Sept 24 Agenda

SWPC Meeting to be held on Tuesday 3rd Sept 2024

at 6.30pm in the small hall of the Village Hall

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 2nd Jul 2024

To approve the minutes of the Parish Council Extraordinary meeting held on the 30 Jul 2024

Clerk’s and Councillors’ reports on;

Financial Matters, clerk

  • Monthly Accounts (see financial statement)

Village Hall, Cllrs Parish & van Straubenzee

  • VH flat roof work / grant application
  • Other VH matters

Play areas, Cllr Oldfield

  • VH rec play park – annual Rospa inspection/maintenance

LRSP Community Speed Watch Scheme (CSW)

  • PC to vote on undertaking regular speed checks as per the CWS scheme and the purchase of equipment necessary
  • To agree lead Councillor
  • To identify four locations of concern and recruitment volunteers for LRSP training

Flood investigations, Cllr Brabbin

Future of St Johns Church, Cllr van Straubenzee

Planning Matters

  • New planning applications received by SKDC for Parish Council comment

S24/ 1114, St Johns Church, Church St, section 211 notice trees in CA, reduce & reshape Sorbus Aria tree by 20%

S23/2099, 33 High St, demolition of existing outbuilding, erection of 1.5 storey annexe with adj. car port - appeal to the Secretary of State against Council refusal of Planning Permission

S24/1213, Land to the North & South of Hill View Rd, 2 new bungalow dwellings with a parking space, landscape enhancements to adjacent open space

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

S24/1110, 14 Church St, section 211 notice trees in CA, repollarding & reducing height of various trees – work allowed by SKDC

Correspondence

LALC Enews, Parliament -Safety of Lithium batteries, LCC Town & PC newsletter (July), SKDC Local Development Scheme update, Office of Police Crime Commission - Safety Together newsletter, Call Connect Summer promotion/ bank holiday information, SKDC Contaminated Land Strategy, Lincs & Northants – maintenance in Parish by EA/ IDB, SKDC affordable foodhub launches 3 food hub in Lincs, Lincolnshire Minerals & Waste Local Plan consultation (deadline 24/9/24), SKDC PC & Town Council forums 2024, LCC Town & PC news- Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Greater Lincolnshire (deadline 2/9/24), Biodiversity Project Fund- green space improvement (UK Prosperity grant funding)

Additional Items

Date of next PC meeting

South Witham Parish Council – Financial Statement- Sept 2024

 

 

£

£

BMM Balance as at 5th Jun 2024

 

31579.42

Expenditure since 5th Jun 2024

 

 

Bank chgs

5.00

 

Helen Sandon (Jun)

879.00

 

MCS VH grass cutting ( 2 cuts May)

340.00

 

MCS VH grass cutting ( 2 cuts Jun)

340.00

 

Janine Costello (Jun)

308.00

 

British Gas ( VH electric)

255.65

 

Eon next (VH gas)

74.05

 

Wave (VH water)

90.76

(2292.46)

Balance as at 5 Jul 2024

 

29286.96

Fran Parish (exps troughs)

30.00

 

Alarmline Security ( VH annual alarm service)

72.00

 

Garden Angel ( cemetery grass May/ Jun x 4 at £80 cuts )

320.00

 

Eon Next ( VH gas)

92.24

 

Bank chgs

5.00

 

British Gas ( VH electric)

240.75

( 759.99)

Balance as at 5 Aug 2024

 

28526.97

Expenditure to be cleared

 

 

Janine Costello (Jul)

308.00

 

Helen Sandon (Jul)

879.27

 

British Gas ( VH electric)

252.41

 

Janine Costello (Aug)

308.00

 

Helen Sandon (Aug)

862.80

 

MCS VH grass cutting ( 2 cuts Jul)

340.00

 

Eon Next ( VH gas)

36.90

 

CC Cleaning ( bus shelter May/ July)

40.00

 

Playsafety Ltd ( Annual Rospa inspections)

196.80

 

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

750.00

 

Wave ( VH water)

165.81

(4139.99)

BMM Balance as at 3rd Sept 2024

 

24386.98

BMM Play Project a/c

 

9765.93

SWPC Total balance as at 3 Sept 2024

 

34152.91

Reserves held by SWPC

 

(24313.30)

SWPC total balance exclud. reserves as at 3 Sept 2024

 

9839.61