Sandon and Burston Parish Council
Agenda
Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of Sandon and Burston Parish Council
will be held on Wednesday 13th March 2019
at Sandon Parish Room Commencing at 7.30pm.
Members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend
Agenda
Prior to and at the conclusion of the meeting Members of the Public are invited to ask questions or make statements otherwise Standing Orders are adopted to regulate meeting business, unless revoked.
19.03
1 . Apologies Councillor R Harris
2. Minutes Meeting of the Parish Council 13th February 2019.
3. Chairman’s Announcements
4. Declarations of interests
4.1 DPI, Personal Declared Interests and other Personal Interests.
5. Outstanding Matters Reports and Updates
5.1 Community Link Service to Stafford. Update.
5.2 A51 Traffic Issues through Sandon including the Burston turns.
5.3 Hilderstone Road – Gate and Fence
5.4 B5066 Stafford Road – damaged Railway Bridge fence.
5.5 Burston – Best Kept Village Competition 2019. Consideration regarding entering.
6. Planning
6.1 Applications returned to Stafford Borough Council – Reply Awaited
6.2 Application Decisions by Stafford Borough Council
6.3 Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation.
6.4 Planning Appeals or Queries None
7. Finance
7.1 Financial Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
7.2 Invoice Community Transport (Stafford) Ltd. January Shopper Bus. £46.50. LGA 1972 s137
7.3 Clerk’s Quarterly Salary £387.50. Net £309.90 PAYE £77.60. LGA 1972 s112(2)
7.4 To consider any other payments previously sanctioned.
7.5 Provisional End of Year Accounts.
7.6 Bank Mandate change form signing.
8. Report from County Councillor
9. Report from District Councillor
10. Items Raised by Member Councillors / Clerk
10.1 Councillor Shelley. Sandon Estate proposals for Sandon Gateways
11. Correspondence
11.1 Staffordshire County Council
11.1.1 email People helping People
11.2 Stafford Borough Council
11.2.1 Parish Council Elections.
11.3 Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association
11.3.1 Weekly email updates for information.
Minutes
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 13th March 2019
At Sandon Parish Room Commencing at 7.30pm.
Present
Councillor C Capjon
Councillor J Charlton
Councillor S Shelley Chairman
District Councillor Councillor A Harp (Attended for Item 18/151)
Parishioners Mr J Charlton, Mr & Mrs Rundle
Clerk B A Boughey
18/142 Apologies Councillor R Harris (Holiday)
Councillor R Wildblood (Work)
18/143 Minutes
Resolved that the minutes of the Parish Council meeting of 13th March 2019
be signed by the meeting Chairman.
18/144 Chairman’s Announcements
18/144.1 The Chairman, as a Trustee of Sandon Parish Room, thanked the Parish Council
for its donation of £318.
18/144.2 The Chairman thanked Councillor Harris for fitting reflectors on the
Hilderstone Road fence.
18/145 Declarations of Disclosable Personal Interests, Personal Declared Interests and other Personal Interests.
18/145.1 None declared.
18/146 Outstanding Matters Reports and Updates
18/146.1 Community Transport
Five residents from Sandon used the Stafford Shopper Bus service on 27th February,
the next service is on 27th March. Other dates arranged – 24th April, 22nd May, 19th June.
18/146.2 A51 Traffic issues through Sandon including the Burston junctions.
Councillor Parry not present to discuss the concerns of residents and Parish Councillors.
18/146.3 Hilderstone Road Gate and Fence
Reflectors now fitted to the fence section, by Councillor Harris.
18/146.4 Damaged fence at the Railway Bridge on the B5066, Stafford Road, Sandon.
18/146.4.1 Clerk’s Report. No progress with County Highways or Network Rail.
18/146.5 Burston’s entry in the 2019 Best Kept Village Competition.
18/146.5.1 Following discussions within the Burston community it was decided not to enter.
18/147 Planning
18/147.1 Applications returned to Stafford Borough Council – Reply Awaited None
18/147.2 Application decisions by Stafford Borough Council. None
18/147.3 Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation. None
18/147.4 Planning Appeals or Queries None
18/148 Finance
18/148.1 Financial Statement presented by the Clerk. Bank Statement reconciliation checked.
18/148.2 Invoice. Community Transport (Stafford) Ltd. January Shopper Bus. £46.50.
Resolved to pay the invoice. LGA 1972 s137.
18/148.3 Clerk’s Quarterly Salary. Gross £387.50. Net £309.90. PAYE £77.60. LGA 1972 s112(2)
Resolved to pay the Clerk’s Net Quarterly Salary and the PAYE to HMRC.
18/148.4 Provisional End of Year Accounts presented by the Clerk.
18/148.5 Bank Mandate Form signed by Councillor Charlton.
The meeting was adjourned for the County and District Councillor’s reports and convened thereafter.
18/149 Report from County Councillor. Not present. No report submitted.
18/150 Report from District Councillor.
Councillor Harp reported on relevant issues as they arose during the Agenda Item –
Items Raised by Member Councillors / Clerk.
18/151 Items Raised by Member Councillors / Clerk
18/151.1 Councillor Shelley.
18/151.1.1 Sandon Estate proposals for Sandon Gateways.
Siting on the verge of the A51 around the 40MPH limit signs. Once supplied and fitted
the Estate is requesting that the Parish Council take over ongoing maintenance.
18/151.1.1.1 Installation of Gateways requires permission from County Highways.
Detailed drawing required from the Estate so that they can be submitted for approval
to County Highways.
If approved the Parish Council can then decide on the request to take over
responsibility for the Gateways.
18/151.1.2 Telephone call from Simon Hartley Fishing Club Chairman informing the Parish Council
that he and the Secretary were resigning and successors had been elected.
He understood that their aims were unchanged and thanked Councillor Shelley for his
help with the issues relating to Burston Pool as passed on his best wishes.
18/151.2 Councillor Charlton. Pursuing the request for a Dog Fouling Bin for the Church Lane
Area following the Borough Council stating that the cost of supplying and emptying
the bin would be passed on to the Parish Council.
18/151.2.1 Councillor Harp to determine what costs are involved.
18/151.3 Councillor Capjon. Informing the meeting about an initiative by the Woodland Trust
to provide trees free of charge if planted in an appropriate location.
18/152 Correspondence
18/152.1 Staffordshire County Council None
18/152.2 Stafford Borough Council
18/152.2.1 Parish Council Elections – May 2019. Nomination Papers now available.
18/152.3 Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association
18/152.3.1 Weekly email update emails circulated for information.
18/153 Date of Next Meeting Wednesday 10th April 2019.
The Meeting concluded at 8.45pm.
Signed ________________ Chairman
Date ______________
Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held following the
Parish Council Meeting held on 13th March 2019
Commencing at 8.45pm. Concluding at 9.05pm.
Present Councillor C Capjon
Councillor J Charlton
Councillor S Shelley Chairman
Parishioners :- Mr J Charlton, Mr & Mrs Rundle
Clerk B A Boughey
1 Mrs Rundle
Comment on the poor Street Lighting on Burston Lane and standing water on the road at
The Greyhound field area.
1.1 Query to be raised with County Highways regarding the Street Lights and checks on drainage as well as opinions on Street Lighting to be sought.
2 Mr J Charlton
2.1 State of the footpaths (pavements) on Hilderstone Road and adjacent to the A51 between
the Hilderstone Road junction and the Burston junction in particular.
2.1.1 County Highways no longer maintain the encroachment of vegetation on to the footpaths
unless there is a safety issue.
2.1.2 Possibility of utilising the “Community Payback” option to clear footpaths to be considered.
2.1.2.1 County Highways to be consulted about the involvement of the Payback scheme and if
Highways would remove the resulting spoil.