{"id":4741,"date":"2024-05-04T08:35:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T08:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grindlefordparishcouncil.co.uk\/?page_id=4741"},"modified":"2024-05-04T08:52:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T08:52:43","slug":"minutes-of-meeting-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grindlefordparishcouncil.co.uk\/index.php\/minutes-of-meeting-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Minutes of meeting March 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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GRINDLEFORD PARISH COUNCIL \u2013 MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 14 MARCH \u00a0AT 7 PM IN THE PAVILION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Present:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hilary Hart (Chair), Peter O\u2019Brien, Esther Stewart, Alex Erskine, Ray Whiteley, Simon Hutchinson, Dave Kirkup.\u00a0 \u00a0Sarah Battarbee Clerk<\/p>\n

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Apologies:\u00a0 Alasdair Sutton, PC Boswell, Andrew Battarbee, Elizabeth Coe, Simon Ripton.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. COUNTY COUNCILLOR\u2019S REPORT \u2013 there was none as Cllr Sutton had sent apologies. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR\u2019S REPORT. Council tax has risen by 2.99% not 5.94% as stated in the last minutes.\u00a0 DDDC has made an extra hour free on their carparks, from 3 pm rather than 4 pm. The DDDC corporate plan is largely focused on more investment in affordable housing, particularly in villages.\u00a0 \u00a0=ffwere meeting to discuss raising fees for services.\u00a0 Green bins will go up to \u00a356 and Council Tax by 5.94%.\u00a0 There has been discussing about taxing environmental issues, including rivers, and there has been a commitment to ban disposal BBQs on the moorlands, to go through later this year.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. POLICE REPORT \u2013 there was none as PC Boswell could not attend. He sent a report as follows:\u00a0 since date of last meeting there has been 1assault and 1x harassment reported.\u00a0 There have been reported incidents relating to parking issues involving cars parking on opposite white lines, concern for safety and a lorry being stuck.\u00a0 \u00a0Following consultation in January this year with the community and reviews of your concerns, passed to us at Community Engagement events and through surveys. You have indicated that you would wish for Road Safety to continue as our priority along with the new one of burglary after recent burglaries that have been reported.\u00a0 We will therefore continue with our efforts to improve Road Safety and provide crime prevention \/ target hardening advice to reduce burglaries from taking place in the local area over the coming months and will be posting updates regarding our work on our social media channels \u2013 Facebook, X (Twitter) and Derbyshire Alert.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        It was agreed that PC Boswell would be asked to send us such a report each month on issues specific to Grindleford, and invited to the Council meeting perhaps four times a year, to save on his resources as it is quite a journey from Matlock to attend each month.<\/p>\n

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        1. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING.\u00a0 These were agreed as a true record, with the amendment recorded above that council tax rose by 2.99%. Pro RW sec AE.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. UPDATES ON MATTERS ARISING<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. It was agreed, all in favour that future agendas would be arranged so that Matters Arising covered only issues for discussion or reporting back, and issues requiring a decision would be taken as separate agenda items. Clerk requested that Councillors submit any agenda items they wished to have included by the Thursday before the meeting date.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Village meeting.<\/strong>\u00a0 Does not have to be on the same day as the AGM but must be held before 1 June.\u00a0 It was agreed that it should be separate from the AGM and should be a proper village get together with refreshments, ideally at the Sir William. \u00a0\u00a0That leaves 16, 23, 30 May.\u00a0 Clerk to check venue availability and circulate a proposed date.\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Village gates<\/strong>. HH has had no reply from Chris Henning at DCC.\u00a0 It was agreed to invite Cllr Cupitt to visit Grindleford if she would come, so she could see for herself there is an issue.\u00a0 Traffic Group to action.<\/p>\n

              Litterpick equipment<\/strong>.\u00a0 All in favour that Council should sign the equipment over to Andrew Hilton, Clerk to check with Zurich insurers first. The Council noted that it was grateful to the litterpickers for their efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

              ANPR pilot<\/strong>.\u00a0 It was agreed all in favour except Cllr O\u2019Brien who abstained, that we did not want to join the pilot.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Signal Box<\/strong>.\u00a0 Clerk had had a request from DCC to comment further on the signal box planning application.\u00a0 It was agreed that she would reply saying that the Council position had not changed, with further supporting reasons that planning permission to demolish the box should be refused, as set out in a draft submitted to Council separately.\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Ukraine group room hire<\/strong>.\u00a0 It was agreed all in favour to ask GPFA if they would split the costs with the Parish Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Flooding<\/strong>.\u00a0 The 20 industrial sized flood barriers from ForgeMasters were an exception offer, a series of demonstrations in the village suggesting that 6 \u2013 8 might be a manageable number and a big boost to the flood group\u2019s project to protect the western riverbank from rising water levels.\u00a0 There were issues to do with liability, EA permits and insurance to deal with.\u00a0 Clerk in her capacity as a member of the flood group had written to residents and interested parties setting out the situation.\u00a0\u00a0 Clerk to circulate the flood group project plan to Councillors.\u00a0 Dave Kirkup was thanked for an enormous amount of effort with the barriers and general flood work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Bridge inspection<\/strong>.\u00a0 Despite promises Andrew Yeates at DCC has not yet provided this report.\u00a0 It has now been requested five times.\u00a0 He has opined that we are unlikely to get a change to the weight limit as \u2018nothing has changed\u2019.\u00a0 Cllrs confirmed that in their opinion traffic conditions have changed a great deal since 1996 when the last seen report was issued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Community resilience fund<\/strong>.\u00a0 Traffic group will put together a bid for this current round deadline 17 May, to cover village gates and potentially a scheme for public EV charging points for residents without off road parking, as outlined by the Clerk.<\/p>\n

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              CLIMATE ACTION UPDATE\u00a0<\/p>\n

              Biodiversity accreditation<\/strong>.\u00a0 Clerk reported on an initiative from DALC and the DCC jointly to provide an accreditation for Councils working to meet the new legislation on biodiversity.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

              EVCPs.<\/strong>\u00a0 Clerk reported on a new scheme, under the auspices of the traffic group, to provide EV charging points for residents without off road parking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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              HIGHWAY MATTERS.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

              Reporting highway matters.\u00a0 <\/strong>Clerk reports any faults she knows about but asked Councillors if they would be able to report matters to DCC direct as well. Home – Derbyshire County Council<\/a> and choose \u2018report a road fault.\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It was agreed that a log of reports and their outcome would be useful, please forward information to Clerk who will log it.\u00a0 Water running down Scott Close.\u00a0 <\/strong>Clerk to inform Cllr Sutton. \u00a0Leam Lane.<\/strong>\u00a0 The drains below Hazelford Hall have been reported.\u00a0 Drains on Sir William<\/strong>.\u00a0 All in favour to wait until the work at Leam Hall is finished and then contact DCC to repair.\u00a0 Grit bins.<\/strong>\u00a0 Some of the grit bins are full up and the grit has hardened.\u00a0 RW is going to sort them out.\u00a0 Flood by bus stop<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 AE to report to DCC.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Parking in bus stops<\/strong> was reported.\u00a0 Thought to be a one off but if it continues, DCC to be approached about marked bus bays at Mount Pleasant and the Maynard. \u00a0Parking in general<\/strong> \u2013 residents can report bad parking themselves.\u00a0 parking@derbyshire.gov.uk<\/a>.\u00a0 Photos are welcomed. \u00a0Clerk to advertise on the usual channels.\u00a0 Severn Trent works<\/strong> \u2013 initially proposed road closures now likely to be controlled single lane.\u00a0 Clerk to circulate email from Christina Massey at ST.\u00a0 GPFA to be approached about allowing residents to park in the Pavilion carpark while work is ongoing, to relieve pressure at the kerbside.\u00a0\u00a0 Next public meeting with ST is in June.\u00a0 Big issues are Sir William Hill congestion and bus route diversions, the Derwent Close junction.<\/p>\n

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              1. PLANNING MATTERS<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                NP\/DDD\/0224\/0208 15 Eyam Woodlands Grindleford Proposed erection of a single garage and store.\u00a0 The motion, Grindleford Parish Council is in support of this planning application.\u00a0<\/p>\n

                In support:\u00a0 DK, PO\u2019B, HH.\u00a0\u00a0 Against:\u00a0 SH, RW, ES.\u00a0 AE abstain.\u00a0 HH in the Chair casting vote; in support.\u00a0 The motion was carried.\u00a0<\/p>\n

                NP\/DIS\/0224\/0199\u00a0 Discharge of Condition 6 on NP\/DDD\/1120\/1122 Meadow Hey Adlington Lane Grindleford.\u00a0\u00a0 Energy efficiency of materials. \u00a0In support.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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                ACCOUNTS<\/p>\n

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                14.3.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                1135<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                DALC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                \u00a3349.85<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                Subs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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                14.3.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                1136<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                DALC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                \u00a3292.10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                Training<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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                14.3.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                1137<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                GPFA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                \u00a315<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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                Room hire for training<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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                It was pro RW sec SH that these accounts be paid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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                There being no further business the Chair closed the meeting at 8.45 pm.<\/p>\n

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                Date of next meeting:\u00a0 11 April 2024.<\/p>\n

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                Sarah Battarbee<\/p>\n

                Clerk to Grindleford Parish Council<\/p>\n

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                1. PLANNING DECISIONS<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  For planning decisions please refer to https:\/\/portal.peakdistrict.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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                  1. ACCOUNTS<\/li>\n
                  2. There were none.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    DATE OF NEXT MEETING \u2013 14 March 2024<\/p>\n

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                    As there was no further business the Chair closed the meeting at 8.00 pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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                    Sarah Battarbee\u00a0<\/p>\n

                    Clerk to the Council\u00a0<\/p>\n

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                    GRINDLEFORD PARISH COUNCIL \u2013 MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 14 MARCH \u00a0AT 7 PM IN THE PAVILION \u00a0 Present:\u00a0 Hilary Hart (Chair), Peter O\u2019Brien, Esther Stewart, Alex Erskine, Ray Whiteley, Simon Hutchinson, Dave Kirkup.\u00a0 \u00a0Sarah Battarbee Clerk \u00a0 Apologies:\u00a0 Alasdair Sutton, PC Boswell, Andrew Battarbee, Elizabeth Coe, Simon Ripton.\u00a0 \u00a0 COUNTY COUNCILLOR\u2019S REPORT \u2013 there …<\/p>\n

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