ASHPERTON PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Clerk: Mrs J Chester, Mapleside, Ashperton, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2RZ
email:- clerk@ashperton-pc.gov.uk website:- www.ashperton-pc.gov.uk
COUNCILLORS ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL TO BE HELD AT ASHPERTON VILLAGE HALL ON THURSDAY 30th JANUARY 2025 AT 7.30PM
AGENDA
- To Accept any Apologies for Absence and Note the Reason
- To Record any Declarations of Interest and Consider any Requests for Dispensations
- Councillor Vacancies – To Receive any Nominations for Co-Option for two Councillor Vacancies
- To Remind Councillors to Review their Register of Interests held with Herefordshire Council and update if necessary
- To Consider Approval of Minutes of Parish Council meeting held 28th November 2024
- To Receive a Brief Report from Three Crosses Ward Councillor, Mr Jonathan Lester
- Planning: NB: no paper copies of applications are available to view at the meeting unless specified
a) To Consider Planning Applications referred for comment: (to be viewed online prior to the meeting)
b) To Note Details of Decision Notices Received from Hereford Council: as per planning records
8. Public Participation Session for Local Residents to raise matters relevant to the Parish Council (Please note: Decisions cannot be made on items not on the agenda) This item to be limited at the discretion of the chairman
9. Governance:
a) To Receive Update on switching to a .gov website as advised by HALC
10. Finance:
a) To Note Finance Report and Bank Balances
b) To Consider Payments of Outstanding Accounts
000585: ElanCity – SID – £2700.00
000586: J Chester – clerk salary Dec/Jan – as agreed plus expenses Ink £153.48
000587: HMRC – PAYE – £66.60
000588: Eyelid Productions – new .gov website – £175.00
11. Highways/Footpaths:
a) To Note any new Highway and Footpath Defects
b) To Note forthcoming A417 Road Closure
c) To Discuss Speed Indicator Device
12. Information Section / Correspondence / Discussion:
a) To Review Information and Outstanding Actions
b) To Discuss Woodsend Noticeboard
c) To Discuss Damaged Phonebox
d) To Discuss Donation towards Churchyard Maintenance
13. Reports: To Receive any reports from meetings attended
14. Training: To Note any forthcoming training dates
15. To Raise Items for Next Scheduled Parish Council Meeting (no discussion)
16. To Confirm Date of Next Scheduled Meeting as Thursday 27th March 2025 at 7.30pm
Signed: JLChester (Clerk to the Parish Council) Dated 22nd January 2025
The press and public are cordially invited to attend the meeting
Ashperton Village Hall Committee Meeting
- To Discuss further Village Hall Improvements
- To Discuss Process for Booking the Hall
- To Decide Hall Hire Fees
- To Discuss Village Hall Clock
- To Discuss Solar Panels
- To Discuss LED Lights
- To Agree to Pay Outstanding Invoices
Flogas = tank rental £39.28 and refill 254.79
Actions
Quotes to be obtained for painting village hall AS/clerk
COVID posters to be removed if possible and pictures put back up AH/AS/NB
Display King Charle III portrait AS/NB
Examine clock to decide type of repair or replacement AS/NB/clerk
Information Sheet
DATES OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS – (all held at Ashperton Village Hall at 7.30pm unless advised otherwise)
2025 –, Thursday 27th March, Thursday 29th May
PARISH CLERK UPDATE
Road defects reported to Locality Steward / Herefordshire Council via website
Website updated
SID purchased, installed and added to Insurance Policy
2025/26 Budget Confirmed and Precept £10500 Requested
VAT claim reimbursed
.gov website ordered and now live
Pike Cottage Flooding 11158383/ 11168411/ FS-CASE-664608397 Drains FS-CASE- 641780039/11165280
Grit Bin replacement requested from HC/BB FS-CASE-660250383 / 11169970 Container planning breach reported FS- CASE- 660257554
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Balfour Beatty – Locality briefings *
Balfour Beatty – Herefordshire Road Closure Notices *
Herefordshire Rural Hub – Dec & Jan newsletters *
Herefordshire Council – Talk Community updates *
Herefordshire Council – Leaders Newsletter *
HALC – Information Corner & Training Diary *
West Mercia Police – Newsletter *
* Circulated to Cllrs.
OUTSTANDING ACTIONS – These are the consolidated actions outstanding after the last meeting:-
Meeting Minute Action Status Comments
Sept 2017 9.2 RE ongoing Contact Cricket Club re installation of footpath gate
Jan 2020 6 All ongoing All footpaths to be checked and repairs made as required
Sept 2021 10c All ongoing Carry out weekly checks on defibrillator status (Pads expiry date 09/2024
March 2022 11c AH complete Investigate costs of disabled toilet installation and report at next meeting
March 2022 9a clerk ongoing chase landowner about dangerous manhole cover in Dognall Lane
May 2022 14a clerk requested request footpath signs for AP19, AP18, AP13 and AP11 and waymarker post
for Ashperton Park (reordered with Steve Organ June 2024)
Jan 2023 10d AH/clerk ongoing check timings for village pond tidy up
May 2024 14a clerk ongoing compose hedges letter and arrange letter drop
May 2024 14b NB ongoing Download and analyse SID data and circulate monthly report
PLANNING RECORD
191013 Land to the North of Ashperton Village Hall Ashperton Herefordshire , Application for approval of reserved matters following Outline 152041 (Proposed residential development of 10 dwellings (amendment to original application)) for the approval of Appearance, Landscaping and Scale including details to address conditions 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 & 24)
PC Comment: The Parish Council object to the drainage proposals and the appearance and scale of the dwellings as being totally out of character with the existing properties in the village. They also wish to ensure that the flats/offices above the garages have conditions attached to them so they cannot become separate dwellings. It is also felt that the proposed number of car parking spaces allocated for the dwellings is not adequate. HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL DECISION: ON HOLD DUE TO PHOSPHATES
212011 – Little Tuston, Woodend, Herefordshire HR8 2RS Proposed change of use of existing annexe to a separate C3 residential dwelling PC Comment: The Parish Council have no objections HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL DECISION: ON HOLD
P222728/N Whitwick Manor Lower Eggleton Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2UE The erection of and the construction of an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant with associated facilities, including feedstock storage clamps; tanks; lagoons and wetland filtration system; and connection to the national gas grid, together with the installation of photovoltaic panels on buildings, a grain store and dryer and the construction of anew vehicular access to the A417. PC Comment: The Parish Council object on traffic impact on the village grounds HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL DECISION