Minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council held on Thursday 20 May 2004 in the Village Hall

Present : Councillors E. Bolton, P. Lupton, A. Martin, U. Cansfield, A. Chetcuti, J. B. Butler ( Chairman )

Apologies : County Councillor W. Brewis – family illness, Councillor B Fisher – vacation.

Minutes of the previous meeting held on 22 April 2004 were accepted as a true record.

Proposed: A. Martin
Seconded: E. Bolton

Matters arising from the minutes:

Highways – Part of the pavement on Pellentine Road has now been repaired. Refuse lorries have had to use the pavement in order to make collections because of cars parked on this narrow road. Lorry drivers have been asked to note registration numbers and contact will be made with owners to try to resolve the difficulties arising on refuse collection days.

Letters to highways department re. Main Street repair have been acknowledged but no response received on the points made as yet. Blocked drains jetted, the remainder will be dealt with as part of the twice yearly clean.

Freeman’s Corner – difficulties in making a timely left filter onto Wetherby Road raised and discussed. It was resolved to write to the Highways department to request remedial action.

Society of Local Council Clerks – there were no apparent advantages to joining this organisation at present.

Chairman’s communications:

There were none.

Matters concerning Plompton

Junction improvements and signing – Plumpton Rocks. Copy memo received requesting that an instruction be issued for works to be implemented.

Finance:

A) Receipts to date £ 3370.48 for allotment rental, Parish precept and VAT refund. Payments £10.75.

Balance at bank £7295.55

• Approval given for the following payments:- Subscriptions to Yorkshire local councils associations and Yorkshire rural community Council £143 and £25; insurance £212.92; Clerks expenses £10.08; Jespers £65; Follifoot Church donation £25; grasscutting £35.55

Proposed: E. Bolton
Seconded: U. Cansfield

Clerks correspondence:

Yorkshire local councils associations meeting with Chief constable 25.5.04; Newsletters from PCT and on recycling; stop smoking literature; Annual report Planning enforcement and Appeals section; notice of Harrogate district cultural partnership conference 18.6.04; Clerks and Councils direct magazine.

Papers circulated to councillors.

Planning matters:

Two new applications for comment – Rudfarlington Farm for 7 new stables and car parking. The councillors raised no objections. Lido caravan park, Knaresborough to replace touring site with 21 static caravans plus access road. The councillors supported the proposal providing there was adequate screening for the development.

Planning decisions – Rudding caravan park – erection of timber lodges agreed subject to conditions. Wingate Farm stables refused as it was a development in green belt land.

Query made re. a caravan occupied and sited in a field off Haggs Lane. The situation regarding this would be clarified.

Date of next meeting:

The annual meeting of the Parish Council will be held on24 June 2004 at 8 p.m. in the Village Hall.

Thanks and appreciation were extended to Peter Lupton who was standing down after many years as a Parish Councillor.