2025 Minutes

DRAFT MINUTES
BIGBY PARISH COUNCIL 
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, 14th  JANUARY 2025
CHAIR – COUNCILLOR D. COWLING
BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED

PRESENT: Councillors – H. Aukland, D. Cowling, B. Orr, W. Pinney, C. Wilson
Also in attendance: -

Mrs. A. Hannath – Clerk to the Council
Cllr. T. Smith - LCC

BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED
74    Notice convening the meeting.

Taken as read and approved

75    To Receive Apologies and Reasons for Absence

Cllr. C. Gandy

76    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.

None

b) To Note any Dispensations given to any member of the council in respect of the
Agenda Items listed below.

None

77    Police Matters    

There was a Zoom Meeting planned for this evening. The invitation stated that ‘This is an opportunity for all parish councils within the district to be represented by a Councillor or similar and come together with the Chief Inspector and Superintendent for the area, to present an overview of policing of Lincoln & West Lindsey area. The meeting will again have the Police and Crime Commissioner in attendance, and the Neighbourhood Policing Inspector. Taking the feedback into consideration we will give more time for Questions to be asked so there will be greater opportunity for Parishes to raise questions and again we will include local updates.’

The Clerk declined the invitation due to this meeting.  However, the Zoom meeting was subsequentially cancelled

78    To Receive any Correspondence (for information only).

Email received from a resident of Smithy Lane expressing concern about the parking of vehicles on the pavement.  This action is blocking the pavement for prams and wheelchairs.
A member of the council will have an informal, friendly word with the owner of the vehicle.

79    To Receive the Clerk’s Report and Update on any outstanding issues.

a)    The bag of gritting salt will be delivered on Monday 20th January, 2025
b)    There being no further demands on next year’s budget, the budget requirements set in November, 2024, will be submitted to WLDC.
c)    Smithy Lane – pipes, gullies, connections and the outfall have been jet washed on 8 November 2024

80    To Receive any Questions from Members.

 None notified

81    Public Question Time.

There were no members of the public present.

 82 TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE THE MINUTES, AS CIRCULATED, 
       OF THE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 12th NOVEMBER 2024

It was resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 12th November, 2024 having been circulated should be taken as read and approved.

Proposed: Cllr. D. Cowling                 Seconded: Cllr. B. Orr

83. ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 
a)    To Receive the following Financial Report and Approve the Accounts for Payment: As at 6th January 2025 

*Added since the publication of the agenda

It was resolved that the accounts for payment listed above and the Statement of   Accounts be approved.

Proposed: Cllr. W. Pinney                 Seconded: Cllr. H. Auckland

b)    To Undertake a Quarterly Review of the Accounts. (Documents attached)

It was resolved that the Review of the Accounts for the second quarter be accepted

Proposed: Cllr. D. Cowling                 Seconded: Cllr. B. Orr 

84 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.

     Follow up report

     Following a query regarding the progress of this application at the November meeting, the   
     Clerk contacted Cllr. Tom Smith, LCC, to ask him to provide an update on this 
     application.  He reported that LCC Planning Department have gone back to the applicant 
     to get some more information on how they intend to restore the site should they get 
     permission.  They expect to have this information shortly, but probably not in time for the 
     January Planning Committee Meeting. The expectation is that it will go to February 
     Planning Committee.

     Cllr. C. Wilson reminded the meeting that the ESG, (Environmental, Social and
     Governance), and UN SDG, (United Nations Sustainable, Development Goals), Liaison
     Group still needs to be set up and developed to monitor and provide comments on
     applications such as this.  

     Cllr. P. Morris, WLDC, has volunteered to get a list of all businesses from WLDC. 
     The Clerk is to chase.

85 TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM COUNCILLOR MORRIS ON DISTRICT
     COUNCIL MATTERS 

     Cllr. Morris was not in attendance

86  TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM COUNCILLOR SMITH ON COUNTY
      COUNCIL MATTERS 

      Cllr. Smith advised that he will follow up Fix My Street report on potholes and he would     
      like to  be informed of any shoddy workmanship on road maintenance.

87   TO CONSIDER A POSSIBLE VILLAGE EVENT TO COMMEMORATE THE
       80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WW2. 

The Clerk advised that according to the latest information she has found, there is to be a national event, ‘Lighting of the Lamp Lights of Peace’ on 8th May at 9.30 pm.

Cllr Wilson also mooted the idea of making contact with a German village of a similar size to Bigby to jointly mark ‘Peace’

The meeting closed at 7.05 pm

Signed ……………………………………………….
Chairman
Tuesday, 18th March, 2025