2023 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

The meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council, will be held on Thursday 12th October 2023 in Rochford Tower Hall, Fishtoft commencing at 7pm. 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.

1.     To consider any application for co-option to vacancies of Parish Councillors
2.    Chairperson’s remarks
3.    Apologies for absence
To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting
4.    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
5.    Notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 11th September 2023
To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
6.    Finance
a)    Payment of accounts to be approved
i.    TA Blackamore Ltd    Ground Maintenance (Sept 2023)    £1185.60
ii.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Oct 2023)    £60.00
iii.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £5.62
iv.    HMRC            2nd Quarter of PAYE Charges        £236.60
v.    S Knowles        Staff Costs (Sept 2023)            £335.22
b)    Additional payments to be approved after setting of agenda 
c)    Payments & receipts: since 11th September 2023: Appendix A
d)    Balance of Treasury Account as of 30th September 2023: £28,870.84
e)    Balance of Savings Account as of 30th September 2023: £61,177.53
g)    Donation request from St Guthlac’s Church in aid with Ground Maintenance
h)    Donation request from Fishtoft Playfield Trust in aid with repair costs to play area
7.    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/23/0298 - Installation of a Juliet balcony to front bedroom window following replacement with French windows at 22, Eastwood Road, Fishtoft, Boston PE21 0PH
b)    Planning Reports and Information received including Planning Application decisions
8.    Highway
To consider and make observations associated with Highways matters that are not associated with Appendix B
a)    Litter Bins – update
b)    Litter Picking - update
c)    A16 to Sibsey
d)    A52 Speed Limit reduction
e)    Fogarty layby corner (Fishtoft Road) to take on ownership so the parking restrictions can be put in place - update
f)    Street Lights repairs/renewals
a)    Clearing and tidying the wooded area near the Hobhole pumping station: Update from Councillor Ashley
b)    Fishtoft 400 Community Group: Any updates
c)    Fishtoft 400 Buoy: Any updates
d)    Outer Dowsing Liaison Community Group – update from Councillor P Skinner
e)    Parish Council Website     
f)    Parish Council Liaison Meeting report from Councillor Crawford
10.    Correspondence received, Events & Reports
To discuss any correspondence received including after setting of agenda
Email received from Old Leake Parish Council re Footway Lighting
11.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
12.    Dates for future confirmed meetings