Agenda for the Meeting Clifford Parish Council
To be held at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 16 November 2022
at Clifford Village Hall
This is your summons to the meeting of the Parish Council on the date above. If you are unable to attend, please notify me & send me any comments you wish to make on items on the agenda, in advance of the meeting.
Prior to the meeting commencing there will be a Public Participation session. Each member of the public present may speak once for up to 5 minutes on any item. The council will take these representations into account when agenda items are discussed but is not required to make a response. The Chairman may direct that a question posed during this section may be answered by a member of the council, or by the clerk. This session will last for a maximum of 20 minutes after which members of the public will no longer be permitted to address the Council for the remainder of the meeting, unless specifically invited by the Chairman.
1. To receive apologies and reasons for absence
2. Crime Report
3. a) To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 9-10 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Also, to declare any other significant interests which the Member wishes to declare in the public interest, in accordance with paragraphs 13-19 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.
(b) To give notification of any changes in the Members’ Register of Interests
4. To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 19 October 2022
5. Chairman’s Business
6. Clerk’s Report
7. Ward Councillor’s Business
8. Neighbourhood Plan Community Projects & CIL Funding: To receive an update on progress.
9. Lead Members & Committee Representatives, to consider actions required
10. To agree to sign the NALC Civility and Respect Pledge
11. To approve the National Salary Award (LGA) for the Clerk
12. To agree a budget for improvements to the war memorial
13. To review the grass cutting contracts
14. Planning matters
a) Decisions known or received:
22/05157/FU | Single storey extension to sides and rear; porch to front | 4 Thwaite Road Boston Spa Approved
22/03016/FU Single storey side extension with terrace to existing double garage with link to main house, incorporating car port; resurfacing of driveway at 4 Barton Court, Clifford. Approved
22/05358/FU Demolition of existing garage; single storey side and rear extension; patio to rear at 8 Moor Avenue, Clifford. Approved
b) To receive an update on Planning Applications considered by the Planning Working Group
22/03896/FU Replacement of existing windows with white UPVC at Carr Manor 31 Old Mill Lane
22/06747/FU/NE Replacement UPVC windows at 27 High Street, Clifford
22/03888/FU New accessible platform lift and stepped platform entrance to church; new internal lobby and access WC Approved
c) Enforcement
22/00528/NCP3 Compliance check: plans approval 18/05763/FU Owl Cottage, High Street, Clifford
22/00579/UCU3 Use of paddock area as residential garden land at Low Farm Barn, High Street, Clifford
15. Financial Matters
a) To approve the following receipts
i BACS Allotment bond (Plot 12 b) £50.00
b) To approve the following payments:
Payee Amount
(excl VAT) VAT Total Sec 137
i BACS Clerk’s Salary TBC
ii BACS Clerk (Office 365 Business basic monthly fee) 4.50 .90 5.40
iii BACS Clerk (Stationery) 2.00 2.00
iv BACS Clerk (Land Registry searches) 36.00 36.00
v BACS Clerk (Pinter ink) 37.42 7.48 44.90
vi BACS WVGM (Village Hall & St Edwards Wood – Sept) 300.00 300.00
vii BACS WVGM (Village Hall & PROW Oct) 385.00 385.00
viii BACS WVGM (Allotments ) 60.00 60.00
ix BACS Gary Germain (St Edwards Field benches) 190.00 190.00
x BACS 0
xi BACS Eyelid Productions Ltd (Annual Website support) 100.00 100.00
x BACS Cloud Next Ltd (Village Hall website hosting 4.00 .80 4.80
xi BACS Cloud Next Ltd (Village Hall domain name) 6.99 1.39 8.38
c) To receive the bank reconciliations and management and note the current bank balances
16. Correspondence Updates (other than that relating to specific agenda items)
17. To note that any reports/agenda items for the Meeting to be held on 21 December 2022 need to be with the Clerk by Tuesday 13 September 2022
N R Fairbairn
Nancy Fairbairn, Clerk
10 November 2022