March 2025 Agenda
WITHAM ST HUGHS PARISH COUNCIL
The Village Hall, Caraway Drive
Witham St Hughs
Lincoln
Telephone: 01522 869643
E-mail: parish.clerk@withamsthughs-pc.gov.uk
Website address: witham-st-hughs.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and COUNCILLORS are SUMMONED to attend the next meeting of Witham St Hughs Parish Council to be held on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at 7.00pm in the village hall. At which the under mentioned business will be transacted.
There will be a 10-minute public forum at the start of the meeting, followed by a further 10 minutes allocated to receive reports from County and District Councillors, your presence is required during this time.
All public questions must be sent in beforehand, with speaking restricted 3 minutes per person.
Rachel Popplewell
Parish Clerk
14.03.2025
CHAIRMANS WELCOME & FIRE SAFETY BRIEF
1. Welcome and Apologies.
2. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND OUTLINED IN THE COUNCILS CODE OF CONDUCT – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interest and any written requests for dispensations.
3. Health & Safety brief.
4. Notes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 19th February 2025 to be approved as minutes.
5. Clerks Update & Correspondence - to Resolve to approve any subsequent actions.
6. Finance.
a. To Authorise the signing of orders for payment, list previously circulated.
b. To receive the Bank Reconciliation as at 31.02.2025
c. To review the bank signing mandate for all Parish Council bank accounts.
7. To consider the option of installing solar panels on the village hall roof.
8. To consider the following planning application.
a. Single Storey rear extension, 46 Nettleton Drive, Witham St Hughs.
Ref 25/0179/HOUS
9. To review the following policies –
a. Community Engagement Policy
b. Publication Scheme
c. Abusive, Persistent or Vexatious Complaints Policy
d. Communications Policy
e. Health & Safety Policy
10. Fencing
a. Consider repairing the fence along the hoggin path adjacent to the farmers ditch near Sorrel Road overspill pond.
b. Consider removing fencing between village hall patio and the parish council field at the rear of the hall. Once the ditch has been piped in. Consider using the fencing materials to repair Sorrel Road path (Agenda item 10a).
11. Update of the meeting with the Football Association.
12. Scouts land lease update.
13. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING.
Parish Council Meeting Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 7pm