BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON THURSDAY 3RD MARCH 2016
IN BACKWELL PARISH HALL, BACKWELL
Present: Cllrs R Taylor (Chairman), R Barclay, M Bowerman, S Edwards, M Gibbons-Price, J Llewellyn, S Mitchell, S Ould, 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
086 Cllrs C Cole, R Day and R MacLeavy. District Cllr K Barclay and Parish
Liaison Officers Natalie Field and Natalie Sims
2. Declarations of Interest
To receive Councillors’ declarations of interests and to consider any written
application for dispensations
Personal interest
087 Cllr M Bowerman – agenda item 11 – renewal of contract for planters
Cllr M Gibbons-Price – agenda item 19c – planning application no. 16/P/0402/F
Little Cote, The Batch, Backwell
Cllr M Gibbons-Price – agenda item 19e – planning application no. 16/P/0479/F
Simmonds Cottage, Hillside Road, Backwell
Prejudicial interest
088 None
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
089 None
3. Minutes (Circulated)
090 The Minutes of the Full Council meeting held on the 4th February 2016 were unanimously confirmed as a correct record by those present at that meeting
4. Public Participation
091 None
5. To receive such communications as the person presiding may wish to lay
before the Council
092 The Chairman informed members a request had been received to install a dog bin off of Waverley Road – to be discussed at the 7thApril 2016 meeting
093 The Chairman advised members the white lines in the car park at Rodney Road
had been refreshed
094 The Chairman informed members cheque no. 102916 dated 18.2.16 for £60,000 drawn on the Moor Lane account and payable to the Parish Council’s account with NatWest had been returned unpaid, as HSBC had advised it had not been signed in accordance with the bank mandate
095 The Chairman to attend a Stancombe Quarry Local Liaison Group meeting
on the 9th March 2016
096 The Chairman spoke of a Neighbourhood Plan Champions 2 day course he
would be attending on the 15th/16th March 2016
6. To answer questions from Councillors
097 None
7. To receive and consider reports and minutes of Committees
To receive the draft Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on
18th February 2016
098 Noted
8. To receive and consider a report from the Clerk of the Council
a. To receive this report
099 Noted
b. Update on non agenda items
100 None
9. Update on Farleigh Fields
101 The Chairman confirmed Farleigh Fields had now been removed from
North Somerset Council’s Site Allocation Plan
10. Update on Moor Lane
102 No update at present
11. To receive and consider quotations ‘A ‘ & ‘B’ for renewal of contract for planters for a period of 1 year commencing 1st May 2016
i Quotation A in the sum of £1,900 (no VAT)
ii Quotation B in the sum of £2,500 (no VAT)
103 Resolved: Unanimously to award the contract to Gilman’s Gardens
(quotation A) in the sum of £1,900
12. To receive and consider draft minutes from Bristol Airport’s Consultative
Committee meeting held on 27.1.16
104 Noted
13. To authorise signature to Licence from Crofton Place Estate Company Limited re Spar Green (to be signed by Chairman and Clerk)
105 Resolved: Unanimously to authorise
14. To consider grant to St Andrew’s Church in the sum of £300 in respect
of upkeep of graveyard
106 Resolved: Unanimously to authorise. Funds to be vired from General
Contingency Fund
15. To receive and consider email from NSC dated 16.2.16 re portable vehicle
activated signs
107 Noted
16. To receive and consider reports from Working Parties of the Council/Cllrs
a. To receive update from Enhancement Working Party
108 Cllr M Bowerman’s comments were noted re a proposed inscription
on the Jubilee Stone to commemorate the Queens 90th birthday and length
of reign
b. To receive update from Highways Working Party
109 Cllr S Mitchell’s comments were noted regarding:
i – proposed road safety measures at West Leigh Infants School, and
ii – a meeting being set up with David Bailey at North Somerset Council
to discuss traffic calming measures at Dark Lane
17. To receive and consider relevant correspondence
All correspondence is available in Parish Office for viewing, and is also available for inspection at the Parish Council meeting
110 Noted
18. Accounts
a. To receive and consider Receipts and Payments schedule for February 2016 (checked by Cllr M Bowerman prior to the meeting)
Members had already been advised the cheque listed on the schedule
for £60,000 had been returned unpaid by HSBC (see minute no. 094)
111 Noted
b. To authorise expenditure for the month of February 2016
112 Resolved: Unanimously to authorise expenditure
19. Planning
a. Update on Ettrick Garage
113 The Chairman’s comments were noted regarding North Somerset
Council’s response to planning application 15/P/2626/F
To consider the following planning applications:
b. Planning application no. 16/P/0374/F Woodlea, Moor Lane, Backwell –
Demolition of existing detached building and erection of a replacement
single storey detached building for use as extension to an existing
care home – Care Homes Group
114 Resolved: Unanimously no objection
c. Planning application no. 16/P/0402/F Little Cote, The Batch, Backwell –
Rear first floor extension above existing kitchen, bathroom and utility
room – Mr B Collings
115 Resolved: By a majority vote Backwell Parish Council objects, as
it does not comply with North Somerset Council’s Green Belt Policy.
1 abstention
d. Planning application no. 16/P/0441/F 2 Manor Court, Backwell –
Ground floor single storey extension to rear, conversion of part of
garage into utility room, conversion of garage loft to an additional
bedroom – Mrs E O’Brien
116 Resolved: Unanimously no objection
e. Planning application no. 16/P/0479/F Simmonds Cottage, Hillside Road,
Backwell – two storey side extension – Mr Henry Sackett
117 Resolved: By a majority decision no comment, as the applicant has
taken advice from North Somerset Council . 1 abstention
118 There being no further items of business, the Chairman closed the meeting at 2002 hours