November 2024 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 20 November 2024 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.
Ian Grady
Clerk to Rauceby Parish Council
14 November 2024
AGENDA OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 20 November 2024
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 18 September 2024 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. 24/1302/TPO| Sycamore tree - fell.| Rauceby Hall Park Pinfold Lane South Rauceby NG34 8QE (Respond to NKDC by 04/12/24)
ii. 24/1310/TCA| Well Plantation - remove young, dead and diseased elm.|Well Plantation Surrounding 28 Main Street South Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QG (Respond to NKDC by 04/12/24)
iii. 24/1110/LBC| Alterations to roof to include new tiles and roof timbers and trusses, removal of roof dormer and replace with 3no veluxs and additional first floor window to rear. | 46 Main Street, South Rauceby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8QQ. (Respond to NKDC by 19/10/24, JM, BB, GH, MF, PI, MI, SE (Submission to NKDC completed on 16/10/24.)
Plans decided by NKDC since the last meeting
iv. 24/1002/TCA| T1 Plum - Reduce by 1.5m to previous reduction points as per photo T2 Cherry - Fell and remove. T3 Ash limb - Side to the boundary fence, approximately 3m. T4 Aspen - Deadwood the lower canopy from the ground only. |The Old Chapel, Chapel Close, South Rauceby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 8QZ. (Item was added after initial publication of the agenda in order to enable discussion at this meeting.) No Objections at regular meeting of Rauceby Parish Council. (Submission to NKDC completed on 19/09/24.) Cllrs G Enstone and S Enstone excused themselves from the discussion about this application. Approved by NKDC, TPO not served.
v. 24/1112/LBC| Replace windows to front of property with white timber framed ultra slim double glazed windows| 46 Main Street, South Rauceby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8QQ. (Respond to NKDC by 19/10/24, JM, BB, GH, MF, PI, MI, SE (Submission to NKDC completed on 16/10/24.) Approved by NKDC.
8. Matters Arising and New Business Notified to Clerk prior to meeting
i. Discussion regarding maintenance of Village entrance sheep signs (circulated 06/10/24 from JM)
ii. Speed indicator devices – more information (circulated 02/10/24 and 15/10/24 from JM)
iii. PCC'S Crime and Policing Survey (circulated 11/11/24).
iv. Does this need examining? “Emergency planning for you and your residents” (circulated 11/11/24)
v. Provision of gritting bins (circulated 07/10/24)
vi. LCC Community Wildlife Grant (circulated 11/11/24).
vii. Local Government Services Pay Agreement 2024
viii. Litter pick event report back
ix. Free trees offer by Woodland Trust (circulated 09/10/24)
9. Update on Outstanding Matters
i. Actions from previous meeting(s)
| Action | Responsible Party | Description | Status |
| Nov 23 (3) | Cllr Hoare | Carry out repairs to KCIII bench as weather permits | |
| May 24 (3) | Chairman | Contact Road Safety Partnership regarding carrying out Archer traffic surveys to assess a realistic view of the level of speeding within the village | Response received; meeting to be arranged. |
| July 24 (1) | Chairman | Contact LCC Highways Dept regarding recent fatalities at A17/Cranwell/North Rauceby crossroads | Not a cross roads issue. LCC say it is low priority compared with other difficult roads. |
| Sep (1) | Cllr Malloch | Contact painter regarding sheep signs | Complete |
| Sep (2) | Clerk | Co-ordinate speed warning signs project | Complete – grant not awarded |
| Sep (3) | Clerk | Order free I tonne bag of salted grit | Complete 20/09/24 |
| Sep (4) | Clerk | Order Remembrance Day wreath | Complete 11/10/24 |
| Sep (5) | Clerk | Send donation to Mid-Lincs Citizens Advice | Complete 18/09/24 |
10. Financial Matters:
i. Financial report – for approval and signing.
ii. Cheques for signing / expenditure approval.
iii. Savings account report.
iv. New bank charges (circulated 11 November 2024)
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, 15 January 2024 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.
* Watching brief on requirement for EV charging points for the public and for residents who do not have off-road parking facilities (originally discussed March 2024).
* Councils’ new duty to prevent sexual harassment: when more information becomes available about how compliance is to be managed the Clerk will prepare a policy document for adoption by the PC (originally discussed March 2024).
* The Council shall keep a watching brief on the progress of the Rauceby Foundation re-wilding project at the plot of land on Main Street ear-marked for a public leisure area (originally discussed May 2024).