Mar 25 Agenda

SWPC Meeting - Tuesday 4th Mar 2025,

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 4thMar 2025.

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

Chairman’s remarks

Public Forum

Reports from County/ District Councillors

To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 4 Feb 2025

Clerk’s and Councillors’ reports on;

Financial Matters, clerk

Monthly Accounts (see financial statement)

SWPC employer’s national insurance issue (update)

Agree signatories for SWPC accounts and authorised user for online banking

Review of the following Policies;

Data Protection Policy, Data Breach Policy, Records Retention Policy, Subject Access Request Procedure

Review of Councillor Responsibilities

Review of village Information and Location Board

Parish Council to review the allotment agreement and agree the rent charges for 2025/26, Cllr van Straubenzee

Village Hall update, Cllrs Parish & van Straubenzee

VH lease progress

Water usage/ leak of 24.11.24

Other

Play areas, Cllr Oldfield

VH rec play park monthly maintenance

Village Litter Pick, Cllr Parish

Leisure SK Save a Life Sessions, free adult CPR / Defibrillator training, Cllr Kinning

Planning Matters

New planning applications received by SKDC for Parish Council comment after the publication of the agenda

SKDC planning permissions granted/refused

S24/0568, Erection of an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility and carbon capture, improvement of existing and part creation of new access track, landscaping and other associated infrastructure. Location: Development East Of Sewstern Industrial Estate South Of, Sewstern Road, Gunby- development refused by SKDC

Correspondence

LALC Enews, SKDC Local Development Scheme 2025-28

Additional Items

Date of next PC meeting – Tues 1 April 2025 at 6.30pm in the village hall

 

South Witham Parish Council – Financial Statement- Mar 25

 

 

£

£

BMM Balance as at 5 Jan 2025

 

27555.21

Expenditure since 5Jan 2025

 

 

Bank chgs

5.00

 

British Gas (VH electric)

257.76

 

Helen Sandon ( Jan)

886.27

 

Janine Costello (Jan)

154.00

 

Alarmline ( VH alarm repair)

125.33

 

SWPCC ( churchyard grass cutting ½ yr)

540.00

 

British Gas ( VH electric)

237.49

 

Eon next (VH gas)

546.28

(2752.13)

Balance as at 5 Feb 2025

 

24803.08

Expenditure to be cleared

 

 

CC Cleaning ( bus shelter cleans Oct24/Jan25)

40.00

 

Anglian Water ( VH water)

552.03

 

Eon Next ( VH gas)

673.90

 

Helen Sandon ( cemetery/allotment site annual green bin, refund exp )

53.00

 

Helen Sandon ( Feb)

857.80

 

Janine Costello (Feb )

154.00

(2330.73)

BMM Balance as at 4 Mar 2025

 

22472.35

BMM Play Project a/c

 

13584.81

SWPC total balance as at 4 Mar 2025

 

36057.16

Reserves held by SWPC

 

(24313.30)

SWPC total balance exclud. reserves as at 4 Mar 25

 

11743.86

 

Dated: 20/02/2025 , Signed Helen Sandon    Email: ,

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