January 2020 Minutes
SILK WILLOUGHBY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 2020 AT 7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL
Present: Cllr A Wilson (Chairman) Cllrs W Thackray, Cllr Mrs L Roberts, Cllr Dr J Collinge and Cllr F Wright
In Attendance: County Cllr A Hagues and Denise Gascoyne Parish Clerk
Public Forum:
Cllrs did discuss the state of the roads and the potholes. It was believed a new contract had been awarded to start in April and we would just have to wait and see if anything improved.
Mrs J Andrews told the meeting that the Silk Willoughby village website would not be monitored after 31 March. The clerk said she was attending a training session for the new town and parish council website.
1.Chairman’s Welcoming Remarks:
The Chairman Cllr A Wilson welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2.Apologies for Absence:
There were none.
3.Declarations of Interest:
There were none.
4.To approve and accept as a true record the notes of the meeting of the Council held on 28 November 2019.
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that the minutes of the parish council meeting held on 28 November 2019 be approved, accepted and signed as a true record by the Chairman.
5.County Councillor and District Councillor Report
a. County Cllr Hagues asked if the clerk had received the new LCC Newsletter which was being forwarded to all clerks. As this had not been received Cllr Hagues would investigate.
Lincs Fire & Rescue had attended more flooding incidents in the past year than in the 6 years previous. £2million had been invested.
School parking issues was an ongoing problem, as schools did not have enough parking on the premises. One of the issues was that the ‘zig zags’ outside school were ‘advisory’ only for no parking. County Cllr Hagues said these should be ‘compulsory’
County Cllr Hagues agreed to report again the traffic lights at Southgate, where after a train the lights let vehicles out of town, but not in at the same time.
District Cllr R Jackson had sent his apologies and a report, which had been circulated to all Cllrs.
6.Parish Clerk Update and Report:
a. An enquiry had been received regarding provision of graves in the Churchyard.
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to write back and say that the Church did own other land which could be utilised as a cemetery.
b. Confirmation Silk Willoughby Parish Council have entered into the Parish Agreement with LCC for grass cutting season 2020/2021.
c. The Chairman reported he had been in touch with Historic England and if we didn’t touch ‘the mounds’ there would be no problem in installing a carpark. Cllrs discussed looking for grants to finance the carpark. The best option would be to fence them off.
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to prepare a sketch and forward to Aswarby Estates for approval and then employ an architect.
7.Finance:
a. The Approval List of payments had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to make the following payments. Cheques were signed by Cllr Wright and Cllr Thackray
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b. The Clerk confirmed the Precept request had been forwarded to NKDC
c. The Clerk confirmed that when the bank statements had been reconciled the accounts would be sent to the internal auditor for checking.
8.Planning:
a. The Clerk confirmed our comments had been forwarded to NKDC re the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan. FOR INFORMATION ONLY
b. 19/1457 Planning permission for erection of side and rear extension 7 Willoughby Close. FOR INFORMATION ONLY
c. 19/1730 Planning application to block up existing window and create new window Manor Farm Barn.
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to make no comments on this application
d. 20/00780 Planning application for erection of single storey orangery extension to rear. Snowdale London Road.
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to make no comments on this application
9.Correspondence:
a. LALC Weekly updates – circulated to all Cllrs
b. Chairman’s Charity Event NKDC – Brains of Kesteven 31.01.20
c. Electoral Review of NKDC
d. The future of Ash Villa School. After a short discussion, it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that Cllr Dr J Collinge would attend the meeting on 26 February and report back.
10.Training:
a. Cllr Training Session LALC Offices 04.02.20 from 6.00pm-9.00pm
b. Planning Process Sleaford Town Hall 06.02.20 from 6.00pm-9.00pm
c. Cllr Training Day LALC Offices 12.02.20 from 10.00am-4.00pm
d. Employment Law, resolving Conflict & Code of Conduct Cranwell Village hall 26.02.20 from 10.00am to 3.00pm
11.Date of Next Meeting:
a. The date of the next meeting was noted as 26 March 2020.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.30pm
It is important to understand that the information given above represents notes of the meeting which took place and do not become Minutes of SILK WILLOUGHBY PARISH COUNCIL until accepted or otherwise at the following meeting.