2022 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

The next meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council will be held on Thursday 13th October 2022 in Rochford Tower Hall, Fishtoft, starting at 7:00pm. The business to be dealt with is listed in the agenda below.

Members of the public and press are welcome to attend.

There will be a public forum for a maximum of 10 minutes where members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the council followed by a maximum further 10 Minutes set aside for the meeting to receive reports from Lincolnshire Police, elected Members of Lincolnshire County Council, Boston Borough Council and other outside bodies.

Ms S Knowles, Clerk to Parish Council                        5th October 2022
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Agenda of Parish Council Meeting

1.    Chairperson’s remarks

2.    Apologies for absence
To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting

3.    Declarations of interest
To receive (if any) declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests

4.    Notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 11th August 2022
To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

5.    Finance
a)    Payment of accounts to be approved
i.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Sept 22)        £60.00
ii.    TA Blackamore Ltd    Ground Maintenance (Aug 22)        £1129.08
iii.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement for Printer Ink        £8.70
iv.    R Ashley        Reimbursement of Emergency Plan  accessories                £26.00
v.    S Knowles        Staff Costs                £530.65
vi.    HMRC            PAYE Costs (Apr-Sept 2022)        £446.90
vii.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Oct 22)        £60.00
viii.    PKF Littlejohn LLP    External Auditor Fee            £240.00
ix.    G Hislop        Garden Maintenance at War Memorial    £30.00
x.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £4.50
xi.    S Knowles        Staff Costs                £463.90
    
b)    Additional payments to be approved after setting of agenda
c)    Payments & receipts: since 11th August 2022: Appendix A
d)    Bank Account as of 31st August 2022: £61726.29
e)    Bank Account as of 30th September 2022: Waiting Bank Statement
f)    Savings account – Opening of Savings Account for Earmarked Reserves
g)    Grant application from St Guthlac’s PCC re Ground Maintenance
h)    Information received from Zurich Insurance re Adding Assets to Policy
i)     Quotes for Fees from Internal Auditor 
j)    2021/2022 AGAR

6.    Planning matters: Town and Country Planning Act 1990: 
To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the Borough Council.
To include applications received after this agenda has been posted and the day of the meeting
a)    B/22/0347 – Proposed single storey rear extension, secondary storey side extension (over existing garage) and alterations to external materials – Bramble Tye, Clampgate Road, Fishtoft
b)    B/22/0355 – Single storey rear extension and upper floor side extension – 30 Highgrove Crescent, Fishtoft
c)    B/22/0363 – Application to vary Condition 2 (standard compliance) and Condition 5 (parking area) of approval B/18/0310 (Erection of detached two storey dwelling) – Land adjacent to Windrush, Fishtoft Road, Fishtoft
d)    B/22/0370 – Proposed development of 41 affordable dwellings and associated works - Southern Part of Field to the south of 41, Church Green Road, Fishtoft
e)    B/22/0371 - New Permanent Agricultural Works Dwelling and continued use for a further 3 years of Static Caravan as Temporary Workers Dwelling - Oak Farm, Cut End Road, Fishtoft
f)    B/22/0380 – Proposed two storey side extension – Skirbeck Farm, Tattershall Road, Boston
g)    Planning Reports and Information received including Planning Application decisions

7.    Members reports and business
a)    Clearing and tidying the wooded area near the Hobhole pumping station: Update from Councillor Ordway
b)    Fishtoft 400/Buoy: Any updates
c)    Emergency Plan: Update from Councillor Williams
d)    Pilgrim Fathers gate vandalism: Update following Cllr R Ashley meeting with Police representative 
e)    Notice boards: To discuss the condition of each board and action: Requested by Cllr Ashley
f)    Co-op Community Champions application: To discuss & resolve: Requested by Cllr Crawford
g)    Fishtoft playing fields: To discuss Football Clubs report from the Annual Parish Meeting

8.    Parish Council Website
For councillors to discuss ideas of what they feel what items/information should be included on the Parish Council Website 

9.    Correspondence received, Events & Reports
a)    Letter from resident re HGV Parking on Fishtoft Road layby near Fogarty’s old factory
b)    Hedgehog Highway Project https://hedgehogsrus.co.uk/hedgehog-highway-project
c)    Branching Out Fund Grant    https://treecouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/planting-and-care/our-grants/
h)    Application to Woodland Trust    https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/schools-and-communities/

10.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
   
11.    Dates for future meetings