Council Meeting – 26th July 2000

GREAT LONGSTONE PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE
26th DAY OF July 2000

Present; Councillors Hirst, Casey, Askew, Gregory, Fawcett, Finney, Bowering

District Councillor Crowther

55.00 Apologies for absence

Apologies were received from Councillor Cox who was away on Holiday

56.00 Minutes of the last meeting held on the 28th June 2000

The Council resolved to approve the minutes

57.00 Matters arising from the minutes

The only correction to be made was relating to an item of correspondence with Mrs Litster

58.00 Backdale Quarry update

No report was received

59.00. Planning matters

To Note Refusal

1. Erection of House and Garage, Land off Moor Road, Great Longstone

To Note Approval

1. Extension to Dwelling and replacement of existing conservatory with porch, Suilven, The Close, Great Longstone

The Council read the reasons for the refusal and noted the approval, which reflected the Council’s position taken at the previous meeting.

60.00 Financial matters

To Note bank balances

The Council noted the balance on the Current Account £1,000 and on the deposit account of £9,295.15

To approve payments:

1. M Briggs £15

The Council resolved to approve the payment.

61.00 Village Hall

The Committee is still waiting for the pump to be installed and stainless steel guards are to be fitted to the gas heaters to avoid further staining of the exterior stone work.

62.00 Playground Equipment

The Slide has yet to be repaired. The Clerk reminded the Council that the District Council grant for the safety surfacing may be lost if the work is not carried out soon. The Contractor for the safety surfacing would also like to know when the work could be commenced having been agreed last year. The Council felt unable to raise the matter with Mr Long again but the Clerk will advise him when the grant will no longer be available.

63.00 Notice of Audit Date 10am 16th October 2000 at Bakewell Town Hall

The Council resolved to note the date and time of the Audit. The Clerk will attend.

64.00 Millennium Celebrations

The Council resolved to write a letter of thanks to all those who participated in organising the event. A report was given as to the proceedings which proved so successful that consideration will be given to organising the event annually.

The event remained within budget and the Council wished to thank Mr and Mrs Ward for their donation towards the cost of the event.

65.00 Allotment Land/Landscaping

The Council resolved to instruct M Watson to strim and spray the area with Roundup prior to the landscaping being commenced. The Council resolved to prepare a specification and to obtain estimates for the agreed landscaping as follows;

• The removal of the wall from Mrs Gray’s house to and including the gate.
• The erection of a suitable post and rail fence between the allotments and the land.
• The grassing over of the area with the exception of one path leading to a suitable Ornamental tree.
• The path to be hard surface and of suitable width for a wheelchair.
• A seat to be built around the Ornamental tree.
• The wall adjacent to the road by the allotments to be rebuilt.
• The two existing trees to be trimmed back as advised.

The Council resolved to meet on site on the 12th August at 10 am to consider the plans and specification further.

66.00 Maintenance

Duncan Finney has asked if a new waste bin could be sited by the Post Office. District Councillor Crowther undertook to arrange this.

A report was given about the site meeting at the Old Sewerage Works with the Peak Park. The stream appears contaminated and no work will commence until this is investigated and resolved.

The Council resolved to ask Mr Watson to cut back the vegetation on Bell Stile.

The signs at the recreation ground saying no dogs have been removed, new signs will be obtained.

67.00 Glass Recycling Scheme

The Clerk was instructed to write to the Peak Park to enquire if a portion of the Old Sewerage Works could in the long term be set aside for a permanent recycling centre.

68.00 Great Longstone Business Park

It was reported some contractors vehicles are now driving through the Village contrary to the voluntary agreement. The Clerk is to write to the Contractor.

69.00 Correspondence:

1. DALC Unadopted Minutes of the Executive Committee held on 3rd June 2000: Circulated to all Councillors
2. DALC Circular: Noted
3. Colonel WH Slack re Cleaning the War Memorial: Clerk to respond confirming expert’s advice that cleaning would be detrimental in the long term.
4. Baslow and Bubnell Parish Council re DALC AGM: Copies of the resolutions passed to Councillors Askew and Casey, who will attend the AGM.
5. DDDC re Village Parking Schemes and grant aid available:  The Council felt there was no suitable land available in the Village
6. Mr R Peel re Verge at Station Rd/ Glebe Avenue: The Clerk was instructed to write again asking for the remaining chatter to be removed
7. North Derbyshire Health Authority re Primary Care Trusts: Circulated to all Councillors
8. Mrs SR Taylor re 18 The Meadows and the gate onto the Recreation Ground: The Council read the letter in full. There was a discussion of the principle behind the long held policy of allowing no gates direct from private properties onto the Recreation Ground. Following the discussion the Council unanimously decided that the policy was correct in principle and instructed the Clerk to write requiring the removal of the gate.
9. Matlock and District CAB Annual Report: Noted for circulation

70.00 Date and Time of next meeting

The Council resolved to meet next on the 7th September at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

The Council further resolved to hold a special meeting to consider the proposed planning application for Open Cast Mining on Longstone Edge if the application is received before the date of the next meeting.