|
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on
Tuesday 7 September 2004
PRESENT
Mr K Barnett (Chairman),
Mr C Savery,
Mr W Davies, Mrs B Sharpe, Mrs K Law.
OPEN DISCUSSION
Mr Morgan asked whether anything could be done to slow down the traffic
through the village. After discussion Mt Hartin was asked to
organise a site meeting with Mr Shaw from County and other
interested parties.
Mt Cornes reported that Mr
Chambers and his party had carried out a litter pick in the village
recently.
The Chairman then closed the open meeting.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Mr T Hughes (Vice
Chairman), Mr I Owen, Mrs
F Hughes.
DECLARATIONS OF
INTEREST
Mrs Sharpe declared a personal interest in the planning
application at 15 Weston Road.
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 3 AUGUST 2004
Mr Hughes had requested that the School Governors Report on
Page 2 should end "....but
it was suspected this came from the Church Authorities.".
Subject to this correction, the Minutes were approved unanimously and signed by the Chairman as a true and accurate record.
MATTERS
ARISING
Cutting of verges Bridgend Lane
Mr Hartin to pursue.
Churchyard Wall
Closure of the Causeway would cost the Parish Council around £80, and so
an arrangement had been agreed by the Chairman that it would be closed
off with light barriers whenever work was in progress.
Notice Boards
The
Chairman was hopeful that funding would be available for the new notice
board at Bedstone but the replacement boards at Bucknell were not
elegible. However enquiries would be made with local craftsmen.
Neighbourhood Watch
Fourteen signs had been erected but one had been removed, this would be
replaced.
Mt Hartin offered to ask the P3 scheme to deal with the damaged steps by
the Post Office. Agreed unanimously.
PLANNING
Application No. 1/04/16051/F Conservatory, garage, brick skin
and alterations at 15 Weston Road. Supported.
Application No. 1/04/16132/F Underground liquid propane tank and
access at Orchard Cottage, Mynd. No objection.
Application No. 1/04/16086/TC Felling of Sots Pine on land
opposite The Old School, Bedstone. This was left to the discretion
of the tree experts concerned.
SCHOOL
GOVERNOR’S REPORT
Not available.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Covered under Matters Arising.
DAFFODIL
LANE DEVELOPMENT
Mr Hogg reported that a site meeting had been held recently
with the County Highways Department with a view to widening the road.
It transpired that the Parish Council should officially ask for this to
be done together with an application for the hedgerow to be removed and
an offer to contribute towards the cost of re-siting the BT pole.
The piece of land concerned would be excluded from the Lease.
Agreed unanimously, Chairman to pursue
FINANCE
It was agreed unanimously to pay the following:
|
Mr
Ray Davies (grasscutting, etc) |
£144.00 |
|
|
Bucknell Nurseries
(cutting hedges) |
£37.60 |
|
|
Bedstone & Hopton
Castle Village Hall (hire) |
£5.00 |
|
|
JDM Accord
(Neighbourhood Watch signs) |
£319.91 |
|
Incoming: Half-year Precept.
CORRESPONDENCE
South Shropshire District Council letter + enclosure re: Licensing Act
2003.
SCDC letter + enclosure re: Provision of Site(s) for Gypsies/Travellers
SCDC letter + enclosure re: Management Partnership for Shropshire.
Notification re: Festival of Rural Community Action 25.9.04
Notification re: Craven Arms Market Towns Initiative
SCC letter + enclosures re: Local Transport Plan for Shropshire.
Local bus company to be asked to extend routes to The Tyndings
Office of the Depty Prime Minister + enclosures re: Local Government
Employees.
CHAIRMAN’S ITEMS
The Chairman had received notification of meetings on the provision of
NHS services locally which were held a Knighton Hospital.
ANY
OTHER BUSINESS
Mrs Sharpe enquired about the two street lights at The Tyndings.
Chairman has this matter in hand.
It was reported that whereas the car park side of the hedge by the
school had been cut nicely, the other side in the play area had not.
Chairman to ask Mr Ray Davies to do this.
DATE AND
VENUE FOR NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 5 October at 7.30pm in Bucknell Memorial Hall.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.35pm.
|