Feb 24 agenda

SWPC Meeting to be held on Tuesday 6th Feb 2024

at 6.30pm in the small hall of the Village Hall

Agenda

Apologies for absence

Public Forum

Declarations of Interest for items on the agenda

Reports from County/ District Councillors

To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 5 Dec 2023

Councillor vacancy

Clerk’s and Councillors’ reports on;

Financial Matters, clerk

  • Monthly Accounts (see financial statement)

Village Hall, Cllrs Parish & van Straubenzee

  • VH lease renewal
  • Update on other matters

Play areas, Cllr Oldfield

  • Monthly inspection/maintenance

Planning Matters

  • New planning applications received by SKDC for Parish Council comment

S23/2099, 33 High St, demolition of existing outbuilding, erection of 1.5 storey annexe with adjoining car port

S23/2256, Land north of Moor Lane, outline application for the delivery of up to 9 serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding with associated infrastructure (Access for approval only)

S24/0012 Listed building consent sought for 14, Church St;

1) rebuild garden wall that is suffering from loss of mortar and cracking stones. Also to widen the steps to give a wider access to the lawn, top the wall with stone slabs rather than pantiles. 2) create an additional wall along the front in line with the height of the existing wall, new wall to be topped with stone slabs to match existing wall. Level the soil, which will reduce the height of the soil against the house and then level the grass.

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

S23/1738, 33 North Witham Rd, hard surface to form driveway to front & insertion of dropped kerb – approved by SKDC

S23/2272, 44 Coverley Rd, SKDC Lawful development certificate issued for the erection of single storey rear extension measuring 4m by 3.8m built from matching materials

South Witham Combined Charities

Parking issues reported ;

Harold Rd/ Thistleton Lane area

Unwin Green

Great Close housing situation

Correspondence

LALC Enews, C & C Direct, Have your say Greater Lincolnshire Devolution (deadline 29/1/24), SKDC draft Animal Licensing Policy survey (deadline 3/1/24), LCC Police post Parish engagement (session 7/12/23), LCC Town & Parish Dec newsletter, South Lincolnshire Academies Trust- pupils admission number consultation (deadline 19/1/24), SKDC invitation to stakeholder workshop - Tree & Woodland Strategy (18/1/24), Save a life sessions - Leisure SK, LALC circ. of Town, PC & Community Councils letter re. D Day 80 Celebrations 6/6/24, LALC survey - Council data validation exercise- clerk to complete, SKDC flood prevention information, SKDC bin collection information 2024.

Additional Items

Date of next PC meeting

South Witham Parish Council – Financial Statement- Feb 2024

 

 

£

£

BMM Balance as at 5 Nov 2023

 

31281.06

Income since 5 Nov 2023

 

 

Bonfire monies deposited Kinning

963.74

 

Fireworks donation – C van Straubenzee

20.00

 

SW VHMC donation from food

300.00

 

Tfr donation from resident

5.00

 

FCC Grant reclaim for VH doors

7981.00

 

Vat return 01/12/22 – 31/10/23

3381.50

12651.24

Expenditure since 5Nov 2023

 

 

Bank chgs

5.00

 

Helen Sandon (Nov) includes £20 RBL wreath

903.49

 

Janine Costello (Nov)

154.00

 

British Gas – VH electric

144.19

 

British Gas – VH electric

220.30

 

British Gas – VH gas

160.63

 

British Gas – VH gas credit note & bill, read submitted – cr £160.63, 473.09

312.46

 

J Thomas refund for fireworks

1550.09

 

Tfr to SWPC Play Project- firework monies

2120.00

 

Anglian Water

154.17

 

Paul Dalby ( Feb23 late inv plumbing)

55.80

 

T Stafford ( cemetery grass Aug- Oct23,4 cuts)

300.00

 

Paul Dalby ( boiler deposit)

4920.00

 

Paul Dalby ( boiler final payment)

480.00

(11480.13)

Balance as at 5 Dec 2023

 

32452.17

Income since 5 Dec 2023

 

 

SKDC ½ cleaning grant

 

694.98

Expenditure since 5Dec 2023

 

 

British Gas – VH electric first bill

160.43

 

British Gas – VH gas final bill

278.71

 

Eon next – gas first bill

607.36

 

Bank chgs

5.00

 

T Stafford ( Oct-Nov 3 cuts include. hedge)

225.00

 

MCS (VH grass 1 cut Nov)

170.00

 

SWPCC (grass)

600.00

 

Janine Costello (Dec)

154.00

 

Helen Sandon (Dec)

859.19

(3059.69)

Balance as at 5 Jan 2024

 

30087.46

Expenditure to be cleared

 

 

Helen Sandon (Jan)

871.78

 

Janine Costello (Jan)

154.00

(1025.78)

BMM Balance as at 6 Feb 2024

 

29061.68

BMM Play Project a/c ( includs £193.85 santa & £90 R Robinson donations)

 

8571.75

SWPC Total balance as at 5 Jan 2024

 

37633.43

Reserves held by SWPC

 

(23234.51)

SWPC Total balance exclude. reserves as at 5 Jan 24

 

14398.92