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Minutes of Mettingham Parish Council
Village Hall
Rectory Lane
Mettingham
Tuesday
7pm
Mrs Lesley Hand |
Chairman |
Mr E Williams |
Vice Chairman |
Mrs M Williams |
Parish Clerk |
Mr P Willer |
|
Mr D Raven |
|
Mr T Lay |
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1. Apologies
Tony Sprake
2. Minutes of the previous meeting
These were agreed and signed by the Chairman as being a true record.
3. Declaration of Interest
None
4. Matters Arising
None
5. Annual Governance Accountability Return (AGAR) 2022/23
All approved:
a) Certificate of Exemption signed by Chair and Clerk
b) End of Year Return as signed by internal auditor
c) Annual Governance Statement signed by Chair and Clerk
d) Accounting Statements 2022/23 signed by Chair and Clerk
6. Financial Statement
Current balance £2931.86
Precept received
Half-yearly rent and donation paid to the Village Hall
Half-yearly donation paid to the Church
7. Planning
DC/23/1259/SCO Shipmeadow Solar Farm
Following a useful discussion, the Counil’s concerns to be reported to ESC planning are:
- The loss of prime, productive arable land
- The impact on the local infrastructure, particularly the increase of traffic on the B1062
It was stated that anyone can comment personally on ESC planning website regarding this matter.
8. Affiliation with ESPA (East Suffolk Planning Alliance)
ESPA is a collection of town and parish councils and local groups who have merged to have a collective voice to co-ordinate together and to challenge local council decisions.
It was decided that the council should join the group and that the clerk would be the representative.
9. Date of Next Meeting
Tuesday 11th July at 7pm
The meeting finished at 7.40pm