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Parish Council Meeting 19/5/25

Parish Council meeting 6.30pm 19th May 2025

Agenda

AGENDA – ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL

Monday 19th May 2025 at 6.30pm

  • Public participation: 10 minutes – brief points of view from parishioners present will be taken by the Chairman but only about Agenda items. This will not form part of Council business or the official Minutes.
  • Election of the Chairman of Hoar Cross Parish Council
  • Election of the Vice Chairman of Hoar Cross Parish Council
  • Election of Representatives – Planning/Roads/Environment/Footpaths
  • Apologies
  • Declarations of Interest
  • Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday 17th March 2025
  • Matters arising not covered by the Agenda

      9          Planning – Cllr Baxter

Applications Received

P/2025/00224

 

 

 

 

 

P/2025/00238

 

  

Demolition of existing garage to facilitate the erection of single storey outbuilding, comprising of garage, storage and workshop with carport

 

Erection of a New Porch

 

  

The Firs, Dolesfoot Lane, Newborough

 

 

 

 

Lavender Cottage, St Michaels Drive
Applications Approved

P/2025/00306

  

Felling of one Ash Tree

  

Church of Holy Angels, Maker Lane
Applications refused  
Other planning matters

P/2023/00416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P/2023/00417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P/2024/00939

 

 

 

 

 

 

P/2025/00040

 

  

Partial demolition of the former Abbots Bromley School Buildings, conversion and extension of the remaining school buildings to form 60 dwellings, erection of 58 dwellings and garaging and a detached Community Store

Listed Building Consent for the partial demolition of the former Abbots Bromley School Buildings, internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion and extension of the remaining school buildings to form 60 dwellings

 

Conversion and alterations to existing detached garage to form annexe, including replacement of garage door with casement window, new window on west elevation and four roof lights

 

Change of use and external alterations to existing detached garage to form a holiday let

 

  

Abbots Bromley School for Girls, High Street

 

Revised March 2025

 

 

 

 

Abbots Bromley School for Girls, High Street

 

Revised March 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Blacksmiths Cottage, Newborough Road

 

APPLICATION WITHDRAWN

 

 

 

Blacksmiths Cottage, Newborough Road

      10   Parish Councillors reports     Highways        Cllr Mrs Patterson

Environment   Cllr Mrs Prince

                                                            Footpaths

      11   County Councillor Brown’s Report

12   Borough Councillor’s George, Gould, Jones Report

13   PCSO Edwards/Siwek’s Report

14  Parish Clerk’s Report

      15   Finances Payments to be approved

Payee Amount Reason
SPCA £87.10 Annual Subscription
Deer Park Dairy Limited £ Room hire
Kim Squires £166.10 Internal Audit

      16  Ratification of New Financial Regulations

      17  Ratification of Kim Squires, Auditor

      18  Best Kept Village update – Cllr Mrs Smith

      19  Defibrillator

      20  Annual Parish Meeting – Monday 19th May 2025

      21 The land opposite The Meynell

      22  Correspondence

      23  Points of Information

      24  Date of next Meetings: Monday 16th June, Monday 15th September, Monday 8th December at The

            Deer Park, Maker Lane

Minutes

HOAR CROSS PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the

Annual Meeting of Hoar Cross Parish Council

held on

Monday 19th May 2025

at

The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross

Present: Cllr Mrs Smith, Cllr Mrs Baxter, Cllr Mrs Prince, Cllr Marsden

               County Cllr Mrs C Brown, Borough Cllrs Ashcroft and Gould

               Liz Goodwin, Parish Clerk

Cllr Mrs Smith welcomed everyone to the Meeting.

  • Public Participation

Nothing to report.

  • Election of the Chairman of Hoar Cross Parish Council

Cllr Mrs Prince proposed Cllr Mrs Smith; seconded by Cllr Mrs Baxter; carried.

  • Election of the Vice Chairman of Hoar Cross Parish Council

Cllr Mrs Prince proposed Cllr Mrs Baxter; seconded by Cllr Mrs Smith; carried.

 

  • Election of Representatives

Planning: Cllr Mrs Smith proposed Cllr Mrs Baxter; seconded by Cllr Marsden; carried.

Environment: Cllr Mrs Baxter proposed Cllr Mrs Prince; seconded by Cllr Mrs Smith; carried

Footpaths: Cllr Mrs Smith proposed Cllr Marsden; seconded by Cllr Mrs Prince; carried.

  • Apologies

      Apologies were received from Cllr Mrs Patterson

      6    Declarations of Interest

            None.

      7    Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday 17th March 2025

            The Minutes were agreed to be a true representation of the Meeting, and were signed by Cllr Mrs

            Smith.

      8   Matters arising not covered on the Agenda

           Cllr Mrs Baxter raised the issue of .gov.uk email addresses and web hosting; the Clerk will contact

           Parish Clerks to get some information.  Cllr Marsden agreed to get information regarding web hosting.

           Cllr Mrs Smith proposed the Clerk be bought a printer, and she will look into the cost.

      9  Planning – Cllr Mrs Baxter

 

Planning Number Date Premises Planning requested Council Actions Decision
Applications Received  

 
P/2025/00224 10/04/2025 The Firs,

Dolesfoot Lane

 Demolition of existing garage to facilitate the erection of a single storey outbuilding, comprising of garage, storage and workshop with carport No objections
P/2025/00238 11/04/2025 Lavender Cottage, St Michaels Drive Erection of a New Porch No objections
Applications Approved  

 
P/2025/00306 29/04/2025 Church of the Holy Angels, Maker Lane Felling of one Ash tree Approved
Other Planning Matters
P/2023/00416 21/08/2023 Abbots Bromley School for Girls Partial demolition of the former Abbots Bromley School Buildings, conversion and extension of the remaining school buildings to form 60 dwellings, erection of 58 dwellings and a detached Community Store For information

 

AMENDED PLANS submitted

03/03/2025
P/2023/00417 21/08/2023 Abbots Bromley School for Girls Listed Building Consent for the partial demolition of the former Abbots Bromley School Buildings, internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion and extension of the remaining buildings to form 60 dwellings For information

 

AMENDED PLANS submitted

03/03/2025
P/2025/00040 14/02/2025 Blacksmiths Cottage, Newborough Road Change of use and external alterations to existing detached garage to form a holiday let

Cllr Mrs Baxter reported that there have been 20 objections to Planning Application P/2025/00040.

The building of the Garden Room is still under discussion; the ESBC Enforcement Officer is involved.

10   Parish Councillors Reports

  • Highways – Cllr Mrs Smith read out Cllr Mrs Patterson’s report. Potholes have been reported to the County Council and there has been some progress with repairs. There are issues with the drains, and the Parish Council will continue to follow up on these issues.
  • Environment – Cllr Mrs Prince reported that litter is an ongoing problem.
  • Footpaths – Cllr Mrs Baxter reported that the fence facing the Abbots Bromley Road by the Nursery is temporarily fixed with string and is overgrown, but walkers can still get through. She hopes this will be sorted more permanently when the building work is finished.

At the moment, landowners are responsible for the condition of the stiles and keeping footpaths clear; County Cllr Mrs Brown feels that the Council should be more involved in the upkeep, together with groups such as the Ramblers.

  11  County Councillor Mrs Brown’s Report

        Cllr Mrs Brown thanked everyone who had voted for her; she has been very busy since the Election,

        attending courses, training sessions and social functions.  She plans attend as many PC Meetings as

        she is able to, and would like to be invited to social events.  She is planning to meet the Highways team

        regularly; the issue of cars speeding to/from Hoar Cross Hall was discussed; Cllr Mrs Ashcroft will

        introduce Cllr Mrs Brown to Phil Murphy, the Manager at the Hall; it was agreed the Parish Council

        would email him too.  The Parish Clerk mentioned the ‘Maker Lane’ road sign opposite the Hall.

  12  Borough Councillors Mrs Ashcroft and Mrs Gould’s Report

        The new Mayor is Kim Smith, and the Deputy Mayor is Monica Hilton.  The Cllrs are trying to get

        the Council to be accountable; it was reported that the last two planning meetings had been cancelled.

        They suggested contacting the Cllrs Community Fund for funding eg the signpost, a defibrillator.

        County Cllr Mrs Brown also mentioned the County Cllrs Fund.

  13  PCSO Edwards/PCSO Siwek’s Report

        The Clerk had received an auto response from PSCO Siwek on receipt of the Agenda that she was on a

         rest day.

  14  Parish Clerk’s Report

        The Clerk and Cllr Mrs Smith had met Kim Squires on Monday 7th April, and the Audit had gone well.

        The Clerk is meeting Kim on Wednesday 15th October at 9.30am

  15  Finances

         The bank reconciliation for the end of the year and the end of April had been circulated, together with the

         expenses for 2024-2025.

         Cllr Mrs Smith reported the company who were going to shotblast the sign are no longer to do it; Belmont

         Shotblasting have submitted a quote for £350 plus VAT.  It was agreed they could go ahead with the

         work.

         The quotes for the insurance were discussed, and it was agreed to use Zurich Mutual for the coming

         year.

         It was resolved to make the following payments:

Date   Payee Detail Amount
19th May 2025 BACS Cllr Mrs Smith Paint/brushes   £47.00+£5.01VAT
19th May 2025 BACS Deer Park Dairy Ltd Room Hire x 2   £57.00+£3.00VAT
19th May 2025 BACS Kim Squires Audit £166.10
19th May 2025 BACS SPCA Annual Subscription   £87.10
19th May 2025 BACS Cllr Mrs Prince Paint   £15.00+£.3.00VAT
19th May 2025 BACS Zurich Municipal Insurance £310.12

16  Ratification of New Financial Regulations

      The amended New Financial Regulations were ratified.

17  Kim Squires Internal Audit Services

      The details of Kim Squires Internal Audit Services proposal had been circulated to the Cllrs, and it was

      agreed to appoint Kim as auditor.

 

18  Best Kept Village update – Cllr Mrs Smith

      There had been a village clean up.

      Cllr Mrs Prince has bought the paint for the speedgates, and asked if anyone would be able to paint them.

19   Defibrillator

       The Clerk will confirm with Sean Cooper from AEDdonate that he will be attending the PC Meeting on

       Monday 16th June.  Cllr Mrs Smith has approached The Meynell about installing the defibrillator there; the

       Manager has agreed to speak to the owners.

20  Annual Parish Meeting – Monday 19th May 2025

21  Land opposite The Meynell

      Cllr Mrs Smith commented that the area is looking good.

 

22  Correspondence

       The Clerk had received a letter from the NatWest bank detailing their services.

23  Members Points of Information

       There were no Members Points of Information.

 24  Dates of the next Meetings

       Monday 16th June, Monday 15th September and Monday 8th December at The Deer Park, Maker Lane.

Signed by Chairperson

Name:   Cllr Mrs Smith