Parish Liaison meeting – 3 June 2015 Welcome John Richardson Head of Community Services

Involving people in parish council work as volunteers Jim McCallum Voluntary Action Leicestershire

Parish Council elections update Louise Beeston Electoral Services Officer

Parish/Town Clerks Network Lorraine Ellis Whitwick Parish Council

Local Plan timescale update and community engagement Ian Nelson Planning Policy Team Manager

Electronic planning applications update Sarah Worrall Principal Planning Officer (Team Leader)

Neighbourhood plans Ashby de la Zouch and Ellistown & Battleflat Jack Fargher Ashby de la Zouch Town Council Penny Wakefield Ellistown & Battleflat Parish Council

Street Action Team - Dogwatch programme Jackie Sykes Street Environment Manager

Licensing - Public Access System For Licensing Applications and Licensing Registers Catherine Ridgway Community Focus Officer

Public Access – The Benefits Visit the site as often as desired Register on the web site and receive automatic – updates – Notifications View other licences and applications View documents (future modification)

Improvements to the registration system Licensing will now register all Parish and Town Councils on their behalf. Receive a unique log-in and registration details. This will relieve some of the administration burden and ensure that all Parish and Town Councils have the immediate ability to utilise the system.

Improvements to the Search Criteria Licensing will save the relevant search criteria for each Parish and Town Council so they will automatically receive the weekly notifications for their ward. This will take away the “set up” responsibility from the Parish and Town Councils.

What is included? Proposed licensable activities and proposed hours for licensable activities on the new record. Have the ability to print off information from the Public Access System to present to Parish and Town Council meetings for discussion. Will remove the requirement to contact Licensing to find out details of the application

Training & Development training sessions will be available the system will be trialled Contact: Stephen Eyre – Licensing Team Leader Tel:

NWLDC funding opportunities Wendy May Community Focus Team Leader

Small Grant Scheme up to £500 for new and innovative projects for community and voluntary groups – 50% match funded Coalville Special Expenses Community Chest up to £250 to support community activities that meet the needs of residents in Coalville, Bardon, Snibston, Thringstone and Greenhill

Green Shoots - bulb planting Grants of £100 are available to community groups and organisations for bulb planting projects to spruce up their local area. Cash match funding of £100 is required. Green Grants £500 for environmentally focussed community projects, available to groups and organisations. Cash match funding of £500 is required.

Training Opportunities Catherine Ridgway Community Focus officer

Planning & Development Pre – application enquiries Application Stage -Validation & registration -Notification -Statutory consultees -Material planning considerations Decision process -S106

Dates of Training 22 June pm – 4pm & 6pm – 8pm Coalville – Council Chamber 24 June pm – 8.30pm Castle Donington – The Spital 25 June pm – 8.30pm Ashby de la Zouch – Legion House

Licensing Act 2003 Topics covered Licensing objectives Licensable activities Determination of applications Representations -Making a valid representation Hearings -Attendance

Training dates: 7 July 2015, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Ashby de la Zouch – Legion House 9 July 2015, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Castle Donington – Council Chamber Date and time to be confirmed Council offices, Coalville

Code of Conduct for Councilors The Code of Conduct requires Councillors' to observe the seven principles of public life: - selflessness - integrity - objectivity - accountability - openness - honesty - leadership rules governing disclosure of interests and withdrawal from meetings public register of interests of members and co-opted members - financial and other interests.

Training date: 29 June pm – 8pm Council Offices, Coalville

Funding and Volunteering Workshops Introduction to funding applications 9 September pm Recruiting and Managing Volunteers 15 September midday 30 September 6-8pm Venue – Council offices, Coalville

How to book a place All parish councils will be receiving an with information of planned training Book now by completing the section on your evaluation form Councillors not attending tonight – please ask them to complete and return the forms available Any other training requirements? Let us know by commenting on your evaluation form.

Meeting close completion of evaluation questionnaires

Community Focus Team - contact details District wide and special projects Wendy May – Ashby, Measham and Moira Emma Trahearn – Coalville Area Catherine Ridgway – Northern Parishes Gillian Squires –