KIRBY HILL & DISTRICT PARISH COUNCIL
(Incorporating:
Kirby Hill, Milby,Thornton Bridge, Humberton and Ellenthorpe)
A
meeting of the above Parish Council was held on 10th July 2006 in
the Coronation Hall, Milby, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972,
due notice having been given. The
meeting opened at 7.15 pm.
Present: Cllrs. Smailes [Chairman], Graham, Helliwell, Lister, McKenzie,
Merson, Parr, Wilkinson, HDCllr N
Wilson.
1. Apologies: Cllr Gareth Owens, CCllr John Watson
2. Code of Conduct:
Cllr Wilkinson declared interests in items 5b, 5j, 7a and 7b. Cllr Lister an interest in item 5a and Cllr
Parr an interest in 7i.
3. Minutes of
the previous meetings on 15th May 2006 & 12th June
2006 had been copied and distributed
prior to this meeting. Cllrs accepted them as a true record and they were duly signed.
4. Finance & Settlement of Accounts
a)
The
accounts, as of 10 July 2006, stood at £1942.92
b)
Rent
of room…to pay (x2) …………. £11.00
c)
Clerk’s
honorarium May&June 2006 to pay £80.00
d)
PWLB
Loan repayment 1st (paid)…………
£728.67
e)
A
Foster Grass cutting 1st
half yr to pay …£230.00
5. Correspondence
a)
Letter
of resignation from Cllr Owens was read by Chairman. All
councillors agreed his going would be a great loss to the council and
commented on the very valuable work he had done. The Chairman will
write
to thank Gareth formally on behalf of the whole council. Cllr
Graham
proposed and Cllr Wilkinson seconded that Gareth should be
asked
to continue to head the work on the Village Design Statement and
the
Parish website. ACTION
GS
The
council was reassured that Gareth’s essential and highly valued work
with
the Kirby Hill RAMS, fighting the proposed MSA, would continue.
Cllr
Parr was concerned that the Parish Council was not receiving official
information from HBC about the status of the MSA application, pointing
out
that nothing official had been received by the council on the outcome
of the
Heather Ive appeal. The Clerk will
write to Mr Prosser at HBC to
request
that such official information is sent to the Parish Council as
routine. ACTION CLERK
Cllr
Parr volunteered to be the council’s focus for MSA issues, liaising as
necessary with Gareth and the RAMS.
Vice
Chairman
Cllr
Wilkinson nominated Cllr McKenzie to take over as Vice Chairman
from
Cllr Owens. This was seconded by Cllr
Graham. Cllr McKenzie was
pleased
to accept.
b)
HBC LDF Site Options and Core Strategy consultation
Cllrs looked again at the Site Option plans and development limits for
the Kirby Hill settlement and for the Milby employment area behind the
Coronation Hall.
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These were discussed at the special meeting on 12 June at which the
existing development limits had been accepted. It had also been proposed that
that the area of 1.8ha (refRL55 on HBC plan), having been put forward for
development outside the limit was far too large for a potential development of
max. 12 affordable dwellings. A site of
about 0.4ha closer to the existing line of the development limit had been
suggested as more suitable. After further discussion about the dangers of
infill in this MSA-sensitive area and with input from DCllr Wilson about the
desirability of evidence for affordable housing need it was decided unanimously
not to accept any of this parcel of land outside the development limit as
potentially suitable for development for the time being.
With regard to the 5.5ha of land in Milby, behind
the Coronation Hall, currently employment use, Cllrs considered that this could
be redefined as mixed residential/employment use.
With regard to development potential within
the Kirby Hill settlement development limit it was suggested that Ellis’s
builder’s yard might in the future have potential for mixed residential
development. The clerk would
communicate these decisions to HBC on the maps provided.
DCllr Wilson asked if the council would be discussing the other
documents in the HBC Consultation package, notably the Core Strategy Preferred
Options paper. This was not on the
agenda and the clerk explained that these aspects would be discussed at the
coming Joint Parish Council meeting (13/7) at which two Kirby Hill councillors
would be present. Cllr Parr was
supported by DCllr Wilson in arguing that this was not appropriate and that the
full set of documents should have been brought for discussion at the
meeting. The clerk apologised for the
omission and it was a agreed that a special meeting would be held on 24/7 to
discuss the documents. The meeting would include the Cllrs Smailes, Parr,
Graham and McKenzie.
The clerk would alert HBC that any comments on the
‘preferred options’ document would be submitted later than the 21/7 deadline.
c)
HBC
Housing Survey. No action for PC beyond posting posters on
noticeboards. Done. Concerns expressed over the appropriateness of some
of the
survey questions.
d)
NYCC
Minerals&Waste Planning. Notice received of adoption of NY
Waste
Local Plan, which can be viewed on NYCC website.
e)
NYCC
Diversion of footpaths. NYCC has
acknowledged receipt of clerk’s letter outlining council’s objections to
proposed diversions of Kirby Hill/Milby footpaths. It has now come to the council’s notice that the landowner had
further proposed an alternative to the original proposals. The clerk will
contact NYCC Rights of Way Dept to obtain details of this. ACTION CLERK
f)
HBC
– Civic Service. No councillors had
been able to attend this.
g)
NY
Police – Local Policing Summary. Made
available for councillors to inspect. A copy of the same is to be sent to every
household in N. Yorks.
h)
Anonymous
letter complaining about new windows in 3-4 Burton Cottages, Humberton. No
response can be made.
i)
Letter
from Mr J Bentham re parking problems Leeming Lane and outside school. Clerk had replied to this on 14 June
outlining actions taken so far through NYCC and Police and inviting Mr Bentham
to the meeting. The matter is still
being progressed through the Joint Parish Council meetings but the clerk
reported that CCllr Watson had said he could not support a reduction in speed
limit from
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40mph
to 30mph for the whole length of Leeming Lane through the settlement of
Kirby
Hill/Langthorpe, although he acknowledged there was more need for the
reduction at the Kirby Hill end where the car parking is.
j)
Request
through Cllr McKenzie from Mr & Mrs Wilkinson in Thornton Bridge for
village signs. The cost of these would
have to be borne by the parish council and there were possible siting problems
for the 2 (or 3?) signs. NYCC had
indicated a rough cost of £150 per sign for the very basic design. Possibilitty of funding through the commuted
sums balance held in LA (Leisure Area) category. Clerk to write to Mr and Mrs
Wilkinson to update them on position and to check with HBC about use of ‘106
monies’. ACTION CLERK
k)
‘The
Local Channel’ – invitation for free link page to parish website from this
national website covering over 1400 councils.
Cllrs agreed a good idea and Clerk to pass to Gareth Owens for
attention. ACTION CLERK
6. Councillors’ /Clerk’s Reports
a)
Police
liaison. Cllr Wilkinson had not managed to get to the 6 June
Meeting but drew the meeting’s attention to main
items on the minutes
b)
Joint
Parish Council. Nothing to report. Next
meets 13 July.
c)
Yore
Vision. Clerk reported that two projects are under way:
1.
Boroughbridge ‘urban improvement’ (with Urban Design consultant)
and
largely concentrating on visual improvements to certain areas of the
town
and 2. circular walks in the area,
taking in riverside.
d)
Coronation
Hall Committee. The clerk reported that the balance being
accrued
(currently standing around £35k) was destined, beyond routine
annual
expenses/contingencies, for an extension at the rear of the hall to
provide
changing rooms, meeting rooms and extra storage.
7. Ongoing and other matters
a)
B6265
Lay-by. No report in absence of Cllr Owens.
Cllr Parr volunteered
to
contact Gareth for a handover of the documentation and update of
current
position.
ACTION GP
b)
MSA
Nothing to report – see 5a above
c)
Village
Design Statement – see 5a above
d)
Play
Area – 106 Monies. Clerk reported that
having handed over all date-limited funds (from Grange Farm development) to
Langthorpe Play Area Kirby Hill was now left with £13,300, mostly with no date
limit but around £1300 having to be
used by May 2008.
Clerk
is seeking written confirmation from HBC of the new balances in
each
category. ACTION
CLERK
e)
Parking/Speeding
– Leeming Lane - see 5i
f)
Dog
Waste bins – no progress. Chased by clerk 6 July – Kirby Hill still on waiting
list for next HBC assignment. Yvonne
Jacobs’ original order placed 20 March 2006.
g)
New
House – old school grounds. Now sold. No further action.
h)
War
Memorial – wreaths. Clerk still
awaiting reply from British Legion.
i)
Grass
cutting. Cllr Parr expressed concerns
about the state of grass cutting on the green recently, acknowledging that the
contractor (Aidan Foster) had been ill but concerned about adequate cover. The
clerk had been assured that cover would be provided during periods of Aidan’s
absence and that the service would revert to normal following a small delay to
a recent cut. Cllr Parr also mentioned the general ‘scruffy’ appearance of the
green when different residents fronting it were cutting small areas themselves,
at different times. It was agreed to monitor the
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grass cutting situation and leave on agenda
for next meeting. On a matter of raised
utility
‘manhole covers’ at the edge of the green, which could damage a
lawnmower, Cllr Parr would
find out which services they related to so that clerk
could contact relevant
bodies requesting levelling of the obstacles.
ACTION GP & ACTION
CLERK
8. Planning
a)
Newman
– Crown Farm Milby 6.57.15.D.FUL 05/00734/FUL Con
Conv. Of farm bldgs. PENDING DECISION
b)
Crown
Estate – Thornton Bridge 6.36.6.B.FUL
05/01597/FUL
Refurb&Extension agric bldgs DEFERRED FOR
APPROVAL BY HEAD OF PLANNING
c)
Heather Ive Assoc. Outline Applic for MSA 6.47.52.A.OUT 97/00042/FTDPP APP/E2734/A/97/285555 ONGOING
d)
Peters
– Crown Farm MILBY 6.57.15.E.FUL
06/01415/FUL
Erec of stable.
GRANTED
e)
Milner
– Crown Dairy Farm MILBY 6.57.15.F.FUL 06/02021/FUL
Conv of redund farm bldgs. GRANTED
f)
Hill- 19 Market Hill MILBY 6.57.64FUL 06/01979/FUL
Erec of conservatory and garage GRANTED
g)
Dimbleby
– 1 The Grange Kirby Hill
6.47.78.FUL 06/02808/FUL
Erec of rear conservatory PC NO OBJECTIONS
h)
Lambert
– 50 St John’s Walk Kirby Hill 6.47.79
FUL 06/02980/FUL
Erec of replacement garage PC NO OBJECTIONS
i)
Planning
Enforcement Case 06/00317/PR15 Langthorpe Nursery
The
meeting closed at 9.35pm
Cllr
Wilkinson asked those present to give thought to who might be an appropriate
candidate for the position of ‘Community Governor’ on the Kirby Hill School
Governors board.
Martin
Rae, Clerk, 12 July 2006
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