Minutes of the annual meeting of STANTON ON THE WOLDS PARISH COUNCIL

held on Wednesday May 10th  2006 at Stanton on The Wolds Parish Church

98/06]    ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND SIGNING OF DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE   Coun.  Dennis  Hackett was re-elected.

99/06]    APOLOGIES

                There were none

100/06]  DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

                There were none

101/06   ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN   Coun. Mrs Margaret Healey was re-elected

102/06]  MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING held on March 8 2006 were accepted and signed by the chairman.

 103/06]  CLERK’S REPORT

                The clerk reported that Coun. Butler had provided photographs and a map of the problems on the footpath alongside A6065 Melton Road after Notts County Council had written back to say they could not find any sign of the problem.  Now awaiting further contact from the County.

 104/06]  REPORT ON PARISH MEETING

                The chairman gave a report on the parish meeting held earlier in the evening, outlining the discussions that had taken place on the work of the council, including the proposed publication of the village history book.

105/06]  VILLAGE HISTORY BOOK

                Coun. John Cottee had provided £1000 towards the book from the County Council Electoral Division Initiative Fund and was thanked for the grant and  for his interest in the project.

The chairman reported that Mr Alan Hunt had been appointed editor of the publication, Mrs Sandra Ford having declined to accept the position, and he was making good progress on the necessary work.  It was envisaged there would be 12 pictures and up to 80 pages, with some colour involved.   Quotations were to be  sought for 500 copies.

              A launch event would be held and this would take place at the Golf Club.  It was agreed that Kenneth Clarke MP should be invited to take part and present the first few copies of the publication. It was also agreed, provisionally, that a flyer would be sent to all parishioners announcing the launch and containing a tear-off slip for reply and that a sub-committee of Councillors Hackett, Healy and Jackson would draft a flyer for issue to parishioners during August.

.               The clerk confirmed the council had the necessary power to fund such an event.

106/06]  CORRESPONDENCE

                Notts RCC wrote in respect of the 2006 Best Kept Village Competition but it was felt it was not appropriate to enter.                  Rushcliffe Borough Council advised of their Local Plan comments but members felt there was no involvement for them to make.                    

107/06]  PLANNING

Applications:

                06/00080/ful. Mr Silgram.  Erect detached house following demolition of existing bungalow, new vehicle access, 178 Melton Road.   Do not object.

                06/00294/ful. Mr Mrs Kirk, Conversion and extension of part of dwelling to form additional dwelling, Stanton Lodge, Thurlby Lane.  Object.

                O6/00288/Agric. Mr Mrs McLaren, form access track Part OS Field 6445 Browns Lane.  Object.

                06/00337/ful. Mr Mrs Roe, formation of vehicular access drive, Glebe Farm. 21 Browns Lane.  Do not object.      

                Borough decisions

                06/00288/Agric.  Mr Mrs McLaren, form access track Part OS Field 6445 Browns Lane.  Permitted development.

108/06   VILLAGE AMENITIES / ENVIRONMENT

                Comment was made on the fact that Rushcliffe Borough Council had recently visited the village and carried out a cleaning operation on Stanton Lane and Browns Lane.

109/06   UNREGISTERED LAND

                The chairman updated the council on the situation, and said he had been in contact with Mr Philip Cox of Hickling who was intending to make an application for ownership of one of the pieces of land involved in the discussions on Thurlby Lane.     A letter from Mr Cox had been received by the clerk along with one from Mr Paul Olejnik of West Bridgford, outlining the history of the occupancy of the two parcels of land.    It was not clear if Mr Olejnik planned to register the land.

Concern was expressed at the condition of the land occupied by Mr Cox and it was agreed that this was in need of tidying up.

110/06]  FINANCIAL MATTERS   

                The accounts schedule was approved for payment:  

Members gave approval for the adoption of final accounts 2005/6 and for the chairman to sign them off.

111/06]  NEXT MEETING

                It was agreed the next meeting be held on either July 12 or 19.

112/06]  PUBLIC SESSION

                No matters were raised.

                 The council agreed that press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of a matter involving the clerk’s salary and moved that Section 1 (2) of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 be implemented.

            CLERK’S SALARY

            It was agreed that the salary of the clerk be increased in line with the NALC/SLCC recommendations and that the rate from April 1 be at Spinal Column Point  20.