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Minutes of the Melbecks Parish Council meeting held on Thursday February 4th 2021 at 7.30pm on Zoom
The Melbecks Parish Council meeting was held on Thursday February 4
th
2021 on Zoom. Present were Councillors Silver, McCartney, Crapper
and Lewis with Cllr R. Alderson presiding. The Clerk was Miss N. Adams.
1. Apologies for absence
Apologies were received from Cllr Yvonne Peacock and Cllr Jill McMullon who were unable to attend as the Hawes and High Abbotside
Parish Council meeting is taking place at the same time, however Cllr Yvonne Peacock advised that she will try to join the meeting later.
2. Declaration of Interests
No interests were declared.
3. Minutes of the previous meeting, held on 3
rd
December 2020
The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 3
rd
December 2020 were agreed to be a correct record, and these were signed by the Chair.
4. There were no matters arising.
5. Finance
No items.
6. Highways
Councillors were notified that Cllr Silver has met with Steve Barker, Highways, NYCC and the work has now been mostly completed. No
further work at Gunnerside has taken place.
7. Richmondshire District Council
No items.
8. North Yorkshire County Council
No items.
9. YDNPA
a) Croft House, Gunnerside - Planning application/Listed Building consent, for erection of porch and replacement of existing roof. The
Council raised no comments or objections.
b) Brow Hill Farm, Gunnerside - Planning application: householder planning permission for conversion of adjoining stone building to create
additional living accommodation. It was noted that this application has been withdrawn.
b) YDNP Local Plan 2023-2040 Consultation no.3 – Exploring our options, Building new homes January – February 2021. It was noted that
Cllr McCartney had attended the Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan Annual Forum in January, where it was advised that the
YDNPA have completed surveys of people coming in and out of the national park, and there have been large numbers of visitors, and this is
expected to increase. The Forum had discussed what else could be done to promote tourism going forward.
10. AOB/other correspondence
a) Dales Police report – December 2020. The Council noted receipt of this report.
b) Dales Police report – January 2021. The Council noted receipt of this report.
c)
Tree
planting
High
Gill
House,
Low
Row.
The
Council
was
notified
of
a
plan
for
planting
of
trees
at
High
Gill
House,
Low
Row
and
a
letter
of
support
was
requested
from
the
Parish
Council
to
support
their
application
to
the
Millennium
Trust.
The
council
was
happy
to
support
the
plan
and
the
clerk
will
reply
to
advise
of
this,
however
it
was
noted
that
it
is
important
that
trees
are
managed
properly
once
they
are
established.
d)
Tree
planting
Old
Dairy,
Low
Row.
The
Council
was
notified
of
a
plan
for
planting
of
trees
at
The
Old
Dairy,
Low
Row
and
a
letter
of
support
was
requested
from
the
Parish
Council
to
support
their
application
to
the
Millennium
Trust.
The
council
was
happy
to
support
the
plan
and
the
clerk
will
reply
to
advise
of
this,
however
it
was
noted
that
it
is
important
that
trees
are
managed
properly
once
they
are
established.
e)
Request
for
bench
at
Low
Row
Church.
The
Council
was
advised
that
a
member
of
the
public
has
requested
that
a
bench
be
installed
outside
the
Church
in
Low
Row.
The
Parish
Council
raised
no
objections
however
this
will
need
to
be
agreed
by
Reeth
Estates
which
is
now
administered
by
GSC
Grays.
The
clerk
will
contact
them
to
see
if
this
is
possible.
It
was
also
noted
that
the
Church
has
permission
to
put
a
path for disabled visitors along the wall side, and it was agreed for the Clerk to liaise with Andrew Bedford regarding this.
f)
Salt
bin,
Low
Row.
A
resident
has
contacted
the
Parish
Council
regarding
the
possibility
of
installing
a
salt
bin
on
the
road
up
from
the
Institute,
to
hold
grit,
as
currently
the
grit
is
put
by
the
side
of
the
road
and
much
of
it
is
wasted.
The
resident
is
happy
to
fund
the
purchase
of
this,
however
as
grit
bins
can
only
be
requested
by
Parish
Councils,
the
clerk
has
contacted
highways
to
find
out
more
information,
but
is
waiting for a response. The Council raised no objections.
g) The clerk was asked to request more salt for the Institute, Brocca Bank and Peat Gate.
h)
The
clerk
was
asked
to
report
to
Highways
that
on
the
road
up
to
Peat
Gate,
there
is
an
issue
where
the
road
is
starting
to
slip
into
the
gully in a passing place, which could cause damage to vehicles.
11. Date of the next meeting
The next meeting will be on Thursday March 25th 2021 at 7.30pm, which will be the Annual Parish meeting, to be held either at Gunnerside
Village Hall or on Zoom, if to be held virtually, this is yet to be confirmed.
The meeting closed at 8.05pm.