November 2023 Agenda
AGENDA
NOTICE OF MEETING: RAUCEBY PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Clerk: Ian Grady
Tel: 01529 488031 email: raucebypc@gmail.com
Rauceby Parish Council website: https://rauceby.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
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To: All Members of Rauceby Parish Council
I hereby give you notice that a Meeting of RAUCEBY PARISH COUNCIL will be held on Wednesday 15 November 2023 at 7.30pm at Rauceby Village Hall. There will be provision for 10 minutes (in total) of public speaking time at the beginning of the meeting.
Clerk to Rauceby Parish Council
8 November 2023
AGENDA OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 15 NOVEMBER 2023
1. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
2. To receive any Declarations of Interest: To receive Declarations of Interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation.
3. To decide on any items to be carried out in Closed Session
4. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 20 September 2023 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes.
5. Rauceby Gigabit Project – update from Cllr. S Enstone.
6. Reports from Visiting Representatives and Police Matters
7. Planning Applications Received from NKDC (This may include plans received since the agenda was circulated):
i. 23/1301/HOUS | Erection of single storey rear extension and hipped roof to garage | 17 Southgate Spinneys South Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QF. (By 30/11/23
ii. 23/1289/TPO | Coppice 6 x sycamore trees and 1 x elm with hawthorn hedge | Rauceby Hall Park Pinfold Lane South Rauceby Sleaford NG34 8QE. (Application withdrawn – no consideration required.)
Plans decided by NKDC since the last meeting
iii. 23/1130/TCA | T1 - Conifer, remove tree. T2 - Silver Birch - Crown, reduce height by 2 meters in height and 1 meter in spread. T3 - Beech, Crown lift up to 1.5 meters. Crown reduce canopy by up to 2 meters. | 5 Thorpe Drove South Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QH. (By 13/10/23, JM, JH, GH, MI, MF Submission complete 01/10/23) Decided by NKDC, TPO not served.
iv. 23/1149/TCA | T1 Conifer - Take back to the boundary T2 Conifer - Remove T3 Sycamore - Crown raise to around 5.2m (give sufficient clearance to the road) | 2 Church Lane North Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QS. (By 24/10/23, MI, GH, MF.) Decided by NKDC, TPO not served.
v. 23/1027/TCA | Laburnum - Fell | 54 Main Street South Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QQ. (By 22/09/23, MI, SE, JM, Submission complete 21/09/23) Decided by NKDC, TPO not served.)
8. Matters Arising and New Business Notified to Clerk prior to meeting
i. Proposed meeting schedule 2024:
19h30 Wednesday, 17 January 2024
19h30 Wednesday, 20 March 2024
19h00 Wednesday, 15 May 2024 (including Open Meeting)
19h30 Wednesday, 3 July 2024
19h30 Wednesday, 18 September 2024
19h30 Wednesday, 20 November 2024
ii. Lincs Police Engagement event for December 2023 (email circulated 02/10/23)
iii. Progress report on safety audit follow-up.
iv. Litter pick event feedback.
v. King Charles III bench condition – inspection feedback
vi. Village sheep signs maintenance – progress feedback.
vii. Response to Highway’s Survey request – councillors’ feedback.
viii. Response to attendance of NKDC Engagement Event – councillors’ feedback.
ix. Telephone kiosk – can it be restored? (For discussion, Heartbeat Foundation not responsive.)
x. Request by NKDC to review Polling Place locations (email circulated 8/11/23).
9. Update on Outstanding Matters
i. Actions from previous meetings
| Action | Responsible Party | Description | Status |
| Sept (1) | Chairman | Obtain quote to repair bench on Cliffe View | Complete |
| Chairman | Clear brambles from Bee’s bench | Complete 28/09/23 | |
| Cllr Hoare | Clear ivy from Cliffe View bus shelter | In progress | |
| Sept (2) | Chairman | Send thanks to Cllr Wright and Highways Dept for repairing flood zone and installing traffic calming red tarmac. | Complete 28/09/23 |
| Sept (3) | Clerk | Send drainage comments to LCC | Complete 03/10/23 |
| Sept (4) | Councillors | Each to consider carrying out Highways Survey and act accordingly | Complete |
| Sept (5) | Councillors | Each to consider attendance at Engagement Event and let Clerk know | Complete |
| Sept (6) | Cllr Hoare | Inspect KCIII bench for damage and report back | Complete |
| Sept (7) | Cllr Malloch | Continue with upkeep of village sheep signs | |
| Sept (8) Jul (7) | Clerk | Write to Heartbeat Foundation regarding the condition of their telephone kiosk | Complete * 03/10/23 |
| Sept (9) | Clerk | Purchase wreath for Remembrance Day | Complete 02/10/23 |
| Sept (10) | Clerk | Open savings account | In progress |
| Sept (11) | Cllr G Enstone | Contact FixMyStreet regarding state of some roads | Complete |
| Sept (12) | Clerk | Notify Cllr Wright of our use of FixMyStreet | Complete 03/10/23 |
| Sept (13) | Clerk | Circulate charity request from St Barnabas Hospice | Complete 21/09/23 |
* Note: The Heartbeat Foundation has previously indicated that it has no resource for maintaining the kiosk. The PC has therefore decided not to pursue this action (see item 8(ix) above).
10. Financial Matters:
i. Financial report – for approval and signing.
ii. Request for donation: Mid Lincs Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
iii. Cheques for signing / expenditure approval.
iv. Add a new category to this year’s budget: “Chairman’s Allowance” £150 (to accommodate gifts already presented).
v. Savings account (5.45%)?
11. Any other business: Any matters which have arisen after the agenda was published.
12. Date of Next Meeting – The next regular meeting will be held at 19h30 on Wednesday, 17 January 2024 (subject to confirmation in item 8(i) above) at the Rauceby Village Hall.
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Matters which have been raised in meetings and which may be considered further at a future date:
* S Rauceby Well refurbishment: deferred until more appropriate.
* Rewilding of Rauceby Drove verge: deferred until results of pilot study on the land by Main Street have been evaluated.