Councillors G Baxter : D Cheetham : N R Foster : T Furniss : C A Gill : F Higgins : D Hill : Mrs K Marr : W I Pryce : Mrs C A Smith : J Stocks : S Temple : Mrs W Temple : J Williams (Town Mayor) : M Wing.

104. Public Forum (Planning)

None raised.

 

105. Apologies

RESOLVED That apologies for non-attendance be received and noted from Councillors M Brader (other business) and M Emmens (other business).

 

106. Youth Matters

None raised.

 

107. Police Matters

PC Meggett attended for this item and had supplied Members with a schedule of crime statistics for the month of December 2003 with comparative figures for December 2002. PC Meggett further stated that she would investigate and follow up the Council’s continuing request for crime statistics on a ward by ward basis for the whole of the North East Derbyshire district, but informed Members that there had been problems with the Force’s database.

RESOLVED That the information be received and noted.

 

108. Council Minutes

Members considered the Minutes of the meeting of Dronfield Town Council held on Monday, 1^st December 2003.

RESOLVED That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Dronfield Town Council held on Monday, 1^st December 2003 be received, noted and approved as a true record of events and that the Town Mayor be duly authorised to sign them as such.

 

109. Matters Arising

None raised.

 

110. Planning Matters

1. Planning Applications (Appendix 1)

1. Reference 00962/FL – Change of use of buildings from offices to four separate flats and installation of new vehicular access (Conservation Area) (Amended Plans/Amended Title) at 15-17 Chesterfield Road

RESOLVED That this Council expresses its concerns regarding access and egress to the site.

2. Reference 01414/FL – Single storey side extension at 28 Windermere Avenue, Dronfield Woodhouse

RESOLVED That North East Derbyshire District Council Planning Committee be requested to convene a site visit to this location prior to reaching a decision.

3. Reference 01472/FL – Construction of single storey side extension to form utility room, kitchen extension and atrium at 23 Holmley Bank, Dronfield

RESOLVED That Dronfield Town Council strenuously objects to this application due to the size and scope of the development. Members recalled that this property had already been extended recently and any further proposals would have serious implications for neighbouring properties.

1. Planning Decisions

Members considered a schedule of planning consents and refusals supplied by North East Derbyshire District Council for information.

RESOLVED That the schedule be received and noted.

 

2. Appeal Decisions

RESOLVED That the report be received and noted.

1. Town Clerk’s Progress Report

1. Outside Services
2. Gosforth Lodge and Cliffe Park
3. Stonelow Pavilions
4. Publications received.

1. That these reports be received and noted.
2. That when the work at Callywhite Lane/Mill Lane is completed and handed over, then a photo-shoot be arranged with the local media to publicise the improvements.

112. Reports from Dronfield Town Council Representatives

The Town Council’s representative on the Peel Centre Management Committee reported that they had been successful in obtaining a grant from the Lotteries Commission to the value of over £34,000 for improvements and for creating better access for people with disabilities at the Peel Centre.

RESOLVED That the report be received and noted.

 

113. Reports of Dronfield Town Council Working Groups

1. Best Value Working Group

Members considered the notes of the Best Value Working Group held on 10^th December 2003, which had considered the Best Value Review Panel’s report on the Council’s Grants Awards procedures.

RESOLVED That the notes be received and noted.

2. Properties Working Group

Members considered a report of the Properties Working Group held on 15^th December 2003 when they had considered progress in Cliffe Park, Stonelow Pavilions together with Town Council property and assets.

RESOLVED

1. That the report be received and noted.
2. That a detailed report on Council property and assets be placed on the next agenda for full Council.

3. Budget Working Group

RESOLVED That the notes be received and noted.

112. Grant Aid

1. 7^th Dronfield Scouts

Before the request from 7^th Dronfield Scouts was considered, Councillor Simon Temple declared a non-pecuniary interest in this item and left the meeting whilst it was being discussed.

RESOLVED That 7^th Dronfield Scouts be awarded a grant of £100 under S.137 of the Local Government Act 1972.

2. Dronfield Junior School

RESOLVED That no grant be awarded to the Dronfield Junior School because it falls outside the remit of S.137 awards in that the school has a statutory funding body, namely Derbyshire County Council.

112. Schedule of Payments (Appendix 2)

Members considered a schedule of payments made from the Council’s No 1 account for the month of November 2003 in the sum of £46,274.95.

RESOLVED That the schedule of payments for the month of November 2003 in the sum of £46,274.95 be received, accepted and approved.

 

 

113. Schedule of Receipts (Appendix 3)

Members considered a schedule of receipts for the month of November 2003 and paid into the Council’s No 2 account in the sum of £21,535.26.

RESOLVED That the schedule of receipts for the month of November 2003 in the sum of £21,535.26 be accepted, noted and approved.

 

114. Public Forum