ILAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday 23 January 2024 @7pm Ilam School

Present C Sellers, L Oulsnam, (Clerk) N Taylor, V Nottage, C Hibbert -Foy, K Warrington, L Bown (NT) C Best (NT)

A Chillingworth (NT) Cllr E Wain

Apologies R Wain

Minutes

• Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 7 November 2023 were read and signed as true and correct.

National Trust

• New Lead Ranger
  Leon Hayward – started early Jan. Will join next PC meeting to introduce himself.

• Programming
  See separate page for plans up to and including Easter. Wheel Orchard will not be used as overflow parking at Easter.

• Tree removal
  Still awaiting return of the faculty permission from Diocese around removal of tree on leased land. Unlikely that removal will take place this spring now due to delay in permissions, work on accessible paths leading up to bird nesting season and cut off for tree removal but this may change depending on path work completion date, contractor availability and when permission is granted.

• Paths
  Work on Phase 1 of the new accessible paths at Ilam has now started with completion estimated to take 10-12 weeks.

• Resurfacing of the driveway from the village to the church is due to start on 25^th March. The contractor will plane the existing surface to a solid canvas. They will then lay and compact type one to level the road before resurfacing min depth of 60mm using 20mm binder course tarmac concrete. The width will remain the same, which is a requirement of the SSSI consent. Should be completed by 28^th March – however, if work overruns it will be paused over the 4 days of the Easter weekend when we expect the site to be extremely busy.

• Drains

• C Sellers enquired about the drain that is getting blocked opposite the croft. These needs investigating where the water is coming from. NT to investigate and report to local authority and CS and LO to report also.

• Notice Board

• Work is being undertaken to the wrought iron railings by the village notice board. NT have kindly offered to store and repair the notice board and relocate to a different area which will be wider once the railings are mended.

• Hinckey Bridge

• C Sellers asked about Work to the bridge and the planning application is still being processed by the Peak district National Park Planning

Improving Village Environment

• C Sellers and N Taylor have planted some rose & Fuchsia bushes over by the bridge.

• Plants will be purchased for the monument later in the year for summer.

Highways

• N Taylor spoke with Cllr G Heath regarding the drains, and she said government are allocating more money for gulley cleaning and we will be put on the list for cleaning and could be spring /summertime.

• C Sellers and Oulsnam to log more potholes and drains.

Finance

• Balance in account: £1536.12p

• The precept for 2024/25 has been set at £800.00p as in previous years.

AOB

• Date of next meeting: Tuesday 12 March 2024 at Ilam School 7pm