12th September 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 12th September 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Cllrs D Bingham (Chairman), M Bates, T Clifton, J Didcock, Q Connell,
In Attendance: L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk) and WLDC Cllr Lynda Mullally
2024/137 Apologies for Absence
Received from Cllr Didcock & Leak, reasons accepted.
2024/138 Public Participation
None present
2024/139 Minutes of last Meetings
The Minutes of the Meeting held on 11th July 2024 were approved and
signed as a true & correct record Resolved
2024/140 Declarations of Interest
None received
2024/141 Representatives Report
Monthly report received from the police sent prior to meeting
2024/142 Clerks Report
- BKG winners 21 Stow Rd
- Cemetery sign has been delivered and fixed to the railings
- Picnic tables have been installed at the Parish Field, £1000 was initially sent for the grant funding from WLDC and the remaining £320 has been requested on completion.
- 2 x funerals at the cemetery and 1 x cemetery search in the last 2 months
- Newsletters – LC Printing closed due to retirement, after re-searching for quotes between meetings, only one received from Visual Print & Design for £195+vat
- Flagpole estimated at £250 to fix in ground (2024/16/59, but cost increase due to larger hole and requirements of the taller 8m) pole to secure firmly, increased to £570 +vat
2024/143 New Financial Regulations
Approved Resolved
2024/144 1977 Best Kept Village Competition
Email received from a resident re: broken plaque at base of tree. Clerk to research
dates and obtain a quote for a new plaque to be discussed at the next meeting.
2024/145 School Trust Fund
Forms resent to the bank as no correspondence received. Email received from the
existing secretary of the Trust fund, clerk to follow this up.
2024/146 Highways
Issues raised - overgrown hedge on Grange Lane; Water Furrows Lane,
parking of vehicles/sheds & Normanby corner -trees.
2024/147 Solar Farms
Compulsory land order received, near the entrance of the Recreation Field from Gate Burton Energy Park.
The clerk contacted to request a larger scale map to confirm area, received a call to say ‘the recreational
field land will not be affected, only applies to the area in front of fence which will be used for access’
To date, larger map still not received! To receive any updates and discuss further action required.
Tillbridge Solar – information received on proposed changes to DCO Application following submission.
2024/148 St Helens Church
Request received from the PCC to pollard 2 trees in churchyard & survey
of all trees for future planning of maintenance. The council approved to
obtain quotes to pollard the 2 trees and for a maintenance survey.
Clerk to seek quotes for the next meeting.
2024/149 Defibrillators
Information received on Defibrillators & cabinets that don’t require an
electric supply with the intention of placing at the playing field. The
council discussed, a Defib for the emergency use on adults & children and
clerk to contact the playing field committee to obtain their views and then
request quotes.
2024/150 Planning
Ref: WL/2024/00662, Planning application for the installation and operation of a Battery Energy Storage
System BESS with ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, at
Willingham By Stow Farm, Marton Rd. The council approved to object with the following comments:
Willingham by Stow Parish Council would like to object to the installation of BESS on the land at Willingham
by Stow Farm, Marton Rd due to the close proximity of a battery storage already passed in the area, why is
another one needed? The proposed location will be too near the gas works – which is a very high safety issue.
The land is good arable farming land – more and more land is being used for planning, where will our food be
grown in the future? And have concerns over the accessibility of vehicles down an unsuitable road – very
narrow, single-track road! This application is in the wrong location! Resolved
Email also received connected with the application from BESS account manager asking for a meeting with the
PC, the clerk to arrange meeting for October.
2024/151 Finance
a.The monthly accounts for payment & corresponding Bank Statements were approved
as a true & correct record, inc. payments made in between meetings Resolved
b.Barclays Bank update received – the historical investigations now complete.
2024/152 Correspondence
- NALC Chief Executive Bulletin August (emailed prior)
- Parish News August WLDC (emailed prior)
- Town & parish Newsletter August (emailed prior)
- NALC News (emailed prior)
- EA Maintenance taking place in your parish (emailed prior)
- Lalc Enews (emailed prior)
- Public Rights of Way Cutting information (emailed prior).
2024/153 Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Preferred approach consultation
No comments, Resolved
2024/154 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members
- Residents would like to thank the PC for the picnic benches at the Parish Field and for the hard surface on the footpath between Grange Ln and Stow Rd
- Grass contractor – instruct to cut inside of the cemetery hedge, outside & top have been cut
- Thank you voucher
- Cemetery – crack across footpath near entrance gate
2024/155 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 none
The date & time of the next council meeting, Thursday 10th October 2024 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room and note November meeting as 7th not 14th
The Chair closed the meeting at 8.50pm