2022 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

SILK WILLOUGHBY PARISH COUNCIL

 Minutes of the PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday 29th September at 7.30pm in Silk Willoughby Village Hall

Councillors Present: Cllrs Roberts (Chair), Thackray, J. Wright and K. Wright.

In attendance: Parish Clerk Boden and 6 members of public.

Councillor Roberts welcomed everybody to the meeting.

22032. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SESSION

To receive reports from outside bodies.

Report from C. Cllr Hagues: No report had been received

Report from D. Cllr Jackson: No report had been received

Questions or Points raised by residents and members of the public. There were 3 road safety concerns but 2 of these were outside of the Parish, but the clerk will write to the clerks of neighbouring parishes.  Other footpaths that have overgrown hedges were reported and letters will be sent.

COUNCIL SESSION

22033.Apologies for Absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting. All Councillors were in attendance.

22034.Declarations of Interest: To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interests of all parish councillors. There were no Declarations of Interest

22035.To approve and accept as a true record the notes of the meeting of the Parish Council held on 28th July 2022 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes. It was resolved to accept the notes of the meeting held on the 28th July 2022 to be a true record and for the Chair to sign

22036. Chairs Report.

a. Queen Elizabeth Death.

     i. Storage of Book of Condolence. It was resolved to store the Book of Condolence along with items made by the village children within the village, as part of the village history.

     ii. Parish Council Letter of Condolence. It was resolved to send a Letter of Condolence from the Parish Council.

     iii. Purchase of Bench. It was felt that this would be a good way to remember the late Queen. Councillors are to think of places to site the bench and the clerk will research benches. It was resolved to place on the next agenda for final discussion.

b. Update on traffic problems. Cllr Roberts updated the Council and members of public over the ongoing traffic problems. A meeting is scheduled with Dr Caroline Johnson for Saturday 8th October.

c. Solar Farm Funds. The firm had requested the bank details of the PC but no monies had been received to date.

d. Topping/ Removal of tree on Rowan Drive. The PC had been given advice that after 3 years trees along the highway were adopted by Highways (LCC)

e. Aswarby Oak Tree. Communication is ongoing.

f. Scredington Reservoir. The site at Scredington and surrounding areas has been chosen to have a new reservoir. It will be around the size of Grafton Reservoir and will take around 10 years to construct, with a start date of around 2030.

g. Defibrillator Information. All the information has been handed over.

h. Letter and Reply from Member of Public. A copy of a letter and the reply from Cllr Oates, from Sleaford Town Council, regarding the Southern Relief Road had been forwarded to the Parish Council from a member of public.

22037. Finances.

1. To receive the clerk’s report on payments between meetings

It was resolved to accept the payments made between meetings.

1. To approve payments as list below

It was resolved to approve the payments.

c. To review and consider approval of bank reconciliations. It was resolved to accept the bank reconciliation.

d. To review and consider the 6-month budget. It was resolved to defer to the next meeting, when reports would be issued.

d. To confirm payment of £492.20 for the contribution by LCC for the grass cutting. It was confirmed that a payment of £492.20 would be shortly in the PC accounts as the contribution from LCC for the grass cutting.

22038. Items deferred from previous agenda

a. Footpath on School Lane. The problem with the footpath has been reported on ‘Fix my Street’.

b. Village Hall Ramp. Both the Chair and a member of public have reported the issue on ‘Fix my Street’ and are awaiting a response. A member of the public has also sent a letter of complaint to the PC and the Chair added this to her report.

22039. Planning: To consider and make any comments on planning applications

a. 21/1546/OUT – Planning Appeal. Land North of Gorse Lane, East of No 47 Gorse Lane, Silk Willoughby. Comments by 21 October. No comment given by the PC.

b. 22/0922/FUL -Proposed timber doors to form garage on outbuilding and extension to shed with lean-to-walkway. The Granary, Gorse Lane, Silk Willoughby. FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

c. 22/1040/HOU –Proposed pole barn to provide covered storage for grounds maintenance equipment (retrospective). 4 School Lane Silk Willoughby.  APPROVED.

22040. Poppy Wreath: To discuss the purchase of a Poppy Wreath for Remembrance Day. After discussion it was resolved to purchase a Poppy Wreath for Remembrance Day.

22041. NKDC Litter Picking Grant: To discuss an application for a NKDC Litter Picking Grant. After discussion it was resolved not to apply for the NKDC Litter Picking Grant.

22042. Village Pond: To discuss the tidying up of the Village Pond before winter. After discussion it was resolved to contact contractors to tidy the pond up.

22043. Village Hall Carpark: To discuss the need of a Carpark for the Village Hall. It was resolved to put it back on the agenda for discussion when the monies from the solar farm are received.

22044. To consider items for inclusion on the agenda for next meeting. There were no items brought forward to be added to the agenda for the next meeting.

22045. Date and Time of next meeting. To note the next meeting as 24th November 2022 at 7.30pm in the village hall.

The meeting closed at 8.26pm