Broughton Town Hall

Duddon Parish Council

Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, 27 September 2001 in the
Rankin Room, Victory Hall, Broughton-in-Furness

Cllr Mrs L Burch (Chairman), Cllr H J Barker (Vice Chairman), Cllr Mrs E Knowles, Cllr Mrs V Glessal, Cllr D Hoggarth, Cllr J S Batten, Cllr Mrs R Read, Cllr J W Curwen, Cllr B Hadwin, Cllr A Harrison (attended late).

Apologies

All present.

RESOLVED that the Chairman sign, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 23 August 2001.

The Clerk had received confirmation from the Countryside Agency that funds were set aside for the production of a Parish Plan, and had arranged for Gail Knopfel from Voluntary Action Cumbria to describe how to prepare the plan at a meeting of the Broughton 2001 Community Committee on 8th October in Victory Hall. All Councillors had been invited to attend.

Mrs Morgan reported that the Coniston sign at Lower Hawthwaite had turned, causing a large lorry to block the Broughton Mills road for some time. Clerk to report this to Mr J Bell at CCC. Also there had been an increase in the use of the Coniston road by large coaches, which was in breach of the restrictions of vehicle size. This should be reported to the police.

Representative from Rural Transport Partnership, Isabel Thorne, did not attend.

The Clerk presented the following letters received:

After considering the correspondence it was decided to take the following action:

263 Reply to give full support.

264 Reply to say various solutions are under discussion - Clerk to put up notice to ask users to take rubbish away and to ask for views on keeping or removing the facility.

Write to CE of CCC to ask what progress has been made on traffic calming scheme, copy to County Councillor.

250 Cllr D Hoggarth volunteered to represent Council at Duddon Estuary Partnership meetings. Clerk to inform Mike Smith.

249 Ensure telephone number for reporting water quality problems is on notice board.

240 Ask for copies of housing vacancy posters to be available to the Clerk.

254 RESOLVED that £150 be set aside in next year’s budget for the Walna Scar road scheme.

Planning Applications

The following planning information had been received:

RESOLVED to pay the following from main account:

Cllr Hadwin reported that the drain had been jetted add found to be clear. A partial blockage had been found in another main drain. It was decided to let Tom Glessal carry on and finish the work on the existing drain before asking for any more work to be started. The see-saw had been replaced with one that had been donated, and the swing had been repaired. LDNPA had made a new picnic table, just charging for the materials. The fence had still to be repaired.

After reports from each Councillor, the following actions were requested:

Clerk to write to Capita about the nasty dip in the road south of Boothwaite Nook.

Clerk to ask Mr Robinson, Moss Side if hedge along Wreakes Level could be cut.

Clerk to write to Paul Loftus to ask that holes left by Jazz Festival marquee pegs in the square could be reinstated.

Cllr Glessal to ask chip van proprietor not to tip waste fat into the drains.

Cllr Barker requested that it be minuted that he was very unhappy about the planning decision in 1994 to allow a garage to be built alongside the pavement at a residence in Foxfield Road. Construction of this is now in progress, and objections from some residents have been voiced.

Clerk to write to Mr J Shaw, legal advisor at SLDC, to verify that the Councillor do own the disputed land at Foxfield, and, if so, could it be put on the market if so desired.

Clerk to write to Capita regarding the lack of progress with repairs to pot holes in the road from Lane End Farm to Croglinhurst.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 9.35 pm and the next meeting set for 25 October 2001.