Agenda July 2022
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that a meeting of Ropsley and District Parish Council will be held at Ropsley Hall on Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 7.00pm. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.
Public Forum: The Parish Council meeting will be preceded by a public forum for which Councillors are also asked to be present, at which members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
N Gascoigne Clerk to the Council. Date: Friday 15 July 2022
1. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN & DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE.
2. WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.
3. APOLOGIES: TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND TO RESOLVE TO ACCEPT REASONS GIVEN.
4. CO-OPTION
4.1 To receive nominations to fill the casual vacancy arising from the resignation of Councillor Patrick Buckley by co-option.
5. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEMS AND TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
6.1 To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Annual Parish Council meeting held on 9 May.
7. DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS
8. CLERK’S REPORT
8.1 To note the contents of the Clerk’s Report with regards to actions from previous minutes.
9. FINANCE.
9.1 To note income received as follows:
Remitter Purpose Amount £
SKDC Community Cleaner Grant 463.32
Robert Holland FD Cemetery Fees 135.00
9.2 To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:
Payments Made:
Payee Purpose Amount £
Ternex Village sign 1,056.00
Employment Costs May 2022 566.75
HSBC Bank Charges May 2022 5.00
Cllr Gosbee Fuel 110.12
Gorsebush Ltd Village Sign 80.00
BHIB Ltd Insurance 684.23
Green Man Ropsley Prize vouchers 40.00
Glasdon Ltd Dog waste bin 137.59
T Davies Internal Audit 50.00
Employment Costs June 2022 539.75
HSBC Bank Charges June 2022 5.00
Payments to be Made:
Payee Purpose Amount £
Autela Payroll Services 64.02
Cllr Gosbee Fuel and mower belt 118.81
Employment Costs July 2022 566.75
9.3 To resolve to approve the June bank reconciliation.
9.4 To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2022/23 budget to date.
10. PLANNING
10.1 To note the following planning applications on which no comments were made:
10.1.1 S22/0959 Replace existing conservatory with garden room, 12 Grantham Road, Ropsley, NG33 4BU
10.1.2 S22/0380 To replace two velux windows with two dormer windows, 16 Paddock Close, Ropsley, NG33 4BJ
10.2 To note the following planning decisions:
10.2.1 S21/2532 Erection of a detached dwelling, land to The Rear Of 23-25 Grantham Road Ropsley, NG33 4BX Granted 18 May 2022
10.2.2 S22/0474 Remove holly tree, 27 High Street, Ropsley, NG33 4BG Work Allowed 12 May 2022
10.2.3 S22/0678 Works to tree, White House, Village Street, Braceby, NG34 0TA Work Allowed 11 May 2022
10.2.4 S22/0504 To vary conditions re extraction from the northern area of the quarry, Ropsley Quarry, Long Hollow Lane, Ropsley, Granted 10 May 2022
10.2.5 APP/E2530/W/21/3281286 Land at rear of nos. 25 & 27 High Street, Ropsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG33 4BG Appeal Dismissed 20 April 2022
10.3 To note the Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan Issues and Options consultation.
11. HIGHWAYS
11.1 To consider installation of Electrical Vehicle Charging Points under the On Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS).
11.2 To consider correspondence from LCC regarding an Archer survey carried out in Ropsley.
12. CEMETERY
12.1 To consider correspondence regarding mowing at the cemetery and the placing of items on graves.
13. COMMUNITY UPDATES
13.1 To receive an update on the Jubilee celebrations.
13.2 To consider a calendar competition for 2023.
13.3 To consider mowing of the Village Green at Little Humby including risk assessments for volunteers.
13.4 To consider correspondence from the Safer Together Co-ordinator regarding Policing priorities.
13.5 To receive community updates from Councillors.
14. CORRESPONDENCE.
14.1 To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the May meeting.
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING.
15.1 Monday 12 September at 7pm at Ropsley Hall.