1. Apologies for Absence: None
Present: Cllr. Nick Bell (NB) [Chairman], Dean Wise (DW) [Deputy Chairman], Cllr. Kevin Ashdown (KA), Cllr. Gervase Dawidek (GD), Cllr. Simon Flounders (SF), Cllr. John Harrison (JH), Cllr. Joanne Jackson (JJ), Cllr. Norman Lamb (NL), Cllr. Peter Smith (PS), Bruce Skinner (BS) [Clerk/RFO]
Members of the Public: Ms Duggleby
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting: Those who were present at that meeting Unanimously Resolved to ‘take as read’ the Minutes of the 14 March 2024 Ordinary PC Meeting
3. Purpose of Meeting
i) To consider Planning Application ZE24/00366/HOUSE: Erection of first-floor extension to south elevation, erection of a single-storey extension and a lobby extension to north elevation at Century House, Chapel Road.
ii) To consider Re-consultation on Planning Application for the purposes of the Application to vary condition No. 1 of Planning Permission Ref. C3/19/01386/CPO to allow an extension of time to recover remaining mineral resources on land at Settrington Quarry
iii) To review progress in assessing/comparing the service offered by three website providers; potentially after discussion to consider a Proposal to appoint the recommended one, leading to a Resolution to award a contract
4. Outcome of Meeting
i) After an introductory presentation from Ms Duggleby, a summary of the situation from the Chairman, individual comments from each of the cllrs present, and considerable discussion, the meeting voted on the Chairman’s motion that, ‘as a ‘consensus view the PC has no objection to the proposed extensions’, as follows:
For: 5 Against: 4 Abstentions: 0
It was therefore agreed that Clerk should respond to planning.rye@northyorks.gov.uk that: ‘Settrington Parish Councils has no observations to make on the proposal, other than that the planners will no doubt take due note of the fact that the property, whilst itself not listed, is within a Conservation Area’.
ii) The Chairman gave a brief resumé of that morning’s Quarry Liaison meeting with Dan Walker, an update on the situation regarding the Mineral Rights of the ex Parish Pit plot, and an interpretation of the rationale for the proposed variation amendment to the Planning Permission.
After discussion, the meeting unanimously agreed that it had no comments to submit regarding the Application.
iii) The Chairman gave a brief review of the status of the comparison of offers from website providers which has been carried out by the Clerk (BS), assisted by NB and RS.
It was agreed that the Clerk will circulate to members an anonymised version of the comparison, in preparation for review and a decision to proceed at the next meeting.
5. AOB
i) At the Chairman’s request because of business commitments, those present agreed to change the date of the Parish Meeting, Annual Meeting and Ordinary meetings from 8 May to 13 May 2024
As there was no further business the meeting closed at approx. 7.30 p.m.