Planning Application 2014/0085/LBA to add secondary internal glazing at the Old Rectory, 8 Church Street. View by clicking on the link.
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Parish Council meeting of December 2nd 2013
The Minutes of The Parish Council meeting of December 2nd 2013 have now been signed off as being a true record and are set out below
Alterations to (ex) Horse and Panniers
There are two planning applications in connection with the ex Horse and Panniers pub. Two separate dwellings are being created.
To view the planning applications, click on the each reference below or go to the RCC planning application search and enter the references manually:
Parish Council meeting on January 20th 2014
North Luffenham Parish Council’s next meeting will be on Monday January 20th at The Community Centre and the agenda is set out below
Consultation on School Admission Arrangements 2015
Each year admission authorities must set admission arrangements (sometimes referred to as ‘admission policy’).
Admission arrangements must explain how applications for school places will be processed and include a set of criteria that will be applied if there are more applications than places at the school.
Admission authorities must ensure that the arrangements comply with the School Admissions Code and that the practices and the criteria used to decide the allocation of school places is fair, clear and objective.
Where changes are proposed to admission arrangements the admission authority must publicly consult on the proposed arrangements.
Rutland County Council has opened the consultation page on its website where you will find copies of proposed admission arrangements for 2015 that are currently open for consultation. The consultation page can be found on our admissions website at www.rutland.gov.uk/admissions
School Admissions
Rutland County Council
via Ian Ferguson, NLPC
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An opportunity for you to make a contribution to parish affairs
NORTH LUFFENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
NOTICE of VACANCY for PARISH COUNCILLOR
Following the resignation of Cllr Robert Sewell, North Luffenham Parish Council is now able to fill this vacancy by co-option on to the Council.
To serve on the Parish Council a person must:
- Be an elector, and
- Be age 18 or over, and
- Have resided in the Parish (or within 3 miles of the Parish) for the last 12 months or have their principal place of work in (or within 3 miles of) the Parish.
Anyone wishing to be considered to fill this vacancy should send an email The Parish Clerk via clerk@northluffenham.org.uk or write to the address below, giving brief details about themselves/trade/profession etc, and how they feel they can contribute to parish affairs, by Monday December 30th 2013.
Ian FergusonParish Clerk
Old School House
North Luffenham
Rutland
LE15 8LG
Extraordinary meeting of Parish Council on November 18th 2013
The minutes of this meeting have now been signed as a true record and are published below
Parish Council meeting on October 21st 2013
The Minutes of this meeting have now been signed as a true record and are posted below
North Luffenham Parish Council meeting on December 2nd 2013
The Parish Council’s next meeting will be on Monday December 2nd 2013 at 7-30 pm. See below for the agenda.
Do you have an opinion about a footpath on Edith Weston Road?
For several years the village has been awaiting a housing development on the old woodyard to generate funding to allow the pavement to be extended along Edith Weston Road, from Oval Close to the junction with Pinfold Lane. In the event, there will now be a footpath through the new housing, linking these two roads, between points A and B as shown on the plan below.
If walking from Oval Close towards Edith Weston this route offers a safe thoroughfare to the road junction, although it is some 60m longer than the direct line along Edith Weston Road. Several people have asked the parish council about the possibility of having a pavement alongside Edith Weston Road, in addition to the new footpath.
RCC have indicated that this would be considered only if the parish council were to contribute ‘significantly’ towards the construction cost of approximately £16,000. This might mean a contribution of around £5,000 for there to be a reasonable chance of RCC funding the balance. Any parish council contribution would have to be funded from the parish precept.
The parish council is unlikely to consider the question until after the footpath has been opened through the new housing development, but it would be interested to hear now the comments of anyone who has a view on the matter. (Whilst the immediate question is that of value for money to the village for its potential contribution, the broader question might be whether the total construction cost would offer value for money.)
Do you use this route at present? Why? How often? Will you use the new footpath? etc.
If you would like to comment, please do so using the NLPC contact form.
9/12/13 Update: Commenting on the proposed footpath to the NLPC is now closed
via Syd Overington, Chairman, NLPC
Notice of Extraordinary Parish Council meeting
The Chairman of the Parish Council, Mr Syd Overington, has called an extraordinary Parish Council meeting on November 18th 2013. See below for agenda
Bonfire Night
North Luffenham Parish Council would like to thank all those helpers and supporters who worked hard to make the annual bonfire night event most successful. I am further pleased to say that we were able to cover our costs.
Oval Bonfire Progress at Lunchtime
Thank’s to all the volunteers so far, it’s getting bigger! This should help keep everyone warm and toastie tomorrow night.
Photo by Andy Stout
There remains a lot of cuttings around the bottom of the Oval if there are any willing volunteers for the remainder of the afternoon.
Do you have 1 hour spare to help out at the Oval today?
Currently all the low hanging branches from the trees at the Oval are being cut, but it is turning into a massive task to move all the cuttings onto the bonfire.
If anyone can spare 1 hour today to help drag the cuttings onto the bonfire it would be greatly appreciated.
via Syd Overington, Chairman, NLPC
Declaration of Result of uncontested election
The result of the uncontested election has now been confirmed by Rutland County Council as follows
Declaration of Result of Uncontested Election NL – 30 Oct 2013
Vacancy for Parish Councillor
Following the resignation of Cllr Bob Sewell a vacancy exists for a Parish Councillor at North Luffenham. This can be filled by co-option. See notice below
Vacancy for Parish Councillor
Following the resignation of Cllr Robert Sewell a vacancy exists on the North Luffenham Parish Council which can be filled by co-option. Please see notice below.
Woodland Walk Proposal
It was proposed some time ago that the village might establish an area of recreational woodland on part of the 14 acres of Parish Council land next to the allotments.
Although the original proposal was to plant most of this land, the Parish Council now proposes a much less ambitious development, planting an area of just 2.5 acres, to be completed during this winter.
Around 800 trees will be planted (mixed native broad-leaved), but at just 20” tall will take some years to grow to any size. Thinning will be required in future years. Some shrubs will also be planted.
It is proposed, In due course, to establish a footpath through the trees and around the field perimeter, a circular route being made possible by permissive access alongside Edith Weston Road having been agreed by the tenant who farms most of the field.
A sketch map of the site is shown below and you can also download a pdf version if you prefer. From this it can be seen that there are various options for the route of the footpath, particularly in the vicinity of the allotments and Geoff Sewell Close, which details will be considered at a future date.
The arrangement of trees is currently under discussion with our Woodland Trust advisor. Further details of the project will be made available shortly.
If you wish to comment on the proposal, please do so by completing the Parish Council Contact Form.
Alternatively, please forward your comments via any Parish Councillor, or the Parish Clerk, contact details for whom are on the parish notice boards and on this website. It would be helpful to receive any comments by 10 November.
via Syd Overington, Chairman, NLPC
Responses to Community Recreational Facilities Questionnaire
Earlier this year a questionnaire was delivered to each household in the parish and posted on the website, seeking views on what recreational facilities might be desirable in the village – subject to evidence of demand, and availability of funding.
We thank you all for your responses, of which we received 64 in total from the 320 delivered questionnaires issued and website post.
Four specific proposals suggested by the NLPC were exampled in the questionnaire, although other suggestions were invited.
In respect of the four specific items, the number of respondents indicating support was as follows:
- Tennis court – 27
- Cricket pavilion refurbishment – 36
- All-weather pitch – 22
- Woodland walk (on allotments field) – 23
Amongst a range of additional suggestions made by respondents, the most popular was for a village hall type facility, separate from the community centre. (16 respondents). A more detailed schedule of the responses is shown below, and you can also download a pdf version if you prefer.
Whilst deliberations continue over which of the suggestions might be both justifiable and affordable, there are few obstacles to proceeding with some form of woodland walk, plans for which are in hand, and more details of which are set out in a separate post, with an invitation for comments. Of some of the more minor suggestions made (and albeit not of a recreational nature), action is already in hand for a bus shelter (at Pinfold Close), and for a defibrillator (possibly to be sited in the telephone kiosk on Church Street).
via Syd Overington, Chairman, NLPC
Notice of uncontested election
Following the resignation of Cllr Barry Read, there was a request that the vacancy be filled by election. The result is announced below