16th September 2026
Dear Councillors,
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Mareham le Fen Parish Council which will be held on WEDNESDAY 16th September 2026 commencing at 7.15pm at Mareham le Fen Community Centre with a public participation period starting at 7.00pm for up to 15 minutes immediately followed by the Parish Council meeting. Parish Council business must be conducted in public (except for items deemed to be confidential and not in the public interest) but it is not a public meeting. 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 7.00pm. Parishioners may ask questions or raise issues of local interest with the parish council for up to 15 minutes. The chair of the meeting may limit the amount of time that each person may speak. The formal Council business will commence at the end of the public participation period. 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: 11th September 2026
AGENDA
- Welcome by the Chair
- Apologies for absence with reason given
3. Declaration of Members’ interests in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and requests for dispensations. Councillors are reminded that they must complete a Register of Interests for themselves and any partner within 28 days of election/ co-option and also have a duty to amend their register within 28 days of a change in circumstances to be submitted to the Clerk. (Disclosure by all members present of disclosable pecuniary interests in matters on the agenda that have not already been declared on their Register 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).
4. To receive the draft minutes to be approved as the minutes of the meeting held on 15th July and 24th July 2026.
5. Matters arising from the minutes of previous meetings and Clerk’s updates not already on this agenda.
6. ELDC and LCC councillors invited by the Chair to make verbal or written reports on local matters.
7. To consider correspondence from LALC ENews, LCC and ELDC Newsletters and local residents.
8. To consider any highway, footpath and drainage issues
a) FixMyStreet registered issues.
b) Parking at Fen Lane junction.
c) effect of Speed Indicator Devices in the village.
d) the footpath behind Gleesons estate to Watery Lane
9. To consider if an emergency plan may be feasible for Mareham le Fen
10. Planning application consultations - https://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/article/6075/Search-View-and-Comment-on-Applications
a) 01281/26/FUL Planning Permission - Erection of 9no. dwellings with associated garages, bin stores, provision of parking and construction of a vehicular access road. Existing buildings on site to be demolished. Land At Moat Farm Watery Lane Mareham Le Fen Lincolnshire
b) 01400/26/RVC Section 73 application to vary condition no.2 (approved plans) previously approved under planning permission ref. no. S/213/02177/22 for the 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; formation of a new vehicular access and provision of 3 passing places.
LOCATION: Mistral Renewable Energy Ltd, Hill Farm, Main Road, Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, PE22 7RD
11. Financial Matters
a) To consider payments on the payments schedule
b) To note bank balances and bank reconciliation.
12. To consider a parish biodiversity action plan.
13. To approve any training sessions required.
14. To consider items for the next ordinary meeting on Wednesday 18th November 2026.