February 2024 Agenda
30th January 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the next meeting of Utterby Parish Council, is to be held on:
Wednesday 7th February 2024 at 7.00pm
To be held at Utterby Village Hall, Main Road, Utterby. Councillors are hereby summoned to attend.
Maria Vincent
3 Church Walk, South Cockerington, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 7EE
Tel: 01507 328149, clerk@utterbyparishcouncil.gov.uk
There will be up to 15 minutes for the public forum for members of the public to raise any issues. Questions will be dealt with in order of receipt which must be received at least one hour before the meeting (please call or email the Clerk). On completion of the Public Forum, the public will not be able to take part in any of the remaining council meeting. This session may also include the reports from Outside Bodies: ELDC Ward Member and LCC Ward Member.
AGENDA
1 Record of Members Present and Apologies
To receive and note apologies for absence which have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
2 To receive any Declarations of Interest on any item on the agenda - in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to disclosable pecuniary interests.
3 Minutes
a) To approve as correct records the notes of the Parish Council meeting from 6th December 2023 and authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes.
4 Council Matters, Actions and Communications
a) Chairman’s Remarks.
b) Clerk’s Report.
c) Appraisal – to resolve to undertake an appraisal for the Clerk.
d) To resolve on the meeting dates for 2024/25.
e) Consultations to consider:
f) Communications received:
g) To Resolve to choose a date for the Utterby Parish Meeting (must take place between 1 March and 1 June, both dates inclusive, and must take place no earlier than 6pm). To Resolve to send out flyers to residents to advertise the meeting.
h) Village Hall Fire Assembly Point on Village Green: The Council to approve that: as a result of a recent fire risk assessment by Safelincs, the Village Hall Committee move the Fire Assembly Point for the hall, from the car park, to the corner of the village green as a much safer gathering place than in the way of fire vehicles entering the site.
5 Finance and Budgets
a) Council to note that the receipt for the Precept application for 2024/25 was confirmed by ELDC.
b) To Resolve to approve the payments made in January 2024 (circulated by email):
1. Clerk Salary and expenses for December 23 £237.87 ref 683
2. HM Revenue and Customs Only120PX00376161 Tax for December 23 £9.00 ref 684
3. DW Gibbs Bus shelter cleaning January 24 £30.00 ref 685
4. Utterby Village Hall Hire of hall and Christmas tree donation £111.00 ref 686
c) Payments - to receive and Resolve to accept payments.
d) Councillors to consider and to Resolve on any projects for the 2024/25.
e) To Resolve to agree a contractor for the grass cutting in Utterby from the quotations received.
f) To Resolve to agree on quote for daffodil planting along verges.
g) To approve the Quarterly Monitoring (Oct-Dec 23) (checked by Cllrs. Bryan and J Woodward).
6 Planning Matters
a) To Resolve on the decision to make no comment (as no meeting held and insufficient agreement in comments received) N/192/02430/23 LANGDALE, CHURCH LANE, UTTERBY, LOUTH, LN11 0TH Planning Permission - Erection of a freestanding pergola (works started) with amendment - The proposals have been amended to include an extension to the pergola which has already been sited on the northern elevation round to cover the length of the western elevation.
b) To consider and Resolve on planning application N/192/00095/24 SOUTH GRANGE, MAIN ROAD, UTTERBY, LOUTH, LN11 0TQ Outline erection of 2no. dwellings with existing outbuildings to be demolished (with site layout and the means of access to be considered).
c) Any urgent planning applications to consider or updates.
7 Parish Council Amenities (bus shelters, village green, etc)
a) Welcome Pack.
b) Verges and Village Green.
a. Consideration of quote for daffodil planting. b. Mole hill issues
c) Trees – replacement trees.
d) Bus shelters.
e) Telephone Box.
f) Kissing Gates – To consider quote received.
g) Utterby Voice feedback.
8 ELDC/LCC Services (Streetlights, Bins, Highways, Verges, Footpaths, etc)
a) A16 speed limit – To Resolve upon the statement agreed with Councillors by email:
Utterby Parish Council response to A16 UTTERBY – PROPOSED 30MPH SPEED LIMIT
Utterby Parish Council are pleased to support the proposed reduction in speed limit along the A16 through Utterby.
We would also like to see considered in the future the stretch of road, currently 50mph from Peartree Lane to just before Chapel Lane, reduced to 40mph as we consider the reduction from 50 to 30 less likely to happen without gradual transition.
We would also appreciate any information that you can provide on how Lincolnshire County Council intend to enforce the 30mph limit.
b) Parking bay outside Bank Cottage, Main Road, Utterby – any updates.
c) Benson Court – issues with debris and rubbish on Car Park.
d) Any urgent issues or updates.
9 Notifications
a) Any notifications to date.
10 Date and time of Next Meeting
To note that the next meeting is on Wednesday March 6th 2024 at 7pm in the Village Hall, Utterby.