HANLEY CASTLE PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk to the Parish Council: Rebecca Abunassar, 12 Court Road, Strensham, Worcester WR8 9LP
Tel: 01684 292115, email: hanleycastleparish@hanleyswan.net

To: All Members of Hanley Castle Parish Council

You are duly required to attend the Meeting of Hanley Castle Parish Council to be held on Thursday, 18th February 2016 in Hanley Swan Village Hall

Agenda

1 Welcome & Apologies

2 Declarations of Interest & Dispensation Requests from Councillors

a) Register of Interests: Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interests, new ones were required to be sent to MHDC after previous meeting.

b) To declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.

c) To declare any Other Disclosable Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.

d) To consider and agree all requests from Councillors for the Council to Grant a Dispensation (S33 of the Localism Act 2011) for the term of office post election – Councillors to consider all committees/groups they are involved with

Councillors who have declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, or an Other Disclosable Interest which falls within the terms of paragraph 12(4)(b) of the Code of Conduct, must leave the room for the relevant items.

Closure of the meeting to allow parishioners present to speak on any matters relating to the Parish. This item to be limited at the discretion of the chairman

3 Minutes:

To consider the approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Council held on Thursday, 21st January 2016 (copy attached)

4 Matters Arising and Progress Reports for information:

Min 69c/13: Anne Ballinger gift – Costs of Noticeboards & Plaques

Min 98c/15: Speed Check on Welland Road

Min 176b/15: Road safety improvements at Cross Hands – Cllr Lamb

5 Finance:

a) To consider and APPROVE any payments notified in writing prior to the meeting.

b) To receive notification of receipts received.

6 Planning:

a) To Consider the following applications referred by MHDC for consultation:

b) To consider under the Scheme of Delegation any Planning Applications received between the publication of this agenda and the Meeting

c) Details of Decision Notices Received to-date: None received

d) Details of Appeal Notices Received to-date: None received

e) Details of enforcement action: None received

7 Highways Matters

a) Report & Works for the Lengthsman – VAS not working

b) Update on reported issues –

i) Gilberts End, Temporary closure has been submitted to enable electric cabling work from 10th March for 9 weeks. Notice circulated prior to meeting.

ii) Coverside section road ownership

8 District & County Councillors Reports: for information

a) District Cllrs Mike Morgan & Andrea Morgan

b) County Cllr Tom Wells

9 Report of the:

a) Parish Paths Warden – (Peter Goodyear)

b) Pond Wardens (Neil & Gigi Verlander)

c) Playing Field Warden (Graham Holmes)

d) Local Police

10 Proposed list of Section 106 projects and formal consultation with Parish Groups and organisations.

11 Environmental Matters

a) Report of the Environmental Working Group

12 Neighbourhood Development Plan

Update by Cllr Lamb

13 Correspondence

a) SWDP – Inspector’s report – Circulated prior to the meeting

b) Play Area Inspection – Undertaken on 4th February, report awaited.

c) Robert Williams – Response regarding Section 106 funding.

14 Topics raised by Councillors, Committees, Clerk & Parishioners

a) Road safety improvements at Cross Hands – to try and prevent cars going off the road, including barriers, mini roundabouts, 30 mph etc. raised by Cllr Lamb

b) Speed information resulting from the cameras located within the village.

15 Councillors reports and items for future agenda:

Each Councillor is requested to use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas.

16 Date of next meeting:

To confirm the date of the next scheduled meeting as 17th March 2016

The public and press are cordially invited to attend