NORTH LEVERTON WITH HABBLESTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL CLERK: SARA STILLIARD THE OLD MILKING PARLOUR, COTTAM ROAD, SOUTH LEVERTON, RETFORD, DN22 0BU TEL: 01427 881582 E:Mail [email protected] WWW.NORTHLEVERTONPC.ORG.UK MINUTES OF THE MEETING held on Monday 3rd February 2020 Present: Cllrs M Ferguson (Chair), S Ferguson; G White; B Coultate; P Dadds Clerk: Sara Stilliard Members of the Public: None Guests: PCSO Dave Airey; CCllr John Ogle; DCllr James Naish; Karen Tarburton – funding specialist PUBLIC FORUM – none present Karen Tarburton was invited to talk to Council about sources of funding to refurbish / retain the Memorial Garden raised flower beds since the timbers are now rotting. She said that there is funding available for community gardens and suggested that when the PC has a couple of quotes she meets with Council again to help identify the right source of funding. Awards for All for example can provide 100% funding up to £10k and Lottery funding can also provide 100% of the money whereas LIS funding needs to be 50% matched. Action Cllr M Ferguson to contact Karen when he has 2/3 quotes for the work. Karen stressed the importance of consulting with village residents in terms of the value of the garden to the village and how it benefits the community. Proof of consultation could include letters of support / a survey of residents / response to newsletter and website features and via Facebook PLANNING MEETING Declarations of Interest – Planning Meeting – none at this stage Applications – to be considered by the Parish Council - Demolition of Existing Bungalow and Outbuildings with Proposed Residential Development of 9 x 3 Bedroom Detached Bungalows Land At Olinda Southgore Lane North Leverton Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 20/00004/FUL | Received: Fri 03 Jan 2020 | Validated: Tue 07 Jan 2020 | Status: Awaiting decision This is the full planning application relating to a previous outline application. Action Clerk to submit the comments previously made re access and the need for first time buyer / affordable housing Discharge of Conditions 9 and 12 of P.A. 18/00690/RSB - Demolition Of Existing Dwelling And Outbuildings With the Proposed Erection of 9 New Dwelling With Associated Access, Parking and Amenity Space (Resubmission of P/A 17/01305/FUL) The Cottage Main Street North Leverton Nottinghamshire DN22 0AN Ref. No: 20/00042/COND | Received: Thu 16 Jan 2020 | Validated: Tue 21 Jan 2020 | Status: Awaiting decision No comment required Applications – awaiting decision by Bassetlaw DC / Notts CC / Planning Inspectorate – Erect Dormer Bungalow With Detached Double Garage and Alter Existing Access Land To East And South Of The Old Shop Main Street North Leverton Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 19/01570/FUL | Received: Thu 05 Dec 2019 | Validated: Tue 10 Dec 2019 | Status: Awaiting decision 696 Outline Planning Application with Some Matters Reserved (Approval Being Sought for Access) for Residential Development Consisting Of Up To 9 Dwellings Land At Orchard Lodge Southgore Lane North Leverton DN22 0AA Ref. No: 19/01082/OUT | Received: Fri 16 Aug 2019 | Validated: Fri 16 Aug 2019 | Status: Awaiting decision Decisions – made by Bassetlaw DC / Notts CC / Planning Inspectorate – none Change Finish On Two External Doors (East and South Elevations) From Clear Varnish To Paint 1 Prebendary Farm Habblesthorpe Road North Leverton Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 0NA Ref. No: 19/01462/LBA | Received: Tue 12 Nov 2019 | Validated: Tue 12 Nov 2019 | Status: Granted Outline Application With All Matters Reserved to Erect 2 Detached Cottage Style Dwellings Land Off Main Street (South West Of Railway Bridge) North Leverton Retford Ref. No: 19/01284/OUT | Received: Thu 03 Oct 2019 | Validated: Fri 08 Nov 2019 | Status: Refused Application to Modify Affordable Housing Contribution Requirement of the Section 106 Agreement for Planning Application 15/00514/OUT Land Southwest Of Orchard Lodge Southgore Lane North Leverton Nottinghamshire Ref. No: 19/00769/VPO4 | Received: Fri 31 May 2019 | Validated: Fri 07 Jun 2019 | Status: Withdrawn Other planning matters EDF West Burton C planning application / consultation DCllr Naish attended and spoke at a meeting on January 29th. EDF has agreed to allocate £25k for traffic calming costs if the planning is passed. A decision on the planning application will be made in April Next actions re Neighbourhood Planning Group The current Chair of the SWNP Steering Group has stepped down and at an extraordinary meeting on January 29th DCllr Naish agreed to chair the Group temporarily so that the work can continue. The North Leverton group is meeting on February 10th Action Cllr White to arrange February 19th there will be a meeting with Helen Metcalf to brief her on writing the draft plan, to be completed by the end of March. Additional funding will be applied for in April to ensure the plan can be completed and adopted by the end of 2020 PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 02.20.01. Apologies for absence – from Cllr A Conn which were accepted by Council 02.20.02 Declarations of interest – none 02.20.03. Chairman’s remarks on the Agenda - none 02.20.04 Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 6th January 2020 The minutes of the above meeting, were approved by Council and signed by the Chair as a true record of the proceedings. 02.20.05. Matters arising – Non-agenda items The 30 MPH sign is still missing from close to the bridge on Main Street Action Clerk to chase this again The new bin liners for the waste bins have arrived The Clerk confirmed that Highways have agreed that an Interactive sign can be bought by the village and applied to certain lampposts Action Clerk to put this on the agenda for March The Clerk confirmed that she had agreed with Highways to alert them to any house building / infrastructure services which may affect road repairs which are planned / known about The Chair confirmed that he had put a piece about the Council’s budget / precept in the winter newsletter 697 02.20.06. Police Report. PCSO Airey told Council that there were 4 reported crimes for North Leverton during January. All involved vehicles – 2 thefts – a car from Main Street on 11th and a quad bike from Southgore Lane on 23rd and damage to 2 further vehicles - on Main Street on 6th January and Southgore Lane on 27th January. DCllr Naish mentioned that residents had complained about a white van parked at the NL crossroads very close to the junction. PCSO Airey said that he had asked the owner of the van not to park so close to the junction, thereby blocking visibility, and he will monitor the situation from now This month there have been eight reported crimes of interest across the whole beat area. This compares with three crimes reported throughout December 2019 and two crimes in the same month last year. So far this year, from 01/04/2019, there have been seventy seven crimes of interest reported across the beat area. This compares with sixty four reported in the same period last year. As such, ten months into the tracking year, these figures equate to an increase in reported crime in that period of thirteen crimes. This month there has been four reported incident of anti-social behaviour across the whole beat area. This compares with four reported incidents for December 2019 and eight reported for the same month in 2019. The anti-social behaviour umbrella covers a wide range of incident types including hoax calls to the emergency services, found/ abandoned vehicles and wildlife/ animal issues. Although this report is being completed when we are often greeted with dark, cold and wet conditions in the mornings, I am sure the gardeners amongst you will be itching to get out there and set about repairing the damage caused by the winter in general. It will not be long before the spring planting kicks in as well. With this in mind, I would ask you to make sure you lock away all of your tools after gardening. Not only are they vulnerable to thieves, but if they are left outside they could be used to break into or cause damage to your homes, garages and sheds. So while you might not be too bothered if someone steals that rusty old spade from your back garden, remember that the same spade could be used by a burglar to force open a door or window to your, or your neighbour’s property. You should be trying to stop people getting into your back garden altogether by locking gates, and always make sure that your garages and sheds are locked, secured and ideally alarmed. If your shed has a window, make sure that it is frosted glass or has a curtain over it so people cannot see what is inside. Mark your tools with your postcode and house numbering more than one place, preferably by scratching into the metal or wood. Their value to a thief will be reduced if they are permanently marked in some way. Try and chain tools and bicycles together, and chain them to a structure of the shed or garage if you can. Taking these kind of simple measures will deter the opportunist thieves out there and could stop you becoming a victim of crime. January also saw an increase in catalytic convertor thefts from vehicles across rural East Bassetlaw. These thefts are, usually, only discovered when vehicles are started up for use, can cause a degree of distress at the time, and are quite expensive to replace. I have also received telephone calls from residents over the last couple of months wishing to advise me that they have received calls where the purpose of the same was to gain personal details, including bank details, from my caller in an attempt to scam them out of personal finance.