14/03/2013 SC Minutes
MINUTES OF SHADWELL NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN STEERING GROUP
HELD ON THURSDAY, 14 MARCH 2013
AT SHADWELL LIBRARY
PRESENT: Debbie Potter (Chairman), Denise Simpson, George Crowther, Andy McKinley, Jeremy Thompson, Jamie Gadong, Steve Gee, Graham Smith, Robert Dyson, Helen Jordan, Nick Manaton
IN ATTENDANCE: Katherine - Research Student
APOLOGIES: Denise Trickett, Geoff Turnbull, Ian Halmshaw
ITEM 1 – MINUTES FROM 18 JANUARY 2013
The minutes of the meeting were read out by GS and approved
ITEM 2 – MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
Harewood SHLAA site Holywell Lane incorporating the Golf Club: DP had spoken to Harewood PC and they confirmed they will not be putting this site forward for development. RD asked why they had reached this decision, but the answer was not known.
Bank Account: DP stated that bank account had been set up and confirmation received, but no cheque book or paying in book had been received. DP to chase
It was stated by DP that funding will be available for the project via LCC from the Government. No details are available as yet.
ITEM 3 – FEEDBACK FROM PROJECT BOARD MEETING
DP and JT had attended the LCC Project Board (2) meeting on 11 March 2013. JT explained that the Parish Council will get 25% of the CIL money (Community Infrastructure Levy) when a house is built. This is not levied on affordable housing. (Approximately ₤9000 per house.) Some of this money may have to be used on more wide ranging projects by LCC. Cllr John Procter stated at the meeting that, due to an increase in the housing proposed at the Thorp Arch Industrial Estate, there may not be a need for local Councils to propose any SHLAA sites. With site allocations due in April/May, the Ward Councillors had downgraded any green sites to Amber. Red sites will probably be removed from the list. There would be an appeal system to stop a green site being removed, but this could be lengthy and costly.
It was stated that the Neighbourhood Plan is to last for 15 years.
JT highlighted the fact that the NP is about more than housing development. It is about the future of our community and improvements that can be made. This was agreed by the meeting.
ITEM 4 – QUESTIONNAIRES
SG stated that 200 had been input on to the system, and it is hoped that the inputting of the full 308 received will be completed within a week. A 10% sample of the questionnaires will be checked to ensure that data input has been carried out correctly. This will be carried out by ……
Once the inputting is completed, JG will ask his work’s computer analyst to carry out an analysis of the results.
A Sub-committee of SG, AM and GC was formed to analyse the comments included on the questionnaires and categorise them.
The post codes of the completed questionnaires will be mapped by SG to ensure even coverage of the area.
ITEM 5 – PROJECT PLAN
The NP Process/Development and Timeline document was presented to the meeting by AM and all agreed that this document will be adopted as a Project plan.
ITEM 6 – WEBSITE
SG stated that the website had had very little use of late. SG will add the latest SHLAA sites.
ITEM 7 – MEETING WITH CARTER JONAS
It was confirmed that a meeting has been arranged with Carter Jonas as representatives of land owners (Betty Hastings Trust) in the area. This will be attended by IH, DP and JT on Tuesday, 2 April in Harrogate.
ITEM 8 – ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
AM and SG agreed to do a 10 minute presentation on the NP at the Annual Parish meeting on Monday,15 April – 7.30 pm, Recreational Centre, Holywell Lane. Other members of the NP Group were urged to attend.
ITEM 9 – ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Following clear advice from Ian Mackay from Leeds City Council Planning the draft Walton based framework for a Neighborhood Plan would not be used by the Shadwell Neighborhood Plan Steering Committee.
DP to send a letter to RW accepting his resignation and thanking him for the time he had put into the project.
ITEM 10 - DATE OF NEXT MEETING
This will be at 8.00 pm on Thursday, 11 May 2013 at the Library