HAVERAH PARK WITH
BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Thursday 16 May 2019
Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall
Present: Councillors – Cllr D Spence, Cllr A Ellis, Cllr T Muirhead,
Cllr M David and
Cllr Mrs J Ryder.
Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.
3
Members of the public were present.
Following the Annual General Meeting the meeting
commenced at 7.50pm
1. Apologies: Cllr S Lumley and Cllr Miss V Oldham.
2. Declaration
of Interest: None.
3. Exempt Information: None.
4. Minutes of the meetings held on 11 April
2019.
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 11 April 2019 was proposed by Cllr David, seconded by Cllr Ellis
and signed by the Chairman.
5. Matters arising not dealt with elsewhere: The
Parish Clerk has decided not to retire
and is prepared to continue
as Clerk to the Parish Council.
6. Traffic Working Party Report:
The group are awaiting further information
following the closure of the Beckwithshaw Speed Watch. It was suggested that speed
bumps and other
Traffic calming measures be looked into.
7. Urgent Business:
a) Bus Parking PCSO
Lucy Walker is to investigate and report
back to the Parish Council.
b) Parish Councillor Awaiting
the next stage of the protocol from
Harrogate Borough Council
c) Litter Issues The
Parish Council has been informed about a
litter problem seemingly arising from the building
site on Otley Road.
d) Speeding on Lady Lane A
Data Logger will be installed on Lady Lane for a
7 day period with a report to follow.
8. County Councillor’s Report: None.
9. District Councillor’s
Report:
None.
10. Planning
Matters:
DECISIONS
18/04318/REMMAJ Approved Subject to Conditions
Reserved Matters Application re roadway into
the site forming part of principal
Access from Otley Road, outline planning
permission 15/00798/EIAMAJ
(Nexus Planning)
18/05109/FUL Approved Subject to
Conditions
Demolition of single storey timber shop and café
building. Erection of 2 storey
timber shop and café building with first floor
multi-functional activity space
at Bluecoat Wood Nurseries. (Horticap)
19/00665/DVCMAJ Approved Subject to
Conditions
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission
17/01294/FULMAJ to allow
For alterations to approved plans at Moor Park
Estate (Mr J Clay)
APPLICATIONS
19/01729/TPO
Felling of trees in Tree Preservation Order
75/00002 at South Lodge West,
Norwood Lane (Ms A Harrison)
The
Parish Council does not objection to or support the application but will
support the professional decision of Harrogate Borough Council’s Arboricultural
Officer on this application
19/01799/FUL
Erection of a single storey
dwelling with summer house, associated parking,
hard and soft landscaping and pond
at land south of Leckhampton House,
Hill Top Lane Mr M Welsh)
The Parish Council Objects on the planning grounds set out
below:-
This
application is for an inappropriate development which is out of scale and
character with the surrounding area.
19/01459/REMMAJ
Reserved
matters application for the erection of Nursing/Care Home with Close
Care
Accommodation (Use Class C2), formation of Car Parking, Landscaping and
other associated works
(Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale considered)
at Beckwith Head Road.
(Vida Healthcare)
The Parish Council Objects on the planning grounds set
out below:-
The Parish Council objects on the grounds of lack of
road infrastructure, this
development will
increase the number of journeys per day and is still concerned that a strategic
view of the road requirements arising from all the recently completed and
proposed developments is not being considered.
The care home buildings at 2½ and 3 storey are out of
keeping within the surrounding area and will be overbearing in appearance.
11. LDF Update: Awaiting the final Inspectors findings
should be available later in the
year.
12. Finance:
a) The
bank balances at 16 May 2019 were reported to the Parish Council:
£
Community Account 4,572.60
Money Manager (Deposit
Account) 1,432.30
6,004.90
The balance includes the receipt
of the first half of the precept £2,150.00
b) Approval
required and Cheques signed for:-
Information
Commissioner £40.00
Zurich Municipal £257.60
c) The
approval of the Receipts and Payments Account and Bank Reconciliation for the
year ending 31 March 2019 was proposed by Cllr David,
seconded by Cllr Muirhead. Following
Parish Council Approval the Accounts were signed by the Chairman and Clerk.
d) Annual Return.
i) Exemption
Certificate. The Certificate was
completed, and following the proposal by Cllr Ellis, seconded by Cllr David,
carried by all it was signed by the Chairman and Clerk.
ii) Annual Governance Statement. The statement was completed, and following the
proposal by Cllr Muirhead, seconded by Cllr David, carried by all it was signed
by the Chairman and Clerk.
iii) Accounting Statement. The statement was completed, and
following the proposal by Cllr Ellis, seconded by Cllr David, carried by all it
was signed by the Chairman and Clerk.
13. Highways: An application to be made to The Knabb’s
Ridge fund to fund the cost of a flashing traffic sign.
Parish Portal is still inaccessible.
14. Correspondence:
i) Harrogate BC Small
grants re UCI Bike races.
ii) NY Police Poster re Mobile Watch.
iii) Harrogate BC Attendance at Ethical Training.
iv) Beckwithshaw School Use of Copse area. Permission granted.
v) Newsletters and e-mails
forwarded to councillors.
15. Update on the
Copse: Parish Council meeting in June
commences in the copse for a
review.
16. Councillors Questions: None.
17. Date & Time of next meetings: Thursday
13 June 2019 (Commencing in the Copse)
and Thursday 18 July 2019
and Thursday 12 September 2019
and Thursday 10 October 2019
and Thursday 21 November 2019
The meeting closed at 10.30pm
Please check the
website for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org
SUMMARY
OF ACTIONS REQUIRED
|
No. |
Action |
Responsibility |
|
1 |
Review Signage |
Cllr Spence |
|
2 |
New funding re Broadband, continuous |
Cllr Muirhead and Ellis |
|
3 |
Knabb’s Ridge funding |
Clerk to submit application |
|
4 |
Speed on Lady Lane |
Cllr David |
|
5 |
Letter to Building Site |
Clerk and Chairman |
|
6 |
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7 |
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