Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 1 November 2005 

PRESENT
Mrs B Sharpe, Mrs F Hughes, Mr P Davies, Mrs K Law, Mr C Savery, Mr W Davies, Mr I Owen,
District & County Councillor N Hartin.
7 members of the public.

In the absence of both the Chairman and Vice Chairman, it was unanimously agreed that Mrs Sharpe take the chair for this meeting.

OPEN DISCUSSION
Mr Chambers confirmed that the meeting with Mr Philip Dunne MP re: the railway crossing was to be held at the Baron of Beef on Friday 11 November at 3.30pm. It was understood that various suggestions would be made to possibly improve the safety aspect as the installation of a fully automatic barrier crossing was prohibitively expensive.
Mr Hogg queried whether the Minutes of the last meeting accurately reported the discussion which took place at that time.

Mr Chambers also reported that his team of volunteers had carried out a litter pick last Thursday.

Mr Hartin said that on the same day as the above meeting, Mr Glyn Shaw from County Highways was to attend a meeting with parents at the school at 12.30pm to discuss traffic calming, specifically from the Post Office to the school.

The Acting Chairman then closed the Open Meeting.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Mr K Barnett (Chairman), Mr T Hughes (Vice Chairman).

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 4 OCTOBER 2005
Agreed unanimously and would be signed by the Chairman at a later date.

MATTERS ARISING
Street Lights. Nothing to report at present.

River Redlake, Japanese Knotweed. Clerk had spoken to the Environment Agency who were sending some information by post. The riparian landowners had the responsibility for clearing the river. Weedkiller could be applied in either April or August. Clerk to bring this forward next year.

Level Crossing. The dates and times of the above meetings were confirmed.

Land at Chapel Lawn Road. The Acting Chairman confirmed that only one quotation had been received, despite the Chairman’s best endeavours and tabled the quotation from South Shropshire Landscaping & Fencing dated 6 June in the sum of £725.00 + VAT. It was agreed on a show of hands, 6 in favour, one abstention, that this be accepted, and the Contractor be asked to start in the early spring.

Unpleasant smell near the Garage. Nothing to report at present. It was not known whether this was still a problem.


PLANNING
Application No. 1/05/17533/F Replacement porch at Bytack, Mynd. Supported.

The following applications had been granted:
Nos. 1/05/17433/F & 1/05/17434/LB Sun room at the Baron of Beef.
No. 1/05/17473/TC Tree works at Bedstone College.

Clerk read a letter from Mr James Caird confirming the required form which comments from Parish Councils should take. Mr Hartin said this was because it was at times unclear what a Parish Council’s stance was. It was noted that this did not apply to this Council.  

DAFFODIL LANE DEVELOPMENT
Mr Hogg reported that the lane was now nearly finished, and although it had a very flat pitch which caused the water to lie, it quickly drained away. The Contractor had been brought back to restart work on the field and it was anticipated this would be finished by the end of the month.

Grant funding application was still ongoing, with no decision yet.

FINANCE
It was agreed unanimously to pay the following:

Bucknell Memorial Hall (hire for 7 meetings)	£35.00
Npower (energy charge Sept 05 qtr)	£53.01

CORRESPONDENCE
Letter + enclosure from Severn Hospice requesting donation. Three patients had been referred from Bucknell. Mr P Davies suggested that a small sum be allocated each year for a charitable donation. After discussion it was unanimously agreed on a show of hands that £30 be donated to Severn Hospice.

Shropshire Hills AONB letter + enclosures re: Annual Review and Newsletter. To Mr Savery.

Central Networks letter + enclosure re: £2,500 to be won for Christmas Decorations. Mrs Sharpe to complete on behalf of the Parish Council.

Shropshire County Council memorandum + enclosed booklets. To Post Office.

SCC Annual Performance Report 2004-05. To Post Office.

Revised: 17 December 2005