18th January 2023
Dear Councillors,
You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Mareham le Fen Parish Council which will be held on WEDNESDAY 18TH JANUARY 2023 commencing at 7.15pm in Lancaster,
Mareham le Fen Community Centre. Face coverings are not mandatory but welcome if anyone wishes to wear one. Parish Council business must be conducted in a public meeting (except for
items deemed to be confidential and not in the public interest). Items to be discussed are shown in the agenda.
If you cannot attend the meeting, please send your apologies to the Clerk with reasons.
PRESS AND PUBLIC WELCOME. There will be a public forum at this meeting starting at 7.15pm prior to the start of the parish council meeting when parishioners may ask questions or raise
issues of local interest with the parish council for up to the first 15 minutes of the meeting. The chair of the meeting may limit the amount of time that each person may speak. The formal
Council meeting will commence at the end of the public forum. Members of the public may not speak during the Parish Council meeting unless the Chair of the meeting allows this.
Signature: A. Everard Clerk to the Council Date: 13/1/2023
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence with reason given
2. Declaration of Members’ interests in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and requests for dispensations (Disclosure by all members present of disclosable pecuniary interests in matters on the agenda that have not already been declared on their Declarations of Interests form. Councillors may not take part or vote on items they have a pecuniary interest in unless granted a dispensation. Requests for a dispensation should be sent to The Clerk by email or at the start of the meeting).
3. To receive the draft minutes to be approved as the minutes of the meeting held on 19th October 2022 and 16th November 2022. https://mareham-le-fen.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-
business/2022-parish-council-minutes-meetings/23
4. Any matters arising from the minutes of 16 th November 2022 and Clerk’s updates not already on this agenda.
5 To receive and note correspondence from Lincolnshire Police, emails from resident regarding a defibrillator in Tumby Woodside, LCC and Western Power, LALC ENews (weekly), LCC and ELDC
Newsletters, LCC enquiry into the siting of horse awareness signs to meet riders’ frequent routes, resignation of Cllr K.Deane, LCC enquiries into quality of A155 road surface completed by
Gleesons’ contractors, proposals for footpaths at West Lane, Revesby – footpaths 181and 186, notification of appointment of external auditor PKF Littlejohn 2023-24 to 2026-27, Transport
Services Group Christmas and Winter bus timetables, ELDC precept amount request, email LCC Emergency Response Team regarding emergency response plan, email Multiply Maths Survey,
LCC email to advise road works / road closure Leagate Inn for 3 weeks from 13/2/2023, Cloud Next Ltd email to confirm account set up for .gov.uk emails, email regarding new PARISH.UK
website containing public information for parish areas, Email LCC budget consultation 2023-24, Information email from Lincolnshire Football Association for funding sports, recreation and football
development, LCC Fire Service response times survey, Wave water services survey.
6 ELDC and LCC councillors invited to make verbal or written reports on local matters.
7a). To consider and comment with material considerations on any local planning matters as a statutory consultee and to note decisions made by East Lindsey District Council
• S/114/01741/22 - LAND ADJACENT CROESO, MAIN STREET, MAREHAM LE FEN - Section 73 application in relation to condition no. 1 (approved plans) previously imposed on planning permission ref. no. S/114/02220/21 for the erection of 30no. dwellings – updates – approved with conditions
• S/114/01809/22 - LAND EAST OF SHERATON, MAIN STREET, MAREHAM LE FEN - Planning Permission - Erection of 30no. dwellings and construction of a vehicular access – for comment and updates.
• S/213/02177/22 - LAND AT HILL FARM, MAIN ROAD, WOOD ENDERBY - Planning Permission - Change of use, conversion of and alterations to the 4no. existing agricultural buildings to provide facilities for the importation of virgin timber, wood pallets and wood chip for biomass for the production of dried wood and wood chip for briquette production (off site) and the installation of 6no. 10m high flues – New and for comment by 19/1/2023.
7b) To note solicitor’s correspondence regarding footpath changes in Revesby and Mareham and agree comments to be made.
8. To note the date of the Coronation on Saturday 6th May 2023 and Bank Holiday Monday 8th May 2023 and to consider any arrangements the Council wish to make.
9. To decide the date of the Annual Parish Meeting 2023 and arrangements.
10. To note current negotiations regarding the former football playing field and future funding options.
11. To approve booking the Community Centre for parish council meetings on third Wednesday of the month in 2023 starting hire at 7.00pm – 15/2, 15/3, 19/4, 17/5, 21/6, 19/7, 16/8, 20/9, 18/10, 15/11 and 12/1/2024.
12. To consider and approve financial matters
a) To approve expenditure on the payments schedule
b) To receive the accounts for 2022-23 and bank reconciliation
c) To review and approve direct debits and standing orders.
d) To consider and approve the budget for 2023-24
e) To approve the precept for 2023-24.
13. Highways
a) To receive updates, consider and approve spending, training preparation and volunteer co-ordination for Community Speedwatch.
b) To consider updates to LCC Highways road closure, faults and issues list and other highway matters.
14. To note steps taken and to approve arrangements for a defibrillator in Tumby Woodside.
15. To consider effectiveness of recent mole treatment in the cemetery and approve next steps.
16. To consider appointments to external bodies, groups and to receive reports.
17. To approve Complaints Policy.
18. To note the decision of East Lindsey District Council declining the nominations for Assets of Community Value and to consider and approve the next steps in respect of a) Memorial Lawn and
b) the former football playing field.
19. To meet and consider any applicants for co-option to the parish council following the Co-option Policy and Procedure. The Council may resolve to go into a private confidential session in
accordance with the Policy and Procedure if necessary.
20. Training Bookings to be approved and attendance at UK Shared Prosperity Funds(Levelling-Up grants) sessions and any forthcoming election briefings.
21. Date of the next meeting 15th February 2023 and items to be added to the agenda.