January 2026 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 21 January 2026 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 January 2026
AGENDA OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 21 January 2026
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 19 November 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. 25/1478/FUL| Proposed change of use of land from agricultural to use as a cattery and erection of a new cattery and garage. | Land to the Rear Of 72 Main Street, South Rauceby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8QQ. Respond before 22/01/26 (:) Response submitted xxxxxx
Plans decided by NKDC since the last meeting
ii. None
7. Matters Arising and New Business Notified to Clerk prior to meeting
i. Discussion on the expansion of the Primary School to include nursery school children. (Clerk) (email circulated 12/12/2025).
ii. Feedback of Litter-Pick event in October 2025 (missed from the last meeting). Date of next litter-pick event suggested to be 28 March 2026 (Cllr G Enstone).
iii. RPC representation on Village Hall Committee (attendance rotation and long term membership suggestions) (Chairman).
iv. Speed monitoring device: Progress report (Clerk and Chairman).
v. Emergency plan for the Village: Progress report (Cllr G Hall).
vi. War Memorial clean up (Cllr G Hall).
vii. Bus shelter roof repair status (Chairman).
viii. Tree management policy: Progress report (email circulated 13/01/26) (Chairman).
ix. Scope of grass/verge maintenance contract (North Rauceby) (Cllr Malloch).
x. Adoption of Financial Regulations Revision 1 (Clerk).
xi. Adoption of an Investment Strategy (email circulated 26/11/25) (Clerk).
xii. Overhanging tree obscuring light to old age home (Cllr G Enstone).
xiii. Fate of abandoned shell of vehicle in Local Authority property (Chairman).
8. Update on Outstanding Matters
i. Actions from previous meeting(s)
| Action | Responsible Party | Description | Status |
| Sept (6) | Chairman | Finalise Tree management policy for discussion | complete 13/01/26 |
| Nov (1) | Cllr G Hall | Progress report on cleaning war memorial | |
| Nov (2) | Chairman | Obtain quote for repair of bus shelter roof | |
| Nov (3) | Cllr G Hall | Investigate whether CERT expenditure can be met by LCC |
9. Financial Matters:
i. Financial report – for approval and signing.
ii. Cheques for signing / expenditure approval.
iii. Savings account report.
iv. Finalise Precept application and Preliminary Budget presentation (email circulated 04/01/26).
v. LCC Council Tax budget proposals (email circulated 07/01/26).
vi. Expenditure (unbudgeted) incurred in respect of Emergency Plan development (Clerk) (email circulated 25/10/25).
vii. Expenditure for the forthcoming financial year for the budget, to be approved at this meeting include:
* Upkeep of churchyard
* Subscriptions for LALC, NALC, ICO
* Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire for 2026 (Clerk).
* Any other 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, 18 March 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).