2024 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

The next meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council will be held on Thursday 11th April 2024 at Rochford Tower Hall, Fishtoft commencing at 7pm.

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.

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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 March 2024
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 (Mar 2024)    £1185.60
ii.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Apr 2024)    £60.00
iii.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £6.37
iv.    Rochford Tower Hall    2023/2024 Room Hire            £100.00
v.    HMRC            PAYE (Jan-March 2024)            £240.60
vi.    S Knowles        Staff Costs (Mar 2024)            £354.23
    b)    Additional payments to be approved after setting of agenda 
c)    Payments & receipts: since 11th March 2024: Appendix A
d)    Balance of Treasury Account as of 31st March 2024: £17,123.06
e)    Balance of Savings Account as of 31st March 2024: £61,570.46
6.    Presentation from Ed Johnson of Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board
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/24/093 - Application under s73 for the variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of permission B/21/0349 (Development of up to 135 dwellings of affordable housing; with associated access; parking; open space; landscaping and associated infrastructure) at Land at Toot Lane, Boston
b)    B/24/0121 - Construction of 102no. residential dwellings at Agricultural land adjacent to White House Lane, Fishtoft, Boston, PE21 0BE
c)    B/24/0129 - Proposed change of use from garage to letting room (C4) at Walnut Lodge, Wainfleet Road, Boston, PE21 9RW
d)    Planning Reports and Information received including Planning Application decisions
8.    Highways
To consider and make observations associated with Highways matters that are not associated with Appendix B
a)    A16 to Sibsey
b)    A52 Speed Limit reduction
c)    Traffic issue on Church Green Road
d)    Street Lights repairs/renewals 
9.    Members reports and business
a)    Clearing and tidying the wooded area near the Hobhole pumping station: Update from Councillor Crawford
b)    Fishtoft 400 Community Group: Any updates from Councillor Armstrong
c)    Fishtoft 400 Buoy: Any updates from Councillor Armstrong
d)    Outer Dowsing Liaison Community Group – update from Councillor P Skinner
e)    Parish Council Website     
10.    Correspondence received, Events & Reports
To discuss any correspondence received including after setting of agenda
11.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
12.    Dates for future confirmed meetings