January 2024 Agenda
BIGBY PARISH COUNCIL
c/o 2 Wilmore Lane
Grasby
DN38 6FB
To:
The Chairman and Members
Bigby Parish Council
10th January 2024
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to attend the MEETING of BIGBY PARISH COUNCIL to be held at BIGBY VILLAGE HALL on TUESDAY, 16th JANUARY 2024 at 6.30 pm.
Mrs. AJ Hannath
Clerk, Bigby Parish Council
BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED
1. Notice convening the meeting.
2. To Receive Apologies and Reasons for Absence
3. a) To Record any Declarations of Interest by any member of the council in respect of the agenda items listed below. Members declaring interests should identify the Agenda Item and the type of interest being declared.
b) To Note any Dispensations given to any member of the council in respect of the Agenda Items listed below.
4. Police Matters
5. To Receive any Correspondence (for information only).
6. To Receive the Clerk’s Report and Update on any outstanding issues.
7. To Receive any Questions from Members.
8. Public Question Time.
9. a) TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE THE MINUTES, AS CIRCULATED, OF THE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 21st NOVEMBER 2023
10. ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
a) To Receive the following Financial Report and Approve the Accounts for Payment: As at 8th January 2024 (Documents attached) Appendix 1 – Schedule of Payments
b) To Undertake a Quarterly Review of the Accounts. (Documents attached)
c) To note that there is £652.47 left in the Community Infrastructure Levy Fund
d) To approve the use of a further £420.00 of the £652.47 above, to totally fund the repair of the Village Hall Roof (Currently this has come from earmarked reserves.)
e) To approve a further donation to the Village Hall from earmarked reserves
11. PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISION NOTICES
Members are reminded that applications can be received after the deadline for the publication of the agenda. The clerk will forward any further applications to you before the meeting for your consideration.
PLANNING REFERENCE: PL/0104/23 CATEGORY A
Development: for a southern extension to the consented Kettleby Quarry, retention of the existing haul road, bagging plant and mineral processing plant and restoration of the extension area to nature conservation interest including grassland, reedbeds and waterbodies
Location: Kettleby Quarry, Brigg Road, Kettleby
Grid reference: 504364 408040
12. TO CONSIDER TENDERS FOR THE CUTTING OF GRASS IN THE CEMETERY AND THE VILLAGE HALL.
13. TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PAYMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15 HOURS OF WORK TO THE CLERK
14. TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM COUNCILLOR MORRIS ON DISTRICT COUNCIL MATTERS
15. TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM COUNCILLOR SMITH ON COUNTY COUNCIL MATTERS
16. TO CONSIDER A RESPONSE, FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL, TO THE REFERENDUM ON GREATER LINCOLNSHIRE DEVOLUTION
17. TO CONSIDER A POSSIBLE VILLAGE EVENT TO COMMEMORATE THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
18. BIGBY SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT
a) To receive an update from Councillors Wilson and Cowling on the continuation of the project
b) To approve the recommendation from part a) that the Parish Council should be the named body to apply for further funding to progress the project.
c) To approve the recommendation from part a) that a working party be formed to deal with matters arising from this project and that all matters be reported to the Full Parish Council for decision-making
Mrs. AJ Hannath
Clerk, Bigby Parish Council
Appendix 1: Accounts for payment
