UPTON PARISH COUNCIL
Your attendance is requested at
A Meeting of Upton Parish Council in the Village Hall on Tuesday 15th March 2011 at 8.00 pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare any personal interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting. Any Member arriving after the start of the meeting is asked to declare personal interests as necessary as soon as practicable after their arrival even if the item in question has been considered.
3. Minutes of meeting of Upton Parish Council held on 18th January and Extraordinary Parish Council meetings held on 22nd February 2011
4. Matters Arising:
(i) high speed internet – ongoing
(ii) Scottish & Southern High Voltage Cable: Mr Barrett has agreed to act on behalf of the PC
(iii) Signage in Chilton Road – completed
5. PCSO’s Report
6. County Councillor’s Report
7. District Councillor’s Report
8. Villagers’ Forum
9. Planning
UPT/21353 – proposal for single dwelling at rear of 3 Fieldside – application withdrawn
UPT/3451/12-CM – extending time period to 31 December 2010 for use of 2 storey office building without complying with conditions 2 of planning permission, at Prospect Farm. Permission granted.
UPT/11998/5 – Solar panels, supported by “A” frames, to rear garden at Pointers Piece, Chilton Road. Applicant Mr & Mrs Thomas – for decision
11. Status reports from Councillors on areas of responsibility
i) Roads and Footpaths
· Maintenance of footpaths
· Update on sewerage scheme coming into Upton – M Brown
ii) Amenities including Recreation Ground
· Uptonogood
iii) Young Parishioners including Play Area
· Update on playground including fund raising – D Mason
iv) Village Hall
· Land Regularisation
v) Communications
vi) Volunteer Group
vii) N.A.G.
viii) UKAEA Local Liaison Committee
ix) Parish Transport Rep – impending bus review
12. Finance
i) Payments since last meeting:
M Brown/purchases from Staples for document system £44.27
Clerk’s Salary: £321
Subscription to Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils – £133.07
ii) Receipts since last meeting:
Bank interest January 39p, February 35p
VAT Repayment – January £12.24, February £15.27
Annual payment from OCC in respect of footpath cutting, £450
iii) Agree charitable donations
Requests have been received from:
CAB, South & Vale Carers, Oxfordshire Association for the Blind, CPRE,
Sue Ryder “Chair Appeal” for Nettlebed Hospice, Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers, Oxfordshire
13. Risk Assessment & Aims and Objectives 2011/2012
Ratify Risk Assessment and Aims and Objectives (copies emailed by M. Brown)
14. Parish Council Administration
· Document Storage
· Registering PC as an employer with HMRC
15. Correspondence recently received
· Didcot Volunteer Centre car scheme
· Vale on Line Communications
· Meeting Everyone’s Needs – Vale Survey
· Rural News Digest – February & March
· Oxfordshire Car Share
· OALC February Issue
· British Legions 90th Birthday – invitation to organise an event 10-12 June
· Electoral Review of Oxfordshire
16. Dates for noting: The Annual Parish Meeting is scheduled for Monday 11th April at 8.00 p.m.
Election of Councillors takes place on Thursday 5th May, nominations to be made by noon on 4th April.
The next meeting is to be held on Tuesday 17th May at 8.00 p.m.
Clare Lightfoot, Clerk
Tel: 01235 850486
10th March 2011
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