November 2023 agenda
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 13th November 2023 at 7.00pm in the Jubilee Hall, High Street, Heighington.
E Atkin
Elaine Atkin, Parish Clerk
7th November 2023
15 Minute Public Participation
(Maximum 3 minutes per member of the public)
When members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the council. A question shall not require a response at the meeting nor start a debate on the question. The chairman may direct that a written or oral response be given.
AGENDA
1. To receive apologies and valid reasons for absence, these having been submitted to the Clerk prior to the meeting
2. To receive Declarations of Interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and receive Requests for Dispensations
3. To approve the draft notes of the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 9th October 2023 and for members of the Employment Committee to approve the draft notes of the Employment Committee meeting held on Monday 9th October 2023 and for these to be signed as the agreed minutes
4. To receive reports from County and District Councillors (for information only)
5. To note the list of correspondence and meetings since the October council meeting
Financial matters:
6. To approve the monthly accounts for October including List of Payments, List of Receipts, Net Position and Bank Reconciliation
7. To note overtime worked in September and paid in October
8. To agree a new contract with our current printer/copier supplier (Ricoh), as the current contract is coming to an end
9. To note agreement of the 2023-24 NJC pay award, which is to be backdated to 1st April 2023
Planning Matters and Tree Works:
10. To consider tree works applications received from NKDC
a. 23/1276/TCA. T1 Plum – removal. T2 Maple – reduce height, 3m crown lift. 65 High Street, Heighington, LN4 1JS.
11. To note tree decision notices from NKDC.
None received.
12. To note the planning applications received from NKDC and considered offline as comments were required before the next scheduled meeting.
a. 23/0929/HOUS. Erection of (retrospective) summer house and erection of a canopy. (Receipt of amended details). 48 Park Lane, Heighington.
No comments.
b. 23/1036/HOUS. Erection of a 1.5 storey rear extension and alterations and new front boundary wall with driveway gates. 17 High Street, Heighington, LN4 1RG.
Comments submitted:
1. We have presumed that this application (23/1036/HOUS) now overrides the previously approved application 22/0408/HOUS.
2. We note that the submitted plans, Design and Heritage Statement and Flood Risk Assessment are the same for both applications.
3. The following are areas of concern:-
a. Drainage: The Flood RIsk Assessment is inadequate in that it only states that the existing floor level will be used for the new build and that the future residents can move to the upper floor in times of flooding. There is no obvious indication of how this site will be drained. Will the drains and sewer be connected into the existing systems? A soakaway at this property is inappropriate due to its position and issues that the centre of the village has with groundwater flooding and on occasions (notably October 2023) surface water flooding. The plans do not state what material any hard landscaping will be constructed from or if it will enable water to percolate through rather than run off.
b. There are no indications how this new build will conform to the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan, in particular:
Policy S6 - Design Principles for Efficient Buildings. (These include orientation of buildings, form of buildings, fabric of buildings, heat supply and generation of renewable energy).
Policy S7 - Reducing Energy Consumption
Policy S20 - Resilience and Adaptable design (to make these buildings fit for the future and the changes in the climate).
13. To note planning decision notices from NKDC.
a. 23/1058/HOUS. Proposed side and rear flat roof extension. 81 Washingborough Road, Heighington. Application approved.
14. To receive an update on the recent flooding and agree remedial actions
15. To receive the annual tree inspection report and agree action required
16. To consider items which can be funded from the CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) monies
17. To report back on the Slow Ways initiative (as per minute 127/M/23, from October’s meeting)
18. To report back on engagement with Branston Community Academy
19. To receive an update on the Zero Carbon Parishes project, including:
a. Plans for the tree and bulb planting
b. Arrangements for installation of the cycle racks and water butts purchased out of this grant
20. To receive the latest update regarding Chafer bugs on council land (standing agenda item)
21. CLOSED SESSION. To resolve to move into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 for the following items on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
22. To consider the first draft budget for 2024-25 (due to be approved at December’s meeting)
23. To consider quotes for extending the Parish Office
24. To consider quotes for pipe lagging at the Jubilee Hall (zero carbon parishes)
25. To consider quotes for thermal blinds at Station Road (zero carbon parishes)