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The Council

You have 10 Councillors. We are here to represent your interests and lobby the City Council on matters of concern in the Parish.

 

We are dedicated to protecting and improving the Parish environment and keeping an eye on anything that could affect the interest of the Parish, e.g. planning applications, traffic matters, etc.

Attending Parish Council Meetings

All parish council meetings are open to the public (unless councillors decide to exclude the public for reasons of confidentiality, which very rarely happens).

Speaking

You do not have the right to speak at this meeting unless invited to do so by the council. The way this works is as follows:

You should make yourself known to the clerk or to the chairman of the meeting, ideally before it begins.

When the item on the agenda on which you wish to speak is reached the chairman may choose to invite the council to "suspend standing orders" to allow you to speak.

If the council agree to suspend standing orders then you can speak on the item which is concerning you. Please try to be brief: the council has a lot to get through at most meetings. If you take too long the chairman may ask you to stop speaking.

Once you have made your points the chairman will ask the councillors if they wish to ask you any questions and, if they do, you can reply to those questions.

The chairman will then resume standing orders and the council will then debate the item. You do not have any right to speak during this debate. The only exception would be if a councillor, through the chair, wishes to put another question to you.

Planning Issues

 

Most people who want to speak to the parish council want to talk on planning applications. Some things to bear in mind:

The parish council is not the planning authority. We do not decide planning applications, Leeds City Council (LCC) do that, we only recommend to them what we think they should decide and they can (and do) choose to ignore us.

If you are objecting it is very important that you write to LCC as well as coming to our meeting.

We can only object to an application on valid planning grounds so please don't be disappointed if we don't comment on issues you regard as important but which, by law, aren't relevant.

Membership of committees etc . . .

 

Planning Committee: Cllrs Allen, Lyn Buckley, Miles, Pearlman (Chairman), Smith & Williams

 

We are statutory consultees on planning applications made to the planning authority in Alwoodley parish. The local planning authority is Leeds City Council

 

The main function of the Planning Committee is to consider and comment on planning applications. A few major planning applications will be referred to the full Parish Council.

 

The remit of the Planning Committee is embodied in the following:

 

The Planning Committee will be authorised to deal with all matters relating to planning applications referred to the Parish Council and other related planning issues.  However, any major planning applications identified by the Committee or any member of the Council shall be referred to Council for decision.

 

 

Working Party: Budget: Cllrs Kent, Rice & the Clerk in her capacity as RFO

 

We plan the budget and recommend the precept

 

 

Working Party: Website:  Cllrs Kent (Webmaster), Smith, & Williams

 

We are responsible for the design and running of our website including liaison with the community to collect news items, information about organisations, groups and their events

 

 

Working Party: Grant Applications: Cllrs Kent & Pearlman

 

We assess the validity of applications for APC grants within the legal framework for giving grants. We also search out and assess grant sources for the APC. We also publish these sources on the website if they are appropriate for organisations or groups within the community. We are also overseeing the QE(II) Jubilee grant scheme

 

 

Working Party: Freedom of Information:  Cllrs Kent & Pearlman

 

We ensure that  information available under the FoI Act is available on the website and via the Clerk

 

 

Working Party: Communications: Cllrs: L Buckley, N Buckley, Hainsworth, Kent, Smith & Williams

 

 

We write the newsletter for APC website and the newsletters that are periodically delivered to your door; we also write articles for various newpapers, newssheets and publications (for example The Announcer & The Alwoodley Guide.

 

We also evaluate the efficiency of the our communication procedures and seek out other methods of communicating with the parish

 

 

Working Party: Lengthsman: Cllrs: Allen, N Buckley

We are responsible for the oversight of a “lengthsman”  who will help to maintain a cared for feel within Alwoodley Parish. We are evaluating the way the lengthman is used and exploring new ways to employ his time

 

 

Working Party: Strategic Plan Monitoring: Cllr Kent

 

We are tasked with analysing possible short, medium and long term projects in order to develop a suitable Strategic Plan for the PC. We also monitor and evaluate the progress of our projects

 

 

Working Party: Liaison with LCC & WY Police: Cllrs: Lyn Buckey, Smith & Williams

 

We are seeking to form a liaison group with LCC and West Yorkshire Police to have a regular exchange of information and views about traffic issues that cause danger, concern or major irritation.

 

 

Working Party: Refurbishment to the playground (King Lane): Cllrs: Allen, Smith & Williams

 

We are working with LCC to refurbish the playground at the shops on King Lane. We are also installing a picnic area adjacent to the playground to enhance the experience of taking the family to the playground

 

 

Working Party: Improvement of the grass area along King Lane: Cllrs: Lyn Buckley & Kent

 

We are working with LCC to have trees and shrubs planted within the grassy strip adjacent to the Buckstones. This will complement the bulb planting activities of Alwoodley in Bloom and hopefully discourage inconsiderate parking that damages the verges and road edges in the area

 

 

Working Party: Creation of an allotment in Alwoodley: Cllrs: Kent & Pearlman

 

We are supporting Alwoodley Allotment Association in their negotiations with LCC to create a substantial (60 plot) allotment within the Parish Council Boundary.

 

Working Party: Community Volunteers: Cllrs Allen & N Buckley

 

We are looking at the possibility of organising groups of community minded volunteers

 

 

Working Party: QE(II) Diamond jubilee Celebrations: Cllrs L Buckley, Allen, Smith & Williams

 

To celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond jubilee we are planning a number of installations near the playground on King Lane, including more picnic tables, seating, a flower bed and a celebration oak tree. We are also organising a Fun Day, and to support community groups who plan to celebrate the jubilee, we have created a grant fund

 

Working Party: Footpath renovation along King Lane: Cllrs Miles, Pearlman, Hainsworth supported by

 

We are looking at an alternative to the plans that LCC proposed (and then rejected based on cost) for the footway along King Lane (junction with Alwoodley Lane to Arthington Road). Our aim is to cost a more realistic development with the voluntary support of Mr Brian Wilkinson, a qualified civil engineer. We will then present these alternative suggestions to LCC

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