Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council – 22nd March 2022 – Including CPRE Presentation on Phosphates in the River Wye

Press and Public are welcome to attend

Thursday 17th March, 2022

To: All Members

Councillors are summoned to attend a meeting of the parish council, to be held at Upton Bishop Millennium Hall, on Tuesday 22nd March 2022 at 7pm for the purpose of transacting the business identified on the agenda below.

AGENDA

C22/25                    To receive, consider and approve apologies for absence  

C22/26                    Councillor Vacancy / Co-option – Council to hear from a resident who would like to join the council, and vote on co-option.

C22/27                    To receive declarations of interest and written requests for dispensation  

C22/28                    To receive and approve the minutes of the meeting on 8th February 2022.

C22/29                    Guest Speaker – Phosphate pollution in the River Wye – CPRE (Herefordshire) to provide a presentation.

C22/30                    Open Session (10 minutes)

  1. To consider and note Cllr Durkin’s latest Ward Report.
  2. To receive the views of local residents on parish matters.

C22/31                    Planning (10 minutes)

  1. To consider and agree comments relating to applications:

220624            The Beeches, Church Road

Application for variation of condition 2 of 172040 (4 dwellings).  Amendments to plots 1 & 4, new house type to plot 2, alterations to plot 3 and removal of highways passing bay.

2. To note planning decisions:

212628          Land to East of Townsend Farm, Church Road      Approval of reserved matters   

214558          Land at and adjacent to Clouds Harrow, Church Road – Proposed erection of two stables  Permission Granted

      220065  Ingestone Cottage, Foy – Single storey side extension with garden wall and raised patio  Permission Granted

C22/32                    Village Hall Phase 1 project update (5 minutes);  To receive a verbal update.

C22/33                    Finance (5 minutes)

a)  To consider the following invoices for payment:

Invoice No. Payee Goods / Services Total
n/a Miss A Jones Clerk’s expenses £  98.30
H1415 HALC Subscription 2022/23 £ 493.74
I251981 WEL Medical Ltd 2 x sets of pads for Defib. £ 103.02
INV 2877 Eyelid Productions Annual website support £ 100.00

b)  To retrospectively note and / or approve payments made between meetings:

Invoice No. Payee Goods / Services Total
n/a Miss A Jones Clerk’s pay (January & February) £  920.96
n/a Information Commission Data Protection Fee £  40.00
n/a PWLB Lending Facility VH Repairs loan £ 2,200.94

c)  Council to receive update on insurance arrangements for 21/22 and agree any necessary action(s).

d)  Council to receive quote from the suggested Independent Internal Audit and approve his appointment and costs.

C22/34                    Highways / Footpaths / Greenspaces / Environment (15 minutes)

a)  To consider any highway/footpath issues to be reported to BBLP/HC.

b)  To consider verge cutting proposals for 2022

c)  To consider correspondence received from a member of the public (via Cllr. Durkin) regarding the Hole-in-the-Wall bridge.

d)  To consider update regarding a request for dead trees to be felled along a PRoW.

e)  To consider update on tasks for the Lengthsman and agree any actions.

f)  To consider the Drainage Grant and agree whether any locations could be suggested.

C22/35                    Lengthsman P3 Scheme – to consider the scheme for 2022 and respond to HCC accordingly

C22/36                    Laptop / Website / Email / Software provision – Council to consider update from the IT expert and consider actions, including but not limited to MS Office 365, .gov web address, anti-virus software, hosting provider.

C22/37                    Platinum Jubilee – Council to consider any update on parish events and agree any necessary actions.

C22/38                    Annual Parish Meeting – Council to agree the date and other requirements for the APM

C22/39                    Correspondence – general – Council to receive and note, and agree actions where necessary

a)  Herefordshire Council & BBLP – various updates relating to news items on the HCC website, and highways updates.

b)  West Mercia Police – details of the Smart Water project, which encourages parish councils to purchase kits for at least 80% coverage of their residents. WMP will then supply parish-wide signage

c)  Ward Cllr. Durkin’s monthly report (March)

d)  Ride Across Britain – notification of the route for 2022, which will run through the centre of Brampton Abbotts & Foy on Monday 12th September

e)  Community Litter Pick – carried out by the Cake Club at the start of March

C22/40                    Correspondence – Consultations – Council to consider and agree any response

a)  Herefordshire Council

    1. Health and wellbeing impacts of intensive poultry farming – consultation runs until 25th March
    2. Environmental Building Standards Supplementary Planning Document consultation runs until 13th
    3. Have Your Say on how Traffic Regulations are Enforced – Consultation runs until 15th April

C22/41                    Information Share – not requiring discussion, expenditure or decision

C22/42                    Items for next / future meetings

  • Code of Conduct
  • Light Pollution
  • Councillor Numbers

C22/43                    Next meeting – Next scheduled ordinary meeting – Tuesday 24th May 2022

Members of the public will be asked to leave the meeting at this time, so that a confidential matter can be considered.

CONFIDENTIAL ITEM

C22/44         Clerk’s contract – Council to consider an amended contract and approve, or agree proposed amendments to put to the Clerk.  Also, Council to approve future payment method for Clerk’s wages and ongoing HMRC activity.

 

Miss A Jones
Clerk to Brampton Abbotts & Foy Group Parish Council

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