Draft Minutes of Parish Council meeting on 12^th April, 2007,

at 7.30pm at the Clubhouse

Present:                          Cllr Wheatstone (chair)

                                         Cllr Binns                                       

                                         Cllr Gover

                                         Cllr Marshall

                                         Cllr Cullen

 In Attendance             Anthony Meadows (Clerk)

                                        Cllr Mark Wheeler

                                        Cllr Pat Fairbanks

                                        6 members of the public

1                  Declarations of interest.

(i)                  Cllr Marshall declared prejudicial and personal interest in agenda items 9.1 & 14.

(ii)                Cllr Wheatstone declared a personal interest in agenda items 9.1 & 14.

(iii)              Cllr Gover declared a personal interest in agenda item 14.

(iv)               Cllr Binns declared a personal interest in agenda items 9.1 & 14.

2                  To receive and accept apologies for absence. None were received.

3                  To approve minutes of the meetings held on 8^th March 2007.  Minutes were approved.

4                  Matters arising from the minutes.

(i)                  (Item 17) Cllr Binns held a meeting with Martin Webster (Highways) and Mr Dunne (Owner of Cross Green). Mr Dunne has agreed to restore the grass verges within the next 4 to 6 weeks.

(ii)                (Item 16) The date has been delayed by a month to 1^st May.

(iii)              (22.2) Cllr Gover organised for the purchase of the new strimmer.

(iv)               (20.5) Contractors have agreed that the shelter is still under warranty and appropriate repairs will be carried out.

5                  Questions from the floor.

(i)                  Question to Cllr Fairbanks about the need for a notice on the plastics bin in Skipton so the public are aware of which plastics to put in the bins. Cllr Fairbanks assured that she would look into the matter.

(ii)                Question re item IV in correspondence concerning the nature of the complaint to the standards board. Cllr Wheatstone outlined the details of the complaint and assured the public that the complaint was not going to be investigated.

6                  County and District Councillors’ reports.

(i)                  Cllr Fairbanks.

i)                     Reported concerns she had following the Community Services Meeting she attended with regards to the ‘Craven on the Move’ initiative. Concerns centred on some of the activities being funded by the initiative.

ii)                  Local Transport Meeting has been cancelled for a 4^th time.

(ii)                Cllr Wheeler. (See attached)

7                  Correspondence received: Correspondence was handed to Cllr Gover.

8                  Finances:

·        Payments to be approved

o        Clerks Salary - £156.92. - approved

o        Kit Cowgill (Ground maintenance and bench repairs) - £306.79 - approved

o        CommuniCorp (Clerks and Councils Direct subscription) - £9.50 - approved

o        Yorkshire Local Councils Associations membership renewal - £120.00 - approved

9                  Planning applications received:

i)                    Application number: 53/2007/7285

¨        Proposal: Demolition of existing garage and construction of extension to bungalow

¨        Location: Devonshire House Farm, Lothersdale, BD20 8EU

¨        Applicant: Mr C Parker

Cllr Marshall left the meeting for this item.

The council had no objections to this application.

ii)                  Application number: 53/2007/7323

¨        Tree Preservation Order 2 (1970) Lothersdale.

¨        Location: The Willows, Lothersdale, BD20 8HQ

¨        Extent of Works: Fell 2 No. Beech, 5 No. Horse Chestnut, 1 No. Sycamore and 1 No. Willow, remove deadwood from 1 No. Sycamore and 1 No. Larch.

The council had no objections to plan 1.

The council objected to plan 2 and proposed that the suggested remedial works be carried out rather than tree felling.

10               To consider response to letter from Frances Petch (CDC Community Development Officer) re audit of Parish Plans. Clerk to respond to Frances Petch confirming that LPC does have an up to date Parish Plan.

11               To consider renewal of Allianz Cornhill Insurance policy. Cllr Wheatstone proposed that LPC should renew their policy through Allianz Cornhill. This was agreed and payment to be proposed in the May agenda.

12               To consider nomination of a Parish representative following the death of Michael Noon.

(i)                  Cllr Wheatstone nominated Cllr Marshall. This was agreed.

13               To consider completion of survey re draft rights of way improvement plan for North Yorkshire.

(i)                  Cllr Wheatstone will complete the survey in the first instance and will present it for discussion in the May LPC meeting.

14               To consider the ordering display for and progress of the village map.

(i)                  Progress. Cllr Cullen presented the up to date progress of the map. The following amendments were agreed. Cllr Cullen to relay these to Mr Willets.

i)                    Houses should be numbered at High Fold, The Fold and Dale End.

ii)                  The drives to Longdale, Kynance & High Fold should be indicated.

iii)                Highfield House should read Highfield Cottage.

iv)                 Acknowledgements should be removed.

15               To consider progress on replacing coping stones on Bent Hall Bridge. To be completed in May. Cllr Wheeler will send a reminder.

16               Items of minor information.

(i)                  Cllr Wheatstone will represent LPC at the instalment of Gill Hall as Incumbent of Lothersdale on 29^th April at 6.30pm.

(ii)                Removal of Laurels from around the back of the war memorial to be included on next agenda.

Dates of next meetings:  

   10^th May, 14^th June