Agenda – 17th July 2024 Meeting – Defford Village Hall

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DEFFORD & BESFORD PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk: Lynne Yapp 36 Abbey Road, Pershore, Worcs WR10 1JP Tel: 01386 552233 (Office Hours)

Defford & Besford Parish Council (defford-besfordparishcouncil.co.uk)

Notice is given of the Parish Council meeting of Defford & Besford Parish Council on Wednesday 17th July 2024 in Defford Village Hall

Lynne Yapp Clerk

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Opportunity for Parishioners to ask to questions / raise issues

  1. APOLOGIES –
  2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Declarations of Interest:

a)  Register of Interests: Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interests.

b)  To declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.

c)  To declare any Other Disclosable Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.

d) Written requests for the council to grant a dispensation (S33 of the Localism Act 2011) are to be with the clerk at least four clear days prior to a meeting.

Councillors who have declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, or Other Disclosable Interest which falls within the terms of paragraph 12(4) (b) of the code of conduct, must leave the room for the relevant items.

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from meetings on 15th May and 26th June 2024
  2. FINANCE / GOVERNANCE

  3. Approval of receipts and payments to 10th July 2024 (made since last meeting)
  4. Payments for authorisation:

Account Balances:

Unity Trust Current Account: £5,685.12

Unity Trust Savings Account: £21,604.64

  1. COUNTY CLLR / DISTRICT CLLR REPORTS
  2. HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS (to include traffic calming)
  3. PRoW – to receive report from Cllr Marshall

b) Upton Drive, Flooding – awaiting feedback from WCC

  1. PLANNING:

  2. 24/00188 – Glenavon, Upton Road, Defford – change of use of land for the keeping of horses and erection of stables – approved by WDC
  3. 24/00189 – Glenavon, Upton Road, Defford – alterations and extensions to existing garage and erection of garden room – approved by WDC
  4. 24/00245 – Land Adjacent, Hillside, Upper Street, Defford – approved by WDC
  5. W/24/01125/GPDQ Copelands Farm Woodmancote – Notification for Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of an Agricultural Building to 1 Dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion – awaiting decision by WDC
  6. 24/00952/HP – Lincolns Farm Bungalow Rebecca Road – Construction of an open bay garage – awaiting decision by WDC
  7. APP/H1840/W/24/3340561 – Appeal Oak Inn, Defford – awaiting decision by Inspector
  8. APP/H1840/W/24/3337833 – Appeal Shazam, Upper Street, Defford – awaiting decision by Inspector

8. REPORTS:

  • Lengthsman – report from Cllr Lamont
  • Smart Water – report from Cllr Hale
  1. MILLENNIUM GREEN;
  • Grant funding opportunities
  • Fencing (or alternative) to rear of goal posts – to consider options
  • MG playground report received and circulated to Cllrs – comments and plan of action moving forward
  1. COMBINING PARISHES – to consider Defford and Besford becoming a single parish council ‘Defford & Besford Parish Council’ rather than the current split arrangement – benefits to consider: currently Besford has no resident representative, however, this would be dependent on a ‘consultation’ carried out by Wychavon District Council.

11. CORRESPONDENCE / EMAILS: have been circulated to Cllrs, and to include:

  • Bus Service – request from parishioner to investigate – defer to Meeting September 18th and reference to email 7th July

12. OTHER MATTERS FOR INFORMATION / FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:

  • Besford Parish Vacancies

13. DATE OF NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING – Wednesday September 18th 2024 7pm, at Besford Hall Plus, future meeting dates:

November 20th – Defford

January 15th 2024 – Defford