14 April 2025 Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting
Leasingham and Roxholm Parish Council
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of Leasingham and Roxholm Parish Council held at the Community Building, Spring Lane Playing Field on Monday 14 April 2025.
Present: Chair, Jenny Bailey
Councillors: Graham Arnold, Callum Chambers and Linda Melloy
Also in attendance: County Councillor Richard Wright
In attendance: Mr Eddie Findlay, Clerk to Leasingham and Roxholm Parish Council
2 member of the public was in attendance.
At 7:00 pm the Chair declared the meeting open.
38. To receive apologies for absence and reasons given, i.a.w. Local Government Act 1972, Sch 12, para 40.
Cllr Adams, Cllr Milligan and Cllr Hibberd were unable to attend and their reasons were made known to the Council.
Action: Council RESOLVED to approve the reasons for absence for Cllr Adams, Cllr Milligan and Cllr Hibberd.
Proposed by Cllr Bailey, seconded by Cllr Melloy and approved unanimously.
39. To receive declarations of interest and to consider dispensation applications in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
None were declared at this time.
40. Public Forum and reports from District and County Councillors.
MOP 1 – presented a report with regard to 25/0356/OUT, the outline planning application for up to 110 No. residential dwellings on land North of B1209 Moor Lane on the Eastern Boundary of Leasingham.
The report covered Density, Access/Egress, Flooding, Trees and an Intermediate Pressure Gas Pipeline running across the proposed site.
41. Notes of the ordinary meeting of Leasingham and Roxholm Parish Council held at the Community Building at the Playing Field on Monday 10 March 2025 to be approved as Minutes.
Action: Council RESOLVED that the notes of the ordinary meeting of Leasingham and Roxholm Parish Council held at the Community Building at the Playing Field on Monday 10 March 2025 be approved as Minutes.
Proposed by Cllr Chambers, seconded by Cllr Arnold and approved unanimously.
42. Consider any applications for Councillor Co-Option.
No further applications had been received at this time.
43. Receive reports from the Clerk and Councillors in relation to the minutes and other Council matters.
No resolutions may be passed under this item but requests for matters to be placed on the next agenda can be made.
Clerk
i. The Health and Safety Policy still requires review by the Clerk.
ii. The Clerk had attended the first North Kesteven Parish & Town Council Forum, held at the Council Offices in Sleaford.
The Forum covered Devolution, Local Government Reorganisation, Planning changes and how NKDC have utilised monies from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The Clerk had circulated the provided information to all Councillors.
Councillors.
i. Cllr Arnold, raised the poor state of repair of Lincoln Road. Despite a number of small repairs being carried out the surface was breaking up in a number of places.
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ii. Cllr Bailey reported that the Village Hall had contacted her to Re. provision of Solar Panels on the Village Hall. They were pursuing grant to install them on the roof at the back of the Hall (out of sight from the front), with battery storage to be located in the cupboard in the Jessop Room, in a securely locked unit.
44. Financial Matters.
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Bank Services Charges |
DD |
£ |
4.25 |
|
Coud Next |
EB-0080 |
£ |
51.96 |
|
Totals |
£ |
56.21 |
|
Action: Council RESOLVED to approve the payments made since the last meeting.
Proposed by Cllr Chambers, seconded by Cllr Arnold and approved unanimously.
b. Approve the payments of invoices etc. as listed on the Payments to be Authorised sheet.
|
Salaries, HMRC & NEST |
EB-0081, EB-0082, EB-0083, EB-0084 & DD |
£ |
1,047.64 |
|
|
Eddie Findlay (Clerk expenses) |
EB-0085 |
£ |
35.09 |
|
|
Newton Newton Flags Ltd (Inv SI-3727 - VE-Day 80 flag) |
EB-0086 |
£ |
28.80 |
|
|
LALC (Membership and Annual Training Scheme) |
EB-0087 |
£ |
623.52 |
|
|
Wave Water (Inv-14895717 - Spring Lane, NG34 8JS) |
EB-0088 |
£ |
60.63 |
|
|
NKDC (Council Tax for Cemetery) |
EB-0089 |
£ |
137.23 |
|
|
Blossom Bookkeeping (Inv-1784) |
EB-0090 |
£ |
23.00 |
|
|
Majestic Crystal Ltd Inv-72155 |
EB-0091 |
£ |
88.80 |
|
|
Stamford Storage Inv-11328 (Community Building) |
EB-0092 |
£ |
588.00 |
|
|
Glendale Countryside (Inv GC446-0325) |
EB-0093 |
£ |
241.20 |
|
|
Community Heartbeat Trust (Inv-26055) |
EB-0094 |
£ |
162.00 |
|
|
Cllr S Milligan (VOTY Voucher) |
EB-0095 |
£ |
20.00 |
|
|
Eon (Acct No. A-55B67177 Community Building) |
DD |
£ |
227.14 |
|
|
Totals |
£ |
3,283.05 |
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Action: Council RESOLVED to approve the Payments to be Authorised.
Proposed by Cllr Arnold, seconded by Cllr Melloy and approved unanimously.
c. Approve the bank reconciliation for March 2025.
At the end of March 2025, the bank accounts stood at £45,425.67 which included £17,425.27 on behalf of the Community Benefit Fund and £ 5,225.55 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), leaving £22,771.85 as Council money.
Action: Council RESOLVED to approve the bank reconciliation for March 2025.
Proposed by Cllr Arnold, seconded by Cllr Chambers and approved unanimously.
d. Consider the figures at Section 2 – Accounting Statement for 2024/25, on the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2024/25 Form 3.
Action: Council RESOLVED to accept the figures at Section 2 – Accounting Statement for 2024/25, on the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2024/25 Form 3.
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|
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31-Mar-2024 |
31-Mar-2025 |
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|
1 |
Balance brought forward |
£ |
28,016 |
£ |
32,383.28 |
|
2 |
Precept |
£ |
30,000 |
£ |
31,179.00 |
|
3 |
Total other Receipts |
£ |
32,027 |
£ |
28,255.98 |
|
4 |
Staff |
£ |
15,998 |
£ |
14,193.92 |
|
5 |
Loans (PWLB) |
£ |
1,520 |
£ |
1,520.12 |
|
6 |
Other payments |
£ |
40,142 |
£ |
30,678.55 |
|
7 |
Balance carried forward |
£ |
32,383 |
£ |
45,425.67 |
|
|
|||||
|
8 |
Total Cash |
£ |
32,383 |
£ |
45,425.67 |
|
9 |
Assets |
£ |
99,185 |
£ |
100,050.00 |
|
10 |
Borrowings |
£ |
23,534 |
£ |
21,376.14 |
Proposed by Cllr Bailey, seconded by Cllr Arnold and approved unanimously.
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45. Planning Matters.
a. 25/0357/HOUS – Proposed first floor extension to rear at 4 St. Johns Close, Leasingham, NG34 8LU.
No comments or objections to the application.
b. 25/0356/OUT – Outline planning application for up to 110 No. residential dwellings on land North Of B1209 Moor Lane On The Eastern Boundary of Leasingham.
Action: Council RESOLVED to submit the following comments in relation to 25/0356/OUT, in line with the report submitted.
The higher number of 110 dwellings, would increase the village by 12% and significantly impacts the number of dwellings dictated under the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023, of 123, with 25 already allocated, so the proposed number dwelling would need to be reduced significantly.
A safe footway from the development, along the B1209, Moor Lane to the village must be included.
With the Beck running along the back of the development major flood mitigation would need to be in place.
The report highlights that there is also a intermediate pressure gas pipeline running across the middle of the field toward the Beck which would need to be fully investigated and whatever mitigation to be incorporated in the planning.
Proposed by Cllr Bailey, seconded by Cllr Melloy and approved unanimously.
c. PL/0016/25 – Proposed erection and operation of Biogas Plant, land to the west of Moy Park facility and the south of the a153, Anwick, Grid Reference: 510848 350225.
Action: Council RESOLVED to submit the following comments in relation to 25/0356/OUT .
A travel route that kept transportation vehicles away from Leasingham was the Council’s only major concern.
Proposed by Cllr Bailey, seconded by Cllr Arnold and approved unanimously.
46. Correspondence.
a. PWLB Repayment Notice. Circulated 11-Feb-2025.
b. NKDC, Street Naming: Land at Spring Lane. Circulated 12-Feb-2025.
c. NKDC Councillor Hague monthly Newsletter. Circulated 12-Feb-2025.
d. LALC e-news. Circulated 24-Feb-2025.
e. Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire. Thank you letter. Circulated 24-Feb-2025.
f. Lincolnshire Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Report: Impacts of Storms Babet and Henk 2023-2024 and S.19 Flood Investigation Reports. Circulated 05-Mar-2025.
g. NKDC Councillor Hague monthly Newsletter. Circulated 10-Mar-2025.
h. LALC e-news. Circulated 10-Mar-2025
i. NK Parish and Town Forum PowerPoint slides. Circulated 14-Apr-2025.
47. Confirm the date of the next meeting.
a. Annual Parish Meeting (APM) (Electors Meeting).
b. Annual Meeting of the Parish Council (AMPC).
These meetings are both planned for Monday 12 May 2025, with the AMPC starting at 6:00pm and the APM (Electors Meeting) starting straight after the conclusion of the AMPC.
The meeting closed at 7:55 pm.
Signature: Original signed by
Printed Name: Cllr Jenny Bailey
Date: 12 May 2025
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