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Parish Council Meeting

Date
Tuesday, 11th March 2025 07:30pm

Pitchford Village Hall

Agenda
  1. 25.3.1 Chairman’s Welcome
  2. 25.3.2 Present & Apologies
  3. 25.3.3 Declarations of Pecuniary or Personal Interest
  4. 25.3.4 Confirmation and Acceptance of the Minutes of Previous Meetings
    • 25.3.4.1 Parish Council Meeting – 21 January 2025
    • 25.3.4.2 Staff Appraisal Committee Meeting – 21 January 2025
  5. 25.3.5 Public Session
  6. 25.3.6 Shropshire Councillor’s Report
  7. Finance: 25.3.7 Payments

    Consider and approve payments of accounts (see list of payments)

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  8. Finance: 25.3.8 Accept the Bank Reconciliation as presented by the Clerk
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  9. Finance: 25.3.9 Review expenditure against budget year to date
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  10. 25.3.10 Approve appointment of Rebecca Turner as Internal Auditor
  11. 25.3.11 Clerk's Report on Actions from the meetings on 21 January 2025:

    MINUTE NUMBER

    RESOLUTION/AGREED ACTION

    TASK COMPLETE

    COMMENTS

    25.1.6

    Cllr Morris to chase SC visit to Ruckley re flooding

    Yes

     

    25.1.11

    Clerk to open £30,000 1 year Cambridge and Counties Savings Bond

    Yes

     

    25.1.12

    Clerk to pay Lightsource grant to Pitchford Village Hall for broadband and check what speed broadband contract is for

    No

    PVH has requested payment be delayed until issues with BT broadband speed are resolved

    25.1.16

    Clerk to ask people to remove items from phone boxes prior to refurb

    No

    Phone box refurb not due yet

    25.1.16

    Clerk to ask Web Orchard to integrate Facebook link into web template.

    Yes

     

    25.1.16

    Clerk to ask E Jackson to invoice for earlier work and pay from Lightsource.

    No

    Clerk wishes Council to confirm still wishes to make this payment if this is not going to be ongoing activity

    25.1.20

    Cllr Harrison to resume contact with landowners re potential Acton Burnell-Pitchford footpath.

     

    See 25.3.19

    25.1.20

    Clerk to add discussion of funding programme of formal clearing of footpaths on regular basis to next meeting agenda

    Yes

    See 25.3.15

    25.1.22

    Clerk to ask Atlas if they know what bandwidth the new mobile phone mast will provide.

    Yes

     

    25.1.26

    Clerk to express interest in having 3 benches from Green Spaces & Active Travel Fund

    Yes

     

  12. 25.3.12 Elections

    Clerk to update Council on local elections on 1 May 2025, including timeframes and nomination process

  13. 25.3.13 Affordable Housing

    Council to consider request for confirmation of local connection by T. Jones

  14. PC Working Documents 25.3.14 Review and agree Training and Development Policy
  15. Highways Matters 25.3.15 Clerk to update Council on any Highways Matters
  16. Rights of Way 25.3.16 General issues
  17. Rights of Way: 25.3.17 Maintenance

     Council to discuss possible funding programme of formal clearing of footpaths on regular basis

  18. Rights of Way: 25.3.18 Golding-Pitchford Lane

    Council to consider request to write to Secretary of State

  19. Rights of Way: 25.3.19 Acton Burnell-Pitchford footpath

    Cllr Harrison to update on any progress 

  20. Planning 25.3.20 New planning applications (consultation date passed)

    Ref: 25/00234/FUL (validated: 23/01/2025)
    Address: The Mill House, Acton Burnell, SY5 7PQ
    Proposal: Extension and alterations
    Status: Permission granted

    Ref: 25/00277/TCA (validated: 28/01/2025)
    Address: Main House, Concord College, Acton Burnell, SY5 7PF
    Proposal: Works to trees within Acton Burnell Conservation Area

    Ref: 25/00278/TCA (validated: 28/01/2025)
    Address: The Principals House, Acton Burnell, SY5 7PE
    Proposal: Pollard at approx. 3m above ground 1no Pear within Acton Burnell Conservation Area

    Ref: 25/00279/TCA (validated: 28/01/2025)
    Address: The Croft, Acton Burnell, SY5 7PE
    Proposal: Works to 1no Goat Willow within Acton Burnell Conservation Area

    Ref: 25/00280/TCA (validated: 28/01/2025)
    Address: Old School House, 9A Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 7PE
    Proposal: Works to Cherry, Ash & Magnolia within Acton Burnell Conservation Area

    Ref: 25/00281/TCA (validated: 28/01/2025)
    Address: The Lower School, Acton Burnell, SY5 7PG
    Proposal: Reduce lower branch by approx. 5m and overall canopy by approx. 4m of 1no Oak within Acton Burnell Conservation Area

  21. Planning: 25.3.21 Council to consider new planning applications

    Ref: 25/00370/FUL (validated 10/02/2025)
    Address: Erection of side and rear extensions, raising of roof of side existing extension, internal alterations and creation of annex
    Proposal: Brickyard Farm, 17 Frodesley, Frodesley, SY5 7HX

    Ref: 25/00615/FUL (validated 26/2/2025)
    Address: Spring Lodge, 4 Frodesley House Farm Barns, Frodesley, SY5 7HD
    Proposal: Installation of ground mounted air source heat pump to rear (east) elevation

    Ref: 25/00616/LBC (validated 26/2/2025)
    Address: Spring Lodge, 4 Frodesley House Farm Barns, Frodesley, SY5 7HD
    Proposal: Works to facilitate the installation of ground mounted air source heat pump to rear (east) elevation

  22. Planning: 25.3.22 Clerk to update on other planning applications/notices/enforcement issues
  23. Parish Matters 25.3.23 Annual Parish Meeting

    Agree date for meeting – suggested: 20 May 2025 and consider any particular topics or guests/speakers to invite

  24. 25.3.24 Time, Date & Place of Next Meeting

    7.30pm on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at Pitchford Village Hall

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