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HunPCOct09/02 Minutes Sep09

HUNCOTE PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES

oOf the Meeting held at 7.30pm on Thursday, 3rd September47th

JuneMay 11th January 20097, St James Methodist Church Hall, Narborough Forest Road, Huncote

Present: A. Knight (Chairman) B. Kilby K. DaviesJ. Melville M. Beadman

J. Battell JJ.. Melville A. Taylor B. Kilby J. Grundy J. Battell R. Taylor

In Attendance: S. Bacon (Clerk of the Council)F. Burgess (Temporary Acting Clerk)

M. Murphy, District Councillor S.M. King, D. Bennett, R. RushtonMr E.F. White (County Councillor)

Members of the Public:Mr Cartwrightnone3 + PCSO Alex Joules none

5453195794736 Apologies: J. GrundyR. Taylor, A. Taylor B A Taylor. Kilby

County Councillor E. F. White District Councillor M.A. Murphy

No parishionersR. Taylor, B. Molloy, County Councillor E.F. White

545432396804737 Opening Remarks none

The Chairman welcomed all present.The Chairman welcomed all present, and explained that the Clerk was unavailable and after contacting councillors has asked previous Clerk, Frank Burgess, to take minutes for this meeting. Minutes for the March meeting or accounts were unavailable and the Chairman suggested that this meeting be a holding meeting and an extra-ordinary meeting held later in the month if required, particularly as the next (May) meeting will also be the Parish Meeting. All were in agreement with this. The Chairman, Councillor Knight, extended a warm welcome to all present,5455339781 especially our guests, Deborah Bennett and Rob Ruston of the Housing Department of Blaby District Council and hoped they had all enjoyed a good Christmas.

Huncote Minutes 3rd September7th Ma11th January 20097 of 29 Chairman’s Initials: Date:

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4738 Declaration by Members of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

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Chairnam

Nominations: Alec Aileen, Ken

Vice Richard John Jan54563498 Parishioners’ Time

5456/1 Walk through nature reserveMr Cartwright provided his No parishioners were presentobservations that it was easier and safer getting to the embankment (nature walk) by car, not able to get over bridge safely on foot. He said it was a shame to have such a nice walk locally, but ridiculous to need to get there saflysafely by car.The council then discussed past proposals.

5456/2 ParkingUnable to park at Spar for more than ½ hour without getting clamped.

A. Knight to have a word with Phill Jackson and Graham King about constructing a wooden bridge for pedestrians to cross stream, rather than walking over narrow bridge. Would need to be checked with Aggregate industries.

54357399 C onfirmation of minutes of meetings held on 9 7 th Jul May on 9 th July 2009.

Minutes of 97th JulMay 2009 were checked and the following changes were made.54441 price queried, but agreed as correct.54442 change to 18th July.54449/3 change to 2010/2011After changes approved as correct and accurate., Pproposed by Councillor Knight, seconded by Councillor Battell.

54583600 Reports from District and County Councillors

543658/1 County Councillor E.F. White: Huncote Minutes 3rd September7th Ma11th January 20097 of 29 Chairman’s Initials: Date:

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Councillor White explained financial issues within County. Funding reduced for certain projects. 0% Council tax increases, demand growing in social services arena. Political agreement not to hammer council tax payer. Redundancies expected within County Council come February 2010 budget. Elections time for stopping, taking stock and drawing breath.Blaby – finalised core strategy, 4500 houses to be built in Lubbesthorpe. Going through consultation at the moment. SubstanstialSubstantial building across Blaby, Stoney Stanton, and across District before 2026.Results of marieMarie pPlace Ssurvey, results delayed, but Blaby came out 27th best place to live in the country out of some 400 Districts. Recycling 3rd best in country. Thanked PC for our input to the District.

Questions raised about increased parking fees across county. The view was put forward that these increases were driving people away from local businesses to supermarkets as people are able to park there for free. Car Park’s costing £150,000 to B.D.C. a year. Consultation changed a lot; initial charging period for free 1st hour, 2nd hour only 50p. Charging has made more people walk and cycle to shops. Plenty of spaces at Weavers Close in Narborough. Control brought in to make people using the station, park at the station.

5458/2 In the absence of District Councillor Murphy, there was no report on District Council matters.

Matters arising

Six hanging baskets for display around the centre of Huncote have been ordered from Hill Top Nurseries and will be collected and put in place on 5th June (tomorrow). We are no longer permitted to hang these on lamp posts so the number of baskets has been reduced from previous years.


5401/1 County Councillor E.F. White: has submitted apologies.

5401/2 District Councillor M.A. Murphy has submitted apologies and sent in a verbal report which is reported under the relevant items.

Police - 2 damage – 1 Theft 1 motor vehicle average month. No ubderage drinking reported. Reviewed beat priority to include Pavillion & Denman Lane.

EVA environmental visual audit , problems with motorbike access – need barriers. Acresford -ditch & through bridleway.


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Highways, BDC,

Street Pastors New inspector Jonathan Brown

Minutes of 2nd April AK,JB

Insurance go Aviva (Norwich Union)

Minutes of 5th March – parishioners Artic Lorries , Use monible phones & send to police or 2222222 (public not Clerk)

School Holiday Leisure centre of BDC not HPC.

AK KD

Reports: no CC

5382 Parishioners’ Time

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4739 Parishioners’ Time parishioners were present


5359/1 County Councillor E. F. White: had submitted apologies.

5359/2 District Councillor M.A. Murphy had submitted apologiesBDC Jim Holden - builders selected to provide more details & coment & starting DATE. Bats & #47.

Footpath temp to school in next few months. Update in next few weeks. SDC selected company – best selection. Have Duncan Av in next few weeksWant to start ASAP. Absestos problems? TO RAISE April Knapp (East Midlands H. A.)

BDC highest # of benefit ever (1200) 54 days for claim. Housing benefits 11 days to go through

BDC youth council –nominations closed 19 candidates none from Huncote.

Enderby Band to move to ?? Methodist Church Roopms, St James, Comm Asscn.


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54593802360 Policing Issues

5459/1 Recent local crime figures3 fold increase in crime, but agreed we are not doing badly overall. Advice has been sensent out about rogue traders to people in the local area and roadshowsroad shows are taking place in Stoney Stanton and Enderby on 11th September and in Huncote on Thursday 17th September from 1-7:30 pm.

Huncote Crime Figures July Huncote Crime Figures August

Offence Offence Assault or harassment 0 Assault or harassment 1 Burglary Dwelling 0 Burglary Dwelling 1 Burglary Other 0 Burglary Other 0 Damage 0 Damage 0 Damage to motor vehicle 0 Damage to motor vehicle 0 Fraud 0 Fraud 0 Indecency 0 Indecency 0 Theft of motor vehicle 0 Theft of motor vehicle 0 Theft from motor vehicle 2 Theft from motor vehicle 1 Theft 0 Theft 0 Theft stores 0 Theft stores 0 Theft cycle 0 Theft cycle 0 Theft person 0 Theft person 0 Robbery 0 Robbery 0 Public order 0 Public order 1 Drugs 0 Drugs 0 Miscellaneous 0 Miscellaneous 0 Non-recordable 0 Non-recordable 2 Total 2 Total 6

5459/2 Youths being given repair work for damage caused on Croft Hill and the quarry.

P.C.S.O. Alex Joule has now moved to other duties and Huncote is covered by P.C.S.O. 6124 Kate Spence and P.C. 936 Chico Vadhia. During this period there have been two


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reports of damage to motor vehicles, two reports of damage, one house burglary and one other burglary. On the recreation ground major cases of graffiti have been reported, and those responsible have been caught. They are to spend time repairing the damage in July under supervision of the Youth Officer and Council staff.Youths from Huncote did repair work, had caused grafitti and damage on playground. 6 were expected, 1 didn’t turn up. Did work in under -11 area of park on Denman Lane. 1 who didn’t turn up is being put forward for other work or prosecution with BDC. Only kept for morning asbut inclimate conditions didn’t allow to stay longer. Comments from the youths are that they think that if the 1 who didn’t turn up was seen as getting away with it. – F. Burgess.

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Presentation by Deborah Bennett, Head of Housing and & Rob Rushton, Housing strategy and enabling officer from Blaby District Council on Exception Housing and progress of Duncan Avenue Flats replacement.

4740/1 Exception Housing site:- This site would differ from the proposed Duncan Avenue site in a number of ways:-

Exception housing needs to be outside, but adjacent to the village envelope and as such this could not be included with the Duncan Avenue development. Financial reasons, such as the cost of the land would also preclude this;it may be rented or owned under shared ownership (only up to 75%) only;Residences may be rented or owned by existing residents of Huncote, or by those closely related to families of or those working in Huncote. The fulfilment of these criteria and allocations would be the responsibility of the District Council; the Parish Council would be able to query any allocations that they felt did not meet the criteria. Only in the event of no resident wishing to rent or own a property could this be altered and under these circumstances this could only be extended to those living within a three mile radius of the Parish (Huncote) boundary;no resident, council, housing association or shared owner could sell or rent the property except to back to the housing association selected by the council;any such development will be of limited size, this being determined by a parish survey before development commences. In this case the suggested


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size is six dwellings which may or may not in the consultation stage be increased;the land owner can be forced to sell under a compulsory purchase order, although the preferred method is by cooperation. The land shall be purchased at more than the agricultural value of the land but not as much as residential development prices. This is in part financed by a social housing grant;all existing Planning regulations other than green belt or wedge shall be met including any highways requirements. As an example one proposed such development in Elmsthorpe was rejected as the cost of financing the highway improvements made the scheme unviable;only one such development has been completed within the Blaby area, that of George Marriott Close in Stoney Stanton which is now about ten years old. When an exception site is allowed or built, no further such site will be permitted within the Parish for a minimum of twenty years;the work connected with exclusion housing is coordinated by the Rural Housing enabler in conjunction with the Housing Department of Blaby District Council and with Huncote Parish Council;a consultation public meeting is being arranged in Huncote for 8th March from 2.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. St James Church Hall has been booked for this.

Huncote has been examined for possible sites. A number of sites have been inspected and are still being considered for suitability. Councillors were asked for their opinions on exception housing with a majority being in favour but with two councillors having strong reservations on the village envelope being broached. 4740/2 Progress on the redevelopment of Duncan Avenue Flats:-A public meeting was held at the Community Centre in October so that all stakeholders were involved it the redevelopment of the Duncan Avenue flats at an early stage. At this meeting provisional plans were on show, a number of suggestions and possible changes were made, both to the plans and on methods of achieving them with minimum disruption.

A forum was set up with meetings to be held in the New Year. Events have caused this time frame to slip slightly but the first meeting is now scheduled to be held in February to look at the development brief, some of the comments made at the October meeting are believed to have been included. This is the document that will be sent to potential developers, and in March an advertisement will be placed in the local press and in the national building magazines asking for potential developers to quote against this brief. This brief will include the giving of the land to the developer, the building of around sixty-four or sixty-six dwelling of which around twenty-eight will be then given to the Council and the Council or a housing association will then rent them to the tenants or owners of the existing flats. Should any of the existing tenants or owners not wish to rent them then they will be offered to persons on the Blaby Huncote Minutes 3rd September7th Ma11th January 20097 of 29 Chairman’s Initials: Date:

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District Council waiting list. The remaining dwellings may be sold by the developer on the open housing market. A short list of four developers will be selected before the final choice is made. This brief will include; requirements for the demolition of the existing flats and garages, and will include items such as expertise in removing asbestos; provision of disabled facilities, maintaining public footpaths during the construction period; etc. No large amount of land will be available for public buildings, but a request to incorporate a Public Library was made by Huncote Parish Council. The completed brief is expected to be available in late April. With any redesign that will be required and planning permission is expected to be sought during September or October and a start of the work which will last approximately twelve months to be in early 2008. Any of the present flats which are currently unoccupied or any which will become unoccupied will not be relet but will be sealed off. During the rebuilding period residents will be housed in Blaby District, and consultations with individual tenants or owners will take place. Should the residents wish to remain in the residence in which they have been temporarily housed and not move back to the new residence this will be permitted. Actions such as whether Tenants or owners with children in schools are moved to other more local schools during the rebuilding period, or whether transport is provided to current schools still needs to be decided.Some public footpaths may be affected by this redevelopment, and the Parish Council have asked that no public footpath leading to the school which may involve any substantial extra distances be closed, but that suitable alterative footpaths be installed during this period to avoid extra car journeys to school with the inconvenience and dangers this would involve.

4740/1 Exclusion Housing site:- This site would differ from the proposed Duncan Avanue site in a number of ways:-

Exclusion housing needs to be outside, but adjacent to the village envelope and as such this could not be included with the Duncan Avenue development. Financial reasons, such as the cost of the land would also preclude this;it may be rented or owned under shared ownership (only up to 75%) only;Residences may be rented or owned by existing residents of Huncote, or by those closely related to families of or those working in Huncote. The fulfilment of these criteria would be the responsibility of the Parish Council. Only in the event of no resident wishing to rent or own a property could this be altered and under these circumstances this could only be extended to those living within a three mile radius of the Parish (Huncote) boundary;no resident, council, housing association or shared owner could sell or rent the property except to back to the housing association selected by the council;


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any such development will be of limited size, this being determined by a parish survey before development commences. In this case the suggested is six dwellings which may in the consultation stage be increased to eight;the land owner can be forced to sell under a compulsory purchase order, although the preferred method is by cooperation. The land shall be purchased at then times the cost of the agricultural value of the land (currently in this area £900.00 per acre so £9,000 per acre would be the purchase price). This is in part financed by a social housing grant;all existing Planning regulations other than green belt or wedge shall be met including any highways requirements. As an example one proposed such development in Elmsthorpe was rejected as no suitable highway access was available;only one such development has been completed within the Blaby area, that of George Marriott Close in Stoney Stanton which is now about ten years old. When an exception site is allowed or built, no further such site will be permitted within the Parish for a minimum of twenty years;the work connected with exclusion housing is coordinated by the Rural Housing enabler in conjunction with the Housing Department of Blaby District Council and with Huncote Parish Council;a consultation public meeting is being arranged in Huncote for 8th March from 2.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. St James Church Hall has been booked for this.

Huncote has been examined for possible sites. Two were located, the site on the corner of Forest Road and Duncan Avenue and the site of Sportsfield Lane and Denman Lane. The Sportsfield Lane site may be too close to a landfill site, and the owner also appears unwilling to sell. The owner of the Denman Lane site appears to be willing to sell. Councillors were asked for their opinions on exception housing with a majority being in favour but with two councillors having strong reservations on the village envelope being broached. 4740/2 Progress on the redevelopment of Duncan Avenue Flats:-A public meeting was held at the Community Centre in October so that all stakeholders were involved it the redevelopment of the Duncan Avenue flats at an early stage. At this meeting provisional plans were on show, a number of suggestions and possible changes were made, both to the plans and on methods of achieving them with minimum disruption.

A forum was set up with meetings to be held in the New Year. Events have caused this time frame to slip slightly but the first meeting is now scheduled to be held in February to look at the development brief, some of the comments made at the October meeting are believed to have been included. This is the document that will be Huncote Minutes 3rd September7th Ma11th January 20097 of 29 Chairman’s Initials: Date:

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sent to potential developers, and in March an advertisement will be placed in the local press and in the national building magazines asking for potential developers to quote against this brief. This brief will include the giving of the land to the developer, the building of sixty-four or sixty-six dwelling of which twenty-eight will be then given to the Council and the Council or a housing association will then rent them to the tenants or owners of the existing flats. Should any of the existing tenants or owners not wish to rent them then they will b e offered to persons on the Blaby District Council waiting list. The remaining dwellings may be sold by the developer on the open housing market. A short list of four developers will be selected before the final choice is made. This brief will include; requirements for the demolition of the existing flats and garages, and will include items such as expertise in removing asbestos; provision of disabled facilities, maintaining public footpaths during the construction period; etc. No large amount of land will be available for public buildings, but a request to incorporate a Public Library was made by Huncote Parish Council. The completed brief is expected to be available in late April. With any redesign that will be required and planning permission is expected to be sought during September or October and a start of the work which will last approximately twelve months to be in early 2008. Any of the present flats which are currently unoccupied or any which will become unoccupied will not be relet but will be sealed off. During the rebuilding period residents will be housed in Blaby District, and consultations with individual tenants or owners will take place. Should the residents wish to remain in the residence in which they have been temporarily housed and not move back to the new residence this will be permitted. Actions such as whether Tenants or owners with children in schools are moved to other more local schools during the rebuilding period, or whether transport is provided to current schools still needs to be decided.Some public footpaths may be affected by this redevelopment, and th4e Parish Council have asked that no public footpath leading to the school which may involve any substantial extra distances be closed, but that suitable alterative footpaths be installed during this period to avoid extra car journeys to school with the inconvenience and dangers this would involve.

4741 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting (HunPC Dec 0 6 /02) It was unanimously resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 7th December 2006 be confirmed as a true and accurate record. Proposed: Councillor Knight, Seconded Councillor Melville .

4742 Matters arising from the minutes East Midlands draft development plan. Comments agreed at the December meeting have been submitted. Since this time although no formal Huncote Minutes 3rd September7th Ma11th January 20097 of 29 Chairman’s Initials: Date:

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notification on the equivalent West Midlands plan has been received, items on local West Midlands news programmes have indicated that a massive development in the Tamworth Area is proposed which in conjunction with the East Midlands plan could considerably affect the urbanisation of the entire region. The Clerk was asked to modify the objections to cater for this. Action Clerk Done

4743 Policing Issues (Councillor Taylor)Councillors Taylor and Knight attended the Chief Constable’s meeting in December. More intelligence work is to be carried out on drug distribution which should resulting in more raids and prosecutions. The police are also to improve communications between departments.


4744/1 County Councillor E. F. White:

Councillor White had submitted apologies.

4744/2 District Councillor S.M. King –

546003961 Publicity and Public Relations Issues

54603/1 mins to be sent for both –lack of The move to Huncote Leisure Centre by the District leisure staff is going well. The 2007 Arts week is to be organised around the Huncote area. This will be shared with Market Harborough.

New panels on the Bus shelter have not yet been fitted.

The high hedge between 75 Forest Road and the footpath has now been cut back.

Rights of way and access on the hill built on the old S.I.T.A. landfill site when settlement has taken place are being looked at. The Clerk has examined old maps to see if any rights of way existed in the past but none have been traced.

Nature walk, attempts are being made to include this in the areas covered by Dog Wardens so their powers include this walk.

4745 Publicity and Public Relations Issues

4745/1 The Journal – minutes of the November edition were sent. Minutes of the December issue are to be sent.

5362/14745/2 Huncote Village News – Issue delivered by today (A. Knight).


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san issue is at the editorial stage. This will contain the Chairman’s parish report, an appeal for more people to use the library, an update on Duncan Avenue Flats, information Huncote Football Club, on and the Clerk will also approach Croft Quarries to see if they wish to include news from this. (Not at this time.Published 12/6/09 ) ee also 5371 An appeal to residents to join Huncote Partnership Library is to be included in the next edition.Issue 27 will be published in the next period. This will include information on the Library.

Alec Report - & Library.54603/2 Journal – minutes of the March and April meetings were

sent. May minutes are to be sent.

54614004362 4645/3 Directory Councillors Melville and Molly are working on the new format. Planning Issues (Councillor s J. Battell and J. Grundy )

546140/1 Single storey extension 15 rRatcliffe Ddrive. Very standard. No grounds to oppose.

546140/2 Attended planning meeting at Narborough but were forbidden to speak on a technicality.

Words of the Chairman at planning meeting were ‘No Public speaking!’ Point raised that 5 objections to point needed to be able to speak.

Members requested to send a letter to bBlaby dDistrict pPlanning (Andrew sSenior, copy Martin Taylor, and Ernie White, County Council) to ask for verification if 5 letters of objection required in order to speak.

PProposal for houses not seen as logical. District Council plan was for 81 houses to be built by 2026, but already 19 allocated, 30 in Duncan avenue, 23 new proposed between cemetery and sSportsfield lLane, doesn’t leave many to build before 2026. Standing orders designed to prevent objection.

Objections that would have been raised had we had the opportunity to speak at the District Council planning meeting:

There were again concerns raised about Sspeed limits not having been addressed along Forest Road.

It was also discovered 2 hours before District Council Planning meeting extra gas extraction pipes had been discovered to be put in surrounding property gardens.

546140/3 Hut for Football ClubPermission granted for 2 locations, next to fence and near proposed roadway, both sites have 5% year limit.


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However it was believed that the current lease on the newly moved Band Hut had been granted for at least 10 years.

5461/4 Triangle of land – Sportsfield Lane10 years for Band hut lease.

Request for land to be sold to BDC/LCC to enable access road around new Children’s Centre at Sportsfield Lane.See minutes for meeting held at Pavillion, Sportsfield Lane, 03/09/2009 10:30am-11:43.

Suggestion to cCall a special meeting (closed to the public), only to discuss the planning issues, inviting District Council and County Council. Clerk to contact councils and coCollect 3 dates and we will try to oblige.

5404/1 Applications for consideration –none

5404/2 –Comments already submitted – none

5404/3 Results of Earlier Comments

09/0190/1/PX. Rejected Leicestershire County Council – additional building in Sportsfield Lane on Leisure Centre site to be used as reception area and for Childrens Centre. Comments were sent to the effect that H.P.C. have no objections to the style of building but query the extreme width of road to the car park, and to determine the uses to which the Children’s centre will be put. A reply indicating that it will be used for Sure Start (with advice for babies and toddlers in particular), and for meetings between fostered children and their real parents has been received. This intended to be mainly a local area use. A lack of public transport both to this area in particular and Huncote in general was commented on.This application was rejected on the grounds that insufficient information on the use had been supplied with the application.Children’s centre Sure start & foster & real parents – n

Lease for land 2 year

5362/1 Applications For ConsiderationTwo applications have been received. One is to move a gate in Forest Road to assist with livestock movement. No objections.The second is to allow parking for up to twenty-five cars for the Gun Club on Forest Road adjacent to the M69. This club has been in existence for ten years and no objections were received. Although not connected to this planning applications, some Councillors had concerns about the number of Gun clubs in the area with the potential for misuse of weapons.


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5362/2 Distribution of planning applicationsCouncillor Battell asked if planning applications from Blaby D.C. could be sent directly to him rather than through the Clerk to assist with the short timescale for comments. The acting Clerk is to investigate this, but could see no reason to why this should not be arranged, although arrangements would need to be in place to cater for any absences of Councillor Batell. Comments would still need to be submitted through the Clerk.

5362/3 Comments Already Submitted none

5362/4 Results of earlier comments none

54624105363 Financial IssuesAccording to A. Taylor and B. Kilby, they did not feel the painting of the village sign had taken place when they went by and inspected it on 25th July. Concerned that it was put through on June 17th but doesn’t look to have been done.A. Knight will have a look at the sign and then find a good joiner to improve the sign. Existing varnish is taking in moisture, and making the work a matter of necessity now.

546205/1 Accounts (HunPCJun09/03)

The following accounts have been paid. The council are asked to approve them retrospectively. Leicester Mercury Job Advert Ch 401827 £238.51Wicksteed Captive Nuts Ch 401828 £ 23.92ESPO Stat & prot clothing Ch 401832 £ 34.34Medway Galvan Co Gate repair Ch 401835 £327.35(precision stays – low volume)Sapcote P.O. Stamps 12 x 2nd PC £ 3.60CSB Timber Wood/screws Ch 401836 £ 38.53British Legion Donation for wreath Ch 401837 £ 50.00Sapcote P.O. Stamps 12 x 1st PC £ 4.68Sapcote P.O. Recorded del Audit docs PC £ 3.40


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Wilkinsons Prot clothing PC £ 0.50Smart Cartridge Ink PC £ 12.98Co-op Food PC £ 2.50A.J. Buckmaster Engraving Ch 401838 £ 27.00S. Berry Asst Clerk July Ch 401839 £ 78.48F. Burgess Clerk Sal& Exp July Ch 401840 £607.11Tax/NI July Tax Ch 401841 £202.33B.A. Smith Handyman Sal July Ch 401842 £312.25CSB Timber Wood Ch 401843 £ 72.05Blaby D.C. Bins & orderly Apr-Jun Ch 401844 £526.69Currys Inkjet PC £ 42.99Play Inspection Co Inspection of rec ground Ch 401845 £172.50 Permission is requested to pay the following: Payee For Coste-on Electricity bill Ch 401846 £ 35.23Blaby D.C. Grass cutting Ch 401847 £736.00F. Burgess Aug Sal, exp & office all Ch 401848 £614.94Tax/NI Aug Ch 401849 £189.73B.A. Smith Aug Sal Handyman Ch 401850 £245.20S.W. Bacon Aug Sal Asst Clerk Ch 401851 £277.63A. Knight Chairman’s allowance& HVN Ch 401852 £ 65.00Cash for Petty Cash Ch 401853 £100.00The following accounts have been paid. The council are asked to approve them retrospectively. L&R FPA Inspection Course (BAS,DS) Ch 401807 £ 40.00


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Brooker Care Insurance (Aviva) Ch 401806 £1,164.08Huncote Primary School Donation Ch 401805 £ 50.00Rymans Stationary Files PC £ 7.98BIB Hardware Keys PC £ 4.50Sapcote P.O. 12 2nd stamps PC £ 3.60

Permission is requested to pay the following: Payee For Coste-on Electricity Ch 401808 £ 27.50Blaby D.C. Grass cutting & lease fee Ch 401809 £553.00ESPO Protective wear & stat Ch 401810 £ 49.31K. McAteer 2 cremations Ch 401811 £ 72.00A. Knight Chairman’s allowance Apr-Jun Ch 401812 £50.00F. Burgess May sal, office all & exp Ch 401813 £642.07H.M. Revenue Tax/NI May Ch 401814 £170.63B.A. Smith May sal Ch 401815 £248.00Huncote Library Grant Ch 401816 £1875.00NALC Subs Ch 401817 £277.11

The Stamps in June 09 expenses were questioned as to why mix of 1st and 2nd , explanation given and approved of.

The accounts for 2008/9 were inspected and approved. so the internal audit to take place on 9th June. AK KD The following accounts have been paid. The council are asked to approve them retrospectively.

None known Permission is requested to pay the following:


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Payee For Cost

No accounts were available for this meeting.

Some account will need to be paid shortly, and the Chairman/acting Clerk will attempt to get the accounts and cheque book to make this possible and permission was granted by all councillors for urgent bills to be paid in advance of the next meeting.

Servicing of the strimmer has taken place. The Handyperson is to pay for this and reclaim the item on expenses so the strimmer may be used.

Proposed by Councillor Richard BattellTaylor seconded by Councillor Aileen TaylorCouncillor Grundy.

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5405/2 Accounts for period ending May 2009 (HunPCJun09/04) were noted and examined. The May bank statement has not yet been received so no bank reconciliation could be carried out.

54634206364 Housing Issues

4746 Planning Issues

4746/1 Applications For Consideration

Swann Hire – additional information has been received from Blaby on this indicating potential traffic levels. Although these do not show significant movements, councillors expressed strong reservations about the likely increase of traffic and the potential for large vehicles using Forest Road, both in the village and on the derestricted section close to the site. The clerk was asked to express these fears to the planning department. Action: Clerk Done 4746/2 Comments Already Submitted

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4746/3 Results of earlier comments

West View – Forest Road – change of use. rejected.

4747 Financial Issues


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4747/1 The following accounts have been paid. The council are asked to approve them retrospectively.

The following accounts have been paid. The council are asked to approve them retrospectively.

Downtown computers Cable PC £ 18.00

Sapcote P.O. Stamps 48 1&2 PC £ 26.40

Sapcote Site Services Anti graf spray PC £ 53.50

Payee For CostHuncote School Room Hire (Public mtg) Ch 401489

£ 30.00 St James Chuech Room Hire Ch 401490 £ 40.00F. Burgess Clerk Sal & Exp Ch 401491 £

499.28Inland Rev Tax/NI Nov Ch 401492 £ 206.40B.A. Smith Handyperson Sal Nov Ch 401493 £

192.79Narborough Skip Hire Skip Hire Ch 401494 £

105.76 Vision School drainage Ch 401497 £

352.00Danka Photocopier Hire Ch 401496 £ 115.27Cash for petty cash Ch 401497 £

100.00 Proposed: Councillor Knight, Seconded Councillor Davies

4747/2 Summary of Income & Expenditure and Budget Analysis (Document HunPCJan07/4 )

This was received and noted.

4747/3 Precepts 2007/8:

Councillor Melville as Chairman of Huncote Partnership Library had declared an interest and withdrew from this item. A new draft HunPCJan07/05 was circulated to members for viewing at the meeting. Most of the factors have now reached a state such that the precept can be decided. Major


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factors included the status of the Library and the contribution to the youth shelter. A precept of £34,500 was agreed, a £4,000 increase on the 2006 to 2007 figure. Several one off items such as the grant to the Youth Shelter were included in this, but significant cost reductions in services such as the grass contracts have also been made. No significant increase is envisaged in the 2008/9 year as these projects are to be financed entirely out of the 2006/7 budget. In addition the loan for the under eleven playground equipment should be completed in 2008 which will mean a reduction of approximately £3,000 in the 2008/9 year. Acceptance of the 2007/8 precepts was proposed by Councillor Knight and seconded by Councillor Kilby and accepted by all. The Clerk was asked to complete the forms to Blaby D.C. to allow the precepts to be made. Action Clerk sent 12/1/7

4748 Highways and Footpaths 546342065364/1 Duncan

Avenue Regeneration The Chairman is to attend a meeting on 22nd /23rd April to assist in forming a short list (of seven) contractors to carry out the work. This will be reduced to three and one selected by the developer.East Midlands Housing Association put glossy brochure together including images of Duncan Avenue. Temporary footpath will be opening soon.

Site looks reasonably tidy and looks to be as neat and tidy as these sites can be.

Mrs April Knapp of the Housing Association has reported that they are trying to set up some civinc function (ground breaking ceremony) before works begin, will contact A. Knight with exact details nearer the time.

this project is progressing slowly with demolition of the existing flats scheduled to start in mid-July. It is thought that bats may have been found in one of these and a licence to remove these should be in place during June. Meetings have been held with most of the residents of the existing flats and a public meeting will be held closer to the time of the start of the new buildings. Temporary parking for residents is to be organised. A temporary re-routing of the footpath between Duncan Avenue and the School and recreation ground is to be set up. A meeting with Blaby D.C. officers to address concerns over security of the area is scheduled for 20th July.

5464307365 Highways and f ootpaths

5464307/1 4 Forest Roadlashing 320 mph Speed Limit Frontage of 4 Forest Road, pEarlier attempts were made to obtain these, but we were advised that Huncote did not meet the criteria. It now appears that the criteria has changed and


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that Huncote may fall within this. The Clerk is to attempt to obtain information to allow signs to be placed in Huncote.avement down to 6 inches. Have a word with County Council, and involve highways. (Coventry Road, Croft)

54643/2 Narborough Road5407/2 Cycle path Narborough to Huncote. A cycle path from Huncote to Narborough was suggested by a parishioner and is encouraged by H.P.C. A letter is to be written to L.C.C. highway department in support of this. Roadside hedge Car parking – districtSchool funding – AK interested as children at school. Should be fully funded as part of curriculum. standard provision not extra. Lost connection between community & school. £50.00 In future go through procedure. Cycle track to Narb –encourage cycle paths write to Greason

There was a query on the footpath to School Lane.

4748/1 Local Speed Limits

The draft D.f.T. circular 01/2006 on setting speed limits is still under examination.taken down and LCC only supposed to trim hedge but have taken it out. Suggestion to now approach LCC to put in mixed cycle path and footpath.

54654408366 Environmental Issues

4748/2 Huncote Road NarboroughThe state of Huncote Road, Narborough is such that considerable resurfacing or patching is needed. The road has been in a poor state for several months but was not resurfaced earlier because of heavy traffic to the SITA site. This heavy traffic has now finished and the road is expected to be resurfaced when weather conditions improved to allow this. Lights on the SITA site are such as to cause light pollution in this area and the Clerk was asked to write to SITA to see if this could be reduced. Action: Clerk

4748/3 Footpaths and rights of wayThe Clerk has received the latest legislation of rights of way and this was given to councillors as document HunPCJan07/06 4748/4 Hedge cuttingHuncote Minutes 3rd September7th Ma11th January 20097 of 29 Chairman’s Initials: Date:

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This was due to have taken place in the last period but has been postponed due to wet weather which would have made collection difficult and damaged surfaces. It is expected to take place in this period.

4748/5 Off road motoring cyclingThis has been taking place on the ground behind the leisure centre and is an ongoing problem.

546544/1 4749 Environmental Issues 4749/1 Graffiti this is still appearing. A further batch of anti-graffiti spray has just been No issuesDog fowling on the increase in the nature walk.

Permission has now been granted for dog wardens to gain access to nature walk. Send letter to dog warden service at Blaby District Council, asking if they can please make their presence felt, to reduce incidents of fouling.

546544/2 Litter binsLitter bin has been ripped off bus stop in lay-by on Narborough Road, and has now disappeared. Send letter to Blaby District Council

546544/3 Playground equipmentDogs chewing seats on zip line. Dogs going through back fences to Forest Road. Dog wardens supposed to be looking into it but nothing has happened as yet. Clerk to send letter to Dog Wardens.

546544/4 Hedge cutting and tree pruning Quote requested for work for next 12 months, from our current provider – estimate of £1250. Trees on green need to decide ownership and look at getting cut as they are approaching a difficult point. LCC put things right when branches came down before.

Cemetery trees, usual work to be done, to take down branches, but suggested not to make hedge too thin between land owned by Jelson and cemetery to keep down noise. 2 tree trunks dead in hedge, which will need removing.Recreation ground – hedge flailing, and hawthorn hedge needs taking back quite a lot between school and under 11 play area.

Agreement put forward as long as within 5% of estimate.

54664509367 Huncote Enhancement Projectbought. Huncote Minutes 3rd September7th Ma11th January 20097 of 29 Chairman’s Initials: Date:

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54664509/1 Best kept front gardenNominations by council sub committeeWinner11 Ratcliffe driveHanging baskets see 5400 4749/2 Litter and dog fouling Dog fouling on the recreation ground is still taking place. The new nature walk now has a bin in place. This area needs to be a designated area for dog wardens.

4750 Huncote Enhancement Project – Mr & Mrs Ian Burbage

Highly recommended71 Forest Road – Mrs Orton18 Langley Close – Mr and Mrs HeelRed Lion – Steven McMullenHanging baskets 6 around shops - Thurlaston4750/1 Pinfold No issues

Citizen of Year: nominated by Hilary Comyn: Mary Dakin Suggestion to change it to Mary & Stan Dakin *awarded* pending Hilary’s agreement

Further nominations may be made before the 12th September 2009.

54664509/2 Huncote Sign on Green. This was last varnished in 2006 and is beginning to show signs of wear. The Clerk was asked to have this renovated. Booked Terry Davis £150 & carried out. Will need repairs within two years needs good joiner.Mentioned earlier in minutes.

5446710368 Recreation and Amenities Sub-committee and Related Issues

5446710/1 Report on facilitiesBruce

Huncote F.C. lease. THandyman working through the playing fields report and doing work as prioritised by seriousness of response in report. Public liablilityliability insurance is covered as liong as work is completed.


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his lease has now been signed. Huncote Football Club are to apply for planning permission to place a portakabin style building on the field, and the council were in agreement. The lease with Blaby D.C .over the triangle of land required for access has been signed and this is for two years.

5410/2 Electricity and water supply at the Sportsfield. The pavilion used by H.A.T.S. has been rewired by them which has shown that the meter and earthing system supply needs to be repaired or changed. The Clerk has contacted e-on and this will cost £151.63. The council were in agreement that this cost should be met by the council. The water supply seems to have been disconnected. It appears this may have been done during building work to Blaby D.C. Pavilion or Band hut. The Clerk is to investigate.

SignPosts in rec ground – keep

Duncan Av –development try for fence & library.

5368/2 Strimmer – this has been serviced and is to be collected and will be ready for use on 3rd April.proposed plans for the improvements to the pinfold were examined. The opinion was favourable but councillors thought that a better place for the notice board would be on the side wall of the shops. Action Clerk to contact the owner for permission. The height of the wall is not specified. Action Clerk to determine this, and the preference is for the entrance to be kept in the current position rather than be moved against the White Cottage wall. The clerk was asked to place the contract subject to the precepts being sent. Once this has been improved a maintenance contract will be required. Mr Thurlow and Mr Payne are to be asked to provide quotes.

4750/2 Bus shelter on Green This belongs to Blaby D.C. and they have agreed to fit new panels to improve the appearance.

4750/3 Street Lights The street light outside 31 Denman Lane requires attention. The Clerk is to contact Leicestershire County Council to arrange for this. Action: Clerk

4751 Recreation & Amenities Subcommittee and Related Issues 4751/1 Zip LineA quotation to repair this has been accepted and a contract awarded. This zip line should be in operation by early February.

4751/2 Huncote Leisure Centre


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A meeting has been arranged at the Leisure Centre for 26th January at 11.00 a.m. between Blaby D.C. Chief Executive, Blaby D.C. Leisure Officers, District Councillors E.F. White, and S.M. King, Parish Councillors Knight, Kilby and Davies and the Clerk at which the medium term future of the leisure centre and the participation of Huncote Parish Council should be determined. Cou

4751/3 To note that an order for tree pruning has been accepted. This should have been carried out in the last period but with wet weather has been postponed until drier conditions make this possible without damage to the surface.

4751/4 PROM 2007

no issues

4751/4 Youth Shelter a meeting was held on 14th December between Huncote Parish Council, Blaby D.C. youth services, Leicestershire Constabulary and Huncote Youth of which twelve attended. It was agreed that a Youth Shelter was required to provide facilities for the young people and to prevent annoyance and incidents particularly in the area around the pinfold. Locations and styles of shelter were discussed with the preferred location being behind the Leisure Centre and styles being agreed. Blaby D.C. have indicated that they are prepared to have such a shelter on their land although when full details are available this is subject to final approval, a grant of £4,500 has been approved by Blaby D.C. with £4,500 being budgeted by Huncote Parish Council. A Shires grant is being applied for to cover both this and the Pinfold, and the Youth are also to apply for a youth grant. Further meetings are to be held on the 637 Bus during the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th January and a full meeting will be held at St James Hall on 1st February. This means the next Parish Council meeting will now be held on 8th February.

454684711369752 Quarries Issues

Dust –in contact

54684711/1 Acresford no issues OK

5464811/2 SITA no issues OK


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54684911/3 4752/1 Acresford Quarry. Croft meetin- g in Octoberthe Clerk is to contact the Quarry to check if they wish any items to be included in Huncote Village News (Checked – not at presentconcern of dust –increased – blasts measured on floor not at wall height. joint meeting ––. Blasting times changed. Tours if get in touch. News letter (merged with HVN). Dust problems–ring Blaby D.C. (Jon Wells) Extraordinary liaison mtg 13July –future development of Croft Quarry.)

no issues

4752/2 S.I.T.A.

The proposed combined heat and power plant has been examined and is not practical.

4752/3 Croft Quarry –The manager is to be contacted for items for the next Huncote Village News Action: Clerk. Adrian Robinson

546948123704753 Cemetery Issues

Two inurnments have taken place during the period.one inurnment due shortly.No issues at moment, other than tree cutting.Deedsno issues

4754 Education Matters54704913371

Huncote Primary School has received and passed the Ofsted audit and is now no longer in special measures.

47 55 Library Matters

Audited accounts have been received and copies are to be given to councillors. (Done)Meeting next Wednesday 9th Sep at Library for copy of Library Service agreement, and funding is fine for forthcoming year, until following financial year decision made in November. Clerk to copy current agreement and circulate to all members.

Meeting next week 8pm Wednesday, project financial position and hoped to help decision of Parish Council in November and will provide details if we think we wish to take it forward. Library unable to get sponsorship. Walkers estate agents in Blaby will provide £200 to library if village is leafleted and anyone sells house through them.


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Village decision based on precepts for decision to continue funding library each year. Need to ensure details are laid out so people can get an understanding of what money is required to keep it running.

The library committee would appreciate early payment of the grant once the precepts have been received to help pay salaries. The A.G.M. is to be held in Huncote Methodist Church Hall on due Chapel 17th June at 20.00 hr and all welcome. A Coffee morning was held on Sat 16th May 10.and £170.00 was raised. Further coffee mornings are to be arranged. Requests for more residents to use the library are to be included in Huncote Village News. The community librarian is able to visit the home of those unable to visit the library due to being disabled and arrange for volunteers to help them use the service. This service should be arranged through the librarian.12.00 at Chapel. An accountant to be after AGM. Accounts before second half of grant. has been found to audit accounts. New members and users of the library are to be encouraged and Huncote Village Newsl will be used to promote this. Grant OK to pay.

Huncote Partnership Library will now remain open for a minimum of two years

in the current premises apart from a small period in the spring when refurbishing will be carried out. A grant from Leicestershire County Council matching that of Huncote Parish Council is available. The amount of the 2006-7 grant required is £2,000 and this will be paid once library banking arrangements are complete.

454715014372756 Administrative Matters

Responsibilities for 2009 to 2010 Chairman: Alec Knight; Vice Chairman: Richard Taylor; Cemetery: :Barbara Kilby; Libarary: :Jan Melville, Aileen Taylor; Planning: :John Battell, Jenny Grundy; Quarries: Alec Knight, Ken Davies, Barbara Kilby, Richard Taylor; Police: John Battell; Huncote Enhancemant: Jan Melville, Barbara Kilby, Aileen Taylor; Recreation: Alec Knight, Jenny Grundy;


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Highways & Footpaths : Richard Taylor; Nature Reserve: Richard Taylor Publicity: Clerk Website: Clerk

No administrative matters were raised.no issues

54153734757 Organisational /Policy Issues

no issues no issues

45475216374758Staffing Issues

Stuart Bacon was welcomed as the new Clerk, and it was agreed that Frank Burgess would continue his winding down and hand-over for another month, to help ease Stuart into the role.

The sabbatical of the Clerk is due to end on 1st July (at the time of the meeting I was unsure when the sabbatical officially began, on 1st April when she was paid until or 23rd when the letter was sent. I have since taken advice and it is 1st ) steps need to be taken to check if this return will be met, and if this is unlikely then as the current acting Clerk has indicated he is unwilling to continue beyond the end of August apart from in an advisory role an advert for a replacement will need to be placed. The Clerk is to draft a suitable advert and agree the wording with the Chairman.

547351 Organisational / Policy Issues

noNo issues

Sabbatical of Clerk no acknowledgement. 23 rd June assume plans for new Clerk.

Frank Burgess, the Clerk who retired in 2007 was asked to assist during the absence of the Clerk and agreed to do so on a temporary basis. The Handyperson, Bruce A. Smith is now contracted to work for forty hours per month. no issues


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475474531737559 Huncote Parish Council Internet Website

contacted by L.C.C. are helping in ensuring the website is kept updated. and help is comingno issues

54754183 764760 Miscellaneous Matters

No issues.

It was noted that the following items of correspondence had been received and were available from the Clerk for reference: -

a. Contact B.D.C. Spring 2009b. Fire Fighters Charity – Ladies Driving Challenge Bruntingthorpec. Primary School Respect Campaign Sept 08-Jan09 Evaluation Reportd. Green Feet Challengee. No Pain Guide to No Gainf. Standards Committee minutes 29th May B.D.C.g. Blaby Community Forums 15th June Thurlastona. International Tree Federation – Tree Newsb. International Tree Federation – invitation to meeting in Kew Gardens.

A.The Clerk Jan 2007b Fieldwork Dec 2006 c Trees Jan 2007 d The Playing Field L.&R. P.F.A. (Newsletter)

547655193774761 Any other business

No issues . none

534277560784762 Date of next meeting

The next meeting is on Thursday 1st October94th Julyne 2009 at 7.30 p,m. subject to an extraordinary meeting (closed to the public) being called in regard sale of land at Sportsfield Lane, for the Surestart Children’s Centre access.. This will be preceded by the Parish Meeting. An extra-ordinary interim meeting may be required and will be convened if required. A possible date for this interim meeting is 23rd April.


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The meeting closed at 9.45 1540 p.m.s are due to be held on 1st Feb – youth meeting (St James) 7.00 p.m. also invited are Steve Parker and, Sam Day (B.D.C.) N. Diaper (Leics Constabulary) and youth. The next council meeting will be 8th Feb 2007 at 7.30 p.m. (Methodist Hall) The meeting closed at 09.52 p.m.

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