MINUTES OF KINGTON LANGLEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
HELD IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OF THE VILLAGE HALL ON MONDAY 9 OCTOBER 2006
PRESENT: Cllr. Peter Hart (Chairman), Cllr. Mrs. Betty
Bird, Cllr. Mrs. Val Giles, Cllr. Dennis Gill, Cllr. Simon Harris, Cllr. Rev.
John Schofield, District Councillor Peter Green, Mrs. Sue Hart (Clerk) and
three members of the public (part).
APOLOGIES for
absence were received from District
Councillor Peter Green and County Councillor Mrs. Jane Scott.
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107.06 |
RESIDENTS FORUM
None. |
ACTION
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108.06 |
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Cllr.
Lynn Atwell declared a personal and prejudicial interest for planning Items
06/02379/FUL & 06/02380/LBC Ashley House and Cllr. Peter Hart (Chairman)
and Mrs. Sue Hart (Clerk) declared a personal interest in the planning
application for Yew Tree Cottage (neighbours). |
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109.06 |
MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting held on 11 September 2006
had been circulated to all Councillors and were agreed by all. On a proposal
from Cllr. Rev. John Schofield, seconded by Cllr. Graham Trickey, IT WAS
RESOLVED that the Chairman, Cllr. Peter Hart, sign them as a correct
record. |
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110.06 |
MATTERS ARISING
Minute 101.06: Cllr. Dennis Gill
questioned whether the implementation of the commons erosion work had met the
original specification and discussion ensued regarding base excavation, the
way in which the matting was pinned down, the height of the kerbing, and when
it would be possible to drive on. Following discussion it was agreed that
this item should be put back on the agenda for November. It was also agreed
that further discussion would take place on how the other side of the road
could be changed to deter drivers going onto the Common to get around parked
cars and the vehicles coming past them. In the meantime, the reflective
safety posts should be re-erected and an item would be put in the village
magazine advising on the progress of the project. Cllr. Hart would also check
that the installation of the turf reinforcement work had been carried out
according to the manufacturer’s specification, as required in the contract. The
Contractor would be contacted to review the pinning down of the matting and
also asked to provide a quote for kerbing on the other side of the road. . |
Cllr. P Hart Clerk |
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111.06 |
PLANNING
(a) Planning Issues & Consents Granted: Planning Issues:
None. (b) Planning Applications decided by North Wiltshire District Council:
Planning Application Recommendations
decided under powers delegated to the Parish Clerk:
(c)
Planning Applications for consideration: Reissued Planning Applications:
New
Applications:
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112.06 |
VILLAGE BULBS
Cllr. Mrs. Val Giles asked that
anyone interested in planting bulbs should contact her directly in order to
get bags of bubs. Cllr. Hart suggested the Cllr.
Giles gave planting instructions, and allocates sites to specific people in
order to ensure no duplicate planting. |
All Councillors Cllr. Mrs. Val Giles |
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113.06 |
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
WEBSITE
Cllr. Peter
Hart suggested that all Councillors should consider how the website could be
used, e.g., e-mails reminding people of events happening in the village. Cllr. Graham Trickey advised that there are
currently approximately 100 unique visitors a month, and 20-30 keep coming
back. He also thanked Cllr. Rev. John Schofield for his Village Magazine
input for the site; also Kington St. Michael and Kington Tots. The website is
at a point now where more access could be given and he would create a page to
which people would be invited to add their names in order that an e-mail
distribution list could be set up. This would also be advertised in the
Village Magazine. |
All Councillors Cllr. Graham Trickey |
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114.06 |
FINANCE
(a)
Cheques issued and transfers since 11 September 2006 meeting:
Payments
Received:
Transfers
Made: None. Direct Debits
Paid: None. The invoices for the above cheques had been inspected and
approved by the signatories. On a proposal from Cllr. Rev. John Schofield,
seconded by Cllr. Mrs. Lynn Atwell, IT WAS RESOLVED that cheques numbered 929-945 be approved by the
meeting. (b) Bank accounts: The last reconciliation had been
successfully carried out on the Thursday
5th October 2006. Bank Accounts and Petty Cash as at 30 September 2006:
The Clerk pointed out that the amount in the
current account was particularly high across the end of the month because: 1.
The Commons Erosion Project
cheque for £14,238.76 had not yet been presented for payment by the
contractor. 2.
The second half of the Annual
Precept for £9,327.50 had just come into the account on the 29th. 3.
The Village Hall had paid for
the kitchen refurbishment in order that the Kitchen Contractors could be paid
the next instalment of £2,881.70. 4.
The Playing Fields Association
had paid £642.00 for the drainage project in preparation for paying the
contractor. (c)
Grants / Other Financial Actions: The
Precept for 2007/8 including the Auditing Solutions actions and any changes
to the Financial Regulations will be reviewed at the November meeting so the
Chairman asked all Councillors to come prepared with any suggestions. The
Clerk’s hours and payment per hour should also be reviewed in line with the
Auditors’ suggestions, and the Clerk was asked to update the Council at the
November meeting on her workload. |
All Councillors Clerk |
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115.06 |
CORRESPONDENCE
(a)
Received: None. Sent: Letter to Greathouse
re. Parking on Lower Common (copy distributed to Councillors plus suggested
copy of Standard letter to put on cars parking on the Commons) (a) Circulated to Parish Council: ·
Community First, Annual Report
& Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2006 ·
Wiltshire News, Information for
Town & Parish Councils from WCC – Sept. 06 ·
Wiltshire Association of Local
Councils, September 2006 ·
Wiltshire Association of Local
Councils Constitution (Updated July 2006) ·
Clerk & Councils Direct,
Issue 47, September 2006 ·
DEFRA Rural Services Review –
Reviewing Standards 2006 ·
NALC LCR (Local Council Review),
Volume 58, No. 3, September 2006 ·
NWDC, Gambling Act 2005, Re.
Consultation on Statement of Principles to be applied by NWDC, Letter dated
20 September 2006 ·
Appeal Decision re Land at Upper
Common, Kington Langley ·
Gridline, Summer 2006 ·
WCC, Introducing your Parish
Steward, Letter dated 26 September 06 ·
Wiltshire News, Information for
Town & Parish Councils from WCC – Oct. 06 ·
Wiltshire Association of Local
Councils, October 2006 ·
Community First, Consultation
Basics for Parish Councils – Announcement ·
Wiltshire Strategic Board (WiSB)
Revised draft for the Sustainable Strategy for Wiltshire – 18 July 2006 |
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116.06 |
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
(a)
Cllr. Sudbury was congratulated
on becoming the father of a baby girl. (b)
Councillors were asked to bring
next year’s diaries to the November meeting so that the Clerk can agree dates
to book the Village Hall for 2007 Parish Meetings. (c)
Cllr. Sudbury asked whether the
start time of the meetings could be made a half an hour later in order for
those people who work outside the village to be able to get back in time.
Cllr. Hart said that now that meetings were monthly it should still be
possible to finish meetings at a reasonable time. It was agreed that the
November meeting would therefore start at 8:00 pm and that Cllrs. Peter Green
and Mrs. Jane Scott should be notified. (d)
Wiltshire Association of Local
Councils, is putting on a Training Day on Consultation Basics for Parish
Councils on Sat 18 November. If anyone is interested in attending, please
contact the Clerk. (e)
Councillors were reminded of the
Emergency Planning Unit Exercise to be held at Willow Cottage starting at
7:30 on Thursday 12th October. Councillors should aim to arrive
soon after 7 pm in order to be ready to start promptly at 7:30. (f)
A Seminar about Play &
Leisure Provision for Parish Councils (which is specifically about play
equipment and its use is to be held at The Angel Hotel in Chippenham on 31
October at 7:30 pm. The Playing Fields Association Chairman had been notified
and Cllr. Mrs. Lynn Atwell expressed an interest in attending. (The Clerk was
asked to clarify the date of the meeting as it had been billed as a Thursday
when the 31st is a Tuesday.) (g)
NWDC had recently distributed a
letter regarding “Important Information Regarding Implementation of new
Rounds Review – an Update for Councillors” which affects the refuse
collection round for the village. The referenced website indicated that the
new date would be a Friday though villagers had not yet been notified of this
change. (h)
Cllr. Dennis Gill updated
Councillors on the Community First AGM he had attended which indicated that
new housing developments had to provide 1 for 1 Affordable Housing. (i)
Cllr. Peter Hart suggested
creating a list of issues that concern the Village, and asked all Councillors
to think of other matters to include in the list. This list could be used as
the basis of an open letter to the District and County Councils detailing the
Parish’s priorities for future improvements. (j)
Cllr. Mrs. Betty Bird asked
whether any response had yet been forthcoming to the issue of the Lower
Common Wall. The Clerk said that this issue was with both NWDC Planning and
Highways to investigate. The meeting closed at 20:57. |
All Councillors All Councillors Clerk All Councillors All Councillors Cllr. Mrs. Lynn Atwell Clerk All Councillors |