welcome to thorner annual parish meeting wednesday 8 th may 2013 victory hall
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WELCOME TO THORNER ANNUAL PARISH MEETINGWEDNESDAY 8TH MAY 2013
VICTORY HALL
AGENDA 1 Welcome and introduction from the Chairman 2 Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting 2nd May 2012 3 Chairman’s Annual Report 4 Parish Council accounts 2012/13 5 Police report (including presentation on Neighbourhood Watch) 6 Neighbourhood Plan presentation 7 Presentations by village societies 8 Open Forum
RECEIPTS Budget 2012/13
Actual 2012/13
Budget 2013/14
Precept 27,000.00£ 27,000.00£ 27,000.00£ Allotment Rent 260.00£ 257.50£ 260.00£ Bank interest 300.00£ 944.59£ 300.00£ Grants 1,000.00£ 1,000.00£ VAT refund 1,818.96£ Donation 628.00£
TOTAL 27,560.00£ 31,649.05£ 28,560.00£
PAYMENTSAdministration Clerk's salary 6,000.00£ 5,815.52£ 5,000.00£
Post/telephone 100.00£ 82.50£ 100.00£ Travel 200.00£ 72.90£ 100.00£ Stationery 1,000.00£ 1,387.45£ 100.00£ Off ice equipment 400.00£ New sletter 700.00£ 847.40£ 1,000.00£ Insurance 450.00£ 700.73£ 720.00£ Subscriptions 650.00£ 628.00£ 650.00£ Training 300.00£ 250.00£ 300.00£ Publications 50.00£ 12.00£ 50.00£ VAT 2,050.55£
Allotment expenses Rent 100.00£ 100.00£ 100.00£ Water charges 150.00£ 99.57£ 100.00£ Other 50.00£
Land by ford 50.00£ 50.00£ 50.00£ Noticeboard 20.00£ 20.00£ 20.00£ Room hire 400.00£ 238.00£ 300.00£ Professional fees 550.00£ 428.50£ 550.00£ Green team Grass cutting 3,500.00£ 2,848.00£ 3,500.00£
Gardening 500.00£ 65.00£ 1,500.00£ Maintenance and repairs 1,500.00£ 1,406.68£ Plants and bulbs 1,000.00£ 192.89£
Playground 1,600.00£ 35.00£ Playground savings 1,600.00£ Playground maintenance 500.00£ Church 1,000.00£ 2,654.50£ 1,000.00£ Royal British Legion 25.00£ 120.00£ 120.00£ Thorner Historical Society 275.00£ 258.12£ 275.00£ Other 250.00£ 947.13£ Christmas tree & lights 100.00£ 84.58£ 200.00£ Electricity charges 250.00£ 149.08£ 350.00£ Youth fund 3,250.00£ 3,250.00£ 3,250.00£ Website 50.00£ 50.00£ Chairman's Allow ance 50.00£ 112.76£ 50.00£ Snow clearing equipment 1,000.00£ 2,791.08£ 500.00£ Diamond Jubilee 1,000.00£ 695.00£ YEDL Substation 1,500.00£
YEDL Substation maintenance 200.00£ Benches 1,117.16£ Public projects & repairs 5,675.00£ Boules shelter maintenance 200.00£
TOTAL 27,570.00£ 29,510.10£ 28,560.00£
THORNER NEIGHBOURHOOD
PLANANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2013
What is a Neighbourhood Plan?
O Localism Act 2011 introduced new rights & powers to allow local communities to shape new development by preparing neighbourhood plans.
O Prepared by parish councils on behalf of & with the local community.
O Finished product would be a document setting out what the local community wants future development to look like.
Local contextO Leeds City Council needs to find land
for about 70,000 new homesO Thorner NP will need to conform with
Leeds ‘Core Strategy’ & national planning policy
O Major development not expected in Thorner – not sustainable
Why have a Neighbourhood Plan?
O Opportunity for local community to shape future development
O Will be legally binding on planning officers when considering planning applications – previous plans have been advisory only
O Areas with a NP can receive money for each new property built, which can be used for the benefit of the community
What could the Plan include?
O Local housing need – e.g. affordable housing, housing for older people
O Design principles – to preserve the village character
O Proposed sites for developmentO Specify areas to be protected from
development, e.g. green spaces & footpaths
O Plans for community facilities & leisure areas
What CAN’T the Neighbourhood Plan do?
O Stop development – it means the community can shape development, not prevent it from happening
O Contravene national planning policy – couldn’t build large supermarket - unsustainable
How do we develop the Neighbourhood Plan?
O Neighbourhood area designated √O Set up steering group of local volunteersO Community engagementO Prepare the plan in consultation with
communityO LCC check for legal complianceO Six week consultation periodO Checked by independent examinerO ReferendumO NP adopted by LCC
What next?O Recruit more volunteers for steering
groupO Initial community engagement:• review Village Design Statement• gauge community’s vision for Thorner
O Apply for fundingO Get support from Leeds City CouncilO Aim to complete plan by early 2015
Further informationO First NP has recently been adopted –
Upper Eden ValleyO Useful information & guidance
available on Council for Protection of Rural England website (www.cpre.org.uk)
O Government guidance available at https://www.gov.uk/neighbourhood-planning
Want to get involved & have your say?
O Join the steering groupO Come to a consultation session – will
be advertisedO Contact the Clerk for more details:
Kate James [email protected] / 0113 2892434