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Cridling Stubbs Parish Council

 

8th September 2004

 

Members Present: Councillors B Crossdale, S Longley, and M Shepherd.

Apologies received from Councillors M Williams, J Adams and G Ivey.

 

4.   Appointment of Parish Clerk (Item brought forward on Agenda)

 

Mrs Lynda Walker volunteered to become the Clerk, initially just taking minutes.

All agreed to this appointment.

 

1.   Minutes of Last Meeting

 

The minutes were signed as true record after all agreed.

 

2.   Matters arising

 

It was asked if residents’ names should be recorded when asking questions from the floor.  This will be looked into.

 

3.   Correspondence

 

Consultation on changes to Regional Planning Guidance.

Consultation on Model Code of Conduct for Employees.

Selby District Council- Ten Year Vision consultation.

Osgoldcross Parish Council Forum meeting 30 Sep 2004, BC and MS attending.

Nuisance trees and hedges, complaints to local authority.

Proposed modification to Local Plan re mainly housing in Sherburn in Elmet.

Renew wedding vows info which NYCC are promoting.

Local Crime Prevention Projects.

Selby and Tadcaster Farmers’ Markets, 1st Wednesday in month and 3rd Thursday respectively.

Community Legal Services.

Windpower from Powergen.

Courses on web site building - £5 fee if anyone wants to attend.

 

5.   Darrington East Restoration

 

Bob Binstead is prepared to give the whole area to the Parish Council but the owners of DQL are being consulted.  Re insurance, Parish Council already have £1,000,000 indemnity.  DQL have to maintain trees for 5 years, they want a sketch of how big an area is needed.  60m x 40m. Footpath around site, definitely no standing water has been promised.  Gate to allow pedestrian access only, will cater for wheelchairs/pushchairs. The entrance will be where it is now and as far away from the railway line as possible.

 

6.  Cridling Stubbs Educational Trust Fund

 

Agreed that JA and MW are the two Parish Council reps along with MS (village hall), John Vause (NYCC) and Gillian Ivey (SDC). Prop SL, seconded MS.

 

7.   Fly Tipping

 

NYCC looking into the question of ownership of land at level crossing re enclosure of land and levelling of the site.  All agreed to a press release to residents of West Yorkshire through letter to Pontefract and Castleford Express.

Press SDC harder for some prosecutions as deterrent.

 

8.  UK Coal /Womersley Quarry

 

Maxine Anderson and BC to attend Liaison meeting 14 Sep 2004.  No correspondence received from any of the bodies concerned.  Environment Agency preparing to take legal action against guilty parties.  No villagers have received compensation for the smell.  BC wants £1,000 per household compensation.  Agreed to ask at UK Coal meeting what they are prepared to offer in way of compensation.  Village may take legal advice.

 

9.   Floral Displays

 

Permission for stone trough and seat at southern end of Croft Lea applied for.  Price to be found for this and daffodil bulbs.

 

10.   Public Rights of Way

 

All agreed to reinstate footpath from end of Wrights Lane to motorway bridge.

 

11.   Payments

 

None

 

12Any other business

 

Booklet acquired re running businesses from home/planning consents.

 

13.   Public Question Time

 

Condition of level crossing, it has been repaired but is still in poor condition.

 

Proposed playground at (northern) end of village, NYCC envisage no problem.

 

Meeting closed at 8.45pm.