Aldbury Parish Council

ALDBURY PARISH COUNCIL

To Councillors Brady, Cobb, Eggar (Chairman), Juniper, McCarthy, Page, Pearce and Tollinton, You are summoned to attend the following meeting:

ALDBURY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING THE ANNUAL MEETING To be held on Monday 8th May 2017 at 8 p.m. in Aldbury Memorial Hall

Members of the public and press are invited to attend this meeting.

Mrs L Bancroft Clerk to Aldbury Parish Council 1st May 2017 ______Agenda

17/99 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

17/100 Apologies for absence – to be accepted by Council

17/101 Declarations of Interest and Register of Members’ Interests . Cllrs to declare interests particular to this meeting and confirm Register of Members Interests

17/102 Review and adopt Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Code of Conduct Clerk to have circulated revised versions

17/103 Minutes of meeting on 3rd April 2017 to be signed as a true record

17/104 Review list of Councillor Duties

17/105 Meeting dates for 2018

17/106 Review Actions List Cllrs to review actions from previous meetings, where issues not covered elsewhere in agenda

17/107 Aldbury Pond Working party to update

17/108 Repair of Stocks Cllr Juniper to confirm current status of planning permission. Clerk to update in relation to remainder of Tesco grant

1 17/109 Allotments and Millenium Orchard Cllr Page to update on any issues at the allotments Cllrs Eggar and Cobb to update on Millenium Orchard

17/110 Footpaths Cllr Tollinton to update on any issues of note. Cllrs to discuss potential FP candidates for P3 grant

17/111 Diocesan Leases Cllr Pearce to update

17/112 Planning Matters 1.To discuss the following applications and any others received by May 8 th : 4/00678/17/ADV, 4/00681/17/ADV and 4/00670/17/ADV – Ashridge Estate Welcome and Orientation signs in car parks NO OBJECTION (as recommended by Cllr Juniper)

4/00747/17/FHA – Martins, Station Road, Tring Station Demolition of Conservatory, 2 storey side extension, single storey rear extension, garage conversion and detached garage NO OBJECTION (as recommended by Cllr McCarthy)

4/03101/16/FHA – Galleons Reach, Toms Hill Road, Aldbury Front Porch NO OBJECTION (as per Council’s previous decision and Cllrs Cobb and Tollinton’s recommendation)

4/00881/17/FHA & 4/00882/17/LBC – 17 Stocks Road, Aldbury Replacement of existing 2-storey and single storey rear extension with new 2-storey and single storey rear extension, internal and external alterations and repairs.

4/00453/17/FUL – The Retreat, Newground Road, Aldbury Demolition of existing house and construction of new detached house with detached garage. Realignment of access road. (amended / additional plans or information)

2.Planning Decisions made by Dacorum BC: 4/00227/17/FHA – Stocks House, Stocks Road, Aldbury Greenhouse (amended scheme) GRANTED

4/03446/16/MFA – Stocks Golf Club, Stocks Road, Aldbury Extension to Car Park GRANTED

17/113 Finance Payments Made L Bancroft (SO) £390.60 Clerk’s salary for March DBC (DD) £55.20 Rent for Garage EON (DD) £48.51 Street Lights - power Dixons Landscapes £460.00 Pond Maintenance visit – March2017 M Walters £75.00 Parish Mowing and repairs to post at Recreation ground Bidwells £275.00 Rent for Allotments Sept 16 – March 17 Amber Signs £288.00 Sign writing for new finger signpost on village

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Receipts DBC £22,337.97 Annual Precept and grants Interest £0.12 Interest

Bank Balances at 13 th April 2017 Natwest a/c 60669756 £34,770.13 Natwest a/c 06501141 £300 NS a/c £33,809.51

Resolution required to make the following payments: HAPTC £80.00 Cllrs Tollinton and Cobb, Planning Essentials Course HAPTC £521.98 Annual Subscription James Joliffe £150.00 Fencing end of path at Stoneycroft Cllr Eggar £23.54 Annual Assembly expenses DBC £1,000 Work to FP 50 (covered by 2016-17 P3 grant) Dixons Landscapes £460.00 Pond maintenance for April M Walters £450.00 Parish Mowing April

Funds available going forward: £68,879.64

 Annual Precept – DBC confirmed the following: Tax base of 452.9; Precept Demand £14,943.67; Council Tax Support grant £130.30; Concurrent Services Grant £6,305.42, Warden Grant £958.58. Total of £22,337.97 has been received into the bank account.  Accounts – Following internal audit, Cllrs to approve and sign the Annual Return for financial year ending 31st March 2017.  Insurance – Council to approve quotes and take a resolution to renew the Council’s insurance from June 2017  Online Banking – Cllrs to approve and sign form to open an online bank account with Unity Trust Bank  Review the Standing Order payments

17/114 Parish Warden Vacancy Cllrs Cobb, Tollinton and the Clerk to update

17/115 Cycling Events through Aldbury village in 2017 Cllr Eggar and Clerk to update on actions taken and agree next steps

17/116 Defibrillator Cllr Eggar & Clerk to update

17/117 Annual Parish Assembly Feedback from 24th April

17/118 New Councillor Training for Cllr Brady Council to agree for Cllr Brady to attend New Councillor Training on September 6th (£40.00)

17/119 Correspondence

17/120 Meeting open to the Public 3 17/121 Any Other Business and to consider items for agenda of next meeting

Next Council meeting –Monday 5th June 2017 Aldbury Parish Council website – www.aldburyparish.org.uk.

Items for Future Agendas

Matters concerning railway developments and Future parking at Tring Station Playground June Filming in Parish June Improvements to Village Green including parking Deferred until outcomes around the Green of traffic report are known Parish Mowing Future Tennis Court Future Recreation Ground Future Highways and Transport Future Areas of Focus for the Council (making the parish Future look more attractive, pedestrian Safety, safe parking)