Parish Council meeting 10th July 2025

Bridekirk Parish Council
Appletree House, Allerby. CA7 2NL

To all Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting of the Bridekirk Parish Council to be held on Thursday 10th July 2025 in Bridekirk Church at 7.30pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.

Agenda

1.4.2025 To receive apologies for absence.

2.4.2025 To approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting held 13th March 2025

3.4.2025 Declarations of interest in items on the agenda.

4.4.2025 Suspension of Standing Orders for members of the public to speak.

5.4.2025 Accounts :

• Zurich Insurance £241
• Grass cutting ( no invoice received yet)
• Defibrillator replacements (approvals required)

6.4.2025 Reports from outside bodies :

• Cumberland Council – previously circulated
• Cumbria Constabulary – previously circulated

7.4.2025 Planning Applications:

• Application: Ref No: HOU/2025/0089 Applicant: Mr & Mrs Wilcock Proposal: Conversion of existing integral garage to new habitable space, replacement/alteration of rear windows and addition of cladding to rear offshoot. Location: The Grove, Tallentire, CA13 0PR – Previously circulated, no objections.
• Notice of Approval : Ref: VAR/2025/0011 Applicant: Chris Scammell ; Proposal : Variation to condition 1 of approved application VAR/2024/0011 to amend house type on plot 2. Location: Land near Bonnyhill Farm, Bridekirk, Cockermouth – Previously circulated.
• Application: Ref No: FUL/2025/0071 Applicant: James Steel Proposal: An agricultural building to extend existing building to house a new milking parlour. Location: Anns Hill, Bridekirk, CA13 0NY – Previously circulated, no objections.
• Notification on works to Tree Preservation Order: Applicant: James O’Brien, Proposal: TO1 Sycamore, almost completely dead with one small branch of weakened growth, stem ivy covered. Previously hard pruned into old growth. Along boundary fence, remove to eliminate potential hazard. T02: Ash, moderately sized with significant Ash dieback nearing 75% crown mortality, remove to eliminate risk overhanging garden and in range of property. G01: Mixed species Holly, Hawthorn, Ash, Sycamore, Hazel, side prune to fence line up to 5m to create hedge face along garden boundary. Location: 1 Orchard Lane, Tallentire, CA13 0NQ – Previously circulated, no objections.

8.4.2025 Clerks report - To receive an update on activity and correspondence received in the period since the last meeting, not covered in agenda items.

9.4.2025 To receive any reports on flooding issues across the Parish.

10.4.2025 To receive update on any Parish Maintenance inc:

• Street Lighting in Dovenby
• Works to Dovenby Green, update

11.4.2025 Tallentire Wind Farm, update.

12.4.2025 To note the date and time of the next meeting Thursday 11th September 7.30pm - Bridekirk Church.