2018 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

Corringham Parish Council
Clerk to the Council: Mrs A Hayward
Lindale Villa, Gringley Rd, Walkeringham DN10 4HT
Tel: 01427 891118, email: angela@lindalevilla.com

Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 2 October 2018 at 7.30 pm in Corringham Village Hall

Present:   Cllrs. D Semley (Chair), P Hardwick, J Saxon, J Sims, P Arthy, J Eyre, S Blades, M Parr and A Hayward (Clerk).   Members of the Public: one.  

01.10.18   Chairman’s Remarks
Cllr. Semley welcomed everyone to the meeting
      
02.10.18   Apologies for absence and reasons given      
      
Cllr. Howitt-Cowan (other commitment)
PCSO J McFaul (wrong shift)

It was resolved to accept the apologies
      
03.10.18   Declarations of interest
The following declarations of interest were made:

Cllrs. J Sims, P Hardwick and S Blades – village hall matters (committee members)
Cllrs. P Hardwick and M Parr – allotment matters

04.10.18   Public Discussion
One member of public was present to ask questions about the recent planning application for a dwelling in Aisby.
            
05.10.18   Notes of the last meeting of the Council
The minutes of the meeting held on 4 September 2018 were discussed and resolved as being a true record. 

06.10.18   Police Report 
PCSO McFaul sent a report advised that there were no incidences to report.
      
07.10.18   District and County Councillors’ reports 
County Councillor
The Clerk reported that Cllr. Perraton-Williams had been invited along to the meeting but had received no response.  No report/updates had been received for some while. 

District Councillor 
Cllr. Howitt-Cowan had sent his apologies and forwarded the following report:  
There is delay over completing both the Travel Lodge and the Roseway car park both of which should have been completed this month; however I am told they will be open sometime in October. The chef for the Italian restaurant in the Travel Lodge has pulled out however we are confident that another business will come in.
With colleagues we toured the flats which are being created above shops in Market St Gainsborough. One is completed and the second one is under construction. These are for sale, lease etc. and finished to a high standard. The aim is to attract people to come and live in the Town centre and bring it to life.
The Leisure Centre in Gainsborough has now opened after a multi-million pound make over. Received reports are positive and it is being patronized by increased numbers, which I hope will be sustainable in the months to come. The plans for a dry leisure centre in Market Rasen are out for consultation.
A programme for healthy living is to be rolled out across the district using community spaces.
The Crematoria is on hold due to competitors seeking a judicial review. This will look at the process to see if WLDC has respected due process. The competitors are opening a crematorium in Retford and our take is that they are trying to delay the completion of the one at Gainsborough. It has delayed building work which WLDC hoped to see open in the autumn of 2019 to bring in revenue to manage WLDC. A manager for the crematoria is now being sought.
Corringham Junction - there are plans afoot to place a roundabout to be financed by LCC & WLDC
St Laurence’s Church - Harvest Supper Friday 12 October @ 7pm tickets £8 obtainable from the Butchers and a Harvest Songs of Praise Sunday 14 October @ 3pm.   All Most Welcome      

08.10.18   Clerk’s Report
The following update was given:
•   The salt spreader was on order.
•   The Parish Councillor training day had been arranged for Tuesday 4th December
•   There had been no response from Highways regarding the markings on Pilham Lane.  Clerk agreed to continue chasing.
      
09.10.18   Reports 
Village Hall
Cllr. Blades reported as follows:
•   The new windows were to be fitted shortly
•   The recent show was poorly attended
•   A fashion show, complete with bar, had been organised
•   New ‘business’ hire rates are to be introduced

Neighbourhood Plan/CIL and NHP Meeting
Cllr. Semley reported as follows:

NHP – a meeting had taken place with the two Consultants, Clive Keeble and Darren Carroll.  Mr Carroll has been charged with putting together the Character Assessment.  The character work was progressing well.  Mr Carroll had identified 5 distinct areas of the parish and had taken lots of photos.  Mr Kebble, who would be putting together the plan, had met with the NHP Officer at WLDC to gain some background information.   The initial grant application had been successful.  Further funding would be available for ‘technical support’ to help with the site assessment work.

CIL Meeting -  Cllr Semley explained that the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was effectively a tax on developers which the community would benefit from in terms of improved infrastructure.    The amount of CIL payable was calculated on net floor space of a dwelling.  The landowners are responsible for paying the charge (there are some exemptions).  If the parish has a NHP in place then it can receive 25% of the CIL payment (without a NHP it is 15% and is capped)

Emergency Planning 
Item deferred until the meeting. 
      
10.10.18   Matters for consideration
      
Grass Cutting Contract
Cllr. Saxon suggested that the Parish Council contact the Community Payback Initiative to enquire whether or not they would be interested in carrying out some village maintenance.  Cllr. Saxon agreed to make further enquiries.

Autumn Newsletter
Cllr. Semley agreed to draft an autumn newsletter but requested ideas and content from members.  Some ideas included publishing data from the SID, tree planting and update on the neighbourhood plan

Outstanding Actions
1.   Playing Field/Pond/Fencing/Trees – Cllr. Arthy agreed to arrange for the fence posts to be repaired/knocked in.  Further work to the hedges to be dealt with at a later date.
2.   Woodland Trust Tree Pack -  Cllr. Saxon advised that the packs would be arriving between 16-23 November.  It was agreed to meet up on Saturday 24th November to carry out the planting
3.   Benches - Cllr Semley had arranged for the plinths to be laid.

Standing Orders and Financial Regulations
It was resolved to adopt the updated standing orders and financial regulations.

Cemetery Fees/Allotment Rent
The Cemetery fees were reviewed and it was resolved not to increase the fees.  The Clerk asked to forward a copy of the fees to Cliff Bradley undertakers and also supply a copy for the notice board.

The allotment rents were reviewed and it was resolved to increase the rent by £10/per allotment/per annum from 1st November 2019.  Clerk to inform those who currently rent an allotment.

Parish Councillor Vacancy
One member of public had shown an interest in becoming a Parish Councillor.

11.10.18   Financial Matters
Financial Report:

Income to date:      £8,948.14
Outgoings to date:   £3,967.30

Funds available as at 02/10/18: £10,349.57

The following payments were proposed, seconded, voted and agreed.

Precept
It was agreed to hold a precept setting at 7.00pm before November’s Parish Council meeting.
                     
12.10.18   Planning Matters
New Planning Applications:  
138312 – Proposal:  Outline application for the erection of 1 no. dwelling – access to be considered and not reserved for subsequent applications.

Location:  Land off Aisby Lane, Aisby, Gainsborough

It was resolved to object to the planning application.  A draft response was discussed and agreed.  The Clerk asked to forward to WLDC.

Planning:  Timescales and Planning Portal Champion 
It was noted that the time taken for WLDC to receive a planning application and for it to be forwarded on to Parish Council’s appeared to have slowed.  Cllr. Arthy agreed to be the WLDC Planning Portal Champion for the Parish Council.  This would entail viewing the portal on a regular basis for updates and new planning application details.
   
13.10.18   Correspondence
The following correspondence was received
LCC – temporary road closure notice for Aisby
WLDC – Press Release:  Opening of West Lindsey Leisure Centre

All noted
                                    
14.10.18   Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next agenda
The following items were reported/agreed:

•   Cllr. Saxon had received details of a possible grant of between £2k-£5K from ‘Grow Wild’.  Cllr. Saxon to look into this further.
•   Cllr. Arthy agreed to lay the wreath on behalf of the Parish Council on Remembrance Day
•   Cllr. Arthy was struggling to print off any of the data from the SID.  Cllr. Semley agreed to assist.
•   A hedge on Mill Mere was encroaching onto the path
•   Hedges on Middle Street (belonging to ACIS dwellings) were also becoming overgrown
•   It was suggested that the Cemetery be planted with some wild flower seeds.  Agenda item for Dec/Jan.
•   A request had been received to erect a headstone memorial on a grave.  Cllr. Hardwick explained that the burial had taken place less the 6 months ago and it was practice to wait at least a year before any memorial is erected to allow the ground to settle.  Cllr. Hardwick agreed to write back to the monument suppliers and explain the situation.  It was also noted that the Undertakers were using an out-of-date table of fees.  Clerk to forward details of the up-to-date fees onto the Undertaker.

15.10.18   The date of the meeting was confirmed as Tuesday 6 November 2018 at 7.30pm on Corringham Village Hall.  

Meeting closed at 9.40 pm