PARISH COUNCILLORS ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7.30 PM ON WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2024 AT THE VILLAGE CAFE
1. To accept APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. To receive DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST and REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION on agenda items.
3. To CO-OPT TWO (2) NEW MEMBERS of the parish council
4. To agree MINUTES OF MEETING – 14 February 2024.
5. To receive REPORT ON HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
6. To invite views and discussion from LOCAL RESIDENTS
7. CLERK’S REPORT and REPORT ON MEETINGS PLANNED/ ATTENDED BY COUNCILLORS
8. PLANNING
8.1 240371 Stocking Barn Farm, 3 Becknell Lane, Lucton, HR6 9PX – Retrospective application for a small domestic extension.
8.2 240535 Stocking Barn Farm, Becknell Lane, Lucton, HR6 9PX – Retrospective application for a small field shelter and change of use for a dog exercising field.
8.3 240673 1 Three Owls, North Road, Kingsland, HR6 9RZ – Propose to reduce height of the Conifer trees around boundary.
8.4 Planning Decisions by Herefordshire Council – update.
8.5 Consider proposal to request a tree preservation order on a walnut tree
9. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN – Consider report on traffic survey, recommendations from the working group and agree way forward.
10. PLAYGROUND FOR OLDER CHILDREN – Consider report and recommendations from the working group and agree way forward.
11. FOOTPATHS
11.1 Review Herefordshire Council guidelines for parish footpath officers and agree way forward.
11.2 Report on PROW, publication of footpath officer reports on the parish council website and agree way forward.
12. HIGHWAYS/ LENGTHSMAN SCHEME
12.1 Report on lengthsman activity and agree way forward
12.2 Highway matters to bring to the attention of the highway authority
13. SMARTWATER INITIATIVE – To consider whether to proceed with a scheme for Kingsland parish.
14. NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN – Update on preparations for the annual parish meeting and agree way forward.
15. SEWAGE SPILLS INTO LOCAL RIVERS – Consider options to address frequency of water spills into local rivers in the parish reported by the water authority and agree next steps.
16. FINANCE
i) Payments:
Hitrees, lengthsman/ footpaths – £ tbc
Coronation Hall, meeting 14 February 2024 – £20.00
HALC, in-house training – £281.06
Playdale, playground – £6,876.37 (ratify)
ii) Consider proposal to use HALC’s internal audit service
iii) Consider proposal to provide all members with a dedicated .gov.uk email address for parish council business
iv) Quotations for an overhead projector screen for parish council meetings
17. ROAD NAME SIGNS – Update on community commissioning of St Michael’s Avenue sign and agree way forward.
18. CORONATION HALL – Consider fund raising appeal for a new drainage system.
19. MATTERS RAISED FOR NEXT MEETING (no discussion)
20. To note INFORMATION ITEMS
Chairman
22 March 2024