01 July 2021
Notes from the public forum held on 01 July 2021
There were seven members of the pubic present, they came along to voice objections to the planning application that is on the agenda. Notes were taken of the objections and the members of the public left the meeting.
Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 01 July 2021 at 8.00pm in the Youth Centre, Hall Lane, Stickney
1. To accept apologies and reason for absence
Apologies: Apologies were accepted from Cllr Pritchard and County Cllr Bowkett
Present: Cllrs Pavely, Cooper, Lawrence, Sherriff and Bolland (Chairman)
2. To Receive Reports From Representatives On Outside Bodies
County Cllr Bowkett’s report has been emailed to Councillors.
3. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
There were no declarations of interest.
4. Notes of the meeting held on 06 May 2021 to be approved and signed as the minutes
It was proposed by Cllr Sherriff and seconded by Cllr Pavley that the notes be signed as the minutes.
5. Clerk’s report
a. The bank is going to stop the counter service in the bank in Boston. Following discussion it was resolved that a Business Deposit Card is applied for. Internet banking will be considered at a later date.
b. The defibrillator is with the Clerk for safety reasons. It has been removed from the cabinet by a resident, who found it wasn’t needed. The battery is not charged and the pads are out of date.
6. To receive a report from the Chairman
The Chairman had nothing to report, everything is on the agenda.
7. Finance report:
a. To report the following payments will be made:
Salaries - June 766.49
E L Arnold (Expenses) 55.96
E L Arnold (White paper for magazine) 14.25
K & P Services (clock winding etc) 40.00
U K Waste Solutions Ltd (cemetery skip) 37.78
Bolingbroke Deanery (July magazine) 40.00
TJW Services Ltd (Footpath cuts) 426.00
ICO (GDPR d/d) 35.00
HMRC (PAYE – Q1) 125.53
Malc Firth Landscapes (play area grass cuts) 48.00
Cheques signed for August:
Salaries (July) TBA
K & P Services (clock winding etc) 40.00
U K Waste Solutions (cemetery skip) TBA
b. The balances in the bank at 15 June: Current account: £11,720.47 rec: £10,567.45
Deposit account: £11,573.94
No2 account: £4,639.40
Jubilee account: £427.15
8. To receive play area report
a. There are no issues with the play area.
b. The nettles along the path to the hand gate will be checked and cut when required.
9. Planning applications received
The Parish Council looked at and objected to the following planning application:
S/169/01314/21 - Inizio Limited - Erection of 4 detached bungalows, 3 detached houses and 2 detached houses with attached garages (9 dwellings in total) with associated garages. Erection of fencing to maximum height of 1.8 metres. Construction of vehicular access and internal access roads and associated infrastructure works at Land adjacent to Perivale, Main Road.
There is an existing problem with both surface water causing flooding and with the sewerage system overflowing into dykes. This site will be over developed with nine properties. Should permission be given can the properties backing onto the existing properties on Main Road be bungalows.
10. To report any planning decisions from ELDC
FULL planning permission has been received for:
S/169/00637/21 - Mrs M Caddamy - Consent to display 1 retractable awning/canopy at Stickney Bakery and Café, Main Road
11. To discuss works to be carried out at the cemetery and churchyard
a. The grass needs to be cut in the Churchyard, behind the church and up to the fence by the Old Rectory.
b. The grass around the Garden of Remembrance has been killed with weed killer – the Clerk will check who has done this and ask them not to.
c. The Clerk will meet with the Handyman to show him where some jobs need to be done. It was resolved to ask that he do an extra hour each week working in the cemetery and churchyard.
d. The Clerk is meeting with the tree surgeon next week. He will be asked to do a report on all the trees in the cemetery and churchyard.
12. To receive reports for LCC Highways
a. The footway by the Church and along towards the picnic site has overhanging trees that need to be cut back. They are low and catching residents heads as they use the footway.
b. The public footpath from Midville Lane to the footbridge is impassable due to a leaning fence. Cllr Pavely will send some photos of this fence for reporting to LCC.
13. Correspondence – not covered on the agenda
a. Carrington Parish Council have contacted Stickney to ask if they can join in the Jubilee Celebrations in the village.
14. Matters for the next agenda
a. Platinum Jubilee – the Stickney Show Committee will be asked for a copy of the Show accounts.
b. The Stickney Show Committee will be asked if they have any plans for the Jubilee celebrations.
15. Date of next meeting
The next Parish Council remote meeting will be held on 02 September 2021 at 7.30pm. There will be a Public Forum from 7.15pm. The venue for the meeting is to be agreed nearer the date.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.15pm