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INGESTRE
& TIXALL
MINUTES
OF THE MEETING OF
INGESTRE WITH TIXALL PARISH COUNCIL on
March 11th 2020 Present:-
Mr
M.Sindrey,
(Chairman), , Mrs
P.Parrott, and
Dr A.Andrews,
representing Tixall Mrs
S.Haenelt
and Mr
D.Lees representing
Ingestre County
Cllr.
J.Francis Apologies:-
Mr
N.Bostock, Mrs
N.Woodhouse 08/20. Co-option
to
fill Casual Vacancy
The Register of Financial Interests has
been updated, Appendix
11.3.20/11.
The website and notice board lists of
Councillors have
been updated. 09/20 Minutes
of the Parish Council meeting held
on January 8th 2020
The
minutes having previously been circulated to all
members present at the
meeting, were then taken as read, confirmed as a
true record, and signed by the
Chairman. 10/20 Matters
arising from these minutes 1] LOCAL
HIGHWAY MATTERS
Cllr.Francis had previously
emailed that he had asked for additional HGV signs
and also he had asked for a
traffic survey on Holdiford Road as there had been
8 accidents on the bridges
in the last 12 months. He is still awaiting a
response from Highways.
The sewage smell by Halfway
Houses continues to be monitored.
Following the meeting of the
Trent Valley Collaboration Group, 6.2.2020, Dr
Andrews is in the process of
getting information on the gullies in Ingestre and
Tixall.
The serious flooding across the
width of the road approaching Hoo Mill crossroads
from Tixall, was reported to
County Highways, No. 4182612, 28.12.19. In
response Amey reported that works
had taken place, mainly erecting flood signs, but
other works might be pending
and the situation would continue to be monitored.
The flood was reported
again,20.1.2020, No.4185605, the response was; "The inspector has determined
that Staffordshire County
Council will not be taking any further action."
Staffordshire Highways have
been asked to sort out a long term solution to
this problem, and Mr Paris
supports this, Appendix 11.3.20/App01.
There was a lengthy discussion
on this, noting the complaints received from
residents of Great Haywood. Mr SIndrey
had contacted Philip Atkins Leader of
Staffordshire CC; John Henderson, member
responsible for highways; and Theo Clarke, MP.
They had promised a site meeting
on Monday 9th March, but nothing happened and no
one had replied to Mr
Sindrey's email. Mr Sindrey had told them that a
local farmer had the equipment
to pump out the flood, but needed permission to
lay pipes over the pony field
and assurance that he would be paid for the
labour, etc.
Cllr. Francis had had similar
problems, but was trying to get the fire service
to pump out the flood with
their high volume pumps.
A major problem was that it was
impossible to speak to anyone at the County
Council, everything has o be done
on line. The
deep pothole going towards
Stafford, just past the entrance to Brancote
Sewage Works was reported
16.1.2020, and very promptly repaired.
Ingestre Village Road also
flooded recently with water running off the Golf
Course, over Rectory Cottage
Land and onto Ingestre Road. The drain round the
perimeter of the Golf Course
appears to be running freely.
The possibility of
introducing some sleeping policeman on Ingestre
Road to slow the speeding
traffic was discussed and rejected.
2]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS, ETC. a)
TREE WORKS ON TRENT DRIVE, INGESTRE
These works are being
monitored.
b)
CHANGE
OF USE AT
HEATHCROFT PADDOCK, INGESTRE No.19/31017/COU
for Mrs Sam Rowley
They are now appealing against the refusal
to grant
change of use.
c)
GESTRON EXTENSIONS, INGESTRE for Mr Aaron
Chetwynd No.19/31517/HOU
This
application has been permitted, 13.2.2020, Appendix
11.3.20/02..
d)
CHANGE OF USE FROM BARN TO DWELLING AT
BRANCOTE
Prior approval was granted on
25.10.2017 for this development e)
LAND
NORTH
OF TIXALL MEWS GARAGES - ERECTION OF STABLES,
TACKROOM AND
HAYSTORE AND HARDSTANDINGS. No.20/31778/FUL
for Mr Stephen Tinniswood
Representations have been sent on this
application, 9.2.20, Appendix 11.3.20/03.
The application is awaiting a decision. 3] HS2
We have been given Monday March 30th for
the Lords Select Committee hearing. We will be
followed by the Golf Club and
William Field. Sue Haenelt is unable to travel to
London because of the Coronavirus,
and Anne Andrews may or may not be fit enough to
go.
The Golf Club has asked for a
further meeting with the Parish Council. 4] TRENT VALLEY
SOW PARKLANDS AND CANNOCK
CHASE AONB HS2 GROUP
a)
RESTORATION AND SECURING OF THE ENTRANCE TO
TIXALL ICEHOUSE
We now have letters of
support from the Conservation Officer and
Staffordshire Historic Parks and
Gardens. We are awaiting a letter from Mr &
Mrs Sindrey as landowners
granting permission to undertake the project.
Mr Sindrey has applied
for permission to remove the trees from the
icehouse and is still awaiting
this.
Brian Edgecombe,
Structural Engineer, will prepare a drawing for
the builder when the entrance
has been cleared, and his cost for this is £750 +
VAT. We will then get a cost
from our builder.
We have an estimate
from a Blacksmith in Stoke to make an iron grill
for the entrance to the
icehouse chamber at a cost of £340 including a red
oxide undercoat and black
paint finish. b)
SURVEY OF FIELD BY GATEHOUSE & SECURING
UNDERGROUND ENTRANCES
The field by the
Gatehouse will be surveyed by the Cannock Chase
Volunteers under the guidance
of Historic England, free of charge, with a
contingency for expenses and a day
from Andy Payne of Historic England, if required.
Mr Sindrey is getting
quotes from his son in law for steel plates to
cover the underground entrances
securely, yet granting access if required, to sit
on slightly raised brickwork
to compensate for the increased height of the
ground due to soil being dumped
there when the road was widened. c)
STAFFORDSHIRE & WORCESTERSHIRE CANAL TOWPATH
A site meeting with
the Canal & River Trust, has been arranged for
March 23rd, to discuss
improving the towpath and the access from
Holdiford Road. d)
INGESTRE ORANGERY APPLE STORE HERITAGE HUBB
This project is being
progressed by the Orangery, but has been
significantly reduced in scale.
In
addition Felix Pelper is anxious to create
a circular walk from the Apple Store, and routes
are being considered, but
these would require the permission of the relevant
landowners. 5] TRENT
VALLEY COLLABERATION GROUP Dr
Andrews attended the meeting, 6.2.2020, Appendix
11.3.20/4. The next meeting will be ~ April
30th at Brocton, 2 for 2.30pm. 6]
SWIVEL
BRIDGE OVER STAFFS & WORC.CANAL
Following a request
from Mr A.Collier, the Clerk had written to the
Canal & River Trust asking
them to check it and carry out any necessary
remedial work, 29.10.19. As we are
still awaiting their reply, the Clerk had emailed
them again, 28.12.29. TansyJane.Moore@canalrivertrust.org.uk
replied, 15.1.2020: "Thank you your enquiry regarding the tree
at Swivel Bridge on the
Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. I am sorry
we were unable to reply
before the 8th January. An engineer and
ecologist from the CRT have
visited the site. Please see our engineer’s
feedback below:
We have looked at this tree
growing on Swivel Bridge several times in the
past. The conclusion we
came to last time was the damage is limited to
the wingwall/parapet and is not
affecting the arch. In effect the damage
has already been done. If
we remove the tree we will certainly have to
rebuild the parapet and
wingwall. Providing the arch is not being
damaged I am happy to leave the
tree for the time being."
It
was agreed that there was nothing more we
could do at this stage, although collapse of the
bridge could endanger life.. 7]
WELCOME PACKS
Delivered to Gorse Cottage,
Tixall. Required
for 2, Home Farm Court
and Schoolhouse, Ingestre. 8]
FUTURE COVERAGE
FOR THE CLERK'S DUTIES
We have purchased
an HP Laptop with Microsoft Office 2007 Word,
Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint;
McFee Anti Virus, for £449.99 and an external 1TB
Hard Drive for backing up,
£49.99, with a total of £83.33 VAT. The purchase
of a printer/scanner had been
delayed due to lack of space, and need at the
present time. In addition a
wireless mouse had been purchased for £18
including £3 VAT.
When a new Clerk is
appointed they should have completed the official
training, and this should
enable the Council to become a "Quality Council"
with increased
spending powers.
The advertisement for a
replacement Clerk was discussed, and will be
circulated via the SPCA weekly
Newsheet. Both the current clerks for Brocton and
Berkswich have shown an
interest in applying. Mr
SIndrey
proposed that we should go ahead with the
advertisement and this was seconded
by Mrs Haenelt. 9]
FUTURE OF TRENT
DRIVE, INGESTRE
Dr Andrews had written to the Land
Registry,
9.1.20, Appendix 11.3.20/5, but had had no
reply. She had subsequently
filled in a contact form on the Land Registry
website.
Sam Caraway was now
investigating this with respect to Felix Pepler's
project for a circular walk
in Ingestre. Strangely on his Land Registry map ,
Trent Drive is shown as 2 10]
MILLENNIUM AVENUE
in HOO MILL LANE
Mr A.Haenelt had reported
that all
the trees needed their trunks
clearing, etc. and had submitted a report, Appendix
11.3.20/12. He
recommended Light Pruning at a cost of ~£400, but
this might be better left
till the Autumn. 11]
BUDGET REVIEW
We
had
now received requests from Ingestre & Tixall
PCCs for Churchyard
maintenance, Appendix 11.3.20/06. We had
budgeted for £500 for both
Churches. Ingestre had spent £144 on servicing
their clock and £550 on mowing,
a total of £694. Mr Sindrey proposed granting
Ingestre £670 for the Churchyard
and clock maintenance, i.e. £694 - the £24 VAT
which the Parish Council could
have reclaimed. This was seconded by Dr Andrews
and agreed unanimously.
Tixall had a deficit of £392 after the
income from the Nesbitt Bequest had been deducted
from the mowing costs. Mrs
Haenelt proposed that they should be granted the
£392. This was seconded by Mr
Sindrey and agreed unanimously.
We had asked for the same precept, £2000,
for both parishes and the full concurrent monies,
Ingestre,
£152
and Tixall, £221.
This Parish Precept represents a 1.6%
decrease in Band D charges for Tixall, and a 1.9%
decrease in Band D charges
for Ingestre.
The costs of the uncontested Parish Council
Elections in May 2019 is less than expected:
£72.70 for Ingestre and £79.20 for
Tixall, but these are now due. 13]
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
This has been
arranged for Wednesday April 22nd, ~7.30pm, after
the Annual Village Hall
meeting at 7pm. Topics for discussion are
Flooding, Ingestre Road and Holdiford
Rd speeding. The
meeting may have to be
postponed or cancelled if the
Coronavirus situation deteriorates. 14]
INGESTRE VILLAGE NOTICE BOARD
Mr David Lees had kindly carried out
further repairs and was thanked for this. 15] 2019/20
ELECTORAL REGISTERS
These have been received. One resident of
Little Ingestre had died and there were two new
residents at Dairy Cottage,
Brancote. 16]
COUNCILLOR TRAINING EVENT
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12th.
Mr
Lees had attended this and the £20 fee had been
paid. 11/20 Parish
Clerk's Report 1]
VILLAGE HALL
EVENTS
Staffordshire Industrial Archaeology
Society Monday April 6th, 7.30pm. Shane Kelleher
(County Archaeologist) My role
as Archaeology and Monuments Officer at
Ironbridge.
Ingestre & Tixall Local History Group:
Wednesday March 25th, 7.45pm, Anne Anne Andrews
""The Brancote
Farms."
Monday March 16th 10am to 12md Coffee
Morning at the Village Hall in Tixall for all ages
and all interests. 2]
LOCAL INFORMATION
This was available on our
website and in the Welcome Pack given to all new
residents.
It had been updated to reflect
the removal of the recycling bins at Great
Haywood, and the changes to the
Police Community Support Officers, now Richard
Owen and Rebecca Moores.
The Trent Valley PCs group is
writing to the Police Commissioner to ask for
better communications between the
local police and parish Councils. 3]
REMOVAL OF
SANDSTONE BLOCK FROM BILLY'S HILL VERGE
Thanks were minuted to Malcolm Sindrey and
Eric Enocson for returning the stone block to the
obelisk. 12/20. Parish
Council Finances 1] PETTY
CASH EXPENDITURE
January 8th to March 11th 2020
2] CHEQUES
PAID SINCE LAST MEETING
3] CURRENT
STATEMENT Appendix
11.3.20/7 Mrs
Haenelt proposed
that all these finances were approved, this was
seconded by Mrs Parrott and
agreed unanimously. The Chairman then signed the
reconciled bank statement. 4] NSI
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
The
interest rate is decreasing from 0.8% to0.6%.
13/20 Planning
Applications, etc. 1] DEMOLITION OF
GARAGE AND GROUND FLOOR REAR
WALL. GROUND FLOOR SIDE
EXTENSION AND TWO STORY REAR EXTENSION,
at 2, Ivy Cottages, Tixall
Village.
No. 20/31843/HOU for Mr D.Bond
Representations
have been sent, 5.3.20, Appendix 11.3.20/8. 2]
STAFFORD
BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN. 2020 - 2040. ISSUES &
OPTIONS
Mrs
Woodhouse and Mr Lees attended this forum on
10.2.2020. We subsequently
received a copy of the accompanying Power Point
Presentation.
We
were invited to make comments by March 31st, and
also on the Biodiversity Draft
by March 16th. 14/20 Correspondence
1] STAFFORD
BOROUGH COUNCIL a)
MEMBERS DIGESTS NOS.263 and 264 for January
and February - received Items of interest: No.263 p2.14
Draft Climate Change Strategy includes 5.5:
Improve recycling rates and
waste reduction. No.263 2.51
Empty Property Strategy b) CIVIC AMENITY
VISITS 2020 We
have requested visits on April 11h, June 13th,
August 8th and
October 10th at a total cost of £800.
Mrs Haenelt proposed that this
was approved. This was seconded by Mrs Parrott and
agreed unanimously. c) WITHDRAWAL
OFTHE RECYLCING BINS AT THE
VILLAGE HALL
Dr Andrews had written, 18.1.20, Appendix
11.3.20/09. The Borough Council had
subsequently replied, 7.2.20, Appendix
11.3.20/10. d) PUBLIC SPACE PROTECTION ORDER
CONSULTATION TO MARCH 2nd This applies
mainly in Stafford Town and covers anti-social
behaviours, and cyclists riding on pedestrianised
streets. 2] STAFFORDSHIRE
PARISH COUNCILS ASSOCIATION
(SPCA) a)
WEEKLY SPCA UPDATES – We had received various
information including on: ·
New
human
resource policies for employees ·
Discrimination
-
protected characteristics - ethical vegans ·
Loneliness
Guide ·
Corona
Virus ·
NHS
Health
check for 40 - 74 yr olds. Nearest at Eccleshall b) SPCA
SUBSCRIPTIONS 2020/21 Dr
Andrews proposed that the annual
subscription of £138, including £25 affiliation
fee to the NALC was paid. This
was seconded by Mr Lees and agreed unanimously. c) DATA PROTECTION
POLICY Model
policy received. 3]
STAFFORDSHIRE TITHE MAP DIGITISATION
PROJECT
We have now received our digital copies of
the Tixall and Ingestre tithe maps following our
donation of £100 to the
project, some years ago. It was agreed to forward
copies to all Councillors. 4]
WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
New regulations come into force in
September 2020.
Our website appears to
be OK, but we have been offered a free template by
a commercial company. 5] STAFFORDSHIRE
FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE.
DRAFT SAFETY PLAN 2020 - 2024
Received. 6] 2020 BEST KEPT
VILLAGE COMPETITION
It was agreed not to enter. 7] UPDATE ON
MANAGING CANNOCK CHASE
They were carrying out grazing at Moors
Gorse; Heather Cutting and Caring for Brocton
Coppice.
The
next Parish
Council Meeting will be the
Annual Meeting of the Council, followed by an
ordinary meeting on May 13th.
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