Silverdale Parish Council

Monday 6th September 2021
12903. CONFIRMED minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Silverdale Parish Council held on
Monday 6th September 2021 at 7pm at The Silverdale Village Institute, Spring Bank, Silverdale.

12904. Present:
Chairman – M.J Fletcher (Mike), Vice Chairman – J. Bennett (John)
City and Parish Councillor – J Greenwell (June)
Parish Councillors – J. Ferguson (Jim), S. Higham (Sue) A Houghton (Tony), E. Unsworth (Liz)
Clerk – L.D Challenor (Denise), Deputy Clerk – K. Lambert (Katie)

12905. Apologies for Absence – County Councillor P Williamson due to her attendance at another Parish meeting.
Parish Councillor T Bond and Police Sergeant (PS) L Brown due to prior commitments.

12906. Declarations of Members Interests – None

12907. Approval of the Minutes from the Previous Ordinary Parish Council Meeting on 2nd August 2021 – The
minutes of the Ordinary Parish Council meeting held at the Silverdale Institute on Monday 2nd August were
APPROVED by Councillors and passed to the Chairman for signing.

12908. Matters arising from the Minutes of Previous Meetings, not Covered by the Agenda – None

12909. Report of Relevant Matters from PS L Brown – Sergeant L Brown emailed through to The Clerk a brief
breakdown of the 17 incidents reported in Silverdale over the past month being 5 anti-social, 5 crime related, 1 lost
property, 5 public safety and 2 administrative however 4 of the incidents do relate to one property. Cllr Houghton
raised the concern that this is still a significant increase of incidents for the village and more information is required.

12910. Matters Raised by the Public for Future Consideration – a number of residents attended the meeting and the
following points were raised:
a) Support and objections for planning application 21/01017/VCN – 9 Emesgate Lane
b) Poor signage and handling of the road closure on New Road
c) Disagreement with the Conservation Officers report over the planning application 21/00412/FUL – 25
Townsfield.
d) Flooding on Lindeth Road and that a resolution has still not been found despite the urgency with which the
matter needs to be dealt with given the significant increase in occurrences already seen this year.
e) Inaccuracies within the planning application 21/01017/VCN – 9 Emesgate Lane.
f) Hazardous parking of vehicles on Red Bridge Lane and the excessive speed limit given that the area is now a
busy ‘hub ‘with the increase in tourists, residential housing and an Amazon Collection locker.
g) Request to access the Silverdale Community Emergency Plan.
h) Objections to the planning application 21/00982/FUL – Dovedale House, Spring Bank (emailed to Cllrs 2/9)
and the request for an extension on the time available for comment.

12911. Report of Relevant Matters from City Councillor June Greenwell – A report was circulated to Cllrs ahead of
the meeting outlining the following matters to which Cllr’s had no further comments:
a) Bailrigg Housing Proposal Plan – City Council activity in the last month has been completely dominated by
the need to decide whether or not to approve acceptance of a Government ‘Housing Infrastructure Fund’
(HiF) grant to partially enable a proposed 20+ yearlong housing development at the Bailrigg site to the west
of Lancaster University. After hours of intense debate, and two votes, Councillors voted to approve
acceptance of the HiF grant despite not receiving an independent Risk Assessment.
b) Hackney Carriage Licenses – The Government has issued a new, lengthy set of regulations which had to be
assessed and then embodied into the City Council’s own regulations. One of these new regulations requires
all licensed taxis to be operating electric or ‘ultra-low’ emission vehicles by a given date. City Councillors
recognised that this would impose a significant cost on taxi owners and expressed concern it may lead to
fewer ‘hackney carriage’ taxis operating in the district.

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Cllr Greenwell highlighted how many rural locations already have extremely limited taxi provision, or as in
Silverdale, no taxi service at all and took the opportunity to present her personal opinion for a radically
different, more reliable and more responsive village ‘taxi-bus service’. Surprised and delighted by the
positive response it generated, Cllr Greenwell feels if the Parish Council chose to put forward an innovative
bus service proposal, it could possibly be well received.

12912. Report of Relevant Matters from County Councillor Phillippa Williamson – No report received this month.

12913. Verbal Reports from any Meetings of Relevance Attended by Members, or the Clerk, Circulated Before the
Meeting and Not Listed Elsewhere in the Agenda – Cllrs Bond, Ferguson and Fletcher met with a representative from
the AONB at Bank Well and confirmed there will be a winter cut and that an excavator will need to be hired for
dredging there and at Woodwell. They are also working on grant funding for improved signage at both locations.

12914. Planning Matters:
a) The following planning applications dealt with under the provisions of Standing Order 25:
i. 21/0141/TPO – Gibraltar Farmhouse, Lindeth Rd (emailed 29/7/21) – Fell x2 Ash, pollard x8 Ash.
No objections.
ii. 21/00901/FUL – Ivy Bank, Lindeth Rd (emailed 4/8/21) – Erection of part two storey and part single storey
side and rear extensions. Only objection raised is that the number of trees needed to be removed should
be mitigated.
iii. 21/0162/TPO – Woodlands Hotel, Woodlands Drive (emailed 25/8/21) – Fell T55 and T56 (Sycamore) –
fell, T56 Sycamore. No objections.
b) Consideration of the following Planning Applications:
i. 21/01017/VCN – 9 Emesgate Lane, (emailed 26/8/21) – Change of use of dwelling house ground floor (C3)
into a shop unit (A1) and cafe unit (A3) (pursuant to the variation of condition 4 to extend the opening
hours and the removal of condition 6 to allow outdoor dining to the front). Cllrs believe the application
contains significant errors and so the information available is too inaccurate to either support or object. A
response to be sent highlighting the errors and requesting for further details.
c) Poor planning applications – Concerns were raised at the number of inaccurate submissions being received
and that the whole process seems to be a tick box exercise. Cllr Greenwell confirmed City Council struggle to
recruit Planning Officers and will try and find out whether this is merely a local problem or a national one.
Cllr Bennett requested for confirmation that all the staff within the Planning Department who were
seconded to other duties during the Pandemic have now resumed normal duties.

12915. Clerks Report of any Action (other than consideration of Planning Applications) Taken Under the Provisions
of Standing Order 25:
a) Whilst out on another job, Mr A Graves was approached to trim the verges on Slackwood Lane at a cost of
£30 + VAT. (AGREED by Cllrs TB, JB, MF)
b) Confirmed a 3-year agreement to lease 3 toilet roll dispensers from Tork. (AGREED by Cllrs JB, MF, SH)
c) The blockage in the men’s urinal cleared and tap replaced if necessary by R E Salt & Co Ltd at approximately
£70 + VAT. (AGREED by Cllr’s JB, MF, SH) Replacement tap not required, final price £33.50 + VAT
d) Discussions with iClean regarding the condition of the toilets which appeared to have not been attended to
for over 3 days. Cllr Houghton also commented that he often will find the dog waste dispensers empty on a
Friday afternoon which needs to be addressed as they should always be full before the weekend.

12916. Parish Council Insurance Renewal on 1st October 2021 – Cllrs AGREED to approve the insurance cover for
2021-22 through Came and Company Local Council Insurance as emailed to Cllrs on 31/8/21, at a cost of £1,364.94
per annum. (Pre- offer information check emailed to Cllrs on 8/7/21)

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12917. Working Groups and Street Scape Matters:
a) Traffic Control & Road Safety – Cllrs are in agreement at County Highways appalling handling of the road
closure of New Road, to which they had no prior knowledge. Residents have also commented how they are
unable to obtain further information when contacting the department and just get passed ’from pillar to
post’. Cllrs AGREED for the working group to compile a document of recent issues and concerns and for the
matter to be pressed with Cllr Williamson to obtain a meeting with the head of Highways to review.
b) Sign at Woodwell – Cllrs AGREED in principle for a notice at Woodwell indicating that there are to be no over
night stays. Cllr Bond to propose to Council design and costs for agreement.
c) Progress of the Welcome Back Fund bid – A representative from the Welcome Back fund has confirmed to
Cllr Unsworth they will not be able to fund a village website but will contact the Business Support Team to
see if funding could be available there. They are however able to supply the drone footage and leaflet but no
further confirmation was given with regards to the other requests by the Parish Council but Cllr Unsworth
will continue to press the team for the funding.
d) Street Decorations group – After discussions with the WI, the idea of festive wreaths around the village does
not seem to be feasible now and so a festive treasure hunt for the children for a prize has been proposed.
Discussions are ongoing with the Gaskell Hall, Holgates and the Silverdale Yarn Addicts to help make the
village as festive as possible.
e) Tender Documents group:
i. A report was circulated to the Cllrs ahead of the meeting containing the finalised 2022/23 tender for
grass cutting at St John’s Avenue and Woodwell. No additional comments or amendments were raised.
ii. The issue of providing dog waste bags was highlighted again as to whether it is a necessary
expenditure from the Precept and therefore should be included in the next tender. It was AGREED for
Cllr Unsworth to compile a short online survey to gauge the opinion of the village and to publicise the
survey in the next edition of the Parish Magazine.
f) Progress of the Initial Transport Management Plan – the Plan, together with observations from the
Lancashire Constabulary and Lancashire County Council, has been sent for comment to the RSPB, NT, AONB
and Silver Sapling. The group are currently awaiting their thoughts which will be circulated to Cllrs once
received.
g) Toilets – An expenditure from the toilet budget of £792.13+VAT for the necessary electrical repairs was
AGREED by Cllrs as it cannot be covered by the Welcome Back Fund. The Clerk to request the Parish
Contractor to fix a door closing mechanism to the ladies toilets as currently when the door is left open, the
sink is completely obscured leaving visitors thinking there is no sink available. The Clerk to look into costs for
supplying sanitary waste bags in the ladies toilets to ensure it can be disposed of properly in the event no
toilet roll available. Cllr Higham and the Clerk to reorganise the cleaning/storage cupboard and record any
items of stock.
h) SPIDS – Still awaiting a date for the structural assessment of the lampposts by County Highways. Cllr Fletcher
will continue to press for a date from Alan Cox. Cllrs AGREED for the defective SPID to be taken to the
Carnforth Recycling Centre for disposal.
i) Shuttle Bus (NEW) – a new working group has been formed with Cllr. Bennett, Cllr. Fletcher and Cllr.
Greenwell to examine medium and long-term options to the shuttle bus with Cllr Fletcher having already
started to approached City Council and National Rail.

12918. Playground Matters – Cllr Bennett circulated a report to Cllrs ahead of the meeting detailing the following:
a) Urgent actions taken – Cllr Bennett and D Wain carried out a site inspection on Saturday 21st August on the
Zip Wire following reports it was running considerably slower than usual. The equipment was inspected and
deemed safe for use however Playdale was to be contacted as they had recently carried out considerable
works on the equipment. The issue is still ongoing, despite Playdale having visited the site and deeming
everything acceptable. Cllr Bennett to continue to resolve the issue with Playdale.
b) New issues noted on City Council’s quarterly or the Parish Contractor’s weekly inspections – None reported
this month however as quarterly inspection is due imminently from City Council.

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c) Ongoing issues:
i. Cleaning of the wetpour – all soft surfaces have now been cleaned by the Parish Contractor.
ii. Cleaning of the flags – J Beig’s responsibility at Great Oaks, the Clerk to action before the wet days of
Autumn begin.
iii. Repointing of the entrance flags – on the Parish Contractors monthly task list.
iv. Hedge leading to the bowling club – The Clerk to ask J Beig to trim.
v. Removal of three dead trees due to strimming – the trees have now been removed by the Parish
Contractor and replacement trees should now be considered.
vi. Bench securing brackets – the Parish Contractor has now completed the repainting of three benches
and has refixed in the paved entrance area of the playground.

12919. Finance:
a) For the monthly check of monies received by the Council, a bank statement was given to Cllr Ferguson who
verified the following:
i. The Council have received no receipts into the bank this period.
ii. £62,148.83 to be the balance on the Current Account on 1/9/21
iii. £42,029.37 – to be the balance on the Deposit Account on 1/9/21
b) The payments to the following accounts were approved and required cheques signed:
• EDF Energy (toilets) – £28.00 BACS
• EDF Energy (clock) – £16.00 BACS
• Water Plus (toilets) – £48.17 BACS
• Came & Company (insurance) – £1,364.94 CHQ:22266
• iClean (toilets) – £251.55 CHQ:22267
• John Bennett (cable ties) – £14.56 CHQ:22268
• PKF Littlejohn LLP (external accountant) – £240.00 CHQ:22269
• R E Salt & Co. Ltd (toilet repair) – £40.20 CHQ:22270
• Great Oaks Tree Services (contractor) – £643.20 CHQ:22271
c) 2022/2023 Funding Considerations – Cllr Unsworth made the following suggestions: ‘A Festival in a Day’ to
help with the set-up cost and increase in the website maintenance budget to £500/annum should a new
website be in place.
d) Village Directory 2022 – A full re-print was estimated to be in the region of £700 and a supplement to be
approximately £200. Cllrs AGREED for the printing of a supplement, with the monies to come out of the
unexpected expenditure budget.
e) It was noted that the External Audit has been approved and that the Annual Governance and Accountability
Return is available for inspection by any local government elector of Silverdale on application to the Clerk.
Details are also available on the Parish Council website.
12920. Correspondence – Receipt of the following items of correspondence were noted:
a) SLDC weekly update. (Emailed 28/7, 4/8, 11/8, 18/8)
b) Notification of the Regulation 18 Consultation Climate Emergency Review of the Local Plan for the District
being available with a plan period of 2011-2031. (Emailed 27/7)
c) Notice of a public consultation until 6th September, asking for views about police and crime priorities across
Lancashire to help inform a new Police and Crime Plan. (Emailed 29/7)
d) NALC writes about the Government’s call for evidence of a National Resilience Strategy and poses many
questions. (Emailed 29/7)
e) A response from Highways regarding the poor sight-lines at “Quicksand Pool Bridge” as raised by the Parish
Council. (Emailed 29/7)
f) Lancashire Fire and Rescue wish to share with you their Community Risk Management Plan Consultation
which covers the next 5 years. (Emailed 31/7) – City Cllr Greenwell to look into making a comment
g) Trading Standard Alerts (Emailed 7/8)
h) Highway’s respond regarding the road closure on the corner of Hollins Lane and Lindeth Road to say the
timing cannot be re-arranged but access to Gibraltar farm will be possible. (Emailed 4/8)
i) Climate Emergency Public Consultation information which ends on 17/9/21. (4 copies supplied by post)

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j) SELRAP news. (Emailed 12/8)
k) Lancaster City Council provides information and seeks views through a short survey about its ambition to
provide toilets with changing facilities for the severely disabled members of the community. (Emailed 13/8)
l) Morecambe Bay partnership introduces Sarah Mason who has started work as their new Chief Executive.
(Emailed 13/8)
m) LALC writes about ‘Power for People’. (Emailed 18/8)
n) Information regarding the Government’s pioneering Hydrogen demonstration projects which are proving
that hydrogen can help to decarbonise heat. (Emailed 22/8)
o) The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection of the Trust’s urgent and
emergency care services, surgery and maternity services at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), Furness
General Hospital (FGH) and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in April and May 2021. The report has
now been published and shows concerns. (Emailed 22/8)
p) Regeneration Support gives details of their latest consultations which may be of interest to the Council.
(Emailed 24/8)
q) A resident requests information regarding the Council’s trials to improve the parking situation in the village
and asks what information has prompted the action which has been taken by the Council. (Emailed 30/8)
The Clerk circulated a response prior to the meeting and was asked to include some additional information
and send.
r) A resident has reported that the fence erected at the roadside against No. 4A Bottoms Lane appears to
conflict with planning regulations regarding height and asks if SPC has been informed of any planning
application. No application has been received by the Parish Council, the Clerk to respond to resident to
contact City Council for further confirmation.
s) A resident at The Quillet; the terraced houses opposite Silverdale Train Station, would like to express
concern about the increasingly hazardous nature of the parking on Red Bridge Lane directly opposite the
entrance to the properties. (Emailed 30/8) – Section 22 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 makes it an offence for
the person in charge to leave a vehicle or trailer on a road in such a position or condition as to cause a
danger to other road users. Cllrs encourage all residents to use the 101 service to consistently report the
offences to the Lancashire Constabulary to try and initiate a response. This does form part of the Traffic
Management Plan and the group will continue to press for the area to be reconsidered by Highways
Department for a change of speed limit and/or yellow lines.

12921. Tree Inspection Quotation – Cllr Bond circulated prior to the meeting a quotation from Cumbria Tree Surveys
for an inspection of the village trees at a cost of £595. Cllr’s AGREED to the expenditure.

12922. Surface Water Drainage Update – all the correspondence and comments from residents have been passed to
County Cllr Williamson for action with Highways. Cllr Ferguson awaits further response and continue to pressure for
action.

12923. Remembrance Day Arrangements – Remembrance Day is to be held on Sunday 14th November, details of
which to be finalised with the church and discussed at the next meeting. Cllr Bennett to arrange for a bugler to be in
attendance, the Clerk to arrange the purchase of two poppy wreaths at a suggested total donation of £50.

12924. Incident at Silverdale Station – Cllr Unsworth contacted Northern Rail to ask whether CCTV footage is
available for viewing in response to the incident which occurred on the evening of Saturday 21st August. A
representative from Northern Rail has responded saying that due to Data Protection the CCTV is not available for
public view however they will request for the footage to be reviewed by their CCTV controllers and that if details can
be supplied of the damage caused, this can then be passed to the BTP (British Transport Police) if they believe an
offence has been committed. The matter to be taken forward by a representative from the Friends of Silverdale
Station.
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12925. Community First Responders (CFR) – Cllr Ferguson circulated a report to Cllrs prior to the meeting detailing
how despite numerous emails, he has been unable to ascertain how many kit bags are available to the group, where
the spares are kept, if any, and what they believe to be their communication channel with the Parish Council. He has
however, made contact with a representative from NW Ambulance Service NHS Trust who confirmed the contact
details regarding the defibrillators on Lindeth Rd and Gaskell Hall are V Cartledge and Cllr T Bond and that the
devices are interchangeable. Cllr Ferguson believes the agreement between the CFR and Parish Council needs to be
revisited and reissued should amendments be required.

12926. Items for Information:
a) The resignation of Cllr June Greenwell from the Parish Council, which was accepted with great reluctance by
the Chairman. Cllr Greenwell is to continue with her duties as a City Councillor and will continue to
contribute her thoughts to the Parish working groups.
b) Once a Notice is given of a casual vacancy on the Parish Council, if an election is not requested by 10 electors
then the vacancy can be filled by co-option.
c) Action summary to be included within the minutes going forward.

12927. Suggestions for Future Agenda Items:
a) Setting of the meeting dates for 2022.
b) Consider the review of the Contractor and Toilet Tender documents.
c) Climbing routes on The Shore and whether the NT have carried out a review of any impact / damage.
d) Decision as to whether to continue to print Council information in the Parish Magazine once charges are
introduced.

12928. Date and Time of Next Meeting – The date of the next meeting is to be Monday 4th October 2021. Items for
the agenda and copies of reports to reach the Clerk by Monday 27th September 2021.

SILVERDALE PARISH COUNCIL

Councillors are hereby summoned, and members of the public are invited, to attend a
Parish Council Meeting on 6th September 2021 at 7.00pm, to he held in The Institute on Spring Bank, Silverdale, for the purposes of the following Agenda:

AGENDA

1. To receive apologies for absence.

2. To receive declarations of Members’ interests relating to any items appearing on the agenda.

3. To approve the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 2nd August 2021.

4. To receive information about matters arising from the Minutes of previous meetings, not covered by the Agenda.

5. To receive a Police report if available.

6. To hear matters raised by Members of the Public for future consideration. Note: Members of the Council are not permitted to respond, except to ask questions for the purposes of clarification only.

7 To receive a report of any relevant matters by City Councillor June Greenwell.

8 To receive a report of any relevant matters by County Cllr. Phillippa Williamson.

9 To receive verbal reports from any meetings attended by Members, or the Clerk (verbal reports are only acceptable where no decision, or action, is required).

10 Planning Matters:
a) To note that the following Planning Applications were dealt with under the provisions of Standing Order 25:
• 21/0141/TPO Gibraltar Farmhouse, Lindeth Road Proposal : x2 Ash – Fell x 8 Ash – Pollard. – No objections.
• 21/00901/FUL: Ivy Bank, Lindeth Road, Silverdale. Erection of part two storey and part single storey side and rear extensions. Responded as follows: The only objection to this is that there seems to be a lot of trees being removed and this should be mitigated.
• 21/0162/TPO Woodlands Hotel, Woodlands Drive. T55 Sycamore – fell, T56 Sycamore – fell. (Emailed 25/8/21) – No objections.

b) To consider the following Planning applications:
• 21/01017/VCN 9 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale. Proposal : Change of use of dwelling house ground floor (C3) into a shop unit (A1) and cafe unit (A3) (pursuant to the variation of condition 4 to extend the opening hours and the removal of condition 6 to allow outdoor dining to the front)

11 To receive the Clerk’s report of any action (other than consideration of Planning Applications) taken under the provisions of Standing Order 25:
• To have the verges trimmed on Slackwood by A Graves, as last time; approached whilst out on another job, £30 + vat. (TB,JB,MF)
• To enter into a 3 year agreement to lease 3 toilet roll dispensers from Tork. (JB, MF, SH)
• To have the men’s urinal blockage cleared by Richard Salt at approx. £70+vat. Tap replaced if necessary, £40 + vat. (Tap wasn’t necessary) (JB, MF, SH)

12 Insurance. To approve the insurance cover for 2021-22 through Came and Company as emailed to Cllrs 31/8/21, at a cost of £1364.94 per annum. (Pre- offer information check 8/7/21)

13 Working Groups & Streetscape Matters (except Playground)
n.b. Action can only be authorised if a report has been provided to Council by 30th August.
a) To consider putting up signage at Woodwell, saying “No Overnight Stays”.
b) To receive a verbal report of progress on the “Welcome Back Fund including the new Website, Transport plan and Christmas Decorations from Cllr. Unsworth.
c) To note that the Street Decorations Group’s report was circulated 24/8/21 and make any comments.
d) To note that the Tender Documents Group report was circulated 25/8/21 and make any comments.
e) To note that theTransport Management Plan update was circulated 28/8/21 and make any comments.
f) Toilets. To authorise the expenditure of £792.13 net to come out of the toilet budget as The Welcome Back Fund will not cover the Electrical work necessary.
g) To note that the Traffic Management Plan, together with observations from Lancashire Constabulary and Lancashire County Council, has been sent for comments by RSPB, NT AONB and Silver Sapling. (28/8/21)
h) SPIDs. To note a copy of the update from County Highways was circulated 28/8/21. To decide what to do with the old SPID which is no longer useful.
i) To note that an additional Working Group – Shuttle Bus – has been formed (Cllr Bennett, Cllr. Greenwell, Cllr. Fletcher) to examine medium and long-term options to the shuttle bus.

14 Playground – To receive a report on any urgent actions that have been taken and to consider any other issues raised in either the Lancaster CC quarterly, or Parish weekly inspections.

15 Finance
(a) To conduct the monthly check of all money received by the Council (bank statements to be inspected by a Member who is not a Bank Signatory, or more than one such Member) and record the sum held in the current account.
(b) To authorise payment and sign cheques for the following accounts:
• EDF, toilets, £28, bacs
• EDF, clock, £16 bacs
• Waterplus, toilets, £48.17 bacs
• Came & Company, insurance, £1364.94 cheque
• Great Oaks Tree Services, Playground contractor, £643.20 cheque
• iclean, toilet cleaning £251.55 cheque
• John Bennett, cable ties, £14.56 cheque
• PKF Littlejohn LLP, external accountant, £240 cheque
• R E Salt & Co Ltd, toilets, £40.20 cheque
• D Wain, contractor, amount still to be invoiced.

(c) To consider the 2022-2023 funding required for projects; additional to the Annual costs of running the Council; to be taken into account for the budget/precept request.

(d) To consider paying for printing the Village Directory 2022 at a cost up to £700 – the money to come out of unexpected expenditure.

(e) To note the External Audit has been approved and the Annual governance and Accountability Return is available for inspection by any local government elector of Silverdale on application to the Clerk. Details are also on the Parish Council website.

16 Correspondence
To consider the following items of correspondence received since the last meeting and to determine what, if any, action should be taken:
a) SLDC weekly update emailed 28/7, 4/8, 11/8, 18/8.
b) To notify of the Regulation 18 Consultation Climate Emergency Review of the Local Plan for the District being available. (Plan period 2011-2031) (Emailed 27/7/21)
c) Notice of a public consultation, asking for views about police and crime priorities across Lancashire to help inform a new Police and Crime Plan; until 6th September. (29/7/21)
d) Nalc writes about the Government’s call for evidence of a National Resilience Strategy and poses many questions. (See email of 29/7/21)
e) A response from Highways regarding “Quicksand Pool Bridge” poor sight-lines as raised by the Parish Council. (Emailed 29/7/21)
f) Lancashire Fire and Rescue wish to share with you their Community Risk Management Plan Consultation which covers the next 5 years. (Emailed 317/21)
g) Trading Standard Alerts (Emailed 7/8/21)
h) Highways respond regarding the road closure on the corner of Hollins Lane and Lindeth Road to say the timing cannot be re-arranged but access to Gibraltar farm will be possible.
i) Climate Emergency Public Consultation information. Ends 17/9/21. (4 copies supplied by Post)
j) SELRAP news. (12/8/21)
k) Lancaster City Council provides information and seeks views through a short survey about it’s ambition to provide toilets with changing facilities for the severely disabled members of the community. (Emailed 13/8/21)
l) Morecambe Bay partnership introduces Sarah Mason who has started work as their new Chief Executive. (Emailed 13/8/21)
m) LALC writes about ‘Power for People’. (Emailed 18/8/21)
n) Information regarding the Government’s pioneering hydrogen demonstration projects which are proving that hydrogen can help to decarbonise heat. (Emailed 22/8/21)
o) The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection of the Trust’s urgent and emergency care services, surgery, and maternity services at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), Furness General Hospital (FGH) and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in April and May 2021. The report has now been published and shows concerns. (Emailed 22/8/21)
p) Regeneration support gives details of their latest consultations which may be of interest to the Council. (Emailed 24/8/21)
q) A resident requests information regarding the Council’s trials to improve the parking situation in the village and asks what information has prompted the action which has been taken by the Council. (Emailed to Cllrs. 30/8/21)
r) A resident has reported that the fence erected at the roadside against No 4A Bottoms Lane appears to conflict with planning regulations regarding height and asks if SPC has been informed of any planning application. (via Cllr. Fletcher)
s) A resident at The Quilliet; the group of 4 terraced houses opposite Silverdale Train Station; would like to express concern about the increasingly hazardous nature of the parking on Red Bridge Lane directly opposite the entrance to the properties. (Emailed 30/8/21)

17 To record the agreement for the expenditure of £595 for the cost of the Tree Inspection with Cumbria Tree Surveys. (via Cllr. Bond)

18 Highway Drainage. To receive an update from Cllr. Ferguson regarding the flooding on Lindeth Road.

19 To discuss arrangements for Remembrance Day.
20 To consider writing to Northern Rail referring to the incident at Silverdale Station to ask if the CCTV at Silverdale station is working and fit for purpose. If so, may we see the footage from the night in question. (See emails of 30/8/21)
First Responders. To record the situation with the service at present from Cllr. Ferguson.
21 To note any “Items for Information” (no decisions or action permitted)
22 To receive items for consideration for a future agenda.
• Set the meeting dates – November.
• Consider the review of the Contractor and Toilet Tender documents.

23 To note that the date of the next meeting is 4th October 2021. Items for the agenda and copies of reports, to reach the Clerk before 28th September.

Signed:

Denise Challenor, Clerk to the Council Tel. 01524 761824