Quarley Parish Council Minutes - 19th November 2013
Minutes of the Quarley Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 19th November
2013 at
Quarley Village Hall at 7.30 pm.
| Present : |
Cllr Mrs J Ferguson - Chairman
Cllr Mr W Marshall - Vice Chairman
Cllr Mrs G Tubbs
Mr R Whiting
Richard Waterman - Parish Clerk
Members of the Public - 1 |
| Apologies: |
Cllr Miss C Cross
Cllr Mr M Venables
Mrs J Venables - Neighbourhood Watch
Borough
Councillor Mr Ben Few Brown
County Councillor Mrs P West |
WELCOME. The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting.
DECLARATION OF INTEREST.
Cllr Mrs J Ferguson declared an interest in the
Quarley Church
MINUTES OF THE
PREVIOUS MEETING.
The Chairman signed the minutes of the previous meeting as a true record.
Matters arising from those minutes :-
HIGHWAYS - The bank of
gravel on the corner towards Grateley has still not been cleared.
Unfortunately a fatal accident occurred at the junction of the road from Quarley
and the B4084, a scheme to improve the road surface and signage has been put
forward by Hampshire Highways.
The constant movement of
heavy lorries going to Georgia Farm in Amport is breaking up the verges in the
village, especially in Skew Road. The Village Green is being worn away on the
corner at a rate of at least 6inches a year. It has been suggested that Highways
are asked to put in a kerb around the Village Green to stop this erosion, the
Parish Council thought this a good idea and will raise it with Highways.
The Parish Council
discussed the various ditches and gullies in the parish, many have not been
cleared for years, it was thought that this is the reason for flooding of the
road by Quarley Manor. It was also noted that there is considerable flooding
after heavy rain fall in Bush Lane and standing water by Lains Farm Cottage.
IVY ON TREES - A working party will be organised to remove the ivy off various
trees in the Parish.
PLANNING
-
13/02393/TREEN -
Conifer - Fell. Conifer - dead in centre - Fell. Conifer - Fell. Sycamore -Self-seeded
- Fell. Conifer - Fell. Holly - remove top 4ft to enable more
light into garden because of excessive shading. Phlox Cottage, Park Lane,
Quarley.
The Parish Council SUPPORTED this planning
application.
-
13/02559/TREEN -
Remove 1 X Yew - 1 park Lane, Quarley.
The Parish Council SUPPORTED this planning
application.
VILLAGE DESIGN
STATEMENT
Mr R Whiting reported that the Draft Village Design Statement less the History
section has been sent to Mr David Bibby at Test Valley Borough Council for his
comment. Mr R Whiting stated that he had added all the comments from the recent
questionnaire.
FINANCIAL REPORT
The Clerk produced a financial report showing estimated results for the year
2013/14 and the budget for the year 2014/15.
|
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
| INCOME |
£ |
£ |
| Balance
Brought Forward 1/4/2013 |
552.18 |
800.00 |
| Plus
precept |
2,250.00 |
2,250.00 |
| VAT
Refund |
52.68 |
50.00 |
|
£2,854.86 |
£3,100.00 |
| EXPENDITURE |
|
|
| Wages |
500.00 |
500.00 |
| Administration |
235.00 |
250.00 |
| Audit |
90.00 |
100.00 |
| Street
Lighting |
156.79 |
200.00 |
| Hire
of Hall |
62.50 |
70.00 |
| Web
Site
|
35.92 |
40.00 |
| Grass
Cutting and Ditch Clearing |
295.00 |
300.00 |
| Village
Maintenance |
57.00 |
100.00 |
| Insurance |
498.38 |
500.00 |
| PCC |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
£2,030.59 |
£2,160.00 |
| Carry
Forward Balance |
£824.27 |
£940.00 |
|
£2,854.86 |
£3,100.00 |
The
Parish Council discussed the Precept and agreed that there will be no increase
in the precept. The Precept for 2014/15 was set at £2,250 proposed by Cllr Mrs
J Ferguson and seconded by Cllr Mr W Marshall. All agreed.
CHEQUES ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 2013
| Hampshire
County Council |
Street
Lighting |
£
98.09 |
| Mr
B Pearce |
Grass
Cutting |
£
40.00 |
| Quarley
PCC |
Grant
towards maintenance |
£100.0 |
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WATCH
NHW Report provided by Mrs J Venables
·
The 3 men arrested for hare coursing at Quarley appeared at Basingstoke Court in
early November. Their vehicle and dogs were seized at the time. The case was
adjourned until 14 Jan 14 as they lodged pleas of Not Guilty.
·
There has been a report of intruders into the grounds of Long Mead House on the
night of Sat 16 Nov having gained access from the Cricket Field. The occupants
were encouraged
to ring the police to inform them of the event as this helps to build up
the local intelligence picture.
·
The NHW report in the next issue of the Parish magazine will contain security
advice for the winter and Christmas period, in particular relating to security
of heating oil and
Christmas presents.
·
The woman who camped with her children on the verge in Bush Road on one weekend
during the summer clearly did not remove their rubbish as requested – as the
vegetation
in the hedges has died back their rubbish became exposed and a full bin
bag of cans, BBQ
trays and other rubbish was picked up recently.
PARISH
COUNCILLOR’S REPORTS
The Councillors raised no issues.
Mr
R Whiting spoke about the Community Infrastructure Levy and possible benefits
for the Parish. The Parish Clerk reported that Monxton Parish Council have
organised a Planning Training session with Paul Jackson, the Head of Planning at
TVBC, for the following evening.
Mr R Whiting and the Chairman will attend.
CLOSE
OF THE MEETING
The Chairman thanked everyone for coming and closed the meeting.
DATES
OF THE 2014 MEETINGS
18th March
17th June
16th September
18th November
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