SHAP PARISH COUNCIL

Ordinary Meeting Monday 1 June 2009
at the Market Cross, Shap at 7.30 pm

AGENDA

Public participation: at the Chairman's discretion and at a convenient time, members of the public will be invited to address the meeting in relation to the business to be transacted.

1 To receive apologies for absence.

2 To receive the minutes of the Annual Council Meeting and Ordinary Council Meeting held on 5 May 2009.

3 To receive declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

4 Finance

4.1 To approve the statement of accounts as at 31 May 2009. TO BE TABLED.

4.2 To authorise payment of accounts as follows:

Payments made between meetings:

EDC - car park rates (Direct Debit) £60.50
Wages - 8 May to 29 May 2009 £405.72
Total £466.22

Payments for approval this meeting:

Chair's allowance £300.00
Shap Local History Society - Rent of Market Cross £600.00
Shap CDC - Sponsorship of Shap Today £175.00
Clerk's salary - May 2009 £185.59
Total £1260.59

5 Planning applications:

5.1 09/0349, Former Methodist Chapel, Main Street, Shap - Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 08/0209.

5.2 Planning request for amendment 08/0869, Land adjacent to Peggy Nut Croft, Shap - Proposed Geothermal Store adjacent to proposed Doctors Surgery.

5.3 09/0304, Full application for the erection of four dwellings - Site adjacent to New Surgery, Peggy Nut Croft, Shap.

5.4 Request for Scoping Opinion in Respect of Proposed Wind Farm Cluster at Mid Town Farm, Reagill - results of meeting held on 11 May by sub committee of councillors.

6 Cumbria Playing Fields Association - Annual Appeal for Funds and Affiliation fees for 2009/10 of £210.00.

7 Rosgill Lighting - further correspondence from Neil Buck at EDC, giving various options and wanting to know how Shap Parish Council wish to proceed.

8 Housing Needs Survey - advise on the action being taken and planned survey dates to be discussed.

9 Lake District National Park - Local Development Framework. Consultation on draft Core Strategy Policies - 8 May to 5 June 2009.

10 Bus Shelter - Discussion regarding siting options and type. Also grants to be sought.

11 Correspondence:

11.1 To receive further response from Cumbria County Council regarding the Concrete Road between Burnbanks and Shap, confirming they cannot adopt the road in its present state.
11.2 To receive advice that a VAT Repayment of £365.40 has been received following the claim made at 31 March 2009.
11.3 To receive Minutes from the Meeting of Lake District Parish Councils meeting held on 27 April 2009 and to be advised of the date for the next meeting on 17 September 2009 at Brockhole at 7.30pm.
11.4 To receive notice that Cumbria Improvement and Efficiency Partnership have commissioned CN Research to ask elected councillors about their knowledge/perception/awareness of current work on community engagement and locality working in Cumbria.
11.5 To receive notice that Eden District Council have submitted the Core Strategy Development Plan Document to the Secretary of State.
11.6 To receive response from John Banks, Cumbria County Council regarding the clarification of work to be carried out on Pow Lane - Shap to Bampton.
11.7 To receive feedback re various Highways matters reported at last meeting.
11.8 To receive notice from Citizens Advice Bureau regarding extended opening hours and a poster to be displayed for the recruitment of volunteers.
11.9 To receive correspondence from Lakes Training Services a new company in Kendal who offer various training courses for Maintenance Staff on Health & Safety, Ground Care Awareness and Equipment Usage.
11.10 To receive Cumbria Recycling ‘Review' Newsletter for May 2009.

12 Matters for report.

13 Date of next meeting: Monday 6 July 2009.