2025 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

April 8 2025 - Notes

NOTES OF THE MEETING OF

LEADENHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Held on Tuesday 8th April 2025, 7.15 pm at Leadenham Village Hall.

PRESENT: Cllr M Nelstrop (Chair), Cllr M Everett, Cllr K Willgoose, Cllr D Nelstrop

Sharon Johnson (Clerk/RFO).

Also present CCllr Marianne Overton (part meeting)

1 member(s) of the public present.

Chair’s Opening Remarks Cllr M Nelstrop opened the meeting welcomed everyone

  1. Apologies for Absence Apologies were received from Cllr S Hall. It was RESOLVED that apologies with vaild reasons for absence had been accepted
  1. Declaration of Interests None
  1. Public Forum None
  1. Minutes It was unanimously RESOLVED that Notes of the Meeting of the Parish Council held on 11 March 2025 be approved as a true record and signed as Minutes.
  1. Village Hall No updates from LVH200 regarding lease and operational arrangements were received.
  1. Planning Applications and Issues
  1. Applications Received:
    • Reference 25/0079/FUL: Change of use of land adjacent to Leadenham House to facilitate weddings. Location: Leadenham House Rectory Lane Leadenham Lincoln Lincolnshire. Deadline: 26/4/2025. Noted
  2. Decisions Received:
    • Reference 25/0076/HOUS: Address: 8 Back Lane Leadenham Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0PW. Proposal: First floor side extension above existing single storey. Status: Decided. Decision: Approved. Decision Issued Date: Mon 17 Mar 2025.Noted
  1. Solar Farms Cllr M Everett provided an update
  1. Reports of Representatives 

To receive reports from the following:

  1. District Councillor (DCllr Lucille Hagues, Cllr M Overton). District news – click here.
  2. County Councillor (Cllr M Overton). Newsletters can be found here.
  1. Parish Clerk The Parish Clerk’s Report was considered.
  1. Tree works – Ongoing. Noted
  1. Bowls insurance – Considered. Action: Clerk to respond
  1. Play park funding – Action: Contact Leadenham Estates
  1. Circulated information. Noted
  1. LALC survey by 22April on Pay, Recruitment & Retention
  2. North Kesteven Parish and Town Council Forum 10th April 10 – 12 2 councillors per Parish
  3. Design Code NKDC Deadline 9th April
  4. Invite to Memorial and VE day from Tim Willbond
  1. Correspondence None
  1. Financial Matters 
  1. To approve the Statement of accounts and bank reconciliation at 02/04/2025.
  1. Statement of Accounts at 02/04/2025:

Lloyds Treasurer’s Account (****9760)                               £18.190.80

Lloyds BB Inst (savings) Account (****7762)                     £35.482.22

Equals Account (****9509)                                                   £79.92

Total                                                                                         £53,752.94

 

Royal Fund                                                                             £331.80

 

Incl Interest accrued: (March)                                              £27.20

 

Income included in balances:

Payment into Treasurers ac on 1st April £17500.00 from NKDC for precept.

                                   

Transfers: None

 

  1. To ratify payments made between 01/04/2025 – 08/04/2025:

 

 

INVOICE DATE/DATE PAID

ITEM DESC

TOTAL ITEM

REF NOTES

60

26/03/2025

AGAR TRAININNG

36

AGAR & END OF YEAR

61

27/03/2025

S JOHNSON

289.72

MARCH SALARY

62

27/03/2025

S JOHNSON

72.2

 MARCH SALARY

 

Balance of accounts at 02/04/2025:

 

TOTAL SPENT

BUDGET

BALANCE REMAINING AGAINST BUDGET

0.00

17.500.00

17.500.00

 

b) Year End information to follow pending Bank access for RFO. Noted

c) Internal auditor appointed Andrea Smith. Noted

d) AGAR 2023-24 documentation has been received from External Auditor PKF-Littlejohn. The deadline is Monday 1 July 2024. It is noted that this year no exemption applies and full AGAR and supporting reports must be submitted for scrutiny. Noted

e) Invoice received Equals cards £12.00 to consider payment via Lloyds or equals account

f) Invoice received Glendale £85.80

 

INCOME/GRANTS for note only:

 

CIL

 

CIL SUMMARY

 

 

RECEIVED

SPENT

BALANCE

15,536.68

2,554.30

12,982.38

 

 

Ringfenced for election costs £3,000

 

S137 £10.81 per elector. x310 = £3,351.10

 

It was unanimously RESOLVED that the bank reconciliation, statement of accounts and payments be approved

  1. Memorials No updates
  1. Play Area 
  1. Benches: Action: to obtain quotes for 3 benches for next meeting to replace existing
  2. Refurb: Action: to reinstate phase 2

 

20:00 Cllr M Overton attended and provided an update on the Solar Farm proposal. Elections on 1 May 2025, Registration is now open and to advise Grant information is available to view on NKDC website.

20:11 Cllr M Overton left the meeting

  1. Clerks Equipment It was unanimously RESOLVED for a budget of £60 for an office printer.
  1. Agenda Items for Next Meeting It was unanimously RESOLVED to add: Grants. Action: to report on Grants available for NKDC

Date of Next Meeting The next meeting is the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council and the APM (Annual Parish Meeting) on Tuesday, 13 May 2025.

Confidential Matters Resolution to exclude the public and press for consideration of confidential matters was passed.

Clerks expenses of £500pa was considered and unanimously RESOLVED

There being no further business the Chair ended the meeting at 20:17

Please be advised that these are notes of the meeting taken by the Clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next Parish Council meeting.