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CHISLET PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Council held on Thursday 19th May 2016 at 7.30 pm in The Chislet Centre, Chislet
Present : Cllrs Fee (in the Chair), Jones, Chandler, Craven, Hazard & Brant
In attendance: Mr. G Eaton, Clerk to the Council, KCC Cllr Marsh & CCC Cllr Taylor
Action by:
1 Apologies for absence
Apologies were received from Cllrs Wilkinson Higglesden & Huckstep
2 Declarations of Councillors Interests regarding items on the Agenda
Cllr Chandler declared an interest in any discussions regarding the Upstreet Village Hall proposal
There were no other declarations of Cllrs interest regarding items on the Agenda
3 Public discussion
There were no members of the public present
4 Minutes of the last Meeting
The Minutes of the Meeting held on 29th April 2016 were agreed and signed
5 Matters arising
Email from PROW officer re two footpaths with new installed gates – matters to be allocated to an officer also explaining breaches have to be prioritised
6 Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
It was proposed seconded and unanimously agreed that Cllr Fee be re-elected as Chair of the Parish Council
It was proposed seconded and unanimously agreed that Cllr Jones be re-elected as Vice Chair of the Parish Council
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Action by:
7 Election of KALC representatives
It was unanimously agreed that representatives be elected on an ad hoc basis as required
8 Election of Parish Council Committees
Membership of the following sub committees were unanimously agreed:
Planning Cllrs Jones, Brant, Fee & Hazard
Footpaths and Bridges Cllrs Wilkinson, Fee, Chandler, Craven, Hazard & Higglesden
Joint Parishes Representatives to be selected as required
Local Needs Housing Cllrs Jones, Brant & Hazard
Flooding Cllrs Jones, Hazard & Wilkinson
9 To discuss correspondence received
Letter received from National Grid re Richborough Connection Project about their planning application
Email received from Parishioner regarding new Transparency Code and Local Community Plan
10 To consider Planning and Enforcement matters
A Planning applications to consider
CA/16/01047 – Willow Hollow, Grays Farm, North Stream, Chislet
Change of use to Children’s Home
Letter to be sent to CCC objecting as inappropriate location not suitable for children’s home
Clerk
B Planning applications granted by CCC
CA/16/00678 – Ostlers, Chitty Lane, Chislet
Two storey extension to side and rear
C Other Planning matters
Email from CCC re wood yard on Nethergong Hill – matter progressing
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Action by:
11 Neighbourhood Plan
This item was deferred to the June meeting
12 To consider Finance matters
A The following accounts were approved for payment £
Cheque No 0996 G Eaton, Clerk’s salary & expenses 552.45
Cheque No 0997 Harmer & Sons, grass cutting 546.00 incl VAT of £91
Cheque No 0998 S Huckstep, litter picking 265.33
B Accounts 2015-2016 & Transparency Code
The Clerk reported that the 2015-2016 accounts and Annual Return were currently being reviewed by the internal auditor prior to being presented at the June meeting
13 AOB
There was a general discussion regarding the ongoing problem of fly tipping and possible solutions to the problem including allowing builders/gardeners to be able to use Council waste tips free of charge
14 Date of next meeting
It was agreed that the next Meeting would be held on Thursday 30th June 2016 at 7.30pm in The Chislet Centre, Chislet
There being no other business the meeting closed at 9.15 pm