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Littlethorpe Parish Council

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held at 19:30 pm on Monday 9 September 2019 in Littlethorpe Village Hall

Present: Cllr Spoors, Cllr Winterburn, Cllr Gray, Cllr Laugher, Cllr Orme, County Cllr Harrison, 6 members of the public, and David Duthie (Clerk)

1. Apologies. Cllr Atkinson

2. Declarations of interest. None further to those on the Borough Council website.

3. Chairman’s remarks. There were none

4. The minutes of the Parish Council meeting of 7 Jul 19 were proposed for adoption by Cllr Laugher and Cllr Winterburn and approved unanimously.

5. County Councillor’s report. 5.1 New bollards on A61 outside to protect verge 5.2 Exploratory dig on Northbound carriageway of A61 did not reveal problems to prevent a pull-in stop. Another site meeting is proposed to make Southbound stop on road. 5.3 The Government spending review is positive for North County Council. Adult social care and education of children with special needs are major financial pressures. Monies released last year have been repeated.

6. District Councillor’s report. 6.1 Please everyone check road closures for UCI World Championships later in month. 6.2 New kerbside collection arrangements taking some weeks to settle in.

7. Responsible Financial Officer’s report Income and Expenditure noted: 7.1 Clerk’s salary August, September 7.2 Clerk working from home Q2 Expenditure approved: 7.3 Clerk’s salary October, November 7.4 Clerk working from home allowance Q3 7.5 Insurance premium Zurich insurance £224 7.6 Society of Local Council Clerks’ training day £48

8. Correspondence 8.1 9 Jul 19 telephone call from Borough Council to confirm naming of Canal Lane from Littlethorpe Road to Nicholson’s Bridge and the Ripon Motor Boat Club. 8.2 24 Jul 19 consultation on Local Plan 26 Jul – 6 Sep: https://consult.harrogate.gov.uk 8.3 1 Aug 19 Local Councils Association wish to use picture of Littlethorpe in their pull-up banner – Credit D Laugher. Clerk: David Duthie, Pottery Lane Farm, Pottery Lane, Littlethorpe, RIPON, HG4 3LS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 01765 676640 / 07736 022155 Page 1 Littlethorpe Parish Council 8.4 8 Aug 19 Council for British Archaeology wish to promote a workshop for starting, re-activating, and funding a local history group at Abbey 21 Sep 19 www.cba-yorkshire.org.uk . 8.5 9 Aug 19 Harrogate Local Plan: consultation for main modifications 9 Aug – 20 Sep consult.harrogate.gov.uk 8.6 19 Aug 10 Able Community Care www.ablecommunitycare.com offer free ‘do not knock’ stickers for front doors of residents. Parish Council will not take up offer. 8.7 28 Aug 19 Small Transport Scheme Initiative. Harrogate Borough Council offer single grants of up to £5000 for project to be completed by December 2020 to improve sustainable transport / environment (i.e. air quality). www.harrogate.gov.uk/grants. To apply for monies to upgrade Green Lane for cyclists. Action: the Clerk 8.8 3 Sep 19 Area 6 Highways. Who owns fields between Washington Close and Little Crossing on Littlethorpe Lane to contact regarding state of road side hedges? Council and members of pubic had answers for reporting to Area 6.

9. Planning 9.1 19/00358/PR15 Ashbrooke Littlethorpe Lane Littlethorpe Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3LJ. 1 conversion approved under 14/04870/PBR 17/04715/DISCON. One dwelling on site, but new access road cut through agricultural land. New application required. 9.2 19/02476/DVCON Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) to enable alterations to the design of the approved dwellinghouse under planning permission 17/01245/FUL -Erection of 1 no. replacement dwelling. Chestnut House Development Site, Green Lane. Decision: Approved 25 Jul 19 9.3 Tree Preservation Order TPO15/19 Carr House, Green Lane deciduous woodland at 432588 468598 Confirmed 6 Aug 19. 9.4 19/02541/FUL Jasmine Cottage Pottery Lane Littlethorpe Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3LW Erection of single storey extension Decision: Approved 8 Aug 19 9.5 Tree Preservation Order TPO8/19 Littlethorpe Lane, North of Little Crossing 2 ash and 5 sycamore Confirmed 13 Aug 19 9.6 19/00422/FULMAJ Erection of 2 no. single storey extensions, alteration to fenestration, creation of additional car parking, extension of property boundary. Morrisons, Harrogate Road. Decision: Refused 14 Aug 19 9.7 19/02914/TPO Crown lift of 4 no Oaks within Tree Preservation Order 02/1993. Decision: Approved 22 Aug 19 9.8 19/03459/S106 Modification of Section 106 agreement relating to planning permission 04/02284/FUL to allow The Barn and Hayloft to be used as holiday accommodation. The Barn Pottery Lane Farm Pottery Lane Littlethorpe Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3LS. Response A: No objection 9.9 19/03437/COU Change of Use of The Hayloft and The Barn cottages to holiday accommodation and / or annex to main house. Pottery Lane Farm Pottery Lane Littlethorpe Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3LS. Response A: No objection 9.10 19/03455/PBR Prior notification for conversion of agricultural building to form 3 dwellings with associated building works. Stud Farm Pottery Lane

Clerk: David Duthie, Pottery Lane Farm, Pottery Lane, Littlethorpe, RIPON, HG4 3LS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 01765 676640 / 07736 022155 Page 2 Littlethorpe Parish Council Littlethorpe Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3LW. No objection, but bigger scheme. Response C: No objection with comments likely further development. 9.11 19/03466/FULMAJ Erection of single storey extensions to front, side and rear; Alterations to fenestration; Creation of additional car parking; Erection of trolley store; Extension of property boundary. (revised scheme) Morrisons Harrogate Road Ripon HG4 2SB. Response C: No objection with comments section 106 monies to be allocated to tree planting in association with Quarry Moor or Ripon City Wetlands sites.

10. Public Time (15 minutes) 10.1 Village hall acoustics make it difficult to hear speakers. Village Hall PA system has only a hand-held microphone. 10.2 What is the view of the Parish Council regarding planning applications within the village? Small infills and isolated new houses are supported, but the roads would not support a large development.

11. Land to the West of Littlethorpe Triangle – Railway Storyboard 11.1 Awaiting response from Hield Trust

12. Items on deposit at Yorkshire Bank: minute books, wayleave agreement, Village Hall land conveyance. Withdrawal document signed by two signatories for presentation to Yorkshire Bank, Harrogate and offer of historical minute books to County Archive.

13. Dog bin for Canal Lane 13.1 Glasdon make a bin for £234 that can be mounted on a post to be purchased in advance of the buildings on Canal Lane being completed. Action: the Clerk

14. Green Lane resurfacing and adoption by North Yorkshire County Council 14.1 Response from North Yorkshire County Council to notification 6 Mar 19, repeated 27 Aug 19, of potholes on roads in Littlethorpe: no response. 14.2 Repairs to Green Lane have not been completed recently and the surface has deteriorated. It is a public right of way and footpath with rights of access but no ownership and is not adopted by the County Council. Estimate for full repairs is £55,000. Road is being used by Canal and River Trust and visitors to Ripon City Wetlands. Cllr Harrison will discover if public money can be spent on a road whose ownership is no known, and if any contributions can be sought from public rights of way. 14.3 Brenda Nicholson explained that when Canal Field was acquired by the Nicholsons, the only immediate access from the village was over Nicholson’s and Renton’s bridges across the canal. The then British Waterways were only too willing to transfer ownership of the bridges at the time. 14.4 YLCA to be contacted. Canal and River Trust to be contacted. Action: the Clerk

15. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust joint meeting

Clerk: David Duthie, Pottery Lane Farm, Pottery Lane, Littlethorpe, RIPON, HG4 3LS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 01765 676640 / 07736 022155 Page 3 Littlethorpe Parish Council 15.1 Meeting in Village Hall on 15 Oct 19 to inaugurate a successor to the Ripon Quarry and Aftercare committee now that the Ripon City Wetlands are open.

16. VE day anniversary: Friday 8 May 20 www.veday75.org/ 16.1 Concert in Village Hall proposed by Entertainments Committee on the bank holiday.

17. Village Hall Committee Report 17.1 No report.

18. Alderman Spence Committee Report 18.1 Meeting Mon 29 Jul 19. Minutes not yet ready. Japanese Knotweed identified and treated, work done to the footpath next to the A61, playground repairs completed, zip wire has been taken down, Himalayan Balsam being cut down. 18.2 Ripon Men’s Shed have expressed interest in using the shed.

19. Dates of future meetings. 19.1 5 Oct 19 Litter Pick 10:00 am 19.2 11 Nov 19, Parish Council Meeting 19.3 6 Jan 20, Parish Council Meeting 19.4 8 May 20 VE day concert

Clerk: David Duthie, Pottery Lane Farm, Pottery Lane, Littlethorpe, RIPON, HG4 3LS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 01765 676640 / 07736 022155 Page 4