MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF HAVERAH PARK WITH BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL

 

WEDNESDAY 7th MAY 2008

 

Location:         The Village Hall, Beckwithshaw

 

The meeting commenced at 19:45

 

Present:          

Councillors – Cllr I Galloway, Cllr M Clarke, Cllr Mrs J Cann, Cllr D Naylor, Cllr Mrs K Wilson, CCllr J Fort, DCllr R Grange, Parish Clerk – Mrs J Naylor.

 

PCSO S Wilson, PCSO D Arthur, Dr Moss, Ms J Nevett

 

1.    Apologies:
Councillors – Cllr Mrs J Ryder

 

2.    Welcome:
Cllr Galloway welcomed all to the meeting.

It was noted that this was the first contested Parish Council Election in eight years. Two new Parish Councillors - Mr David Naylor and Mrs Kathryn Wilson had been elected and as a result it was felt that the Parish Council now had a good representation from the whole Parish.  

3.    Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman:
Cllr Ian Galloway was proposed as Chairman by Cllr J Cann and seconded by Cllr M Clarke and was duly elected as Chairman.
Cllr J Ryder was proposed as Vice Chairman by Cllr I
Galloway and seconded by Cllr Mrs K Wilson and, in her absence, was duly elected as Vice Chairman.

 

4.    Chairman’s report:
Cllr I Galloway circulated a copy of his report (copy attached) and welcomed comments/questions on the report.

Cllr Clarke asked if the proposed Local Development Framework (LDF) was in conflict with Harrogate Borough Council’s requirements. Cllr Galloway said that Beckwithshaw was a C category village and that building could only take place on what was considered to be exception sites. Beckwithshaw could be precluded because there was a development limit on building that could be undertaken around the village itself; if the LDF proposal goes ahead, then boundaries would be changed so that the proposed development would come under the remit of
Harrogate and not Beckwithshaw. 

A site covering the Almsford Bank/Pannal area has been proposed as an alternative to that proposed in the LDF.

Cllr Mrs Wilson asked for a copy of the Copse Interpretation Board paper mentioned in the report.

The meeting closed at 19:58