September 2018 Minutes (18th)
SPRIDLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
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Mrs M Wass
Hackthorn Grange
Hackthorn
LINCOLN LN2 3PE
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Minutes of the meeting of Spridlington Parish Council held on Tuesday 18th September 2018 at 7.30pm in Spridlington Village Hall
Present: Councillors Marris, Kealey, Clough, Smith, Hayes and District Councillor England
Before the meeting starts there will be an opportunity for members of the public to speak.
1. Apologies and their reasons for absence were received from Councillor Grant and PCSO Law.
2. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the 2000 Local Government Act. Members may make any declarations at this point, but may also make them at any point during the meeting – there were no declarations of interest at this point of the meeting.
3. Minutes of the last meetings held 17.07.18 and 11.09.18 – These were read and signed as a true record.
4. Matters arising from those minutes
a) Light at village hall – Mr G White will meet with Councillor Clough to discuss this and other lighting within the parish (Oct 2018).
b) Mr Kealey will upload the minutes to the website.
c) Clerk to send a photograph of the drain cover at Faldingworth Road/Owmby Road to Highways.
d) Councillor Clough updated the members on the broadband. The BT plan for next action has been sent back. A “Champion” is likely to be appointed by WLDC to oversee, help and advise with broadband in the area. Councillor Clough to meet with Mr G White and Mr I Knowles of WLDC.
5. Policing matters to include: - report from PCSO Law gave details of a theft of motor vehicle, a transit van set on fire in a field off Owmby Road, vehicle stolen from Welton and a theft of a mini digger from Owmby Road.
6. County & District matters to include
a) Community Infrastructure Levy training update – Councillor Clough gave a resume of the training attended on 5th September. Any applications received from the 22.01.18 are subject to CIL. With a neighbourhood plan the parish council would receive 25% of the monies collected by WLDC. This would need to be accounted for in the accounts. It would average out at £543 per dwelling with no cap. Without a plan in place it would be 15% and capped at £100 per dwelling.
b) Crematorium work to start imminently, approximately 12 months for the building works to take place. Trinity Arts Centre has a new manager, bringing new ideas to the Centre.
7. Financial Matters to include:
a) Invoice from Glendale for grass cutting – invoice from Glendale for £134.22, 1 cut in August. This was proposed and seconded to be paid. A cheque was duly drawn up and signed.
b) Invoice from Spridlington Village Hall for hire i) Parish Council 6 months £88.00 and ii) SNHPSG 9 meetings £128.00, it was proposed and seconded to pay both of these. A cheque was duly drawn up and signed.
c) Bank accounts – it was proposed to close the second bank account held by the Parish Council, this was agreed.
8. Planning matters to include:
a) Neighbourhood Plan – the plan has been through 6 weeks of consultation. Feedback from public and WLDC have been taken on board with suggested amendments. Version 10 has been produced with changes. Local green space document was altered with the changes as was the Heritage Report. Feedback to the community via the website or possibly a public meeting. Members discussed the examination of the plan with District Councillor England.
Councillor Clough and District Councillor England are attending a public drop in session at Hackthorn Parish Council on 15.11.18.
b) Correspondence from Mr A Burkitt – A letter had been received with a proposal to gift half of the paddock to the village in return for 1 dwelling. Members discussed at length the Neighbourhood Plan and the 4 sites chosen from the 11 originally put forward and the timings of the applications. The additional developers criteria within the NHP was discussed. It was proposed and seconded that a letter be sent to Mr Burkitt stating that the Members were not prepared to comment at this stage, but once the NHP was adopted would look at any proposals put forward. Members voted on the proposed wording of the letter, the vote was not unanimous, but the majority agreed that a letter be sent to Mr Burkitt.
9. Highway matters to include:
a) Faldingworth Road is marked out for repairs by LCC.
10. Broadband – as detailed above.
11. Correspondence – put out for all to peruse.
12. Any other items for discussion
a) Yellow fencing left from Kier next to the view area bridge. Kier to be contacted to say that the fencing has been put in store.
13. Items for inclusion on the next agenda
a) Light at Village Hall
b) Manhole cover at Faldingworth Road/Owmby Road corner
14. Date and time of the next meeting – 20th November 2018, 7.30pm in Spridlington Village Hall
The meeting closed at 8.30pm