Churchill & Blakedown
Parish Council Agenda


You are summonsed to attend a Meeting of Churchill and Blakedown Parish Council on WEDNESDAY, 19th MARCH 2008, at 7.30 pm, in Blakedown Parish Rooms

1. Chairman’s Remarks

2. To receive and consider apologies for absence


3. To receive Declarations of Interest


4. Community Policing: to receive a report from the Beat Officer

ADJOURNMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Residents are invited to give their views on matters of concern


5. To receive reports from County Councillor and District Councillors

6. To consider and adopt the Minutes of the Meeting held on 20th February 2008 (enclosed)


7. Progress reports for information:
(1) Parish Web Site (Malcolm Hall)
(2) Handyman/Lengthsman (Mark Jones)
(3) Land to rear of 5 Mill Lane, Blakedown (copy enclosed with previous agenda)
(4) Post Office Working Group
(5) Maintenance at Blakedown station
(6) Listing of Little Champson
(7) Management Options for the Shoppers car park
(8) Churchill & Blakedown Sports and Recreation Centre – letter of thanks for grant

8. To consider a response to Planning Applications.
Applications received
WF/08/0138 Agricultural store, cattle rearing facility, and use for grazing and breeding of horses, Jubilee Field, off Birmingham Road, Road, Blakedown
WF/08/0147 Ground floor extension and alterations, 91 Belbroughton Road, Blakedown
WF/08/0194 Vehicular access, 57 Birmingham Road, Blakedown
WF/08/0210 Swimming pool extension and garage (all oak framed), 93 Belbroughton Road, Blakedown

Planning Decisions - for information
WF/07/0273 Brick and tile archway over gateway to ménage, Wildacres, 10 New Wood Lane, Blakedown - GRANTED
WF/07/1260 Two 5 bedroom houses with accesses; demolition of Little Champson, 1 Roxall Close, Blakedown – REFUSED
WF/07/1207 Extensions, Railway Cottage, Birmingham Road, Kidderminster - GRANTED
WF/07/1211 Extensions, Old School House, Stakenbridge Lane, Churchill - GRANTED
WF/07/1230 Change of use, highway to garden, land at Five Ways Cottages, Sugar Loaf Lane, Ismere – GRANTED
WF/07/1237 Extensions, Oaklands, Waggon Lane, Churchill – GRANTED
WF/07/1257 Extensions, 49 Belbroughton Road, Blakedown - GRANTED
WF/08/0066 Single storey kitchen and conservatory extension (variation of permission no. WF/06/0822), 48 Birmingham Road, Blakedown

9. To consider request for financial support, Blakedown PCC (letter enclosed)

10. Finance
(1) To note the current statement of accounts
(2) To receive the Receipts and Payments Account, 04.1.08 - 06.03.08 (enclosed)
(3) To consider and approve the following accounts for payment:
Staples UK Ltd, photocopying, stationery - February
£13.81 + £2.42 VAT (2 invoices) £ 16.23
R D Gurney salary (February/March) £589.62
expenses (November-February) £ 44.00
Mark Jones handyman £
lengthsman £

11. To consider current highway matters

12. To receive an update from the Parish Plan Working Group, including action able to be progressed quickly by the Parish Council


13. To confirm arrangements for the Annual Parish Meeting and newsletter distribution

14. To consider possible change to “green” supplier for street lighting

15. To consider booking arrangements at village halls

16. To consider the suitability of 22 Belbroughton Road as a doctor’s surgery

17. Items from CALC

18. Correspondence
(1) WFDC – Strategic housing land availability assessment, need to identify sites (attached)
(2) WFDC – introduction of standard planning application form
(3) WCC – New Special School in Wyre Forest – key recommendations
(4) WCC – Children and Young People’s Plan – notice of consultation
(5) Kinver PC minutes and agendas

19. Items of Parish interest for information only/Items for next meeting

20. Date of Next Meeting – Parish Meeting, Wednesday, 16th April 2008 in Blakedown CE Primary School

13th March 2008 Roger Gurney
Clerk to the Parish Council

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