BEESTON PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk: Mrs Helen Exley
clerk@beestonparishcouncil.co.uk Tel: 01270 528768/ 07855 023657
Dear Sir or Madam,
You are hereby summoned to attend the quarterly meeting of the above Council, to be held on Tuesday 10th September 2024, not before 7:00pm. Peckforton & Beeston Village Rooms
All members of the public are welcome to attend.
3rd September 2024
Agenda
- Apologies– Minute reasons for absence
- Declaration of Interests – members to declare any interests under the following categories: –
Pecuniary interests, Outside Bodies Interests and family, friend or close associate interests.
- Approve the minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting, Annual Parish Council meeting & Quarterly meeting held on the 28/05/2024 – Matters arising and vote for acceptance.
- Public Forum (15 minutes)
- PCSO James Dingsdale – Update on police matters in the area
- Bunbury Parochial Charity Report – see appendix 1
- Borough Councillor Update – Mike Jones- Borough Cllr
- Beeston & Tarporley Station re-opening – Update
- Wild Boar- update
- Cattle Market development – Update
- Planning matters
Current applications
24/02149/LBC-Beeston Castle Replace two 19thC doors accessing gateway arch with compliant fire doors
Past applications
24/01487/S19-Conversion of the Grade II listed former Wild Boar Hotel to provide two dwellings and the erection of 12 new dwellings incorporating access, parking and landscaping – variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of 22/02623/LBC – Approved
24/00981/REM – Reserved matters application for permanent rural dwelling associated with the mixed agricultural and equine Approved
24/00907/DIS- Discharge of conditions 12 (lighting) and 18 (Noise) of planning permission 22/02622/FUL Approved
24/00667/FUL- Single storey front extension to include solar panels, replacement porch roof canopy, replacement rear balcony, ground source pump, landscaping Approved
24/00140/DIS -Renards Whitchurch Road Beeston Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials) 9 (Lighting) 12 (CEMP) 13 (Contaminated Land) 14 (Drainage) 15 (Landscaping) and 16 (Ecology) of 22/04676/FUL
23/04018/FUL-Lower Rock Farm Tattenhall Lane – Proposed formation of a disabled entrance and porch to existing holiday let cottage A/D
23/03763/FUL -Former Beeston Cattle Auction Site Whitchurch Rd -Erection of a new community shop (Use Class E) and 3 apartments (all affordable), 5 bungalows and 8 dwellings with associated landscaping, parking and biodiversity area Refused
22/02622/FUL – Wild Boar Hotel – discharge of various conditions Approved
23/02610/FUL – Lower Rock Farm Tattenhall Lane – change of use of small barn Approved
22/04583/DIS – Beeston Castle Auction – discharge of conds on planning 13/04149/OUT-A/D
22/02508/FUL – widening of access for above works Approved
22/00453/LBC – Yew Tree Farm, Moss Lane, conversion of redundant building into residential – A/D
21/02945/FUL – Mill Farm, Whitchurch Rd, CW6 9NJ – conversion of outbuilding to domestic annexe A/D
It is expected that councillors familiarise themselves with these applications prior to the meeting.
- Planning sub-group report – matters considered since the last Parish Council meeting
- Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2030 – Review
- Lake Vyrnwy Aqueduct Maintenance works – update
- United Utilities Parish legacy project – update
- Highways
- Speeding on the A49
- Speed Limit signs Moss Lane – damage / removal
- Litter – any issues
- Footpaths – Smithy Lane corner
- Footways – A49 clearance
- Roadside ditches & Verges, blocked drains – update on communication with CW&C Highways
- Roadside hedge – Castleside Farm
16. Outdoor Centre – Sale of the building – update from MH
17. School transport in the area – cancelled services in CW&C – update from MJ
18. 80th Anniversary of the D Day celebrations June 2024 – Review from DW
19. VE DAY 80 – 8 May 2025 9.30pm
20. Clerks Report
21. Financial Matters to include:-
Annual accounts – 2023-24 – now approved from Auditor
Current balance 01/09/24 – £8,687.95 (Incl VAT return of £492.52)
Payment of outstanding invoices:-
• Clerk fees – HMRC & Payroll services
• Litter picker fees
• PBVR hall hire cost
• A Stubbs – £60 – paid 01/09/24
22. Dates of 2024 meetings – 26th November
23. Items for next agenda
Helen Exley – Clerk
Appendix 1
Report on Bunbury Parochial Charity (216368) Presented to Beeston Parish Council July 2024
Introduction
This small local charity covers the parishes of ALPRAHAM, BEESTON, BUNBURY, BURWARDSLEY, CALVELEY, HAUGHTON, PECKFORTON, RIDLEY, SPURSTOW, TILSTONE FEARNALL, TIVERTON & WARDLE. Each of these parishes can nominate a representative to act as trustee. I have acted as trustee on behalf of Beeston Parish Council for several years.
Following the sale of land gifted with the expressed purpose of providing small grants to local residents in need (originally children and widows in financial distress), the charity has an investment portfolio managed by Charles Stanley. The income generated from our low risk investments is available for a limited number of applications considered once per annum. Applications come from local organisations and individuals; we have advertised in My Village News and Bunbury Link for many years, but word of mouth has also been effective in generating applications.
Details of application process including criteria are on the attached notice for this year’s applications, which I request is displayed on your website and if feasible on your noticeboard please.
2023 – 2024 update
The clerk of the charity (Dave Ellis) gave notice of his intention to stand down in 2022, as he had moved to the Lake District. Dave had been clerk for many years and was an influential figure within the charity. I was nominated to succeed him and have been working as clerk since April 2024, with Dave acting as my mentor.
Grants were made to a range of local individuals and organisations at our meeting in December 2023, including support for a child with significant disabilities, funding a break for her and her mother/carer; a young person starting an apprenticeship who could not afford the price of essential tools; several young people raising funds to undertake educational placements abroad, and a newly built village hall to help with the cost of kitchen appliances. These are typical of requests the charity regularly supports. What was however possibly surprising, was that given the cost of living crisis, we did not see any increase in applications due to financial hardship.
I have continued with the traditional advertising routes this year, but also have written to the heads of Bunbury and Calverley Primary Schools informing them of our existence, criteria and process. We are already known to local pre-schools, guides etc. and are not planning on contacting High schools as local children are dispersed across so many. We will wait to see if this results in any more applications from young children/families in need of assistance.
Bridget Caffrey
Application procedure on the Parish website and Noticeboard