ALBRIGHTON PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Planning Meeting

Thursday 5th November 2009

 

Minutes of the planning meeting Thursday 5th November 2009.

 

Present: Cllrs. P Lusk (Chair), D Beechey (Vice Chair), R Balkwill, G Beechey,

N Hester, M Holden, D Johnson, R Kidson, D Murray, J Nelson, M Pate, S Pate,

S Pledger.

 

Public Session: No members of the public were in attendance.

 

  1. Apologies: Cllr. P Illes.

 

  1. Declarations of Interest:

 

Personal:

 

Cllr. R Balkwill declared a personal interest in agenda item 4, St. Mary’s Nursery Group.

Cllr. D Beechey declared a personal interest in agenda item 4, Jazz Club 90.

Cllr M Holden declared a personal interest in agenda item 4, Live at Home.

Cllr P Lusk declared a personal interest in agenda item 11, Bowling Green Lane.

 

Prejudicial:

 

Cllr. Balkwill declared a prejudicial interest in agenda item 4, Live at Home and St. Mary’s Nursery.

Cllr. J Nelson declared a prejudicial interest in agenda item 3 and agenda item 4, St Mary’s Nursery.

 

  1. Update on the location of the Parish Office:

 

Cllr. Lusk informed members that officers of Shropshire Council were planning a visit to the Red House on 6th November to view the second floor room being offered as a joint facility for the proposed county access point and the parish council office. The landlord of 82b High Street, Albrighton had offered a short term arrangement to the parish council to continue to use the premises on a half rent basis of £850.00 per quarter and the council would also be liable for the business rate payment of £1,368 pa and the utility bills. In addition the council would have to pay a proportion of the insurance which would be a maximum of £150 pa. Cllr. M Pate asked about the business rate and was informed by the chair that it was calculated on a daily basis which would avoid a long term commitment to pay this tax. Cllr. M Pate proposed that the council should accept this short term offer which was seconded by Cllr. Balkwill and agreed by the council. Members reiterated their view that they would want to move the parish office to the ground floor of the Red House once phase two of the refurbishment was completed and the chair agreed to attend the meeting with Shropshire Council and the Red House trustees on 6th November to represent the interests of the parish council.

 

  1. Recommendations from the Grants Committee for funding requests:

 

Live at Home:

 

Cllr. S Pate recommended on behalf of the committee a grant of £500 and suggested that the organisation should apply to other councils for further funding. Cllr. Holden gave her support to this proposal but Cllrs. Lusk and Pledger suggested that a figure of £1,200 would be more appropriate and proposed that the original recommendation should be increased to this sum. Cllr. Murray seconded this motion which was approved by the council. The clerk was instructed to record this grant under section 137 of the budget.

 

Girl Guiding in Shropshire:

 

Cllr. S Pate said that the committee could not support individual requests and it felt that the council had already been generous with a substantial grant to the Scouts and Guides for the refurbishment of the toilet areas at the Den. Cllr. S Pate proposed that the individuals concerned should be encouraged to apply to the LJC and the Walker Trust. Cllr Balkwill seconded the motion which was agreed by the council.

 

Jazz Club 90:

 

Cllr. S Pate moved on behalf of the committee that a grant of £1,000 should be given to Jazz Club 90 which would augment funding from Shropshire Council. Cllr. Balkwill seconded the motion which was agreed by the council.

 

St. Mary’s Nursery Group:

 

Cllr. Nelson proposed that the meeting should be adjourned to discuss this item in confidential session. The proposal was seconded by Cllr. Murray and agreed by the council. Following the confidential discussion Cllrs. Nelson and Balkwill withdrew and it was then proposed by Cllr. Murray that equipment up to a total cost of £2,000 should be purchased on behalf of the nursery. The motion was seconded by Cllr. M Pate and agreed by the council.

 

  1. Update on council vacancy:

 

Cllr. Lusk informed members that there had been interest declared in the casual vacancy on the council but no-one had asked for an election and the council now needed to co-opt a new member. The vacancy had been advertised on the notice board, in the library and on the web site with a closing date of 13th November for members of the public to declare an interest and submit a statement on their behalf.

 

Resolved: this matter be placed on the agenda for 19th November when a new member of the council will be co-opted.

 

 

  1. Action plan for the regeneration of Patshull Green:

 

Cllr. Kidson spoke to his action plan previously circulated to all members which contained three options. A copy of the BC report had been given to the medical practice for their information and it had been agreed that only the first seven pages should be made available to third parties. Cllr. Kidson felt that there was no reason why the council should not go ahead and he had spoken to Boningale Nurseries who would be prepared to carry out the work and proffer advice. Councillors confirmed that they still wished to purchase the land from Shropshire Council and Cllr. D Beechey suggested that Shropshire Council should be asked to make a contribution to the cost of the landscaping.  

 

  1. Collection and disposal of council property at the Old School:

 

Cllr. Lusk reported that he and the clerk had visited the Old School to view items that needed collection. A number of tables have already been removed to the Loak Road sports club, together with some crockery and cutlery. A number of items remain including some glasses and a glass topped table and four chairs donated to the parish council. Cllr. Balkwill proposed that the chair and the vice chair should meet with a representative of the trustees to decide what was to be done with the remaining items. The proposal was seconded by Cllr. Murray and agreed by council. Adjustments would need to be made to the asset register if any council property was disposed of.

 

  1. Land east of Shaw Lane:

 

Cllr. Nelson had had a meeting with Dr. MacDonald and Mr. David Thompson about the phase 1 development east of Shaw Lane and the remaining designated white land. Cllr. Nelson felt that it was necessary for the council to develop a strategic view of the whole area if opportunities for development were not to be lost and to avoid a piecemeal development of bits of land over a period of years. He suggested that Shropshire Council should also be urged to develop an overview of the whole area. Cllr. M Pate was concerned that the land would simply accommodate more houses and felt that the issue was large enough to justify a special agenda in order to explore the issues in detail. Councillors were reminded that Mr. David Thompson had agreed to talk to members at the planning meeting scheduled for 7th January 2010 and members agreed to place this item on their next agenda for further discussion on 19th November 2009.

 

  1. Update on the proposed development of the War Memorial:

 

Cllr Johnson explained that Boningale Nurseries and G & M Construction had been contacted and asked to submit proposals for the development of the War Memorial as agreed by council. Both had responded but submitted incomplete information and they had been asked to resubmit their plans with full details. Cllr Johnson would bring quotations to the meeting on 19th November 2009 for consideration by members if they were available in time. 

 

  1. Planning:

 

Planning applications:

 

09/03044/TPO to carry out various works to trees protected by SCC TPO 1961, trees on Rectory Road, Albrighton.

 

No objections.

 

09/02976/TPO to remove 1x Yew tree protected by Bridgnorth District Council TPO 1981, 54 Station Road, Albrighton.

 

No objections.

 

09/03134/FUL Erection of a side extension with pitched roof to provide a bathroom with disabled access and larger bedroom; turning circles, 6 Barrington Close, Albrighton.

 

No objections.

 

Application approved: 

 

09/02707/TCA pollard 23 trees, crown lift 10 trees, fell 1x tree situated on village green within Albrighton conservation area.

 

Received and noted.

 

Ownership of land confirmation:

 

Construction of Tong Church sewage pumping station and pipeline.

 

Received, noted and agreed.

 

Albrighton flood alleviation scheme- proposed sewer to Clock Mills sewage works.

 

Received, noted and agreed.

 

 

Quotation for tree maintenance in High Street, Albrighton.

 

It was agreed to defer this item to the meeting on 19th November in order to wait for all quotations to be received.

 

 

  1. Correspondence:

 

Councillors reviewed the correspondence for and against the changes to bus routes along Bowling Green Lane and Elm Road made by Arriva. It was agreed that no more should be done by the council.

 

It was reported that the trial to assess the suitability of driving a bus along Newhouse Lane and into the primary school had taken place although the task had been made easier by the banning of cars during the period of the trial.

 

Cllr. Johnson had distributed posters advertising the switch on of the Christmas lights at the conclusion of the Victorian Fayre on 6th December at 5.00 pm in front of the Red House.

 

Cllr. Lusk informed members that Aroma had been asked for a menu for the proposed Christmas dinner and the arrangements for the Civic Service were in hand. All other items of correspondence were noted.

 

  1. Times and dates of future meetings:

 

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.12 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed…………………………………………….Date…………………………………

Chairman