March 2022 Agenda (15th)

Kettlethorpe Parish Council

A Meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Tuesday 15th March 2022 at 7.00 pm in Kettlethorpe Village Hall, due to insufficient members to form a quorum on 1st March

1. APOLOGIES.

2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 

3. MATTERS ARISING

3.1 Local Policing Issues – Police Report circulated 28th February. One entry describes the  theft of a catalytic converter from a vehicle in Laughterton. 

3.2 Jubilee Park Play area 

i.   New Springies –  grant to be organised. Information from Sutcliffe Play in hand with Chair

ii    Soft pour tarmac   – Response from local builder with Chairman.

iii.   Trees – Trimming (Cllr Willis)

3.3  Highway Matters 

i.   Waiting response from LCC over footpaths and speed limits 

ii.  Kettlethorpe Road – Bad workmanship on recent works. Potholes untouched + Verges not  cut back back.( Above items i and ii referred to County Cllr Butroid by D/Cllr Ellis)

3.4  Solar Farms – Stage one now closed, review of feedback taking place.

3.10 Queen's Jubilee event 

i. Balloons, bunting etc (apply for WLDC grant).

ii. Avenue of limes – apply for grant ?  Cllr Willis to obtain quotes for trees.

3.13  Annual Parish Dinner – Resume’.
 
3.18 Christmas lights – Brightness improvement tests using inverter (Cllr Barnard)

3.19  Parish grass cutting – 3 companies quoted, one selected -  All Round Gardens, Sturton by   Stow, Rick Marsh,  to start late March / early April dependent upon weather

4. CORRESPONDENCE  Items circulated during February / early March distributed. 

5. PLANNING

5.1 Planning Application No 144120 – erect agricultural building off Kettlethorpe Rd., LN1 2ER 

5.2 Application No144336 Crofton House, Main Road - proposed double garage and pool annex

6. FINANCE

6.1 LALC – Annual subscription - £148.69 not Vat registered

6.2 PAYE and Salary

6.3 Parish Accounts – The balance at the bank to month ending 28 February 2022 was £11,965,63 with an expenditure of £ 9,546.83 (£8 Feb bank charges levied 25th February)

7. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

7.1 Domain e-mail addresses – information received

7.2 New Code of Conduct – new proformas to sign / bring to next meeting.

7.3 W. I. – Letter from Mrs Barbara Gilbert

7.4 Parish Clerk – two applicants – Geoff Cleworth and Ann Metzger

7.5 Andrew Arden – Siting caravan at Chicken Farm
 
8.  DATE OF NEXT MEETING This will take place at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 5th April 2022