PAULL PARISH COUNCIL: Minutes of the meeting Thursday, 5 September 2024
Held upstairs in the Village Hall 7pm
| Action | ||
| a: Apologies for absence : Cllrs Leach, Beadle, Carlill, Hodgson, Allen b: In attendance : Cllrs Shaw, Lowde, Woodmansey, Annison, Hulme, Ward Cllr Steel 0 members of the public | ||
| Declarations of Interest (if relevant) -Cllr Hulme -container, Lane | ||
| Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 Proposed: Cllr Lowde ; Seconded: Cllr Woodmansey; Vote: agreed | ||
| Matters Arising: Remembrance Day 3pm Sunday, 10 November 2024-£250 agreed-clerk to arrange | ||
| 4.Continuing Matters: Football pitch, pavilion, container—pavilion roof-Cllrs Shaw and Hulme, PK, container on hold Goal posts possible purchase/siting-look at when pavilion roof sorted Good Councillor Guide-emailed out 6/9/24 Woods-Tree felling, clearing of dead wood—councillors agreed that they had voted in JG previously to fell and clear the dead trees in the woods-all present today agreed that this is to continue and that no-one else has permission. Cllr Hulme will address this with anyone looking to fell or collect dead trees, and ask them to contact the parish council to request permission. Cllr Leach to continue to liaise with JG Siting of the benches- DH has the plan which is clearly marked where the benches need to be sited. The one on the pitch can stay (as agreed by AG, YWT) difficulties gaining key access at present to site the others Ongoing checks of parish assets-Cllr Leach, playground-Cllr Shaw (ROSPA visit planned for September) Quote for a full repair of the lane- £32,500+vat. benefit for the village? Duty of care to keep it in order, hopefully Community Payback will continue to repair as it has, as expected, started to deteriorate since it was repaired by MC, there are plenty of skelpings. Full repair possibly something to look at in the future. Cllr Hulme raised that the carpark was in a poor state and needed some work, Cllr Annison will ask MC for a quote | ||
| Correspondence Humber Carbon Capture Pipeline (HCCP) drop in- well attended-all seemed very vague as to where it might or might not go, comments can be emailed in New website requirements-Cllr Lowde exploring Upgrade work on the National Gas site in Paull-noted VE Day 8th May 2025-9am flag raising-lighting of the beacon 9.30pm-agreed to participate ERYC Bus Forum Friday, 18th October 2024, Goole, 9.30am for 10am start (book by 27 September) Dates of free webinars and AGM- ERNLLCA-shared EA’s poor response to cutting of weeds on gated shipyard bank- no funding this year!! Council Tax Support Consultation-all are invited to follow the link and complete (clerk completed 6/9) ERYC online Training dates for election and casual vacancies-26 Sept/17 Nov (to be held regularly) YEP Forum-dates for September-Cllr Shaw | ||
| Forums a. Yorkshire Water: nothing to report b. PX/ Saltend Chemicals Park: see planning application below—capture carbon from Vivergo for the drinks industry? Also concerns regarding the alarms sounding this morning-clerk has emailed px to ask if we can have a system to be notified, to then be able to cascade the correct information out c. Mitsubishi UK: formerly Nippon Gohsei: nothing to report d. Triton Power Ltd (prev S.C.C Ltd): nothing to report e.Vivergo : nothing to report f. Ineos : nothing to report g. Environment Agency: siting of benches ongoing, and shipyard bank as above h. Pensana: no updates i. National Grid Ventures: nothing to report j. H2H Equinor: /SSE Renewables: nothing to report k. Yorkshire Energy Park: no start date as yet | ||
| Committees a. Development & Conservation: 21/00581/PLF The Crown Inn-granted 24/02315/CM Future Biogas planning application for liquid carbon dioxide temporary storage and export facility (on the px site)-support 24/00769/PLF planning application on land north of 46 Main Street- (PPC initially supported, however changed to refusal based on new information supplied.) ERYC refused-flood risk etc (email received from applicant and noted) 24/01658/PLF Sandbanks application, (some retrospective) ERYC approved b. ABP/HIEP: Cllr Shaw informed councillors that he and Cllr Steel had recently attended a meeting— planning application in for the link road, other spine/link roads when properties are taken up, few tentative enquiries, won’t commit to a ‘no build’ on the first field as you leave the village, work to commence on site 2025, upgrade to Paull Road to include footpaths and cycle paths, 81 conditions are attached by ERYC to the planning application which ABP are looking to change. SSE pipeline not going ahead in this area, Meld still looking to go ahead. Challenge is to get power to the sites. The Lighthouses still play an important part to shipping, security, cctv and alarms to be fitted to make them safe, restoration being looked at. c. AbleUK/Siemens: nothing to report d. Police / Neighbourhood Watch: information and figures previously emailed out e. Lighting: new light on the corner opposite High Paull Lane is much better placed f. Allotments: Cllr Lowde explained that the water standing charge is rising rapidly, the statements are complicated to understand-monitor g. School info: Cllr Leach represented PPC at the School Residential Memories Evening, Cllr Steel asked if the school has gone any further with the extension of the forest school at the back of the premises- Cllr Shaw will liaise with the chair of governors and ask for Cllr Steel to be updated h. Sports field: posts and roof as above i. Community Recreation area: thanks from parishioner re seesaw, ROSPA due this month- is there finances to fund further equipment? j. Road Safety / Highways: many thanks to Mr Hodgson for cutting the overhanging shrub on the bend near the riding school, making it difficult to see if ponies are there, in a 60mph -clerk to query with ERYC who’s responsibility? Problems with traffic coming in and out of the village alongside the shipyard, with room for only one vehicle to pass the parked cars on the bend in the road, difficult to negotiate when vehicles are coming from both ways—20mph limit?? Clerk to contact ERYC and our local police k. Emergency: nothing to report l. Transport: nothing to report m. Village Hall: Car boot Saturday 7 September 2024, weather permitting | ||
| Finance: a): clerk salary August and September, AR funeral, £1.45 postage Deposited: £500 Fewsters, AR plot £2,500 YEP grant all agreed unanimously | ||
| Any questions: these need to be emailed to the clerk by the Thursday of the week prior to the meeting for inclusion on the agenda |
| There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.35pm | ||
| Next Parish Meeting: 7pm, Thursday, 3 October 2024, UPSTAIRS in the Village Hall, Disabled access available |