BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON THURSDAY 21ST JANUARY 2016
IN BACKWELL PARISH HALL, BACKWELL
Present: Cllrs R Taylor (Chairman), R Barclay, C Cole, S Edwards, J Llewellyn,
R MacLeavy, S Mitchell, H Power, J Sear, D Seddon and G Simmonite
In attendance: Mrs J Stone, Clerk of the Council.
Members of the public: 1 member of public present
The Chairman opened the meeting by welcoming everyone present and pointed out the location of the emergency exits and toilets
1. Apologies
033 Cllrs M Bowerman, R Day, M Gibbons-Price and S Ould. District Cllr K Barclay
2. Declarations of Interest
To receive Councillors’ declarations of interests and to consider any written
application for dispensations
034 Personal interest
Cllr J Llewellyn – Agenda Item 6a – Grant applications – Member of Vision North Somerset
Cllr J Llewellyn – Agenda Item 6a – Grant applications – Member of Royal
British Legion
Cllr R Taylor – Agenda Item 6a – Grant applications – Member of Royal
British Legion
035 Prejudicial interest
None
036 Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
None
3. Public Participation
037 None
4. To receive such communications as the person presiding may wish to lay before the Council
038 None
5. To answer questions from Councillors
039 None
6. To receive, consider and determine:
a. Grant applications for 2016/17
The previously circulated schedule of grant applications was considered
in detail and the approved grants are shown on Appendix ‘A’ attached
hereto. The following details set out the movement of members of style
of decision:
Applicant Style
Backwell Parish Hall Unanimous
Backwell Parish Hall – Clock Unanimous
Backwell Senior Club – Lawnside Unanimous
Nailsea & District Community Transport Unanimous
Backwell Youth Club Management Comm. Unanimous
Comm. Alcohol and Drugs Misuse Forum Unanimous
Royal British Legion Majority, 1 abstention
Backwell Playing Fields Unanimous
Backwell and Flax Bourton Cricket Club Unanimous
Section 137
Crossroads Care Unanimous
Backwell Parish Magazine Unanimous
Vision North Somerset Unanimous
CPRE Unanimous
The Backwell Foundation Unanimous
The Backwell Educational Foundation Unanimous
MS Therapy Centre Unanimous
Nailsea Disability Initiative Unanimous
Wellspring Counselling Ltd Unanimous
Backwell & Nailsea Macular Support Group Unanimous
Meadowside Pre-School Unanimous
St Peter’s Hospice Unanimous
Backwell Life Unanimous
Western and North Somerset Disability
Advice Line Unanimous
Sustainable Backwell Unanimous
040 Resolved: Unanimously to approve grant list (Appendix A)
b. Budget and reserve levels for 2016/17
041 Resolved: Unanimously the budget be set at £142,364.00 (Appendix B)
c. Precept for 2016/17
042 Resolved: Unanimously the precept for the 2016/17 financial year be
set at £130,404.00 less grant allocation from NSC of £4,386.00 resulting in a precept requirement of £126,018.00
7. Planning
To consider the following planning applications:
a. Planning application no. 16/P/0011/F 1 Karen Drive, Backwell –
Erection of a two storey front/side/rear extension and a single storey
side/rear extension – Mr & Mrs B Tresidder
043 Resolved: Unanimously no objection
b. Planning application no. 16/P/0014/F 4 The Crescent, Backwell –
Proposed first floor side extension and ground floor rear extension –
Mr N Miller
044 Resolved: Unanimously no objection
c. Planning application no. 16/P/0025/F 41 Farleigh Road, Backwell –
Retrospective application for the construction of a carport to the front
of the drive – Mr G Cannata
045 Resolved: Unanimously no comment
046 There being no further items of business, the Chairman closed the meeting at 1952 hours