January 2022 Minutes
THE MEETING DUE TO BE HELD ON 25 NOVEMBER 2021 WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID.
MINUTES OF SILK WILLOUGHBY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 20 JANUARY 2022 AT 7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL.
Present: Cllr Mrs Roberts(Chairman)
Cllrs W Thackray, J F Wright, K Wright, and H Bell
In Attendance: County Cllr A Hagues, District Cllr R Jackson, 2 members of the public, and Denise Gascoyne Parish Clerk
Before the meeting, a minute’s silence was held in memory of former Chairman Alan Wilson who died on 31 October.
Public Forum:
The two parishioners were here to discuss Item 6a on the agenda. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that Item 6a be bought forward to the Public Forum.
The Clerk had contacted Mid UK re traffic through Silk Willoughby. a. The report from the parishioners had been circulated to all Cllrs. Also, Simon Pattison Mid UK had responded to the report. This had been circulated to all Cllrs.
The parishioners asked the Clerk what she had asked the company. The letter agreed that some vehicles drive through Silk Willoughby in the early hours, but only one or two. They had no knowledge of an agreement being in place to schedule traffic in between two windows. There was also a huge amount of construction traffic going through the village. The parishioners believed there was subsidence outside their properties due to the vast amount of heavy traffic. There was nothing the Parish Council could do except pass the complaint over to the County Council and Highways.
County Cllr A Hagues agreed to contact the Highways Manager and ask for a site visit. He would also attend the site one day next week at 8.30am a busy time.
District Cllr R Jackson suggested the parishioners should contact Environmental Health at the District Council to report the noise.
The Chairman told the meeting that she and her husband had cleared the pond over the weekend.
Cllr F Wright said that he would not be cutting the grass the next cutting season. The Clerk was asked to investigate.
The meeting began at 7.50pm
1.Chairman’s Welcoming Remarks:
The Chairman Cllr Mrs Roberts welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked everyone for wearing facemasks and keeping socially distanced.
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 on the parish council held on 30th September 2021 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that the notes of the parish council meeting held on 30th September be accepted as a true record and the Chairman to sign.
5. County Councillor and District Councillor Report:
a. County Cllr A Hagues gave a verbal report. He said that Holdingham Roundabout had now been finished and appeared to be working very well. He said that Lincolnshire County Council were looking at their 22/23 budge which would probably show an increase of between 2% and 3%. The Government has once again knocked 25% off the budget which equates to around £12million for repairs. Last year the council topped it up from their reserves. This year the reserves are low therefore it is not expected to happen this year.
b. District Cllr R Jackson had submitted his report in writing, this had been circulated to all Cllrs. It included the NHS Booster Drive, reminder to register Lateral Flow Test results and that a Sleaford Man Rod Munro the Community Impact Leader at the Sleaford New Life Centre had been awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours list. He reminded Cllrs to sign the current petition to allow remote meetings for Parish Councils.
6. Parish Clerk Update and Report:
a. Traffic and Road Conditions report – discussed in the Open Forum.
b. A request had been received from the Parochial Church Council for a grant towards converting the village clock into an electrical wind. After a short discussion it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: they get an updated quotation and necessary permission from the Diocese, before we make any commitment.
c. A further request for a donation had been received towards the Church project The Chairman of the PCC had telephoned the Clerk and said that due to the escalating price of materials there was still a shortfall of £14,000. After a short discussion it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that at this stage no monies had been received from the Solar Farm project, therefore the parish council were not in a position to help at this time. However, they may be eligible for the Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant Community Fund.
d. Operation London Bridge was discussed – this was left in abeyance until the next meeting.
e. Notification of ‘free trees’ had been received. However, Cllrs declined as there was a minimum of 150 trees.
f. The Clerk confirmed she had sent letters to Dr Johnson MP and Minister Kemi Badenoch re returning to virtual meetings.
7.Finance:
a. The Approval List for staff payments had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the amount and the cheque number 100237 was signed by Cllr F Wright and Cllr W Thackray
b. The Approval List for other payments had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to pay the following amounts and the cheques were signed by Cllr F Wright and Cllr W Thackray
Selby Office Supplies Toner/Paper £185.40
James Bell Website Maintenance £100.00
Proweb Anti-Virus £40.00
Defib Store Battery/Pads £325.40
c. Notification had been received that Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) of £2118.39 had been received by the parish council. We will need to submit a financial report as to how the money is spent. NKDC will be writing to all councils that meet this criteria with a suggested recording template upon which they can base their annual report.
d. The Clerk confirmed that we are now going to have to pay bank charges of £5 per month plus 40p per cheque.
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that we investigate Internet Banking, and the form was signed by the Clerk and given to the Chairman who will sign it and take into HSBC.
8.Planning:
a. 21/1491 Planning application and permission to remove Condition 3 (archaeological monitoring report) and Condition 5 (tactile crossing point) land adj. 30 Gorse Lane.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
b. 21/1546 Outline planning application for erection of 2 dwellings with access for consideration land north of Gorse Lane.
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to make no comments on this application.
c. Notification had been received that names submitted for land at 30 Gorse Lane was Laurel Grove, Laurel Place or Hemlock Grove. After a short discussion it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that they would prefer Thomas View or The Planting.
9. Correspondence:
a. LALC e-news – circulated to all Cllrs.
b. LCC Town and Parish Newsletter – circulated to Cllr Mrs Roberts.
10.Councillor Reports:
a. Ramp village hall – A builder had looked at the Ramp at the village hall and said that as it had been built a long time ago, it was still OK, although it was difficult for some parishioners to gain access to the Post Office and the village hall. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: we write to the village hall committee and ask them to investigate.
b. Solar Farm – The Chairman told the meeting that she had been in contact with Aswarby Estates who said Elgin Energy had sold the site to Metka Energy. They said construction costs had risen and they were a long way behind with the project. There was no agreement in place with the new company for any monies, but they would investigate.
Originally, if any money had been forthcoming it was proposed to construct a car park on School Lane. Hopefully, there would be updates at the next meeting.
c. Queens Platinum Jubilee – Cllrs agreed to investigate ‘The Queen’s Green canopy’ and plant a tree.
11.Training:
a. None this month.
12.Date of next Meeting:
a. The date of the next meeting was set scheduled for 31 March 2022 at 7.30pm in the village hall.
There being no further business the meeting closed at
Chairman: ……………………………..
Silk Willoughby Parish Council
31 March 2022
It is important to understand that the information given above represents notes of the parish council meeting which took place on 20 January 2022 and do not become Minutes SILK WILLOUGHBY PARISH COUNCIL until accepted or otherwise at the next meeting.