Tuesday 13 June 2023
Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall
Present: Councillors – Cllr D Spence (Chairman), Cllr A Ellis, Cllr J Parish, and Cllr
Mr S Swires.
Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.
1 Member of the public was present.
The first 15 minutes were held in the Copse.
AGENDA
1 Apologies Cllr M David and Cllr Mrs S Swires.
2 Declarations of Interest None.
3 Exempt Information None.
4 Approval of previous minutes –
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Annual Meeting held on 9 May 2023 was proposed by Cllr Spence, seconded by Cllr Parish and signed by the Chairman.
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9 May 2023 was proposed by Cllr Spence, seconded by Cllr Parish and signed by the Chairman.
5 Urgent Business – Defibrillator at Squinting Cat – permission has been
granted by Greene King for it to be sited at the Squinting
Cat Pub. Exact location is under negotiation.
Grants – Working with Organisations – Cllr Parish to
obtain examples of Grant Forms. Criteria for grants to be
formulated and also guidance to other funding be offered.
Bench – siting of, on Otley Road. Reminder to be sent to
Persimmon Homes (Copy to Cllr Ellis). Order Bench.
Notice Board – Apply to Cllr Hull for a Locality Grant.
Commuted Sums – Cllr Parish to follow up.
Standing Orders – All Parish Councillors to read then sign
declaration at next meeting.
- Finances – The bank balances at 13 June 2023 were reported to the Parish Council:
Business Current Account £1,584.09
Business Money Manager (Deposit Account) £7,477.09
£9,061.18
Clerk to investigate the possibility of a ‘Debit Card’ for some payments. – ongoing.
Bank Mandate partially updated still need signatures (2 Cllrs details needed urgently)
Payments included Insurance £264.00
Data Protection Fee £35.00
Approval for payment of Clerk’s expenses proposed by
Cllr Ellis and seconded by Cllr Spence £289.12
Prior Approval for payment of Clerk’s Salary (£542.95) and tax (£135.80) was
approved.
Internal Audit – Cllrs Spence and Ellis to attend at 7.00pm prior to next PC meeting
to carry out audit.
7 North Yorkshire Councillor Cllr Hull to follow up on information re the “Rural
Footpath” from Beckwithshaw Roundabout to the Cricket Field.
Cllr Hull has also been asked to investigate several
outstanding items raised with Highways.
8 Planning Matters – Decisions
ZC23/01723/TPO Granted subject to conditions
Felling and replanting 2 trees at Long Lane House, Beckwith Head (Mrs Anna Byron)
Applications
ZC22/00721/OHL
Rebuild of Overhead line at The Stables, Shaw Lane (Northern Powergrid)
The Parish Council has no objections.
ZC23/02029/FUL
Erection of first floor extension and formation of roof terrace at Delauney House,
Moor Park (Mr & Mrs Bruce)
The Parish Council has no objections.
ZC23/02184/PBR
Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to form2 dwellings at
Wildside Barn, Otley Road (Cardale Retreats Ltd)
“The Parish Council does not object to or support the application but wishes that there is appropriate access to this site.”
9 Local Plan The group have composed a letter to be sent to Cllr Pat Marsh
about the concerns of the local area.
10 Traffic and Highways Several outstanding items to be referred to NY Council.
20’s Plenty – Survey Report from North Yorkshire Council
is due on Monday 26 June 2023.
Problems can be reported to North Yorkshire on the following webpage:
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/report-online
11 Copse and Grass Cutting The Copse was inspected at the start of the mmeting.
Actions required – The lime trees need trimming at the base.
Bramble needs removing from base of tree
numbered 2434 (TPO number)
Paving needs sweeping.
Ivy needs removing.
Surface trim or just trim border of paving with
a path to Information Board. Clerk to
contact Chevin Landscapes.
12 Correspondence Received reply from Richard Flinton, Chief Executive of
NYC. Should receive a response by 3 July 2023.
13 Councillors Questions Information received about a community Bus.
The Parish was asked if the day of the meeting could be
altered to a Monday evening as Beckwithshaw has
received a new booking for Tuesday evenings.
The Parish Council agreed.
14 Dates and time of next meetings – Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 7.30pm
and Monday 11 September 2023
Monday 9 October 2023
Monday 20 November 2023
Please make note of dates. All are booked in the village hall.
The meeting closed at 9.55pm
Please check the website for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REQUIRED
| No. | Action | Responsibility |
| 1 | Defibrillator – Contact Squinting re location | 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 | Notice Board – apply for grant – Locality Budgets NY | Clerk |
| 7 | Standing Orders please read, to be signed at next meeting. | All Cllrs |