MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING OF TANSLEY PARISH COUNCIL ON MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2006

Present:  Councillors  J Spink, R Bourne, K Gray, S Greenhough, N Johnson, B Taylor,N Whitworth

DDDCllr Steve Flitter

Tony Keys

101/06                  APOLOGIES

Cllr Whitworth

102/06                  DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

There were no declarations of interest

103/06        MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 9 JANUARY 2006

The Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 9 January 2006 approved and signed as a true and accurate record.

104/06        MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

There were no matters arising.

105/06        EXCLUSIONS

There were no items to be taken in exclusion.

106/06      VILLAGE PLAN

QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS –PRESENTATION BY TONY KEYS

Out of approx 450 questionnaires delivered the response was 150.  An excellent presentation was given by Tony Keys, which highlighted the issues, which villagers wanted to address. 

RESOLVED:

To take forward with a meeting to be organised in late April and include neighbourhood watch within this meeting. 

Comments were also made about other authorities functions, these need to be passed onto the relevant authorities.

107/06        CHAIRMAN’S REPORT  (circulated with the agenda)

The chairman has attended two meetings at the request of the Community Transport Group, as the bus service has been discontinued due to lack of customers.  There are various services available including Dial A Ride which runs to Alfreton.  The bus can be hired by community groups at low cost.  In order to stimulate interest the Community Transport will be consulting on needs within the parish. One possible use would be to run the bus on Fete Day (17 June 2006) to avoid the use of cars.  However, the application form runs to 9 pages and 30 questions.

Fete Field

The Parish Council have had considerable difficulty with the VAT claim which has still not been paid, the claim went in beginning of October, and after numerous questions, correspondence and phone calls, advice has been sought with DCC.  DCC has met with the clerk and the chair and spoken directly to the VAT people and hopefully after the letter last Friday we should soon be reimbursed.

The clerk reported that a letter had been received from HM Customs and Revenue informing that the V.A.T. would be reimbursed.

Cllr Johnson raised the matter of the protection grilles on the lights on the Fete Field and that they seem to be very obtrusive.

RESOLVED:

Not to complete the application for the community bus to attend the Fete Day (17 June).

To examine the protection on the lights with a view to resolving the matter.

108/06       EAST MIDLANDS IN BLOOM

The Seminar for EMIB is to be held on February 23 at Chesterfield, and a discussion was held regarding the involvement in EMIB and the garden competition, Cllr Spink has carried out this duty for the past few years and he does not wish to continue.

RESOLVED:

That Cllr Taylor would attend the seminar and would also take over the Parish Council involvement in EMIB and also the garden competitions.

109/06        NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Progress is ongoing, however with the meeting to be held in conjunction with the village plan this should move this on.

110/06        PLANNING MATTERS

Application for consideration, dealt with under Chairman’s delegated powers –

06/00016/FUL Erection of ground floor/first floor extensions – H A Briddon at Brookfield Industrial Estate Old Coach Road – no objections

Applications for consideration:

DDDC Town & Country Planning Act 1990 – Appeal re: site at The Garage Redhill Lane Tansley – conversion of storage building to residential building

Derbyshire Dales District Council Decision Notices:

05/00933/FUL Formation of farm access track – Sunnyside Farm Whitelea Lane Tansley – refused

05/00957/FUL Erection of polytunnel for horticultural purposes – Land off Nottingham Road Tansley  - granted with conditions

05/00958/FUL Change of use to retail nursery and erection of 3 no buildings – Land off Nottingham Road Tansley – granted with conditions

05/00989/FUL Erection of 4 no dwellings (revisions to planning permission 05/00690/FUL) land west of Thatchers Lane Tansley – granted with conditions

111/06      CORRESPONDENCE

Tansley Primary School – vacancy for Community Governor

RESOLVED: that no interest in this position

DDDC – Letter regarding reimbursable expenditure reductions to

Playing Fields £525, Burial Grounds £1,300 – contents noted

DRCC – Calor Village of the Year – put on March agenda

DDDC – Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report – Derbyshire Dales Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document – deadline for responses 28 February 06 - noted

DCC Parish Events within the Highway 2006/07

RESOLVED: to sent details of the Fell Race and Fete

Francis Staley Religious Trust – request for financial help with The Link

RESOLVED: to award £150.00

112/06 ACCOUNTS                                                          £

Were ratified as follows: 

9.1.06 Clerks Salary (Dec 141.14, Stamps 8.45)             149.59

                             Meeting Closed at 9.00pm………………………