19th April 2023

Dear Councillors,

You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Mareham le Fen Parish Council which will be held on WEDNESDAY 19th April 2023 commencing at 7.30pm in Lancaster, Mareham le Fen Community Centre preceded by a public participation period commencing at 7.15pm. 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 participation period at this meeting starting at 7.15pm prior to the start of the parish council meeting. Parishioners may ask questions or raise issues of local interest with the parish council for up to 15 minutes prior to the start of the Parish Council 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: 14/4/2023

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 30th March  2023.

4. Matters arising from the minutes of 30th March 2023 and Clerk’s updates not already on this agenda.

5 To receive and note correspondence from Lincolnshire Police, LALC ENews (two-weekly), LCC and ELDC Newsletters, correspondence to and from Memorial Lawn Preservation Society, LCC Horncastle Road waiting times consultation, LCC grass-cutting agreement amendment to include Masons Lane, ELDC Returning Officer validly nominated candidates for election.

6 ELDC and LCC councillors invited to make verbal or written reports on local matters.

7. 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/114/01809/22 - LAND EAST OF SHERATON, MAIN STREET, MAREHAM LE FEN - Planning Permission - Erection of 30no. dwellings and construction of a vehicular access – to receive and respond to any 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 – ELDC approved with conditions

  • S/114/00203/23 - MAREHAM LE FEN COMMUNITY CENTRE, HORNCASTLE ROAD, MAREHAM LE FEN, BOSTON, PE22 7QL - Planning Permission - Installation of outdoor play equipment to the maximum height of 4.7 metres – ELDC approved with conditions.

  • S/114/00477/23 - MEMORIAL LAWN, MAIN STREET, MAREHAM LE FEN, PE22 7RL - Outline erection of 2no. dwellings – NEW – comments by 4th April 2023 (late parish council comments notified to ELDC). 

  • S/114/00525/23 - LAND ADJACENT MANOR HOUSE AND MANOR FARM, FIELDSIDE, MAREHAM LE FEN - Planning Permission - Change of use of existing buildings from agriculture to automotive parts storage (building A) (Use Class B8) and agricultural contractors workshop (building B) (Use Class B2) (uses already commenced) – ELDC decision awaited.

  • S/114/00750/23 - ROSEMOUNT, RECTORY LANE, MAREHAM LE FEN, BOSTON, PE22 7QT - Planning Permission - Extensions to existing dwelling to provide additional living accommodation – NEW – no date for consultation issued yet.

8.  To consider and approve financial matters

a) To approve expenditure on the payments schedule

9. 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 issues, faults and issues list and other highway and rights of way matters.

c) To consider the LCC Horncastle Road, Proposed Waiting Restrictions consultation proposals.

10. To note steps taken and to approve arrangements for a defibrillator in Tumby Woodside.

11. To consider appointments to external bodies, groups and to receive reports.

12.  Training Bookings to be approved.

13. Date of the next meeting 17th May 2023 Annual Parish Council Meeting and items to be added to the agenda.