2022-23 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

Baumber Parish Council - Notes of  Meeting.

Parish Clerk – Melvin Grosvenor  01507 578657.

Notes of Baumber Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday 22 March 2023 commencing 7.30pm at Baumber Village Hall.

Those present: Vice Chairman Cllr M Jones, Cllr M Harrison, Cllr C Smith & Cllr W Gray.

Clerk: Mr M Grosvenor. Plus 3 residents present.

0323/66 Apologies for absence.

Apologies received Cllr J Fable & Cllr P Bradwell.

0323/67 Public Participation. 

Residents present expressed concerns re Agenda item 0323/72 Planning.

1. Update ref: 0123/59 - S/079/01078/22 LAND ADJACENT SOTBY WOODS HATTON.

ELDC planning committee meeting on 9 March 2023 voted to accept the Planning Officer's recommendation to approve the application, despite misleading statements and information provided by the applicant being not being corrected. The application is now subject to a review by the Secretary of State Dept of Levelling Up Housing and Communities, (DLUHC) to determine whether there will be a Public Inquiry to determine the proposal.

0323/68 Declaration of Interest.

No declarations.

0323/69 Minutes of Previous Meeting.

Minutes of meeting held on 18 January 2023 approved and signed as a true record.

0323/70 Clerks report on matters outstanding:

A158 Leylandi trees in the vicinity of St Swithin's church entrance.

Outstanding matter - Mains power cable still exposed and requires attention. Clerk to chase yet again.

Update ref: 29/20/10. Speeding Traffic - Update: Clerk has ordered 5 additional 30mph signs & to be supplied 17 March 23 + Securing ties obtained.

Speeding and RTA's concerns raised by Silver St residents, P Read and D Baverstock on Baumber Village facebook page 19/10/2022. Members discussed these & general speeding through Baumber. Update: Cllr Bradwell liaised with Horncastle Neighbourhood Police for increased speed monitoring. Update: Details and costing of interactive speeding signs £2 - £3k further information being collated. Cllr Jones mentioned Hemingby hired mobile speed check monitor from LRSP. Clerk to investigate - ongoing.

Update ref: 30/20/10. Roadside Footpaths - Update: Works completed to clear overgrown footpaths along A158 from Sturton Lodge through Baumber to Village Gateways at junction of Hunters Lane and  continuing along Hunters Lane to Caistor High Road junction. BPC to thank Cllr P Bradwell.

Update ref: 1022/50  - B1225/A158 junction permanent street lights switch off - LCC Highways confirmed existing A158 redundant lights (29-43) to be removed, but  in order to disconnect the electrical supply to these street lights it would also necessitate the switching off and removal of the street lights at the A158/B1225 Junction which are on the same cable system. Cllr's W Gray & P Bradwell, Mere Balk Lane residents & Clerk raised concerns, that switching off lights at junction could increase risks of RTA's and requested improved reflective warning signs and traffic calming measures. Highways to provide proposed improvements prior to any switch off for consideration. Awaiting further information.

Update: Cllr M Jones advised meeting Stuart Scholey has completed works to clear footpath from Lincoln Road (to the rear of the School) to St Swithin's. Resolved: Clerk  to send letter of thanks. 

Update: Cllr Jones - Large diseased tree felled on corner with West Lane & Silver St which has flattened the West Lane street sign. Clerk has liaised with ELDC's contractors and new street name plate is on order to be installed with new posts.  

0323/71 Financial Statement at 22/03/2023.

0323/71 Financial Statement cont/..

a) Approved payment due 22/03/2023.

b) Consider and approve Grass Cutting tenders. Glendale's to be acccepted.

c) Clerk has submitted VAT reimbursement claim to HMRC Financial Yr 2022/23.

d) Update: BPC's laptop - Clerk ordered and has received new Laptop.

0323/72 Planning.

1. Update ref: 0123/59 - S/079/01078/22 LAND ADJACENT SOTBY WOODS HATTON.

Planning Permission - Installation of a temporary ground mounted 49.9MW solar farm with associated infrastructure, construction of vehicular accesses, CCTV cameras on 4m high poles a 15m high communications tower and security fencing to a maximum height of 2.2m.

18 January 2023. Members considered information presented to Clerk by resident expressing concern they were misled by cold caller canvassing for support for the Hatton Solar Power Plant, plus concerns raised that the information provided was misleading and incorrect. Update: Clerk to submitted a Supplementary Note to ELDC Planning raising these material concerns plus a rebuttal to response by applicant. Planning application has been considered by ELDC at a Committee meeting convened on 9 March 2023. Officer's report recommended approval but, the proposal has been called in by Secretary of State & EDC Committee Members determined they were also minded to approve. Awaiting next stage and whether the SoS will appoint a Planning Inspector to convene a Public Inquiry.

Resolved Clerk to write to SoS advising of ongoing material concerns and to notify of BPC participation in any Inquiry in support of objections by affected residents and on material Planning Policy grounds.

2. Update ref: 20/21/05 Manor Farm Lincoln Road Baumber - Alleged 5 Contraventions of Development Consent. - Case update awaited from ELDC Development Control. 

3. Update ref: 33/21/10 Lakeside Fisheries S/011/01670/21 Lincoln Road, Baumber.

Planning Permission - Change of use, conversion of and alterations to the existing (derelict) building to provide a dwelling & S/011/02127/21 Listed Building Consent - Internal and external alterations to the existing building to provide a dwelling. Planning decision - consent refused.

Appeal submitted documentation finally available APP/D2510/W/22/3298253.

Update: Clerk submitted BPC appeal statement to Planning Inspectorate 18 August 2022.  

Still awaiting appeal outcome.

0323/73 Update ref: 0123/60  Un - adopted historical footpath West Lane - St Swithin's -     kissing gate & access to Footpath 92 Adoption application in progress. Residents     providing further witness statements to be included in the submission. Cllr Jones completed form. Clerk proceeding.

0323/74 Update ref: 0123/61 Cllr Vacancies on BPC. New Member Co-Opted 18 January 2023. Parish Council Elections due 4 May 2023. Nomination Papers duly completed & to be handed into ELDC's Horncastle offices.

0323/75 Update 0123/62 Community Defibrillator at Baumber Village Hall as proposed. Update: Clerk liaising with Village hall committee who have agreed to purchase equipment supplied by LIVES. Invoice to be presented to BPC re - joint BPC collaboration to purchase, install and maintain facility - including training. Cllr W Gray mentioned potential Gov funding for local schools and whether Baumber Pilgrim school was proceeding. Clerk to check via Cllr Bradwell.

0323/76 Correspondence. None of note.

0323/77 Minor Items. None.

0323/78  Date of Next Meeting.  Annual Parish Council & Ordinary Meeting - 24 May 2023. 

Meeting closed at 8.40pm.