Agenda December 2016

ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER PARISH COUNCILClerk: Mrs A J FoxDerwent Cottage, Calver Bridge, Calver, Hope Valley S32 3XATelephone: 01433 631689Email: angelafox@btinternet.com The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Thursday 15^th December 2016in Ashford School commencing at 7.30 p.m.   

• Apologies for Absence:  Cllr A Hill

• Declaration of Members’ Interests

                     Members must declare any prejudicial interest in any item included on this               agenda on the sheet provided.  

• To receive and approve requests for dispensations from members on matters in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest

1. Public Participation

•  Minutes of Parish Council Meeting held 8^th November 2016

                To approve the minutes of the last meeting, subject to amendment, ifdeemed necessary.  

• Confidentiality

                    To consider whether any item of business should be conducted with thepublic excluded. 

1. Items reported by the Clerk

1. Defibrillators
2. Trees on Vicarage Lane & Hall Orchard Trees
3. Flood Committee: Report on Meeting held 24^th November
4. Christmas Tree
5. Public Conveniences: update
6. Trinity Cottage, Hill Cross
7. Grass Mowing quotations for 2017/18
8. Road Bollards at Entrance to Ashford Village: progress report
9. Bus Shelter on Ashford New Road
10. Transfer of Parish Council Minute Books to Derbyshire Record Office
11. Letter from Peter Milner re feasibility report for Ashford School
12. Email from Stew Brown re Community Safety
13. BT phone box
14. Maintenance of Play Equipment
15. Parish precept 2017/18

•  Items Raised by Members:

1. Dead tree and fallen branch on Daybell’s Bank
2. Seat in play area, Hall Orchard
3. Provision of storage bins for sand, and supply of sand (flood resilience measure)
4. Extra street sweep in Vicarage Lane to clear pine needles from drains (and possibly gully cleaning)

• Planning Matters

  1) Application: NP/DDD/1116/1127 – Long Roods Farm:  Conversion of agricultural building to swimming pool.2)  Application: NP/DDD/1116/1144 – 4 Court Lane: Alterations to form garage and replace conservatory with extension to house.3) Application: NP/DDD/1016/1080 – Greenfields Farm: Change of use of barn to dwelling.4) Application: NP/DDD/1116/1143 – Thornbridge Outdoors: Various replacements and internal refurbishments (listed building consent)5) Application NP/DDD/1116/1150 – Clifton House, Church Street: Erection of part glazed shed in garden.6) Application NP/DDD/1216/1192 – Mill House, Mill Lane – Removal of internal lobby, alteration to approved plans (listed building consent)7) Decision NP/DDD/0916/0884 – Park House, Ashford Lane – Provision of shepherd huts etc: Refused.8) Decision NP/DDD/0916/0929 – Land at Horse Lane, Monyash – Erection of agricultural building: Granted9) Any planning matters received before 15^th December 2016 

10. Financial Matters

1. to note bank balances as at 15^th December 2016

2. to approve payments of accounts:

1. a) Jayne Taft (to be advised)
2. b) Ashford Old School (charges for council meetings: 15) £150.00
3. c) Cllr Windle (reimbursement for Christmas decorations)   £85.84
4. d) Clerk’s salary for 3 month period £590.40
5. e) Clerk’s expenses for 3 month period £129.70
6. f) HMRC (tax on Clerk’s salary) £159.60
7. g) Any invoices received before 15^th December 2016

1. h) to approve payments of donations

 1) Ashford Cricket Club                                                                     £100.002) Ashford Old School                                                                       £100.003) Bakewell & Eyam Community Transport                                      £100.004) War Memorial Institute                                                                  £100.005) Post Office (War Memorial Institute)                                            £200.006) Ashford Well Dressings                                                                 £100.007) Helen’s Trust                                                                                  £100.00   3)   to acknowledge receipt of payments:       None 

11.   Correspondence

1. Requiring action: None

2. Information:                

1. a) Various Advertising Circulars                    

12. Next Meeting

1        Date of next meeting2        To consider the invitation of advisors or officers of otherBodies (e.g. District or County Council) to attend