Parish Council Meeting 20 December 2023

Agenda for the Meeting Clifford Parish Council

To be held at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 20 December 2023

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, where requested, approve the reasons for absence.

 

  1. Crime Report

 

  1. 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

 

  1. To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 15 November 2023

 

  1. Chairman’s Business

 

  1. Clerk’s Report

 

  1. Ward Councillor’s Business

 

  1. Neighbourhood Plan Community Projects & CIL Funding: To receive an update on progress.

 

  1. Lead Members & Committee Representatives, to consider actions required

 

  1. To receive an update from the Playground Working Group

 

  1. To approve a Biodiversity Policy

 

  1. To approve improvements to the area surrounding the War Memorial

 

  1. To appoint a Parish Councillor as liaison representative for the Village Hall

 

  1. To remove Eram Watson and Owen Milligan from the Unity Trust Bank mandate

 

  1. To approve the Elkerlodge Bookkeeping Letter of Engagement

 

  1. To approve the CAHA Budget for 2024/2025

 

  1. To consider the draft budget and precept request for 2024/2025

 

  1. Planning matters
  2. Decisions known or received:

23/05919/COND Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 7 of Planning Application 23/00533/FU at Martin House Childrens Hospice, Grove Road, Boston Spa.  Approved.

23/06213/FU Detached car port and bin store to front at Cherry Tree Cottage, 78 High Street, Clifford. Approved.

23/06806 Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 9 of Planning Application 23/00533/FU – Martin House Childrens Hospice Grove Road Boston Spa . Approved

  1. To receive an update on Planning Applications considered by the Planning Working Group

23/06785/FU/NE Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) to previously approved planning application 21/10248/FU for alterations including changes to windows and doors; additional windows and roof lights; changes to internal layout at Low Farm Barn High Street Clifford

23/07000/LI/NE Listed building application for the installation of five external light fittings at 70

High Street, Clifford

APP/N4720/X/23/3334374 Appeal Against Refusal for Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for Use of land as domestic garden within the planning unit of Low Farm Barn High, Street Clifford.

23/04572/FU Installation of a battery energy storage system, including associated infrastructure and access at Warren Lane, Bramham.

 

  1. Enforcement

Low Farm Barn

  1. Financial Matters
  2. To approve the following receipts
i   CCLA Dividend 1886.27
ii   Clifford FC (Maintenance contribution) 1275.00

 

  1. To approve the following payments:
    Payee Amount

(excl VAT)

 VAT Total  Sec 137
i BACS Clerk’s Salary     tbc  
ii BACS SLCC Membership 94.00   94.00  
iii BACS Clerk (office supplies) 9.50   9.50  
iv BACS G Baxter & Sons 2345.00 496.00 2814.00  
v BACS WVGM (grass cutting) 175.00   175.00  
vi BACS Oven Door (mince pies) 90.00   90.00  
vii BACS Sally Wise (refund of allotment bond – plot 12 a) 50.00   50.00  
  1. To receive the bank reconciliations and management reports and note the current bank balances.

 

  1. Correspondence Updates (other than that relating to specific agenda items)

 

  1. To note that any reports/agenda items for the Meeting to be held 17 January 2024 on need to be with the Clerk by Tuesday 9 January 2024

 

  1. To exclude members of the public and press from agenda item 23 due to the commercial confidentially of the item under discussion.

 

  1. To receive an update on the purchase of land off South View, Albion Street, Clifford.

N R Fairbairn

Nancy Fairbairn, Clerk

14 December 2023