April 2024 Agenda

SWINESHEAD PARISH COUNCIL

Parish Council Office
1 & 2 North End, Swineshead, PE20 3LR
Chairman: Councillor Carl Gibbard
Clerk: Victoria Clark

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and Members of the Council are summoned to attend the meeting of Swineshead Parish Council, to be held on Tuesday 16 April 2024, commencing at 7.00pm in the Swineshead Parish Council Office, 1-2 North End, Swineshead, PE20 3LR

Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a public forum for a maximum of 15 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.

Also, a maximum further 10 minutes will be set aside for the meeting to receive reports of the Police, elected members of Lincolnshire County Council and Boston Borough Council,
    
V Clark
Mrs Victoria Clark 
Clerk/Proper Officer and Responsible Finance Officer to Swineshead Parish Council
Date: 10/4/2024

AGENDA
1.    Chairman’s remarks:

2.    Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk or Chairman prior to the meeting

3.    To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items

4.    To approve as a correct record, the notes of the meeting of the Council held on 19 March 2024 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

5.    Financial matters:
i.    Bank Balances as of 31 March 2023
£10,303.27 Treasurers account
£70,353.46 to include £77.59 interest - Instant online
ii.    To discuss Internal Auditors report
iii.    To discuss and approve the Annual Governance Statement 
iv.    To discuss and approve the Annual Accounting Statement
v.    To approve the end of year bank reconciliation
vi.    To discuss and approve asset register 
vii.    To approve accounts for payment and future direct debits for 2024-2025
PAYEE    SERVICE    INVOICE DETAILS    £    COMMENTS
Reuben Page Consultancy    2 visits to Mackie’s Pit 
Aquatic dye & reed control    13 March 2024
Inv. 0244    £1,115.00    Approved 19 March – Paid 20 March 
Methodist Church    Library Rent     1 April 2024    £150.00    Paid DD
2/4/2024
Gillrange Limited    Community Hub & Council Office Rent    1 April 
Inv. 17044    £350.00    Paid DD
2/4/2024
Friends of St. Mary’s    Archive & Community Hub    1 April
Inv. 75    £200.00    Paid DD 
2/4/2024   
LALC     2024-25 Subscription     14454    £669.38    Approved 19/3 Paid 3/4 
LALC     2024-25 Training     April 2024    £198.00    Approved 19/4 Paid 3/4 
BT    Broadband    April     In Credit 
£230.73    Information 
N Bush    Payroll    April Inv.     £15.00    To be approved
Staff      Costs     April Payroll & reimbursements     £1536.85    To be approved

S Holland     March Garden maintenance     Invoice 82    £372.00    To be approved 
SMV Contract 
Services    Grass Maintenance    Inv.1740    £1068.00    To be approved 
EE    Mobile     April invoice     £9.90    DD Due 26 April

6.    Town and Country Planning Act 1990. To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the district council.
i.    B/24/0126: Outline planning with some matters reserved, appearance, landscaping, layout & scale for 3 detached dwellings & existing work-shop to be demolished at Lancresse, Fenhouses Drove, PE20 3HF 
ii.    B/24/0127: Change of use of land to residential garden at Lancresse, Fenhouses drove, PE20 3HF
iii.    B/24/0134: Proposed single storey rear/side extension at 14, St. Mary’s Crescent, PE20 3JF
iv.    B/24/0140: Advertisment Consent for 1no externally illuminated static sign at The Blue Shed, Station Road, PE20 3PS
v.    B/24/0141: Application under s73 for the variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of permission B/23/0147 (Proposed extension, change of use to sales and workshop for agricultural machinery, erection of 2.4m high steel palisade fence, steel Armco security crash barriers (c.800mm tall) & pair of 2.4m high steel palisade gates) at The Blue Shed, Station Road, PE20 3PS

7.    Clerks outstanding matters and correspondence:
SUBJECT & ACTION
Litter Royalty Lane – Reported 
FixMyStreet 8043-6241-3112-3640    To receive any updates
Defibrillator in Market Place usage report     Update 
Swineshead Twinning Association     Update
Phishing and scams poster     Update
Proposed waiting restrictions – High Street     To discuss & resolve
New grass verge area added to grass maintenance     Update 
Bus Shelter purchases for the village     Receive any updates

8.    Councillor’s and village reports, actions & updates:  
SUBJECT & ACTION
Boston Borough Council, quote to upgrade all street lighting to LED and loans for Street lighting columns    discuss updates
Information signs at the John Butler’s Trust Land at the Sand Holes    Receive any updates
Community Flood/Emergency Plan      Update 
Village Hall AGM 7 May 7pm    To discuss attendance 
Swineshead Community Hub and Library     To receive any updates 
Swineshead Village Archive     To receive any update 

9.         Annual Parish Meeting (Residents meeting) 24 April 6pm St. Mary’s Church Hall

10.         Date for the next meeting/s: 
     Tuesday 14 May (Annual Meeting of the Parish Council) & Tuesday 18 June