Agenda - 23 January 2025

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
 
Notice is hereby given that the next meeting of Covenham Parish Council will be held on Thursday, 23 January 2025, 7pm at the Parish Rooms, Main Road, Covenham St Bartholomew LN11 0PF.  
 
signed: Nadine Must
Parish Clerk
16 January 2025
 
Councillors are hereby summoned to attend
 
PUBLIC FORUM
Members of the public are welcome to join the meeting for questions or comments prior to the start of the main agenda. This session will also include reports from Outside Bodies.
a) Public Feedback
b) ELDC Ward Member 
c) LCC Ward Member 
 
AGENDA
 
01/25-1 Record of Members Present and Apologies
 
01/25-2 To receive any Declarations of Interest on any item on the agenda - in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to disclosable pecuniary interests
 
01/25-3 Minutes from 28 November 2024 – to approve as a correct record the notes of the meeting and authorise the Chair to sign the official minutes.
 
01/25-4 To consider the application received for Co-option and vote accordingly
 
01/25-5 Council Matters
a) Chair’s Remarks – to receive any update
b) Clerk’s Report – actions from previous meetings
c) Communications Received – to note and for consideration below:
i. LCC Budget and Council Tax Proposal Survey
ii. LCC Highways Survey
d) Purchase of outbuilding - update
 
01/25-6 Finance and Budgets
a) Payments - to receive and resolve to accept payments for January 2025 and to note receipts and payments received in between meetings
i. To pay - Parish Clerk Salary and Expenses - £1,116.68
ii. Receipts

b) Latest Receipts and Payments Monitoring and bank statements – for information and monitoring purposes

c) Budget FY 2025/26 – to consider draft budget proposal and agree precept for FY2025/26
 
01/25-7 Parish Rooms/Covenham Village Volunteers
a) Restrictive Covenants – update
b) CVV – report/updates
 
01/25-8 Community Amenities and Groups
a) Covenham Reservoir Steps – update on DMMO application
b) St Barts Church –  update
c) St Mary’s Church – update
d) Monthly lunches - update
 
01/25-9 ELDC/LCC Services
a) Application for new bin collection at Grange Lane – update
b) Fixmystreet reports – update
c) Highways Issue
 
01/25-10 Planning Matters
a) Update on applications
i. N/038/01622/24/DC | Discharge of conditions imposed on N/038/00280/20. | Plot 1 - Land Opposite Vega, Main Road, Covenham St Mary – Decided – discharged accepted
ii. N/038/01623/24/DC | Discharge of imposed on N/038/00281/20 | Plot 2 - Land Opposite Vega, Main Road, Covenham St Mary – Decided – discharged accepted
iii. N/038/01588/24 | Determination of whether or not prior approval is required as to a) transport and highways impacts, b) noise impacts, c) contamination risks on the site, d) flooding risks, e) whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to 2no. dwellings which is a use falling within use Class C3 (dwelling houses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order, f) the design or external appearance of the building and g) the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwelling house. | Land West Of Bluebell Grange, Newbridge Lane, Covenham St Mary – Decided. Approval given
b) Applications for consideration - none
 
01/25-11 To set the date for the 2025 Annual Parish Meeting and consider the schedule of parish council meetings for Financial Year 2025/26
 
01/25-12 Date of Next Meeting – Thursday, 27 March 2025, 7pm Parish Rooms