Wednesday 15th November 2023 7pm
Bellingham Town Hall Meeting Room

Agenda

Part A - Public Participation

Part B - Parish Council Meeting 

1. Apologies for Absence

2. County Councillor Report 

3. Declarations of Interest

4. Minutes of October meeting - to be agreed

5. Matters Arising from the Minutes

6. Planning Applications

6.1 Notice- 22/04648/VARYCO Foundry Farm - REFUSED

6.2 Application - 21/03910/FUL - Convenience Store, former Mart

6.3 Notice- 23/00298/COU Storage Building - GRANTED

6.4 Application - 23/03985/FUL  - 26 Dwellings - Bridgeford View

7. Finance

7.1 Oct - Nov income, expenses and bank balances

8. Correspondence

8.1 Steven Flynn - ITV

8.2 Play Area Maintenance

8.3 Office of Guy Opperman - Invite to Tynedale floods forum 

8.4 Precept 2024-25 

8.5 Councillor Resignation - Martin Dickson-Green

9. Borderlands updates

10. Reports 

10.1 Cllr Irving - Broken Fence

10.2 Cllr Wilkinson - Excess Water

11. Any Urgent Business

12. Restricted Business

12.1 Co-option of new councillors review of applicants and discussion.

13. Agreement of date of next meeting - December 20th

Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda

5. Matters arising - updates required

i  Clerk - Continue to Liaise with Time Fish re footpaths

ii  Clerk - Continue to advance Ray Wind Farm Fund Application

iii  Clerk - Update re Toilet Block refurbishment

iv  Cllr Kirkbride - Invite school to Christmas Light switch on

v  Clerk - Arrange for tree pruning including School tree

vi  Clerk - Circulate details of landscape tender for approval

vii  Clerk - Seek volunteers for Speed watch on Facebook

viii  Clerk - Report Cuddy’s Well steps to National Park

ix  Clerk & All - Advertise what role of councillor entails, all to seek suitable candidates

6. Planning applications

6.1 22/04648/VARYCO Foundry Farm. Use of site all year round. REFUSED
6.2 21/03910/FUL Construction of new convenience food retail store (Use Class E) with associated access, parking and landscaping. Land At Former Bellingham Auction Mart.
6.3 3/00298/COU Change of use, plumbers storage to personal storage. GRANTED
6.4 23/03985/FUL Construction of 26no. dwellings, detached garages and associated works - Land North East Of Bridgeford View

7 Finance:

7.1 Income and expenses: Oct - Nov

Income:

Allotment 3 - £25 (25.10)
Allotment 11 - £25 (29.10)
Pod Point - £552.95

Invoices paid:

Anglian water - £5 (03.11)
Anglian water - £4 (03.11)
Natalie Green - £154.34 (30.10)

Invoices to be paid (to date):

Mazars, External Audit - £300
Poppy Wreath - £tbc
C Holbrow Exiam (Village Maintenance): £454.03
C Woodcock (Clerk Wages): £212.51
Pod Point £9.97
Pod Point £20.75
C Woodcock Expenses - JT Dove (Play Area Materials top up) - £328.09

Bank Accounts as of 09/11/23

Treasurers Account - £33,433.50

 Cemeteries Account - £6,953.30

Reserve Account - £11,292.41