Minutes 9th December 2021 (Draft)
Parish Council meeting was held on Wednesday 9th December 2021at 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall
1. MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr G. Hall (Chairman), Mr D. Berry, Mr P. Lake, Mr J. Grant, Ms R. Wibberley, Mr G. Kingdom, Mr. M. Lake, Mrs J. Mitchell, Cllr P Colthorpe.
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Mrs M. Squires (County Councillor) reason attending other meetings
3. NON-ATTENDANCE
Nil
4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the meeting held on 17th November 2021 had already been circulated prior to the meeting.
Proposal: Agreement to the content of the minutes was proposed by Mr Berry and seconded by Mr P. Lake and was unanimously agreed by the meeting. The minutes were signed by the chairman.
5. DECLARATION OF INTEREST
Mr. D. Berry – Churchyard Grants
6. MATTERS ARISING
The clerk stated she had organized an open meeting on 6th April 2022 to discuss defibrillator options. The delay in the date for the meeting is so that an advertisement flyer could be added to the church magazine which is only distributed every 2 months.
7. PLANNING APPLICATION (21/02339/HOUSE) – Erection of first floor side extension at Moorhayes, Nomansland.
A short discussion took place.
Proposal: Mr Berry proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded agreement to this planning application and the meeting unanimously agreed.
8. PLANNING APPLICATION (21/02359/FULL) – Erection of dwelling following demolition of agricultural building utilising the Class Q fallback position at Higher Yeadbury Farm, Pennymoor.
A lengthy discussion took place as to the changes in the planning application since the previous one was approved.
Proposal: Mr P. Lake proposed and Mr Kingdom seconded agreement to this application with 5 councillors voting in favour and 2 abstaining.
9. PLANNING APPLICATION (21/02334/FULL) – Erection of 2 lean to extension to existing barns and erection of additional lean to for storage use at West of Ruckham Farm, Pennymoor
A lengthy discussion took place as to the need for such a large building.
Proposal: Mr Berry proposed and Mr. P Lake seconded of this planning application for the following reason:
It was felt that there was no reason provided for the erection of such a large building.
and the meeting unanimously agreed.
10. HIRE OF PARISH HALL PAYMENT
The clerk stated that the parish hall had been used for 6 parish council meetings in 2021 at a cost of £54.00.
Proposal: Mr Berry proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded payment of £54.00 and the meeting unanimously agreed. A cheque was duly drawn and signed by the chairman and clerk.
11. CHURCHYARD GRANTS
Mr Berry left the meeting
A discussion took place as to whether the churchyard grant payments should be increased.
Proposal: Mrs Mitchell proposed, and Mr Kingdom seconded the following payments to the 3 churches:
Holy Cross Church, Cruwys Morchard =£400.00
Nomansland Congregational Church =£200.00
Way Village Congregational Church =£200.00
The meeting unanimously agreed with payment made direct to the churches bank accounts.
Mr Berry returned to the meeting
12. DEFIBRILLATOR PADS AND CHARGER REPLACEMENTS
The clerk stated that she had received and email stating that in April 2022 the pads and charger would need replacing for the defibrillator at Nomansland. She was told that there was to be a 53% increase in the price if they were ordered after December 2021.
Proposal: Mr Kingdom proposed and Mr P. Lake seconded agreement to placing the order before the end of the month and the meeting unanimously agreed.
13. HIGHWAYS
The following problems on the roads were reported:
- Flooded road between Robins Post and Lytheland
- Flooded road between Peak Corner and Two Post Cross
- Potholes between Cotton Lane and Beer Ash Cross
- Potholes just passed Cruwys Morchard House
- Potholes between Valley View and Forke Farm
Meeting closed 8:40p.m.