1.
Notice convening meeting
This was
posted as normal.
2.
Signing of
the attendance register
This was signed by Cllrs Greaves
(chairman), Southworth, Clerey, Park, Baumber, Round and
3.
Apologies
for absence
Apologies were received from PSCO
4.
To sign as a
correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 27th July 2009
The minutes were approved by the
Council and signed by the Chair.
5.
To receive
declarations of interest from the Councillors concerning items on this agenda
Cllr Greaves declared a possible
conflict of interest for item 9, concerning a planning application to Lyndene,
Baycliff.
6.
Report from
the Police representative
PSCO Madden was contacted prior to the
meeting but had nothing to report.
7.
To receive
comments from the public (limited to 10 minutes)
No comments were received.
8.
Parish Plan update
The Parish Plan Committee produced a
draft action plan which was passed to the Councillors prior to the meeting for
their consideration. No comments, except
Cllr Southworth wished to incorporate the flood plan into the document. Cllr Southworth was invited to join the
Committee at their next meeting.
9.
Planning Applications
The following applications have been reviewed:
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SL/2009/0677 |
Pear
Tree Cottage, Roosebeck |
Front
& Side Extensions |
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Passed to Cllrs Southworth and Clerey for
consideration. No comments received. |
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SL/2009/0614 |
Sea
View, |
Replacement
Detached Garage |
|
Passed
to Cllr |
||
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SL/2009/0623 |
Field
known as Lime Kiln, |
|
|
Passed to Cllr Greaves.
No comments received. |
||
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SL/2009/0711 |
Lyndene,
|
Extensions
and Alterations |
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Passed to Cllr Greaves.
No comments received. |
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The following application was received
and passed to Cllr Clerey at the meeting:
|
SL/2009/0749 |
The
Moorings, Goadsbarrow |
Extension
to Garage |
|
Comments
by 29/09/09 |
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The clerk also passed the following
planning notices to the Council:
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SL/2009/0684 |
Goadsbarrow
Farm Cottage, Goadsbarrow |
Appeal
against Enforcement Notice re: Use of dwelling as yoga centre |
|
SL/2009/0450 |
Tarnside
Farm, Leece |
Notice
of Intention: Extension to No Objection |
|
MF/RW
40.16.10 |
Lyndene,
|
Renamed
‘Sandfield’ |
10.
Highways and
Footpath matters
Cllr Greaves suggested the Council
write to CCC regarding the current state of the
Cllr Butler requested a larger ‘no
through road’ sign for Newbiggin as the current sign is inadequate and there
are concerns about the speed of traffic through the village. The clerk is to contact SLDC with this
request.
A complaint has been received regarding
the state of the bridleway adjacent to Beech Cottage in Scales, suggesting the
lane was impassable on horseback due to overhanging branches and mud. Cllr Baumber confirmed that this is the case
for much of the lane’s length. The
Council will contact all landowners adjacent to the lane and request they work
together to resolve the issue. Cllr
Baumber will draw up a list of those landowners.
County Cllr Janet Willis reported that
The Council received a permit for the
dog litter bin at Newbiggin. This was
signed by Cllrs Greaves and
Cllr Clerey, after consulting with
Roosebeck residents, has drawn up a plan for the siting of the proposed name
signs at Roosebeck. The concensus of
residents was to have three signs, each with ‘please drive carefully’ attached
and for one of the signs to be placed outside the boundaries of Aldingham
Parish. As the Council is to request CCC
to provide and install the signs they felt it best to request just two name
signs for the Coast Road and keep them within the bounds of the Parish. Any additions can be made later and budgetted
for by the Parish Council if necessary. The
clerk is to forward the plans to John Bell, as requested by him.
11.
To receive
reports, not included in the above, items from the County and District
Councillors
Neither Cllr Willis or Cllr Airey were
present. Comments received by them prior
to the meeting are dealt with in the appropriate items below.
12.
Leece Car
Park update
Three quotes were obtained for the
proposed drainage work to the car park entrance:
§
A. Greaves,
£300
§
S.
Troughton, £300
§
R. Robinson, £600 including back-filling of
the curbstones to prevent run-off from the road.
The Council agreed to contract the work
to Mr Troughton, provided he has the requisite public liability insurance. He will also be asked to weedkill the surface
if possible.
In regards to ‘resurfacing’ work
mentioned in the 2008-9 budget, the Council agreed to review the situation once
the entrance has been completed in order to assess the best way forward.
13.
Playground
updates, including the future of Leece Playground
Cllr Southworth has received
information about an alternative soft surface to replace the current bark
chippings in the playgrounds, which is both cheaper and more durable. In view of this, weed-killing proposed at July’s
meeting has been postponed.
Cllr Southworth has also reviewed the
state of Leece playground with the conclusion that it will be costly to replace
the existing inadequate equipment.
Therefore, a leaflet is to be sent to Leece residents asking for their
views on the future of the playground and inviting them to October’s meeting if
they wish to discuss the matter.
14.
Noticeboards
The Council reviewed a number of quotes
for noticeboards and agreed upon the Slingsby Deluxe Glazed Shield noticeboard,
design number 314302 at £227.05 each.
Six boards will be purchased at a total of £1,362.30.
A project completion form has been
received from the Low Furness & Ulverston Neighbourhood Forum regarding the
£750 grant for the noticeboards. In view
of this the purchase of the noticeboards will be completed as soon as
possible.
15.
Aldingham
Toilets
Cllr Butler has spoken to the Friends
of Aldingham Church group regarding the likely closure of the public toilets,
and they have agreed to pass the issue on to the relevant PCC.
Cllr Airey has promised to fight to
keep the toilets open as they are clearly valued by the community. He suggested forming a coordinated plan with
those concerned before the end of this year as the crucial point regarding the
future of the toilets will be at the next budget review.
The Parish Council has agreed to
support those who wish to keep the toilets open, and is prepared to lobby the
relevant bodies. However it is not
prepared to incur the financial burden of running them.
16.
Liaison with
Urswick Parish Council
The clerk contacted
17.
Highways
Steward
Since July’s meeting Cllr Willis has
met with the Highway Steward Adam Taylor and he has since contacted Cllr
Southworth twice and carried out some of the tasks in the area. The Council would like to thank Cllr Willis
for her efforts to move this long-running issue forward. The situation now seems to be improving. The clerk will contact Cllr Willis to convey
this.
Cllr Southworth did mention the need
for confirmation of works done by Mr Tyson, he also requested that the Parish
Councillors pass issues arising with highways onto him as soon as
possible.
18.
Installation
of Leece Lifebelt
The Council agreed to position the new
lifebelt 6 feet away from the bench beside the
19.
Accounts
The
following payments were authorised by the Council:
Clerk’s salary August £388.58
Clerk’s Induction Course (2 sessions @£20) £40
Henry Armer & Son (Mower & Brushcutter) £287.64
R. McKenna (petrol for Scales mower) £15
Receipts:
Rent for Pinfold, Scales £450
Scales Playground donations £17.79
The bank reconcilliation was passed to
Cllr Southworth for review.
All current councillors and the clerk
signed a new mandate for NatWest bank
20.
2010 Budget
– preliminary discussion
The Council agreed to postpone this
item till the next meeting to give more time for discussion. The clerk will obtain budget figures for the
previous year. Cllr Southworth will
obtain a rough quote for resurfacing of New Close in Newbiggin.
21.
Correspondence
The clerk reported several items of
correspondence, including:
§
SLDC Local Development Framework submission documents
§
Consultation on the submitted draft North West Plan Partial Review
§
Invitation to meeting regarding Local Area Partnership from Ulverston
Town Council
§
Letter from Leece resident received regarding the state of the car park
22.
To receive
agenda items for the next meeting
§
Leece
playground
§
2010 Budget
23.
To confirm
that the next meeting of Aldingham Parish Council will be held in Gleaston
Village Hall on Monday 5th October 2009 at 7.15pm
Agreed