2023 PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF MEETINGS

  WILLINGHAM BY STOW PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES of the MEETING of WILLINGHAM by STOW PARISH COUNCIL held on Thursday 13th July 2023 at 7.30pm

Present:  Cllrs D Bingham (Chairman), M Bates, Q Connell, J Didcock, D Leak

In Attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk)

2023/148 Apologies for Absence

                 None received – all present

2023/149 Public Participation

                None present

2023/150 Minutes of Meetings

                The Minutes of the PC Meeting held on 8th June 2023 were approved and signed as true & correct record Resolved

2023/151 Declarations of Interest

                None received

2023/152 Representatives Report

               Monthly Crime report received from Saxilby Police

2023/153 Clerks Report

• Parish Field – clerk been in contact with the grass contractor regarding cutting the grass around the path and it will be done next week
• Laybys – still no response, email sent to WLDC & LCC

2023/154 Councillors Village Walk

                The following issues identified:

                Park Rd – kerbs: The Paddocks – no white lines after resurface; footpath condition – VH to

                doctors; Trees overhanging footpath – High St; Grange Lane – hedge needs cutting back; Grange

                Lane – grass area on corner (No.27); High St – green BT box needs removing; Bus Shelters Stow

                Rd – graffiti & east side loose; Fence on public footpath leaning; Cemetery – not trimming inside

                grave, bottom of hedge growing over graves, inside hedge needs cutting; road sweeper request;

                new dog bin stickers; parking on corner/footpath near Howson House. Clerk to report, get quotes.

                Bus shelters urgent, quotes to be obtained & to be cleaned/mended before next meeting.

2023/155 Summer Newsletter

                Some village groups have sent articles but quite a few haven’t.  Include – considerate parking; Thank you – litter pickers/planters; dogs.  Approved to use LC Printing Services. S Faull agreed to

                distribute with show schedule. Resolved

2023/156 Willingham School Trust

                 Email received, clerk to reply on letter head as requested with the same response as item 2023/40

2023/157 Highways

                See item 2023/154 for highways issues to be reported

2023/158 Solar Farms

               Tillbridge Consultation response sent, Gate Burton & Cottam to follow. Clerk states her confusion  over all solar farms – not knowing at what stage each one at and not able to understand the official

               documents/wording.

2023/159 Planning

                Ref: 146597 Application for approval of reserved matters for 5no. dwellings, considering access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission 141858

                        granted 17 February 2021. Cotgarth Farm, Cotgarth Lane, Willingham    14/6/6/23 Granted time limit plus conditions

2023/160 Finance

                The monthly accounts for payment & corresponding Bank Statements were approved as a true &  correct record Resolved                                                        

2023/161 Correspondence

1. WLDC Notice of Meetings - extra meetings (emailed prior)

2023/162 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members

• Solar Farms
• Scarecrow/BKG Prizes

2023/163 To consider the exclusion of the public and press in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s1 (2) due to the confidential nature of the items to be

                Discussed            

To confirm the date & time of the next Meeting of the Council as Thursday 14th September 2023 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room

Meeting Ends 8.50pm

Sign:                                                                Dated: 14th September 2023