Held at: Victory Hall, Neen Sollars, DY14 0AL
Date: 13/12/2021 Start: 18.00 Hrs
Summons:
Cllr Chris Jones (Chairman) 01584 890486
Cllr David Jones (Vice Chairman) 01299 271204
Cllr Steve Painter 01299 832981
Cllr Mazella Witts-Hewinson 01299 271258
Cllr Anne Horsley 01299 271225
Clerk Tony Price 01299 271535
NOTE:
Proceeding will be conducted observing Covid 19 distance and hygiene guidance and new restrictions current to meeting date.
Parish Council meeting will now start at 18.00Hrs until further notice
- Apologies: None
- Declaration of Pecuniary Interest: None
- Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 23/08/2021
Signed as true record. Motion raised DHJ Seconded SP agreed unanimously.
- Accounts
- Current account balance £10,901.01
- Community Benefit £4376.42
- Election account £752.24
- Invoices signed off
£50.84 Yellow Beware Children signs
- Community Benefit
Note: The C/B first payment was made in March 2017, 10 payments are scheduled to be made. (i.e.,10 Years)
- Parish Assets
Neen Sollars ~ £4,769.35
Milson ~ £2,388.35
Note: New Village signs to be added when installed.
- Receipts to Council.
None
- Environment Maintenance Grant (EMG)
Application for grant of £1500 for 2021/22 agreed, but not paid, and application for next three years (2022~202024) submitted.
- Open Reach/DCMS Voucher Initiative
Update: Installation being carried out In line with March 2022 going live.
Activity seen around village.
- Salt boxes alongside roads/hills
Decision to purchase 25Kg bags and place in hi-risk areas of the village prior to Winter, replacement bags provided on request.
DHJ confirmed that two pallets of salt have been distributed around the Village and the scheme has been received well.
- General Data Protection Regulations 2018
No updates
- Defibrillators –
- Parishioner Gavin Hamilton has agreed to take over the day to day running of the scheme and will report back to the PC on any changes/updates. GH will undertake to train as trainer for first responders.
- Lengthsman progress
- Work sheets made available to Council on request.
- Report of missing drain covers between Milson and Trapnell bridge images to be provided to Highways.
- Web Page.
- A new site partner has been investigated called “netwiseuk.com”. They offer a Windows based platform with the graphics style of the current site.
- Visit web page:
- The setup cost is £399.00 +VAT, the build will be much quicker than the current web page as all the work has been done, the ongoing cost is £200 per annum which is £50 more, and the domain name will have to have a diverter which will cost £15 per annum unless we can get the title back off Upperbridge. The page has all the social media interfaces.
The current site is complicated and labour intensive, the Windows based pages from Netwise are drag and drop.
Motion raised to change provider by DHJ and seconded AH agreed unanimously.
- Dogs fouling footpaths.
Quantity and location of new signs required from DHJ.
- Footpaths, Stiles and Gates
Complete footpath update on work implemented and ongoing,
see attached.
- Neighbour Watch Scheme
Updates being issued via web page when available.
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- Reference: 21/03827/PMBPA (validated: 04/08/2021)
Address: Proposed Barn Conversion To The South Of, Neen Sollars
Proposal: Application for prior approval under Part 3, Class Q
- Reference: 21/03827/PMBPA (validated: 04/08/2021)
Applicant: Mrs N Hamilton (Hardman’s Dale, Milson, DY14 0AT
Granted.
- Reference: 21/04085/FUL (validated: 07/09/2021)
Address: Hilltop Barn, Neen Sollars, Kidderminster, Shropshire, DY14 0AL
Proposal: Replacement of septic tank and soak away with a new BIO-3 Sewage treatment plant
Applicant: Mrs Anita Rose
Granted
- Reference: 21/03499/FUL
Proposal: – Conversion of former pig shed/store into residential use
Applicant: Wood Farm, Neen Sollars, Kidderminster, Shropshire, DY14 0AS.
Withdrawn
- Update on Piggery Corley CJ. No change to current status
- LTN Legal Briefings Updates
None
- Place Plan
Update on Shropshire Place Plan available on request.
- Public Participation
Suspended until further notice. A view on Public Participation to be gained in light of new Covid conditions!
- Public Correspondence.
- Parishioner requesting each Child in Milson and Neen Sollars receive a £5 voucher Christmas present from the Village.
Funding will be approx. £100, Motion raised by CJ and seconded MWH agreed unanimously.
The criteria for receiving the Voucher Children must:
Be under 16 Years
Live in Parish(s),
- Parishioner requesting £197.91 for lights and decoration for the Christmas tree at Jubilee Garden (to remain property of Parish Council)
Motion raised by CJ and seconded SP agreed unanimously.
- Parishioner has identified the increased number of Children in Neen Sollars and requests a review of relevant signage i.e., Beware Children at play.
Signage has been purchased, but waiting to be installed.
- Meeting Dates 2021/22:
Monday: 13/12/2021 Ordinary Meeting
Monday: 24/01/2022 Precept/Annual Governance
Monday: 21/03/2022 Annual return / Ordinary Meeting
Monday: 16/05/2022 Annual Meeting
- Meeting Closed: 18.35 Hrs
Motion raised by CJ to start future meetings at 10.00 Hrs starting 24/01/2022. Seconded DHJ agreed unanimously.
- Communications from SSC:
- BDLs – NALCs News letters/Updates
- SALC Bulletins – John Champion ~ PCC Newsletters
- SSC news in Brief
- Clerks net working
- Clerks Knowledge training
- Planning White paper
- Community reassurance update
- Many Covid 19 related correspondence
- Census updates and correspondence
- Gwilym Butler Monthly updates
- Various updates and training sessions see on request.
- SS Area Committee report held 06/12/2021
- Defra Consultation paper
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