Agenda 10th March 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 10th March 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: Monday 3rd March 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 13th January 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:
Receipts received:
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National Grid Cemetery fees |
Wayleave Burial fees |
23.60 540.00 |
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7.2 To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:
Payments Made:
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Ropsley PCC Employment costs H Louth Tidy Gardens Print Bureau Ropsley Village Hall Employment costs Wave Andrew Jones
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Xmas tree expenses January 2025 Bulbs Hedge cutting Newsletter printing Room Hire February 2025 Quarterly water bill Clerk’s expenses
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20.00 592.55 40.99 470.00 197.00 24.75 731.00 319.71 312.00
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7.3 To resolve to approve the February bank reconciliation.
7.4 To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2024/25 budget to date.
7.5 To consider the 2024/25 Internal Audit report.
8. PLANNING
8.1 To consider the following planning applications received since the last meeting:
8.1.1 None at present
8.2 To note the following planning decisions:
8.2.1 S25/0206 Tree works – 1a The Chase, Ropsley NG33 4AN approved 4th March 2025
8.2.2 S24/1919 Single Storey Extension, 9 The Chase, Ropsley NG33 4AN approved 20th February 2025
8.2.3 S24/1585 Tree works – Ropsley Fox House Ropsley NG33 4BX approved 13th January 202
8.2.4 S24/2187 Erection of dwelling behind 23-25 Grantham Road Ropsley NG33 4BX approved 27th January 2025
9. HIGHWAYS
9.1 To report on advisory 20mph speed zone.
9.2 To consider any updates from LCC re the various traffic and road issues raised.
10. CEMETERY
10.1 To discuss the trees in the cemetery.
10.2 Tio discuss the general maintenance programme.
10.3 To discuss any other matters concerning the cemetery.
11. COMMUNITY UPDATES
11.1 To discuss the 2025 Christmas Tree.
11.2 To receive an update on the storage container siting for the gardening equipment.
11.3 To receive an update on the Coronation Orchard Grant trees
11.4 To discuss the distribution of the Hedgehog Scheme Gates
11.5 To discuss the overseeing of the defibrillators
11.6 To report on the 2025 Calendars
11.7 To report on the March Newsletter
11.8 Discuss Community Emergency Plan
11.9 LCC sand and aqua bags requirement
11.10 To receive any other community updates from Councillors.
12. ON-STREET PARKING CONCERNS
12.1 To discuss the on-street parking problems around the War Memorial area
13. PARISH COUNCIL VACANCY
13.1 To discuss the recent drop-in meeting.
14. CORRESPONDENCE.
14.1 To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the January meeting.
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING. The date for the next meeting is to be arranged together with the dates for the Annual Parish Meting and the Annual Parish Council Meeting.