LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL
The minutes of the meeting held on 3rd October 2017
PRESENT
Mandy Thomas (Chairman) Richard Rumming (Vice Chairman)
Anthony Beechey Ivor Hayward
Phil Ray Tom Cowdry
Jennifer Davies (Clerk)
Public Attendance
No public attendance
1. APOLOGIES
None
2. MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on the 18th July were approved and signed.
3. REPORTS FROM WILTSHIRE COUNCIL/POLICE
None
4. MATTERS ARISING
a) Playground
Greensquare have been asked to consider Leigh leasing the play area but this would be at the Parish’s cost which is not possible at this time.
b) Defibrillator installation
Awaiting electrician to finalise installation. Cllr Ray is enquiring to see if he knows a qualified person to carry this out.
c) Community Area Grant Application - Church path
Leigh Parish Council have been successful in obtaining a partial grant of £497.00 to help with the cost of replacing the church path. Leigh Parish is also donating £400.00 towards the costs. Leigh Church will be paying any remainder costs.
Cllr Rumming has kindly offered to remove and dispose of the old path to keep costs down.
d) Further SSE grants 2018 – no new projects at this time
e) First aiders request
The Councillors are looking into ways of having more qualified first aiders in the village.
Cllr Ray is enquiring if an instructor would be prepared to come to Leigh for a group lesson etc.
Clerk requesting any funds available from the council to help with any costs incurred.
5. New items
a) Precept
It was agreed that the precept should remain at last year’s price.
b) Additional assets added to insurance
Defibrillator and safety box
2 x Water pumps
HP Laptop
And 2 x storage sheds have been added to the asset list for insurance purposes.
This caused an increase in premium of £39.25.
This was agreed by the cllrs.
c) Community Bus Service
The chairman Mrs Thomas is meeting with Dave Wingrove shortly to discuss the changes in the bus time table etc. Update to follow.
d) Mobile home at Pound Farm
This was reported to the cllrs and it is under investigation to see if it is the existing one but been moved or an additional one.
6. CORRESPONDENCE
a) Highways newsletter
Forwarded to Cllrs to read.
b) Wiltshire flood warden seminar
Cllr Hayward is meeting with the flood warden Dave Tipper and will appraise us of any relevant information.
c) A two way radio license may be required for the walkie talkies we have recently purchased. It is believed that the county council will be purchasing one license for all the parishes to share.
7. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
Planning applications
a) Foresters Arms - 16/06310/FUL
Target date for decision 27th October 2017
b) Mr Baker – 17/05794/PNCOU – Approved
c) Ms Dyer – 17/06116/FUL – Barn extension - Approved
d) Hudson – 17/03997/FUL – change of use to dog training field - Approved
e) Mr Cove – 17/06806/CLE – existing use of single dwelling - Approved
f) Mr Bush 31 Malmesbury Road – 17/08489/FUL erection of barn retrospective
Target date for decision 30th October 2017
g) All saints church – 17/08203/FUL Composting toilet
Target date for decision 10th November 2017
h) Mr Watkins – Swan end stables – 17/03446/FUL – extension to stables - Approved
i) Chelworth lodge appeal – ongoing
j) Mr Cove – 17/06818 – workshop - Approved
8. FOOTPATHS AND BRIDLEWAYS
Cllr Beechey is reporting any problems to the council via their Wiltshire app.
9. FINANCIAL ISSUES
The Council approved the payment of the cheques below:
Cheque no.000898 - Community first insurance £39.25
Cheque no.000899 – Payroll J Davies Aug & Sept £240.00
10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
a) Register of Interest for Cllrs
Some of these needed more information, this has been rectified.
b) Audit – This has been completed and a conclusion statement has been put on the website as required.
c) Gravel Extraction – 760 Tonns are to be removed from the area behind Wheatleys Farm and surrounding area of Ashton Keynes. 19 houses are to be built eventually. One field is to be developed at a time, this will be a great number of trucks in and out using the B4040 and B4696. This is currently also a flood plain and this issue will need to be dealt with carefully. Cllr Rumming is attending the next public meeting – date to be confirmed.
d) Speed boats have been reported going too fast on the lake to the rear of Ashton road. There are new owners on this property and maybe unaware that there is a decibel limit allowed in a built up area.
e) SID – Leigh is having the SID again in December. A different location is being looked into by Cllr Rumming and Cllr Hayward.
f) Bus shelters – It has been noted that the two bus shelters on the B4696 have become over grown with brambles. This will be reported to the parish steward to clear.
g) War Memorial
The Historic Society now have the correct details for the war memorial at the church and chancel.
h) Mr Lindsays property is to be visited by the enforcement officer as it has been reported to be growing and changing of use again.
i) Leigh Charity Land
Some land has been sold behind the Chelworth lodge and its use is being checked.
11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
4th December 2017 at 7.30pm
Meeting closed at 9.24pm. Ref. 5 / 17 M