September 2025
Washingborough Parish Council
Wednesday 17th September 2025 at 6.00pm,
at 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 LCC and NKDC 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 of the Parish Council held on Wednesday 16th July 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 (for information only).
a. To note that following an initial meeting with LCC resilience representatives, an open session, for our residents is to be held in the Community Centre shortly.
b. To note the External Auditors comments on the 2024/25 audit.
c. A reminder that the Macmillan Coffee morning is being held on Friday 26th Sept from 10am – 12noon.
d. To advise that the yearly inspection of the fire alarms in the Community Centre and Pavillion have been undertaken with a small fault found and resolved to the Pavilion alarm.
e. To advise that the yearly service of the FCU heaters in the Community Centre has taken place and faults have been found.
f. To advise that the PAT testing has taken place, with no problems found, apart from a case missing from a drill.
g. To advise that the annual Emergency Lighting has taken place, with a number of lights needing replacement.
h. To note the resignation of Cllr C Cobham
i. Road Closure – B1190, between Church Hill Roundabout and The Orchard, 20/10 to 14/11.
5. To discuss and resolve the following items:
a. Item 27b deferred from July 2025 meeting, for more clarification - the invitation from County Councillor Cawrey to Councillor Sean Matthews, the leader of Lincolnshire County Council to attend a future Parish Council meeting
b. The decision regarding the bridge, over the delph, following the end of the consultation period for residents of the village.
c. Representative/s to attend the NKDC Parish and Town Council Forum on 6th November at 10am
d. The request from Mr G Kerringan (Branston Academy) to supply litter picking equipment to year 9 students who are undertaking a DofE Bronze Volunteering activity and to be the volunteers assessor.
e. The following policies that have been reviewed, with no updates or amendments needed:
a. Whistleblowing
b. Safeguarding
c. Equal Opportunities
d. Data Breach
e. Dignity at Work
f. Members Code of Conduct
g. Formal Complaints
h. Filming and recording of meetings
i. Councillor Vacancy
j. Communications
k. Abusive, persistent and vexatious complaints
f. The. Request from Cllr Redgrift for the village signs to be painted
g. The paperwork from Anglian regarding essential work that will require access onto the Council’s property
h. The details for Council to apply for a Corporate Multi Card.
i. The preferred room, of either the small hall in the community centre or the spare room in the pavilion. for the Councils meetings to be held in
j. An update from the Flooding Working Part, including the meeting with Anglian water, regarding raw sewage on the playing field following the 2024/5 flooding and the meeting with AW, EA, IDB
6. Planning Matters.
a. To resolve any comments on the following applications received. None.
b. To ratify comments on the following applications returned under Clerks delegated powers:
i. 25/0975/TCA: 24 High Street – T1 Cherry – fell. T2 Smoke tree – reduce long ends by up to approx. 1m. Council did not wish to make any comments on this application.
ii. 25/0859/ADV: Land at Lincoln Road and Ferry Lane – erection of 1no.Sainburys Main Illuminated Building Sign; 2no. Welcome Wall Signs; 1no. Illuminated Store Totem; 2no. Pedestrian Totem Signs; 2no. Non-Illuminated Car Park Totem Signs; 11no. Bollard Pose Mounted Signs;5no.Lamp Post Mounted signs; 4no. Post Mounted Signs; 4no. Trolley Bay signs. – Council returned the following comments: these signs should be unobtrusive and not invasive to the residents opposite. Any lit signage should be switch off, no later than 10pm and switched in the morning no earlies that 8am.
c. To note the decisions from NKDC, on the following applications received:
i. 25/0403/VARCON: Penfold Barn, 19 School Lane - Approved.
ii. 25/0189HOUS: 1 The Orchard – Approved.
iii. 25/0703/HOUS: 11 The Fields - Approved
iv. 25/0711/FUL: Unit 2 Five Mile Business Park, Blackthorn Way - Approved
7. Financial Matters.
a. To ratify the payment schedule of August 2024-5.
b. To resolve the payment schedule for September 2025 and note the salaries payments (to follow).
c. To receive the accounts and budgets for August 2024.
d. To note the Unity Trust Bank statements for July and August 2025.
e. To ratify the local government service pay agreement 2025 and the implementation for all members of staff
f. To resolve the cost of £240, from Selmec, to investigate the issues with the FCU heaters in the Community Centre.
g. To resolve the purchase of a Poppy Wreath for Remembrance Day services
h. To discuss the quote to replace the failed emergency lighting in the Pavilion and Community Centre with LED’s, and to install an emergency light in the Office
i. To retrospectively authorise the purchase of a new Line Marker machine for the playing fields, at a cost of £700
8. To resolve moving into Closed Session (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960).
9. Staffing matters
a. To advice that the Clerk’s appraisal has taken place.
b. To resolve that the post of Groundsman and of Environmental Officer are moved on to the
NALC (local government) scale payment points (scp) 6 – 17 as from April 2026 and that the
current postholders are moved to scp 13 from 1st April 2026.
10. Councillor Resignation
To advise of the Chairmen’s and Clerks actions.
Signature: K J Broddle
Karen Broddle (Clerk) Date: 11th September 2025