13 January 2020
Chapel St Leonards Council
Minutes Of The Parish Council
7 pm on the 13th January 2020
Present:
Cllr Mr Hibbert-Greaves, Cllr T Barrs, Cllr S Evans, Cllr Mrs P Hamilton, Cllr Mrs King, Cllr M Turton-Leivers & Cllr D Yaxley
Parish Clerk
12 Members of the Public
The Meeting began with a Presentation from Steve Harris Lincolnshire County Council Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Officer
19/107 Apologies For Absence
Cllr Ward & Cllr Mrs Baker having considered the reasons for absence, it was unanimously agreed to accept the apologies.
Cllr Davie (LCC)
19/108 Declarations Of Pecuniary Interest Not Already Registered
None
19/109 To Receive The Notes Of The Meeting Of The Council Held On 11th November 2019
Proposed Cllr Yaxley, seconded Cllr Evans and unanimously agreed that these notes should be signed as minutes
19/110 To Receive The Notes Of The Meeting Of The Personnel Committee Held On The 4th December 2019
Proposed Cllr Barrs, seconded Cllr Yaxley and unanimously agreed that these should be signed as minutes
19/111 To Receive The Notes Of The Meeting Of The Finance Committee Held On The 18th December 2019
Proposed Cllr Hibbert-Greaves, seconded Cllr Yaxley and unanimously agreed that these should be signed as minutes
19/112 To Receive The Schedule Of Accounts For 1st November To 30th November & 1st December To 31st December Which Have Been Checked By Cllr Mrs King Member Of The Finance Committee
There were no questions
a) To Ratify Payments
- 04/11/2019 Winter & Worcester £5940.00 inc £990.00 reclaimable VAT
- 11/11/2019 Smith of Derby – Clock refurbishment £1896.72 inc £316.12 reclaimable VAT
- 25/11/2019 Winter & Worcester £6138.00 inc £1023.00 reclaimable VAT
- 16/12/2019 R Aldridge £1052.00
- 17/12/2019 S Betteridge – Footpath, 106 Monies £10956.00 inc £1826.00 reclaimable VAT
- 20/12/2019 PCC – recreation ground £2182.50 new repayment amount
Noted
b) Half Yearly Audit – Cllr Hibbert-Greaves
Report Read out, and Noted
c) To set Precept
The 2020/21 budget & precept figures had been discussed by the Finance Committee, sent out to all Councillors and copies handed out to the residents who were present.
The Clerk gave a brief summary of the report. It was proposed by Cllr Hibbert-Greaves, seconded by Cllr Evans and unanimously agreed that the precept should be set at the 2018/19 rate of £113669.00
19/113 Report From Lcc & Eldc Councillors
LCC – Not Present
ELDC – Cllr Hibbert-Greaves reported on the ELDC budget
19/114 Chairman’s Announcements
Cllr Hibbert-Greaves proposed the following
Cllr Mrs Baker as Events Organiser Portfolio Holder
Cllr Mrs Baker as Policies & Procedures Portfolio Holder
Cllr Hibbert-Greaves explained to the Council that Cllr Mrs Baker would be working with the Clerk
On the Policies and Procedures, and each amendment would come to full council for adoption.
These appointments were seconded by Cllr Evans and unanimously agreed
19/115 Clerks Report
a) Recreation ground footpath – now completed, contractor will return in the spring to reseed the entrance
b) Damage on the Sea front – benches - and Chalets
Noted
c) Problems with the Christmas Tree.
There had been various problems with the tree this year, it was felt that these were caused by the size of the tree. It was proposed by Cllr Hibbert-Greaves, seconded by Cllr Barrs that investigations into having a live tree on the green all year round should be made
For 6, Against 1
The Clerk will investigate
d) Road Safety Partnership – two more volunteers required to operate Speed Gun
e) Jonathan Challen ELDC contacted to chase the installation of the CCTV camera on the Pullover
f) Yellow lines in the Village Report Reference 4139450 – Highways to arrange a meeting with the Councillors
Noted
g) The Clerk gave a short report on the rumours being spread on Social Media concerning the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO)
The Parish Council do not employ a Dog Warden, ELDC have an Environmental Crime Officer.
The Parish Council employ a Community Warden who, together with three other staff are authorised by ELDC to issue fines for contraventions under the PSPO. The Community Warden varies his working times and days, but for health and safety reasons cannot work alone in the late evening.
All Staff have been fully trained by ELDC & the police on how to handle these matters.
They are unable to issue fines unless there is sufficient evidence of a crime being committed.
ELDC will consider issuing a fine on CCTV evidence if they are satisfied that it meets the criteria.
The Parish Council’s new CCTV cameras will be scrutinised on a regular basis. Please note that the CCTV is NOT being used to spy on people in the public toilets as suggested by a member of the public. Any member of the public who sees a crime being committed should report it to the Community Warden or the Clerk, together with details of the time and date.
19/116 Correspondence Received – Sent To Councillors Before The Meeting
a) Dept for Environment Food & Rural Affairs – Bathing Water Classification Excellent
b) East Lindsey District Council invite to the Towns Fund Summit and letter from the ELDC Leader
c) LCC School Admissions consultation
d) LALC Local Council Clustering – results of questionnaire
e) LALC Buckingham Palace Garden Party
f) LALC Training Course Details for 2020
Noted
19/117 Planning
a) Decisions
N/031/01758/19
Planning Permission - Change of use of land for the siting of 7 no. static caravans, with decking, vehicular parking and sheds. Excavation of land to form an amenity pond.
Meadow View, (Golden Palm Resort), South Road, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5TR
Support
Approved
N/031/01018/19
Planning Permission - Change of use of land to site 20 no. static caravans, construction of an internal access road, excavation of land to provide a pond and construction of embankments to a maximum height of 1 metre.
The Laurels Pond, Sea Road, Chapel St Leonards
Object
Approved
S/090/01847/19
Application to vary conditions no. 3 (landscaping), condition no. 10 (water vole habitats) and condition no. 17 (phasing of development) as imposed on planning permission reference no. S/090/02435/16 which was a hybrid application consisting of an outline planning application for the erection of a petrol filling station, a hotel, a family pub, a fast food outlet, a business centre, and a visitor centre and sales area for the sales of static caravans and associated items, sports facilities and reception and a full application for the change of land for holiday accommodation in the form of 449 no. static caravan plots, 30 no. lodges, camping pitches, approx. 540 no. touring caravan pitches, excavation of lakes, the provision of a cross country track and provision of roads.
Land Adjoining Grays Farm, Anchor Lane, Ingoldmells
Support Approved
N/031/01524/19
Planning Permission - Change of use of land to create an extension to existing caravan park for the siting of an additional 53no. static caravans, excavation of land to form a wildlife pond and construction of internal vehicular access roads and vehicular parking
Land At Eastfield Caravan Park, St Leonards Drive, Chapel St Leonards
Object
Approved
b) Submitted
N/031/02099/19
Planning Permission - Extension to existing dwelling to form enlarged bedroom and bathroom.
11 Fairburn Close, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5YT
No Objections
N/031/01979/19/IC
To Remove Telephone Box outside Co-op, Store the Green, Chapel St Leonards
Object
c) To Discuss
N/031/02228/19
Planning Permission - To site 3no. additional static caravans at existing caravan park.
Happy Days Beachfield, Trunch Lane, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5TU
No Objections
19/118 Reports From Outside Bodies
None
19/119 Cctv – Refurbishment Update & Service Level Agreement – Sent To Councillors Before The Meeting
It was unanimously agreed that East Lindsey were in breach of the Service Level Agreement.
Therefore, the Council will not sign the agreement until the CCTV camera is in situ on the pullover.
The Clerk will advise ELDC of the Councils decision
19/120 Application From A Resident To Have Street Lights On Overnight On Fairfield Avenue
At the previous public participation session, a resident had given reasons for switching the lights on, on Fairfield Avenue Copies of the Policy were sent to the resident and the Councillors.
The Policy states that one light cannot be switched on – and approx. six lights would need to be switched on. The cost of this operation to the Council would be £150 per column, if actioned next time maintenance was undertaken or £300 per column if the request required immediate action.
Proposed by Cllr Barrs, seconded by Cllr Hibbert-Greaves that the request would not be sanctioned as this would set a precedence in the Village, unanimously agreed
19/121 Website Amendments
To adopt a Privacy Notice to be added to the Web site – sent to Councillors before the meeting
Proposed Cllr Hibbert-Greaves, seconded Cllr Mrs Hamilton and unanimously agreed that the Notice be adopted, and put on the web site
19/122 Recording Of Public Participation Session
It was proposed by Cllr Hibbert-Greaves, seconded by Cllr Barrs and unanimously agreed that future public participation sessions should be recorded
19/123 Agenda Items For The Next Meeting
Emergency Plan – Cllr Hibbert-Greaves
19/124 Meeting Dates
February 10th 2020 Parish Council Meeting
Meeting Closed at 8.30 pm