SUMMARY OF ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION – THURSDAY 2ND MARCH 2023 at 19.30 hrs
Councillors are required to attend a meeting of Goodrich and Welsh Bicknor Group Parish Council to be held on Thursday 2nd March 2023 at 19.30 hrs at Goodrich Village Hall, for the purpose of transacting the following business:
1. MEMBERS’ INTERESTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA
2. APOLOGIES
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF 2ND FEBRUARY 2023.
4. GUEST SPEAKER – PCSO David Alexander to attend and answer any questions relating to Police matters.
5. PLANNING APPLICATIONS – Council to consider and agree any necessary actions or representations
(a) New Applications
223838 Melrose, Symonds Yat HR9 6BL
Erection of a building ancillary to Melrose for holiday accommodation
(b) Decisions
223735 Land at Wye Valley View, Symonds Yat
Application for removal of historic S52 planning agreement to allow annexe (currently used as a holiday let) to become an independent dwelling from Wye Valley View. Permission Granted
6. NEW ITEMS
(a) Highways and Footpaths – council to agree any necessary actions for the following.
i. General update on issues already reported
ii. Council to consider attendance at BBLP Bi-monthly meetings – specifically BBLP suggestion for a 6 monthly out of hours meeting to enable working councillors to attend.
iii. New issues – Council to consider any new concerns and agree any necessary actions
(b) Local Fund-raising – Council to consider update from Cllr. Hulse regarding the proposed boules area and agree next steps and necessary actions. Clerk to update on advice regarding S106 recreation funds.
(c) Moors Meadow –
i. General update on matters already raised and agree any necessary associated actions
ii. Asset Transfer – Council to receive update and agree next steps.
(d) King’s Coronation – Council to consider what event(s) should be arranged and agree next steps.
(e) Centenary of Goodrich and Welsh Bicknor War Memorial (3rd June 2023) – council to consider suggestion from a resident that there be an event to mark the centenary, and agree any necessary actions.
(f) River Wye Pollution – Council to discuss issues and known local activity and agree any actions.
(g) Location for Third Defibrillator – Council to receive update from Clerk agree next steps.
(h) Keep Britain Tidy Big Spring Clean (17th March – 2nd April) – Council to consider whether to arrange a litter picking event to link in to the event and agree necessary actions.
(i) Advertising parish Walks – as raised by Ward Cllr. Watson at the February meeting. Council to agree any necessary actions.
7. FINANCE – council to review all information and approve payment(s)
(a) Statement of Accounts (after paying Feb expenses and March wages)
Current Account £ 26,315.64
Petty Cash £ 12.19
(b) Grant Applications under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 – None Received
(c) Un-cleared cheques as at 30/01/23 (excluding February chqs.) – None
(d) Adverse variance to budget (˃£10.00)
(e) Cheques for Payment
Miss A Jones (expenses) £ nil
HALC (subscription) £ 589.94
(f) Cheques raised between meetings – None
(g) Other Payments – Clerk’s wages and office allowance (March 2023 s/o) £ 448.26
(h) Income Received
Brampton Abbotts and Foy PC reimbursement for use of printer £ 21.50
8. CORRESPONDENCE – General – council to review, agree any necessary actions
(a) Herefordshire Council / BBLP –
(i) Various general highways updates including winter service updates and road closures
(ii) Road Closure scheduled for 14th March – C1259 Goodrich Cross for Welsh Water works.
(iii) Management of Byways Open to All Traffic (BOATs) Notes from HC
(iv) Slides from recent Public Realm events
(v) Elections – Parish Clerks Bulletin
(b) Ward Cllr. Mrs Yolande Watson – monthly (January / February) report, along with HC Leaders Newsletter (January)
9. CORRESPONDENCE – Reports / consultations – Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee (ESSC) which will be scrutinising the Agricultural SPD on Friday 10th March – parish councils can put questions directly to the committee for their consideration whilst scrutinising the Agricultural SPD. This is an alternative means of raising concerns due to the online nature of the official consultation being near impossible for the PC to give an overall agreed response.
10. TRAINING, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS
Thursday 16th March – Wye Valley AONB – Enhancing water catchment through innovative land management seminar at Goodrich Village Hall 10.00am – 3.00pm (includes lunch)
11. INFORMATION SHARE – NOT REQUIRING FORMAL DISCUSSION / DECISIONS / SPEND
12. ITEMS FOR NEXT / FUTURE MEETINGS
• Old School Development (S106 payment) – Update, once confirmation of signed agreement is advised by HCC – latest information from HC continues to advise “agreement not signed”
• War Memorial – council to consider information from the Clerk regarding provision of a plaque.
• Light Pollution – once advice received from HC
13. NEXT MEETING – Thursday 6th April 2023
Issued Miss A Jones (Clerk) Sunday 26th February 2023