised scheme) at 1
Ref: 07/00088/FUL – Single-storey rear extension
and 4 no. Velux rooflights in existing rear roof at Dodsworth Hall,
Ref: 07/00151/FUL – Two-storey pitched roof side
extension following demolition of garage; new sunroom to rear and porch to
front at
Ref: 07/00198/FUL – Single-storey pitched roof
rear extension at
It
was noted that the appeal to the Secretary of State for the following
application had been withdrawn
Ref: 06/01536/FUL - Single-storey extension to
North side elevation. Pitched roof one
and two-storey extension to South side elevation. Pitched roof double garage to front at 1
07/048 -
(a)
Grass cutting
It was
agreed that the quotation received from Dean Landscapes Ltd be accepted.
(b)
Providing seats in the Moat Field
A meeting has still to be arranged.
(Action Clerk)
(c)
Missing No Parking signs
The two no parking signs in the
area by the beck in
07/049 - TO RECEIVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PARISH PLAN
No report
07/050 - TO RECEIVE A REPORT ON VILLAGE POLICING
Special Constable Jerry Holland
had produced a list of incidents in Poppleton which had been reported to the
police during the period from February to March. The figures exclude all road traffic offences and
collisions and only include incidents where an offence was found to have been
committed. There had been twelve incidents in Nether
Poppleton. These were: two cases of burglary from a dwelling, one burglary from a
shed/garage, five thefts from a vehicle, two acts of criminal damage and two
nuisance youths.
The Clerk
produced a spreadsheet showing all the monthly figures from August 2006.
07/051 - TO AGREE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPRING NEWSLETTER
The Councillors agreed that they
would deliver the Spring Newsletter.
07/052 - TO PROGRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE OPEN DAY ON 24 MARCH
2007
The Clerk reported that ten organisations had now booked a table at the forthcoming Open Day. He gave out a blank rota sheet and invited Councillors to say in which of the various time slots they would be willing to attend. Councillors agreed that the information from the 2004 Open Day, suitably updated, be available on the day. Nomination forms for would-be Councillors would be available.
07/053 - TO CONSIDER ENTERING THE
It was agreed that no action would
be taken on this subject.
07/054 - TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO PLANNING OBLIGATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO SECTION 106 AGREEMENTS
It was agreed again to defer
discussion on this subject. Councillor
Bradley had been unable to obtain the Executive report that he had been seeking.
(Action Councillor Bradley)
07/055 – TO CONSIDER SUGGESTIONS FOR THE
City Councillor Janet Hopton had written to ask for suggestions of
good design of new build properties – those completed between 1 January 2004
and 31 December 2006. The Councillors agreed
that the newly-built Woodhouse Farm would be a good candidate and that the
owners be asked if they would be willing to let its name go forward and provide
a photograph of the property. (Action
Clerk)
07/056 - TO DISCUSS DROP-OFF/PICK-UP AND CAR PARKING ARRANGEMENTS AT
DODSWORTH HALL
Letters had been
received from two residents who expressed their concerns about the possible
traffic congestion outside Dodsworth Hall when parents drop off or collect
their children from the soon to be opened day nursery. Concern was also expressed as to where staff
employed at the nursery would park their cars.
It was also noted that the City Council’s Planning Department had made
it a condition when passing the planning application for the conversion of
Dodsworth Hall that the applicant “contact the Parish Council to discuss the
conditioned scheme for the ‘dropping off/picking up’ of children/
employees/persons from the Dodsworth Hall”.
The Councillors
agreed that the two residents be advised that organising traffic schemes is
outside the remit of the Parish Council but that it would raise their concerns
with the proprietor of the nursery.
It was also agreed
that the City Planning Department be advised that traffic schemes are not
within the power of a Parish Council and that it agrees a condition with the
nursery with regards to traffic. (Action Clerk)
07/057 TO RECEIVE REPRESENTATIVES' REPORTS
(a) Councillor Powell reported on the Rural West Ward Committee
meeting held on 28 February. Full
minutes will be available. However, it
was noted that Terry Collins had talked about villages’ involvement in
(b)
Councillor Tomlinson reported on reported on the
meeting of the Poppleton Community Trust Executive meeting held on 13
February. The minutes had been
circulated. The latest news from the PCT
is that the Centre Manager, Paul Stamp, has resigned to take up a new post in
(c) Councillor Robinson reported on the Poppleton Wildlife Trust working party on Monday 19 March. The working party removed several self-seeded
elder from the immediate area of the pond, removed rotting vegetation from the pond,
cleared all the fallen branches, twigs etc from the area around the seat,
cleared the area to the rear of the barn, cleaned the gutters of the barn and
tidied the branches of a number of trees. The wildlife area is looking very nice indeed
with daffodils in flower and other flowers and plants getting ready to burst
into bloom. The old metal gate to the
left of the wildlife area has been replaced with a wooden gate and style which
look just right. However, the Farmer who
uses the gate to access his fields has indicated that the new gate is too
narrow for his combined harvester. The
gate may, therefore, have to be modified.
07/058 TO RECEIVE THE CITY OF
No report.
07/059 - TO NOTE THE DATES OF FORTHCOMING
MEETINGS
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Date of Meeting |
Meeting |
Venue/ Time |
Councillors Attending |
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24 March |
Parish
Councils Open Day |
Methodist Church Hall/ 10.00am
– 4.00pm |
All |
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26 March |
Ainsty
Group |
Rufforth Institute/ 7.30pm |