ALBRIGHTON PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Planning Meeting

Thursday 5th May 2011 at 7.15 pm in the Red House

 

Minutes of the Albrighton Parish Council planning meeting held on 5th May 2011 at 7.15 pm in the Red House.

 

PRESENT: Cllrs. D Beechey (Chairman), M Pate (Vice Chair), G Beechey, M Holden, P Illes,

D Johnson, P Lusk, J Nelson, S Pledger.

 

Clerk: M Ward.

 

PUBLIC SESSION:

 

No members of the public were in attendance.

 

1.      APOLOGIES:

 

Cllrs. R Blincoe, N Hester, J MacLachlan, D Murray, S Pate.

 

Each apology was accepted by the Council.

 

2.      DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

 

Personal:

 

Cllr. S Pledger declared a personal interest in agenda item 4.

 

Prejudicial:

 

None.

 

3.      DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABNEY AVENUE PLAY PARK AND DISCUSSION ON FUNDING PLANS, GRANTS AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES:

 

Ms Amy Davies from Shropshire Council was not present at the meeting as arranged. Members were able to confirm that £1,000 had been put aside to deal with a boundary fence that had been vandalised a year ago and £7,000 had been set aside for improvements to the park as part of the Joint Leisure Partnership between Albrighton Parish Council and Donington with Boscobel Parish Council.

 

Action: the Clerk to contact Ms Amy Davies and try to arrange for her to attend the planning meeting on 2nd June 2011.

 

 

 

 

4.      FUNDING FOR THE SKATE PARK IN NEWHOUSE LANE:

 

In the absence of Cllr. Blincoe, Cllr. Pledger informed Council that the skate park needed extra concreting at each end of the facility and some additional planting. The Newhouse Lane Primary School had been contacted on this matter and it had agreed to the planting of non-prickly bushes such as laurels. An application to the Local Joint Committee for funding had been made to complete the work but an extra £1,000 was still needed. Members of the committee wished to apply to the Parish Council for funding of £1,000 to meet the full costs and a bank account was being opened in support of the committee’s work.

 

Cllr. Pate moved that the Council should provide £1,000 in support of this project which was seconded by Cllr. G Beechey and agreed by members. Cllr. D Beechey congratulated Cllrs. Blincoe and Pledger on their success in regulating the skate park and thanked them for their efforts.

 

5.      MINOR HIGHWAY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MAINTENANCE GRANT FROM SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL AND THE FUNDING OF IMPROVED SIGNAGE:

 

Members reviewed the position regarding Patshull Green which now needed stones removing prior to cutting and strimming, additional planting and the new picnic table positioning and securing on the site. Approaches had been made to DCAE Cosford for help using new trainees but nothing had been agreed. The grass could not be cut using the Council mower because of difficulties in transporting the machinery and either Shropshire Council or a private contractor would need to be engaged if DCAE Cosford could not help. Cllr. Pledger suggested that the prison service might also be able to provide labour.

 

The Chairman reported that he had attended a meeting with the Albrighton Traders regarding the Market Towns initiative. The traders had applied for help with a scheme to improve signage to include interpretation panels and the village entrance signs. This could also include signage to the toilets in the centre of the village. The value of the project was £15,000-£20,000 and the traders had formed a working group which would report in the summer.

 

6.      COUNCIL RESPONSES TO THE AUDIT COMMISSION ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE INTERNAL AUDITOR:

 

Members had received a copy of the Annual Governance Statement prior to the meeting and the Chairman went through the statements for members’ consideration. Council felt that they were able to record a positive response to each statement and Cllr. Lusk proposed that a yes response should be recorded in each case which was seconded by Cllr. Johnson and agreed by Council.

 

Action: the Clerk to record “yes” responses to each of the applicable Annual Governance Statements on the Audit Commission form for presentation to the internal auditor.

 

 

 

7.      PLANNING:

 

Planning applications:

 

11/01571/LBC Works to facilitate installation of a new DDA Compliant Customer Information System, incorporating CIS displays and PA speakers affecting a Grade II Listed Building Station, Station Road, Albrighton.

 

No objections to this application.

 

11/01578/LBC Works to facilitate replacement of Help Points to platforms 1 and 2 affecting a Grade II Listed Building Station, Station Road, Albrighton.

 

No objections to this application.

 

Grant permission:

 

11/00601/FUL Erection of a single storey rear extension 18 Long Croft, Albrighton.

 

Received and noted.

 

11/00873/FUL Erection of a single storey extension to rear 55 Church Road, Albrighton.

 

Received and noted.

 

8.      CORRESPONDENCE:

 

CPRE – Fieldwork newsletter spring 2011.

 

Received and noted.

 

Shropshire Council – Sustainability, energy and Carbon Reduction Advice from Shropshire Council.

 

Received and noted.

 

Donington with Boscobel Parish Council – Volunteers for attending the compaction skip from Donington PC for 2011/12.

 

Received and noted. Copy forwarded to Cllr. Illes for his information.

 

9.      TIMES AND DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS:

 

·         Parish Council meeting Thursday 19th May 2011 at 7.15 pm in the Red House.

·         Parish Council planning meeting Thursday 2nd June 2011 at 7.15 pm in the Red House.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.03 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed.............................................................................Date...................................................

Chairman