Minutes 2022

ITEM

ACTION

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1.2

Welcome and apologies

The Chair welcomed all in attendance.

Apologies were received from Cllr Andy Watson, Cllr Nick Foster,

Cllr Ray Cucksey -North Kesteven District Council, Cllr Peter Lundgren -North

Kesteven District Council

2.

2.1

Declarations of pecuniary interest

Cllr Battle declared an interest as the Treasurer of Christs Hospital Endowment in relation to agenda item 9.

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3.4

Reports received from representatives of outside bodies

NKDC Matters:

Cllr Cucksey. Please see attached Appendix 1.

Cllr Lundgren. Please see attached Appendix 2.

LCC Matters:

Cllr Carrington: At the next executive board meeting the proposal for the last stage of the Lincoln ring road will be up for approval. If approved Balfour Beatty would be the lead contractor. Planning permission is expected in 2023. Construction would start in 2025 with the target end date of 2028.

Children’s’ and young person’s mental health. There is a new joint agreement between the Lincolnshire Clinical commissioning groups and the County Council. Work is being done and a review is taking place with regards to how this is delivered.

For the third quarter of 2021 2451 potholes were reported by the public to LCC and 14260 potholes were filled in.

People from Ukraine will be coming to Lincolnshire. LCC along with district councils are involved with the family scheme. A variety of services will be needed to support them and LCC will be leading on this.

The pandemic is still with us, LCC continues to play a leading role in the Lincolnshire Resilience forum. Agencies continue to work together.

Police crime report:

8 Crimes reported in January: 3 on or near Main Road, 2 of violence of sexual offences & 1 other crime. 3 on or near Fosters Gardens, 2 of criminal damage or arson & 1 of violence or sexual offences. 2 on or near Queensway, 1 of criminal damage or arson & 1 of violence or sexual offences.

4.

4.1

Public Open Forum

None

5.

5.1

To resolve, notes of the meeting held on 28 February 2022 are approved as the Minutes

It was resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2022 be approved as a correct record and will be signed by the Chairman.

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6.3

Clerk and Councillor’s report on matters outstanding

Following a vote, the 30th April was chosen as the date for a litter pick, but this is the bank holiday weekend, 7th May was agreed as an alternative date. This will be promoted by the Clerk on Facebook. NKDC can provide bin bags and collect the waste afterwards, but now have very few litter pickers. It was agreed that the Parish Council will purchase own litter pickers, the RFO will source and purchase.

Bardney Parish clerk has been in contact regarding a letter from LCC about planned road improvement works on Bardney causeway. A date has not yet been given for these works.

The Parish Council insurance will cover Platinum jubilee events for up to 500 people at any one time.

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7.3

7.4

7.5

Correspondence received

An email was received from a resident on The Park regarding trailers/motorhomes/caravans parked on driveways, tip rubbish outside properties & rules on changing property facades without planning permission. This was discussed with Parish Councillors and Cllr Carrington. The clerk will contact the resident.

The clerk received a phone call from a concerned Barff Road resident. Issues raised included cars parked on the road in the centre of the village, by the village sign. Other vehicles and residents with reduced mobility are unable to get around the vehicles. Councillors will monitor the situation and contact those involved if possible.

The state of the roads around the village and the footpath on Barff Road were also raised. The Parish council will continue to raise any problems with the road to LCC, the potholes on Middle Street were discussed and this will be raised again. The footpath on Barff Road is currently concrete and it is hoped that this will be replaced, as has been done on Queensway.

An email has been received regarding the defibrillator on the side of the bus shelter and the lack of paediatric defibrillator pads. This unit is managed and maintained by EMAS.

No further information has been received on a new defibrillator which was offered by the developer of Windmill Gardens. The clerk will follow this up with NKDC. It was also discussed whether a new unit could replace the old one on the Pavilion, if it is not possible to locate it on the new development.

Consent was needed for the new interpretation boards which will be located on highways land, this has now been approved.

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8.

8.1

Central Lincolnshire Local plan review

The Parish Councillors discussed the plan. Proposed sites for development include Battles yard and a small amount of windfall land, but other land previously proposed for development no longer appears to be included. Larger villages such as Branston & Metheringham have more land proposed for development.  Landowners can contact Strategic Housing Land Area Assessment (SHLAA) if potential housing land is available. This is the 5 year review plan and is likely to be adopted at some point in 2023. The plan will then run through to around 2036, but 5 year reviews will continue to take place.

9.

9.1

Memorial Hall

Availability of the Memorial hall was discussed, the Parish council chairman will meet with the Chairman of the Christs Hospital committee to discuss this further. The hall is used in the daytime on weekdays during term time by the school, but the committee is keen for it to be used by outside parties outside of these times.

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10.1

10.2

Pavilion Committee & community orchard

Cllr Clarke has spoken with the Chairman of the Pavilion committee regarding potential Wi-Fi and discussed whether there is enough need for this service. Cllr Battle spoke about the option of now being able to hold hybrid Parish meetings. The need for Wi-Fi was discussed further, Cllr Clarke & the RFO will look further into potential costs.

The wildflower seeds have now been sown at the orchard. The grass is no longer being cut by Continental and options for how the grass in the orchard area will be maintained were discussed.

AC/BS

11.

10.1

History group & interpretation boards

The first drafts for the boards have been produced and were shared with the Councillors. Cllr Ott explained about what will be on each sign, including the double sign which will be in the centre of the village. The Heritage fund logo will be included in each panel, as they provided the funding. QR codes will be included in the signs and will be linked to the new website. The website has been created but is not yet operational.

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12.1

Platinum Jubilee

The jubilee group continues to meet, and plans continue to develop. It was discussed whether parishioners of Nocton should also be invited. Nocton have tea on the green planned. Potterhanworth events will span over the 4 day long bank holiday weekend.

13.

13.1

Planning Applications received since last meeting

None

14.

14.1

Monthly Risk Assessment

The playpark inspection has taken place, there are some minor issues but nothing requiring immediate action.

15.

15.1

Finance

March 2022

All Payments total = £2,307.36

Balance total = £20,255.91

NS & I balance = £13,162.45

Cllr Battle raised the staff wages, due to the increased cost of living. The cleaner’s wages will rise in line with the national living wage. The Clerk and RFO are paid in line with LALC guidance.

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16.1

Any Other Business

Cllr Foster is still working on the coating for the benches in the village and has been in contact with a local company.

17.

Date and time of next meeting           Monday 25 April 2022, 7:00pm