October 2024 Agenda

SWINESHEAD PARISH COUNCIL

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

Dear Councillor

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and Members of the Council are summoned to attend the meeting of Swineshead Parish Council, to be held on Tuesday 15 October 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                    Date:     8/10/2024
Clerk/Proper Officer and Responsible Finance Officer to Swineshead Parish Council

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 17 September 2024 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

5.    Financial matters:
i.    Bank Balances as of 30 September 2024
£28,142.07 Treasurers account including £25,050.00 precent payment
£70,784.58 to include £60.07 interest - Instant online

ii.    The Poor Charity ground rent for the Village Hall: To discuss and resolve to amount and set up annual Direct debit

iii.    Budget proposals for items to be included for the November meeting 

iv.    Business rate credited from Boston Borough Council 

v.    To receive, discuss & resolve a report from the Clerk on hiring a petrol pressure washer

vi.    To approve the following accounts:

PAYEE    SERVICE    INVOICE DETAILS    £    COMMENTS
EE    Mobile     October invoice     £9.60    Paid DD
26/09/2024
Methodist Church    Library Rent     1 October 2024    £150.00    Paid DD
1/10/2024
Friends of St. Mary’s    Archive & Community Hub    1 October 2024 
Inv. 88    £200.00    Paid DD 
1/10/2024   
Gillrange Limited    Community Hub & Council Office Rent    1 October  
Inv. 17163    £350.00    Paid DD
1/10/2024
Starboard Systems    Scribe Annual Accounting Package     Inv.     £414.72    Paid 
3/10/2024
BT    Broadband    October M032 EZ    £50.28    Due 16 October
LIVES     Replacement pads for 2 defibrillators     Inv. SINV-103916    £378.00    To be approved
N Bush    Payroll    October 10656    £15.00    To be approved
Staff      Costs     October Payroll & Expenses     £1412.33     To be approved 

S Holland     September Garden maintenance     Invoice 8     £527.00    To be approved 

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.

B/24/0359: Approval of reserved matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) following outline approval B/21/0499 (Outline application with all matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) reserved for later approval for erection of one dwelling) at Dial House, Timms Drove, Low Grounds, PE20 3PG

B/24/0386: Application under s73 for the removal of Condition 2 (Agricultural Habitation Clause) of permission BR85/68 (works already completed) at Delta, Fenhouses Lane, Swineshead, PE20 3HE

B/24/0387: Application under s73 for the removal of Condition 3 (gates) of permission B19/0051/84 (works already completed) at Delta, Fenhouses Lane, Swineshead, PE20 3HE

7.    Clerks outstanding matters and correspondence:
SUBJECT    ACTION
Proposed waiting restrictions – High Street     Update
Play area RoSPA action     To receive updates & discuss actions 
New Webmaster     Update
Member Vacancy     Update
Thank you letter from Amber Hill Parish Council for the donation of the SID     To receive 
London Hearts Match funding for defibrillators     To discuss and resolve 
Mayoral Election May 2025 for combined County Authority    To receive information 


8.    Councillor’s and village reports, actions & updates:  
SUBJECT    ACTION
Information signs at the John Butler’s Trust Land at the Sand Holes    Receive any updates
Community Emergency Plan      To receive any updates and discuss members for the group
Village Hall    To receive updates
Extra Bins in the village and next to the green Lockton Close/Hillcrest Gardens    To receive any updates
Missing bin in Villa Lane     To receive updates
Penalty signs for not clearing up after a dog    To receive updates
Signage for the doctor’s surgery     To receive updates 
Community Hub, Library and Village Archive    To receive any updates including setting a committee meeting date and the signing of the agreement for £150pm rent from the methodist church for housing the Community Library

9.    Date for the next meeting/s: 
19 November, 17 December and 21 January 2025