Minutes 2022

October 2022

MIDDLE RASEN PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Council on 18/10/22

Present:-

Cllr M Stamp (Chair), Cllr D Pattison (Vice Chair), Cllr G Dennis, Cllr P Dawson, and Cllr J Padley

Also Present:  Mrs A Harrison (Clerk)

 

Visitors:-  Cllr S Bunney (LCC & WLDC)

 

1.  Apologies for Absence 

Cllr M O’Connor and Cllr J Oxley

 

Resolved: That apologies be accepted from above members of the Council.  No apologies from Cllr A Longmate

 

2.  To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the 2011 Localism Act:- None.

 

3.  Notes of last meeting on 27th September 2022, to be approved as minutes:-

  • Notes be signed as a true record.  

 

4.  Chair and Council’s Comments:- 

  • Cllr Dennis reported that the footpath linking Dovecote and Church Street is deteriorating.  There is also an issue with bad lighting and the step down from the path onto Church Street is inappropriate and not accessible for wheelchairs.  The Clerk to report parishioners’ concerns to highways and write to homeowner of property next to the path to request they cut back the hedges as they are blocking the light. 
  • Cllr Dennis brought to the attention of the Council that a dog had bitten a parishioner on the leg whilst walking on the playing field on the 6th October – Cllr Dennis has passed the details of the attack to the Community Spirit Team to make parishioners aware and Cllr Bunney to pass onto police as a matter of intelligence
  • Cllr Pattison informed the Council that the residents of Woodhill were thankful for the new sign but feel a further sign at the end of Old Gallamore Lane would also be of benefit – Clerk to go back to highways to request “Leading to Woodhill” be added to the Old Gallamore Lane sign at the junction with Caistor Road
  • Cllr Pattison reported that the Parishioner at Mallowfield, off North Street had a flooding issue in their garage.  The Parishioner believes a drain could be blocked – Cllr Bunney to speak to parishioner and report the issue as part of the ongoing flood investigations

 

5.  Reports from District and County Councillors

WLDC Matters: 

  • Cllr Bunney suggested the need to arrange a joint meeting to discuss an Emergency Plan with Market Rasen and involve the community – Cllr Bunney to arrange the meeting 

 

LCC Matters:  

  • The Council are investigation and working on flood issues in the parish including Mill Lane, Lincoln Lane and Church Street

 

6.  Crime and Vandalism: - no report received

 

7.  Clerks Report on Matters Outstanding:-

  • Letter sent to Planning Department to complain about lack of notification on applications the council had commented on – no response received yet
  • Potholes starting at the School on North Street reported to Highways - Fixed
  • Comments on planning application 145411, Chez Nous, Gainsborough Road around rainwater management and responsibility of private road passed to Planning Department
  • Requested official letter of resignation from Cllr Smith to be sent to the Chair and Monitoring Office contacted to publish vacancy 
  • Request sent to highways to start the process of applying a Traffic Restriction Order for Mill Lane due to speed and size of vehicles using the Lane
  • Requested information from Mrs C Sellers on rules and tenures of members on Wilkinson Trust and Community Fund – email received from new Clerk to discuss on item 15
  • Contact made with Lincolnshire CC Trees Specialist for assistance with removing some of the Lime Trees on A631 and works will hopefully commence in December 2022

 

8.  Planning:-

 

145573 – Land at Gallamore Lane Industrial Estate, Market Rasen, LN8 3HA

Planning application to erect a trade park for flexible use Class B2/B8 (general industrial and storage and distribution) with ancillary trade counters/showroom and flexible Class E(a)(b)/sui generis (food and drink) including new vehicular access, car parking, stopping up of existing vehicular access from existing industrial estate and associated landscaping – no comments

 

145644 – The Grange, Stockmore Lane, Middle Rasen, LN8 3TT

Application for hedgerow removal notice to remove a total of 260m of hedgerow – comments passed 

 

Planning Granted

 

9.  Correspondence:-

LALC   E News 27/09, 04/10, 10,10, 17/10

YMCA  Invite to International Day of Older Persons

 

10. Finance and Accounts for Payment

Income:-  

Leak’s Masonry                                    £  75.00

 

Expenditure:-

Lincolnshire Landscapes – Grass Cutting      £625.00

Green Grass – Grass Cutting                    £  60.00

Salaries                                             £481.08

Resolved: All Invoices passed for payment on 18th October 2022

 

11. Reports from meetings: 

Cllr Stamp met with the tree specialist from LCC to discuss thinning out the Lime Trees on the A631

 

 12. Review Budget for 2022

Proposed by Cllr Pattison and seconded by Cllr Stamp

Resolved:  That the precept for 23-24 be set at £19000.00

 

13. To Review Co-Option process

Proposed by Cllr Dennis and seconded by Cllr Pattison

Resolved:  That the Clerk notify WLDC of the vacancy and publish the vacancy on the Parish website and 

notice boards

 

 14. To Discuss making sure all Councillors have a copy of the Councillor’s Rule Book

Proposed by Cllr Dawson and seconded by Cllr Padley

Resolved:  That Clerk Order 10 copies of the booklet 

 

15. To Discuss and Resolve Willkinson Trust Parish Council Members

Proposed by Cllr Dawson and seconded by Cllr Pattison

Resolved:  That all Councillors inform family and friends of the vacancy and Clerk to advertise on 

Parish Noticeboards

 

16. Items for next meeting - none

 

There being no other business the meeting closed at 8.34pm.