A MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL will be held at STOCKTON HEATH LIBRARY, ALEXANDRA ROAD, STOCKTON HEATH on TUESDAY 11 April 2023 commencing at 7.30pm or on the closing of the Annual Meeting of the Parish, whichever is latest*, for the consideration of the subjects mentioned below.
AGENDA
22/172 Apologies
To receive and accept apologies given for non-attendance.
22/173 Declarations of Interest
Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any disclosable pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest which they have in any item of business on the agenda no later than when the item is reached. Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide and the decision to declare, or not, is the responsibility of the Member based on the particular circumstances. Dispensations on any declarations of pecuniary interest made either before or during the meeting to be then considered by the Parish Council and any dispensations documented accordingly.
22/174 Public Participation
In accordance with Standing Order 3 (d,e,f,g,h,i) – The meeting shall be adjourned for a maximum of 30 minutes for Public Participation. Speeches will not last more than 3 minutes. No elector will be allowed to speak more than once on any one subject.
174.1 PCSO Monthly Report (report to follow)
174.2 Borough Councillors
174.3 Members of the public
22/175 Minutes
The minutes are circulated with the agenda and will be taken as read.
175.1 The minutes of the Monthly Meeting of the Parish Council held on Tuesday 14 March 2023 to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.
175.2 The minutes of the Land Assets Committee held on Tuesday 21 March 2023 to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.
175.3 The minutes of the Employment Committee held on Monday 27 March 2023 to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.
175.4 The minutes of the Planning, Finance and General Purposes Committee held on Tuesday 28 March 2023 to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.
22/176 Matters to be resolved from minutes
176.1 Land Assets Committee Tuesday 21 March 2023
(minute L22/051.3) Recommended that the Action Plan drafted by the Committee be accepted (enclosed)
Employment Committee, Monday 27 March 2023
176.2 (minute E22/017) Recommended, consideration of the report and accompanying papers on recruitment of the Assistant Clerk vacancy.
Planning, Finance and General Purposes Tuesday 28 March 2023
176.3 (minute P22/129) Recommended that an agreement to pay 50% of the cost of providing a member of the PCSO Team (£18,979) is committed in the budget. Appleton Parish Council had recently agreed to provide the other 50% of the funding.
(minute P22/132.1) Recommended that a grant of £450 is made to Families United (Warrington).
22/177 Report on actions from previous minutes and on correspondence received
To receive and note the above reports (enclosed)
22/178 Councillors’ Reports
To report any matters that have been raised to councillors since the Monthly Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 14 March 2023.
22/179 Working Groups
To receive and consider any recommendations or actions from the following Working Groups:
179.1 Communications
179.2 Climate and Ecological Emergency
The group are due to meet on 2 May 2023.
179.3 King Charles III Coronation
Full council to resolve the Terms of Reference of the group (enclosed)
Full council to consider the provision of mementos to school children (referred by PFGP)
To note that the Coronation Flags have been purchased at a cost of £265 and bunting at a cost of £138.
179.4 Local Plan Response
179.5 Festival Stall Working Group
Full council to resolve the Terms of Reference of the group (enclosed)
22/180 Reports from Outside Bodies
To receive and consider reports from attendance at other meetings.
Parish Liaison Meeting Wednesday 22 March 2023
Air Quality Symposium Friday 31 March 2023
22/181 Staffing Matter
To consider the confidential report.
22/182 Future Agenda Items and Items for Publicity
To agree any items to be placed on a future agenda, publicised through the website, newsletter or by report to the press and media.
22/183 Planning
To consider responses to the following planning applications:
2023/00340/FULH 12 Whitefield Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LZProposed single storey side/rear extension and side and rear dormer extension with balcony and internal alterations
https://tinyurl.com/47f47awh
2023/00406/CLDP 1 Knutsford Old Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 2LD
Section 192 Certificate – Proposed construction of new gable and associated roof works and proposed garage conversion INFORMATION ONLY
https://tinyurl.com/skyfrdjs
2023/00408/TPOCA 95/97 London Road, Warrington, WA4 6LG
TPO Conservation Area Felling of 1 no. tree. INFORMATION ONLY
https://tinyurl.com/2p9y3kra
2023/00254/FULH 6 Bedford Street, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LY Full Planning – Householder (Householder Development) – Proposed garden room
https://tinyurl.com/3pnfd4jd
Matters for discussion in closed session
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s.2
A body may, by resolution, exclude the public from a meeting whenever publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted or for some other special reasons stated in the resolution and arising from the nature of that business of the proceedings; and where such a resolution is passed, this Act shall not require the meeting to be open to the public during proceedings to which the resolution applies.
22/184 Date and Time of Next Meeting
Tuesday 9 May 2023, 7.30pm