Wigmore Group Parish Council
Councillors are summoned to join the scheduled meeting of the Parish Council on
Monday 12 October 2020 at 7.30pm via Zoom
The Press & Public are cordially invited to join the meeting, or to submit a comment or question for the Parish Council. For further information please contact the Clerk, Maggie Brown, 07398 222 310 or clerk@wigmoregrouppc.co.uk or The Quern, Chapel Lawn, Bucknell, SY7 0BW.
AGENDA
1. Apologies. To receive apologies for absence.
2. To receive Declarations of interests and written requests for dispensations.
3. Open Session
3.1. To receive brief oral report from Ward Cllr Carole Gandy.
3.2. To receive views of local residents on parish matters. 15 minutes only on this item.
4. Minutes To approve minutes of the scheduled meeting 14 September 2020.
5. Finance
5.1. To receive quarter end report from Responsible Financial Officer
5.2. To receive report from Financial Working Group including Draft Budget for 2021/22.
5.3. To consider existing contract for mowing of Leinthall Starkes churchyard.
5.4. To confirm Zoom subscription for November meeting, due 2 November 2020.
5.5. To note balances, payments between meetings, and approve payments. See Appendix 1.
6. Planning
To consider response to applications to be determined by Herefordshire Council
6.1. P202651/O – Outline 4th September 2020 Pipe Aston, Mortimer, Land adjacent Stone Cottage Pipe Aston Ludlow Shropshire SY8 2HG, Land adjacent Stone Cottage Pipe Aston Ludlow Shropshire SY8 2HG, Proposed Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of a single dwelling. , Valid. Deadline 16 October 2020
6.2. 201143 – Planning Re-consultation – Land at Pear Tree Farm, HR6 9UR. Proposed residential development of eight detached houses (varying 5 permitted houses to enable substitution of house types and amended site layout together with 3 further new infill dwellings. Amended documents. Deadline 27 October 2020.
6.3. To note Application 203357 – for work on trees with Preservation Orders, and in a Conservation Area.
7. Consultation
7.1. To consider response to Government consultation on proposals for reform of the planning system in England, Planning for the Future. Deadline 29 October.
8. Bury Lane Playing Field
8.1. To note monthly inspection of play equipment.
8.2. To consider the impact of moles beneath the field.
8.3. To consider options for financing improvements to Bury Lane Playing Field.
9. Village Hall
9.1. To received proposals from Village Hall Committee for hot water in the Village Hall toilets.
10. Policies. To consider adopting:
10.1. Draft s137 application form.
10.2. Updated Grievance Policy.
10.3. Updated Complaints Procedure.
10.4. Updated Model Publication Scheme.
10.5. Updated Model Standing Orders 2018 for England (revised 2020).
11. Traffic Calming Measures in Elton & Pipe Aston
To receive an update.
12. Streetlights
12.1. To further arrangements for transferring responsibility of 10 streetlights from Wigmore Group Parish Council to Herefordshire Council.
13. Notice Boards
13.1. To consider purchase of notice board for Pipe Aston.
13.2. To consider renovation of board at Wigmore Village Shop.
14. Information items, correspondence & training. To note and action, as necessary.
15. To raise matters for next scheduled meeting: Monday 9 November 2020.
Mrs Maggie Brown, Clerk to the Council
Email clerk@wigmoregrouppc.co.uk Telephone 07398 222 310
7 October 2020
Appendix 1
FINANCE
Lloyds Bank Balance at 5/9/2020 £39,016.70
Less September payments £819.24
Less payments made between meetings & receipts:
Countrywide INV00000000130646 – Lengthsman £587.00
OPUS Energy electricity for streetlights 1-31 August £23.05
C P Hill, Footpath Ford St_Wigmore Sch & Millennium Garden Inv 82 £275.00
Precept – second half £11,900.00
VAT reclaim for 2019/20 £717.50
Lloyds Bank Balance at 6/10/2020 £49,929.91
Ringfenced funds: Bury Lane Community & Playing Field : maintenance fund £4,610.24
Bury Lane Community & Playing Field : development fund £8,675.00
Election Fund £1,809.02
Traffic/Signage £1,536.00
Reserve Fund £7,500.00
General Revenue Reserve £6,327.16
TOTAL ringfenced £30,457.42
Un-ringfenced funds available: £19,472.49
Payments for approval. Amounts including VAT.
Clerk Payroll – September £413.33
PAYE as advised by HMRC £300.76
#Clerk Expenses – October £38.39
Total Payments £752.48
Un-ringfenced balance after October Payments: £18,720.01
# Zoom subscription 2/10-1/11/2020 £14.39; photo for HM Land Registry re Bury Lane Playing Field £6; 50% training with Society of Local Council Clerks £18