Heversham Parish Council
Minutes of Meeting of Monday, 19th June 2000 - 7.30 pm at the Athenaeum
1. Present. P Johnson, R Parker, G Capstick, A Rimmer, R Messenger, G Handley,
Councillor Woof, the Clerk and three members of the public.
2. Apologies for Absence. None
3. Signing of Minutes of Meeting of 15th May 2000. Agreed and signed as a true copy.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes. None.
5. Co-option of Additional Councillor. Deferred until the next meeting.
6. Report by the Playground Working Party. The Working Party proposed a three stage approach:-Stage
1 : A number of improvements to be made immediately, which include
the removal of the roundabout.
Stage 2 : A programme of consultation to be undertaken by the Working Party.
Stage 3 : To make overall playground development plan, including the raising of money.
Council approved this approach, and thanked the Working Party for their work.
Action : Clerk to arrange for stage 1 work to be carried out.
Clerk to establish SLDC’s responsibilities with regard to playgrounds with
copies to Councillor Woof.
7. Finance.
(a) Payments Authorised :
E P Johnson (Chair’s expenses) £ 28.50
Athenaeum (VAT refund) £ 297.78
Dallam School (Playground Rent) £ 5.00
A VAT refund of £202.10 has been received by council covering the period from March 1999 to
May 2000.
8. National Association of Local Council’s Paper Entitled "The Spirit of Best Value".
The Clerk explained that the Parish Council was well below the threshold for implementing "Best
Value". However, our auditors would ask in future what action Council had taken to incorporate best
value principles into its work. The paper explains the headings under which changes are being made
in larger councils.
Action : Chair to read paper and report to next meeting.
9. Planning.
(a) Newholme - application to build a conservatory granted.
(b) Springfield - permission to replace existing windows with PVC supported.
(c) Springlea - permission to build a conservatory on south side of house supported.
(d) Plumstones - permission to add pitched roof and extra rooms supported.
(e) Chestnut House Cottage - permission to install timber mock sash window in side elevation
supported.
(f) The Croft, Leasgill - permission to install septic tank for bowling green supported provided that
drainage is adequate. Council would prefer a site away form the garden boundary of Leasgill House.
10. Millennium Project.
The Chair reported on progress since the last meeting. Building is now complete and kissing gates
have been installed to give better access. The Charity Commissioners have agreed to the borrowing
of Leasgill Quarry capital. The unveiling is confirmed for 3.30pm on 24th June 2000.
A copy of the permissive path agreement with G and WJ Handley and Son is awaited from SLDC.
Action : Clerk to put maps showing new permissive paths on the notice board.
11. Highways.
(a) Cumbria County Council Local Transport Plan 2001/2 to 2005/6.
Council agreed that no comment was required.
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(b) A6 Levens Bridge to County Boundary - Route Action Plan.
Preliminary comments from Council have already been made suggesting that the "squaring off" of
the north exit from Prince’s Way to the Leasgill road could be dangerous, and that a slow/concealed
entrance notice is desirable near the railway bridge at the south end of the village. Two parishioners
have made private comments which include the imposition of a speed limit on Prince’s Way.
Council also agreed to suggest that the west side of the stretch from Levens Bridge past Levens Hall
be reduced from dual to single carriageway.
Action : Clerk to write to Cumbria County Council.
(c) Street Lighting.
Work will begin soon on replacement of the light at Chestnut House Cottage.
The church light will be removed later. Costs for a replacement are still being assembled by SLDC.
12. Athenaeum.
G Handley agreed to be the second Council representative on the Committee of Management.
Action : Clerk to inform Athenaeum Committee.
13. Correspondence
(a) Cumbria CC : Getting Around Cumbria and The Lake District - copy in Athenaeum.
(b) CALC : Newsletter June 2000.
Contains information about the Local Government Bill currently before Parliament and offers
a set of model standing orders. Action : Clerk to obtain copy of model standing orders.
(c) Neighbourhood Forum : Notice of meeting on 27th June at Hutton Roof - noted.
(d) Letter from David Tonks about tree preservation order on Beech Tree in Croft Field - noted.
14. Any Other Business.
(a) Leasgill Quarry: It was agreed that applications should be in by Friday 15th September 2000, and
that the subcommittee meeting should be on 21st September at Heversham Hall, where Heversham
will be represented by Councillors Johnson, Handley and Capstick.
Action : Clerk to put up notices (with copies to Milnthorpe Clerk) and to ask Milnthorpe Clerk
who will represent Milnthorpe.
(b) Post Box : It was suggested that an application might be made to Leasgill Quarry.
15. Next Meeting. 28th August 2000.