WELCOME TO THORNER
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
WEDNESDAY 8TH MAY 2013
VICTORY HALL
AGENDA
1 Welcome and introduction from the Chairman
2 Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting 2nd May 2012
3 Chairman’s Annual Report
4 Parish Council accounts 2012/13
5 Police report (including presentation on Neighbourhood Watch)
6 Neighbourhood Plan presentation
7 Presentations by village societies
8 Open Forum
RECEIPTS
Precept
Allotment Rent
Bank interest
Grants
VAT ref und
Donation
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
Administration
Allotment expenses
Land by f ord
Noticeboard
Room hire
Prof essional f ees
Green team
Playground
Playground savings
Playground maintenance
Church
Royal British Legion
Thorner Historical Society
Other
Christmas tree & lights
Electricity charges
Youth f und
Website
Chairman's Allow ance
Snow clearing equipment
Diamond Jubilee
YEDL Substation
YEDL Substation maintenance
Benches
Public projects & repairs
Boules shelter maintenance
TOTAL
Clerk's salary
Post/telephone
Travel
Stationery
Of f ice equipment
New sletter
Insurance
Subscriptions
Training
Publications
VAT
Rent
Water charges
Other
Grass cutting
Gardening
Maintenance and repairs
Plants and bulbs
Budget
2012/13
£ 27,000.00
£
260.00
£
300.00
Budget
2013/14
£ 27,000.00
£
260.00
£
300.00
£ 1,000.00
£ 27,560.00
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Actual
2012/13
27,000.00
257.50
944.59
1,000.00
1,818.96
628.00
31,649.05
£ 6,000.00
£
100.00
£
200.00
£ 1,000.00
£
£
£
£
5,815.52
82.50
72.90
1,387.45
£
£
£
£
£
700.00
450.00
650.00
300.00
50.00
£
£
100.00
150.00
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
847.40
700.73
628.00
250.00
12.00
2,050.55
100.00
99.57
£ 5,000.00
£
100.00
£
100.00
£
100.00
£
400.00
£ 1,000.00
£
720.00
£
650.00
£
300.00
£
50.00
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
50.00
20.00
400.00
550.00
3,500.00
500.00
1,500.00
1,000.00
1,600.00
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
50.00
20.00
238.00
428.50
2,848.00
65.00
1,406.68
192.89
35.00
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
1,000.00
25.00
275.00
250.00
100.00
250.00
3,250.00
50.00
50.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,500.00
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
2,654.50
120.00
258.12
947.13
84.58
149.08
3,250.00
£
£
£
112.76
2,791.08
695.00
£
1,117.16
£ 28,560.00
£
100.00
£
100.00
£
50.00
£
50.00
£
20.00
£
300.00
£
550.00
£ 3,500.00
£ 1,500.00
£ 1,600.00
£
500.00
£ 1,000.00
£
120.00
£
275.00
£
200.00
£
350.00
£ 3,250.00
£
50.00
£
50.00
£
500.00
£
200.00
£ 5,675.00
£
200.00
£ 27,570.00
£ 29,510.10
£ 28,560.00
THORNER
NEIGHBOURHOOD
PLAN
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 2013
What is a
Neighbourhood Plan?
O Localism Act 2011 introduced new rights &
powers to allow local communities to shape
new development by preparing
neighbourhood plans.
O Prepared by parish councils on behalf of &
with the local community.
O Finished product would be a document
setting out what the local community wants
future development to look like.
Local context
O Leeds City Council needs to find land for
about 70,000 new homes
O Thorner NP will need to conform with Leeds
‘Core Strategy’ & national planning policy
O Major development not expected in Thorner
– not sustainable
Why have a
Neighbourhood Plan?
O Opportunity for local community to shape
future development
O Will be legally binding on planning officers
when considering planning applications –
previous plans have been advisory only
O Areas with a NP can receive money for each
new property built, which can be used for
the benefit of the community
What could the Plan include?
O Local housing need – e.g. affordable housing,
O
O
O
O
housing for older people
Design principles – to preserve the village
character
Proposed sites for development
Specify areas to be protected from development,
e.g. green spaces & footpaths
Plans for community facilities & leisure areas
What CAN’T the
Neighbourhood Plan do?
O Stop development – it means the
community can shape development, not
prevent it from happening
O Contravene national planning policy –
couldn’t build large supermarket unsustainable
How do we develop the
Neighbourhood Plan?
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Neighbourhood area designated √
Set up steering group of local volunteers
Community engagement
Prepare the plan in consultation with community
LCC check for legal compliance
Six week consultation period
Checked by independent examiner
Referendum
NP adopted by LCC
What next?
O Recruit more volunteers for steering group
O Initial community engagement:
review Village Design Statement
• gauge community’s vision for Thorner
•
O Apply for funding
O Get support from Leeds City Council
O Aim to complete plan by early 2015
Further information
O First NP has recently been adopted – Upper
Eden Valley
O Useful information & guidance available on
Council for Protection of Rural England
website (www.cpre.org.uk)
O Government guidance available at
https://www.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning
Want to get involved &
have your say?
O Join the steering group
O Come to a consultation session – will be
advertised
O Contact the Clerk for more details:
Kate James
[email protected] / 0113 2892434