Minutes of 112th Meeting of the
CHIPPING WARDEN & EDGCOTE PARISH COUNCIL
Held on Tuesday 12th September 2023 in the Village Hall
| Present | C Brooke, D Cross, N Douglas, H Gairdiner, N Galletly, N Meades | ||
| Clerk | L Stanley | ||
| Apologies | A Barclay, P Brown, J Coyne, | ||
| 112.1 | Open Forum – No residents present | ||
| 112.2 | Declaration of Interests – CB declared interest in planning items re The Manor | ||
| 112.3 | Minutes of 111th Parish Council Meeting – Agreed and signed | ||
| 112.4 | Village Environment | ||
| a) | New Gates – very pleased with new installation & RD have been given plan for mowing
Highways have supplied new 30 mph signs as requested |
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| b) | Hogg End northbound bus stop visibility is poor. This will be reviewed | NG | |
| c) | Unity Aid re unmetered lighting – no other information received | ||
| d) | Police have been informed of concern regarding black Mercedes car with tinted windows that has been seen in various locations around the village (mainly by Edgcote gates). Possible CCTV will be investigated |
NG |
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| e) | Break in/burglary in Byfield Road attended by police. | ||
| 112.5 | HS2 | ||
| A meeting HS2/Parish Council to be held on 28th Sept in Allens Orchard; the main topics will be Allens Orchard’s balancing pond & the number of signs throughout the village.
The HS2 Marshall will be in attendance. |
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| Culworth Road will be closed next week for four weeks. | |||
| 112.6 | Activity Park | ||
| All inspections are up to date, but with PB’s absence there is no further report | |||
| 112.7 | Training | ||
| None requested | |||
| 112.8 | Finance | ||
| a) | Authorisation required: – | ||
| SSE – June £134.96 + vat £6.74 = £141.70
SSE – July £146.84 + vat £7.33 = £154.17 RD Landscapes July x 2 £480.00 + vat £96.00 = £576.00 RD Landscapes Aug £240.00 + vat £48.00 = £288.00 Netwise disc space £20.00 + vat £4.00 = £24.00 Hiscox Insurance £1143.35 Clerk ½ year salary £1423.18 |
All approved | ||
| b) | Annual Governance and Accountability Return agreed by External Auditor | ||
| c) | Current a/c £3104.21 Deposit £16089.32 | ||
| d) | Assets to be re-assessed for replacement value on internal auditor advice (include new Steps?) | LS/NG | |
| e) | Assets of Community Value (ACVs) to be reviewed & listed (include Old Steps?) | ALL | |
| 112.9 | Planning | ||
| 2023/5903/FUL – Manor House, outbuildings | |||
| 2023/5904/LBC – Manor House listed buildings | |||
| 2023/5953/FUL – 5 The Close – single story rear extension | |||
| 2023/6273/RMA – Land off Long Barrow-the original approved plans included a garage. Subsequent plans show the garage as a `granny flat’ which breaks with the self build original permission. Parish Council has again objected. | |||
| 2023/6418/TCA – Manor House – remove prunus trees | |||
| 112.10 | Correspondence – all previously e-mailed | ||
| NcALC Updates; DPHR letter; WNC Social Housing; Waste bins-who owns them now? ERTA-new rail link; WNC Health Consultation; Cherwell Planning Review: New voter arrangement; Town & Parish Briefing; NCALC Training
RAAC concrete @ Derngate; |
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| 112.11 | Matters for Next Agenda and/or information | ||
| Could Village Walk take place earlier in the year to allow time to put concerns into actions. The meeting agreed this would be a good idea and March would be the best month. | |||
| 112.12 | Date of Next Meeting | ||
| Next meeting – 14th November 2023 | |||