Document Date
19/12/2024
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Meetings
Wollaston Parish Council
Wollaston Parish Council
Document Date
19/12/2024
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Meetings
WOLLASTON PARISH COUNCIL
Tel: 07856 203260
Email: clerk@wollastonparishcouncil.gov.uk
Web: wollastonparishcouncil.gov.uk
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF WOLLASTON
PARISH COUNCIL HELD AT THE OASIS, HIGH STREET, WOLLASTON
ON THURSDAY 19th DECEMBER 2024.
PRESENT: Cllr Alvis, Alms, Atkinson, Boycott, Carter, Goldsmith, Hodson, Jones, Mitchell, Savage, Talbutt, Threadgold and Mrs S. Grant (Clerk & RFO).
IN ATTENDANCE: No members of the public attended.
WARD COUNCILLORS: Cllr Tom Partridge-Underwood.
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| 24/120 – OPEN MEETING
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24/0121 – TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Cllr Milroy.
24/122 – NORTH NORTHANTS COUNCIL – Apologies were received from Cllr Carr and Cllr Griffiths. Cllr Partridge-Underwood confirmed that MP Sarah Bool will be holding a surgery at Wollaston Library on June 6th, 2025. The increase on Garden Waste collection to £50 pa and the proposed Council Tax increase of 4.99% was discussed. Cllr Alms requested an update on the Highways budget from the HS2 proceeds for road repairs.
24/123 – DECLARATION OF INTERESTS None relating to business on the agenda.
24/124- MINUTES Minutes of the Parish Council meeting from 21st November 2024 were agreed and signed as a true account. Unanimously agreed, motion carried.
24/125 – POLICY REVIEW – The Tree Management Policy and the Financial & Management Risk Assessment Policies were reviewed and unanimously agreed.
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| 24/126 – CLERK’S REPORT
Report circulated with Agenda, appendix 1. Clerk to apply for a grant lottery funded opportunity for a 10-meter-long Monkey Challenge Climbing wall for St Mary’s Play Park. Clerk to look into the Safer Roads Community Fund 2024-25 for solar powered VAS units. Update received from the Projects Officer for the Cycle Path between Irchester and Wollaston to confirm that the S106 monies can be spent on the design feasibility study (£10K Irchester, £25K Wollaston) and this will take place in March/April 2025. Further updates to follow. Clerk holiday from Friday 20th December to Monday 30th December 2024.
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| 24/127 – FINANCES
Receipts circulated. It was RESOLVED to approve receipts for November 2024. Unanimously agreed, motion carried
Payments Circulated. It was RESOLVED to approve payments for November 2024. Unanimously agreed, motion carried.
It was RESOLVED to agree the draft budget for financial year 2025/2026 and for the Clerk to apply to NNC for the precept amount of £107,756. This increase is a 5.90% increase from £78.94 to £83.60 Based on Band D average.
24/128 – REPORTS
(a) New Community Centre/preschool Update – A Teams meeting was held this week with the NNC S106 team and the Early Learning Team. The Parish Council have sent architect plans, pre-application response, Busy Bees budget plan, Survey Monkey Early Learning needs results, a revised ground floor plan showing the total internal activity area of 93sqm and reiterated that the project is critically dependent on the allocation of the £348K early learning years S106 funding and without this the Busy Bees preschool setting will be forced to close resulting in a reduction of Early Learning capacity in Wollaston. A site meeting with the Early Learning and Buildings Team will be held in January. (b) Playing fields & Parks Management Committee (Draft Minutes appendix 5). Concerns have been raised by Cllr Milroy over the annual payment of the mowing allocation to the Cricket Club. Cllr Milroy’s criticism of the Mowing budget will be an agenda item in January’s PC Meeting so that Cllr Milroy can raise her concerns with Parish Councillors. (c) Streetlights – no issues. Street Doctor Report (Appendix 6) no issues, although still waiting for London Road (poor road surface) proposed date given of 11/03/25. Clerk to check the details of the major repairs for London Road. (d) Footpaths Update – Shepherds Hill footpath – no updates. (e) Village Hall management Committee Update – (Draft minutes appendix 7). No major issues, currently working and engaging with Village Hall users to manage the Village Hall redevelopment. (f) Crime and Community Safety Update – figures provided by Northants Police confirmed that 23 crimes were reported in November. Next Police surgery is to be held at the library on 14th January 2025.
24/129 – PLANNING (g) Applications Schedule was circulated with Agenda (Appendix 8).
NW/24/00422/FUL – Church of St Mary Church Lane Two storey extension to church and new resin bound gravel path and associated works. WPC – no objection. Awaiting decision. NW/24/00448/EXT – Green Hill Solar Farm – Consultation on draft statement of Community Consultation (SoCC). Awaiting decision. NW/24/00644/FUL Agricultural Barn A509 – New dwelling to replace existing barn, approved for conversion into dwelling under class Q including vehicular access and hardstanding for parking. WPC – no objection. Awaiting decision. NW/24/00666/LDP Scott Bader UK Ltd – Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed for the construction of a new hardstanding (in part replacing existing areas of hardstanding) to provide the new Intermediate Bulk Container storage facility, a new containment wall and new link road. WPC – no objection. Awaiting decision.
24/130 – NEXT MEETING Meeting of Wollaston Parish Council meeting to take place on Thursday January 16th, 2025, 7pm, Oasis Building, High Street, Wollaston.
The Chair thanked Councillors for their attendance. The meeting was closed at 7.50 pm.
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