March 7th 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 7th March 2024 at 6.30pm 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 28/02/24
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 1st February 2024
7. Finance
a. To note financial reports and bank statements
b. To consider and approve payments and expenses
8. Preliminary Budget – to note adjustments
Adjustment to printing budget to reflect fee increased from April
9. Banking – information only
- Cllr. Y. Huddleston re-submitting paperwork to TSB (lost by the bank)
10. Community Orchard
To receive any general updates (Cllr. R. Walker)
11. To receive SID stats and consider any actions
12. Allotment matters
a. To hear details about the ‘Free Trees’ scheme offered by the Woodland Trust, including suggested planting location/s, number of trees/bushes, and potential costs ( Cllr. H. Alexander)
b. Any other allotment matters
13. To discuss landscaping proposals to the Pinfold and consider any actions (Cllr. Alexander)
14. Emergency Planning project (Cllr. Dr. Johnson)
a. To consider all ideas of how vulnerable residents of the parish could be identified in the plan
b. To consider how information will be held securely according to data protection regulations
c. Emergency Planning Training – 16th April 2024 10am – 4pm at HQ Fire & Rescue, South Park, Lincoln. Who would be interested in attending?
15. To discuss arrangements for the combined District & Parish Council Surgery and consider any actions
16. To hear a report from the Village Hall Management Committee, including any decisions reached regarding the Yew tree in the playing field and to consider any actions (Cllr. S. Walker)
17. Planning Matters
a. Applications received for comment
- 147921 application for extensions and external alterations
3 Crapple Lane, Scotton DN21 3QT
b. Applications for further discussion
Planning application 145041- Granted permission 27.06.22
Description: Planning application for change, the use of part of an arable field into a wildlife and private fishing pond.
Location: Land off, Scotter Road, Scotton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 3QU
To consider if the application has breached planning permission and consider any actions.
All planning applications may be viewed on the WLDC website at:-
Planning | West Lindsey District Council (west-lindsey.gov.uk)
Decisions reached on listed applications, following the issue of the agenda may be discussed during the meeting.
18. 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.
19. Date of next meeting
Thursday 4th April - 6.00pm
Signed: Leticia Cooper - Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer, Scotton Parish Council
Date: 28.02.24