Venue: Meeting Space, Block 1, Floor 2, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF
Contact: Rebecca Greally
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor A. Wallace. |
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Minutes of the meetings of Ashington and Blyth Local Area Council held on Wednesday 10th November 2021 as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair. Minutes: RESOLVED?that the minutes of the meeting of the?Ashington?& Blyth Local Area Council held on Wednesday,?10 November?2021,?as circulated, be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair. |
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PROCEDURE AT PLANNING MEETINGS PDF 353 KB Minutes: Councillor Gallagher, Vice Chair (Planning) (in the Chair) outlined the procedure that would be followed at the meeting. |
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DETERMINATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS PDF 224 KB To request the committee to decide the planning applications attached to this report using the powers delegated to it.??? ? Please note that printed letters of objection/support are not circulated with the agenda but are available on the Council’s website at??http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Planning.aspx?
Minutes: The report requested the Committee to decide the planning applications attached to the report using the powers delegated to it. Members were reminded of the principles which should govern their consideration of the applications, the procedure for handling representations, the requirement of conditions and the need for justifiable reasons for the granting of permission or refusal of planning applications.
RESOLVED that the information be noted. |
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Change of use to industrial storage.
Land North Of Jubilee Estate, Lennep Way, Jubilee Industrial Estate, Ashington, Northumberland.
Minutes: Change of use to industrial storage. Land North Of Jubilee Estate, Lennep Way, Jubilee Industrial Estate, Ashington, Northumberland.
W. Laing, Planning Officer, introduced the planning application with the aid of PowerPoint presentation. He advised the committee of the following updates:
Site videos were shown to the committee. They had been previously shared with members but to ensure all member’s had sight of the videos they were shown after the presentation.
Mr. P. Down, the nominated spokesperson for the residents, addressed the committee in opposition of the application, his comments included the following:-
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For Members’ information to report the progress of planning appeals. This is a monthly report and relates to appeals throughout all 5 Local Area Council Planning Committee areas and covers appeals of Strategic Planning Committee. Minutes: RESOLVED that the information be noted. |
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This item is to:? ? (a) Receive any new petitions:?to receive any new
petitions. The lead petitioner?is?entitled?to briefly introduce
their petition?by providing a statement in writing, and a response
to any petitions received will then be organised for a
future?meeting; (b) Consider reports on petitions previously received:?
(i) Response to Petition for Dogs on Leads at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Promenade. ? (c)? Receive any updates on petitions for which a report was previously?? considered:?any updates will be verbally reported at the meeting
Minutes: The committee were informed of a new e-petition that had been opened on the Council’s website on 25th November 2021. It was due to close on 25th January and 78 signatures at the time. The committee were informed that a report would be presented to them in due course. |
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BUDGET 2022-23 AND MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN This presentation will outline the Council’s strategy to the 2022-23 Budget within the context of the Corporate Plan. The presentation will provide details of the approach to setting the budget for the next financial year and the broad impact this will have on the delivery of services. Minutes: Councillor Sanderson, Leader of the Council and Councillor Wearmouth, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services gave a presentation to outline the approach being taken to set the budget for the next financial year, looking at the current position, challenges and opportunities and the impact this would have on the delivery of services.? The detail regarding initiatives and schemes would be presented at a separate meeting.? (A copy of the presentation is enclosed with the signed minutes.)?? ? The presentation highlighted:? ?
The following comments were made in response to member’s questions:
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LOCAL SERVICES ISSUES To receive a verbal update from the Area Managers from Technical Services and Neighbourhood Services in attendance about any key recent, ongoing and/or future planned Local Services work for the attention of members of the Local Area Council, who will also then?have the opportunity to?raise issues with the Area Managers.?
The Area Managers have principal responsibility for highway services and environmental services, such as refuse collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance, within the geographic boundaries of the Local Area Council.? Minutes: R. Wealleans, Neighbourhood Services Manager, gave an update to the members:
Once again, following what has been a very long and challenging year for our front-line services – our refuse crews were out again, working across the entire Christmas period.
We also had cleansing operatives working this period to ensure litter bins were emptied and the streets remained clean and tidy in some challenging areas.
In addition to this, our tree and NEAT (Neighbourhood Environment Action Teams) teams continue to work hard as we recover from the devastation caused by Storm Arwen.
Our priority immediately after the storm was to assist with clearance of the road network, we then moved onto cemeteries and other public areas with high footfall. The tree teams will move onto our plantations and urban woodlands in due course. A full recovery will take time and we thank you for your support and patience during this period.
I’m sure you will join me in recognising and praising the huge efforts of our front-line teams over what continues to be an exceedingly difficult period.
Covid: There have been 7 positive cases within the workforce over the last 2 weeks with staff following new guidelines, currently there are only 2 staff still off and due to return next week.
Waste Service:
Grounds Maintenance
Street Cleansing
The following response was made to member’s questions:
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The Community Risk Management Plan 2022-26 has been developed, providing data and analysis on key fire and rescue related risks, and information on how Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service will work with communities to address and mitigate those risks. The purpose of the report is to raise awareness of a public consultation on the Plan which opens on 5 January 2022 and closes on 16 February 2022 and to provide an opportunity for feedback from Local Area Council into the process. Additional documents: Minutes: The Local Area Council received a presentation from the Chief Fire Officer on the draft Community Risk Management Plan 2022 – 2026.? He introduced his colleagues also in attendance: Graeme Binning, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, and Deborah Brown, Strategic Policy, Risk and Performance Officer ? He explained that all fire and rescue authorities were required to produce a Community Risk Management Plan which must:? ?
The plan would need to be reviewed as often was required, for example, as it had been in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.? An annual update reviewed performance, changes to risk and whether this impacted on the service.? ? The plan set out the definition of risk as a 'combination of the likelihood and consequence of a hazardous event' and provided more information to explain the risk analysis process and the 10 most frequently attended incidents in the previous 5 years.? Over 90% of attendances were attributable to these incident types and rarely changed which allowed the service to target resources effectively.? Dwelling fires were highlighted as one of the top incidents and the plan set out what they did to reduce risk and what they planned to do, to further reduce risk.? ? The fire and rescue service also needed to be prepared to respond to emerging risks, which although infrequent, had the potential for a high impact.? This included:? ?
? The aims and priorities for 2022/23 were outlined.? ? Consultation on the plan had commenced on 5 January 2022 and was due to close on 16 February 2022.? Councillors and members of the public were encouraged to respond to the survey or provide feedback to allow the fire and rescue service to better shape and deliver their service.?It was agreed that the link to the consultation be shared with members after the meeting. The following comments were made in response to member’s questions:
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LOCAL AREA COUNCIL WORK PROGRAMME PDF 242 KB To note the latest version of agreed items for future Local Area Council meetings (any suggestions for new agenda items will require confirmation by the Business Chair after the meeting)?? Minutes: A list of agreed items for future Local Area Council meetings was circulated.
RESOLVED that the work programme be noted. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING Minutes: The next meeting would be held on Wednesday 16th February 2022 at 4.00 p.m. |