Mungrisdale Parish Council

Troutbeck Camping and Caravanning Club Site, Hutton Moor end, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0SX

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Minutes of the Mungrisdale Parish Council held on Monday 13th July 2009 in Mungrisdale Village Hall .

Present

Chair                Lesley Smith

Councillors        Alan Bird, Adam Beeston, Michael Bohling, David Huxley, Jennifer Stevenson, Ernie                                Teasdale, Bob Watt, Ronnie Wilson

Eden District Council     Roy Fisher

09/060 Apologies for absence

Cumbria Police  Andy Holliday

09/061 Minutes

Resolved by unanimous agreement that the minutes of the meeting held on 11th May 2009 be signed by the Chair as a true record

09/062 News from EDC / CCC / Cumbria Police

i.)                  Roy Fisher reported on the Eycot Farm appeal hearing (see item 09/068) and having spoken with enforcement officer Adam McNally said he thought the case was straightforward and a quick decision would be made against the appellants.

ii.)                 Andy Holliday sent an e-mail reporting burglaries and thefts in Mosedale and unsolicited camping and fires at Swineside. He is trying to police Swineside as often as he can. The question was raised as to why the Mosedale crimes were not relayed through Neighbourhood Watch. Clerk to contact Andy Holliday to find out.

09/063 Public Participation

The Chairman adjourned the meeting to allow electors present an opportunity to raise issues of concern or interest. The following matters were raised:

i.)                  The Berrier Hill Wind Farm public inquiry will be held on 8th September at Mungrisdale Village Hall.

09/064 Declaration of interest

Councillor Jennifer Stevenson declared an interest in item 09/071 as a commoner.

09/065 Accounts

Payments 

Resolved that the following accounts be paid:   

            United Utilities Mungrisdale Garden Ground                               

                        Field 7264 (Direct Debit)                                               £9.65   

            United Utilities Liscow (Direct Debit)                                         £6.97

            Honorarium payment for Anne Simpson for internal audit £20.00

            BDO Stoy Hayward LLP for external audit                                £57.50

            Andrew Tiffin Joinery (Noticeboard header)                               £60.00

            Councillors agreed that a quote should be obtained for a further parish noticeboard to replace the   one at Bowscale. £410 is allocated in the budget for this project.

            Report on income received and current financial position

Income Received:

            United Utilites Wayleave Payment                                             £13.85

            Monies received from car parks                                                 £311.89

Financial Update

An update was given on the financial position of the parish council and the council bank balance – including the reported transactions - currently stands at £5749.11.

09/066 Planning Applications Received

·        7/2009/3065 – Mr Damien Millar, application for Eycott Farm, Berrier – roof over existing midden

09/067 Planning Applications Decisions

09/068 Eycott Farm Update

Lesley Smith and Michael Bohling attended the appeal hearing regarding the enforcement order on the static caravan sited at Eycot Farm in Berrier. In addition to the Inspector Mr Jarratt, attendees included two Eden District personnel from the planning department and a member of the parish. The appellant did not attend but was represented by H and H Bowe Land Agents. A statement was tabled on behalf of Mungrisdale Parish Council explaining the parish council’s previously noted position on the issue. The Inspector asked that if there were no services to the caravan was there any reason why it could not be removed the following day to which the response was negative. The hearing was followed by a site visit. A decision whether to uphold or dismiss the appeal will be made within the next few weeks.

09/069 Northern Green Networks

Grants are available for community environmental projects from Northern Gas Networks. Councillors are to submit any worthy causes within the parish to the clerk. The deadline for submissions is 31st August 2009.

09/070 Highways Update

  1. Drainage at Mungrisdale – the work on the corner by the village hall is complete but some of  the railings have been broken whilst the drainage work was taking place.
  2. Bowscale ‘Narrows corner’job has now been put back as the road will have to be closed for this work to be completed. David Huxley will find out how long this closure will need to be in place,
  3. the work on the Mosedale corner was scheduled for completion on 13th July.
  4. Flood outside Brow Top Farm has a job number
  5. Gorse bushes at Swineside is not a Highways issue
  6. Wall into Mosedale is now in the road. The steward will move the stones out of the road into the field.
  7. Scales road has had French drains put in
  8. The verges at the old A66 exit onto the new A66 are dangerously overgrown and a near miss was reported recently. The steward will be alerted to this and will be asked to cut them right back.

09/071 Hutton Roof Highways Waste

Two letters were read out from Cumbria County Council and from Mr Arthur Newton which discussed the substantiation of the highways boundary. The matter is not considered to be a parish council issue.

09/072 Hutton Roof Footpath

Following a recent site meeting with Mr Tom Hyrnkow, field ranger for LDNPA, the project has been amended to clean up the dyke adjacent to the village green and put in drainage pipes instead of creating a hardcore footpath. This will maintain the character of the green.

09/073 Correspondence

09/074 Next meeting – Monday 14th September 2009 Mungrisdale Village Hall at 7.30pm