LINTON PARISH COUNCIL

Bromsash Gorsley and Linton

Minutes Of The Meeting Held On July 11th 2005

In Linton Village Hall At 7:30 p.m.

Present:

Cllr Jean Foley, Chairman

Cllr Rob Crawford

Cllr Ken Downham (Part Time)

Cllr Margaret Pearce

Cllr John Foley

Cllr Keith Summers

Cllr John Wheble

Cllr Gary Woodman (Part Time)

Brian Atherton (Clerk)

5 Parishioners attended.

Minute Item			Action
1		Apologies
	1.1	Cllr Richard Smith.

2		Declarations of Interest
	2.1	None.

3		Minutes of the Meeting Held on 13th June 2005
	3.1	These were accepted without change and duly signed by the Chairman.

4		Matters arising therefrom not covered in the Agenda
	4.1	Report that Route 32 Buses were running early. The Clerk read out a reply from Stagecoach (D1602) requesting specific details of bus direction and time. The meeting agreed that this was a reasonable request and members would seek the information. Cllr Ken Downham will consider an appeal in the Chimes. Meanwhile, the Clerk was asked to write and ask Stagecoach to state their policy on timetable conformity.	The Clerk

5		Review of Financial Regulations
	5.1	Held over to the next meeting.

6		Restoration of the Linton Fountain
	6.1	Cllr Ken Downham joined the meeting at this point.
	6.2	Proposed by Cllr Jean Foley, seconded by Cllr Ken Downham and approved by 5 votes to 2, IT WAS AGREED to pay up to a maximum of £50 p.a. towards the costs of electricity for the fountain, for so long as Parishioner Andy Cornwall is the owner of the hosting property. The Clerk to inform Jeff Bushell.	The Clerk.

7		Parish Plan Implementation
	7.1	Nothing to report.

8		Clerk’s Announcement
	8.1	The Clerk, being no longer able to do his own gardening and having been unable to find an alternate gardener, has employed Wayne Reed who is also the Lengthsman. The Clerk will be paying a higher rate than that charged to the Parish and all payments will be against invoice.

9		Lengthsman Project
	9.1	Nothing to report and no requests were made.
	9.2	The Clerk will see to it that the hedge on the North side of the B4221, going East from Gorsley Goffs School, is cut back from the pavement.	The Clerk

10		Linton Quarry
	10.1	There has been one site visit with Francis Flanagan - English Nature (EN), Cheryl Jones - Herefordshire Nature Trust (HNT), Bill Price - Gloucestershire Geoconservation Trust (GGT), the Clerk (part-time) and Cllrs Ken Downham and John Foley attending. Cllr John Foley has circulated a report on this. A second visit is planned and Council suggested that, following that visit, English Nature is asked to attend a Council Meeting and report.	Cllr John Foley

11		Accounts, Treasurer’s Report and Authorisation of Payment of Accounts
	11.1	The external audit return has been submitted and the Clerk awaits comment from UHY Hacker Young.
	11.2	Accounts for 2005/6 to date were tabled and noted. The Clerk was asked to check projected and recorded costs by the time of the next meeting.
	11.3	Proposed by Cllr Margaret Pearce, seconded by Cllr Keith Summers and approved unanimously, IT WAS AGREED to pay the following invoices and the cheques were duly signed:

AP290	Website Hosting Annual Renewal	111.63
AP291	Data Protection Act Registration	35.00
AP292	Lengthsman for June	284.00
AP293	Clerk's Salary for June 2005	217.35
AP294	Clerk's Expenses for June 2005	41.08
AP295	Lengthsman Administrator's Fee for June 2005	28.40
AP296	Web Master's Time in June 2005	26.30

12		Working Party Reports
	12.1	Footpaths
	12.1.1	Cllr John Foley reported that style repairs and other items behind the village hall have been contracted to the Lengthsman. Schedules for other work are being prepared.
	12.2	Rural Transport
	12.2.1	Cllr Ken Downham could not attend the last CHDC meeting after it had been re-scheduled several times. Judging by the paperwork issuing from the meeting, anybody doing the job in a particular parish as the Parish Transport Representative would need to be paid for the amount of work proposed. The Cllr intends to call a meeting of the committee soon, to discuss.
	12.3	Planning
	12.3.1	P134. DCSE2004/3744/RM. Erection of one dwelling. Plot adjacent to Lovers Walk, Quarry Lane, Gorsley, HR9 7SJ. Permission granted on 19/05/05.
	12.3.2	P143. DCSE2005/0249/F. Reinstate original vehicular access to Fairfields and close off existing access. Fairfields, Bromsash, HR9 7PJ. Permission granted on 11/05/05.
	12.3.3	P151. DCSE2005/0920/F. Proposed telecommunications installation consisting of a 22.5m lattice tower and ancillary equipment. Queens Tunnel, Swagwater Lane, Gorsley, HR9 7SL. Planning Committee Meeting on 06/07/05 at 2:00 pm. (Clerk’s Note: Cllr John Wheble reported at this meeting that the application was refused by 11 votes to 10. See later minute item 15.4)
	12.3.4	P152. DCSE2005/1224/F. Barn Conversion. Fairfields Barn, Bromsash. Permission was refused on 16/06/05.
	12.3.5	P153. DCSE2005/1270/F. Single Storey Extension. Blindmans Gate, Gorsley. HR9 7SE. Permission granted on 25/05/05.
	12.3.6	P155. DCSE2005/1906/F. Erection of first floor bedroom extension. Olives Orchard, Gorsley, HR9 7SJ. Council supports.
	12.3.7	Cllr Gary Woodman joined at this point.
	12.3.8	P156. DCSE2005/2118/K. Tree work in conservation area. Court House, Linton, HR9 7RY. Council supports.

13		Chairman’s Announcements
	13.1	None.

14		Correspondence
	14.1	The following items were tabled. Cllr Jean Foley asked for: D1596, 1597, 1598, 1599, 1600, 1601, 1603. Cllr Margaret Pearce asked for: D1598

D1596	17/06/2005	Way Ahead in Herefordshire	CHDC
D1597	17/06/2005	Charter with Parish Councils	CHDC
D1598	17/06/2005	Pointers to God Practice Guide for Parish Councils	NALC
D1599	17/06/2005	Towards Implementing the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act	DEFRA
D1600	17/06/2005	Appeal for support in campaign to introduce planning for Poly Tunnels	Wickton Action Group
D1601	26/06/2005	Appeal for Help with Publicity	Salter's Hill
D1602	30/06/2005	Reply re Buses Running Early	Stagecoach
D1603	04/07/2005	Public Rights of Way Management Strategy 2005-2007	CHDC
D1604	04/07/2005	Request for copy of Parish Plan for Leader+ bid for a cycling route	CHDC
D1605	11/07/2005	Acknowledgement of receipt of Audit Return	UHY Hacker Young
D1606	11/07/2005	Wye Cams Awareness Raising Leaflet	Environment Agency Wales

14.2	The Clerk will write in support of D1585 (tabled at the previous meeting).	The Clerk
14.3	The Clerk will place D1594 (tabled at the previous meeting) on Gorsley notice boards	The Clerk

15		Councillors’ Submissions, including Village Events
	15.1	Cllr John Foley. Will Council write in sympathy at Parishioner Peter Hill’s death? The Clerk was asked to write, highlighting that he was a much valued parishioner. He and Cllr Ken Downham are examining for overgrowth around power lines and will make an appeal for information in the next issue of the Chimes.	The Clerk Cllrs Foley & Downham
	15.2	Cllr Keith Summers. About 100 attended the Linton Village Hall barbeque.
	15.3	Cllr Rob Crawford. Appealed to Parishioners to let the Chimes know of forthcoming events so that, perhaps, we can minimise clashes.
	15.4	Cllr John Wheble: Had tabled a copy of our Parish Plan at the local meeting, prior to CHDC’s Planning Committee meeting re the Swagwater Lane Telecoms Mast and the meeting complimented the Parish on its thoroughness. The Cllr felt that the plan’s section on phone masts was a significant contributor to this application being rejected.

16		Public Submissions
	16.1	Council was asked “What is the legal position over fences and chains on verges”. The Clerk explained that the CHDC view is that land between hedges or other boundaries and including the adopted surface belongs to the District Council but Hedges and Ditches are the responsibility of the property owner. The Parishioner then asked about the hedge from Shutton Cross towards Jays Green. The Clerk said he thought that would prove to be Highways Agency land but he will look into it.	The Clerk
	16.2	Parishioner Gwynne Rowley said that the granting of planning permission is inconsistent.

17		Items for Consideration at the Next Meeting
	17.1	None.

18		Date of the Next Meeting
	18.1	Monday August 8^th at 7:30 in Linton Village Hall. Please note that, unusually, this meeting will also be at Linton as Gorsley Village Hall will be being re-painted.

The Meeting Finished At 9:32 p.m.