18 November 2024

HAVERAH PARK WITH BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Monday 18 November 2024

Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall

Present: Councillors – Cllr D Spence (Chairman), Cllr A Ellis, Cllr Mr S Swires,
Cllr J Parish, Cllr M David, Cllr Mrs S Swires and Cllr N Hull.

Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.

4 Members of the public were present.

Questions from the Public

Would this area receive the blue recycling bins? They may be phased in when the old
recycling vehicles are replaced.

Concern was raised about the Traffic Lights situated on the B6161 between Pot Bank
and the Pennypot roundabout.

It was reported that the speed sign appeared to be faulty.

A question was raised about the PC’s comments on the Planning Application for the
Lighting of the Church.

1 Apologies                                   None.

2 Declarations of Interest        None.

3 Exempt Information               Item 15 of this meeting will be held in exempt session as it concerns information relating (to an (individual) (to individuals) under paragraphs 1, 2 & 3 of schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended. Therefore the public will be excluded from this part of the
meeting due to the sensitive nature of the item under discussion. Exempt Information will be kept separate and will not be released for Public scrutiny.

4 Approval of previous minutes –

Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 14 October 2024 was proposed by Cllr David, seconded by Cllr Parish. The minutes were signed by the Chairman.

5 Urgent Business                            Bench – Bench has been placed temporarily on the Village Field

New Website – Clerk has accessed website and has uploaded the recent PC minutes.

6. Finances
The bank balances at 18 November 2024 were reported to the Parish Council:
Business Current Account                                                              £3,692.02
Business Money Manager (Deposit Account)                               £6,166.04
Total                       £9,858.06

Chevin Landscapes Invoice £1,068.00
Payment proposed by Cllr Ellis, seconded by Cllr Spence and carried by all.

The national pay award has now gone through so the annual salary for the clerk is now £3,283.00 from 1/4/2024. Payment of this increase was proposed by Cllr Parish, seconded by Cllr Spence and carried by all.

After a discussion the Precept Request was finalised. £8,106 was proposed by Cllr David, seconded by Cllr Mr S Swires and carried by all.

Insurance. Assets up to the value of £28,000 are covered, the Excess is £100 and it is NOT “New for Old”

Internal Audit to be carried out before Jan Meeting – Cllrs Mrs Swires and Parish.

7. North Yorkshire Councillor      Kex Gill Teams meeting Monday 25 November 2024 Julian Smith MP with Highways has inspected some of the most dangerous NY roads.

8. Planning Matters – Decisions
ZC24/03353/PNF                              Prior Approval not required
Access and turning area for HGV’s re woodland planting. (Mr M O’Vastar)
ZC24/03045/FUL                               Granted Subject to Conditions
To illuminate the tower and west end of Church of St Michael and all Angels, Church Row, Beckwithshaw (Church)
                                        Applications
ZC24/03339/FUL
Improvement to access to Haverah Park on B6161 to accommodate HGV’s (Mr S Startup)

                                    The Parish Council has no objections

ZC24/03373/FUL
Change of external materials to approved Class Q barn conversion at Wildside Barn Otley Road (Cardale Retreats)

                                     The Parish Council has no objections

ZC24/03574/FUL
Ground Solar mounted array at Beckfield Grange, Shaw Lane (Mr M Cheek)

The Parish Council has no objections

                                        Appeals
24/00049/HOUSER ZC24/01089/FUL
Appeal against refusal of an application re erection of a detached single storey Storage building to Serve Bradbury House, Moor Park (Mrs D Manton)

                                        Enforcement
24/00288/BRPC15
Possible breach of planning control at Persimmon Homes, Harlow Hill Grange, Otley Road.

9 Local Plan                   The next Strategic Planning meeting is due to be held on 10 December 2024 at 10.00am.

10 Traffic and Highways         A slide show from the Highway’s workshops will be forwarded to Parish Councils.
The Parish Portal is to be closed and a new system implemented in December.
The VAS speed sign has been reported as not working properly.

Problems can be reported to North Yorkshire on the following webpage:
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/roads-andpavements/potholes-and-road-condition-issues

11 Copse and Grass cutting     Chevin Landscapes Invoice for work in the copse has received and approved for payment.

12 Correspondence                     None.

13 Councillors Questions/Comments               None.

14 Dates and time of next meeting at 7.30pm – Monday 13 January 2025
Monday 10 February 2025
Monday 10 March 2025
Monday 14 April 2025 (Including Parish Meeting)
and            Monday 12 May 2025 (Including Annual Meeting).

Please make note of new dates. All are booked in the village hall.

15 Exempt Session                All members of the Public left the meeting. Exempt information minutes will be kept separate and will not be released for public scrutiny.

The meeting closed at 9.05pm

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

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REQUIRED
No. Action
1 Commuted Sums – follow up Responsibility Cllr Hull
2 VAT refund in progress Clerk
3 Grant form – examples On hold