ALDBURY PARISH COUNCIL

To CouncillorsBrady,Eggar,Juniper, McCarthy (Chairman), Page, Pearce and Tollinton,

You are summoned to attend the following meeting:

ALDBURY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

To be held on

Monday September 11th2017 at 8.15pm

inAldbury Memorial Hall

Members of the public and press are invited to attend this meeting.

Mrs L Bancroft

Clerk to Aldbury Parish Council

5th September 2017

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Agenda

17/185Apologies for absence–to be accepted by the Council

  • To discuss Cllr Eggar’s possible non-attendance at future meetings due to other commitments and to consider approving his reasons for absence for a period ending no later than the last meeting before the next Aldbury Parish Council elections due in May 2019

17/186Declarations of Interest - Cllrs to declare interests particular to this meeting

17/187Minutes of meeting on 7th August2017to be signed as a true record

17/188Review Actions List

Cllrs to review actions from previous meetings, where issues not covered elsewhere in agenda

17/189Cllr Vacancy – Cllrs Pearce and Brady to report

17/190Aldbury Pond

Spokesperson of Pond Working Party to report back on progress against resolutions passed at the August meeting. Council to agree future actions.

17/191Repair of Stocks

Cllr Juniper to update. Council to confirm compliance with DBC planning conditions

17/192Playground

Cllrs Page and Brady to update on progress against actions

17/193Allotments

Cllr Page to update on any issues

17/194Footpaths

Update on P3 grant

17/195Pedestrian Safety and Parking

Cllr Tollinton to update on report from PCC concerning traffic and pedestrian safety in Aldbury

17/196Diocesan Leases

Council to agree to conditions of draft lease for allotments

17/197Award of West Midlands Franchise

Cllr McCarthy to update and Council to consider the future of the Tring Station Working Party

17/198Planning Matters

1.To discuss anyapplications received by September 11th:

2.Planning Decisions made by Dacorum BC:

4/01197/17/FHA 4 Toms Hill Road, Aldbury

Single storey rear extension

GRANT

4/01756/17/FHA 15 Stoneycroft, Aldbury

Single storey rear extension

GRANT

4/01428/17/LDP Rose Cottage, Stocks Road, Aldbury

Replacement windows

GRANT

4/01615/17/ROC Applegarth, Stocks Road, Aldbury

Removal of condition 4 (granny annexes) attached to planning permission 4/02269/04/FUL

REFUSE

3. To update on Ashmei advertising sign

17/199Finance

Payments Made

L Bancroft (SO) / £390.60 + £390.60 / Clerk’s salary for July & August
DBC (DD) / £55.20 / Rent for Garage
EON (DD) / £53.06 / Street Lights - power
Cllr McCarthy / £15.75 / Expenses – attending HAPTC meeting
DBC / £26.00 / Cost of DBS check
M Walters / £370.00 / Parish Mowing –July

Receipts

Interest / £0.24 / Interest
Allsworth / £14.00 / Allotment Rent
Newland / £7.00 / Allotment Rent
McClarnon / £7.00 / Allotment Rent
Kent / £14.00 / Allotment Rent
Barr / £14.00 / Allotment Rent

Bank Balances at 31stAugust 2017

Unity Trust a/c 20382083£27,113.09

NS a/c£33,809.51

Resolution requiredto make the following payments:

M Walters / £390.00 / Parish Mowing – August
BDO LLP / £240.00 / External Audit fee

Funds available going forward:£60,552.60

  • Chiltern Society Membership - To take a resolution to renew membership of Chiltern Society (£30.00)
  • Annual Return – Council to approve and accept Annual Return which has now been approved by the external auditor
  • New Unity Trust Account (online banking) – Cllrs to discuss process for approving online payments
  • APC Grants 2017 – Clerk to update
  • Clerks Training –Council to approve expenditure for Clerk to attend the following HAPTC training: Further Finance, Budgeting Workshop, Grants & Funding at a cost of £75 (£50 a course to be split in half with Tring Rural Parish Council) (NB costs were incorrect when expenditure approved in August)
  • HAPTC Data Protection Training October 25thCllrs to discuss attendance

17/200Parish Warden Vacancy

Clerk to update

17/201Village Christmas Tree

Cllrs Pearce and Juniper to update

17/202Future Council Meetings

Mayor of DBC to attend October meeting

PCSO Lorraine Horsted to attend Novermber meeting

Request by NT Project Manager at Ashridge to attend a Council meeting (October or November) to discuss plans to improve car parking arrangements along Monument Drive, Ashridge Estate

17/203Correspondence

  • Email received from resident regarding cyclist coming down Toms Hill
  • Email received from resident regarding the Queens Seat

17/204Meeting open to the Public

17/205Any Other Business and to consider items for agenda of next meeting

Next Council meeting –Monday 2nd October 2017

Aldbury Parish Council website – .

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