2025-26 Minutes

 

 

Present: Councillors Mrs P Whittaker (Chairman), D Rowson, P Driffill, S Roe, N Southam.  Cllr Mrs M Overton LCC/NKDC. Cllr A Briggs LCC.

As there were no members of the public present the Council meeting commenced promptly at 7.00pm.

 

Action notes

1. To receive apologies for absence and to resolve to accept the reasons given.  Apologies had been received and reasons for absence given from Cllrs Mrs Dillon and Cllr Mrs Graham.  Proposed Cllr Roe, seconded by Cllr Rowson and unanimously approved on a show of hands that the reasons for absence from Cllr Mrs Graham should be accepted.  Cllr Mrs Whittaker, seconded by Cllr Roe proposed that the reason for absence from Cllr Mrs Dillon Jones should not be accepted.  Unanimously approved on a show of hands. 

Apologies had also been received from Cllr Lofts NKDC and the Police Beat Team.

 

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.  There were no declarations of interest at this point.

 

3. To receive County/District Councillors written reports. Cllr Mrs Overton reported on the proposed 10 acre solar panel farm which is less than a mile from Coleby.  There is a lot of local opposition to the proposal.

There are a lot of funding sources for craft activities,  Man Shed in Gainsborough and other initiatives to tackle the loneliness and isolation and Mental Health particularly in men.

 

4. Matters arising from the Annual Parish Meeting 0f 9th April 2025. There were no matters arising.  Community Awards presented to volunteer litterpickers from McDonalds and George Tempest from Kisimul on Thorpe Lane.

 

5. Review of Hykeham Joint Neighbourhood Plan update.  Temporarily on hold due to the funding for design statements and technical support having been frozen.  NHTC has also decided to await the outcome of the calls for the funding to be reinstated as neither council has budgeted to pay for this work to be done themselves.

 

6. To resolve to adopt the clerk’s notes of 12th March 2025 as the minutes of that meeting. Proposed Cllr Roe, seconded by Cllr Rowson and unanimously approved on a show of hands to adopt the clerk’s notes as the minutes of the last meeting.

 

7. Finance a) To resolve to approve the payment of accounts for March/April 2025. Proposed Cllr Roe, seconded by Cllr Southam and unanimously resolved that the payment of accounts for March/April 2025 should be approved.

Payments

LALC Annual subscription £319.96

C Wilkinson Salary £919.00

HMRC Tax & NICs £339.57

Three.co.uk iPad and Sim monthly plan £13.69

Giff Gaff Mobile Mobile phone £10.00

County Cups Community awards engraving £31.00

Post Office Ltd Community Awards gift cards £100.00

Poppy Shop Type B wreath & poppy crosses £55.00

 

Total Expenditure £1,788.22

 

Income

Albert Medley interest 2024/25 £48.09

(Transferred to Community Account)

NKDC Precept 2025/26 £21,000.00

 

Total income £21, 048.09

 

b) To consider applications for grants and donations 2025/26.  No applications received.

c) VE Day 80 Celebration event hosted by St Michael and All Angels Church.  To consider providing the refreshments and cake and any other expenses that may be incurred in supporting the event. Proposed Cllr Roe, seconded by Cllr Southam and unanimously approved on a show of hands that the Clerk should purchase the usual cakes and light refreshments for the event.  Cllr Driffill to plant the memorial bench planters and claim reimbursement from the Clerk.  Proposed Cllr Roe, seconded by Cllr Southam and unanimously approved on a show of hands.  

Cllr Mrs Whittaker proposed that the Albert Medley interest should be used towards the refreshments for the VE Day 80 refreshments for parishioners.  Seconded Cllr Rowson and unanimously approved on a show of hands. Clerk to send invitations to the usual guests/purchase refreshments

 

8. Replacement of the Bus Shelter at Thorpe Lane & installation of Memorial benches update.  

a) To consider the quotes for a replacement bus shelter.  After much discussion Cllr Southam proposed that the quote from Ace Shelters should be purchased.  Seconded by Cllr Mrs Whittaker and unanimously approved on a show of hands.  It was agreed that the shelter should have a bench and a bracket for the timetable holder.  The funding for the purchase of the shelter has come from the s106 payment transferred to the Parish Council by LCC and the balance to be met from CIL funding which will also be allocated to the payment of the invoice for the demolition and licensed removal of the asbestos roof. LCC has agreed to supply a new bus shelter flag and a new timetable holder. Clerk to place order with Ace Shelters who will install  

 

9. Litterpicking report. Next litterpick is this Saturday.  Clerk has sent out posters of forthcoming dates, posted on the website and sent emails to all volunteers.  The litterpicks are also advertised in the Hykeham Gazette. 

 

10. Highways matters :-

 a) Speed Indicator Device report from Cllr Roe. Report circulated to members.

b) Outstanding/new highways faults requiring urgent attention.  None.

 

11.  Planning matters 

a) To consider LCC/NKDC planning applications received and respond by deadline. Proposed by Cllr Rowson, seconded by Cllr Southam and unanimously agreed on a show of hands that there was no objection to any of the following applications. Clerk to submit Council’s comments on NKDC Planning online before the deadline.

25/0288/VARCON 6 Boundary Lane remove conditions 2 agricultural occupancy.  

25/0289/VARCON 8 Boundary Lane remove conditions 2 agricultural occupancy. 

25/0287/VARCON 10 Boundary Lane remove conditions 2 agricultural occupancy.

b) To note LCC/NKDC Planning Decisions

25/0120/LDEXI 2A Wath Lane Erection of outbuilding & porch Approved/noted

d) Planning appeal dismissed by Planning Inspectorate

24/0010/FUL Pennell & Sons Erection of 8 modular buildings Noted

c) TPOS applications received

25/0268/TPO 27 Briar Close, South Hykeham, T5 oak reduction of height and width Proposed Cllr Rowson, seconded by Cllr Roe and unanimously agreed to accept the decision of NKDC Tree Officer.

 

12. To approve Councillor/Clerk’s training nominations.  None

 

13. Correspondence. None

 

14. Chairman’s report. None    15. Clerk’s report. None    16. Parish Councillors’ reports –information only/items requiring a decision will appear on a future agenda. 17. 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. No items to be dealt with under this heading.

 

Meeting closed at 8.22pm

 

Date and Time of Next meetings and events: –

10 Year Strategy Working Party meeting Weds 14th May 2025 6.30pm.

Annual Parish Council Meeting Weds 14th May 2025 7pm

Confirmed date of the next litterpick Saturday 12th April 2025 10.30am. 

June litterpick Sat 14th June 2025 10.30am.