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FARNSFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a
meeting of the Council held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13th
April 2010 in the Lower Hall, Village Centre, New Hill,
Farnsfield.
Present
Cllrs.
KJ Clarke, R Davis, PJ Elliott (Chairman), A Farr, AD Jepson, B
McDowall, FA Reynolds, LM Selby, G Stafford
M Salt (Clerk)
Apologies for
absence
Apologies were received and
accepted from Cllr. M Hamilton and Co R Reeves.
Declaration of interest
Cllr Jepson declared a non
prejudicial interest in the planning application for Cobblers
Cottage, Brickyard Lane.
Planning
applications
10/00379/FUL – two storey rear
extension and porch at Cobblers Cottage, Brickyard Lane,
Farnsfield
Cllr. Jepson left the room whilst
the application was discussed.
The Chairman Suspended Orders at
7.33pm.
Mr Stevens informed the meeting of
his objections to the application on the grounds contained in N&SDC
Local Policy H24 concerning an inappropriate development, the
impact upon his and neighbouring properties.
Two other residents of Brickyard
Lane aired their concerns regarding the potential increase in
parking on Brickyard Lane should the development be allowed.
Standing Orders were reinstated at
7.43pm.
The application was discussed and
Cllr Davis proposed that the application not be supported on the
following grounds:
-
Impact upon neighbouring
properties, both properties either side being bungalows
-
Over intensification of
the site, the size of the extension doubling the size of the
property and again very large in comparison with
neighbouring properties
-
Lack of privacy, it was
accepted that there were no windows on one side of the
building but some overlooked other properties
-
The likelihood of
additional cars being parked on Brickyard Lane, already
becoming over parked with resident’s vehicles.
The proposal was seconded by Cllr.
Stafford and supported.
3 Councillors abstained.
It was also requested that the
application should be heard by the Planning Committee and not
subject to delegated powers.
10/00346/FUL – two bed-roomed
single storey dwelling over existing parking area at Spar
Stores, Main Street, Farnsfield.
After some discussion Cllr Farr
proposed that the application should not be supported on the
following grounds:
-
Over intensification of
the site, most of the space at the rear of the property
would be developed, although it was accepted that the
building was raised and allowed for parking provision
-
Highway grounds, the
entrance on to the Main Street is at one of the most
congested parts of Main Street due to parked traffic (often
illegally parked), busy with pedestrians accessing the shops
-
Concerns that the sewage
system would be further overloaded, in storm conditions the
system already overflows in the Main Street area.
Seconded by Cllr.McDowall and
agreed with 1 abstention.
10/00370/FUL – erection of two
storey side and rear extension, single storey extension to the
front and erection of a detached garage at The Woodlands,
Station Lane, Farnsfield.
Application supported.
Decisions of
Newark &Sherwood DC
The Clerk appraised the meeting of
the decisions made by Newark & Sherwood DC.
Proposed
lighting Parfitt Drive
The Clerk stated that he had
received a quote from EON to install the power supply at a cost
of£1811.85 and requested approval to sign the contract; request
proposed by Cllr Davis, seconded by Cllr Clarke and approved.
Updates
The Clerk informed the meeting that
he had submitted an application to N&SDC for an Alcohol
Exclusion Order in Farnsfield.
The Dog Control Order came into
effect on 7th April 2010 and he was seeking clarification
regarding the use of public footpaths across controlled areas.
The Chairman informed the meeting
that the Tennis Club would be submitting a proposal to install
an additional court.
The meeting closed at 8.35pm.
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FARNSFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the
Annual Parish Meeting held at 7.00pm on Tuesday 27th
April 2010 in the Library, Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield.
Present
Cllrs. KJ Clarke, R Davis, PJ
Elliott (Chairman), A Farr, AD Jepson, B McDowall, LM Selby, G
Stafford
M Salt (Clerk) Co Cllr A Stewart
No members of the public attended
Apologies for
absence
Apologies were received and
accepted from Cllr. R Reeves.
Minutes of the
previous meeting
The minutes of the meeting held on
28th April 2009 were proposed for acceptance by Cllr
Jepson, seconded by Cllr Clarke and approved.
Matters
arising
None
Clerk’s Report
The Clerk circulated his report and
invited comments.
It was agreed that a Newsletter be
published in May/June 2010 and the report included.
No other items were raised.
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FARNSFIELD PARISH COUNCIL
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
REPORT 2009-2010
Councillors
The
Councillors are:
Paul Elliott
–Chairman of the Council
Karen Clarke –
Chair Village Centre Committee,
Geoff Stafford
– Chairman of Recreation Grounds Committee
Roger Davis –
Chair of Finance and General Purposes Committee
Bruce McDowall
Frank Reynolds
Lynda Selby –
Vice Chair
Derek Jepson
Robert Reeves
Matt Hamilton
Alison Farr
Finances
The precept
for 2008-9 was ££60.000 and the draft accounts for 2009-10 show
that the anticipated income and expenditure are on budget.
The precept
for 20010-11 is £61,200, the increase reflecting rises in costs
due to inflation and service provision an increase now added
incrementally following comments from a resident at a previous
Parish meeting. The increase has been kept as low as possible
and any overspend will need to come from savings made throughout
the year or from reserves.
Parish Plan
The Parish
Plan continues to be a priority and is an item at council
meetings. The web site has now been updated and contains up to
date parish information. It will continue to be developed and
linked to other sites providing information to residents. The
address is
www.farnsfield-pc.gov.uk.
Planning
is becoming an issue for the future following the publication of
the Newark & Sherwood District Publication Core Strategy which
is currently in the consultative stage and considers the
district council’s approach to the national planning
requirements to increase the housing stock. Farnsfield being a
principle village is earmarked for development although the
proposed numbers of houses required to be built in Farnsfield
changes as the consultation process continues. This could have a
major impact on the village in future years if the proposals
come to fruition. One to keep an eye on.
Environment
Parking on the
Main Street remains a major issue..
Ad hoc visits
are made to the village at relevant times and fixed penalty
tickets issued to offenders, but the level of tickets issued is
a disappointment considering the numbers of motorists who
flagrantly disregard the law and cause inconvenience to others.
Nothing
changes, parking is still a problem and enforcement appears to
be non existent although we have been informed that parking
attendants have visited Farnsfield on occasions.
Education
Regular
activities continue to take place in the village centre
organised by a range of people and the range covers history,
horticulture, leisure and pastime activities. The recent
recession has had an impact upon some of the activity organisers
during the year but business has continued. One of the major
impacts upon the Village Centre was the long and hard winter,
particularly February.
Parish and
other information is available via the web site, at the library,
to residents who do not normally have access to a computer.
Village Development and Policing
In the past
year the Parish Council has seen a further reduction in planning
applications, a reduction from 36 during the previous year to 23
in this one.
The issue of
policing in the village has continues as beat officers come and
go. The Community Support Officers have also changed and the
Community
Support Officers, (CSO’s) for Farnsfield are:
Charlotte
Appleby
Liam Batey
These can be
contacted on 0300 300 9999 ext. 3370
Communication
The Parish
Council newsletter is issued on a regular basis and is
circulated with the Newark Advertiser. We are also aware that
circulation of free newspapers in the village does not cover all
households, and it is published on the parish web site, for
those who have access.
Additional
copies are always available in the library.
Your views are
important and communication is often a one way route but there
has been a pleasing increase in the number of residents
communicating with us via the web site.
Vandalism
This has
continued to be a problem throughout the year with children’s
play areas being the prime target.
The play area
at Parfitt Drive was repeatedly vandalised and the gates ripped
off on two occasions. The area will be equipped with street
light type lights during the summer and the area lit up with a
view to prevent vandalism and it being a meeting place for some
undesirable groups.
Whilst I have
highlighted recent events involving parish property other
incidents involving privately owned property have occurred.
Mike Salt
Clerk to the
Council.
22/4/10
Contact
Numbers –
01623 882884:
e-mail mail to: info@farnsfield-pc.gov.uk
The meeting closed at 7.10pm.
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FARNSFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a
meeting of the Council held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 27th
April 2010 in the Library, Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield.
Present
Cllrs. KJ Clarke, R Davis, PJ
Elliott (Chairman), A Farr, M Hamilton, AD Jepson, B McDowall,
FA Reynolds, LM Selby, G Stafford
M Salt (Clerk)
Co Cllr A Stewart
Apologies for
absence
Apologies were received and
accepted from Cllr. R Reeves.
Declaration of interest
None
Minutes of previous meetings
The minutes of the meeting held on
23rd March 2010 were proposed fore acceptance by
Cllr. Stafford, seconded by Cllr. Hamilton and agreed.
The Clerk stated that he had
received a response from Notts. County Council regarding the
issue of pot hole repairs – the method of repairs to be
reviewed.
Cllr Jepson raised concerns
regarding the inconsistency in quality of repairs throughout the
area.
The minutes of the meeting held on
13th April 2010 were proposed for acceptance by Cllr.
Selby, seconded by Cllr. McDowall and agreed.
The Chairman suspended Standing
Orders at 7.38pm.
Co Cllr Stewart stated that the
County Council were reviewing the gritting routes following the
experiences of the previous winter; the routes have not been
reviewed for 20 years.
He stated that the speed limits
review had been completed and the results were being analysed.
Cllr Hamilton said that he had been
contacted by a resident on Cockett Lane concerning buses using
the route; the issue was discussed briefly and it was agreed
that there were no changes to the current routes and that there
had not been any consultation regarding the use of Station Lane
as part of a route.
Standing Orders were re-instated at
7.50pm.
Recreation Grounds
Memorial Recreation Ground –
maintenance of the equipment being
undertaken in accordance with the previous inspection report, no
other issues.
Acres –
it was commented that Farnsfield Villa had a few more games to
play and the pitch would be rested to enable repairs to the
playing surface to be undertaken; the reserve pitch should be
used during this process.
Parfitt Drive –
The Clerk reported that the order
had been placed to install the electricity supply prior to the
lights being installed.
Wilson’s Field –
Cllr Stafford stated that the
lights on the play area had been turned off for the summer; the
Clerk reported that the graffiti had been cleaned off the
equipment. It was agreed that the light on Footpath 1 be
replaced when the lighting on Parfitt Drive is installed.
The Clerk provided a brief update
regarding the commencement of the Dog Control Orders and the
need for the provision of some signs, the details to be
clarified with Newark & Sherwood DC.
Footpaths and Highways
Highway matters had been discussed
previously with Co Cllr Stewart.
The Clerk said that he had
conducted a footpath survey, the main areas of concern being the
Hexgreave area. A meeting is to be arranged with Notts. CC P3
Partnership team to discuss maintenance etc.
Parish Plan reports
Planning –
The Clerk reported that he had received a copy of the Core
Strategy Options Report for comments from the Parish Council.
Cllr Jepson had been supplied with a copy and all other
Councillors could access it on the N&SDC website as circulated
by the Clerk. It was agreed to consider this report on 11th
May 2010.
Environment and tourism –
Cllr McDowall said that the P3 Footpaths notice board had been
installed near to the Co-op on the Main Street. A second notice
board from Notts. CC had been applied for and it was proposed to
install it in the Parfitt Drive area.
Public transport –
covered earlier in the meeting.
Communications –
a Newsletter to be published in June.
Correspondence
Several items of correspondence
were available for noting.
The Royal British Legion requested
storage space at the Village Centre or Old Gaol for large items
of equipment stored at various members houses. It was agreed
that either could be used, the preferred option being the Old
Gaol, all arrangements and liability would remain with RBL. The
Clerk to advise the secretary.
The Clerk commented on a letter
from Newark and Sherwood DC requesting suggestions of locations
of suitable land in the parish for affordable housing.
The Chairman stated that he had
received a letter from the Twinning Association regarding the
installation of the commemorative stone for the 20th
anniversary of the twinning. It had been previously agreed that
a suitable location would be under the tree at the village
green, but the responsibility to ensure that it would be safely
installed without damage to the tree and surrounding area would
lie with the Twinning Association. The Clerk to advise the
Twinning Association.
Finance
Accounts –
The Clerk had circulated a schedule
of accounts with the papers including 11 cheques amounting to
£4569.51; scrutinised by Cllr Jepson. A proposal for acceptance
was received from Cllr. Davis, seconded by Cllr. Stafford and
agreed.
Planning applications
None received.
No planning decisions received from
N&SDC.
Community Safety Group
Nothing to report regarding
activities.
A timetable of the meetings has
been produced; the beat officer will produce a newsletter.
The reporting base has transferred
from Blidworth to Bilsthorpe.
Cllr Davis was informed that there
had been no response to the complaint made to the Chief
Constable regarding the Village Centre incident.
Comment was made concerning the
recent thefts at Checkley’s resulting in the closure of the
store in the near future adding to the number of empty stores on
the Main Street. Cllr Hamilton suggested that actions had been
taken to install a façade to the shop fronts giving the illusion
of use in other areas to minimise the impact on village centres
suggesting possibility of dereliction.
Village Centre
The Clerk reported that he was
seeking a quotation for work to be undertaken on the access ramp
to the Upper Hall used by the Play School Group, in order to
improve the safety of the ramp for young children and remove the
temporary measures in place.
Agenda items for the next meeting
None received.
The meeting closed at 8.30pm.
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FARNSFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a
meeting of the Council held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th
May 2010 in the Library, Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield.
Present
Cllrs. KJ Clarke, R Davis, PJ
Elliott (Chairman), A Farr, AD Jepson, B McDowall, FA
Reynolds, G Stafford
M Salt (Clerk)
Apologies for
absence
Apologies were received and
accepted from Cllr. R Reeves, M Hamilton and L Selby.
Declaration of interest
None
Planning applications
10/00346/FUL – two bed-roomed
single storey dwelling over existing parking area at Spar
Stores, Main Street, Farnsfield. Amended application
Minor modifications to the frontage
of the proposed property.
Cllr McDowall proposed that the
comments made when the original application was considered on 13th
April 2010 were unchanged and should be repeated, seconded by
Cllr Farr and agreed; 1 abstention.
Decisions of Newark & Sherwood DC
None received.
Proposal by Farnsfield Tennis Club
Members of Farnsfield Tennis Club
made a presentation to the council outlining the activities of
the club and proposals to install a fourth court; and mini court
for use by the public.
The proposed location would be on
land currently used as a play area at Lady Goodwin’s Corner and
it was suggested that with some re-siting of the play equipment
land could be made available.
There were a number of issues
raised after the presentation including:
·
Parking provision, it
was considered by FTC that there would be no increase as the
courts would be for local use.
·
The previous
proposals to extend the site incorporating bowls/tennis
facilities – a different proposition as there is insufficient
space on the existing site to accommodate the proposed changes
plus a change in outlook from the new Committee, now looking to
the future rather than preserving the current situation.
·
Finance – there was a
proposal for fundraising and a contribution from the Parish
Council, the Chairman thought that some S 106 money would be
appropriate. An alternative view was that the Parish funds came
from village residents and no support had been provided to the
developments at the Cricket Club or Bowls Club.
·
Public access to the
courts – the current situation is that non members can pay to
use the court at Allsorts and the mini court would be available
to all without charge.
·
Land provision –it
was agreed that unless the land is made available by the Parish
Council the scheme cannot proceed. Cllr Davis proposed that
detailed plans be prepared showing the full implications of the
scheme before it could be considered fully, this was seconded by
Cllr Farr and agreed unanimously.
The matter was adjourned pending
the provision of detailed plans for further consideration.
Newark & Sherwood District Council
Core Strategy Plan
The plan has been re-written to
include the comments arising from the consultation period
earlier in the year.
The Clerk made an attempt to bring
the changes to the attention of the Council, comparing two
differently structured documents.
It was the view that the majority
of the options preferred by the District Council had been
included and clarification of the number of houses likely to be
built in Farnsfield was made. There was inadequate provision
regarding the infrastructure and utilities.
It was agreed that the Clerk
formulate a reply to be considered at the meeting to be held on
25th May 2010.
The meeting closed at 8.35pm.
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FARNSFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a
meeting of the Council held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 25th
May 2010 in the Lower Hall, Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield.
Present
Cllrs. KJ Clarke, R Davis, PJ
Elliott (Chairman), M Hamilton, AD Jepson, R Reeves, LM Selby,
G Stafford.
M Salt (Clerk)
Co Cllr A Stewart. Dist Cllr. B
Laughton.
Apologies for
absence
Apologies were received and
accepted from Cllrs. A Farr, B McDowall, FA Reynolds.
Dist Cllr. R Bradbury.
Minutes of the previous meetings
The minutes of the meeting of 27th
April 2010 were proposed for acceptance by Cllr. Hamilton,
seconded by Cllr. Jepson and agreed.
The minutes of 11th May
2010 were proposed for acceptance by Cllr. Davis, seconded by
Cllr. Stafford and agreed (subject to an amendment to the date
of the minutes).
The Chairman suspended Standing
Orders at 7.35pm
Cllr. Stewart stated that NCC were
reviewing the gritting programme and snow clearance programme
following the experiences of the last winter.
The location of grit bins require
checking and if any additional ones are required they should be
requested.
Improvements to the A614 junction
with Blidworth Lane have been agreed and circulated.
Whilst local residents have
expressed concerns regarding the routing of buses along Station
Lane and Cockett Lane there have been no decisions made
regarding any alteration of the routes.
Cllr Laughton made reference to the
Regional Spatial Strategy Document stating that there were
likely to be some major changes and there will be a £1.2b
reduction in local support grants.
Cllr. Reeves asked if there was
likely to be any county council support for local sporting
developments, Cllr Laughton suggested a contact be made with
Steve Bradley NCC Sport Development Group.
Cllr. Stafford commented upon the
obstruction to traffic on Station Lane due to parked cars ar
cricket, bowls etc.
Standing Orders were re-instated at
8.57pm.
Declaration of interest
None
Election of Chairman
Nominations for the position of
Chairman were sought. Cllr. Clarke proposed Cllr. Hamilton,
seconded by Cllr. Stafford. Cllr. Hamilton accepted the
proposal; there being no other nominations the vote to appoint
Cllr. Hamilton as Chairman was unanimous.
Cllr. Hamilton signed the
declaration of acceptance in the presence of the Clerk.
Cllr Elliott stepped down as
Chairman and Cllr. Hamilton took the chair.
Election of Vice Chair
The Chairman requested nominations,
Cllr. Davis proposed Cllr. Selby, seconded by Cllr Jepson. Cllr
Selby agreed to continue, there being no other nominations was
voted in unanimously.
Committee members
Cllr Davis proposed that the
committee membership be amended to include Cllr Elliott on the
Recreation Grounds Committee, Cllr. Farr on the Village Centre
Committee, the remainder to remain as before; this was seconded
by Cllr Elliott and agreed unanimously.
Recreation Grounds
Memorial Recreation Ground –
no reports
Wilson’s Field –
no reported problems. Graffiti all
removed, arrangements in hand for the Village Fete.
Parfitt Drive –
no problems, electricity supply not
yet installed.
Acres –
Ulyett’s requested to undertake
pitch maintenance, it was agreed that any training etc. should
take place on the reserve pitch.
Footpaths and highways
The Clerk stated that he was to
attend a meeting with Notts. CC P3 representative regarding the
maintenance of the local footpath network. He also informed the
meeting that the contractor was undertaking the first scheduled
path clearance cut in the near future.
Parish Plan reports
Planning –
The Clerk stated that he was to
send a reply to the authors of the consultative document
commenting upon the inability of the infrastructure to cope with
the additional houses proposed in the report, there was no
mention of any enhancement of utilities other than electricity;
comment would repeated regarding the inaction regarding the
requirements for developers to build affordable housing.
Education and Sport –
covered in the earlier discussions.
Environment and Tourism –
no update.
Public transport –
discussed earlier in the meeting.
Communications –
newsletter to be published in June.
Finance
Accounts –
the accounts were scrutinised by
Cllr Davis, a copy of the schedule of payments was circulated
with the papers for the meeting. The schedule comprised of 9
cheques amounting to
£5761.54p. They were proposed for
acceptance by Cllr Jepson, seconded by Cllr Elliott and agreed.
Planning applications
The following applications were
considered:
AGENDA ITEM 9 Planning
applications
10/00563/FUL – erection of
recreational building at Wheelgate Park, Mansfield Road,
Farnsfield.
Application supported.
10/00485/LBC – removal of existing
entrance door to be replaced with new timber door at 2 Church
House, Main Street, Farnsfield.
Application supported
10/00441/FUL – householder
application for two storey extension at New Farm, Combs Lane,
Farnsfield.
Application supported.
The planning decisions of Newark &
Sherwood District Council were noted.
Community Safety Group
Cllr. Selby provided an update
following the last meeting of the group. The issues considered
were speeding, robbery at Lowdham Co-op, burglaries at Gunthorpe,
drink related issue in Bilsthorpe, following. Cllr Bradbury has
written to the Chief Constable regarding the inadequate level of
policing. Pc Sibson commented at the meeting that resources were
stretched. Residents again urged t report any incidents to the
police. Speeding vehicles on A614/A6097 a current problem. The
proposal to install visual recognition cameras throughout the
area is under consideration.
Village Centre
The Clerk stated that he had
received an estimate from CG Rhodes to cover in the sides of the
ramp at the rear of the Upper Hall to increase the safety of pre
school children. The estimate being over £2000 was considered
very high and the Clerk was requested to seek alternatives.
Agenda items for the next meeting
None raised.
The meeting closed at 9.12pm.
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FARNSFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a
meeting of the Council held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 8th
June 2010 in the Lower Hall, Village Centre, New Hill,
Farnsfield.
Present
Cllrs. KJ Clarke, R Davis, PJ
Elliott, A Farr, M Hamilton (Chairman), AD Jepson, FA Reynolds,
LM Selby, G Stafford.
M Salt (Clerk)
Apologies for
absence
Apologies were received and
accepted from Cllrs. B McDowall and R Reeves.
Declarations of interest
None declared.
The Chairman suspended Standing
Orders to allow members of the public to make comment regarding
the planning application to be considered at Atherley’s Bakery.
After listening to the
representations Standing Orders were re-instated at 7.45pm.
Planning applications
10/00679/FUL – change of use from
store to self contained living space at Atherleys Home Bakery,
Main Street, Farnsfield
After site visit, application
supported.
10/00741/FUL – application for the
erection of a first floor extension to create a two storey
property and two storey rear and single storey front extensions
at 6 Spring Lane, Farnsfield.
Application supported.
10/00725/FUL – change of use of
ground floor shop from A1 retail to B1 office at Jubilee House
and Shop, Main Street, Farnsfield.
Application not supported due to
insufficient provision identified for parking provision for
office users.
10/00566/FUL – application for a
single storey extension on to side of existing property, develop
void roof space to create en-suite bathroom at Ridgeway Cottage,
Main Street, Farnsfield.
Application supported.
10/00697/FUL – application for the
erection of a replacement detached garage and store at Wood
View, Station Lane, Farnsfield.
Application supported.
There were no decisions from Newark
& Sherwood District Council.
The meeting closed at 8.33pm.
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FARNSFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of a
meeting of the Council held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 22nd
June 2010 in the Lower Hall, Village Centre, New Hill,
Farnsfield.
Present
Cllrs. R Davis, M Hamilton
(Chairman), AD Jepson, B MacDowall, LM Selby, G Stafford.
M Salt (Clerk)
Apologies for
absence
Apologies were received and
accepted from Cllrs. A Farr, K Clarke, FA Reynolds, R Reeves, PJ
Elliott.
Dist Cllr. R Bradbury.
Minutes of the previous meetings
The minutes of the meeting of 25th
May 2010 were proposed for acceptance by Cllr. Davis, seconded
by Cllr. Jepson and agreed.
The minutes of 8th June
2010 were proposed for acceptance by Cllr. Jepson, seconded by
Cllr. Davis and agreed.
Declarations
of interest
None declared
Recreational
Grounds
Memorial
Recreation Ground –
no items. Cllr Davis reported that
he was awaiting contact from the Tennis Cub regarding their
proposal.
Acres –
nothing reported. The Clerk has arranged an annual contact to
deal with the mole problem. The Chairman to contact Mark Hazard
regarding tree maintenance.
Parfitt Drive
–
minor repairs to the equipment
being arranged, maintenance.
Wilson’s Field
–
nothing to report.
Footpaths and
Highways
The Clerk reported that he was
meeting Notts. CC P3 Footpaths representative on 25th
June 2010 to agree the works to be undertaken in 2010.
The Clerk reported that he has
received a letter from Notts. CC regarding local works suitable
for being undertaken at Parish level; most are done except
cleaning of bus shelters and the filling of grit bins; a meeting
has been arranged to discuss this with NCC in the next few
weeks.
A second letter was received from
NCC regarding problems encountered during the severe winter
weather; no further items were raised other than those discussed
with Co Cllr Stewart on a previous occasion, relating to
gritting of roads, a review of the gritting routes is currently
being undertaken by NCC.
Parish Plan
Planning –
no items.
Education and
sport –
Tennis proposal being considered,
no other items.
Environment
and tourism –
Cllr. McDowall reported that the
second notice board was to be placed near to the play area on
Parfitt Drive.
Communications
–
Newsletter due.
Finance
-
Accounts –
the meeting considered the
schedule of accounts circulated with the papers for the
meeting, no issues raised. The accounts were scrutinised by
Cllr Davis, and consisted of 11 cheques amounting to
£4306.84p. They were proposed for acceptance by Cllr.
Stafford, seconded by Cllr. Selby and agreed.
-
Accounts for 2009-10 –
Cllr. Davis (Chairman of
Finance and General Purposes Committee) stated that the F&GP
Committee had considered the accounts at the meeting held
prior to the current one. He recommended that the Council
approve the accounts and provide a positive response to the
questions to be answered in the Annual Governance Statement.
Cllr. Stafford proposed that the accounts for 2009-10 be
approved by the Council, seconded by Cllr. McDowall and
agreed unanimously. Cllr Stafford proposed that the Annual
Governance Statement be approved, seconded by Cllr McDowall
and agreed unanimously. The Chairman signed the Annual
return for the year ended 31 March 2010 at Sections 1 and 2.
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S137 requests:
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The Clerk outlined a
request for financial assistance from St. Michael’s
School for support of the DARE programme at a cost of
£112. Cllr Selby proposed that the application be
supported, seconded by Cllr Jepson and agreed.
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The Clerk outlined a
second application received from the First Farnsfield
Guides in support of their attendance at the Guides
Centenary event at Walesby Camp, they are currently
fundraising and were likely to have a shortfall of £300.
Cllr Davis proposed that the application should be
supported in principle and up to £300 should be granted;
this would be subject to a further report from them
nearer the date after the fundraising was complete,
should there then be a shortfall up to £300 would be
granted. This was seconded by Cllr. Selby and agreed
unanimously.
Planning
applications
10/00577/FUL – conversion of an
existing outbuilding to a dwelling with a new extension at
Jubilee House, Main Street, Farnsfield
Application not supported, the
proposed development is in the centre of the village where
parking is difficult and restrictions disregarded. An increase
in three further vehicles will exacerbate the situation; the
application is back land development and is not supported either
at Parish or District level.
The decisions of Newark and
Sherwood DC Planning Department were noted.
Community
Safety Group
No meeting held recently, no
matters to report.
Farnsfield
Village Centre
No Items raised
Agenda items
for the next meeting
Feasibility study of recreational
facilities to be discussed and referred to the Recreation
Grounds Committee for action.
The meeting closed at 8.37pm.
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