January 2024 Agenda
SCOTTON PARISH COUNCIL
Website: https://scotton.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Tel: 07891 743191
Email: scottonparish@gmail.com
Councillors are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Scotton Parish Council to be held on Thursday 4th January 2024 at 6.00pm in the Village Hall, Northorpe Road, Scotton DN21 3RB. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda. If you are unable to attend, please notify me of your apology.
Signature Leticia Cooper, Clerk to the Council Date 21/12/23
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND if you have a diagnosis of coronavirus and are self-isolating; have been in contact with a confirmed case and test positive, if you are showing symptoms of a new cough, a new onset of shortness of breath, or had a fever within the last 48 hours.
AGENDA
1. Chairman’s welcome
2. Public Session (15 minutes)
3. To hear reports from County or District Councillors (15 minutes)
4. To hear apologies and receive reasons for absence
5. To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensation
Disclosures may be made at any point in the meeting and a Councillor may leave the meeting or be asked to leave if dispensation has not been granted or if would be deemed prejudicial to proceedings.
6. To receive and approve notes of the meeting held 7th December 2023
7. Finance
a. To note financial information including incoming funds
b. To consider and approve payments and expenses
8. Banking - to receive any updates
9. Preliminary Budget 2024-25
To remain as an agenda item until final figures in January to allow discussion and amendments as needed.
10. Precept 2024-25
To review and sign final precept demand for submission to WLDC
11. Policies
a. To approve amendments to the Grant & Donations policy – Amended
b. To approve Cllr. R. Walker’s letter to all Grant applicants
12. Community Orchard
a. To hear any general updates (Cllr. R. Walker)
b. To hear any updates about the new tree and memorial plaque (Cllr. R. Walker)
13. Allotment matters
a. General updates
b. To hear any updates regarding audit of trees at allotment land adjoining PROW by allotment wardens
c. To consider future of allotment land
14. To hear any updates about the proposal to protect the grass verge at the Pinfold and consider any actions
Permission requested from Highways officer.
15. To discuss erosion of grass verges in village and consider any actions
16. To hear any update on correspondence sent to LCC regarding partial flooding of PROW 4 - Beck Lane to Laughton and consider further response
- appoint a lead Councillor for flooding matters
- set up a working group
17. Emergency Planning project (Cllr. Dr. Johnson)
To receive any further updates
18. To hear a report about the remote Police Engagement meeting held in December (Cllr. M. Johnson)
19. To discuss arrangements for the combined District & Parish Council Surgery and consider any actions
20. To hear any reports from the Village Hall Management Committee (Cllr. S. Walker)
21. To review Planning Applications and agree any actions
a. Decisions pending
- 147102 - 19 Westfield, Scotton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 3LX
Application for a lawful development certificate to create infill extension between two
single storey rear extensions, removal of roofs to rear extensions and new roof over
the single storey rear projections, with alterations to the existing fenestration.
- Modification Order PROW Beck Lane to East Ferry, Scotton 4/1
Nothing to report – (ongoing)
b. Determined
- 147443 Westgate Farm, Eastgate, Scotton Gainsborough DN21 3QP
Application to demolish lean to building
GRANTED Time limits + conditions 11.12.23
To view all planning applications, go to the WLDC website at:-
Planning | West Lindsey District Council (west-lindsey.gov.uk)
Decisions reached following the issue of the agenda may be discussed during the meeting.
22. Training (Information only)
a. Future training:-
Managing Performance 17th January 2024 (Zoom) Dr. M. Johnson & Cllr. S. Walker
23. Parish Councillors’ Reports – Information only
Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next agenda. Councillors may use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas. Decisions may not be made in this part of the meeting.
24. Date of next meeting –
Thursday Feb. 2nd at 6.00pm Full Parish Meeting
Leticia Cooper - Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer, Scotton Parish Council
21/12/23