2023 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

The meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council will be held on Monday 11th September 2023 in The Pavilion, Fishtoft Playing Fields, 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                                                                             4th September 2023

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 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.    TA Blackamore Ltd    Ground Maintenance (Aug 2023)    £1185.60
iii.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Aug 2023)    £60.00
iv.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Sept 2023)    £60.00
v.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £11.24
vi.    G Hislop        War Memorial Ground Maintenance    £60.00
vii.    E Armstrong        Awards Dinner                £35.00
viii.    J Williams        Refurb Noticeboards and Fixing of Seagulls to Buoy            £450.00
ix.    S Knowles        Staff Costs (July 2023)            £332.62
x.    S Knowles        Staff Costs (Aug 2023)            £319.42
xi.    PKF Littlejohn LLP    External Auditor Fee            £252.00
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 Treasury Account as at 31st August 2023: £11439.11 (there were no transactions during August 2023)
f)    Balance of Savings Account as of 31st July 2023: £61075.25
g)    Balance of Savings Account as at 31st August 2023: £61120.43
h)    Report from External Auditor PKF Littlejohn LLP re Fishtoft Parish Council 2022/2023 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/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)    B/23/0217 – Construction of two storey rear extension at Otterburn, Wainfleet Road, PE21 9RN
c)    B/23/0232 – Conversion of existing garage/outbuilding into ancillary residential annexe at Niha, Tattershall Road, Boston, PE21 9NH
d)    B/23/0267 – Application for the two agricultural buildings
Building One Lean to greenhouse/nursery, produce washing/packing area with site office, 10 x 12 meters a total 120 sqm
Building Two L shaped goat stable with feed storage and dairy area attached to a pole barn for securing and maintaining agricultural equipment, 24 x 20 x 8 meters a total of 288 sqm. Permanent site access from Cut End Road at Land adjacent to Laurel Farm, Pinfold Lane, Fishtoft PE21 0SL
e)    B/23/0240 - Proposed two storey front and rear extensions at 33, Pilleys Lane, Boston, PE21 9RA
f)    B/23/0290 - Erection of a new HV sub-station to support the development of the new Emergency Department at Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston PE21 9QS
g)    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)    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
f)    Street Lights repairs/renewals
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)    Overhanging Trees over war memorial – to be cut back
g)    Microsoft Package Purchase
h)    Parish Council Meetings – To change policy of holding 12 Parish Council meetings a year to 10 Parish Council meetings a year
i)    Available allotment
9.    Correspondence received, Events & Reports
To discuss any correspondence received including after setting of agenda
Email received from resident re Wainfleet Road Highway Matters
10.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
11.    Dates for future confirmed meetings