Drigg & Carleton Parish Council – Agenda – January 2025

DRIGG & CARLETON PARISH COUNCIL

AGENDA FOR THE JANUARY ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday 14^th January 2025

To be held in Drigg Village Hall at 6.30 pm

Members of the public who wish to speak at the meeting are requested to identify themselves and the topic on which they wish to speak to the Clerk or Chair at least 48 hours ahead of the meeting date

Public participation is for a maximum of 20 minutes, with no individual speaking for more than five minutes

Public participation is restricted to this agenda item only

Preceded by RSPB presentation at 6 pm in the Main Hall

1. Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council held on 12^th November 2024
   1. Resolution to approve and signature by the Chair

2. Apologies for absence

3. Declarations of interest regarding any items on this agenda

4. Financial matters
   1. Financial Report
      1. Balance of Parish Council account
      2. VAT claim
   2. Any outstanding payments
      1. Clerk / RFO invoice Oct – Dec 2024 (plus backdated pay increase)

5. Actions and matters arising
   1. Action 11/1: CG to update the CLP Actions document and circulate to all Cllrs for comments
   2. Action 11/2: Clerk to liaise with parishioner about the 1894 photo re-enactment
   3. Action 11/3: Clerk to produce a Sexual Harassment in the Workplace policy
6. Cumberland Council
   1. Council Report
   2. Highways

7. Public participation (limited to five minutes per person, maximum of 20 minutes in total)
8. Main business
   1. Safeguarding Policy: to review
   2. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Policy: to consider and adopt
   3. EV chargers for Drigg Village Hall: AP to report
   4. Community Led Plan: CLP actions – short, monthly review
   5. Overgrown hedge: Station Road / Wray Head
   6. Village Hall energy efficiency project: update
   7. Hall Loft project: Working Group report
   8. Shutters: update
   9. Cine equipment in the Village Hall: letter of consent from the DCPC
   10. Newsletter: copy date for Spring 2025 issue
   11. Beach benches: update from NWS/DCPC Liaison meeting
   12. Any other Parish matters
9. Received communications placed before the meeting
   1. Consultation on Cumberland Council budget: https://consult.cumberland.gov.uk/finance-and-budgets/budget-2025-26-consultation/
   2. Bus services survey: https://consult.cumberland.gov.uk/economic-regeneration-team/bus-survey/consultation/subpage.2024-10-17.8476352973/
   3. Waste and Recycling consultation: https://consult.cumberland.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/waste-and-recycling-consultation/consultation/intro/
   4. Boundary Commission consultation: https://lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/cumberland

10. Planning applications
    1. Cumberland Council
       1. 4/24/2380/0F1 – Prior approval application for demolition of bungalow and outbuilding, Sandy Acre, Shore Road, Drigg
       2. 4/24/2399/0F1 – Addition of a driveway and pavement crossing for disability access, 7 Station Road, Drigg
    2. Lake District National Park
       1. T/2024/0224: Fell one beech tree, Orchard House, Carleton, Holmrook
       2. T/2024/0223: Horse chestnut, 3.5 metre crown reduction, Carleton Hall, Holmrook
       3. 7/2024/4089: Confirmation of compliance with condition attached to planning permission, Saltcoats Caravan Site, Saltcoats, Holmrook

11. Cumbria Association of Local Councils
    1. Report
    2. Training: New Chair training course, 24^th March 2025, cost £30

12. Receive reports from representatives
    1. GDF Mid Copeland Community Partnership: meeting held on 2^nd December 2024
    2. GDF South Copeland Community Partnership
    3. LLWR/NWS Liaison

13. Matters to be considered at the next Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council
14. Date of next meeting
    6. PC Ordinary meeting: 11^th February 2025 at 6.30 pm in Drigg Village Hall

Karen Warmoth
Parish Clerk
Drigg & Carleton Parish Council
9^th January 2025