September 2025 agenda
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 8h September 2025 at 7.00pm in the Jubilee Hall, High Street, Heighington.
E Atkin
Elaine Atkin, Parish Clerk
2nd September 2025
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 and accept apologies, where valid reasons for absence have 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 as a correct record the notes of the meeting held on Monday 14th July 2025 and for the Chair to sign these as the official minutes.
4. To receive reports from County and District Councillors (for information only).
5. To note the list of correspondence and meetings since the July council meeting.
Financial matters:
6. To approve the monthly accounts for July 2025 and for August 2025, including List of Payments, List of Receipts, Net Position and Bank Reconciliation.
7. To note overtime worked in June and paid in July and for overtime worked in July and paid in August.
8. To receive the external audit completion report, noting that no matters were flagged as needing attention.
9. To retrospectively ratify approval of expenditure (under Financial Regulation 5.15) to progress various actions from the Fire Risk Assessment.
10. To note that the NJC pay award for 2025-26 has been approved, that back-pay is due from 1st April 2025, and that employers were encouraged to implement the pay award as swiftly as possible.
11. To consider the purchase of additional ‘check your speed’ signs (at £20 each) from Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, following a request from a resident.
12. To consider the purchase of a portable amplifier and wireless microphones for Jubilee Hall (and agree funding).
13. To consider enhancing the existing CCTV at Station Road and consider installing CCTV system at Jubilee Hall (and agree funding).
14. To consider whether council wants to take forward a suggestion on film event(s) and if so, agree ownership to progress this.
15. To receive an update following the meetings with HBW and u3a Railway Group (as per July Full Council), and agree any actions required.
16. To approve the Scheme of Delegation.
17. To agree Councillor inspection areas.
18. To receive an update on previous actions.
19. To receive an update on chafer grubs and moles on council land.
Planning Matters and Tree Works:
20. To consider tree works applications received from NKDC for consideration (including those considered between meetings).
a. 25/0847/TPO. Application of Proposed Works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order. Remove a Silver birch tree, that completely dead and located in the far-right corner of the garden. Remove a Spruce tree that has a heavy lean and is decline. Reduce the Larch tree by 2 meters radius, as it has several over extended branches and has already dropped several branches in high winds. 36 Kenyon Close, Heighington, LN4 1GJ.
b. 25/0882/TCA. Notification of Intended Works to Trees in a Conservation Area. Rowan - Completely remove. 60 High Street, Heighington, LN4 1JS.
c. 25/0873/TCA. Notification of Intended Works to Trees in a Conservation Area. T1 - Apple Tree – Remove. T2 - Pear Tree - Reduce by approx. 2m all round, reducing the largest stem by approx. 3-4m. The owners are requesting the works due to regular maintenance of their garden space, the apple tree has had a large split from it and there are concerns over the other half splitting onto the neighbouring property. 17 High Street, Heighington, LN4 1RG.
d. 25/0872/TPO. Application of Proposed Works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order. T1 - Ash - Reduction of up to 3m all round and removal of 1 lower branch - Tree is approx. 12-15m in height - The ends of branches appear to be dying back on some parts of the tree, there is some epicormic growth within the canopy of the tree. Please see attached photographs. 17 Back Lane, Heighington, LN4 1RH.
e. 25/0962/TCA. Notification of Intended Works to Trees in a Conservation Area. T1 - Magnolia - prune and re-shape in line with red line on image provided. The Granary, High Street, Heighington.
f. 25/1025/TCA. 3 no. large Conifer trees in rear garden of existing house, the proposal is to completely remove the trees. These trees have become way too big for the garden and completely over-shadow the property and neighbouring land. 1 Beck Lane, Heighington, LN4 1JU.
21. To note tree decision notices from NKDC.
None received.
22. To note the planning applications received from NKDC for consideration (including those considered between meetings).
a. 23/0387/FUL. Notification of amended plans. Demolition of an existing bungalow and erection of a replacement dwelling. The Willows, 36 Park Lane, Heighington.
Comments gathered and submitted under delegated powers between meetings:
We note that the application has been amended and the property on the south side of the beck has now been dropped from the application, keeping just the property on the north side, a replacement for the existing bungalow which is to be demolished.
The application still involves the demolition of a perfectly good bungalow to be replaced with a much larger property.
The proposed new property is still in a flood risk area known to suffer from groundwater flooding.
The proposed larger property would put extra load onto the drains on Park Lane which we know get overloaded in high groundwater conditions.
Heighington Parish Council object to this amended application. Our previously submitted comments on this application, particularly in relation to groundwater and sewers still stand.
23. To note planning decision notices from NKDC.
a. 25/0613/VARCON. Application to vary condition 2 (approved materials) and condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 24/0549/HOUS - Proposed single storey side & rear extensions - change colour of vertical cladding from black to grey and make extension 1.0m deeper due to main water sewer position. 12 Martin Close Heighington. Application approved.
b. 25/0623/VARCON. Application to vary conditions 2 (approved materials) of planning permission 23/1292/HOUS - Erection of 2 storey side extension, first floor side extension and single storey rear extension together with widening of existing access and new pedestrian gate. - change external finish of side gable to through-coloured render to match existing stone. Whitegates Back Lane Heighington. Application approved.
c. 25/0708/HOUS. Demolition of existing garage and single storey rear extension and erection of single storey and 2 storey side extensions and single storey rear extension. 7 Lintin Close, Heighington. Application approved.
d. 25/0658/HOUS. Erection of fence to rear boundary (retrospective). 8 Sheppards Close, Heighington. Application approved.