2023 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

The next meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council, will be held on Thursday 9th February 2023 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                        2nd February 2023
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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 19th January 2023
To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
5.    Footway Lighting – Confirm moving forward with changing to LEDs
6.    Finance
a)    Payment of accounts to be approved
i.    TA Blackamore Ltd    Ground Maintenance (Jan 2023    )    £1129.08
ii.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Feb 22)        £60.00
iii.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £5.62
iv.    LALC            Annual Subscription            £1133.06
v.    Rochford Tower Hall    2022 Room Hire            £80.00
vi.    E Armstrong        Reimbursement re Fishtoft 400        £47.60
vii.    S Knowles        Staff Costs                £323.32
b)    Additional payments to be approved after setting of agenda
c)    Decision to renew LALC Annual Training Scheme 
d)    Payments & receipts: since 19th January 2023: Appendix A
e)    Balance of Treasury Account as of 31st January 2023: £8906.55
f)    Balance of Savings Account as of 31st January 2023: £57885.00
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/23/0031 - Proposed rear and side two storey extensions including alterations at 1, Bakers Lane, Fishtoft, Boston, PE22 0PH
b)    B/23/0037 - Application under s73 to vary Condition 2 (Plans) of permission B/22/0079 (Change of use from office (Class E(g) ) and warehouse/storage (Class B8) to residential dwelling (Class C3)) at Fresh Fields, Long Hedges, Fishtoft, Boston, PE22 0RH
c)    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
9.    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)    Outer Dowsing Liaison Community Group – update from Councillor Ashley
d)    Parish Council Website 
10.    Correspondence received, Events & Reports
To discuss any correspondence received including after setting of agenda
a)    Email received re Damaged grass near Pilgrim Father’s Memorial
11.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
12.    Dates for future confirmed meetings