HAVERAH PARK WITH BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL

 

 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Tuesday 11 September 2018

 

Location:     Beckwithshaw Village Hall

 

Present:         Councillors – Cllr M Nicholson (Chairman), Cllr D Spence, Cllr A Ellis, Cllr Ms L Barovic, Cllr S Lumley and Cllr Miss V Oldham.

 

For Parish Clerk – Mrs M Nicholson.

 

                    4 Members of the public were present.

                   

1.       Apologies:   Cllr T Muirhead, Cllr Mrs J Ryder and Clerk Mrs J H Galloway.

 

2.       Declaration of Interest:    None.

 

3.       Exempt Information:       None.

 

4.       Minutes of the meeting held on 17July 2018.

 

Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 17 July 2018 was proposed

by Cllr Spence and seconded by Cllr Ellis.

                             

5.       Matters arising not dealt with elsewhere:      Item 5 – 12 July Minutes, 10,961 vehicles

via Shaw Lane is included in the total of 56,740.

Also see summary of actions required.

                                                       

6.       Traffic Working Party Report:             

 

The Speedwatch Group has written to the Police Commissioner about the possibility of changing speed limits in and around the village as North Yorkshire Highways say they cannot change limits without Police agreement.

Cllr Lumley reported that the County Council has relaxed their rules re traffic signs. They still say that any signs need to confirm with their regulations. It is possible that we could be installing speed signs in a few months.

                   

7.         Urgent Business:   Contribution to Traffic Survey for Local Plan Challenge

 

Following a lengthy discussion it was agreed that it was better to remain in the loop and the following proposal was made:-

 

“It is proposed that Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw Parish Council make a ‘one-off’

contribution of £175.00 towards the Traffic Survey by BWB”           

Proposed by Cllr Ms Barovic, seconded by Cllr Spence and agreed by all.

 

Clerk to write offering £175.00 (representing 5% of Budget) as a “one-off” payment

be offered as a contribution on condition that the Parish be treated equally with the

other parishes and organisations involved even though the contribution is much

smaller. 

 

 

8.       County Councillor’s Report:      Cllr Lumley reported that Kex Gill will have a temporary

repair to keep it open until the building of the new road which could

commence in 2020 and take approx. five years to complete. £11 million

has been received from Central Government for road improvements

in Harrogate.

 

 

9.       District Councillor’s Report:      Cllr Miss Oldham had asked local businesses to apply to

                                        a Hardship Fund for support, but has had no replies. She reported that

the Local Plan has now been submitted. Local Charities could benefit

from the Harrogate Lotto which is now ‘live’. Several open days have

been announced for the public to view the new Civic Centre.

 

10.     Planning Matters:           

                                        Harrogate Borough Council had written re the implementation of

                              Electronic Consultations on Planning Applications”. The Clerk was requested

                              to reply asking that hardcopy plans still be sent and that we could not afford

                              to pay £10 to £15 per application.

 

Decisions

 

17/01294/FULMAJ            Approved Subject to Conditions

Erection of 4 detached dwellings at Moor Park (Mr Mike Bower)

 

18/02772/TPO                  Approved Subject to Conditions

Crown lift 2 Chestnut trees at 3 Church Row, Beckwithshaw (Mr A Ross)

 

18/02177/FUL                   Refused Permission

Formation of agricultural access, track and farmyard, erection of gates and walls at

Beckwith Lodge Farm (Mr R O’Neill)

 

Applications

18/02521/FUL

Retention of detached agricultural storage building at Shaw Green Farm (Mr S Towers)

Prior Consultation – Parish Council has no objections.

 

18/02518/FUL

Conversion of 2 dwellings to 1 dwelling at Beckwith Cottages (Mr J Wilkinson)

Prior Consultation – Parish Council has no objections.

 

18/02772/TPO                           

Crown lift 2 Chestnut trees at 3 Church Row, Beckwithshaw (Mr A Ross)

Prior Consultation – The Parish Council does not objection to or support the application but will support the professional decision of Harrogate Borough Council’s Arboriculture Officer on this application.

 

 

 

18/02847/FUL

Demolition of stables: Erection of 2 two storey extensions, 1 single storey extension and detached garage/office, installation of 4 roof lights and landscaping at Snell House Farm, Otley Road (Mr R Fearnley)

Prior Consultation – Parish Council has no objections.

 

 

 

18/02903/LB

Listed Building application re 18/02847/FUL at Snell House Farm, Otley Road (Mr R Fearnley)

Prior Consultation – Parish Council has no objections.

 

18/03299/TPO

Crown reduction of Oak Tree at Bray House, Moor Park (Mr England)

Prior Consultation – The Parish Council does not objection to or support the application but will support the professional decision of Harrogate Borough Council’s Arboriculture Officer on this application.

 

18/03379/DVCMAJ

Part variation of Condition 11 (Offsite Highways Works) of planning permission 17/00094/OUTMAJ to allow rewording of condition at Beckwith Head Road (Beckwith Knowle Developments)

 

The Parish Council does not object to or support the application.

 

 

11.   LDF Update:             See item 7 above.

 

12.   Highways:      Posters to help reduce speeding through the village were discussed and costs to be investigated. A query re the entrance to Haverah Park (opposite the cricket field) was brought up and Cllr Lumley is going to check.

                             

13.  Finance:                             

a)       The bank balances at 11 September 2018 were reported to the Parish Council:

                                                                                                              £

                    Community Account                                                            2,704.38

                    Money Manager (Deposit Account)                                      1,430.40

                                                                                                              4,134.78

                   

Payments have been made to Simon Crossley Landscapes £396.00 and to

          NYCC £264.00 these payments require formal approval

                              The Parish Council approved the above payments.              

                                                           

14.  Correspondence:     

 

i)       Newsletters and e-mails forwarded to councillors.

 

 

 

15.  Update on the Copse:          No action yet, maybe later in year and in Spring 2019.

                                   

16. Councillors Questions:        The Broadband Survey by Harrogate Borough Council is on

the website and notice board.

A report about rubbish on the football field be passed to the Village Hall Committee.

 

17. Date & Time of next meetings:       Tuesday 9 October 2018 at 7.45pm

                                                  and     Tuesday 13 November 2018 at 7.45pm

                                                  and     Tuesday 8 January 2019 at 7.45pm

                                                  and     Tuesday 12 February 2019 at 7.45pm

                                                  and     Tuesday 12 March 2019 at 7.45pm

                                                  and     Tuesday 9 April 2019 at 7.45pm with Open Meeting

                                                  and     Tuesday 14 May 2019 at 7.45pm with AGM  

 

 

The meeting closed at 9.15pm

 

 

Please check the website for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REQUIRED

 

No.

Action

Responsibility

1

Review Signage

Cllr Nicholson

Cllr Spence

2

New funding re Broadband, continuous

Cllr Muirhead

Cllr Ellis

3

Knabbs Ridge funding

All

4

County Councillors funding

?? re-apply

5

Emergency Plan Revision

Clerk

6

Thank you letters to Ex Cllrs Clark and Mrs Wilson, and to M MacEwan.

Cllr Nicholson

7

Specimen signatures for bank

Clerk