Broughton Town Hall

Duddon Parish Council

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 25 November 2004 in the Green Room, Victory Hall, Broughton-in-Furness

Present Cllr Mrs L Burch (Chairman), Cllr H J Barker, Cllr J Batten, Cllr J W Curwen, Cllr B Hadwin, Cllr D Hoggarth, Cllr Mrs J Johnson, Cllr Mrs E Knowles, Cllr RG Webster

Apologies Cllr Mrs V Glessal, due to a bereavement

It was RESOLVED that the Chairman sign the minutes as a correct record.

Re 114/04 Cllr Curwen raised the issue of the status of the Duddon Parish Plan. It was agreed to put this item on the agenda for discussion at the next meeting.

Mrs Morgan noted that The Square was very dark at night and needed more lights. It was pointed out that the street light by New Street was not functioning. This was being attended to.

119/04 Correspondence

The clerk presented the following correspondence received:

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

993 Clerk to write to Mr Tiplady, National Park Officer, seeking assurances that it was in order for this matter to have been dealt with under the approved delegation scheme and that procedures had been properly followed.

1006 Cllr Curwen to contact John Bell regarding the missing fingerpost signs.

1008 Clerk to display notice on Parish notice board.

1013 Cllr Webster to respond.

120/04 Planning Applications

The following planning applications were recommended for approval:

Approval of SL/2004/1159 was recommended provided the parking spaces adjacent to the planned surgery building were designated for surgery use. It was also agreed to raise the issue of the location of waste disposal bins for the 15 dwellings when responding to the planning authority.

Re planning application 7/2004/5549 to convert Ulpha School, Cllr Batten had attended the site meeting on 11 November. He reported that LDNPA had requested that the proposed parking area be re-sited further from the houses. A decision was made to grant planning permission if this were done. A professional report on the septic tank stated that it had capacity to serve 100 people.

It was RESOLVED to pay the following from the main account:

It was RESOLVED to approve the precept budget for 2005/2006.

It was RESOLVED to contribute £250 towards the cost of the boundary fence between the Victory Hall and Evenwood.

Cllr Hadwin reported on work he had carried out on the aerial runway and multi-activity unit. A team was now required to move woodchip into the middle of the aerial runway surface area. Given the problems of replacing the seesaw, Cllr Hadwin proposed removing a length from each end of the existing item to give sufficient clearance to meet safety requirements.

Cllr Webster reported on the difficulties in taking the Sustainable Development Fund (now renamed Parish Partnership Fund) application forward. He was to meet local LDNPA officer, Phil Clague, to discuss how the fund could be used. Cllr Webster was also looking into other sources of funding, such as Landfill which John Malyj had mentioned.

123/04 Carpark

Mr Nicholson had now submitted a plan indicating the area he was prepared to make available for a carpark. He had also given a price guide. Having contacted LDNPA, the clerk advised what further details the planning authority required to accompany a planning application. It was RESOLVED to ask Peter Clucas to provide this and to liaise with Cllr Curwen and Mr Nicholson in the first instance. It was RESOLVED to write to Broughton Business Association to seek members’ support for the Council’s proposal.

124/04 Doctors surgery

The clerk’s written report of her meeting with the Duddon Valley Medical Practice manager was noted. She informed the meeting that the Broughton surgery would open for a full day on Thursdays with effect from 9 December.

Cllr Webster updated the Council on the situation regarding the use of the Victory Hall as a temporary surgery. Problems with the licence and service charges for both 2003/2004 and 2004/2005, which had led to legal representations, appeared to have been sorted out and due payments were expected to be made.

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

i) Clerk to contact Cumbria Contracting Services about the faulty street light

ii) Clerk to place ‘appointment of charity trustees’ on the agenda for next meeting

iii) Cllr Batten to buy Christmas tree and Cllrs Hoggarth and Hadwin to help with its

transportation and installation in The Square on 5 December adwin to heH

iv) Clerk to contact LDNPA to request the wooden sleepers of the bridge on the

railway bridleway be covered to improve the safety of the surface

v) Clerk to write to Two Castles Housing Association requesting the removal of

brambles overhanging the footway at Kepplewray Hill

vi) Cllr Curwen to pursue problems of potholes and flooding in Woodland and

Broughton Mills, drains in Broughton Mills and the missing cover from the stop tap

by the public toilets

vii) Cllr Curwen to take up the matter of effective lights required on the skip in Church Street

viii) Cllr Curwen to pursue the persistent problem of flooding to Mrs Earl’s field behind the Victory Hall

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 9.20pm and the next meeting set for Thursday 16 December 2004 – a week earlier than usual because of the Christmas break.