January 9 2024 - Agenda
LEADENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Membership
Chair: Cllr Melanie Nelstrop, Vice-Chair: Cllr Nick Johnson.
Councillors: Cllr Paul Dowen, Cllr Martyn Everett, Cllr Spencer Hall, Cllr Peter Linacre, Cllr Karin Willgoose.
Dear Councillor, You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of LEADENHAM PARISH COUNCIL on Tuesday 09 January 2024, AT 7:15PM, at Leadenham Village Hall
Ruth Keillar, Clerk to the Council. 04/01/2024.
AGENDA
Chair’s Opening Remarks.
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
To receive any apologies for absence.
2. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Members of the Parish Council are required to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting.
3. PUBLIC FORUM
To resolve to suspend the meeting to allow no more than 15 minutes of public forum.
4. MINUTES
To approve the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 19 December 2023.
5. PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES
a) Applications received:
b) Decisions received:
6. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES
To receive reports from the following:
a) District Councillor (DCllr Lucille Hagues, Cllr M Overton). DCllr Hagues reports can be found here
b) County Councillor (Cllr M Overton). Newsletters can be found here.
7. HIGHWAYS ISSUES
a) To receive any updates regarding buses and HGVs and to consider any action required.
To note that the request for additional signage ref HGVs has been submitted via fixmystreet and noted for action. A17 junction into Leadenham - Viewing a problem :: FixMyStreet.
b) To receive any updates regarding the footpath adjacent to the railway bridge and to consider any action required.
8. TREES ON PC LAND
a) To note receipt of any quotes/estimates for works and to consider any action required.
b) To note that further investigation into other PC land which may contain trees to be conducted in due course. To note that Cllr M Everett has detailed previous references to tree locations (2015).
9. PARISH CLERK
To consider the Parish Clerk’s Report (to follow).
10. CORRESPONDENCE
To consider correspondence (to follow).
11. SPEED ISSUES
a) To consider the purchase of card cut out Police figures information was circulated to all 19/11/23. (forwarded to Cllr P Linacre 04/01/24).
b) To note that the agreement to re-investigate the purchase of a Speed /indicator Device (19/12/23 minute 17) has not been commenced. Previous information circulated in August 2023 was between £2250 and £4134 – these quotes excluded pole cost / installation cost / electricity cost if applicable and data device costs.
12. FINANCIAL MATTERS
a) To consider the Financial Report (to follow).
b) To consider the budget and Precept request for 2024-25, as estimated at last meeting.
13. VILLAGE HALL/LAW/BOWLS CLUB
a) An informal meeting took place between LVH Chair and the Clerk on 21/12/23. A meeting with the Independent Consultant, I>Goldsworthy, is tbc and will take place at the VH.
14. MEMORIALS
a) To receive any information regarding the old Memorials currently in the care of a member of the community and any action required.
b) War Memorial, to receive any updates regarding the War Memorial, NKDC funding and to agree any action.
15. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. To consider any items for inclusion in the next agenda.
16. DATE OF NEXT MEETING.
To note that the next meeting of the Parish Council is Tuesday 13 February 2024.