Present: Members of the Parish Council Councillors Harry Barker, Chairman, Bill Wilson, Vice Chairman, Alan Mason, Mike Cumming, Susan Orrell, Rebecca Knagg, Elisabeth Donachie. Clerk Mrs Janice Cumming, W&F Councillor Daniel Edwards, PCSO Kirkham, 6 members of the public.
1/07/24: DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST None
2/07/24: APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Cllr Ben Shirley.
3/07/24: LETTER OF RESIGNATION
A letter of resignation has been received from Parish Councillor Sandra Hadwick. Sandra has been a parish council for 14 years. Cllr Mike Cumming gave a vote of thanks to Sandra for her years of service.
4/07/24: PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
4/07/4/1: Drop Kerbs in Askam and Ireleth. A member of the public explained how difficult to was for wheelchair users to access areas in the village while using a wheelchair. There is a lack of drop kerbs in key areas. It also does not help when cars park over the drop kerb, particularly on Duddon Road. Cllr Mason said that he had also received comments regarding drop kerbs. The Clerk would contact Councillor Ben Shirley.
Action Clerk
4/07/24/2: Grass Cutting in the village. Complaints were raised regarding the grass cutting by Westmorland and Furness Council in the village. The grass had been left for so long before cutting that when it was cut it left heaps of cut grass, which were not collected. The memorial garden was left in a terrible state. Cllr Mike Cumming spent 8 hours collecting the grass and taking to the recycle centre. The area of grass on Caspian Road is another issue with grass cuttings being left to rot. This is an area where children play and is not acceptable. Councillor Edwards was asked to raise this with Westmorland & Furness Council.
Action Cllr Edwards
5/07/24: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 18 JUNE 2024
These were approved and agreed as a true and accurate record and were signed by the Vice Chairman.
Proposed Cllr Mike Cumming Seconded Cllr Bill Wilson Agreed
6/07/24: PROGRESS REPORTS AND UPDATES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
6/07/24/1: Coastal Erosion. Councillor Edwards has again contacted Nick Rae of the Flood and Risk Management Group to ask for a copy of the report from the meeting held in June.
6/07/24/2: Memorial Garden Statue. The statue is due to be delivered to the Memorial Garden on Friday 19th July.
7/07/24: REPORT FROM BARROW NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM
PCSO Kirkham gave an update. Since the last meeting there had been 2 harassments, assault without injury, 1 burglary, 4 public order offences.
8/07/24: TO REPORT AND DISCUSS PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Cllr Alan Mason reported on the planning applications received by the parish council.
Reference Number : B21/2024/0281 Location : 8 Dunnerholme Cottages Dunnerholme Kirkby-In-Furness Cumbria LA17 7TU. Proposal : Proposed porch at ground level and new door at first floor level on front with small, pitched roof above. There were no objections or comments. The Clerk was asked to respond.
9/07/24: RESPONSE TO PLANNING APPLICATION B12/2024/0213 – LAND AT HAWTHWAITE LANE, BARROW IN FURNESS
Cllr Bill Wilson said that the sub-committee had met on Tuesday 9th July and discussed a response to the planning application. Cllr Bill Wilson gave an outline of the response, which was agreed by the parish council. The Clerk was asked to send this to the planning officer. As a statutory consultee the response from the parish council will be on the planning portal.
Action Clerk
10/07/24: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION EVENTS
The Barrow local plan is being replaced by a new Westmorland and Furness Local plan which will cover the next 20 years. Residents are being asked to come to drop-in sessions to have their say on how they can shape this local plan for the area. The drop-in for Askam and Ireleth is on Wednesday 24th July between 3pm and 7pm. The parish council urge people to attend this event and give their views on how Askam and Ireleth should be represented in the local plan, what is important to them for our village and our community. If you cannot attend a meeting, you can do this on-line at www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/localplan.
11/07/24: UPDATE FROM WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCILLOR
Councillor Daniel Edwards reported that as well as the work he has done with regards to contacting the Coastal Erosion Team, he is still progressing clearing the vegetation on Ireleth Road, cleaning and repairing the bus shelter at Greenhaume. He reported that he had been contacted by Duddon Inshore Rescue about a bench near the rescue station.
12/07/24: REPORT FROM CLERK (INCLUDING FINANCES)
The monthly expenditure spread sheet was made available to the councillors. This was agreed and accepted.
Proposed Cllr Elisabeth Donachie Seconded Cllr Alan Mason Agreed
The Clerk mentioned that the parish council do not meet in August and asked that Cllr Mason was given the authority to deal with any planning applications via email to the parish councillors, unless there was something that merited a face-to-face meeting. This was agreed.
13/07/24: CORRESPONDENCE All correspondence sent to the parish councillors prior to the meeting.
14/07/24: SANCTIONS FOR PAYMENT
Councillor Training for Councillor Elisabeth Donachie £60.00, Grant Platform 1 for use of
public toilet £150.00, Soil for planters in fountain area £5.00, Hire of methodist hall for planning
meeting £20.00, Bunting for D.Day £13.98, Aqua Projet Monthly landscaping £866.15. Rental
of Community Centre for Parish Council meetings March to July 2024 £80.00
Proposed Cllr Elisabeth Donachie Seconded Cllr Bill Wilson Agreed
15/07/24: DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 17 September 2024 at 7.30pm in the Community Centre, Duke Street, Askam.
Signed ……………………………………………………………. Dated ……………………………..
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