July 2023 Agenda
Allington Parish Council
Mrs J Morton, Clerk and RFO
72 Park Rd, Allington, Grantham Lincolnshire, NG32 2EB
Tel: 07740 055381 Email: parish.clerk@allingtonpc.org.uk
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that the next meeting of Allington Parish Council will be held at Allington Village Hall on Wednesday 12 July 2023 at 19:30.
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 by a public forum commencing at 19:15 for which councillors are asked to be present. Members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council, District and County Councillors and the Police may also make reports. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Allington Parish Clerk
7 July 2023
AGENDA
1. WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN
2. APOLOGIES: TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND REASONS GIVEN
3. TO RECEIVE DECLARIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011
To receive declarations of Members interests in relation to agenda items.
To consider request for dispensations from Members.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting held on 12 May 2023 to be approved as minutes.
5. CLERKS REPORT
Correspondence.
Clerks’ correspondence and to resolve to agree any subsequent actions.
Request for a donation towards Royal Life Saving Society for the 3 sessions they did at the village hall.
Better Housing Better Health - Free Home Energy Advice
Letter from Superintendent Coates with reference to meeting with Parish Councils
Letter to Red House Farm Cottage re Overgrown Hedges
Letters sent to contractors re Car Park Extension
Letter re parking on the pavement on Marston Lane
Congratulation sent to District Councillor Mark Whittington on becoming Mayor of Grantham
South Kesteven District Council - Local Development Scheme 2023-2026
Town and Parish Council Litter Picking Kits
SK Community Awards Floral Awards
Letter to resident regarding blocking footpath with parked car
Letter to resident regarding overgrown hedge making it impossible for wheelchairs and pushchairs to pass.
Letter of thanks for the extended Muga fencing.
Finance
To resolve whether a donation is paid to RLSS who did the first aid courses in the village hall.
To note income since 12 May 2023 as outlined in the respective Finance Reports. (List to be circulated)
To resolve to approve the expenditure since 12 May 2023 as outlined in the respective Finance Reports. (List to be circulated)
To resolve to approve the Quarterly Accounts for April to June 2023
Website
Website has been reset and documents changed to enable them to be read by all formats as per national agreement.
To agree to purchase additional time for the website maintenance contract.
Additional work required to bring the website up to date – to agree to paying overtime if this goes over clerks’ normal hours.
Defibrillators
Update
6. EMPLOYMENT PAY
To consider staff renumeration
Caretakers are currently on £11 per hour
Clerk currently on £13.83 per hour
7. VILLAGE IN BLOOM
To discuss the new criteria for the Best Kept Village competition which is now ‘Floral Awards’ ie planters around the village particularly on The Green to prevent unauthorised parking and ingress of the verges.
8. TREES
Queens Jubilee trees update – Cllr Lowes
Trees around the village The Green, Park Road, Community Wood trees - This is now with local contractor who will be applying for any permissions if they are any restrictions. The work will take approximately 2 days and charged at a daily rate.
9. PLAYING FIELD
MUGA – Fencing -Update Cllr Plummer
MUGA – Refurb Cllr Marsh the deep clean of the MUGA has now taken place
Car Park – Cllr Marsh Hopefully this will be done around August time.
Grants towards replacing the play area flooring – Cllr Baron
10. PLANNING
To consider the following planning applications-
The Rookery
S22/1998 Refused
Date Received: 24th October 2022
Applicant: Mr Chris McCabe
Proposal: Erection of 3 (no.) detached 1.5 storey dwellings following the demolition of the existing property Location: The Rookery, The Green, Allington Lincolnshire NG32 2EA
S23/1017
Applicant: Mr Chris McCabe
Proposal: Erection of 2(no) detached 1.5 storey dwellings following demolition of the existing dwelling. Location: The Rookery, The Green, Allington, Lincolnshire, NG32 2EA
S23/0249 Permission Granted
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Walsh
Proposal: Proposed variation of conditions 2 and 3 of previous planning permission S21/1709 relating to single storey extension to the Lodge and extension to garage, for revised drawings to enable the
integration and installation of Solar Panels, to the roof.
Location: Ashes Farm Side Street
Allington Lincolnshire NG32 2DZ
S23/0830
Applicant: Mr & Mrs M Barnett
Proposal: Conversion and extension of outbuildings to gym/home office and open fronted garage. Location: Chestnut Farm, Bottom Street, Allington, Lincolnshire, NG32 2DT
S23/0479 Permission Granted
Date Received: 10th March 2023
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Strange
Proposal: Erection of single storey rear extension Location: Clyne 42 Park Road Allington Lincolnshire NG32 2EB
S23/0733 Received and permission granted
Applicant: Mr David Curtis
Proposal: Erection of a pre-fabricated double garage for the purpose of housing motor vehicles in connection with the adjacent mobile homes
Location: Brookfield, 89 Rowan Way, Allington Gardens, Allington, Lincolnshire
S23/1054
Applicant: Mrs Anne Jackson
Proposal: Section 211 notice to remove Cypress (T1, T2, T3).
Location: Allington Hall, Bottesford Road, Allington, Lincolnshire, NG32 2DH
11. HIGHWAYS
Speed Limits around the village – Cllr Baron
12. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
13 September 2023