Parish Clerk

Councillors are summoned to meeting of the Parish Council Planning Committee
at Bosbury Parish Hall on Thursday 25th May, 2017 at 7.00pm

Agenda

1.0 To Accept any Apologies for Absence and Note the Reason

2.0 To Record any Declarations of Interest and Requests for Dispensations

3.0 To consider any new Planning Applications received

NB. Please view planning applications online before the meeting as paper copies may not be available

171663 – Malvern View, Bosbury, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1QR
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and WC. Erection of single storey extension to provide accessible bathroom and bedroom.

Signed: Leanne Rex (Clerk to the Parish Council) Dated: 17.5.17

The press and public are cordially invited to attend the meeting

Councillors are summoned to attend the Annual Parish Council Meeting
At: Bosbury Parish Hall on Thursday 25th May 2016 at 7.30pm

Agenda

1. Election of Chair and Vice Chair (and sign Declaration of Acceptance of Office)
2. To Accept any Apologies for Absence and Note the Reason
3. To Record any Declarations of Interest and Requests for Dispensations
4. Remind Councillors to review their Register of Interests
5. Approval of Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 6th April, 2017 (previously circulated)
6. To Receive Brief Report from Ward Councillor Tony Johnson TW
7. To review and adopt the following Policies
Policies unchanged from 2016: Revised Policies:
7.1 Standing Orders 7.10 Asset Register (revised)
7.2 Financial Regulations
7.3 Code of Conduct
7.4 Freedom of Information
7.5 Planning Process between meetings
7.6 Risk Assessment
7.7 Risk Management
7.8 Donations Policy
7.9 Press and Media Policy
8. Review the following Committee/Working Group Structures – Required? Responsibility? Appoint members
8.1 Planning Committee
8.2. NDP Working Group
8.3 Staffing Panel
8.4 Traffic and Speed Management working party
8.5 Lengthsman working party
8.6 Quarterly Finance check / Bank reconciliation
8.7 Bank Signatories
9. Finance
9.1 Internal Audit complete
9.2 To complete and sign the Annual Governance Statement for Grant Thornton, external auditors
9.3 To approve and sign the Annual Accounting Statements for Grant Thornton
9.4 To Agree Payments of outstanding accounts as per finance report:
Parish Council expenses £74.02 Clerk Salary £730.39
10. Insurance
To review the options for the new parish council insurance policy and agree a 3 year undertaking.
11. Highways/Footpaths/Lengthsman:
11.1 Appoint Footpath Officer
11.2 To appoint Lengthsman – G Day and Ed Seabright
11.3 Sign the Lengthsman contract with Herefordshire Council
12. To review the situation and options with regards to the NDP
13. To note and review the Information & Outstanding Actions Sheet (attached)
14. If the time is before 9.30pm there will be a short Public Participation Session for Local Residents to raise matters relevant to the Parish Council
Note: Decisions cannot be made on items not on the agenda. This item is limited at the Chair’s discretion.
15. To note Date and time of Next Scheduled Meeting: Thursday, 6th July 2016 at 7.30pm at Coddington Church
16. To raise items for the next scheduled Parish Council Meeting (no discussion)
NDP, Safer Roads Partnership response, Stanley Hill slow signs, Catley Phone Box, New SID base, War Memorials survey

Signed: Leanne Rex (Clerk to the Parish Council) Dated: 19.5.17

Flicks in The Sticks

Flicks in the Sticks is held in the Parish Hall. It is a very popular and sociable event with Wine and Nibbles available to buy. Entrance fee is £5.00 each for adults

Up coming Farmers Markets:

November 19th and December 17th

For further information contact Liz Clutterbuck 01531 640415 or Rhinedd Krinks 01531 640076

Christmas Fair

Friday 2nd December, 2016 – afternoon – in Bosbury Church

The annual Christmas Fair hosted by Friends of Bosbury School. Come and visit Santa’s grotto, tea and coffee, produce, tumble, prove draw, games, toys and books.

Please contact Helen Smith 07800572512 for more information.

 Special Community Meeting.

 Bosbury is faced with yet another Housing Development within the village.

We have received an Outline Planning Application No. P143370/O for a proposed residential development for up to 37 dwellings of which 13 (35%) will be affordable on the land to the East of Brook Lane and North of the B4220, Bosbury, known locally as “The Bean Field”.

The Parish Council met on Thursday 4th.December 2014 at Coddington Church and after lengthy discussion objected, with a complete majority of the total Parish Council, to this outline Planning Application.

We now want to involve as many opinions from the village community as we can and accordingly have arranged a Parish Council – Community Meeting which is to be held in The Parish Hall on Monday 15^th December 2014 at 7.30pm to discuss and review all of our many options with this Outline Planning Application.

Please be there and tell all of your neighbours to be there as well since this is a most important and critical meeting for our total Community.

We look forward to seeing you all.

Signed:           JLChester           (Clerk to the Parish Council)                   Dated: 9th December 2014

The press and public are cordially invited to attend the meeting

DEAL SIGNED TO BRING FASTER BROADBAND TO RURAL AREAS

Herefordshire Council, Gloucestershire County Council and BT have signed a £56.6m deal which should enable 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the two counties to have access to fibre broadband by the end of 2016, with the ultimate aim to provide access to broadband speeds of 24 megabits per second (Mbps) or above for all who want it by 2018.

The aim of the councils’ partnership is to have a majority of homes and businesses covered by this project able to enjoy speeds of 30 Mbps or more, and all areas will receive a minimum of 2Mbps.

The project is a joint initiative between national government and the two authorities to address the challenge of
bringing broadband to rural areas to support local businesses and enable households to access services.

Homes and businesses that are harder to reach with a fixed fibre line will be connected using alternative new broadband technologies. Also, Herefordshire Council has allocated additional financial support for businesses and homes that can demonstrate a need for faster speeds.

There will now be a period of planning carried out by BT, with work expected to start on the ground during the second half of next year and being completed by the end of 2016.

For more information on the Borders Broadband project visit www.herefordshire.gov.uk/broadband