The Democratic Services Officer invited nominations for the election of Chairman of the Aston Flamville Parish Meeting.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2018 (enclosed).

The minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2018 ,as circulated, were approved as a correct record.

There were no matters to discuss.

Blaby District Council Meeting 13 November 2018

The Chairman reported on his attendance at the Council meeting held on 13 November 2018 and his opportunity to speak for 3 minutes against the adoption of the Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan, which requires Blaby DC to build 17560 houses in the period 2031 – 2050 when it’s notional need is 6859.

The Council voted to endorse the LLSGP which will be a guiding document in the next phase of the Local Plan’s.

The Chairman spoke at length in respect of this matter and Residents asked questions,  to which the Chairman and Councillors  provided information and contributed to the issue.

The residents congratulated the Chairman on his presentation to the Council on the LSGP.

Leicester & Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan (LLSGP)

The Chairman spoke about the LLSGP and the draft  proposal by Leicestershire County Council to apply to the Government for a Housing Infrastructure Grant for £50M towards infrastructure costs associated with potential housing developments in the County.

The Chairman,  Residents and Councillors also spoke about the proposed A46 Expressway which appeared to travel through Blaby between the M1 at Whetstone Pastures and Junction 2 of the M69.

Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange

The Chairman spoke passionately about the proposals, questions and information in respect of the proposals were put to the Councillors by the Chairman and residents.

Councillors  provided the information and answered  the questions that had been requested from the Chairman and the residents.

 The Chairman advised the meeting that the Fosse Villages Group of Parishes had met with Burbage Parish and HBBC Councillors to coordinate our response, whilst Blaby DC appeared to be keeping a low profile. Leicestershire County Council appeared to be generally supportive of the HNRFI proposal. He stated that Blaby District Council will be required to submit a “Local Impact Report” to the Planning Inspectorate later in the process and all residents are urged to lobby their local councillors.

Residents and Councillors contributed and aired their views in respect of this issue.

Residents asked if there was a portal to comment on this re – public consultation

Cllr Maggie Wright confirmed the she would email the Chairman in respect of the public consultation.

Residents also enquired about Air Quality testing and how is a benchmark set.

Cllr Maggie Wright confirmed that she would contact David Gould the officer who deals with Air Quality.

Press Release Councillors Raise Concerns over Hinckley Rail Freight Interchange

The Leader of the Council had issued a Press Release which was circulated at the meeting which raised concerns over the Hinckley Rail Freight Interchange for the Leader and Local Ward Members in the area and said that they were unlikely to support current proposals for the new Rail Freight Interchange that is planned for a site near Elmesthorpe.

The press release read as follows:

“Although the site lies within the district, due to the size of the project the Secretary of State would decide if the plans will go ahead and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Cllr Maggie Wright – County Councillor Report.

Schools across Leicestershire are still being encouraged to sign –up to the “School Keep Clear” scheme to combat the problems of inconsiderate parking. A camera car enforces the mandatory zig zag zones outside school entrances. If a school wants to be considered for future rounds of the scheme they should email SKCProject@leics.gov.uk

Lutterworth East Proposals – A public exhibition will take place at the Wycliffe Rooms in Lutterworth from 1pm to 8pm on Friday 22 March 2019 regading plans for the Lutterworh East Proposal. A planning application for a 550 acre site (owned by the County Council) has been submitted to Harborough District Council. The scheme is in line With Harborough DC’s emerging Local Plan and includes 1,000 affordable homes, over 100 hectares of green space and would generate over 2.000 jobs.

Market Harborough Business Park. Building work has started on a £5.2m business park set to create 200 jobs in Market Harborough. Airfield Business Park funded by local authority, Market Harborough will offer a range of high – spec industrial units. Work is expected to be completed by November 2019.

Resource and Waste Strategy for England was released on 18 December 2018. The strategy focuses on known problems with effective solutions that will reduce reliance on single use plastics, cut confusion over household recycling, tackle the problem of waste crime and tackle food waste. The proposals have the potential to transform the way resources and waste are managed in the future.

The date of the next meeting to be arranged in consultation with the Chairman for a date in October 2019.