Minutes Parish Council Meeting 14th June 2017

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Cllr Gareth Snell. MP was not present so the item was further deferred to the next meeting.

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RESOLVED that the minutes of the statutory Annual SPC meeting be signed as a true and accurate record.

•       Silverdale Country Park had won an award from the Land Trust ,“Community Space of the Year” in 2017.

•       Working with NBC on the “Britain in Bloom” competition.

•       The newly formed “Friends of Silverdale Park” hold open meetings once every 6 months The Friends comprise a wide section of park users e.g. anglers, walkers etc. AH stated a participant from the Parish Council would be more than welcome to attend.

•       Also worked with Chris Leech on a HLF bid called, “Silverdale Our Story”gathering stories from ex-colliery workers.

•       Over the next 12 months, 10 stands and a sculpture will be erected in the Park with a high involvement from schools as well as the Historical Society. Mr. Hunt was thanked for his presentation and he remained for the rest of the meeting.

• LD was now responsible for Aspire properties in Silverdale and attending to provide information about their plans.

• There would be a “Great Silverdale get Together” on Friday 22^nd September with a gazebo in the parade. There would be information, money advice service and a bulky waste collection.
• LD was hoping to be part of the surgery at The Cornerstone subject to the owner’s permission where rent arrears advice is already in place 10am-2pm.
• The Realise Foundation look to carry out projects within the community and have identified various patches of Aspire owned land that may be in need of improvement. Aspire were thinking of installing a sculpture but would be liaising closely with SPC to ensure there would be no duplication. It was suggested LD approached the local schools for ideas as well.

•       LD also explained that she also held the usual case management of specific cases and HA also offered to pass LDs details on to the borough councillors who were not present and are conversant with some of the Aspire related issues within the community.

•       Aspire had a proposal for a sculpture on Aspire land on the junction of Pepper Street and Scott Hay Road which was being re-viewed on account of the Parish Council’s Miner’s Wheel project. Further information would be provided.

LD was thanked for her presentation and remained for the rest of the meeting.

This item had been deferred from the last meeting. HA to talk to GS and SS to see if available to be panel members.

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A report with costs had been prepared by the Clerk and was read out in the meeting. It was noted that Silverdale Notice boards needed cleaning and steel supports to be painted; three curved seat tops needed to be painted black; two bus shelters needed to be cleaned.

RESOLVED to instruct Mr. S Hough to carry out the work as per his quotation.

Clerk

RESOLVED to approve additional £237.50 to cover insurance for the replacement cost of the pit wheel. (£50K)

Chairman to attend a meeting of Keele Parish Council on 21^st June 2017.

No information available from Newcastle Borough Council due to capacity issues relating to the General Election.

HA

Chairman of SPC had met with County Cllr. David Jones, Chairman of SCC Highways. It had been noted that there was some funding available. SPC asked the Clerk to get an updated position from Cllr Jones and circulate to all.

Clerk

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•       17/00432/OUT/ Proposed erection and completion of 1 no. dwelling (outline application and all matters reserved) 11, Farmers Bank, Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme. ST5 6NE.

The following comment was ratified:

“It was considered that this was inaccessible for vehicles, being surrounded by existing development. It would also have an adverse effect on the surrounding properties due to overlooking issues that would be created, in almost all scenarios.”

•       17/00462/REM. Application for approval of reserved matters in respect of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of planning permission

15/01118?OUT-Erection of detached dwelling and associated site works/Land adj 91, Underwood Road, Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme. ST5 6QG

It was noted that the proposed development does not match nearby

dwellings; it was understood that there have been ASB issues in the garage area and the Parish Council wondered whether the current owner would be looking to minimise any ASB in the garage area?  It was also noted there did not seem to be a bath in the planned property and wondered whether it would be available for family dwelling.

• 17/00462/Rem-Proposed change of use application to convert existing commercial premises into HMO, 11-13 Church Street, Silverdale, Newcastleunder-Lyme. ST5 6JQ

The Parish Council objected to this application on the grounds that it is an

over development of a small site; the lateral conversion of the property gave the opportunity for noise issues within the building and potential noise issues for adjacent properties; there is not enough car parking spaces available and Church Road already has parking issues.

Copies of the above procedures had been previously circulated by the Clerk.

RESOLVED to adopt the policies as listed above and contained in Appendices A, A1, A2, A3, A4

IT WAS FURTHER RESOLVED to agree the time and place of ordinary meetings of the full Council up to and including the next annual meeting of the full council as appended at the end of the agenda.

It was noted that there had been no further progress.

The date that had been arranged for 14^th June with Sarah Bonam had been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and would be rearranged.

Clerk

CAS/CS/HA

Waiting for the funding information from Tesco and in the meantime a bid could be made to Red Quarry Industries.

Clerk