Minutes of the New Hutton Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 10th July, 2012
120710-1 Present
Pat Bell, Henry Robinson, Martyn Welch, Tony Porter (Chairman), Arthur Robinson (clerk), and 9 parishioners
120710-1 Apologies
Tony Ellis and Stan Collins (CCC councillor)
120710-2 Acceptance of the minutes of the last meetings
The chairman signed the minutes of the annual parish meeting, the parish council AGM and the ordinary council meeting held on 29-05-2012 as true records.
120710-3 Chairman’s announcements
(a) The chairman thanked the parishioners who keep the Millennium Garden and the bus shelter clean.
(b) The planning application for a wind turbine on Hawkrigg Hill was defeated on 28-06-2012. The chairman thanked those who attended and spoke.
(c) An application for a wind monitoring mast at the proposed Killington wind farm site was approved on the same date by the SLDC Planning Committee.
(d) Notification has been received about a proposed application to erect a wind turbine on Town House land near Greenmoor Bank. It was noted that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) will not be required. A subsequent enquiry to SLDC revealed that while a formal EIA is not required, the developers have been advised to submit assessments of the visual impact and of the impacts on birds etc; this is the same planning practice as with the Hawkrigg Hill application.
(e) Banks Renewables (Killington and Armistead wind farms) have made the first steps to establish whether the provision of broadband for the area by satellite would be possible and desired.
(f) Banks Renewables are investigating the ownership of a patch of land on the Killington wind farm site which was awarded to New Hutton church in the Killington Enclosure Award Act of 1820. It is not yet clear whether it belongs to the church or to the vicar (and thus the diocese).
(g) The Chairman will write to the Chairman of the SLDC Planning Committee about issues to do with the granting of permission for the house currently being erected in the village.
120710-4 Declaration of interests: none
120710-5 Open session: no questions or matters of interest were raised
120710-6 Planning applications
Applications submitted requiring council comments:
SL/2012/0514 – Removal of the planning condition limiting occupation of lodges at Hill Top [A subsequent enquiry to SLDC Planning Department revealed that the information had been posted to the wrong parish. [deadline 9th August]
SL/2012/0529 – conversion of a garage at Birks to accommodation [application withdrawn]
120710-7 Payment of accounts
Payment of the following amount was authorised:
To BDO - £60.00 for the 2011-12 external audit
120710-8 Financial report
(a) It was reported that the external audit was satisfactory.
(b) The Parish Council approved and accepted the annual audit for 2011-12.
120710-9 Correspondence
The following items of correspondence were received since the last meeting:
31-05-2012 – from ACT – summer newsletter [forwarded to councillors]
06-06-2012 – from LAP – minutes of the meeting on 23-05-2012 [forwarded to councillors]
06-06-2012 – from CALC – June circular [forwarded to councillors]
08-06-2012 – from BDO – return of external audit
120710-10 Code of conduct
The new code of conduct was adopted as required by the Localism Act 2011.
120710-11 National Grid consultation
A response was agreed to the consultation by National Grid concerning the six options being considered for routes for new electricity transmission lines from the west coast of Cumbria to the main north/south line which passes through the Hutton sub-station.
120710-12 Date of the next meeting
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 26th September at 7.30pm at the Institute (NB - since moved to Monday 1st October).
120710-1 Present
Pat Bell, Henry Robinson, Martyn Welch, Tony Porter (Chairman), Arthur Robinson (clerk), and 9 parishioners
120710-1 Apologies
Tony Ellis and Stan Collins (CCC councillor)
120710-2 Acceptance of the minutes of the last meetings
The chairman signed the minutes of the annual parish meeting, the parish council AGM and the ordinary council meeting held on 29-05-2012 as true records.
120710-3 Chairman’s announcements
(a) The chairman thanked the parishioners who keep the Millennium Garden and the bus shelter clean.
(b) The planning application for a wind turbine on Hawkrigg Hill was defeated on 28-06-2012. The chairman thanked those who attended and spoke.
(c) An application for a wind monitoring mast at the proposed Killington wind farm site was approved on the same date by the SLDC Planning Committee.
(d) Notification has been received about a proposed application to erect a wind turbine on Town House land near Greenmoor Bank. It was noted that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) will not be required. A subsequent enquiry to SLDC revealed that while a formal EIA is not required, the developers have been advised to submit assessments of the visual impact and of the impacts on birds etc; this is the same planning practice as with the Hawkrigg Hill application.
(e) Banks Renewables (Killington and Armistead wind farms) have made the first steps to establish whether the provision of broadband for the area by satellite would be possible and desired.
(f) Banks Renewables are investigating the ownership of a patch of land on the Killington wind farm site which was awarded to New Hutton church in the Killington Enclosure Award Act of 1820. It is not yet clear whether it belongs to the church or to the vicar (and thus the diocese).
(g) The Chairman will write to the Chairman of the SLDC Planning Committee about issues to do with the granting of permission for the house currently being erected in the village.
120710-4 Declaration of interests: none
120710-5 Open session: no questions or matters of interest were raised
120710-6 Planning applications
Applications submitted requiring council comments:
SL/2012/0514 – Removal of the planning condition limiting occupation of lodges at Hill Top [A subsequent enquiry to SLDC Planning Department revealed that the information had been posted to the wrong parish. [deadline 9th August]
SL/2012/0529 – conversion of a garage at Birks to accommodation [application withdrawn]
120710-7 Payment of accounts
Payment of the following amount was authorised:
To BDO - £60.00 for the 2011-12 external audit
120710-8 Financial report
(a) It was reported that the external audit was satisfactory.
(b) The Parish Council approved and accepted the annual audit for 2011-12.
120710-9 Correspondence
The following items of correspondence were received since the last meeting:
31-05-2012 – from ACT – summer newsletter [forwarded to councillors]
06-06-2012 – from LAP – minutes of the meeting on 23-05-2012 [forwarded to councillors]
06-06-2012 – from CALC – June circular [forwarded to councillors]
08-06-2012 – from BDO – return of external audit
120710-10 Code of conduct
The new code of conduct was adopted as required by the Localism Act 2011.
120710-11 National Grid consultation
A response was agreed to the consultation by National Grid concerning the six options being considered for routes for new electricity transmission lines from the west coast of Cumbria to the main north/south line which passes through the Hutton sub-station.
120710-12 Date of the next meeting
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 26th September at 7.30pm at the Institute (NB - since moved to Monday 1st October).
