2025 Parish Council Minutes

Minutes of the Saltfleetby Parish Council meeting held on 4th March 2025 7pm at St Peters Church.

Present:

            Cllr Lusby

            Cllr Stone

            Cllr Harrison

            Cllr P Hall         

            Cllr Hatton

            Cllr B Hall

            Cllr Saul

            Cllr Marshall

Pauline Murray – Clerk

Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

There were 7 member of the public present plus Cllrs McNally & Rickett.

10 minutes Open Forum for Residents

A gentleman spoke about his concerns regarding the current spate of break-ins around the area.  There has been a lot of comments regarding items being stolen recently – the Chair suggested that the community have a meeting about these issues. Cllr Stone is going to put an item regarding thieves in the newsletter. A lady asked about the proposed railway link between Grimsby and Louth which features on the National Rail website and how this would work with the new planned Nuclear Waste site at Carlton.  Cllr Rickett responded that he’d not seen any new railway plans.  However East Lindsey District Council had agreed to remove themselves from the consultations regarding the Nuclear Waste site now that it was been moved to a green field site – this has yet to be approved at committee.

Statutory commenced at 7.10pm

02238 Apologies for Absence

Cllr Clarke was working and sent his apologies.

02239 Declaration of interest & requests for dispensations

None

02240 Notes of the Parish Council Meeting on 7th January 2025

These minutes were approved and signed by the Chair.

02241 County Councillor Reports

Councillor McNally stated that this district coastal and wolds area is planned to have 11,000 new builds – this will make the local plan void.  Thursday opened a ‘reuse household paint’ session at Louth tip where paint that has been sent to the dump can be issued out again to people in need. East Lindsey District Council has pulled out of the Nuclear Waste Site Consultation as the site has been moved from Theddlethorpe (Industrial site) to Gayton le Marsh (Greenfield site)  Lincolnshire County Council have now also objected.                              

02242 Great British Spring Clean

Cllrs B Hall and Stone to arrange a litter pick for 5th April 2025

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02243  Lincolnshire Wildlife Community Offer

This was an offer for a free event for Senior Citizens in the area - Clerk to follow up re dates
 

02244 Christmas Trees

Still awaiting the invoice for £200 re Christmas trees – Clerk to check. Councillor P Hall has planted up all the free trees that came from Woodland Trust – 10 Rowans, 10 Cherry trees & 10 Hawthorns. Where the free trees are to be situated – item for next meeting.

02245 Rural Crime

This was touched on in the open forum – the gentleman leading it is going to send a piece in for Cllr Stone to put in the Spring Newsletter.  Tools and horse tackle have been pinpointed. The gentleman is to set up a group and Cllrs Stone and Saul are to attend.

02246 Policies from the Sub-Committee

It was suggested by Cllr Hatton that a control sheet of policies that have been reviewed should be maintained – Clerk agreed.  The new Financial Regulations (adapted from the NALC model) were approved as was the Social Media policy.  Both will be placed on the website.  The next Sub-Committee will be organized within the next 4-6 weeks and will look at the Parish Councils Standing Orders along with a couple of other policies.

02247 Need for more 40mph signs

The Chair gave Cllr McNally the most recent speed data from the speed reduction equipment.  Cllr McNally commented that having 40mph painted on the road would be a good option – need permission from Highways although we could always ask them to pay for it.  We need to check where the other 40mph signs should be – item for our next meeting.

02248 Litter Bins

Cllr Stone has spoken Highways and its ok to mount the litterbin on the side of the bus shelter.  So basically the bin that was approved in the January 25 meeting (minute 02231) for £200 has changed to a black flat backed bin costing £109.80 plus VAT.  Councillors will be emptying this bin themselves.

02249 Financial Reports

Three payments had been made since last meeting:-

27/01/25 Church room hire £20.00

31/01/25 HMRC re Clerks salary £214.40

31/01/25 Clerks salary – November to January 25

The current account has £20,266.41 in and the investment account £5,018.94 giving a total of £25,218.35 in the bank altogether.          

It was agreed unanimously to transfer £12k from the Lloyds current account and place into a Lloyds 95 day notice account that gets 3.5% interest. Cllr Hatton agreed to action this.

02250 Planning Applications

The Ossian project is a large offshore floating wind farm situated off east coast of  Scotland which plans to bring the energy to the south of England via under sea cables up to Lincolnshire (Alford & Spalding) where there will be a substation and the rest of the infrastructure will be above ground. The consultation is just starting for this through out March and the Clerk will put an objection email in.

02251 Purchase of Community Gazebo                                                                       

The Clerk told the meeting that she had put in for an East Lindsey Investment Fund grant for the £1,350 purchase of the gazebo.  It was resolved to waiting until we know the outcome of the grant but if we aren’t successful to fund from Windfarm funds.

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02252  Signage re St Clements Churchyard

The slip hazard sign has been removed however it was thought that this maybe shouldn’t have been put up in the first place as its not the Parish Council’s responsibility.  Cllr Hatton is to investigate who has liability for the public on the cemetery – maybe the Church.

02253  Clerks Report

The Clerk is going to start training but needs to catch up with the trainer due to Jury Service.

02254  Items for next agenda

Membership of Road Safety Partnership

Situation for free trees

Position for 40mph signs

Lincolnshire Wildlife offer

Grant application for gazebo

Next Parish Council Meeting will be the AGM on Tuesday 6th May 2025

Windfarm Committee Meeting – commenced after Parish Council

1. DECLARATION OF INTEREST & REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS

    Cllr Hatton declared an interest in items 3d) and 3e)

2.  FINANCIAL REPORT

     The Treasurers Account has a balance of £23,041.29 – the Commercial Instant Access Account has   

      £3,362.92 and the Fixed Term Deposit Account £14,400 – a total of £40,804.21 as at 28/2/25.

3.  WINDFARM APPLICATIONS

1. Trail running shoes - £150 – approved unanimously

2. Laptop up to £450 – approved unanimously

3. SCA monthly coffee morning hall hire - £480 – approved on receipt of outstanding information  – public liability insurance etc

4. Chine supper evening – 28th March 2025 - £460 –  approved unanimously (Cllr Hatton declared interest)

5. Quiz night – 16th May 2025 - £100 – approved unanimously (Cllr Hatton declared interest)

Meeting finished at 9.42pm

Signed-                                                       Date-

Cllr J M Lusby (Chair)

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