February 2025
Washingborough Parish Council
Wednesday 19th February 2025 at 6.00pm
Washingborough Community Centre, small hall.
The meeting will start with the Public Forum and NKDC & LCC Councillors reports.
AGENDA
a. Public Forum.
b. Reports from NKDC and LCC Councillors.
1. In accordance with the Localism Act 2011, to receive:
a. Apologies and reason for absence.
b. Declarations of interest.
c. Applications for dispensation.
2. Draft notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 15th January 2025 to be approved as the minutes.
3. To discuss matters raised at Public Forum. (Any items raised that need resolution will become an agenda item for the next Full Council meeting).
4. Clerks Report:
a. To advise that the proposed name for the new road off Canterbury Drive is Warwick Drive.
b. To advise of the 5% increase for waste collection from NKDC.
c. To advise that the annual fire extinguisher inspection has been carried out and associated work carried out to ensure compliancy with regulations.
d. To advise that the resident requesting the extension of the lease on the Village Green, wishes to put this on hold. (Minute no 51c from 20th November 2024)
5. To discuss and resolve the following items:
a. The proposed meeting dates for both Full Parish Council and Finance & General Purposes Committee from April 2025 to April 2026.
b. The purchase of a commemorative item for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
c. The email from Penfold Players regarding the removal and replacement of the containers, on the car park at the Community Centre.
d. Update on flooding matters.
6. Planning Matters:
a. To resolve any comments on the following applications received:
i. 25/0123/DISCON: Land off Canterbury Drive – Application to discharge conditions 2 (materials), 4 (construction method statement), 5 (site & finished floor levels), 8 (estate road & footways), 9 (surface water drainage scheme) ,11 (LAP details), 13 (landscape scheme), 15 (landscape & ecology management plan), 18 (bird, bat accommodation and hedgehog access) and 20 (solar panels) attached to planning permission 20/0436/FUL – Erection of 60 dwellings to include the demolition and replacement of 15 Canterbury Drive.
b. To ratify comments on the following applications returned under Clerks delegated powers:
i. 25/00983/TPO: 26 Lincoln Road – T1 Beech – Crown thinning, leaving 60%. Reduce crown overall by 3m, current spread approx.15m.
c. To note the decisions from NKDC on the following applications:
i. 24/1312/HOUS: 35 Fen Road – approved.
7. Financial Matters:
a. To resolve the payment schedule for February 2025 and to note the salaries payments. (to follow)
b. To receive the accounts and budgets for January 2025. (to follow)
c. To receive the Unity Trust Bank statement for January 2025.
d. To discuss the recommendation and quote to replace the current two water heaters (one of which is no longer working), with a single unvented hot water cylinder in the sports pavilion.
e. To consider the quotations for annual electrical maintenance.
8. To resolve moving into closed session. (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)
Signed: KJ Broddle Date: 13th February 2025
K Broddle (Clerk to the Council)