2025 Meetings

NORTH SCARLE PARISH COUNCIL

DRAFT Minutes of a meeting held on 16 July 2025 at 7.30pm in North Scarle Village Hall

PRESENT

Cllr K Coram                                                    Cllr A Walsh

Cllr S Walsh                                                      Cllr K Ward

Mrs H Broderick (Clerk)

1 parishioner attended.

As the Chairman was absent, Cllr Coram agreed to chair the meeting.

Open session

Parishioner thanked the Clerk and Cllr Coram for meeting her to provide her with financial information. She had found the meeting interesting. She didn’t think the Chairman should have contacted her to ask why she wanted to look at the accounts. Parishioner’s opinion is that the Heritage Room offers good value for money. Brief explanation was given that regardless of that, if the HR closed could the Post Office continue, and if not, why not? We can only finance that building within our legal parameters.

854        APOLOGIES

Cllr Jennings had sent his apologies.

855        TO RECEIVE ANY DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

None.

856        MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 18 JUNE 2025

Cllr Coram proposed that the draft minutes should be adopted as a true record, this was resolved and they were signed by Cllr Coram.

857        CO-OPTION OF A NEW PARISH COUNCILLOR

John Houghton, being the only applicant, was co-opted to the Council and invited to join the meeting after signing his Acceptance of Office form. His ROI form will be completed in due course.

Cllr John Houghton joined the meeting.

858        PLANNING

25/0662/RESM – 11 South Scarle Lane. Amended plans re energy statement, boundary and landscaping details and construction management plan. After discussion, Cllr Coram proposed that there be no objection to this application but previous objections to related application need to be addressed, and this was resolved.

25/0744/FUL – Unit 4 Bridge Farm, Besthorpe Road. Erection of detached commercial unit for PEC Forklifts. The Parish Council does not want to stand in the way of business, but after discussion Cllr S Walsh proposed that the PC object as the application does not indicate where any flood water would be redirected to and whether there would be a knock on effect to Mill Dam Dyke.  This was resolved.

Decision Notices – for information only

25/0173/FUL – Cranswick Pet Products, Lodge Farm, Wigsley Road. Approved by NKDC.

25/0511/FUL – Enfield, 1 Spalford Road. Approved by NKDC.

859        MILL DAM DYKE AND WATER COURSE

The dyke is a mess, vegetation growing out of the silt. Following discussion of the MP’s recent statement in the House of Commons, Cllr Susan Walsh proposed that we write to the MP asking her to press the EA to de-silt the dyke and this was resolved.

860        SEWERAGE WORKING PARTY

Cllr Susan Walsh provided the following update:

A meeting was held last night 15th July 2025 at the Village Hall at 6:30 pm between the Working Party, Glenn Evans (Group Head of Sustainability Noble Foods), Lincolnshire County Councillor Alan Woodruff and District Councillors -Cllr Goldson and Cllr Johnson. Four Severn Trent representatives were invited but declined. An Anglian Water representative was invited but, as we were later informed that, he is leaving the company, he therefore did not attend.

However, much was discussed and a further report with more detail will be given at a later date. Mainly discussed was the discharge consent between Noble Foods and Severn Trent, the discharge consent between Severn Trent and Anglian Water, the capabilities and capacity of the pumping station, whether the NS sewerage system is Foul or combination and further ideas to progress.

Noble Foods have accepted some proposed ideas suggested by the working Party such as allowing tankers on their premises when the sewerage system is full and installing a flow meter on site to confirm flow discharge.

Councillors discussed the Tarmac proposals and Glenn Evans was interested to find out more, as it has been stated that the PS cannot discharge into Mill Dam dyke when it is flooded. Severn Trent see this as disadvantage for the village.

Further correspondence will take place between ourselves, Severn Trent, Anglian Water and the EA to establish the failures of the sewerage system and what can be done.

Cllr Coram asked if it was a successful meeting. Response was that it would have been more successful if ST and AW representatives had attended.

861        FINANCES

A schedule of payments made between 1 May 2025 and 30 June 2025 was circulated to the Parish Councillors ahead of the meeting. There were no queries and the Chairman proposed that these be agreed and this was resolved. Invoices paid were signed and countersigned. Individual payments made in the period which exceeded £100:

862        STANDING ORDERS

The Clerk had provided Councillors with a revised version of Standing Orders. After a brief discussion, Cllr Coram proposed to accept this draft and this was resolved.

863        WORKING PARTY TERMS OF REFERENCE

The Clerk had provided Councillors with revised Terms. After a brief discussion, Cllr Coram proposed to accept this draft and this was resolved.

864        TREEWORK IN THE CHURCH YARD

The Clerk and Chairman had approved urgent treework to be carried out in the church yard to avoid damage to a neighbouring property. The cost was £450 + VAT (£540 total). Agreement was proposed by Cllr Coram and this was resolved.

865        VILLAGE HALL

A working party is needed to consider the Parish Council’s future involvement with the Village Hall. As Cllr Jennings had indicated a wish to be involved and as he was absent from the meeting, it was proposed by Cllr Coram that this item be deferred to the next meeting and this was resolved.

866        LICENSING ACT 2003

It was proposed by Cllr Coram that there were no comments to submit to NKDC and this was resolved.

867        LCC REPORT

Cllr Woodruff reported that he has been made chairman of community safety scrutiny.

Involves, fire and rescue, emergency planning, registration of births, deaths and marriages, domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour. Also on the overview of scrutiny management board, planning regulation committee, growth scrutiny and rights of way committee. Stood in as the vice chair of planning regulations and spoke out against One Earth Solar Farm and voted to object to it. In August on Eagle Road there will be an Anglian Water repair. Also some work at South Scarle level crossing is scheduled. Resurfacing on Collingham Road. Potential traffic increase due to Lost Village Festival.

868        NKDC REPORT

Cllrs Goldson and Johnston had sent their apologies.

869        COUNCILLORS COMMENTS

Cllr S Walsh would like the PC to write to the Chief Executive of NKDC and request a moratorium on planning in the village – to be included on the next agenda.

870        DATE OF NEXT MEETING.

The Chairman proposed that the provisional date of the next meeting would be 10 September 2025 and this was resolved.

871        CLOSED SESSION

Cllr Coram proposed that the meeting should move into closed session and this was resolved.

872        HERITAGE ROOM TENANCY AGREEMENT

A response had not been received from NKDC regarding negotiations of the tenancy agreement. Therefore Cllr Coram proposed that this item be deferred and this was resolved. There was some general discussion on the subject but no business was agreed.

The Chairman closed the meeting at 8.32pm.