Bamford Village

Minutes of Parish Council Meeting
BAMFORD WITH THORNHILL PARISH COUNCIL
 

Minutes of Parish Council Meeting held on 5th December 2011
in the Bamford Institute at 7.30 pm.


            Present: Cllrs S Beckett (Chair)      C Farrell
                          D Ashton                 G Hodgson          
                          G Danks                  G Platts
                          T Priestley
 

•149/11            Apologies (Agenda Item 1) Cllrs R Bennett; A Sidwell;
R Waterfall and Cllr T Favell

•150/11            Public participation (Agenda Item 2) No members of the public present

•151/11            Variation of order of business (Agenda Item 3) Additional planning application taken under relevant agenda item.

•152/11            Declaration of interests (Agenda Item 4) Cllr Hodgson declared personal interest in the planning application for Wigley House.

•153/11            Minutes of previous meeting  (Agenda item 5) Accepted.

•154/11            Matters arising (Agenda item 6)

125/11 Coronation Gardens Dept of Landscape Sheffield University will offer the project to their students

139/11 DCC Parish and Town Council Liaison meeting Information from the meeting available on website www.derbyshire.gov.uk/parishliaison on the ‘Liaison Forum' pages

                 Jane Tomlinson event  proposed route to start and finish at Hope Show Ground, and continue across Edale Road and up to Winhill Pike before walking away from Bamford towards Edale. Clerk to reply saying no objections

            141/11 Footway on Station Road The Highway Inspector advises that he had already sent this through to High Peak Borough Council to cut the vegetation along this section of road.  The officer at HPBC has chased it up with their contractors to carry out this work as soon as possible.

            146/11 Brentwood Road affordable housing Reply from Claudine Edwards, Nottingham Housing Association circulated by email    

            HPBC liaison meeting Cllr Farrell reported back that nothing of significance for us emerged.


•155/11            Correspondence (Agenda Item 7)

For discussion/decision

DCC Letter advising on action in relation to theft of plaques from war memorials (circulated by email) Clerk to request bottle of smartwater Cllrs Ashton/Beckett to check that have photographic record

       Community Response plan-identification of contact point  Cllr Hodgson volunteered to be contact point- clerk to inform DCC

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service Consultation on service plan via website (circulated by email) nfa

Home Improvement Trust (Houseproud Scheme)  "Not for profit" organisation facilitating elderly/vulnerable homeowners plan, get loan and implement home improvements. nfa

HVRUG Party invitation 12th December (circulated by email) nfa

PDNPA ‘Parish Accord' final version and response to our comments

Review of statement of community involvement (see http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/ ‘plans and policies') nfa

Pack/noticeboard/magazine/information only

Bakewell and Eyam Community Transport Leaflet

Clerks and Councils Direct magazine

DALC Circulars: 51 Oil buying scheme/Localism bill update/groundwater consultation; 52 Clerks' day; 54 Future of Standards of Conduct update/postal scam;  56 NALC consultations-neighbourhood planning regulations, community infrastructure levy, local govt pension scheme; 55 PAYE penalties, unfair dismissal claims, social networking guidance; 57 Financial inclusion day conference/community payback; 58 insurance and snow warden scheme; 59 Royal assent for localism bill

DCC Parish and Town Council Newsletter; applying for primary school

Evelyn Medical Centre Newsletter

SLCC The Clerk magazine

Upper Derwent Valley Applications and confirmations of events

Unsolicited advertisments


•156/11            Planning (Agenda item 8)

Applications

NP/HPK/1011/1078 2 Fair View Main Road Bamford

2 storey extension to rear of building

No objections

NP/HPK/1111/1140 Wigley House Hope Road

Proposed first floor dormer windows to front and rear of dwelling

No objections - may improve appearance of house

NP/HPK/1111/1215 Sickleholme Golf Club Ltd Station Road Bamford

Installation of solar photovoltaic panels

No objections

Decisions

NP/HPK/0711/0711 8 Parsons Gate Yorkshire Bridge

Single storey porch extension

Conditional approval

NP/HPK/0811/0754 1 Victoria Road

2 storey side extension

Conditional approval

NP/HPK/0711/0679 Parsons Gate Change of use of grassed area to provide off road parking

Conditional approval

•157/11            Highways, Lighting, Footways Footpaths (Agenda item 9) "No HGVs" sign at top of Lydgate Lane torn down; Brentwood Avenue sign fallen off.  Clerk to report

Hedge between Sickleholme and Mytham Bridge on Hope Road needs cutting back Cllr Hodgson to find out who owns field and let clerk know

•158/11            Reports from Committees (Agenda item 10) Cllr Danks reported from Bamford Charities meeting and school meeting; Cllr Beckett reported from Association of Hope Valley Councils Liaison meeting

•159/11            Chair's Report (Agenda item 11) Coronation Gardens have been trimmed- thanks to Cllr Ashton.  Peak Park tree officer coming to inspect trees to see what needs doing.  Cost of stone to commemorate Diamond Jubilee to be obtained.

•160/11            Finances and Accounts for Payment (Agenda item 12)

Payments:  A Celnick- Clerk's salary and expenses £212.27

                   Shelter Maintenance £39.55

                   SLCC subscription   £72

•161/11            Date of next meeting (Agenda Item 13) it was agreed that this is to be held on Tuesday 3rd January 2012 in the Bamford Institute at 7.30p.m.  Meeting closed 8.55pm.


     

Updated 8.1.2012