February 2025 agenda
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Parish Council is to be held on Monday 10th February 2025 at 7.00pm in the Jubilee Hall, High Street, Heighington.
E Atkin
Elaine Atkin, Parish Clerk
5th February 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 13th January 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 January council meeting.
Financial matters:
6. To note an amendment to the October monthly accounts (approved in November, minute reference 135/M/24) – voucher number 199 (insurance value refund) originally stated £57.40 net, £6.89 VAT and should be £64.26, VAT not applicable.
7. To approve the monthly accounts for January 2025, including List of Payments, List of Receipts, Net Position and Bank Reconciliation.
8. To note overtime worked in December and paid in January.
9. To agree to sign up to a Tesco Mobile contract with basic handset for the emergency contact, with payment to be made via direct debit.
10. To consider the insurance renewal from Clear Councils (third year of a three-year arrangement).
11. To consider whether the council wants to celebrate the VE Day 80th Anniversary in May and tie in with The Big Lunch.
12. To agree the council meeting schedule for administrative year 2025-26.
13. To adopt the new model IT Policy.
14. To receive an update from the Garrett’s Charity following consultation on the proposed changes to the Scheme.
15. To consider various free trees that are available.
Planning Matters and Tree Works:
16. To consider tree works applications received from NKDC for consideration (including those considered between meetings).
a. 25/0098/TCA. T1 – Cherry plum/wild plum – Reduce in line with red line on images provided. T2 – Robina – Reduce in line with red line on images provided. Woodbine Cottage, Chapel Lane, Heighington.
b. 25/0100/TCA. T1 – Sycamore – Fell. Albert House, 6 High Street, Heighington.
c. 25/0126/TCA. T1 – Leylandii – The tree branches currently extend about 10-12 feet over my house and are touching my roof tiles. The tree surgeon’s advice is to reduce the height to be roughly level with the guttering on both houses to prevent future damage to both houses. T2 – Elder – Reduce branches that overhang, back to boundary line. (Rear garden). T3 – unknown species – Eastern side of property – reduce away from property wall. 69A High Street, Heighington, LN4 1JS.
17. To note tree decision notices from NKDC.
None received.
18. To note the planning applications received from NKDC for consideration (including those considered between meetings).
a. 24/1119/LBC. Erection of single storey rear extension, widening of 2 no openings to existing walls, create new door within existing window. Park View House, 1 High Street, Heighington. Considered offline.
b. 23/0387/FUL. Notification of amended plans/additional information. Demolition of an existing bungalow and erection of two dwellings. The Willows, 36 Park Lane, Heighington.
Considered offline.
c. 25/0019/VARCON. Application to vary condition 6 (approved plans) addition of ground floor window and door to eastern elevation and omission of window to first floor elevation, re planning permission 20/0650/HOUS (Erection of a two-storey rear and side extension). 48 Park Lane, Heighington, LN4 1RF.
19. To note planning decision notices from NKDC.
a. 24/1044/LBC. Remedial works to pitched roof (chapel nave & hiring rooms), installation of insulation, new roof battens, replacement box gutter, pinning of four vent apertures and removal of false ceiling in the kitchen room. Thomas Garrett Heritage Rooms & Chapel, Potterhanworth Road, Heighington. Application approved.
b. 24/1040/LBC. Replace existing boiler. 18 High Street, Heighington. Application approved.
20. 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.
21. To consider quotes for a petrol lawnmower and multi-tool and confirm where this would be funded from.
22. To consider quotes for sensory boards for the Station Road play area and confirm where this would be funded from.