September 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 8th September 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: Tuesday 2nd September 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 21st July 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 August 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

7.6         Update of Policies and Procedures

8.            PLANNING

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

8.1.1      S25/1586 Reduce silver birches – 9 The Pantiles, 9 Hill Street, Ropsley NG33 4BG

8.1.2      S25/1529 Removal of dangerous tree limbs on a large apple tree – Church Farmhouse, Village Street, Braceby NG34 0TA

8.2         To note the following planning decisions:

8.2.1      S25/1529 Removal of dangerous tree limbs on a large apple tree – Church Farmhouse, Village Street, Braceby NG34 0TA – approved on 18th August 2025

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 continuing parking problems in Ropsley

9.4         To report on the overgrown hedges on Humby Road

10.         CEMETERY

10.1       To discuss the progress of the tree-work in the cemetery.

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

11.         COMMUNITY UPDATES

11.1       To discuss the progress of the Christmas Tree Group.

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

11.3       To report on the 2026 Calendars

11.4       To Discuss the Community Emergency Plan

11.5       Update on IBC for orchard watering

11.6       Update on Autumn Newsletter articles

11.7       Thank you present for Barry Buxton update

11.8       To organise a Volunteers Evening

11.9       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 July meeting.

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