MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF
Location: The Village Hall,
Beckwithshaw
The meeting commenced
at
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
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
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
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