The Parish Council 0F Lower Peover Comprising Nether Peover Peover Inferior (Cheshire West and Chester) (Cheshire East) Clerk to the Council: Mr
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The Parish Council 0f Lower Peover Comprising Nether Peover Peover Inferior (Cheshire West and Chester) (Cheshire East) Clerk to the Council: Mr. Geoffrey Parker 5 Daisy Close Pickmere WA16 0WE Tel: 07842510313 Email: [email protected] Dear Councillor, Parish Councillors are summoned to attend the next Parish Council Meeting which will be held at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 8th July 2020 at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3630348928?pwd=SWlXN0w0Sm9WRXVrU3J2eUhUbDhBUT09 Yours sincerely, Geoffrey Parker Clerk to the Council Agenda 1. To receive apologies for absence 2. To note declarations of members’ interests 3. Public Participation: A period not exceeding 10 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments (at the Chairman’s discretion) 4. To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 13th May 2020 (attached) 5. To receive a police report (attached) 6. To receive news from the Unitary Authority Councillors 7. To receive an update on the activities of the Lower Peover Covid-19 Support Group. 8. Parish Plan To receive an update on progress from each Councillor leading a work-stream in the Parish Plan. 9. Personal Information To approve the collection and retention of Personal data as required by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) (attached). 10. To approve the Risk Register for 2020/21 (attached). 11. Finance a. Review of the Council’s and/or staff subscriptions to other bodies. 1. CHALC and NALC £158.04 2. Cheshire Community Action £20 3. SLCC membership for Parish Clerk £TBA b. To approve the 2020/21 list of due payments which arise on a regular basis in accordance with Financial Regulation 5.6 (attached) c. To approve the receipts and payments to 30th June 2020 (attached) d. To approve payments due (attached) e. To note expenditure against budget to 30th June 2020. (attached) f. To approve payment of 25 additional hours to the Parish Clerk for extra work undertaken in April, May and June 2020. g. To approve a subscription to the Web back up service at £36 per annum paid monthly by Direct Debit. h. To appoint JDH Business Services Ltd. as internal auditor for 2020/2021. 12. Planning a. To consider the latest planning applications Site Address: Former Women's Institute (Opposite Foxcovert Lane) Middlewich Road Nether Peover Northwich Proposal: Erection of a single dwelling house with associated works Reference Number: 20/01791/FUL Site Address: 24 Hulme Lane Nether Peover Northwich Cheshire WA16 9QE Proposal: Single storey rear extension (Proposed) and single storey front extension (Retrospective) Reference Number: 20/02133/FUL b. To note responses to applications received since the last meeting. Site Address: Land At Fields Farm Back Lane Nether Peover Northwich Proposal: Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) of 14/03812/FUL (Amendments to garages) Reference Number: 20/01808/S73 The deadline for comments was 1st July 2020. No objections were made by the Parish Council. c. To note the decisions of the Planning Authority received since the last meeting . None received. 13. Dog Bins To discuss the provision of dog fouling bins along the footpath from the church yard to the weir and on to Foxcovert Lane. 14. Footpath Maintenance To discuss the overgrown footpath where it crosses Foxcovert Lane and goes towards the old Drovers pub. 15. Matters for the next agenda To identify matters for consideration at the next ordinary meeting of the Parish Council. 16. Future Meetings To note the date of the next meeting at 7.30 p.m. on 9th September 2020. LOWER PEOVER PARISH COUNCIL Clerk – Geoffrey Parker Chairman – Alison Painter Telephone – 07842 510313 Vice Chairman – Louise Corlett This meeting was held remotely using Zoom Minutes of the meeting held by video conference at 7.30pm on Wednesday 13th May 2020 20.001 Present Action Cllrs Painter, Brown, Corlett, Dutton, Geake, Kendall and Wilson. In attendance: G Parker (Parish Clerk) 20.002 Apologies for absence None. 20.003 To note declarations of members’ interests Councillor Corlett declared a personal interest in respect of the planning application at Woodside Cottage Foxcovert Lane Nether Peover and would leave the meeting during consideration of that item. 20.004 Public Participation: 2 members of the public were present. Concerns were raised about the safety of the route to the school particularly in light of the current circumstance with the Covid-19 epidemic. 20.005 Minutes of the meeting held on 11th March 2020 The minutes of the meeting on 11th March 20120 were confirmed as a correct record and signed. 20.006 To receive a police report (attached) Resolved that the report be received and noted. 20.007 To receive news from the Unitary Authority Councillors Councillor Asquith referred to the impact of Covid 19 on CEC’s activities. CEC Councillors had been issued with laptop computers so that they could continue to work Signed 20/1 LOWER PEOVER PARISH COUNCIL Clerk – Geoffrey Parker Chairman – Alison Painter Telephone – 07842 510313 Vice Chairman – Louise Corlett Waste and Recycling centres are reopening on a restricted basis taking into account the need to maintain social distancing 20.008 Payroll Service Resolved that the arrangements for the provision of the Councils payroll service by S Jones Business Solutions Ltd at a cost of £80 per annum be approved. 20.009 Finance Resolved that a) the community grant awarded in March 2019 to support the VE Day commemorations be re-allocated to meet the costs of community support initiatives relating the Coronavirus pandemic b) the renewal of the Councils insurance arranged by Came and Co for £347.05 be approved. c) the Council in accordance with its powers under section 137 and 139 of the Local Government Act 1972, should incur the following expenditure which, in the opinion of the Council, is in the interests of the area of its inhabitants and will benefit them in a manner commensurate with expenditure: - £400 to maintain and thereby enable public access to the churchyard at St Oswald’s Church d) receipts and payments to 31st March 2020 be approved e) receipts and payments to 30th April 2020 be approved f) payments due totalling £1061.25 be approved. g) expenditure against budget to 30th April 2020 be noted h) the year end bank reconciliation be approved i) Section 1 Annual Governance Statement 2019/2020 (be approved and signed. j) Section 2 Accounting Statements 2019/2020 be approved and signed Signed 20/2 LOWER PEOVER PARISH COUNCIL Clerk – Geoffrey Parker Chairman – Alison Painter Telephone – 07842 510313 Vice Chairman – Louise Corlett k) the criteria for exemption from external auditor review be noted and that the authority meets the criteria for exemption from limited assurance review and that it wishes to be certified exempt for the year 2019/2020 l) the exemption certificate be approved and signed m) the arrangements for the exercise of public rights to be published before 1 September 2020 be noted. 20.010 Planning Councillor Corlett left the meeting during the consideration of this item Resolved a) that no comments be submitted in respect of the planning application at Woodside Cottage Foxcovert Lane Nether Peover Knutsford WA16 9QP . Councillor Corlett rejoined the meeting. b) That no comments be submitted in respect of the planning application at Unit 6 Yew Tree Farm Middlewich Road Nether Peover Northwich WA16 9QD c) to note that no responses to applications received since the last meeting be noted. d) to note that no decisions of the Planning Authority had been received since the last meeting . 20.011 Website and IT Resolved that the data protection policy be approved. 20.012 Parish Plan Resolved that the draft Parish Plan be received and approved subject to the owner of the land to the rear of St. Oswald’s Church being contacted prior to publication. It was further Resolved that the implementation of all actions is subject to prior approval by the Parish Council Signed 20/3 LOWER PEOVER PARISH COUNCIL Clerk – Geoffrey Parker Chairman – Alison Painter Telephone – 07842 510313 Vice Chairman – Louise Corlett 20.013 Matters for the next agenda Resolved that the following matters be considered at the next ordinary meeting of the Parish Council. Report on the work of the Lower Peover Covid-19 Community Support Group Update on Parish Plan Grass cutting 20.014 Future Meetings Resolved that the date of the next meeting at 7.30 p.m. on 8th July 2020 be noted. Signed 20/4 Shakerley Ward Parish Council meetings. PCSO MAY Monthly update PCSO Queries ASB LOWER PEOVER- 1 incident (s) Reports of people using the school’s grass area leaving vodka bottles and accessing the school roof. Regular visits have been made and will be continued to make, especially on sunny evenings. LOSTOCK GRALAM- 1 incident (s) Report received of a drone being flown down a road at someone in their car near Lostock Business Park. Reassurance visit has been to the victims and patrols have been made in the area on regular occasions. No further sightings or reports. ALLOSTOCK- 1 incidents (s) Reports of a large gathering of around 30-40 people, having a party in a field. No further sightings or reports. BURGLARY LACH DENNIS- 1 incident (s) Someone had broken into a garage in the middle of the night. CCTV was dismantled and a set of keys were taken. It is believed that the perpetrator was after the vehicles in the garage. Leaflets and words of advice have been handed out to all dwellings in the surrounding areas. SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY LOWER PEOVER- 1 incident (s) A red van has been seen slowly driving up and down a road going around 15mph near the farms.