Agenda for March

16/034

Apologies for Absence

16/035

Declaration of Pecuniary Interests and Non Pecuniary Interests

16/036

To consider requests for dispensations.

16/037

Approval and signing of the minutes from 18^th February 2016

16/038

To receive an update about progress of resolutions from the last meeting of the Elmstead Parish Council on 18^th February 2016. (Clerk’s report – appendix 1)

16/039

Public Speaking

There is 5 minutes of public speaking

Please note that any questions that are to do with items on the agenda will be answered under the appropriate agenda item

16/040

County Councillor report

16/041

District Councillor reports

16/042

Planning

Applications:

16/00219/OUT Hills Residential Ltd - Mr J Hills Land to The East of Tye Road Elmstead. Outline planning application for residential development of up to 32 dwellings, land for a community facility and associated parking and infrastructure.

To discuss and decide EPCs response.

16/00180/LBC Mike Laws Tudor House Chapel Lane Elmstead.  Reinstatement of fireplace in the dining room. Installation of wood burning stove.

No comments made – for information only.

Determinations (for information only):

15/01874/OUT Blue Barn Farm Clacton Road Elmstead. Erection of seven detached dwellings and associated garaging served by new vehicular and pedestrian access.

Refusal - Outline

Any other applications or determinations received after the agenda was issued?

16/043

Market Field Lease

To discuss correspondence received from NALC regarding the legal advice we requested. To decide any further actions and discuss a potential village consultation. (see item 16/050 – possibly an option to include in the annual parish meeting)

16/044

Finance

a)    To see if there are any questions regarding the finance report and approve the payments for March. See appendix 2.

b)    To agree to pay HMRC payroll deductions and other required payments quarterly rather than monthly.

c)    Does EPC agree to fund their clerk’s training and associated costs for the CiLCA qualification in 2016?

16/045

Bluegates Donation

An update from the working party.

16/046

Code of Conduct

To resolve to agree an amendment to the TDC code of conduct which EPC follows, in line with advice from TDC monitoring officer, Lisa Hastings. See appendix 3.

16/047

LED lamps for PC streetlights

An update on Cllr Redding’s request to research the potential impact of upgrading our streetlights to LED on the local bat population.

16/048

TDALC (Tendring District Association of Local Councils) request

TDALC has requested our support for a letter they are going to send to the two MPs for Tendring to support TDALC against the closure of some courts and police stations. Does EPC agree to support the letter and as requested does EPC have any reasons or examples they would like added to the letter?

16/049

Elmcroft Car Park

We have received complaints that one of the drain covers is loose and is going to cause injury or damage to a vehicle driving over it. To discuss the various levels of work that could be done, and quote(s) received for the groundworks.

16/050

Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Meeting (AGM)

a)    To discuss options and dates for the annual parish meeting. It must be between 1 March and 1 June. It must not start before 6pm. It is a meeting of local electors and can include business to be transacted to be voted on by the electors present. It can also include presentations and displays etc, for public interest and/or participation.

b)     Is it agreed that the annual meeting shall directly precede the May council meeting?

16/051

Communications

Items of interest for inclusion in our April Upmarket report.

16/052

Items for next agenda or for information only

To hear from councillors any items that they would like on the next agenda or of interest only.