January 2026 Agenda
SOUTH HYKEHAM PARISH COUNCIL
The next meeting of South Hykeham Parish Council will take place on Wednesday 14th January 2026 7pm at South Hykeham Community Primary School, Wath Lane, S Hykeham.
There will be a 15 minute public forum between 7.00pm and 7.15pm when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. If there are no members of the public present the Council meeting will commence promptly at 7.00pm.
AGENDA
1. To receive apologies for absence and to resolve to accept the reasons given.
2. To resolve to receive any declaration of Interests in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and to consider member’s written dispensation requests.
3. To receive County/District Councillors written reports.
4. To resolve to adopt the clerk’s notes of 10th December 2025 as the minutes of that meeting.
5. Finance & General Purposes Committee report from Chairman of the Committee & actions recommended.
a) Election of reserve member for Finance and General Purposes (F & GP) Committee.
b) To resolve to adopt the clerk’s notes of the meeting of the F & GP meeting Tuesday 7th October 2025.
c) To consider the recommendation for budget provision for additional staffing costs in order to support business continuity.
d) To consider the recommendation of the committee for the Chairman’s Allowance 2026/27.
e)) To consider the recommendation for the housekeeping & associated costs for the Annual Parish meeting.
f) To consider budgetary provision for the Community Awards, engraving costs & a replacement trophies.
7. Budget/Precept 2026/27.
a) To discuss suggested projects and to review items to be included in the budget 2026/27 on the recommendation of F & GP Committee Chairman.
b) To consider the purchase of a new Memorial bench or suitable memorial to commemorate the crew of the Manchester Bomber & to agree the location.
c) To receive the budget report to 31st December 2025.
d) To resolve to ratify the renewal of the annual Data Protection registration as recommended by F & GP.
e) To resolve to renew the annual subscription to SLCC for Clerk’s membership 2026/27 on the recommendation of F & GP.
f) To resolve to renew the Website Maintenance Service for 2026/27 on the recommendation of F & GP.
g) To approve the venue and housekeeping arrangements for Parish Council meetings on the recommendation of F & GP.
h) Recommendation to full council for the precept 2026/27 to be requested in accordance with the letter from NKDC.
8. To resolve to approve the payment of accounts for January 2026.
9. Highways matters :-
a) Speed Indicator Device report from Cllr Roe.
b) Outstanding/new highways faults requiring urgent attention.
10. Planning matters
a) To consider LCC/NKDC planning applications received and respond by deadline.
25/1428/FUL Waters Edge Farm, 5 Wood Lane S Hykeham Removal of Welton Garage Vehicle Storage & Sales from the existing property/Conversion & extension of existing annexe building to form single dwelling & associated works including garaging, parking & garden walls
b) To receive LCC/NKDC Planning Decisions
11. Correspondence. Letter of thanks from EdanLincs for donation.
12. Chairman’s report. 13. Clerk’s report.
14. Parish Councillors’ reports –information only/items requiring a decision will appear on a future agenda. 15. To consider moving into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to meetings) Act 1960 as amended by section 100 of the Local Government Act 1972 for confidential items.
Date and Time of Next meetings and events: –
10 Year Strategy Working Party Meeting Weds 11th February 2026 6.30pm
February Parish Council Meeting Weds 11th February 2026 7.00pm
Confirmed date of the next litterpick Saturday 14th February 2026 10.30am.
Carolyn Wilkinson Clerk 10th January 2026