2023-24 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

Baumber Parish Council - Agenda of  Ordinary Meeting.
Parish Clerk – Melvin Grosvenor  01507 578657.

Agenda of Baumber Parish Council Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday 24 May 2023 commencing 7.30pm at Baumber Village Hall.

In accordance with the provisions of the Public Bodies (Admission to meetings) Act 1960 as amended by Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A the Public and press may attend the meeting. 

The recording at Council Meetings is permitted with the full knowledge of the Chairman of the meeting and must be conducted openly. 

The agenda is set out below. 

Melvin Grosvenor   
Clerk to the Council   
Date of issue: 12 May 2023.

0523/11 Apologies for absence.

To receive Apologies/reasons for absence.

0523/12 Public Participation. 

To resolve if necessary, to temporarily suspend the meeting for a period of no longer than 15 minutes to allow for public participation. Members of the public may raise subjects they wish to bring to the attention of the Parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first and any decisions will be made when the meeting is declared open. 

0523/13 Declaration of Interest.

Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests under the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012 made under the s.30 (3) of the Localism Act 2011

To record declarations of interest by any member of the council  in respect of the agenda items listed below. Members declaring interests should identify the agenda item and type of interest being declared.

a. To note dispensations given to any member in respect of the agenda items listed below:

0523/14 Minutes of Previous Meeting.

Minutes of meeting held on 22 March 2023 to be approved and signed as a true record.

0523/15 Clerks report on matters outstanding:

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

Outstanding matter - Mains power cables have been attended to & covered over.

Update ref: 29/20/10. Speeding Traffic - Update: Clerk has ordered 5 additional 30mph signs & has chased delivery + 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: 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. Clerk  has sent 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. Ongoing.

0523/16 Financial Statement at 24/05/2023.

0523/16 Financial Statement cont/..

a) Approve payments due 24/05/2023.

b) Note: LIVES Defibrillator & cabinet. Joint purchase with Village Hall Committee. VAT Refund due £367.39. Village Hall Contribution £1,000.00. Clerk has checked potential purchase with Pilgrim School Baumber there are no arrangements in place to proceed.

0523/17 Planning.

1. Update ref: 0323/72 - 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. Still Awaiting next stage and whether the SoS will appoint a Planning Inspector to convene a Public Inquiry.

Clerk has written 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.  
Appeal decision received - 10/05/2023 Appeal Dismissed.

0523/18 Update ref: 0323/73  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.

0523/19 Update ref: 0323/74 Cllr Vacancies on BPC.  Parish Council Elections  4 May 2023. Un Contested Election - Cllrs J Fable, M Harrison, M Jones & C Smith duly elected.

0523/20 Update 0323/75 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. See note above.

0523/21 Correspondence. 

0523/22 Minor Items. 

0523/23  Date of Next Meeting/s  17 July 2023, 18 October 2023.