November 2025 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 19 November 2025 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
13 November 2025
AGENDA OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 19 November 2025
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. (JH, MI, JM)
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 17 September 2025 and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes.
5. Reports from Visiting Representatives and Police Matters
6. Planning Applications Received from NKDC (This may include plans received since the agenda was circulated):
i. 25/1242/TPO|T2 - Lime - Fell and remove| Snowdrop Cottage Tom Lane North Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QW. Response before 28/10/25 (GH, SE, MI: no objections) Response submitted 20/10/25.
Plans decided by NKDC since the last meeting
ii. 25/0544/FUL| Erection of 2 No. dwellings| Land to the rear of 57 Main Street South Rauceby Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 8QQ. Objections were raised by the Planning Sub-Committee of RPC who consequently did not support the application. This response was submitted to NKDC on 30/06/25. Decided by NKDC: Approved.
7. Matters Arising and New Business Notified to Clerk prior to meeting
i. RPC representation on Village Hall Committee. (SE)
ii. Maintenance of Village entrance sheep signs: Progress report (Cllr Malloch).
iii. Speed monitoring device: Progress report (Clerk and Chairman).
iv. Emergency plan for the Village: Progress report. (Cllr G Hall)
v. War Memorial clean up (Clerk)
vi. On-line banking arrangements with Lloyds: update on the appropriateness of the Parish Financial Regulations. (Clerk)
vii. Bus shelter roof repair status. (Chairman)
viii. Tree management policy: Progress report. (Chairman)
ix. Adoption of GOV.UK email address (any feedback from LLC sources?)
x. Food Waste Separation: NKDC publicity. (Clerk) (email circulated 03/10/25)
xi. Scope of grass/verge maintenance contract (North Rauceby) (Cllr Malloch)
xii. NK Parish and Town Council Forum held on 6 November 2025: feedback (Chairman).
xiii. For information only: tentative meeting dates for 2027 (Not yet fixed but to aid Councillor forward planning purposes):
19h30 Wednesday, 20 January 2027
19h30 Wednesday, 17 March 2027
19h00 Wednesday, 19 May 2027 (including Open Meeting)
19h30 Wednesday, 21 July 2027
19h30 Wednesday, 15 September 2027
19h30 Wednesday, 17 November 2027
8. Update on Outstanding Matters
i. Actions from previous meeting(s)
| Action | Responsible Party | Description | Status |
| Sept (1) | Chairman | Contact resident adjacent proposed installation of speed monitors | Complete |
| Sept (2) | Cllr G Hall | Progress report of Village Emergency Plan | In progress |
| Sept (3) | Clerk | Obtain quote from a monument mason to clean war memorial | |
| Sept (4) | Clerk | Confirm that our banking arrangements are in line with the Parish Financial Regulations and if necessary, propose modifications. | |
| Sept (5) | Chairman | Obtain quote for repair of bus shelter roof | |
| Sept (6) | Chairman | Finalise Tree management policy for discussion | |
| Sept (7) | Clerk | Purchase wreath for Remembrance Day | Complete 23/10/25 |
| Sept (8) | Clerk | Notify NKDC of new dog waste bin for inclusion in their regular collections | Complete 25/09/25 |
| Sept (9) | Chairman | Notify District Cllr A Hagues about untaxed and un-MOTed car |
9. Financial Matters:
i. Financial report – for approval and signing.
ii. Cheques for signing / expenditure approval.
a. Donation request Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire (email circulated 25/10/25)
iii. Savings account report.
iv. Expenditure (unbudgeted) incurred in respect of Emergency Plan development (Clerk) (email circulated 25/10/25)
v. Expenditure for the forthcoming financial year for the budget, to be approved at this meeting include:
* upkeep of churchyard
* donations
* Any other extraordinary items for financial consideration
10. Any other business: Any matters which have arisen after the agenda was published.
Date of Next Meeting – The next regular meeting will be held at 19h30 on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at the Rauceby Village Hall.
Matters which have been raised in meetings and which may be considered further at a future date:
* South 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).