Subject

Minute

Action

1. Attendance

Mr AC Rickards (Chairman) P

Mr DR Peake (Vice-Chairman) A

Mr JB Adams P

Mrs J Booth P

Mrs ME Coombs P

Mrs DE Currie P

Mr PJ Gregory A

Mr TJ Howkins P

Mrs IM Mackenzie P

Mrs SJ Maddock P

Mrs YD Moore P

Mr RC Parry A

County Councillor K Oliver A

Borough Councillor J Brown A

P = present, A = apology, N = non-attendance

2. Declarations of interests

None

3. Minutes

Council – 03-07-03 - approved

Amenities & Planning – 17-07-03 - received

Traffic & Planning – 31-07-03 - received

Finance – 07-08-03 - received

4. Matters arising

1. Skateboarding and anti-social behaviour – further meeting to be arranged after holiday period
2. Street cleansing and site inspections report – Steve Jones, new Streetscape Manager, had circulated report particularly to Alan Longshaw, asking him to report back by the end of the month
3. Postal collections – item 16 last meeting "request" was a wrong report – post boxes say when "required"
4. River crossing – meeting of officers of CBC, HCPC and Cranage Parish Council held on 12-08-03 – CBC to proceed with land transactions in joint names of Cranage Parish Council and HCPC; HCPC to pay initial costs but Cranage contribution to be discussed
5. Joint committee – idea is being considered by CBC
6. Grass cutting - letter received from Dane Housing – specification means cutting likely to be required every two weeks at the moment – they seem to be on course now but Clerk to be informed of any more complaints
7. Library –need to ask KO to support HC Library in CCC budget process. Concern expressed as to figures included in County Programme – Clerk to make enquiries
8. Village Centre parking – loading and unloading restrictions being advertised; letter of objection received from Chethams 38 London Rd – agreed Clerk reply to explain HCPC position

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk reported work to be done on public footpaths, village centre improvements, CAD papers for Dr Le-Las

Clerk

6. Amenities & Planning

Items agreed for inclusion in next agenda

Clerk

7. Traffic & Planning

Items agreed for inclusion in next agenda

Clerk

8. CAD - Kinderton

1. Clerk went over report made to last T&P, in particular the need for a public meeting to be held in HC after summer holidays. Preference for a Council organised meeting rather than MAD
2. Clerk organising papers for Dr Le-Las

ACR &

Clerk

Clerk

9. Finance

1. Items agreed for inclusion in next agenda
2. Accounts for payment as per Finance minutes +

Clerk

Clerk

10. Borough Council matters

TJH reported:

1. Centralisation – new offices
2. Local Government re-organisation

These two issues taking a lot of CBC time

3. Local Plan – Issues of housing numbers and employment sites being discussed and need to be considered by HCPC – to be referred to next T&P
4. Kinderton – CBC Planning Committee resolved to object to proposals

Clerk

11. Planning applications

36163/3 – 19 Hawthorne Close – Conservatory – No objection

36193/3 – Aventis London Road – Turnstile access to building – No objection

36214/3 – NuNu plc Manor Lane – Signs – Concern because some signs already erected and colours out of keeping with a building on the edge of open countryside

36215/3 – NuNu plc Manor Lane – Extension – No objection

Clerk

12. Garden competition

Judges reported on final places:

Arrangements discussed for presentation of trophies – if possible 30-08-03 at champion garden

13. Sandbach Almshouses Charity

Clerk reported Mr FWN Cowgill had retired as a trustee and as Chairman. Resolved a letter of thanks be sent to him, particularly as he was originally appointed by HCPC

Clerk

14. Twinning Association

JB and SJM reported on forthcoming events

15. Police

Further concern expressed about broken windows and problems in village centre; also less Police presence. Clerk indicated he had reported similar comments after T&P – agreed that these should be repeated if necessary

Clerk

16. General correspondence

1. Knutsford Road planning appeal - to be heard on 23-09-03; RCP to act as HCPC rep.
2. CAB – letter re first year of Congleton District CAB and AGM to be held on 15-10-03; TJH agreed to attend
3. Victoria Bowling Club – request for financial contribution to be referred to T&P

RCP

TJH

Clerk

17. Members items

1. Question time – Before formal opening of meeting complaints had been made about parking problems on Parkway and Co-op car park – to be referred to T&P; Co-op to be invited to send a rep. to a meeting
2. Red Lion – Further complaints to be referred to Police, and if appropriate to Environmental Health Dept and Clerk to Licencing Justices
3. Dane Valley – JB reported problems of thistles etc – Clerk had referred to CBC
4. Elm Drive play area – Rocking horse now taken for repair
5. Plastic recycling bin Parkway – New bin did not have capacity of old bins which it replaced and causing litter problems – Clerk to refer to CBC

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk

Close 9.00 p.m.

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