2025 Parish Council 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

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

In Attendance: Cllr R Buttroid LCC, L Mullally WLDC, L Brooks-Sleight (Clerk)

2025/1 Apologies for Absence

All present

2025/2 Public Participation

None present

2025/3 Minutes of last Meetings

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 12th December 2024 were signed as a true & correct record Resolved

2025/4 Declarations of Interest

None received

2025/5 Representatives Report

LCC Cllr R Buttroid – A election for the new Mayor in May, Lincolnshire under one authority and the LCC Councillor elections

WLDC Cllr L Mullally - BESS planning application has been refused by WLDC – Cllr Mullally couldn’t attend but sent her report against the application

2025/6 Clerks Report

• The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday, 10th April at 6.45pm
• HMRC -PAYE, letter received 31 December 2024 in credit amount of £803.80, a refund has been requested to be paid into the PC account

2025/7 Grant Funding 2025

A grant funding request was received from St Helens Church, £60 for the materials to build a new Christmas Crib due to the old one falling apart. This was discussed and approved to grant fund under the Chairs Allowance 2025. Resolved

2025/8 Parish Field Tender

The Tender for the Parish Field for the next 2 years was approved with previous years description, adding no mains water. Clerk to advertise on the notice board, website and Facebook. Tenders to be received by 8th March 2024 to be discussed at the meeting on the 13th March 2025.

2025/9 WLDC Green waste bin

It was approved to purchase the garden waste bin for the cemetery at a cost of £46pa. Clerk to purchase online using the council debit card Resolved

2025/10 Highways

• Flooding across the road – corner of High St/Gainsborough Rd. Still floods in heavy rain, highways very slow at closing the road, drains need clearing. Cllr Buttroid to follow up with highways
• The request for reduced speed limit on Gainsborough Rd entering the village – Cllr Buttroid to follow up, a survey will be required
• Normanby Bridge – left side hedge, blocks the view on the corner
• Waterfurrows Lane, vehicles & gardens encroaching the lane – Cllr Buttroid to follow up

2025/11 Solar Farms

No further updates

2025/12 VE Day 80th Anniversary

It was decided to raise the Union Flag to celebrate the VE Day anniversary.

2025/13 LCC Highways Grass Cutting Agreement 2025

The updated agreement with new terms and conditions was approved. Resolved

2025/14 Planning

To receive any correspondence/decisions by WLDC and discuss any planning applications.

Ref: WL/2024/00662, BESS Marton Rd – WLDC Planning Committee WLDC Refused

2025/15 Cemetery

Cllr Clifton reported that he has dug out the tree root that was creating the hump at the entrance of the cemetery and compacted it. This will be monitored to see if the hump reappears in the future.

2025/16 Finance

The monthly reconciliation of the accounts with the corresponding Bank Statements – 31/12/2024 and 31/1/2025 were approved and payments listed were approved for payment. Resolved

                                                                                                                                                                   Net                   VAT

2025/17 Correspondence (sent prior by email)

1. NALC Chief Executive Bulletin 13/1/25 & 8/2/25
2. Parish News WLDC  5/12/24
3. NALC News 5/12/24
4. Lalc Enews 5/12/24 & 8/2/25
5. LCC Town and Parish News
6. NC05 WL Police report 8/2/25
7. Seven Trent Newsletter 8/2/25
8. Central Lincolnshire Authority Wide Design Code Update 8/2/25

2025/18 Agenda Items for next meeting and to take any points from members

• The clerk to enquire about the School Trust Fund
• Planning application on Cotgarth Lane – check with WLDC when granted & the conditions

2025/19 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 date & time of the next council meeting, Thursday 13th March 2025 at 7.30pm in Willingham Village Hall committee room

The Chair closed the meeting at 8.40pm