Author: Irene - Parish Clerk

Amended Agenda DPC meeting on 15.11.22

AGENDA FOR THE DALLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON 15th NOVEMBER 2022

9th November 2022

Parish Council Members are summoned to a Council Meeting of Dallington Parish Council, to be held on 15th November 2022, at 7.30pm in Dallington Village Hall.

Members of the press and public are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Irene Marchant – Proper Officer/RFO

St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA

01424 838414/07711 224150 – [email protected]

1. Disclosure of Interests

To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Member regards the interest as a disclosable pecuniary interest under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

2. Dispensations

3. Apologies for absence

4. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

5. Open Forum

5.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green

5.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor G. Curtis

5.3 Chair’s report (DPC) – Councillor W. Miers

5.4 Public Question Time – to receive any questions/concerns from members of the public on matters on this agenda.

6. DPC Revenue Budget for 2023-24

To approve the DPC Revenue Budget for 2023-24 as presented by the RFO.

7. DPC Scheme of Delegation to the Proper Officer

To approve the DPC Scheme of Delegation to the Proper officer.

8. Dallington Recreation Ground

8.1 To finalise arrangements for the installation of new doors at the pavilion.

8.2 Any other DRG matters for discussion, including Solstice Event (21.12.22)

9. Commemorative seating

To complete the order for the 2 commemorative benches.

10. Planning

10.1 Planning application for consideration.

RR/2022/2348/P – Brooklands, Barn Cottage, Carricks Hill

Erection cart shed style garage to replace existing

Click on this link to see full details on the RDC planning website

10.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

11. Enforcement

11.1 No Dallington items on the most recent RDC enforcement list.

11.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

12. Highways/Rights of Way

To consider any Highways/RoW issues that need actioning.

13. Finance

13.1 Bank balances at 30.10.22

  • DPC deposit account – £17,332.86
  • DPC current account – £2,188.49
  • DRG current account – £541.54

13.3 To approve the 2nd quarter accounts at 30.09.22, as presented by the RFO.

13.4 To approve the budget monitor and bank reconciliations at 31.10.22, as presented by the RFO.

13.5 To approve the following payments:

DPC Account

  • Clerk, salary/HO (Oct/Nov 2022) – £831.00
  • ** Godaddy, cPanel hosting – £301.97
  • * Godaddy, basic managed WordPress – £359.28

DRG Account

  • * G. Keeley, mowing 01.10.22 – £70.00
  • ** to be refunded by MPC
  • * already paid

14. Dates of next meetings

15.12.22 – planning meeting (provisional)

24.01.23 – full council meeting

15. Exclusion of public and press

Pursuant to Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, to resolve that the public and press be excluded from consideration of item 16, as it may include contractual information.

16. Closed session

Flood Alert!

Just received from Rother District Council.

A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency.
Flood Alert in force: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal.
Flooding is possible for: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal, including Crowhurst Bridge, Etchingham, Robertsbridge, Salehurst and Bodiam.
Be prepared.
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall.  Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected from 12:30 today, Thursday 3 November 2022 and will remain high for the rest of the day. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the river, particularly in the Crowhurst Bridge area and around Shrub Lane and low lying land and roads along the River Rother, particularly around Robertsbridge.
Further rainfall is forecast overnight into Friday, 4 November 2022. We are continuing to monitor the situation and our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from the rivers.
This message will be updated by 20:00, or as the situation changes.

To check the latest information for your area
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* Visit the GOV.UK website to see the current flood warnings, view river and sea levels or check the 5-day flood risk forecast: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/064WAF351

* Or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 using quickdial code: 217019 .

Village Hall Events November 2022

After a very successful quiz night in October, here is the calendar for November:

  • Saturday 5th Library Cafe 10-12noon
    (our monthly Saturday morning opening)
  • Thursday 24th Christmas Wreath Workshop 10am -12 noon
    Come and make a Christmas Wreath with Frances Gorringe & Pauline Ridley. Materials will be provided, but please bring any decorations you would like to include. £5 per head – proceeds to village hall.

In addition our regular weekly activities continue as follows:

  • Mondays     Art Club 10am -12noon;   Library Cafe 2pm-4pm
  • Thursdays  Yoga class 8-9pm
  • Fridays        Chair Yoga  11am -12 noon
    For more details of yoga classes and to book a place, please visit https://www.living-yoga.co.uk/classes

To view all forthcoming activities or to book the hall for your own event, please go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/village-hall-booking/

And to book our newly refurbished Billiard Room, go to https://dallington.org.uk/village-hall/billiard-room-booking-page/

Road open for Quiz Night 28.10.22

A quick reminder about tomorrow’s Quiz Night and reassurance that despite the road closure signs still visible – The Street is not closed – there may still be a short single lane section outside the school, but full access to the Village Hall is available in both directions.
Friday 28th October Quiz Night – 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Tickets £5 per head (on the door or book in advance) to include light buffet refreshments – please bring your own drinks.

 

Road Open for Quiz Night tomorrow Friday 28th October

A quick reminder about tomorrow’s Quiz Night and reassurance that despite the road closure signs still visible, The Street is NOT closed – there may still be a short single lane section outside the primary school but full access to the Old School village hall is available in both directions.

    • Friday 28th Quiz Night 7.00 for a 7.30 start.
      Tickets £5 per head (on the door or book in advance) to include light buffet refreshments. Please bring your own drinks.

High Weald AONB Management Plan Consultation

From the High Weald AONB – there are links to their Biennial Review and to the survey for their 5-year management plan, to which all are invited to take part.

Dear Parish or Town Councillor,

Please see below some information on our current High Weald AONB Management Plan consultation; we’d be very grateful if you could share the survey link and accompanying information with your residents, please, as we would appreciate their feedback.

We have also just published our Biennial Review, covering the financial years 2020-21 and 2020-21. The report sets out our activities and achievements over this time period, including how we dealt with the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The report can be downloaded here so again please feel free to share as you see fit.

Many thanks,

Emma White
Communications Officer

High Weald AONB Unit 

Have your say on the future of the High Weald AONB

We are currently seeking feedback as part of our work towards the next High Weald AONB Management Plan, which is due to be published in 2024. 

A draft version of the next Plan will be available for formal public consultation in late Spring 2023. 

In the meantime, we are keen to gather early feedback on some of the new topics we are hoping to include in the next Plan. Your comments are important; they can help us shape the next Management Plan and how the High Weald AONB is managed for the next 5 years.

Please find a link below to a quick survey on the proposed new content – you do not have to be familiar with the current Management Plan to take part in this survey, however you can access the current High Weald AONB Management Plan here if you wish.  The survey is open until the end of November 2022. 

Complete the survey: https://www.highweald.org/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=70

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