July 2024
Notes from the public forum held on 11 July 2024
There were seven members of the public present, together with County Cllr Bowkett, who came along to listen and put questions to the representative from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership:
The cost to site a speed camera is in the region of £100,000. An average speed camera will be considered for Stickney, but certain criteria must be met. The speed van will be looked for siting at Main Road from time to time, again depending on the sites available for the criteria to be met.
LRSP are responsible for the siting of cameras, the Police are responsible for enforcement of speeding.
County Cllr Bowkett will ask LCC to consider 30mph road markings in the village.
7.55pm The LRSP representative left the meeting, as did one member of the public.
Issues regarding potholes in Holmes Road were raised, County Cllr Bowkett will deal with this matter.
There is a low Anglian Water drain in the Main Road, this has been reported on Fix my Street. County Cllr Bowkett will look into this.
The entrance to the William Lovell school is badly broken up. No-one is taking responsibility for this land, County Cllr Bowkett is dealing with this.
The new road markings in the area of the A16 Main Road/Hall Lane will be done when the Puffin Crossing is put in place. The crossing, the road markings and the footway sealing is scheduled to take place in October
20.05pm County Cllr Bowkett and the members of the public left the meeting
Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 11 July 2024 at 7.55pm in the Youth Centre, Hall Lane
1. To accept apologies and reason for absence
Apologies were received from Cllr Gray and from Dist Cllrs Ashton and Jones.
Present: Cllrs Pritchard, Hopkins, Pocklington, Sherriff, Burton, Jones and Edwards (Chairman)
2. To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies
a. County Cllr Bowkett
The report was given in the Public Forum
b. Dist Cllrs Jones and Ashton
No report has been received from the District Councillors
c. Cllr Gray – Police meeting
Cllr Gray was not present
d. Cllr Hopkins – bus shelter mural
i. Everything is in place for the Mural to be sited on Thursday 18 July at 12 noon.
ii. Plaques have been ordered – one for the bus shelter and one for the school.
iii. Thanks were expressed to the students and to the member of staff who have all worked together to get this done for the village.
iv. A grant towards this has been applied for, but no acknowledgement has been received.
e. Cllr Burton – Anglian Water meeting
i. Anglian Water have done a lot of work in the area since the recent flooding issues.
ii. It seems that the issues have been exacerbated by builders rubble etc blocking up the drains.
iii. There has also been oil found it the drains, helping to block them up.
3. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
Cllrs Hopkins and Jones declared an interest in planning application S/169/00025/24
4. Notes of the meeting held on 06 June 2024 to be approved and signed as the minutes
It was resolved that the notes, previously circulated, be signed as the minutes.
5. Clerk’s report
a. The Internal Audit has been completed. There are a few minor issues, but nothing to affect the audit return.
b. The magazines will be taken to Cllr Hopkins who will distribute them to the volunteers who deliver around the village. A plea for volunteers will be made on the Community Facebook page.
c. Cllr Pocklington will purchase a new litter picker for a new volunteer.
6. Chairman’s report
The Chairman had nothing to report, all items are on the agenda
7. Finance report:
a. Authority for payment: £
i. Clerk’s expenses (June) 118.80
ii. Salaries (June) 894.28
iii. E L Arnold (White paper for magazine) 38.50
iv. K & P Services (clock winding/cemetery work) 80.00
v. 707 Ltd (cemetery skip - June) 45.76
vi. Bolingbroke Deanery (July magazine) 84.00
vii. Bolingbroke Deanery (August/September magazine) TBA
viii. HSBC Bank Charges 13.40
ix. Malc Firth Landscapes (Play area grass cuts - May) 58.80
x. HMRC (PAYE) 209.37
xi. Haines Watts (Skegness) (PAYE) 27.00
xii. ICO (annual fee – d/d) 35.00
xiii. Anglian Water (cemetery supply – d/d) 17.37
xiv. E L Arnold (Ink) 42.00
xv. Evelyn Sands (Internal audit) 350.00
xvi. Malc Firth Landscapes (Play area grass cuts – June) 58.80
xvii. E L Arnold (Boston Sign Company – play area sign) 84.00
xviii. Salaries (July) TBA
xix. K & P Services (Handyman – July) 80.00
xx. 707 Ltd (cemetery skip – July) 45.76
xxi. E Stanley & Sons (installing defibrillator) TBA
xxii. LCC (Community Speed Watch signs) TBA
xxiii. Hutsons Signs (Mural and plaques) TBA
b. The balances in bank at 15 June 2024: Current account £10,847.34 rec: £10,624.54
Deposit account £11,880.10
No2 account £6,363.37
8. Planning applications received
The Parish Council objected to the following planning application:
(Cllrs Hopkins and Jones left the room while this item was discussed)
S/169/00025/24 - Mr & Mrs Cash - Outline erection of 46 dwellings (with means of access and site layout to be considered) at land adjacent to William Lovell Church of England Academy/Stickney Meadows - AMENDMENT
The Parish Council have already objected to this planning application due to the access issues, this still remains the case.
There were no objections to the following planning application:
S/169/02359/23 - Mr D Biggadike - Reserved matters application relating to the erection of 6 houses and garages (outline planning permission ref S/169/0084/22 – granted on appeal) at Hollywood, Main Road
9. To report any planning decisions from ELDC
Approval of Reserved Matters has been received for:
S/169/00473/23 - Mr M Cannon - Reserved Matters application relating to the erection of a detached bungalow with single garage (outline planning application S/169/01928/21) at Plot 2, Main Road
Approval to vary conditions has been received for:
S/169/00649/24 – LCC - To vary condition 1 of planning permission S/169/00679/19 – to retain the temporary classroom for a further five years at Stickney Church of England Primary School
10. Cemetery
a. An email has been received from the PCC regarding a tree touching the roof of the church.
b. It was resolved that the tree be checked and arrangements be made to cut it back or down depending on advice received.
11. To report any highway issues
a. Cllr Bowkett dealt with some issues in the Public Forum as she had to leave the meeting early.
b. The public footpath from the A16 to West Fen Lane is blocked - this is the responsibility of the land owner.
c. The footpath from Hall Lane to Pinfold Lane is being used as a bridleway, it is a footpath not a bridleway.
d. The Clerk will check the contract for the footpath cuts.
e. The representative from the LRSP delivered 6 new 30mph signs. These will be put in place by Cllrs Hopkins and Burton. They will be on the A16 after they have been up at Horbling Lane and at Hall Lane.
12. To receive play area report
a. The new sign for the Hall Lane entrance has been ordered and a Proforma invoice has been approved.
b. The second sign is still being looked at for a new cover.
14. To discuss the repairs to the notice board on the shop wall
a. The Clerk outlined the issues with the notice board at the shop.
b. Following discussion it was resolved that a new notice board be sought.
c. An request for quotations will be put on the Community Facebook page.
15. Correspondence received for this meeting
There was no other correspondence received for this meeting
16. Other business – matters for the next agenda
a. To discuss the Christmas event for 2024
b. To consider a Neighbourhood Plan for Stickney
16. Date of next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 05 September 2024 in the Youth Centre at 7.30pm with a Public Forum from 7.15pm
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.55pm