TO: ALL MEMBERSOF WESTBERE PARISH COUNCIL: Councillors are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Westbere Parish Council on TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2020 at Westbere Village Hall at 7.30pm for the transaction of the business described in the following Agenda.
A SPARKES, CLERK TO THE COUNCIL
A G E N D A
1. The Chairman’s opening remarks and apologies for absence
2. Vacancy on the Council – No by-election has been called for and the parish council may co-opt.
3. Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests and Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests, and a reminder to think of any changes to the DPI registerheld at CCC, such as change of job or home.
4. To sign as a correct record the Minutes of the last meeting held 18 February 2020
5. Chairman’s Report and Councillors’ Reports
6. Reports from County and City Councillors
7. Highways Improvements Plan/Action Plan – : update on Clerk report
ANY UPDATE re a speed limit reduction on the A28 from Sturry to Hersden
8. Next informal meeting with Cllrs and Clerks of Westbere, Hersden and Sturry Parish Councils – TO RECEIVE any update from dialogue with Sturry and Hersden Clerks
9. Annual Electors Meeting – TO NOTE a date of Monday 27 April 2020 from 7.30pm is now set
The meeting will be adjourned for parishioners’ questions and comments. This is the only opportunity during the meeting for residents to speak. The period for public participation will last no longer than 10 minutes and a single member of the public is afforded no more than 3 minutes to make their representation, with the discretion of the Chairman.
10. Planning – Any new applications and planning decisions
- CCC invited parish councils to individual sessions in relation to the CDLP and Cllrs Harlow, Hopkins and Laws and the Clerk attended one on 28 February 2020. More details on the planning appendix.
- Any update re the Sturry, Broad Oak developments and the Sturry Relief Roadapplication KCC/CA/0091/2019
- The Two Fields site at Staines Hill owned by Bellway Homes – Any updates on (i) new PROWS application made to KCC by the parish council and (ii) The Sturry and Westbere Two Fields Action Group application to try and get Village Green status on the Two Fields site.
Canterbury District Call for Sites 2020
Alongside the work on the next Local Plan, CCC has launched a ‘Call for Sites’ to gather information about potential sites to see if they could be earmarked in the next Local Plan.
Have you ever seen a piece of land and thought it would be a great place for homes or offices or other uses, such as community facilities or open space? Now is the time to tell CCC about it.
The Call for Sites is open to everyone including parish councils to take part.
CCC will need sites for a wide range of uses and invite people to submit sites for not only housing and employment but for community facilities, open space and wildlife habitats as well.
The Call for Sites runs until 30 June 2020. Find out more at www.canterbury.gov.uk/callforsites
11. Financial matters, including bank statements and authorisation ofaccounts (Appendix 3)
- Appendix 3 Finance Schedule to be initialled by the Chairman of the meeting.
- UPDATE on the provision of a backless bench
- Website Accessibility Regulations (by 1 September 2020) and current KCC EIS website hosting–Any update re the migration to KCC Cantium as the new parish council’s website host
The future of Concurrent Function Funding
Canterbury City Council is considering future options for concurrent functions for 2021-2022 onwards. TO RECEIVE the Clerk’s writeup of a stakeholder event held on 27 February 2020.
Canterbury City Council Corporate Plan consultation
CCC is consulting on its draft Corporate Plan for 2020-2022. The Corporate Plan is one of the council’s key strategic documents and is developed so councillors can set the agenda and priorities for the council. Read the draft plan at https://news.canterbury.gov.uk/downloads/download/2/draft-corporate-plan-2020—2022
Give views using the questionnaire at https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=157926863336by 23 March 2020.Feedback will be reported to councillors before the final Corporate Plan is adopted.
12. Environment:
Overgrown bank at Walnut Tree Lane – any UPDATE
Village green Cherry tree – tree works: TO NOTE the preferred contractor has been appointed to: Remove dead wood, trim all round to neaten and shorten the heavy, low horizontal limb to an upright growth point around 2m from the stem. (Conservation area consent has been given.)
13. Possible tree stump art sculpture for feature tree in the West Churchyard, should this tree be felled – TO RECEIVE any residents’ feedback from the February newsletter article on whether to proceed with this idea, budget permitting.
TO CONSIDER commissioning a climbing inspection for this feature tree at this time to inform the parish council of its condition.
14. Clerk Report and Correspondence (Appendix 4) – for any items not already covered elsewhere
15. TO NOTE Cllr Williams and the Clerk undertook a daytime walk to inspect the village drainson 01 March 2020 and 11 blocked drains were reported to KCC
If any member of the public wants a copy of any of the separate reports, please contact the Clerk.
Dates of future meetings:17 March, Annual Electors Meeting – date tbc, 21 April, 19 May, 16 June, 21 July, no meeting in August, 15 September, 20 October, 17 November, no meeting in December 2020.
Other diary dates: Village Green Party on the green Sunday 5 July 2020.