LITTLE ECCLESTON WITH LARBRECK PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
Thursday 14th April 2022, 7.00pm at Great Eccleston Village Centre, Activities Room.
PRESENT: Cllr P Bull (Chair)
Cllr G Stead (Vice Chair)
Cllr N Smith
Cllr J Coleman
Cllr S Milton
Cllr A M Bull
IN ATTENDANCE: Jane Lingings (Clerk)
LCC Cllr J Singleton (for Agenda Item 9 only)
FBC Cllr P Hayhurst
Public Participation
No members of the public attended.
912/22 1. Apologies for Absence
913/22 2. Declaration of Interests and Dispensations
Cllrs Bull & Milton Agenda Item 5iii.
914/22 3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
It was resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting 10th March 2022 as an accurate record and were signed by the Chair.
915/22 4. Action Tracker
The action tracker of previous decisions of the council was noted and updated.
916/22 5. Finance
It was resolved to approve the monthly bank reconciliation.
It was resolved to approve payments as below:
Payee Details Net VAT Gross
Salaries/PAYE Staff costs 412.98 0 412.98
J Lingings Admin Reimburse 44.84 0 44.84
Mr S Milton Amenity Cleansing 320.00 0 320.00
Great Eccleston Village Centre Ltd Room Hire 20.00 0 20.00
Mr P Bull In Bloom reimburse 27.96 0 27.96
LALC Membership fee 113.53 0 113.53
K Sudlow In Bloom reimburse 71.92 0 71.92
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Income received: £19.00 LALC refund
£20.00 In Bloom donations
£890.00 LCC Grant Gillow
917/22 6. Monthly Health and Safety Risk Assessment
Great Eccleston Showfield – it was resolved that the clerk request from the show committee the calendar of events to plan for in bloom work and potential road impact.
918/22 7. Planning and Licensing
The following application was discussed and considered by the Parish Council.
- 22/0247: Barnbreck Blackpool Old Road, Little Eccleston with Larbreck, PR3 0YQ
Single storey rear extension including enlargement and raising of rear patio area
It was resolved that the Parish Council has no specific observations to make upon the proposal.
The planning action tracker was noted.
919/22 8. Amenities/Maintenance/Environment
- Jubilee preparations – further to min ref 892/22, the Clerk provided an update from LCC re the stone planter proposal at the junction of Blackpool Old Road and the A586. LCC have informed the Parish Council that according to their records, this land is not part of the adopted highway and is outside the responsibility of LCC, therefore requests should be addressed to the landowner. It was resolved that the clerk will contact Land Registry to ascertain ownership details of the two pieces of land at this junction.
- Defibrillator Solar Powered – it was resolved that Cllr Stead will request a site visit with the supplier to ensure sufficient light would power a solar option before this project can proceed further. It was noted that although the defibrillator has been discussed for some considerable time with delays on agreement of siting, electrical supplies etc, it is essential that the best option, whether solar or electrical and siting is agreed before purchase.
- Riverside Walk Improvements – following a request from a resident for improvements to this area to be considered by the Parish Council, it was discussed and agreed, that this land is privately owned and has a Public Right of Way (PROW). It was resolved that the Parish Council would not undertake improvements to this area. It was acknowledged that there is a bench in this area, which is the property of the Parish Council, which was placed on the riverside many years ago, it was further resolved that this bench will be removed, Cllr Bull/Stead to co-ordinate. It is the responsibility of Lancashire County Council as highway authority to ensure that the public rights of way are kept free from obstruction, and it was noted that the felled trees within this area have been reported to the PROW team at LCC.
- Tree maintenance – corner Gillow/Cartford – LCC has clarified that the tree overhanging the bug hotel corner is not part of the highway and therefore falls outside their responsibility. Fylde Tree Officer has confirmed that this tree is not subject to a TPO. It was resolved that Cllr Stead & Coleman would arrange for the overhanging branches to be removed.
- The clerk had submitted a request for the Gillow Park trees to be assessed for maintenance and safety. LCC have inspected this area and state that works have been undertaken. The Parish Councillors agreed that a site visit by LCC with a Councillor present is required, as there still are concerns regarding the safety of some of the trees on Gillow. It was resolved that the clerk would ask Cllr J Singleton to liaise with LCC in order to request a further inspection with a Councillor present.
920/22 9. County & Borough Council
- LCC Speed Management Resource Packs – it was resolved that the clerk will request these free resources.
- Maltkiln Boundary Update – the boundary commission has responded to the Parish Councils request for a boundary review, however despite the clear points made by the Council, it is the current policy of the Commission that it waits for a PABR to be requested by the two relevant local authorities rather than the Commission approaching them or initiating the review independently. It was resolved that the clerk will forward this request to Wyre Borough and Fylde Borough Councils for them to consider and approach the Commission if they chose to do so.
- Fylde Housing Survey 2022 – Fylde Council advised in January that a housing survey was due to take place imminently. CNB Housing Insights is the organisation responsible for the information gathering stage of the project and are seeking the Parish Councils input into the next stage of the research that takes stakeholder views into account. It was resolved that Cllrs P & AM Bull will consider the questions raised in the survey and respond on behalf of the Parish Council.
- Cllr Hayhurst informed the council of a childrens holiday club being co-ordinated by Wyre Borough Council. It was resolved that the Parish Council would allocate £100 towards this initiative.
921/22 10. Preparation for End of Year Audit
The clerk informed the Council that all documentation is now with the internal auditor for review.
922/22 11. Items for the Next Agenda – to be submitted to the Clerk by: 5.5.22
Audit documentation
923/22 12. Date of Next Meeting
Thursday 12th May 2022