Minutes of the meeting of Old Hutton and Holmescales Parish Council on Thursday 16

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October, 2014
141016-1 Chairmanship
Ruth Rigg was elected chairman for the meeting
141016-2 Present
Alison Nelson, Ruth RiggChairman!, "ohn #horroc$, Arthur Ro%inson cler$!, two parishioners and two PC#&s
141016-' Apologies
#te(e Capstic$, "ohn )eap and Peter *hornton #+,C!
141016-4 Police report
PC#& "ane Par$ reported that man- crimes ha(e %een committed in the .6 corridor in recent wee$s e/tending from
New )utton to )olme0 *he- ha(e included thefts from isolated %uildings, e(en loc$ed ones, as well as oil thefts, thefts
from houses and garages, stolen farm machiner- and sheep rustling0 Residents are urged to report an-thing
suspicious immediatel- %- telephoning 101 if a ro%%er- is in progress phone 111!0 2n the current period, the police
e(en want to $now a%out 3o- riders dri(ing across fields at night0 *he police are interested in finding a 4reelander
which is red all o(er and has a 567 or 5P87 num%er plate which could %e false0 Alarms and securit- lights help to deter
criminals0 2mmediate news of local crimes can %e o%tained %- registering for Cum%ria Communit- .essaging see the
we%site for details! which will inform -ou %- e-mail, mo%ile phone or answer machine0
141016-9 Acceptance of the minutes of the pre(ious meeting
*he chairman signed the minutes of the parish council meetings held on 1:-0:-2014 and 26-0;-2014 as true records0
141016-6 Chairman7s announcements
a! *he Chairman welcomed Alison Nelson to her first meeting as a parish councillor0
%! #he also than$ed the group of parishioners who pulled out )imala-an %alsam at <ec$side during summer0
c! #imon and Anne )andle- from =we%an$ wish to than$ the Parish Council for installing the >no )8?@ signs
along 8reenmoor <an$ +ane0
d! At a pre(ious meeting, the Cler$ was as$ed to find out more a%out the recent change to planning regulations
concerning the con(ersion of farm %uildings to houses0 A planning officer reported that the 8eneral Permitted
,e(elopment &rder has recentl- %een amended to allow the change of use of agricultural %uildings to a range
of other uses including dwellings, shops, restaurants, offices, light industr-, state-funded schools and
registered nurseries0 *hese pro(isions are Auite complicated and so to find out more parishioners are strongl-
ad(ised to spea$ to the #+,C Planning ,epartment0
e! <ecause <an$s Renewa%les ha(e withdrawn the application to %uild the Billington wind farm, at a pre(ious
meeting, a Auestion was as$ed a%out whether a fast internet connection will %e pro(ided from Armistead wind
farm0 #peednet #cotland ha(e assured the Council that a speed of up to 20.% will %e a(aila%le after a fi%re
lin$ has %een made to the wind farm0 2t is hoped to do this soon0 A large surrounding area will %e ser(ed
including places which do not ha(e a direct line of sight to the Armistead wind mast0
f! A%out 29m of the footpath %etween the church and <ridge =nd will %e repaired %- Chaplows funded %-
National 8rid )utton #u%station! on the 2:
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and 2;
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141016-: ,eclaration of interests none
141016-; &pen session
a! 4ollowing a Auer-, "ohn #horroc$ will inspect the si/ pu%lic %enches to see whether the- needed to %e
treated0
%! Alison Nelson agreed to contact CCC a%out the missing 5&ld )utton7 sign at .iddleshaw

141016-1 Planning applications
a! Applications su%mitted reAuiring council commentsC none
%! *he progress of the following applications was notedC
#+D2014D0292 E outline planning for erection of sta%le and training area at Coc$lea E the Parish Council
supported this application at its meeting on 02-04-2014 E no further progress
CFD2014D001' E change of use of a two-store- agricultural %uilding to a single dwelling at =s$rigg =nd <arn0
*he Parish Council agreed not to su%mit comments a%out this application0 Permission granted on 14-0;-2014
141016-10 Pa-ment of accounts
Pa-ment of the following amounts was authorisedC
<urgess Roughton for administering the footpath contract0 *hese are the final pa-ments for the footpaths pro3ect0 *he
indi(idual in(oices areC
<urgess Roughton G629000 H G129000 ?A* and
*homas Armstrong G''1104; H G6:1010 ?A*
G19;040 to *8* I P" #tric$land for hedge cutting
141016-11 4inancial report
a! *he go(ernment will e/empt parish councils with turno(er less than G29,000 from e/ternal audit0 2t will %e
replaced %- a mandator- transparenc- code with accounts and the internal audit pu%lished on the parish
we%site and %- e-mail0
%! *he Communit- Account %alance is currentl- G1'290'1 and is pro3ected to %e a%out G2000 at the end of the
financial -ear0 *his is more than e/pected %ecause of sa(ings on the insurance premium and %ecause of the
transfer of G1900 from the reser(e account0
141016-12 Correspondence
*he following items of correspondence were recei(ed since the last meetingC
'1-0:-2014 E from CA+C E the <ri%er- Act 2010 Jforwarded to councillorsK
'1-0:-2014 E from CA+C E new regulations a%out open and accounta%le local go(ernment Jforwarded to councillorsK
'1-0:-2014 E Fpper Bent Communit- 8rants Panel Jforwarded to parishionersK
'1-0:-2014 E from CA+C E consultation a%out raising )8? speed limits Jforwarded to parishionersK
12-0;-2014 E from CA+C E remo(al of e/ternal audit Jsee item ;aK
0'-01-2014 E from CA+C E #eptem%er newsletter Jforwarded to councillorsK
26-01-2014 E from National 8rid E change of wor$ing hours at )utton su%-station Jforwarded to parishionersK
0'-10-2014 E from CA+C E &cto%er newsletter Jforwarded to councillorsK
141016-1' 4ootpath at &ld Croft
#ome parishioners descri%ed their (aried e/periences of wal$ing the route through &ld Croft farm-ard0 An &rdnance
#ur(e- map was inspected on which it is not clear whether there is a pu%lic right of wa- PR&6!0 2t was agreed that
the Parish Council should as$ CCC to prioritise consideration of whether there is a PR&6 through the -ard to New
)utton0
141016-14 Communit- infrastructure le(- consultation
#+,C is proposing to introduce a Communit- 2nfrastructure +e(- C2+!, which would appl- to #outh +a$eland ,istrict
outside National Par$s0 *he C2+7s purpose is to help fund infrastructure to support de(elopment proposed in the +ocal
Plan0 A proportion of C2+ receipts will %e passed to Parish and *own Councils for communities to spend on local
infrastructure pro3ects, for e/ample G:90 for a detached house0 *he Parish Council agreed with the principle of the C2+
and the proposed scale of charges0
141016-19 N6 Coast Connections consultation
*he Parish Council agreed that the preferred National 8rid option of digging a tunnel under .orecam%e <a- for the
new 400B? transmission line from .oorside nuclear power station is the %est option0 *he Council does not wish to
see further harm done to (isual amenit- %- the construction of such a power line through the +a$e ,istrict National
Par$ and open countr-side around .orecam%e <a-0 2t also e/pressed concern a%out possi%le harm to wildlife in the
%a- and to the rare ha%itats on its shore0 *he Council also does not wish to see the remote possi%ilit- of the 1'2B?
line from Natland to )utton su%station %eing replaced %- a 400B? line, the further e/pansion of )utton su%station, and
construction of another 400B? transmission line in the parish parallel to the current one0
141016-16 "apanese $notweed and )imala-an %alsam
a! #outh Cum%ria Ri(ers *rust has spra-ed the patches of "apanese $notweed
%! A fungus has %een imported from the natural home of )imala-an %alsam and has %een tested in the
la%orator- on a large num%er of our nati(e species with no effect0 #ites for controlled field trials are now
needed0 *he Parish Council agreed that it has no o%3ection to such trials su%3ect to the permission of
landowners0 #outh Cum%ria Ri(ers *rust will inform the scientists0
141016-1: Parish council e-mail list
*ed <owness offered to collect e-mails from #t0"ohn7s and Alison Nelson similarl- from <ridge =nd0 2t was recognised
that homes not on the list will need to %e contacted %- post %ut this could %e com%ined with the following agenda item
in "anuar-0
141016-1; Parish Plan
2t was agreed that the Parish Council will contact all homes in "anuar- to as$ parishioners their opinions a%out what
changesDde(elopments the- would li$e to see and how the small part of their Council *a/ which comes to the Parish
Council as the parish precept should %e spent o(er the ne/t three -ears or so0 A pro(isional Auestionnaire to see$
opinions will %e discussed at the ne/t meeting0
141016-11 ,ate of the ne/t meeting
*he ne/t meeting will %e at :0'0pm on ednesday 10
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!ecember at the Pu%lic )all
Arthur Ro%inson, parish cler$, &(er <leaLe, &ld )utton, Bendal, +A; 0+F
*elephone E 019'1-:29199 e-mail E ohpcler$Mgmail0com www0oldhutton0org0u$