Agenda, decisions and minutes

Therer were no apologies for absence.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

No members of the public were present.

To consider a neighbourhood grant funding application from Goostrey Parish Council.

That the funding request from Goostrey Parish Council for £2000 be approved.

It was reported that up to £7000 per designated body is available for the preparation of neighbourhood plans and to support neighbourhood planning activity.  Funding applications are assessed against the criteria held in the Planning and Neighbourhood Planning Grants (PANPG) policy and applications that seek to allocate development sites, support the Cheshire East Emerging Local Plan Strategy and demonstrate creativity and innovation are encouraged.

Goostrey Parish Council were proposing to use funds to engage the local community via the development and improvement of a website specifically for the neighbourhood plan as digital engagement can reach a wide audience and offers significant cost savings in the long term.  Alongside this a more traditional approach of offering hard copies of questionnaires and other information is being used to ensure that those who may not have access to the internet are able to participate and that their views on the development of the plan can be taken in to account.

The application for £2000 had been assessed and met the necessary Policy criteria. 

RESOLVED

That the funding request from Goostrey Parish Council for £2000 be approved.