HeVERSHAM Parish Council

Minutes of the meeting held on Monday 28 September 2009 in the Athenaeum, Leasgill at 7:30pm

Present : Cllrs Peter Shaw (Chairman), Ailsa Hulme, Adrian Bland, Tom Grindey, Andrew Lucas, Tony Parker, District Cllr Brenda Woof, County Cllr Roger Bingham, the Clerk and no members of the public.

789 To receive apologies for absence

Apologies with reasons given were accepted from Cllr Capstick and County Cllr Bingham arrived at 8.20pm.

790 To receive any declarations of interest in items on the agenda

There were no declarations of interest.

791 To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 24 August 2009

It was resolved for the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 24 August 2009 as a true record.

792 Matters raised by members of the public for consideration

There were no members of the public present.

793 Planning Applications

No applications or decisions had been notified since the last meeting. District Cllr Woof advised she understood the Auction Mart planning application was to be considered at the next meeting of the Planning Committee to be held in October.

794 South Lakeland Local Development Framework Core Strategy

The Chairman advised he had written to Stephen Ottewell – SLDC Interim Development Plans Manager – to seek clarification on certain points and had received the following response :

Heversham and Leasgill are classed as smaller villages or hamlets.
In line with policy CS1.2 no development boundaries will be identified for smaller villages and hamlets. New small-scale infilling and rounding off development will be permitted only when required to satisfy local need. Such schemes for 3 or more dwellings should provide no less than 35% affordable housing and 35% local occupancy. Where development would not be infilling or rounding off it would only be considered where 100% affordable housing was to be provided.

Local Area Partnerships.
The Core Strategy is not reliant upon their existence and none of the policies would be fundamentally undermined if LAPs were not to exist.

The Chairman had also advised Mr Ottewell of the error in the document relating to Heversham regarding the bus service. On page 65 it states ‘there is no regular connecting bus service’ through Heversham and Leasgill. Mr Ottewell had responded with the request for the error to be reiterated in a formal response to the document. The Clerk was asked to make the response.

795 Parking of Cars in Heversham and Leasgill

Mr Gerrard had written to the Parish Council expressing concerns regarding the parking of cars at Dallam School, Church Corner, Birdcage Cottage and Brassington Farm. With regard to the parking of buses at Dallam School it was understood this problem would be much reduced by Christmas. With regard to the other areas it was felt the only solution would be to introduce yellow lines but this solution was considered to be unfavourable. The Chairman advised he would write in response to Mr Gerrard.

796 Wreath for Remembrance Day

It was agreed for the Clerk to purchase a wreath for Remembrance Day for a donation of £30.

797 Appointment of New Clerk

It was resolved to adopt the new Clerk’s amended contract which had been circulated prior to the meeting.

798 Reports

a) any relevant matters from District Councillor Brenda Woof
District Cllr Woof had no new matters to report. It was queried as to the current situation regarding New Road, Kendal, to which District Cllr Woof responded this matter was to be considered at the next Cabinet meeting.
b) Any relevant matters from County Councillor Roger Bingham
County Cllr Bingham advised he had a budget of £1,000 available and invited suggestions to be made as to the priorities for new or replacement road signs. He also advised he is to have a Civic Service at Heversham Church on 1 November and all present would be welcome to attend.

799 Financial Report

The projected accounts for 2009-2010, dated 28 September, show the forecasted overall total for expenditure is within budget. The expenditure of the VAT payment to the Athenaeum is also shown as an income from HM Customs and Excise. Expenditure on the playground, staff and administration are forecasted to be over the budget.

799 Correspondence received since the last meeting

Resource Cumbria Review – Issue 13 – August 2009

Letter from Mr Henderson regarding the Rhoda Thompson Trust
Mr Henderson had written to the Parish Council with information regarding the ‘Rhoda Thomson Trust’ which had been circulated prior to the meeting. County Cllr Bingham briefly outlined the history of the Trust and was of the opinion that anyone who could benefit from the Trust would be aware of it. The Clerk was asked to respond to Mr Henderson and to keep a copy of the information to provide to anyone who wished to request it from her.

801 Items for Information

Cllr Grindey advised there are areas of roads which require sweeping and also the gullies along the A6 need to be cleared. It was agreed to leave the request for the road sweeping until after the leaves had fallen and the Clerk would contact Cumbria Highways to make the request for the gullies.

Cllr Hulme would carry out the next inspection of the playground.

802 Items for consideration for a future agenda

To set the budget for 2010-2011 taking the following into consideration : to add £500 to the present budget of £1000 for the purchase of a new mower, to consider whether the Athenaeum Contingency Fund should be managed by the Athenaeum Committee, the playground will require more bark and to consider whether to fund the CiLCA qualification for the Clerk in partnership with Hesington Parish Council.

For the Parish Council to discuss the issue of Affordable Housing.

803 Date of Next Meeting

It was noted the date of the next meeting is Monday 26 October 2009.
Items for the agenda to reach the Clerk before Friday 16 October and copies of reports to reach the Clerk before Monday 19 October.

The meeting closed at 08:50pm.

Signed : .…………………………………………………..……………………………… (Chairman)

Date : 26 October 2009