HAVERAH PARK WITH
BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Monday 11 September 2023
Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall
Present: Councillors – Cllr D
Spence (Chairman), Cllr A Ellis, , Cllr Mr S Swires, Cllr Mrs S
Swires and Cllr N Hull.
Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.
2
Members of the public were present.
1
Apologies Cllr J Parish and
Cllr M David.
2 Declarations
of Interest Cllr Ellis declared an
interest in planning item
ZC23/03061/FUL. This
item will be discussed at end of
meeting when Cllr Ellis
has left the premises.
3 Exempt Information None.
4 Approval of previous minutes
–
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 18 July 2023 was proposed by Cllr Mrs S Swires, seconded by Cllr
S Swires and signed by the Chairman.
5 Urgent Business – Defibrillator
at Squinting Cat and Smiths Arms.
The
Squinting Cat is awaiting their electrical contractor to
install
the defibrillator, Cllr Spence to follow up.
Jon
Bryant has requested that he be replaced as the
overseer
of the defib at the Smiths Arms. The Parish
Council
thanks him for looking after it. Information will be
sought
as to the exact duties so that a replacement can be
found.
Grants – Working with Organisations Ongoing.
Bench – siting of, on Otley Road Awaiting
delivery
of
bench (Nov 2023) and contact with the
site
management.
Notice Board - Grant application refused. Apply to other
funds?
Commuted Sums – Approx £41,000 to be
spent before
2031
(Cricket Field, Otley Road)
Can
any of this amount be diverted to
the
current Beckwithshaw Cricket
Club?
6
Finances
- The bank balances at 11 September 2023 were reported
to the Parish
Council:
Business Current Account
£770.97
Business
Money Manager (Deposit Account) £6,507.29
£7,278.26
Clerk to investigate
the possibility of a ‘Debit Card’ for some payments. – ongoing.
Bank Mandate requires
extra sign and will be passed to HSBC.
Prior Approval to pay Clerk’s Salary £543.15
and tax
£135.60
Approved by Cllr Spence
and Cllr Mrs S Swires, all in favour.
NJC pay award not yet
approved - possible
increase of £275 pa to Clerk’s Salary.
Next quarter’s Audit - Cllr
Spence and Cllr Mrs S Swires at 7.00pm before next PC
Meeting
7
North Yorkshire Councillor 20mph speed limits are being set up outside
Harrogate
Schools, but not in rural Areas yet. There is a 6 month wait for statutory
legislation
to take place. Cllr Hull gave the contact details of the new Highways
Manager.
New contact for Community Emergency Plan
received. Plan needs annual review.
8
Planning Matters – This item was discussed at the end of the meeting.
Decisions
ZC23/02206/LB Granted
subject to conditions
To
replace window at Court House, Moor Park, Beckwithshaw (C/O agent).
ZC23/02123/FUL Granted
subject to conditions
Replacement
of roof covering for Solar Panel to existing cottage, installation of solar
panels to planted roof on existing single storey extension. Installation of
ASHP unit in place of oil tank and installation of 2 windows to gable at 3
Springhill Cottages (Mr and Mrs Rietschel).
ZC23/02257/CLOPUD Refused
Application
of external cladding at Leckhampton House, Hill Top Lane (Mr M Welsh).
ZC23/02256/ FUL Granted
subject to conditions
Storey
side extension (revised scheme 18/04990/FUL) etc Leckhampton House, Hill Top
Lane (Mr M Welsh)
ZC23/02029/FUL Withdrawn
Erection
of first floor extension and formation of roof terrace at Delauney House, Moor
Park (Mr and Mrs Bruce).
Applications
ZC23/02625/FUL
Demolition
of domestic stores and erection of commercial therapy studio at Beckwith
Farm,
Beckwith (Mr M Jeffries) Prior response made:-
ZC23/03025/FUL
Demolition
of 2 agricultural barns and erection of one dwelling at Beckwith Barn,
Beckwith
(Jenny Cairns)
The Parish Council does not object to or
support the application but wishes to make a comment that the narrow and uneven
access road from the junction of Lady Lane, Beckwith Head Road and Howhill
Quarry Road needs improvement to allow for existing and increased traffic use.
ZC23/03173/PNG
Prior
notification for change of use from agricultural to commercial flexible use at
Central
House Farm (DAB Developments)
The Parish Council does not object
to or support the application but wishes to make a comment that the narrow and
uneven access road from the junction of Penny Pot Lane would need improvement for
existing and increased usage.
Enforcement
23/00270/PR15
Possible
Breach of planning control (Extension of domestic curtilage) at Braithwaite
Barn,
Beckwith
Application
ZC23/03061/FUL
Single
storey extension and two storey side extension at The Mistal, Higher Shaw
Farm
(Mr Robert Hiley)
Cllr A.
Ellis declared a pecuniary interest and this item was discussed at the end of
the meeting after Cllr Ellis had left the premises.
The Parish Council does not
object to or support the application but wishes to make a comment that there
are some concerns about loss of light to the neighbouring property.
9 Local Plan It was reported that there are plans for a new
roundabout
and
a pedestrian crossing in the village, but other
infrastructure
concerns were dismissed. Another meeting
on
26 September 2023.
10 Traffic and Highways There is a safety problem on the B6162 near to the
mini
roundabout.
The gaps in the grass verges indicate that
there
are two possible crossing points, but the one nearest
to
the roundabout is unsafe as it is too close and proper
judgement
cannot be made. Suggest it is removed.
Another request for the double yellow lines
outside the
Village
Hall be replaced to be made.
Problems can be reported to North Yorkshire on the following webpage:
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/report-online
11 Copse and Grass cutting An
autumnal review is needed of work required.
12 Correspondence None.
13 Councillors Questions None.
14 Dates and time of next meetings
at 7.30pm – Monday
9 October 2023
Monday 20 November 2023
Monday 8 January 2024
Monday 12 February 2024
Monday 11 March 2024
Monday 8 April 2024
Monday 13 May 2024
Please make note of new
dates. All are booked in the village hall.
The meeting closed at 10.15pm
Please check the website
for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REQUIRED
No. |
Action |
Responsibility |
1 |
Defibrillator – Contact Squinting re installation |
Cllr Spence |
2 |
Defibrillator – Source Demo |
Cllrs |
3 |
Commuted Sums - follow up |
Cllr Parish |
4 |
Grant form - examples |
Cllr Parish |
5 |
Bench – Contact Persimmon Homes |
Clerk (Copy to Cllr Ellis) |
6 |
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7 |
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