NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN STEERING GROUP

Hackleton Parish Council

Date:- 24^th June 2019

Time:- 7.00pm

Venue:- Liz Harrison Room – Hackleton Village Hall

Attendees:-

Cllr R Hawkesford (Chair)

Cllr Willmer

M Woolley

C Lloyd

Apologies / Absences:-

G Youens

The Clerk

Item No.

OPENING PROCEDURES

NP/01/06/19

Election of Chair – Motion Agreed:- Cllr R Hawkesford was elected to the position of Chair.

NP/02/06/19

Election of Vice Chair – Motion Agreed:- Maz Woolley was elected to the position of Vice Chair.

NP/03/06/19

Apologies – Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that apologies and the reasons for absence, received from Gary Youens, be approved.  

NP/04/06/19

Declarations of Interest – There were no declarations of interest.

NP/05/06/19

Minutes of the Meeting 13^th May 2019 – Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that the minutes of the meeting 13^th May 2019 be approved.

NP/06/06/19

Terms of Reference for review and recommendation to Hackleton Parish Council for approval – Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that the terms of reference be amended to reflect the work and requirements of the Committee in order to deliver the plan on behalf of the Parish Council. The revised terms of reference would be forwarded to Full Council for approval.

NP/07/06/19

Matters Arising and brief updates since previous meeting – There were no matters arising to report.

Item No.

HPNP CONTENTS REQUIREMENT / REVIEW

NP/08/06/19

Progress report & next actions – Members considered the following:- outstanding requirements / information; timelines to complete any outstanding requirements / gather information; items to be forwarded to consultant; consultation requirements; next steps and delegation of actions as required.

Members considered the response from Michael Wellock, Kirkwells, and in particular the requirement to add to policies boundary treatments. Discussion regarding boundaries ensued and, whilst it was recognised that each area was unique e.g. Hackleton and Horton had more open frontages and wide verges Piddington did not each area should retain those elements. The Committee agreed that with regard to new development open frontages was generally supported.

Carol Lloyd addressed the Committee and provided maps on which key landmarks (including ridge and furrow fields) and historic buildings had been identified. The maps would be submitted to the consultant along with a written statement supporting the locations identified.

With regard open spaces identified and areas that the Parish Council would like transferred into their ownership as part of the Northamptonshire Local Government Reorganisation, Members agreed that as this work was commencing and unlikely to be complete by the time the plan was made these sites would be referred to as aspirations, that is, the Parish Council aspired to take over ownership of the identified open spaces and therefore maintenance, management and protection of those areas. Work was still required on wedges which was not quite the same as open spaces as these areas could not lose their function as areas of separation between the villages. With reference to works completed on green spaces / open spaces and aspiration this would be submitted to the consultant for comment and recommendation.  

Members agreed that they would refer to the Northamptonshire Design Guide with regard style and materials preferred in future development and would lift information where relevant. The aspiration being to follow the best rather than the worst development in an area. Photos would be used to express ideology. Brick type would be in keeping with surroundings and would be particular to each area as there was a diverse range of style within each village. Maz Woolley had compiled spreadsheets for each village detailing the style, type, period, number, detached, semi detached, material, roof style of housing to name but just a few.  Members considered that it would be useful to publish this visually e.g. as a pie chart, in the plan.

Members were also aware that work to identify which photos would need to be included in the plan was paramount and urgently required as evidence to support documentation and statements was required.  

Michael Wellock had also expressed the need to include ‘poor’ features in the plan e.g. whether choices made in the past were correct and if not why not and what the plan would change about this – with this in mind Members discussed driveways and agreed pebble was not always a suitable option but agreed permeable, stable, and non-moving driveways would be supported.

It was proposed that the next meeting with Michael Wellock comprise a workshop session prior to the formal meeting, to run through requirements.

The Clerk was requested to write to Michael Wellock requesting an up to date breakdown of costs to date to ensure the Committee was within budget and allocated grant monies.

The Committee agreed to man a stand at the forthcoming Celebration Day Event 20^th July 2019 and community event 28^th September 2019, which would form part of the ongoing consultation.

Item No.

CLOSING PROCEDURES

NP/09/06/19

Date of next formal meeting – Monday 15^th July 2019

Date of next informal working party – Friday 5^th July 2019.