AVENING
PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES
OF MEETING OF AVENING PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON
THURSDAY,
18 OCTOBER 2012 AT 7.30 PM
PRESENT: Cllr A Slater (Acting Chair), Cllr J Catterall,
Cllr Mrs C Mitchell, Cllr Mrs G Parsons, Cllr J Parsons and Mrs C Braidwood (Locum
Clerk)
In
the absence of the Chairman, Cllr M Williamson, Cllr A Slater chaired the
meeting.
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93/12 |
Public Question Time None |
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94/12 |
To Receive A Report About Crime And Anti Social
Behaviour |
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Police Report for October (Attached) Noted |
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Community Speedwatch Not
available |
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95/12 |
Apologies And Reasons For Absence Cllr Williamson (Personal), Cllr T Beardsell (Personal), Cllr Mrs L
Reid (Personal), Cllr D Conway (Personal) and Cllr AE Hicks (GCC) |
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96/12 |
Code of Conduct |
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To Receive Declarations Of Interest Cllr J
Parsons – all items related to Planning Cllr A
Slater – Item 103.1/12 Tree Works
application 12/05117/TCONR |
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97/12 |
Matters Arising From The Minutes |
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Councillors
Should Note That Decisions Should Not Be Taken Under This Item. |
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98/12 |
To Approve And Sign the Minutes of the Meeting of
the Parish Council held on Thursday, 18 October 2012. The
Minutes were then agreed as a true and accurate record and signed by the
Chairman. |
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99/12 |
Action Points For Review |
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99.1/12 Action: Action: |
List of Assets Grit
bin at junction of Greenway Head and West End has been damaged and needs
repair in addition to the bin on Ash path on Rectory Lane Bench Once
repaired it is to be returned to concrete slab at junction of Rectory Lane and
Steps Lane. |
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99.2/12 |
Bank Reconciliation Noted |
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99.3/12 |
New Inn Lane Water Leak Cllr
Slater advised that this has now been resolved. |
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99.4/12 Action: |
Lease Agreement for Village Hall A copy
of the lease has been located but as it may not be the final version, the
Clerk was instructed to request one from the solicitors. |
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99.5/12 |
CDC Planning Email Alerts The
Clerk confirmed that all Members have been set up for CDC Planning alerts. |
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100/12 |
To Receive Progress Reports For Information Nothing to report |
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101/12 |
Community Issues & Projects |
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101.1/12 |
Traffic And
Highways |
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Feedback
from Meeting with Scott Macaulay-Lowe (14 November 2012) Cllr J Parsons reported back for the meeting with
Scott Macaulay-Lowe: Final proposal is to create a crossing at the old
shop site and another on Tetbury Hill.
This will include build outs on Tetbury Hill above the junction with
Star Lane and opposite the old shop with an additional build out directly
opposite the shop on High Street. The
white line outside the shop would be extended to Chapel gates. The estimates cost is in the region of
£22-24,000. Members expressed concern
about funding and were more in favour of the build out and crossing on Tetbury
hill rather than opposite the old shop site. It was agreed to wait for further communications
from Gloucestershire Highways. Cllr Slater advised that he has reported the
locations of pot holes. |
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101.2/12 |
Community Issues |
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· Update and to Discuss
the Future of the Village Shop and Post Office and Road Improvements Members were advised that the Council has been
requested informally to take over the shop which is failing. During discussion it was agreed that there
is a need for the supply of milk and newspapers and whilst the service may be
more successful if reduced to these commodities and a Post Office, Members
did not feel that the Council should take it over. |
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Action: Action: Action: |
· Future Community
Projects Cllr Slater asked Members to give consideration
to future projects and to ask friends and neighbours for suggestions. In
the meantime, it was agreed: -
To investigate the
cost of wood cladding for the bus shelter in the layby opposite the Memorial
Hall. -
To investigate
possible grant funding from Sports England to create a dedicated sports pitch
on the Playing Field. -
To obtain quotes
for replacing the noticeboard at Nags Head. |
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102/12 |
Finance |
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102.1/12 |
Balance At Bank and Current Budget Status
(Attached) Noted |
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102.2/12 |
Bills For Payment It was RESOLVED to approve the following
bills for payment: ·
Braidwood - Locum
Clerk 1 – 26 October 2012 and
Expenses £ 354.35 ·
HMRC – Locum Clerk
PAYE
£ 67.20 |
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102.3/12 Action: |
Budget
Preparation for 2013- 2014 (Attached) Members considered the draft budget recommended
by the Finance Committee and made amendments.
It was agreed to finalise the budget and Precept request at the
January meeting when it is hoped that the full Council will be present. |
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102.4/12 |
Update
Assets Register (Attached) Amended as attached. |
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103/12 |
Planning |
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103.1/12 |
To Consider Response to the following New
Planning Applications |
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12/04764/FUL Old
Nags Head, Nags Head Lane, Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8NZ Response
by: 29 November 2012 No Objections |
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12/04765/LBC Old
Nags Head, Nags Head Lane, Avening, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8NZ Response
by: 29 November 2012 No
Objections |
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12/05117/TCONR Response by: 27 November 2012 No
Objections |
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12/04565/FUL Response
by: 16 December 2012 Objections
have been received from residents and Members raised the following issues: ·
The main gate on
the footpath has been padlocked by the occupants and there are reports of
more people occupying the site and creating more noise. ·
This is a retrospective
application following enforcement action. ·
The Council had
commented on the unsuitability of the caravan on this site in the past and as
it is still of the same opinion it should be repeated as strongly as possible. ·
The woodland is totally
unsuitable for full time occupancy. It was RESOLVED to request a copy of the
enforcement action which should be circulated to Members by email before the
formal response is made and to notify GCC PROW that the footpath has been
blocked. |
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103.2/12 |
To Note Decision Notices Received |
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12/04080/FUL Noted |
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12/04733/COMPLY Noted |
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103.3/12 |
Planning Correspondence None |
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104/12 |
To Consider Correspondence Received Since
Publication of the Agenda None |
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The next Meeting of Avening Parish Council will
be held on Thursday, 17 January 2013 In Avening Memorial Hall at
7.30 pm. All
Are Welcome |