To Members of the Norton-juxta-Kempsey Parish Council
You are duly summoned to attend the next Meeting of Norton-juxta-Kempsey Parish Council to be held at 7.45pm on Thursday 24th October 2019 at Norton Parish Hall, Littleworth.
Public Question Time: From 7.30pm residents are invited to give their views and question the Parish Council on issues on this agenda, or raise issues for future consideration at the discretion of the Chairman, before the start of the Parish Council meeting at 7.45pm. Members of the public may not take part in the Parish Council meeting itself. This period is not part of the formal meeting.
Agenda
1. Apologies: To receive apologies and to approve the reason for absence 7.45pm
2. Changes to membership
3. Declarations of Interest
a. Register of Interests: Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interests and to return their Register of Interests Form to the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of taking office.
b. To declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
c. To declare any Other Disclosable Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
d. Written requests for granting of a dispensation (S33 Localism Act 2011) are to be with the
Clerk at least four clear days prior to a meeting.
Councillors who have declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, or an Other Disclosable Interest which falls within the terms of paragraph 12(4) (b) of the code of conduct, must leave the room for the relevant items.
Failure to register or declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest may result in the commission of a criminal offence.
4. Minutes (Chairman)
a. To consider adoption of minutes of Parish Council meetings held on 26 September 2019
b. Review of minute action summary
5. Progress reports for information 8.00pm
a. District and County Councillor Report (Cllr. Adams)
b. Finance (Responsible Finance Officer)
i. Balances and s137 expenditure
ii. Monthly accounts/bank reconciliation to 30 September 2019
iii. 2020/21 budget
c. GDPR (Clerk/Cllr. Kelly)
d. Social Media Communications (Cllr Pollard)
e. West Mercia Police and PACT (Police/Cllr. Kelly)
f. St. James the Great Church, Norton (Rev. Badger)
6. Planning (Cllr. Richmond/Chairman) 8.15pm
a. To consider report on current applications.
b. To consider other planning related matters including SWDP Review.
7. Parish Briefing Session (Chairman) 8.25pm
To confirm date and consider content/preparations.
8. New Homes Bonus (NHB)/Community Legacy Grant (CLG) (Cllr Waizeneker/Cllr Dawson) To consider update on projects for NHB/CLG funding and applications.
9. Worcester Parkway Station/Active Travel Corridor (Chairman) 8.35pm
To consider update/actions/feedback.
10. Southern Link Road Works & Crossing Points (Chairman) 8.45pm
To consider update and actions.
11. Reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (Chairman/Clerk) 8.50pm
To consider update and actions.
12. Smart Water/We Don’t Buy Crime Initiative (Chairman/Clerk) 8.55pm
To consider update and actions.
13. Open Space/Verge Maintenance, Highways, Drainage Matters (Chairman/Clerk) 9.00pm
To consider updates/feedback/actions.
14. Neighbourhood Plan (Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group) 9.05pm
To consider update from working group including Locality Grant funding and social media training/website development.
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15. Superfast Broadband (Cllr Waizeneker) 9.15pm
To consider update regarding Rural Gigabit voucher scheme including contracting with BT
Openreach to support this provision.
16. Parish Hall Recreation Facilities and Outside Space (Cllr Dawson/Clerk) 9.25pm
To consider update, playing field drainage works and process for playing field bookings/
structure of charges.
17. Parish Council Owned Lands (Cllr Lucas/Cllr Dawson) 9.35pm
To consider updates, tree survey report/quotes for tree work, and actions.
18. Norton Pre-school (Chairman/Clerk) 9.45pm
To consider update and agreement/execution of lease and Forest School agreement.
19. Employment Matters (Chairman) 9.50pm
To consider any updates, reports and actions.
20. Allotments (Cllr. Kelly) 9.55pm
To consider update/actions and plot clearance/fencing quotes.
21. Public Rights of Way (Cllr. Turvey – Parish Paths Warden/Cllr Dawson) 10.05pm
To consider update and actions.
22. Bus Services (Cllr. Waizeneker) 10.10pm
To consider update and actions.
23. Parish Hall (Cllr. Fincher – Parish Council Chairman & Chair of the Hall Trustees) 10.15pm
To consider Parish Council representative report.
24. Remembrance Sunday – 10th November (Cllr. Fincher/Clerk) 10.20pm
To agree Parish Councillor to give the reading and lay the wreath.
25. Parish Council Newsletter (Clerk) 10.25pm
Content for the winter newsletter required by 30 October.
26. The Norton Worcestershire Regiment Group (Chairman/Clerk) 10.30pm
To consider update regarding Sentry statue project and funding.
27. Worcester Norton Sports Club (Chairman) 10.35pm
To consider any update/actions relating to WNSC redevelopment plans/associated matters.
28. Environmental Matters (Cllr Kelly) 10.40pm
To consider environmental/sustainability matters in the Parish and under the Council’s remit.
29. The Wychavon Chairman’s Diamond Jubilee Community Recognition Award 2019/20 To consider nominations (13 December).
30. Review of Standing Orders and Financial Regulations (Chairman/Clerk) 10.50pm
To consider review of new model standing orders and financial regulations.
31. Finance (Chairman) 10.55pm
a. To consider payments to be made/confirmed.
b. To consider donation to The Poppy Appeal regarding the Remembrance Service wreath.
32. Correspondence for Information (Chairman/Clerk) 11.00pm
Items of correspondence will be available for inspection at the meeting.
33. Clerk’s report – Urgent Decisions & Expenditure Delegation since last meeting (Clerk)
34. Items for update to local M.P. (Chairman) To consider any items for communication.
35. Councillors’ reports and items for future agenda (Chairman)
Each Councillor is requested to use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas. Councillors are respectfully reminded that this is not an opportunity for debate or decision making.
36. Date of next meeting
Parish Council meeting 28 November 2019
Signed
Jane Greenway
Mrs Jane Greenway
Clerk to Norton-Juxta-Kempsey Parish Council 17th October 2019
PLANNING APPLICATIONS – October 2019
Approvals – None
Refusals – None
Awaiting Decision
Land to the south of the City of Worcester, Bath Road. Malvern Hills DC Ref: W/13/00656/OUT Welbeck Land
Land adj. to Lobelia Close,
Cranesbill Drive, Broomhall
Green & A4440
Worcester City Ref: P13A061
St. Modwen Developments
Middle Battenhall Farm Worcester City Ref: P13B0632 Miller Homes
Land at (OS 8615 5190), Taylors Lane, Broomhall
MHDC Ref: 19/00524/FUL
Merryfield House, Woodbury Park Ref: 19/01546/FUL
Broomhall Grange, Norton Road, Norton. MHDC/19/01336/FUL
Internal Consultation
39 Mandalay Drive, Norton Ref: 19/02206/HP
Other – None
Outline planning application, including approval of access (appearance, landscape, layout and scale reserved) for a mixed- use development with local centre to the south of Worcester. Additional Information Jan 2018: ecology update. Approved with s106 agreement outstanding.
Erection of pedestrian/cycle bridge over A4440 Broomhall Way to facilitate access to a mixed use development comprising of up to 255 dwellings and employment (B1) (b and c), B2 and/or B8, on land between Taylors Lane and the A4440 Broomhall Way.
Outline planning application for the construction for up to 200 dwellings, open space, new vehicular junction and access and associated infrastructure.
Erection of two employment units (Class B1 (b and c), B2 and/or B8) together with access, parking, landscaping and associated works. Parish Council comments submitted.
Proposed construction of detached single storey dwelling, access and garaging. Parish Council supports subject to comments.
Proposed development of 27 dwellings. Parish Council objection response submitted.
Amended two storey rear extension as approved under planning reference 18/01906/HP but to amend conditions 2 (approved drawings), 3 (approved materials) and 5 (balcony details