2023 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

Due to not being quorate the meeting scheduled for this evening has had to be cancelled

The meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council, will be held on Thursday 10th August 2023 in Rochford Tower Hall, Fishtoft

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.

S Knowles

Ms S Knowles, Clerk to Parish Council                                                                             3rd August 2023

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 10th July 2023
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.    TA Blackamore Ltd    Ground Maintenance (July 2023)    £1185.60
ii.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Aug 2023)    £60.00
iii.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £5.62
iv.    G Hislop        War Memorial Ground Maintenance    £60.00
v.    E Armstrong        Awards Dinner                £35.00
vi.    J Williams        Refurb Noticeboards and Fixing of
                Seagulls to Buoy            £450.00
v.    S Knowles        Staff Costs                £332.62
b)    Additional payments to be approved after setting of agenda 
c)    Payments & receipts: since 10th July 2023: Appendix A
d)    Balance of Treasury Account as of 31st July 2023: £11439.11
e)    Balance of Savings Account as of 31st July 2023: £61075.25
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/23/0265 - Application under Schedule 2, Part 6 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed reservoir at Wombwell House, Fishtoft Road, Fishtoft, Boston PE21 0QR
b)    Planning Reports and Information received including Planning Application decisions
7.    Highway
To consider and make observations associated with Highways matters that are not associated with Appendix B
a)    Litter Bins – update
b)    A16 to Sibsey
c)    A52 Speed Limit reduction
d)    Fogarty layby corner (Fishtoft Road) to take on ownership so the parking restrictions can be put in place
8.    Members reports and business
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 Noticeboards
g)    Overhanging Trees over war memorial – to be cut back
h)    Microsoft Package Purchase
9.    Correspondence received, Events & Reports
To discuss any correspondence received including after setting of agenda
10.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
11.    Dates for future confirmed meetings