11th July 2024 minutes
MINTUES ARE IN DRAFT FORM UNTIL APPROVED & SIGNED AT THE NEXT PC MEETING
WILLINGHAM BY STOW PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES of the MEETING of WILLINGHAM by STOW PARISH COUNCIL
held on Thursday 11th July 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Cllrs D Bingham (Chairman), M Bates, T Clifton, J Didcock, Q Connell, D Leak
In Attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk) and WLDC Cllr Lynda Mullally
2024/122 Apologies for Absence
Received from Cllr Devine with reason
2024/123 Public Participation
None present
2024/124 Minutes of last Meetings
The Minutes of the Meeting held on 13th June 2024 were approved and signed as a true & correct record Resolved
2024/125 Declarations of Interest
None received
2024/126 Representatives Report
Police report prior to meeting.
2024/127 Clerks Report
The AGAR forms are complete and published on the website and notice boards
2024/128 Cemetery sign
It was approved to purchase a sign for the new cemetery entrance – ‘cemetery use only’ from The Sign
Builder for £44 +vat, £3.25p&p. Resolved
2024/129 Newsletter 2024
The newsletter content was approved, to print 240copies from LC Printing for distribution to all household
in Willingham. Resolved
2024/130 Highways
No updates from highways – dead tree Water furrows Lane; properties encroaching on Water Furrows
Lane; Grange Lane – overgrown hedge over the road; Normanby corner – overgrown verges
2024/131 Solar Farms
No updates received
2024/132 Planning
Ref: WL/2024/00267, cattery, Magin Moor Farm, Fillingham Lane. Amended application -no comments
Ref: WL/2024/00453, for approval of reserved matters for the erection of 1no. dwelling considering
appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, following outline planning permission 145068 granted
17 August 2022. LAND ADJACENT 2 GRANGE LANE – no comments
Ref: 147843, planning application for a two storey and single storey extension. 8 The Old Farm
House High Street – no comments
2024/133 Finance
a.The monthly accounts for payment & corresponding Bank Statements were approved as a true &
correct record Resolved
b.Expected payments due in August were approved due to no meeting until September
2024/134 Correspondence
a.NALC Chief Executive Bulletin April (emailed prior)
b.Parish News WLDC (emailed prior)
c.Town & parish Newsletter May (emailed prior)
d.NALC News (emailed prior)
e.Lalc Enews (emailed prior)
f.LALC Annual Report 2023/24 (emailed prior)
2024/135 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members
- Cemetery – the grass contractor to be asked to cut overgrown grass within enclosed graves and around the footpath at the Parish Field
- Code of Conduct course – Cllr Didcock fed back information from the course
- Cllr Connell reported from the VH Committee – planning Christmas and a Drama play in November
2024/136 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 nothing to discuss
The next council meeting was confirmed as Thursday 12th September 2024 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room
The Chair closed the meeting at 8.55pm