HAVERAH PARK WITH BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL

 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Tuesday 12th January 2010

 

Location:        The Village Hall, Beckwithshaw

 

Present:         Councillors –Cllr M Clarke, Cllr I Galloway (Chair), Cllr D Naylor, Cllr Mrs K Wilson, DCllr R Grange.

Parish Clerk – Mrs J Naylor.

 

The Parish Council meeting commenced at 8:00pm

 

1.   Apologies: Cllr Mrs J Cann, Cllr Mrs J Ryder, CCllr J Fort.

 

2.    Urgent Business: None.
Cllr Galloway thanked the Councillors for making the effort to attend the meeting despite the adverse weather conditions.

Special Resolution to change the electoral title of the Parish from Pannal to Beckwithshaw:
Cllr Galloway proposed that a Special Resolution be approved to change the electoral title of the Parish from Pannal to Beckwithshaw. If the change is approved, the Parish will continue to retain five elected councillors and with Haverah Park remaining as a separate Parish in its own right with its own Parish representative.

The proposal was seconded by Cllr Mrs Wilson.

A vote was taken on the resolution and passed unanimously. 

 

3.    Public arrangements (Questions, E-mails etc.): None

4.      Minutes of the meeting held on 23rd November 2009: The Minutes from the Parish Council Meeting were approved as a true record by Cllr Naylor and seconded by Cllr Clarke. 

5.     County Councillor’s report: Cllr Galloway reported that he had contacted CCllr Fort to discuss the erection of the gate and style in the stone wall between land owned by Meadow Barn and the Parish Council/North Yorkshire County Council.  CCllr Fort had confirmed that the verge in question belonged to North Yorkshire County Council who would investigate and pursue this matter.

6.     District Councillor’s report: DCllr Grange reported that due to Government directives, steps had been taken to prioritise which roads would be gritted during the current cold spell; whilst the majority of roads had been snow ploughed, only major roads had been gritted. It was recognized that, under the circumstances, Harrogate Borough Council had done a reasonable job in ensuring traffic flow on major routes.

It was confirmed that the annual budget process had been initiated for Harrogate Borough Councial and one of the recommendations had been to freeze the budget for 2010-2011, although this had still to be approved by the full Council in March.

7.     Highways:
Cllr Naylor reported that he had received a response from Highways and that they had agreed to install additional warning signage on the various approaches to the Village. However, due to budgetary constraints, it had been confirmed that the work would be scheduled for completion during the next financial year.

Cllr Mrs Wilson reported that due to the adverse weather conditions the potholes, outside Crimple Head Farm, Norwood Lane had not been repaired and had not been reported to Highways. It was agreed that this request should be delayed until the snow had thawed as additional road repairs are likely to be required.

 

8.     Finance:
The bank balances at 12th Janaury 2010 were reported to the Parish Council:

                  £

Deposit Account                      1422.31

Money Manager Account        1486.29

Total                                       2908.60

 

·     The Parish Clerk submitted a claim for £14.40 covering postage stamps (48 second class): payment was proposed by Cllr Mrs Wilson and seconded by Cllr Galloway.

·     The salary of £345.50 for the Parish Clerk covering October to December was due and payment was proposed by Cllr Mrs Wilson and seconded by Cllr Galloway.

 

Parish Precept 2010-2011
The Parish Clerk confirmed that the precept request for the next financial year had been submitted and acknowledged by Harrogate Borough Council.

9.    Correspondence:

Nidderdale Strategic Partnership (NSP): An invitation to attend a buffet and an update of the work undertaken by the Partnership had been received; unfortunately, the Councillors interested in the Partnership were unable to attend. The Parish Clerk agreed to contact NSP and ask for copies of the minutes.

10.  CAP (Community and Policing) Meeting: Minutes of the meeting held on 23rd November had been circulated to the Parish Councillors.

The next meeting which will incorporate an AGM is to be held on Wednesday 3rd March 2010 (7:30pm) at Pateley Bridge Council Offices.
 

11.  Update on the Copse: Cllr Mrs Wilson reported that due to the adverse weather conditions, the two planters had been covered by snow during the past few weeks; it was anticipated that the weather would not have affected the plants as they were of hardy varieties.

It was also reported that the Army Apprentice College were returning to the Village on 27th January 2010 to complete work at the Village School. It was suggested that if they had the time, then they should be asked to clear the Copse of the ivy which is becoming invasive and encroaching on to the paths/ground. Cllr Mrs Wilson agreed to progress this request for assistance. 

 

13. Planning Matters:

6.119.18.FUL 09/04860/FUL - Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of one window to first floor side elevation of existing cottage – 3 Springhill Cottages, Beckwithshaw HG3 1TJ (Mr P Slater).

The Parish Council objected on the following planning grounds:

·          Whilst seeming to blend into the landscape, the proposal will dominate and be overbearing on the existing listed cottage row.

·          The proposal will be out of keeping with the historical country farm cottages setting.

·          The proposal is extensive and contrary to extensions in the countryside and greatly exceeds the 50% development limit.

 

6.500.77.AN.FUL 09/04939/FUL - Formation of car park with the erection of security fencing, guard house, access barrier and installation of CCTV and lighting – 4 Cardale Park, Harrogate HG3 1RY (Vocalink Ltd).

The Parish Council objected on the following planning grounds:

·          There are concerns over amenity loss due to floodlighting which should be sympathetic to neighbouring sites and properties.

 

6.120.28.G.FUL 09/05296/FUL – Erection of single storey rear and side extensions, first floor extension to front and installation of two bay windows to front elevation – Shaw Green, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate HG3 1RA (Mr N Stevenson)

The Parish Council had no objections.

Notices of decision of planning applications:
6.120.77.F.TPO - Felling of 4 Beech trees, 3 Ash trees, 3 Oak trees, 1 Sycamore, 1 Lime, 1 Whitebeam and 1 Hawthorn tree within area A1 of TPO 02/1975 – East Lodge, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate HG3 1QN (Mr D Scoffield).

Part approved and part refused. Subject to agreed planting schemes and schedule.
6.120.56.D.FUL – Formation of new vehicle access and driveway at Hill Top House, Hill Top Lane, Harrogate HG3 1QG (Mr & Mrs Sevi).

Grant planning permission subject to conditions.

 

Planning Enforcement – 09/00537/6 – The Squinting Cat, Whinney Lane, Harrogate HG3 1QE. Enforcement reported that possible breaches relating to works to trees and the number of signs displayed had been investigated. The trees to the front of the car park are not covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and no action can be taken although a TPO is in place covering the trees to the North of The Squinting Cat adjacent to Summerbeck House. The unauthorized pole signs had been removed.

Construction of the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Penny Pot Lane; It was reported that the concerns of the Parish had been reported to and taken into consideration by the Planning Regulatory Functions Committee. Details of the decision and related documents can be viewed on the County Council’s website via the link https://onlineplanningregister.nortyorks.gov.uk/Online%20Register/PlanAppDisp.asp?recNum=5835.

 

 

 

 

15. Councillors Questions:

Councillors were reminded that the Parish Consultation meeting would be held on 26th January 2010 at Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough.

Cllr Clarke said that the following item should be included on the Agenda "The Parish has concerns relating to the co-ordination of key issues between the North Yorkshire County Council and Harrogate Borough Council specifically with matters relating to the proposed infrastructure of the Local Development Framework (LDF); this relates specifically to the proposal for Otley Road".

The Parish Clerk agreed to contact Member Services and facilitate the inclusion of this item in the agenda.

 

16.  Date of next meeting: Tuesday 2nd February 2010 at 7:45pm.

The meeting closed at 9:15pm 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS

 

No.

Action

Responsibility

1

Update website with photos of councillors

Ian Galloway

2

Contact Highways for timescales to repair potholes in the roads.

Kathryn Wilson

3

Contact Nidderdale Strategic Partnership for copies of minutes of update meeting held on 21st January.

Jasmine Naylor

4

Liaise with Army Apprentice College for clearance of ivy in the Copse.

Kathryn Wilson

5

Submit agenda item for Parish Consultation Meeting on 26th January 2010.

Jasmine Naylor

6

Submit details of Special Resolution to change electoral details to reflect the Parish.

Jasmine Naylor