Hanley Castle Parish Council

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday, 17th January 2019 at Hanley
Swan Village Hall at 19:00.

Present: Councillors: Sue Roberts (Chairman), Sarah Darwent, Sue Adeney

Alison Bolton, Alex Walker, Wendy Roberts-Powell (joined at 8.30pm)

Apologies: DCllr Mike Morgan, Peter Goodyear (PPW)

In Attendance: Rebecca Abunassar (Clerk), DCllr Andrea Morgan, Marjorie Nelson

(PPW), County Councillor Tom Wells (joined at 8pm), 1 parishioner

01/19 Welcome & Apologies The Chairman welcomed all present to the first 2019
Meeting of the Parish Council and said it was with great sadness that she had to
inform the Parish Councillors that Cllr John Taverner had passed away. She spoke
of all that he had achieved during his many years as a councillor and said that his
expertise especially in financial matters would be greatly missed. A minutes silence
was held followed by a prayer of remembrance.
The Chairman accepted the apologies submitted to the Clerk.

02/19 Declarations of Interest & Dispensation Requests from Councillors

a) Register of Interests: Councillors were reminded that they should have updated
their register of interests and sent them to the Monitoring Officer at MHDC.
b) To declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in items on the agenda and their
nature: None declared
c) To declare any Other Disclosable Interests in items on the agenda and their nature:
None received
d) To consider and agree all requests from Councillors for the Council to Grant a
Dispensation (S33 of the Localism Act 2011) – None received

Closure of the meeting to allow parishioners present to speak on any matters

relating to the Parish.
The parishioners present wished to be updated on the bus service but C Cllr Tom Wells
was not present at the time of closure of the meeting.

03/19 Minutes: The Minutes of the Meeting held on 15th November 2018 had been
previously circulated and the minutes were approved and signed.

04/19 Matters Arising & Progress Reports not Listed elsewhere on the
Agenda:
Min 72c/18: Bin for Hanley Castle – MHDC Conservation Team had been in contact with
the clerk regarding possible locations and close to the school would be suggested. Cllr
Roberts had spoken to the school.
ACTION: The Clerk to liaise with the Conservation Team, Cllr Roberts to
continue to liaise with the school.
Bin by the Primary School: The Clerk had received a map from MHDC outlining where
the bin could be located. It was agreed that Cllr Roberts would arrange for it be in
installed. The Clerk would confirm with Highways that they had no objections to the
location
ACTION: The Clerk to liaise with Highways and Cllr Roberts to arrange
installation.

05/19 Finance:
a) Payment of Accounts: Members approved the payments of accounts as in the
presented schedule in Appendix 1.

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b) Notification of receipts received: None Received
c) Budget & Precept: The Clerk had circulated a proposed budget for consideration. The
proposal was discussed. Initially it was agreed to reduce the budget to keep the precept
the same was the previous year. However, following the discussion with Cllr Wells it
was proposed by Cllr Roberts to increase the precept by 2% to enable a contribution
towards maintaining the bus service within the parish for a further six months. The
proposal was seconded by Cllr Adeney and all voted in favour. It was agreed to apply
for a precept of £21,250 for the coming year.
ACTION: The Clerk to send the precept request to MHDC.
d) Internet Banking: The Clerk said she was going to continue to investigate setting up
internet banking capability for the Parish Council.
ACTION: The Clerk to contact Lloyds Bank
e) Defibrillators: Cllrs agreed to provide £200 a year for the maintenance of
defibrillators which was included within the budget and to allocate the remainder of the
Anne Ballinger legacy to purchase a defibrillator to go in the phone box at Hanley
Castle.

06/19 Planning:
a) To Consider the following applications referred by MHDC for consultation:

18/01492/FUL Perivale Haylers End Demolition of existing dwelling and

Hanley Swan Worcester erection of a replacement dwelling.
WR8 0ED

The application was considered during the Christmas break and the following comment made:
‘The Parish Council has no objection to this application but if approved they request that
conditions are put in place to minimise the disruption on neighbouring properties during
construction.’

18/000064/CLP Modern Waste Solutions Ltd Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for
Waste Incineration Unit, a Proposed Use or Development for the erection of
Hangmans Lane, Hanley Castle an extension to the existing incinerator buildings

After considering the plans no objection was put forward.

ACTION: The Clerk to respond to MHDC

b) To consider under the Scheme of Delegation any Planning Applications received

between the publication of the agenda and the Meeting: None

c) Details of Decision Notices Received to-date: -

18/01385/FUL Motorhome And Erection of 2no. Holiday Chalets - Approved

Caravan Site At Relocation of Chalets Granted
Brickwalls Barn Permission under reference
Gilberts End 14/00718/FUL
Hanley Castle

18/01492/FUL Perivale Haylers Demolition of existing dwelling and Approved

End Hanley Swan erection of a replacement dwelling.
Worcester WR8
0ED

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 18/00945/FUL Hanley Hall Barns Change of use of barns (Barns A, B, Approved
Hanley Hall D and E) to D2 for weddings and
Gilberts End private events.
Hanley Castle
Worcester WR8
0AS

18/01208/FUL Hillview Stud Proposed change of use of Approved

Blackmore Park Equestrian stable block to holiday
Road Welland accommodation (two units)
Malvern WR13 6NN

18/000033/CLP Modern Waste Application for a Lawful Development REFUSED

Solutions Ltd Waste Certificate for a Proposed Use or
Incineration Unit, Development for replacement of plant
Hangmans Lane, within the existing building, replacement of
Hanley Castle existing oil tanks, small ancillary extension
and external refurbishment

d) Details of enforcement action: None taken

e) Details of Appeal Notices Received: None received

07/19 Highway Matters

a) ) Road Safety Matters– The question was asked how often monitoring was
undertaken within the village and whether the information was available from the
rumble strip that had been placed on the Malvern Road from the Tree Counties. It was
suggested to ask Hannah to arrange a site meeting with David Jew for him to explain
what could be done to reduce the speeds particularly outside the Primary School.
b) Lenghsman – Cllrs Darwent & Bolton offered to take over the Lengthsman liaison
role going forward. Work for the Lengthsman was reported as a large branch that
requires chopping on the footway towards the Three Counties. Cllr Adeney to check the
footway outside Dorothy Bowen’s house. Cllr Walker to report the state of the footway
from Church End to Bowling Green to Highway’s online srviceand encourage other to
also do so.
ACTION: The Clerk to contact Hannah regarding the above actions. Cllrs
Darwent and Bolton to advise of the work.

08/19 District & County Councillors Reports

a. District Cllrs Morgan: DCllr Andrea Morgan offered her condolences to the Parish
Council and Cllr Taverner’s family. She said there was nothing to report from MHDC;
but would be happy to be contacted if any questions arose from Parishioners.
b. County Cllr Tom Wells: Cllr Wells arrived at 8pm. He updated the council on the
latest news regarding the bus services provided to the parish. He thanked the Parish
Council for their assistance in encouraging the use of the buses and asked that they
continued to do so.
After a detailed discussion about the service time table he asked if the Parish Council
would be willing to make a contribution towards subsidising the service for another 6
months. A contribution of £1000 was proposed by Cllr Adeney, seconded by Cllr Roberts
and all voted in favour.
Cllr Roberts asked about the future if the Library Service within the County and
particularly in Upton and Cllr Wells commented he feared for the future.
09/19 Report of the:
a) Parish Paths Warden & Tree Warden (Peter Goodyear/Marjorie Nelson) – It was
reported that 2 new kissing gates had been put in and 2 way markers had been applied

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for along with a permissive path at Hanley Hall. It was commented on how the reported
jobs are being actioned and the list of outstanding jobs has greatly reduced.
b) Pond Wardens (Neil & Gigi Verlander) – Report received and read out in the
meeting.
c) Playing Field Warden (Graham Holmes) – No report received.
d) Local Police – Report Circulated ahead of the meeting

10/19 Neighbourhood Development Plan – The Referendum was held on 29th

November and had been passed with an 81% vote in favour.
It was agreed to arrange a workshop led by Bob Lamb to ensure Councillors were aware
of the details of the Plan particularly when considering planning applications. It was
noted that the plan would be considered by MHDC Exec for final approval by the end of
January.
ACTION: Bob Lamb & Cllr Adeney to arrange for a handover workshop.

11/19 Correspondence
a) Library Services Transformation Programme – Briefing on 14th November,
consultation until 2nd February.
b) New Street Name Requests for Winnington Gardens Development & Shalimar – It
was agreed to propose Apple Tree Gardens for Winnington Gardens Development and
The Mallards for Shalimar in line with the developers’ suggested names.
c) Fourth Stage Consultation and Mineral Site Documentation Proposal – email
circulated ahead of meeting.
ACTION: Cllr Roberts to continue to liaise with the Upton Villages Together.

12/19 Topics raised by Councillors, Committees, Clerk & Parishioners –

a) Councillor vacancies and Co-Option – It was agreed to contact MHDC and advise
them of the Councillors’ vacancies. The Clerk to check the procedure for Co-option and
notices required.
ACTION: The Clerk to contact MHDC and advise them of the Vacancies.
b) Parish Litter Pick – the date of 23rd March was agreed upon with the usual
arrangements.
ACTION: The Clerk to contact MDHC for the equipment and Cllr Adeney to do
the publicity.

13/19 Councillors reports and items for future agenda: No items identified

14/19 Date of Next Scheduled Meeting: 21st February 2019. It was proposed
that as the Clerk was unable to attend the meeting it would change and be a short
meeting followed by the NHDP workshop led by Bob Lamb and Cllr Adeney.

Signed ……………………………… Date: 21st February 2019

Chairman

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Appendix 1: Schedule of Payments & Receipts 17th January 2019

Payment of Accounts: The under mentioned accounts were approved:

New Farm Grounds

Maintenance November Cuts 1434 346.80
HMRC pay correction & admin &
Rebecca Abunassar Stamps 1435 125.20
Rebecca Abunassar December Clerk Duties 1436 422.20
Rebecca Abunassar January Clerk duties 1437 422.20
Sue Roberts Chairman's Duties 1438 75.00
Total 3451.60

Signed ……………………………………… Date: 21st February 2019

Chairman

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