2011january

FOLLIFOOT WITH PLOMPTON PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the meeting held on 13th January 2011

Present: B. Fisher (chairman), T. Martin, E. Bolton , C. Florance, U. Cansfield, B. Butler,

M. Kettlewell (internal auditor), C. Bayliss (District councillor), 2 residents

• Apologies for absence: N. Pettitt

• Declarations of interest in items on the agenda : E. Bolton declared an interest in item 12a, regarding planning at Plompton Square . T. Martin declared an interest in item 5c, the removal of trees.

• Public Participation session: One resident enquired if the views of the residents on the development of the village had been passed on to local MP. The chairman said they had not, as it is not usual practice.

The second resident said he wished to discuss the sub-committee. B. Fisher said he would discuss it within the chairman’s communication.

• Minutes of the meeting held on 9 th December 2010: Item 4 should read ‘Minutes of meeting held on 1 st November 2010. Having been proposed by U. Cansfield and seconded by N. Pettitt, the chairman signed the minutes as a correct record.

• Matters arising from the previous minutes:

• Yorkshire Water: B. Fisher said following his communications with Yorkshire Water the hole outside Pear Tree Cottage had been repaired. It was noted that the grit on the pavement had not been swept up and the splashed wall of Pear Tree Cottage not cleaned; both problems being caused by the hole in the road.

ACTION : B.F to contact Yorkshire Water and request that these issues are dealt with.

B. Fisher said he had further communications with Yorkshire Water regarding the tree root cutting along the sewage pipe on Spofforth Road . Yorkshire Water had carried out a road pipe survey, they discovered a manhole cover had been buried; this is causing concern as they are unsure if they can complete the works. Net Work Engineering has put the work down as a priority.

b) Telephone Kiosk: YLCA have advice the parish council on the problem of the telephone kiosk being situated on private land. Giving two options, the first option would be to purchase the land if the landowner is willing. The second option is to enter into a formal lease.

ACTION: S.H to organise letter to landowner regarding options.

c) Removal of Trees : B. Fisher said a further discussion on the trees was required

as T. Martin was not present at the last meeting.

T. Martin said he had planted the trees as a contribution towards the environment and future generations and was disappointed at the negativity. He explained his thoughts behind the location of the trees. He said he had not been aware that the land by the pound was private land and he was not aware the landowner of the cricket club was not in agreement with the planting of the trees. Whilst living in the village and able to he was happy to maintain the trees.

B. Fisher said the removal of the trees on private land would still need to be carried out. The parish councillors said that the trees at Kitty Corner did not appear to cause any concern.

The trees on Pannal Road by the junction of A658 were discussed, the parish councillor’s were unable to agree if the trees should be removed and relocated. It was agreed that it would be discussed further at the next meeting.

• Chairman’s communication:

• The chairman had received a letter from Risdale Transport regarding the damage to the village green. Mr Risdale wished to inform the council that his wagons had not caused the damage.

• Rudding Estate had written to B. Fisher regarding the environmental impact of Chinese Lanterns. B. Fisher suggested an article should go in the parish magazine to inform local residents about the environmental impact.

ACTION: S.H to contact parish magazine.

• B. Fisher said that he would like the new sub-committee to meet in the near future. The proposed members of the sub-committee are; P. Dawson, T. Tate, S. Bradburn and N. Pettitt. B. Fisher said he will attend the first meeting. He suggested two items for discussion, firstly to meet with the local landowner and secondly look at obtaining an open space for the village. The district councillor and local councillors were all in favour.

• B. Fisher said he will organise the visit to Rudding Hotel regarding planning. ACTION: B.F to contact parish councillors and arrange visit.

• B. Fisher said he had received correspondence from a Knaresborough Estate Agent, which stated that the F. Leason’s land is available for consideration for low cost housing.

• Matters concerning Plompton:

• E. Bolton said the drain at Plompton triangle was still blocked.

ACTION: S.H to contact Highways.

• E. Bolton said there had been an old metal visitor’s sign to Plompton, which has broken. The pole needs removing and a new sign erecting.

ACTION: S.H to contact HBC.

• Parish Plan: To be carried forward to the next meeting as N. Pettitt not present.

• Highways:

• Flooding at Junction A658: S. Hinchcliffe had received an email from Highways, it stated they will rejet the drain. S. Hinchcliffe has requested that Highways notify her once it is completed so it can be monitored.

• Leconfield Road and Pavement Repair: S. Hinchcliffe had received an email from Highways; it informed her that it is a non urgent repair and has been included in general repairs.

• Traffic Speeding on Pannal Road : To be discussed at next meeting as N. Pettitt not present.

• B. Butler said that the wall at Horsepond Beck looks as though there had been some movement. ACTION: S.H to contact Highways.

• B. Butler said that the bungalows at Forge Green require gritting in icy or snow conditions, as one resident had fallen. ACTION: S.H to contact Highways.

• Finance:

• The request for authorisation of expenditure of £29.00 for membership to ‘Campaign to Protect Rural England’ was approved. Approved by B. Fisher and seconded by T. Martin.

• The request for authroisation of expenditure of £550.70 for the clerk’s salary was approved. Approved by B. Fisher and seconded by T. Martin.

• The request for authorisation of expenditure of £66.00 for the clerk’s expenses was approved. Approved by B. Fisher and seconded by T. Martin.

• Quarterly Reconciliation was given to all parish councillors.

• Balance at the bank was £9,767.26

• Clerk’s correspondence:

The clerk’s correspondence was circulated. This included a list of emails sent prior to the meeting.

• Planning:

• Application 6.108.19.F.DVCON 10/05390/DVCON – 8 Plompton Square , Plompton for Deletion of condition 8 permission 6.108.19D.FUL to allow annexe to be used by others and removal of window and door openings. The Parish Council supports the application

• Application 6.121.18.AP.FUL 10/05323/FUL – Rudding Park Hotel, Follifoot for Erection of single storey extension. The Parish Council supports the application.

• Application 6.121.18.AQ.LB 10/05324/LB – Rudding Park Hotel, Follifoot for Listed building application for the erection of single storey extension. The Parish Council supports the application.

• Local Councillor: C. Bayliss attended the meeting and said she wished to reassure the parish council about Harrogate Borough Councils (HBC) 2011 budget; although the HBC had taken the second biggest cut, they had under spent last year.

• Date of next meeting: Thursday 10 th February 2011