PUBLIC NOTICE
There will be a meeting of Churchstanton Parish Council to be held in Churchinford Village
Hall on Wednesday 12th March, 2014 at 7.30pm.
The press and public have a right to attend and may speak during Public Participation time at the
beginning of the meeting. The press and public may be excluded owing to the confidential nature
of the business under discussion; this will normally be at the end of the meeting.
The first two items are not part of the formal meeting of the Council
1) Public Participation Time (SO 1e & f); 15 minutes in length with each person to speak once only,
for no longer than 3 minutes, or shorter, at the discretion of the chairperson.
2) Reports from Neighbourhood Watch; Police; SC Cllr Henley and TDB Cllr Reed.
AGENDA
1) To resolve to exclude members of the press and public. To agree any items to be dealt with
after the public and press have been excluded as publicity would prejudice the public interest
by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted [Public Bodies(Admission to
Meetings Act) 1960].
2) Apologies for absence and to consider whether to approve the reasons given.
3) Declarations of Interest: Members to declare any interests they have in agenda items that
accord with any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (Localism Act 2011 s31 & 33).
4) Council Meeting Minutes-to confirm and sign the draft minutes of the meeting held on 28th
February 2014.
5) Action Review Summary: to receive and review the following items:
a) Culmhead Solar PV Farm- resolve to agree the extent of involvement in the Community
Benefit Scheme set up with Somerset Community Foundation.
b) TDBC SADMP Consultation- resolve to receive any update report on the proposed
development by West of England Developments of 8 Houses on half of the Public Open
Space, with 3 affordable, 2 social and handover of the shop as a ‘Preferred Option’ in
TDBC’s consultation;.
c) Allotments-Montywood and Mary Parsons to receive an update report on current
discussions to resolve issues in hand.
d) Superfast Broadband –resolve to receive any further reports from CDS, Upottery PC and
Cllr Firth.:
e) Parish Quarry- resolve the possible use of the skate park at the site and undertake a risk
assessment and survey of the woods.
f) Highways- resolve to consider the state of roads to the school and generally across the
Parish.
6) Parish Precept 2014/15-resolve to publish the Parish Precept calculations for 2014/15 of
£9,033 (£8681 precept plus £352 Council Tax Support Grant giving a total of £24.88 Band D
equivalent).
7) Planning- to consider and review any issues arising.
a) Parish Plan-resolve to receive an update from the meeting of the Steering Group held on
Wednesday 26th February; and to note the effect of Application 10/13/0035 being approved.
b) applications received: to consider and respond; none
c) applications approved: to review;
i. 10/13/0035 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT for the erection of 20 No. 1, 2, 3 and 4
bedroom dwellings, 5 No. Affordable Homes and Public Open Space at FORD HOUSE
FARM site, Honiton Road, Churchinford (amended scheme to 10/13/0016) as further
amended by email of the 30th January 2014 with amended site plan431-12b Landscape
Strategy Plan181/01c and Landscape Statement.
d) applications refused/withdrawn/appealed: to decide how to respond:
i) None
10) Correspondence: to consider items received (copies emailed to all Cllrs where appropriate)
a) CPRE- Starcount .newsletter
b) Community Council for Somerset-newsletter
c) Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile newsletters and press release.
d) SALC- West area meeting, 26th March;
e) Somerset Community Foundation e-newsletters
f) SCC- Waste and Minerals consultation
g) TDBC- Weekly Bulletins; Weekly Planning Lists; Events Lists; Levels and Moors 20 Year
Flooding Action Plan;
h) Village Hall-request for letter of support to Viridor
11) Finances:-to review and note items of payments and receipts
a) balances at Bank (at 6/3/14):
Current Account
Reserve Account
Total
b) Cheques authorised: as at 12/3/14
i)
K Pearson -Salary, Feb (paid)
ii)
K Pearson -Salary, Mar
iii)
K Pearson – Clerk’s expenses Feb (paid)
iv)
K Pearson – Clerk’s expenses Mar
v)
K Pearson – office rent–Feb (paid)
vi)
K Pearson – office rent–Mar
vii)
HMRC RTI Feb
viii)
HMRC RTI Mar
ix)
SALC/NALC subscription (estimated)
TOTAL
c) income:
i)
A4A Grant
ii)
Bank interest
BALANCE TOTAL
702.36
6232.37
6934.73
329.36
242.18
18.90
13.50
17.00
17.00
200.00
837.94
3800.00
0.11
6096.79
12) Items of Future Business for the next Agenda
13) Confidential Items: In view of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted, it
is likely that the press and public will be excluded during consideration of this item ( Item No. 1
above refers) Staff in Confidence
Ken Pearson
Clerk to the Council
5th March 2014