10th March 2025 Agenda

The next meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council, will be held on Monday 10th March 2025 at The Pavilion, Fishtoft Playing Fields, 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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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 13th January 2025
To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official 
5.     Finance
a)    Payment of accounts to be approved

i.    Guardian Storage Ltd        PC Document Storage (Feb 2025)    £60.00
ii.    Guardian Storage Ltd        PC Document Storage (March 2025)    £60.00
iii.    Sibsey Parish Council        Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £16.40
iv.    HMRC                PAYE Costs                £293.28
v.    AJ Ladds             Base around buoy            £3689.03
vi    TA Blackamore Ltd        Ground Maintenance (Jan 2025)        £1306.17
vii.    TA Blackamore Ltd        Ground Maintenance (Feb 2025)    £1306.17
iv.    S Knowles            Staff Costs                £464.17
b)    Additional payments to be approved after setting of agenda 
c)    Payments & receipts: since 13th January 2025: Appendix A
d)    Balance of Community Account as of 31st January 2025: £609.66
e)    Balance of Community Account as of 28th February 2025: £313.16
f)    Balance of Savings Account as of 31st January 2025: £33,210.71
g)    Balance of Savings Account as of 28th February 2025: £33,239.98
h)    Balance of 30-Day Notice Savings Account as at 31st January 2025: £36,130.38
i)    Balance of 30-Day Notice Savings Account as at 28th February 2025: £35,192.44
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)    TPO/24/0135 – Land at the corner pf Rawsons Lane and Horncastle Road, Boston, PE21 9HT
b)    B/25/0045 – Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 of The Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the erection of a Polytunnel at Laurel Farm at Laurel Farm Pinfold Lane, Fishtoft, PE21 0SL
c)    B/25/0044 – First floor extension at Otterburn, Wainfleet Road, Boston, PE21 9RN
d)    B/25/0061 – Application under s73 to vary Condition 3 (Opening Hours) of planning permission B/22/0465 (Installation of modular steel building to be used as community classroom, craft and cooking workshops and small café at Willoughby Road Allotments, Boston, PE21 9HN
e)     B/25/0058 – Advertisement consent for 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign at The Blue Shop, 2 Eastwood Road, Fishtoft, PE21 0PH
f)    B/24/0528 – Demolition of outbuildings and construction of a pair od semi-detached dwellings at Cowbridge Inn, Horncastle Road, Boston. PE22 7AX
g)    B/25/0080 – Erection of dorma garage with one bedroom annex (Self/Custom build) at Rose Cottage, Frith Bank, Antons Gowt, Boston, PE22 7BE
h)    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)    A16 to Sibsey
b)    A52 Speed Limit reduction
c)    Scalp Lane
d)    Review speed limit on Church Road, Freiston, from 40mph to 30mph
e)    Parking in Church Green Road
8.    Members reports and business
a)    Clearing and tidying the wooded area near the Hobhole pumping station -Update 
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
f)    Pavilion & Playing Field Trust Grant request
g)    Report from Meeting with Richard Tice MP
h)    Parish Council Liaison Meeting
i)    Emergency Plan
j)    Fishtoft Primary School – Councillor Lucy Webb
9.     Correspondence received, Events & Reports

To discuss any correspondence received including after setting of agenda
•    Neighbourhood Policing Quarterly Update
•    Email from Anglian Water
10.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
11.    Dates for future confirmed meetings

Meeting Date                                           Commencing                             Location
Thursday 10th April 2025                         7pm                                             Rochford Tower Hall
Monday 12th May 2025                            6pm Annual Parish Meeting
                                                                 followed by
                                                                 Annual Parish Council Meeting   Pavillion, Fishtoft Playing Fields