January 2020

Minutes of a meeting of Neighbourhood Plan sub-committee held on 6th January 2020 in the Bracebridge Heath Community Library at 19:00

Present: Cllr Barr, Mrs Donaldson, Dr Kirk, Cllr Manders, Cllr Trought, Cllr Walker
In attendance: Mrs R Fraser – Assistant Clerk to Council 

No members of public were in attendance

1. To receive apologies and accept valid reasons for absence – It was RESOLVED: That apologies be accepted from Mrs Kempton. It was RESOLVED: That apologies be accepted from Ms Elwood.

2. To receive members’ declarations of disclosable pecuniary, non-disclosable pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in relation to any agenda item. – Nil

3. To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 18th November 2019 – It was RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 18th November 2019 be approved and signed as a true record by the chairman. 

4. To consider feedback from the Strategic Environmental Assessment screening – The assistant clerk informed the committee that feedback was still awaited.

5. To consider consultation events – It was agreed to hold a consultation period between 20th January 2020 and 2nd March 2020. A copy of the plan and surveys would be placed within seven locations around the village. The consultation would be promoted on Facebook and the Parish Council website. A poster and flyer would be designed and displayed throughout the village. The policies would also be available to view at the Church of St John the Evangelists during its coffee mornings. 

6. To consider correspondence about the Bracebridge Heath Neighbourhood Plan – Nil

7. To consider the production of articles for Heathcliff View and the Church News magazine – It was agreed an article would be produced informing residents of the consultation period and details of how and where to find the Neighbourhood Plan and complete the survey.

8. To update the progress chart and action list – The progress chart and action list was reviewed.

9. To consider agenda items for the next meeting of the sub-committee – 

Items of a confidential nature to be debated in the absence of the press and public. {As per the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings Act) 1960}
It was RESOLVED: That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information (commercially sensitive), as defined in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

10. To consider quotations for consultant support - It was RESOLVED: That Open Plan would be instructed to prepare the Basic Conditions Statement only.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 19:41.

Signed_______________________________Chairman