Minutes of the Meeting of Bradwall Parish Council Wednesday 26 July 2023 8:00pm

Old Hall, High Street, Sandbach

PRESENT: Cllr. G. Gnyp – Chairman BPC

Cllr M. Acton – BPC Cllr. E. Gnyp – BPC Cllr. M Ollier – BPC Cllr. R. Smedley - BPC Mrs V Collier – Clerk

IN ATTENDANCE: None

1. Apologies for absence

Cllr John Wray was not in attendance

2. To receive any Declaration of Interests regarding Agenda items No declarations were noted.

3. To approve Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 17 May 2023 Approved by Cllr. E Gnyp and seconded by Cllr. M Ollier.

4. To discuss Matters arising from the last meeting.

a) Bradwall Village Hall

A formal letter is to be sent to the Chair of Bradwall Village Hall for a formal response.

b) Permissive footpath

The footpath is near completion, Chairman G Gnyp is due to inspect the completed path in the coming days. Following the completion of the path and with the agreement of the landowners, Councillors will invite the landowners to unveil the path for opening on a Sunday in August and limit publicity to Bradwall residents only.

c) Blocked entrance signs

Agreement for signs to be provided by the Parish Council to mark the gates to the fields, landowners will erect the signs to mark no parking with access required 24 hours.

d) Bradwall Website updates

This action was completed prior to the meeting.

5. Finance (Clerk)

a) To receive the Balance Sheet The balance sheet was noted.

Account Balances on 31/03/2023
Current Account	1407.35
Reserve Account	154.09
Community Benefit Fund Account	30339.57
	31901.01

b) To approve payments.

Payments Reference 419, 420, 421 and 422 were approved. The payment for the permissive path was agreed via email for payment in August.

6. Planning Matters

Ref	Description	Address	Date registered	Date for comments	Target decision date	Decision
Outstanding Decisions
21/5202C	Change of use of field to allow touring caravan pitches	Fields Farm, 150B Congleton Road, Sandbach, CW11 4TE	08/10/2021	10/11/2021	02/06/2022	No decision
22/3244C	Change of use of land for Showmans Yard with development retrospective	Fairacre, East Booth Lane, Moston, CW11 3PU	14/08/2022	14/09/2022	10/10/2022	No decision
23/1294C	Change of use and conversion of part of redundant argricultural building into one dwelling house	Home Farm, Bradwall Road, Bradwall, CW11 1RG	03/04/2023	26/05/2023	29/05/2023	No decision
New Planning Applications
23/2325C	Listed building consent for removal and recovering of existing roof with existing clay plain tiles	3 School Cottages, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, CW11 1RH	20/06/2023	27/07/2023	15/08/2023	Comments submitted

The current planning permission applications progress was noted.

7. Correspondence Received and Updated Actions (Clerk) Defibrillator Pads

Access to the Defibrillator is limited due to the locking of the gates and lack of access means it cannot be access by the public. The defibrillator pads are due to expire, the Circuit have confirmed the pads can be out of date and still used. The Clerk to write to the occupiers of the Village Hall regarding the access to the defibrillator and ongoing maintenance. If this is not agreeable the Parish Council will look to relocate it within the Parish.

Elections Paperwork

Further paperwork completed and submitted. Natwest Online Banking

Agreement to explore the option of Natwest Online Banking. Payment for the Permissive Path

Agreement for the payment to be circulated and approved outside the meeting. Agreement for the Parish Council to possibly need to be audited next year due to expenditure over

£25000.

8. Any other business

Noticeboard outside the Village Hall to be inspected.

9. The next meeting is Wednesday 20 September 2023 at the Old Hall.

Signed by RFO/Clerk Chairman