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1. |
Apologies for Absence
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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Apologies for absence were received from
Councillors Julie Grocutt and Janet Ridler.
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2. |
Exclusions of Public and Press
To identify items where resolutions may be
moved to exclude the press and public.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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No items were identified where resolutions may
be moved to exclude the public and press.
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3. |
Declarations of Interest PDF 86 KB
Members to declare any interests they have in
the business to be considered at the meeting.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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There were no declarations of interest.
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4. |
Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 114 KB
To approve the minutes of the Committee held
on 5 October, 2022.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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The minutes of the meeting of the Committee
held on 5 October, 2022 were approved as a correct record.
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5. |
Stannington Gas Incident
To provide an update on the recent
incident.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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Tim Myatt, Head of Corporate Affairs at
Yorkshire Water, reported on the recent gas incident in
Stannington. Also present for this item were Nathan Sunderland
(Manager of Asset Planning and Network Engineering) and Vicky
Scroggins (Customer Liaison Advisor) who had been leading on
communication with residents regarding ongoing works on Bankfield
Lane.
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5.2
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My Myatt offered an apology on behalf of
Yorkshire Water to all those who suffered inconvenience or distress
due to the gas incident in Stannington. He added that Yorkshire
Water deeply regretted the impact on residents, particularly those
who lost heating during a very cold weather period. He added that
Yorkshire Water was proud of its identity and, with the vast
majority of staff living and working in Yorkshire, team members
understood the importance of quickly resolving the issues in
Stannington and Hillsborough.
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5.3
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Mr Myatt outlined the incident, which began
late on the evening of December when treated water began to escape
from a significant water supply main on Bankfield Lane, which is a
significant water supply main. This was repaired quickly, and there
were no issues remaining within the Yorkshire Water network. He
noted that the presence, scale and impact of water in the gas
network then became clear and full support from Yorkshire Water
teams was offered to Cadent. Throughout the incident the Bronze and
Silver level incident management teams coordinated support to
Cadent. Support was coordinated through the Tactical Coordination
Group and the Strategic Coordination Group, aiming to assist Cadent
and other partners, including Sheffield City Council.
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5.4
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He noted that there had been a variety of
communication methods to keep residents up-to-date and notify them
on how they could access support. This included targeted text
messages, the Yorkshire Water website, door-to-door visits, letter
drops, press releases and media appearances.
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5.5
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Mr Myatt explained that as the inter-agency
response to the incident began to have effect, a Yorkshire Water
payment scheme was put into place for residents to help offset
additional costs and expenses residents may have incurred. This was
separate to payments that Cadent were making for loss of gas
supply. He asked for any residents that had any queries regarding
the payment scheme or claims to share their details with Yorkshire
Water staff present at the meeting.
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5.6
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Yorkshire Water understood that residents
wanted to know how this incident had occurred, and Mr Myatt advised
that this was now the subject of an investigation by Burgoynes, an
independent forensic expert appointed by Yorkshire Water.
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5.7
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Mr Holmes confirmed that on 9 January,
2023, Yorkshire Water began work to
replace and relocate the section of main which was damaged away
from the gas mains. This work was being carried out in accordance
with best practice and aimed to reduce the chance of similar
incident. The work was expected to continue until around 10
February, 2023. Vicky Scroggins had been informing residents of
this work, including door to door letter drops.
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5.8
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Taking a wider view of network resilience in
Stannington, Yorkshire ...
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6. |
Public Questions and Petitions PDF 119 KB
(a)
to receive any questions or petitions from members of the
public
(b)
to note the attached document setting out the responses to
questions raised at the last meeting, which were not provided at
the meeting
(b)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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The Committee received the following questions
from a member of the public who had submitted the questions prior
to the meeting, and who attended the meeting to raise them:-
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(a)
Jenny van Tinteren, OBE, Co-Chair of Stannington Pavilion
Renewal Committee (SPARC)
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SPARC is a
consortium of local groups set up in March 2022 to save Stannington
Park Pavilion, with a view to raising funds to replace it with a
new purpose-built band rehearsal room and community space.
SPARC submitted an
Expression of Interest to the Council on 14 June 2022, copy
attached. We received an acknowledgement, followed by 2 emails from
Jo Pearce 30 June and 14 September, saying that no response could
be provided due to capacity issues and many other higher priority
projects across the city.
It is now 4 months
later, and we still have no proper reply nor any indication of when
someone might be willing to even start talking to us. This is
unacceptable, especially when our EOI was specifically directed at
relieving the Council a burden of costs through a transfer of the
building to the community.
Question 1:
Would the Council please agree to meet us soon to discuss the
Expression of Interest and agree a way forward?
Question 2:
What proposals does the Council have for consulting with the
community in Stannington about the future of the pavilion?
Question 3:
What proposals does the Council have to meet the need for more
community space to house Stannington Brass Band, the after-school
club, park sports activities etc?
Question 4
– What are the timescales for the review of community
buildings authorised at the meeting of the Finance Sub-Committee on
7 November 2022 agenda item 6?
Question 5:
How does the Council propose to involve local communities and
consult publicly on that review?
Jenny also asked the following question on
behalf of Action for Stannington:-
Question 1:
Action for Stannington has offered repeatedly to partner with the
council and raise money for a repair project, to safeguard
Stannington Park Pavilion in the short term. The last time we did
this was in 2012 and it is now needed again. Who is currently
responsible for agreeing such projects and when will they talk to
Action for Stannington please?
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In response, Councillor Williams confirmed
that he had met with Ajman Ali, Executive Director of Operational
Services. He shared Jenny’s frustrations with the situation
and advised that he would share the questions raised with Mr
Ali.
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Councillor Baker noted her thanks to the
members of SPARC for showing an interest and for working to
maintain the pavilion.
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The Chair advised that the Council was
currently carrying out a review of community buildings and the
results of this would help to identify those in need of repair or
disposal.
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The Committee received the following question
from Pete Hurrell who was not in attendance at the meeting and had
submitted a question prior to the meeting, which the Chair read
out:
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Pete ...
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7. |
Update on referrals to Policy Committees PDF 121 KB
To update on any referrals to Policy
Committees.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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The Chair provided an update on
a public question regarding the issue around funding for bus
services in the north of Sheffield that was raised at the North
Local Area Committee on 7 July, 2022.
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7.2
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The issue was initially
referred to the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy
Committee, however as the responsibility for public transport sits
with South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), the issue
was subsequently referred to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined
Authority for a response.
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7.3
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The Chair referred to the
response from SYMCA, that had also been included within the agenda
pack.
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7.4
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David Luck, North Local Area
Committee Manager, advised that Stannington councillors had been
contacted by residents requesting a reduction of the speed limit on
Rails Road. Residents believed it raised wider questions about
policy and approaches to speed on rural roads.
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7.5
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Mr Luck also advised that East
Ecclesfield councillors had been contacted by residents of Smith
Street, Chapeltown, requesting a residents parking scheme. A survey
had shown a very high level of support however Members had been
advised no residents schemes were possible outside of the city
centre.
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7.6
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Councillor Gamble Pugh noted
that he was a member of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate
Policy Committee, and he hoped to raise these issues at their next
meeting, due to take place the next day.
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7.7
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RESOLVED: That the
Committee:
(a)
agrees that the issue around policy on speed on rural roads be
referred to the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy
Committee; and
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agrees that the issue around policy on residents parking schemes
outside of the city centre be referred to the Transport,
Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee.
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8. |
Parish Council Updates
To receive an update from Bradfield Parish
Council.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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Councillor Priestley provided an update from
Bradfield Parish Council, who provided support to groups and
organisations within the parish. This support, together with LAC
funding, included the provision of a new football pitch at Wadsley
Park Village. Councillor Priestley advised that the Parish Council
continued to supply parks with new equipment. The Parish Council
also had some CIL funding and was continually looking for
organisations and projects that would benefit from CIL money.
Councillor Priestley asked for anyone who knew of any such
organisations to contact Bradfield Parish Council.
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Tim Whitaker provided an update from
Ecclesfield Parish Council. He advised that a coffee morning had
been held in support of Ukrainian refugees. He noted that there had
been no increase on pre-set spending limit. He also advised that
tree planting had taken place in Chapeltown Park for the
Queen’ Platinum Jubilee and that the Parish Community Hall
had been refurbished and was due to open on 30 January, 2023. Mr
Whitaker confirmed that over £10,000 in grants had been given
by the Parish Council over the last quarter. This had included
support for Ecclesfield Priory Players, Scouts, Sheffield Rainbows,
Thorncliffe Football Club, and Friends of Grenoside Green.
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9. |
North East Local Area Committee Budget Report PDF 153 KB
Report of David Luck, Local Area Committee
Manager.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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David Luck provided an update on the North Local Area Committee
budget. He advised that the Leader made a decision on 17 August,
2021 to allocate a budget of £100,000 to each Local Area
Committee and the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation of Executive
Functions has been amended to give Local Area Committees the power
to approve expenditure from the budgets allocated to
them.
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9.2
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The report presented highlighted current spend and also
requested approval to provide replacement swings at The Rookery,
Deepcar and Cross Lane Stocksbridge at a cost of £11,000.
This would upgrade equipment that was coming to the end of its
useful life and was based on conversations with the Parks and
Countryside Department about sites in need of
investment.
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This proposal was recommended to address local priorities of
developing a clean and attractive environment and vibrant community
life.
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The Chair thanked Mr Luck for the progress made on spending so
far.
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9.4
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RESOLVED: That the North Local
Area Committee:-
(i)
note the expenditure against the £100,000
budget to address local priorities in the North LAC in 2022/3, as
detailed in the report, be noted.
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approve £11,000 further expenditure for
replacement swings at The Rookery, Deepcar and Cross Lane,
Stocksbridge.
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9.5
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Reasons for
Decision
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The North Local Area Committee was asked to note the use of
funding as per the previous decision of 30 September, 2021, and
agree further expenditure to address the identified local
priorities.
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9.6
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Alternatives
Considered and Rejected
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None. This was in line with the previous decision of 30
September, 2021, regarding expenditure below £5,000 and the
North Community Plan agreed on 9 March, 2022.
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10. |
Draft Sheffield Local Plan
To receive a presentation from Richard Holmes,
Planning Services.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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The Committee received a presentation from
Richard Holmes, Principal Planning Officer, on the Draft Sheffield
Plan.
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Mr Holmes outlined the aims and objectives of
the Plan and how the plan affected North Sheffield. He explained
that this was the statutory Local Plan for the City and that all
local authorities were required to produce one. The Plan set out a
vision and framework for the future development of the city, and
would guide decisions on planning applications.
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Mr Holmes explained that the Draft Sheffield
Plan covered the whole city except for the part of the city that
fell within the Peak District National Park boundary, and covered
the period up to 2039 but would be reviewed at least every five
years. The plan would replace the Sheffield Core Strategy (2009)
and the Unitary Development Plan (1998). For the North of Sheffield
the plan was divided into two Sub-Areas:-Stocksbridge/Deepcar and
Chapeltown/High Green Sub-Area.
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10.4
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In terms of the timeline, Mr Holmes advised
that the public consultation period ran from 9 January, 2023 to 20
February, 2023. Details were available on the Council’s
website: Emerging Draft Sheffield Plan | Sheffield City Council,
and a paper copy was also available to view at Howden House. He
advised that after public consultation, the Council may propose
amendments to the Plan and that the proposed amendments would be
submitted to the Government and considered by an independent
planning inspector.
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10.5
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The Chair thanked Mr Holmes and his team for
attending, and invited questions from those present.
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David Holmes,
Friends of Loxley Valley
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We met last week
and discussed preliminary views on the Draft Sheffield Plan. We are
broadly supportive of the plan and welcome the protection of the
green belt. However, the process is complicated and long and
potential developers might be less supportive and have very
different views to ours. If others argue strongly against the
protection of certain sites, at what point in the process can we
counter those objections?
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In response, Richard Holmes advised that all
comments would be processed by the Council and grouped into
particular topics/areas before being submitted to the independent
planning inspector who would then decide how the examination was
run. Those submitting comments would be asked if they would like to
appear at the examination and would then be invited to those
sessions along with the developer.
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10.6
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Councillor Levery noted that a public
consultation was held two years ago, and over 80% of those who
participated believed that no development should take place on land
designated as green belt. Members backed this and it was later
agreed that green belt boundaries would be maintained whilst still
achieving housing criteria.
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10.7
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Councillor Baker added that the Peak District
had its own planning authority. She explained that over one third
of the land mass in Stannington fell within the Peak District
boundary and as such Sheffield City Council had no authority over
planning matters in this area.
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10.8
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The Chair advised that representatives from
South ...
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