Parish Council Minutes for 7th June 2010Minutes of the monthly Parish Council meeting held in the Small Hall, High Street, Leigh, Monday 7th June 2010 commencing at 8pm under the chairmanship of Cllr. Stratton-Brown. 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE were received from Cllrs. Powell, D. Bennie, G. Marchant and R. Dyton. PRESENT: Cllrs. C. Stratton-Brown (Chairman), R. Sykes, A. Johnston, J. Knock, and P. Croft. IN ATTENDANCE: Mrs. J Butler (Clerk). 2. DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTEREST None. 3. MINUTES from the Parish Council meeting held on 10th May were approved with a correction about the Chairman's correspondence with KCC under Reports, proposed by Cllr. Knock and seconded by Cllr. Johnston., and signed by the Chairman. 4. MATTERS ARISING FROM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 10th May. None. 5. PLAYGROUND The questionnaire will post later this week to 782 households once the reply-paid envelopes have been received from Action with Communities in Rural Kent (ACRK). The total cost of the survey approved by Councillors (by email 26th May/post) will be £576.34. This includes the mail-merging of data, printing, and enclosing by Sevenoaks District Council; the posting by Royal Mail; and the supplying reply-paid envelopes and the receiving and analysing of responses by ACRK. 6. PLANNING i.) Planning applications: SE/10/01091/FUL The Beeches, Powder Mill Lane, Leigh TN11 8QD. Erection of single storey rear and side extension, entrance porch and new wider gates. SE/10/01187/FUL The Granary, Sevton Farm, Powder Mills, Leigh. Conversion of garage and single storey extension to rear. SE/10/01080/FUL Homelea Avenue, Greenview Avenue, TN11 8QT. Notification of work to trees in a Conservation Area: 10/00871/WTCA. Elizabeth Cottage, The Green, Leigh TN11 8QW. Remove 1 Ash Tree. Councillors had no objections to all applications. ii.) Planning decisions by Sevenoaks District Council: Grant of permission: SE/10/00666/EXTLMT - Pippin Cottage, The Green, Leigh, TN11 8QJ. Application to extend time limit of extant planning permission approved under SE/05/00917/FUL - single storey kitchen extension. SE/10/00759/FUL - 8 Wyndham Avenue, Leigh TN11 8RB. Demolition of car port and shed to facilitate erection of single storey side extension. SE/10/00997/FUL - 31, Well Close, Leigh TN11 8RQ Conversion of existing garage to habitable room. SE/10\00986\FUL. Erection of single storey detached garage at side. Erection of single storey rear extension. Internal alterations. Oak Lodge, Powder Mill Lane, Leigh TN11 8QE. Erection of car port to front of property. 7. CURRENT ISSUES i.) Speedwatch. No report ii.) Play Place. The Clerk met with Chris Hennis on 7th June and it was agreed that with the Parish Council's funding of £1,000 he would launch the youth club for approximately 6-8 sessions on the Green from July-September, for a couple of hours one evening a week. They would use a gazebo and possibly require a generator for power, and be aiming at 11-16 year olds. The Clerk will publicise via the usual channels. Councillors were enthusiastic and in approval, although a little worried about any unnecessary amplification that may cause a disturbance, which the Clerk will mention to Chris Hennis. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS The recent cleaning of the War Memorial by Burslem Stonemasons was appreciated and the Clerk was asked to contact former employee Don Shephard for his opinion as to whether any further work was necessary. The Clerk asked for approval to mend the Best Kept Village plaque underneath the village sign - Cllr. Johnston said he would do the work himself. 9. VILLAGE HALLS. The Committee are purchasing upholstered chairs. The Produce Association and Superstars have requested that the existing plastic chairs be kept for outside use, which Cllrs. agreed could be stored in the mower shed. 10. AGED PERSONS DWELLING. The Clerk informed Councillors that sadly Mrs Baldock died in hospital on 4th June, and that she had sent a letter of sympathy to the family. The Clerk will compose a notice advertising the vacancy of the property with a view to let out in the early autumn. The Clerk also suggested that she look into whether there are any additional responsibilities for landlords that might have recently been introduced, to which Councillors agreed. 11. TRANSPORT With regard to the recent problems with the inflexibility of the commuter bus, the Chairman had received a reply from the Traffic Commissioners which stated that KCC can contract the buses as they wish. The Chairman will respond accordingly to KCC. 12. CORRESPONDENCE for information only had already been circulated.
13. FINANCIAL MATTERS i.) Kent Men of the Trees are asking villages to make a small donation of £10 for membership to help towards administration costs. Corporate members have free entry in the Competition. Councillors agreed to become a member. The Risk Assessment circulated at the last meeting by the Clerk was approved by Councillors. Cllr. Sykes as Finance Chairman reported on his work so far on the end of year figures to submit to the Audit Commission. There has been a small discrepancy over the VAT claimed and recorded for 2007/8, which he is looking into. Approximate income for 2009/10 was £28,300 and expenditure was £27,700, and the end of year balance was £14,979 compared to £14,392 at the beginning. A list of cheques were approved and signed, proposed by Cllr. Knock and seconded by Cllr. Johnston.
14. ANY FURTHER MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION The Chairman suggested that a full set of the recently published Model for Standing Orders (£20) from the KALC be purchased, and that the Clerk should research and recommend from this a review of Leigh Parish Council's Standing Orders. All Councillors agreed. The meeting closed at 9.40pm. Signed................................................. Chairman................................................... Date.....................................................
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