July 2025

Dear Councillor,

 I hereby give you notice that the Annual Parish Council Meeting of Ropsley and District Parish Council will be held at Ropsley Hall on Monday 21st July 2025 at 7.15pm.  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 at 7.00pm 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. 

          Clerk to the Council.                                                     Date:  Wednesday 16th July 2025

1.            WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.

2.            APOLOGIES:  TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND TO RESOLVE TO ACCEPT REASONS GIVEN.

3.            TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEMS AND TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011.

4.            APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

4.1         To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 19th May 2025.

5.            DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS

6.            CLERK’S REPORT

6.1         To note the contents of the Clerk’s Report with regards to actions from previous minutes. 

7.            FINANCE

7.1         To note income received as follows:

7.2         To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:

Payments Made:

7.3         To resolve to approve the June bank reconciliation.

7.4         To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2025/26 budget to date.

7.5         Review progress of Annual Reports

8.            PLANNING

8.1         To consider the following planning applications received since the last meeting:

8.1.1      S25/1176 Install electronic communications apparatus to existing telecommunications installation at Ropsley Village Hall

8.1.2      S25/1136 Installation of 2 wooden telegraph poles – 9 Wood End Ropsley

8.1.3      S25/0943 Submission of details for various plans as detailed in the planning application S24/0236 re the extension to Ropsley Quarry

8.2         To note the following planning decisions:

There were no planning decisions since the last meeting

9.            HIGHWAYS

9.1         To report on advisory 20mph speed zone and yellow lines possibility.

9.2         To consider any updates from LCC re the various traffic and road issues raised.

9.3         To consider the installation of speed bumps on High Street, Ropsley, other speed restriction alternatives and results of Facebook poll.

9.4         To consider the continuing parking problems in Ropsley

9.5         To report on the overgrown hedges on Humby Road

10.         CEMETERY

10.1       To discuss the trees in the cemetery and look at received quote.

10.2       To discuss any other matters concerning the cemetery and mowing.

11.         COMMUNITY UPDATES

11.1       To discuss the Christmas lights and the power supply to the Christmas Tree.

11.2       To receive an update on the storage container siting for the gardening equipment.

11.3       To report on the 2025 and 2026 Calendars

11.4       To Discuss the Community Emergency Plan

11.5       Discussion re local solar farms plans either in planning or proposed

11.6       SKDC local Government reorganisation meetings

11.7       SKDC Housing Strategy consultation document

11.8       To receive any other community updates from Councillors.

12.         PARISH COUNCIL VACANCY

12.1       To discuss a future drop-in meeting

13.         CORRESPONDENCE.

13.1       To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the May meeting.

14.         DATE OF NEXT MEETING.  The date for the next meeting is to be arranged.