Nov 24 Agenda

SWPC Meeting - Tuesday 5th Nov 2024,

6.30pm in the small hall of the Village Hall

There is a meeting of the Parish Council in the small hall of the village hall, Water Lane, South Witham, commencing at 6.30pm, on Tuesday 5th November 2024.

The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda below. Members of the Public and the Press are welcome.The meeting will commence with a Public Forum at 6.30pm for 15 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Parish Council.

Agenda

 

Apologies for absence

Declarations of Interest for items on the agenda

Public Forum

Reports from County/ District Councillors

To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 1 Oct 2024

Clerk’s and Councillors’ reports on;

Councillor Vacancies, clerk

Financial Matters, clerk

  • Monthly Accounts (see financial statement)
  • SWPC to consider donation to village fireworks event, Cllr Kinning

Village Hall update, Cllrs Parish & van Straubenzee

War Memorial, Cllr van Straubenzee

Event Poppies, Cllr van Straubenzee

Play areas, Cllr Oldfield

  • VH rec play park monthly maintenance

Flooding Conference update, Cllr Brabbin

LRSP Community Speed Watch Scheme update, clerk

Planning Matters

  • New planning applications received by SKDC for Parish Council comment

S24/1667, Hillview Rd, CA Section 211 notice to remove 2 Horse Chestnut trees to just above ground level

  • New planning applications received by SKDC for Parish Council comment after the publication of the agenda
  • SKDC planning permissions granted/refused

S24/1213, Land to the North & South of Hillview Rd, two new bungalow dwellings with a parking spaces. Landscape enhancements to adjacent open space- permission refused by SKDC

S24/1448, 5 High St, repollarding / pruning of 2 Sycamore trees/ 1 Willow tree - SKDC approval of works to trees protected by a TPO.

Correspondence

LALC Enews, SKDC information - Pension credit information, Design Code for South Kesteven (deadline 31 Oct), Call to make more space for nature, Antisocial behaviour powers renewed & refreshed, Tree planting guide /make space for nature, Views sought on Wymondham park consultation (deadline 13 Nov), Be alert to future flooding / flood action week 14- 20 Oct)

Additional Items

Date of next PC meeting

South Witham Parish Council – Financial Statement- Nov 2024

 

£

£

BMM Balance as at 5 Sept 2024

 

25047.99

Income since 5 Sept 2024

 

 

Burial plot fee

160.00

 

Ashes Interment fee

65.00

 

SKDC ½ Yr Precept

12500.00

12725.00

Expenditure since 5 Sept 2024

 

 

Bank chgs

5.00

 

MCS VH grass cutting ( 3 cuts Aug)

510.00

 

SWPCC ( ½ yr grass cutting, 10 cuts at £75)

750.00

 

Helen Sandon (Sept)

862.80

 

Janine Costello (Sept)

308.00

 

MCS VH grass cutting ( 2 cuts Sept)

340.00

 

Garden Angel (cemetery hedge/ grass)

240.00

 

PWLB ( cemetery site ½ yr loan repayment)

826.55

 

PKF Littlejohn (external audit fee)

252.00

 

Eon next (VH gas)

35.06

(4129.41)

Balance as at 5 Oct 2024

 

33643.58

Expenditure to be cleared

 

 

Claire van Straubenzee exps ( £250 for 50 large poppies)

250.00

 

Paul Dalby ( kitchen leak repair)

85.84

 

Janine Costello (Oct)

308.00

 

Helen Sandon (Sept includs A4 paper x 5 reams, accounts book, monthly ink -3ms)

936.90

 

Eon Next ( VH gas)

95.63

 

British Gas ( VH electric)

205.46

(1881.83)

BMM Balance as at 5 Nov 2024

 

31761.75

BMM Play Project a/c

 

9847.45

SWPC total balance as at 5 Nov 2024

 

41609.20

Reserves held by SWPC

 

(24313.30)

SWPC total balance exclud. reserves as at 5 Nov 2024

 

17295.90

 

Dated: 28/10/2024 , Signed Helen Sandon    Email: ,

SWPC Website: https://south-witham.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/