EVERDON PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Meeting of the Full Council held on

12 June 2006 at 7.30pm at Everdon Village Hall.

Present

Councillor Mrs J. Clark,

Councillor Ms B. Dugdale

Councillor Mr R Graves

Councillor Mr M Pell

Councillor Ms J. Pratt

Councillor Mr K. Nichols

Councillor Mrs G Ogden (County Councillor)

Clerk to the Council Ms Sarah Hennings

Apologies for Absence

Councillor Mr T. Beer

Chairman Mr P Nevill

Councillor Mr D. Jeyes (District Councillor)

KN welcomed Robert Graves to his first meeting.

Declarations of Interest

KN declared an interest in the planning application for Copper Beech Barn.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 6 May 2006

The minutes were then signed as a true record of the meeting.

1.Matters arising

1.1 Access to Mrs Balderson’s Property

KN has SIM form but is now waiting for map of access ground from PN.

1.2 Bus Shelter

BD had found a contact who might have a bus shelter available. SH has contacted them & left a message but not yet received a reply

1.3 Confusion over Everdon Industrial Estate

SH has established that Everdon Park is a road in Heartlands Business Park and not Drayton Fields Industrial Estate as Northampton County Council had informed us. SH has identified approximately 10 companies and will be writing to them re. possible confusion with Everdon village when satellite navigation systems are used to locate these companies.

1.4. Coventry Airport – Revision of Noise Preferential Routes

A response has been sent by PN objecting to proposed new routes

KN/PN

2. New Planning Applications

Reference No.	Address	Description	Parish Council

DA/2006/0613	Copper Beech Barn, Stubbs Rd	Remove tree within conservation area	No comments

3. Planning Consent Status

Reference No.	Address	Description	Planning Consent

DA/2006/0151	12 The Banks, Newnham Rd	Listed Building Consent for rebuilding part of stone boundary wall, demolition of outbuilding & construction of bootroom/laundry extension, internal alterations & conversion of roofspace.	Granted

4. Clerk’s Report

4.1 S137(4)(a) Expenditure Limit per Elector

For 2006/2007 this is £5.44 per elector.

4.2 Parish Plan – Grants available

A grant of up to £1000 is available from Defra’s Rural Social & Community Programme to produce a parish plan. (The parish plan is a consultation process encompassing all aspects of village life that sets out a vision of where your community would like to see their village in the future). SH to get hold of information so a parish plan can be considered

4.3 Good Councillors Guide

Two copies have been ordered for the new councillors & will be collected w/c 19 June – Jula Pratt & Bob Graves

4.4 Audit & Accounts

SH will be concentrating on this in the next month as need to complete ours by mid September. End of year accounts to be produced for next parish meeting

5. Correspondence

Northamptonshire Canal Partnership Annual Review 2006
Daventry District Council Annual Review March 2006
NALC Training information
NALC Update
NALC Freedom of Information
Licensing Act – legal briefing
Accounts & Audit Regulations
Improving your patch Awards 2006
Partnership Open Day on 8 July at Atkins Highways Depot (Brixworth)

6. Reports from Councillors

6.1 Highway Matters 6.1.1 Drainage Problems on Fawsley/Newnham Rd SH sent letter to Mr Jeff Tarry at Little Preston with copy of the Atkins letter 6.1.2 Dustbins SH spoke to Farthingstone PC and found that they occasionally had problem but was not a major issue. KN to speak to John Ford.	KN

6.2 Rights of Way It was agreed that footpaths would be assigned to individual councillors to monitor at the next parish meeting. SH to provide details of footpaths allocated to councillors previously.	KN

6.3 Grass Mowing MP expressed dissatisfaction at quality and frequency of grass mowing. SH to draft letter to contractor for KN to sign expressing dissatisfaction	SH/KN

6.4 Everdon Field Centre Meeting to held in 2 weeks. BD to attend	BD

6.5 Village Hall Meeting Next meeting is on 22 June. JP to attend	JP

7. Finance Report

Payments

Cheque No.	Recipient	Description	£	Authority
826	S Hennings	Salary	139.20
826	S Hennings	Expenses	8.99
827	NALC	Training	25.00
		TOTAL	172.19

SH to check what the position is about amending the signatures to the bank account.

Reserve Account £3745.30

Current Account £100.00

8. AOB

8.1 MP to liaise with PN re. chairman’s contribution to the village newsletter

8.2 Problem with overhanging cherry tree at Red Lion Cottage and also Mrs Koch’s property. KN to liaise.

9. Date of Next Meeting

Next meeting is to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 4 July in the Village Hall

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 8.15 pm

CHAIRMAN DATE