Present :
		R Holt - Chairman S Pardoe H Bayley D Evans M Hodgson J Oliver P Roberts Apology for absence was received from Mr A Hughes and Cheshire West and Chester (CW&C) Councillor Mr A Mc Kie.

Two CW&C Ward Councillors, Ralph Oultram and Lynn Riley attended the meeting. The Chairman welcomed them. The Councillors said that in general one or two of them will attend the PC meetings.
The Councillors introduced themselves and spoke on their responsibilities with CW&C. Lynn Riley is a Portfolio holder with responsibility to regulate services and has an agenda to improve customer access. Her work also includes Community Safety. Ralph Oultram is on the Education and Childrens Policy Board and serves on both Planning Committees, being chair of one and vice-chair of the other.
Copies of the minutes of the Parish Council meetings will be sent to them.

1 Public Matters

No members of the public present.

2 Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on 3rd August 2009 were accepted and signed. With one small correction to 10 (c) Mr & Mrs Pardoe will attend the Best Kept Village results on 24th Sept. not Mrs Bayley.

3 Matters arising

a) SID's An e-mail has been received from Mr Bowker advising on the 5 sites agreed by the Council for the positioning of the SID and speedgun equipment. Names of volunteers are now needed. Mr Bowker is to be contacted to query if there are costs involved as he has asked if the Parish Council would like to lease the equipment.
b) Bowls Pavilion. No progress.
c) The insurance of the bench and railings. Allianz have been contacted and they have included the bench and railings in the current insurance at no extra cost.
Lynn Riley said that CW&C have a blanket insurance scheme that AB Parish Council could buy into.
d) Pot holes outside Hazel Pear. Highways, have been contacted again but still no news. Richard Flood to be contacted.
e) Boundary Committee review. The final decision will not be published until March or April 2010.
f) The PC raised concerns about the Planning process as all plans appear to be going through with no consideration of the sound reasons for objection put forward by both the PC and other interested parties. Mr Oultram suggested that it maybe useful to speak to the Planning Officer after putting objections in writing.
Paul Roberts suggested that it could be useful if someone could come along to explain Planning laws.
With reference to a Parish plan it has been said that they carry no weight but Mr Oultram said that they carry a supplementary guidance.
g) Brine pipeline. No news.
h) Weight restriction. Hill Top Road. Network Rail say that they have an agreement with Highways about the use of the road for heavy loads and that they are allowed to use the road.
Network Rail letters have not convinced the PC. There are a number of queries.
Clerk to pass all previous correspondence to Mr Roberts to draft a letter to Network Rail.
i) Land Registry. Mr Pardoe has received a paper via internet of the PC land registered. Mr Pardoe to be reimbursed £8 for cost of information.
j) Concrete blocks on Station Bridge. Reply received stating that the blocks are there for an interim period as the Council are having a meeting with Network Rail about strengthening the bridge. Letter to be sent to CW&C asking again for reflectors and a date when the strengthening is likely to begin.
k) John Thorley. Security. No news.
l) Decorating of the outside of Parish Rooms. Mr Holt has spoken to Mr Heaton who has liaised with Mike Leigh (Decorator) Mr Roberts and Mr Holt is to meet to draw up a specification for repair and decoration of the outside of the rooms.

4 Planning Applications

Single Storey extn to rear. Field House, Cliff Lane. After consideration the Parish Council had no objections to the proposal.

5 Planning Decisions

None.

6 Financial Matters

As reported in 3 (c)

7 District Representatives Report

None.

8 Reports from other meetings

None.

9 Correspondence

a) E mail from Mr Bowker ref SID.
b) E mail from Richard Flood ref Improved ways of contacting Area Highways Office.
c) Cheshire Assoc of Local Councils Task groups to be set up.
d) Area Partnership Boards. PC reps required. They will represent all Parish Councils.
e) Cheshire Assoc. Audit and Finance Workshop. 25th Nov. attendance fee £30.
f) Chesh Assoc Annual Meeting. Proposed motions requested. PC has none to put forward.
g) Chesh Assoc Newsletter.
h) CW&C Consultation on the Local Dev Framework (LDF) Core Strategy Topic papers.
i) Final submission to Boundary Comm. CW&C.
k) Cheshire Local Access Forum CW&C 9th Oct.
j) Police 'Have Your Say'

10 Village Matters

a) Nursery, Station Road. Shop on the premises has now been opened.
b) Police have been back in the village monitoring speeding.
c) Cheshire Railings Junction of A49 and Acton Lane require painting. May be the responsibility of the landowner. Richard Flood to be contacted.

11 Any other business

None.

Date of next meeting

The next meeting will be on 5th October at 7.30pm.