MINUTES OF GEDNEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT GEDNEY VICTORY HALL ON
APRIL 11th 2023
Presiding
over the meeting, Cllr Rollings
In
Attendance:
Cllr
Hammersley, Cllr Reynolds, Cllr Shaw, Cllr Marchant, Cllr Hubbert, 1 member of
public and Mrs Ripley, Parish Clerk.
(GDE
= Gedney Drove End WMP = Walker Memorial Park QMNR = Queen Mother Nature
Reserve)
(GDVG
= Gedney Dyke Village Green)
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18.23 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
with reasons None 19.23 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- to receive Declarations of Interest
in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for
dispensation. 20.23
SIGNING
OF THE MINUTES Clerk’s
Notes from the meeting on 14th March 2023 were taken as read and
signed as minutes by
the Chairman. 21.23
TO RESOLVE ON CO_OPTION TO COUNCIL None 22.23 TO CONSIDER PLANNING MATTERS
AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY H06-0272-23
Mr Palmer, Rose Villa, Gipsey Lane, Gedney Change of use from agricultural
building to 2 holiday lets and single storey side extension - approved under
H06-0617-20. Modification of Condition 2 to allow amendments to previously
approved plans. Council
supports this application. H06-0286-23
Fletcher Salads, Broadgate Nursery, Broadgate, Gedney Conversion of agricultural
building into residential dwelling including the removal of cold store
building and static caravans Council
supports this application. Approval
by South Holland District Council: H06-0115-23
Mr & Mrs Wignall, 1 Pit Lane, GDE Renovation, extension &
alterations H06-1108-22
JEPCO, Land North and south of Main Rd and East of Dawsmere Rd GDE Proposed temporary met mast up to
140m high to gather a range of meteorological date during c. 18-month period
as part of overall feasibility assessment for the electrolysis, wind and PV at Jepco including the repowering of Red House
Wind Farm Refusals by South Holland District Council: H06-1116-22 Mr O Read, Adj Seabreeze, Marsh Rd,
GDE Details
of contamination of land or pollution of controlled waters (condition 4 of
H06-0868-21) Withdrawn: None Appeals: Non-Determination: 23.23 CLERKS REPORT No
report this month 24.23 REPORT TO COUNCIL FROM OUTSIDE BODIES None 25.23 TO CONSIDER FINANCIAL MATTERS AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY a. Sec137 payments: £46.99 – Mug boxes b.
Accounts for payment
Cllr
Reynolds proposed payments be made as put before them, Cllr Shaw seconded
with all in Favour, Item
RESOLVED. Cllrs
Hammersley and Rollings checked and signed payments. c. Money in £40,000 – SHDC
Precept, £23.50 Tydd St Mary PC – boxes Allotment rent £337.50. 26.23 TO SIGN OFF YEAR END
ACCOUNTS Year end accounts and net
position were circulated prior to meeting. Council RESOLVED to sign of Year
End accounts. 27.23 TO CONSIDER CORRESPONDENCE AND
RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY E Mail
The Clerk has been in contact with
Royal mail and is monitoring the situation. 28.23 TO UPDATE ON PLANS FOR KINGS
CORONATION Cllr Reynolds and Hammersley will
be attending an assembly at Gedney School on 3rd May to distribute the Coronation mugs to the
children. The Clerk has again contacted Gedney Drove End School for a time
and date but as yet no reply has been received. 29.23 TO CONSIDER PARISH COUNCIL
RESPONSIBILITES AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY a. Cemetery: All in good order if
a bit wet. b.
Walker Memorial Park: All in good order c.
Queen Mother Nature Reserve: The
replacement posts and strand of wire has now been completed. d. Gedney Dyke Village Green Play Area:
All in good order. e. Allotments: April rent invoices
have been sent out. f. Any Other area: Nothing to report. 30.23 CONSULTATIONS Council discussed the NALC consultation
on the infrastructure Levy. Council RESOLVED for Cllr
Hammersley to put together a draft reply for Council to consider at the May
meeting. 32.23 TO RESOLVE ON REVIEWING
POLICY AND PROCEEDURES
Council reviewed and amended as
needed the above policies. 33.23 TO CONSIDER GRANT APLICATION
FOR RURAL PROSPERITY FUNDING AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY Council RESOLVED not to apply for
this grant. 34.23 TO CONSIDER GRANT
APPLICATION TO WINDFARM AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY
Following a discussion council
voted 5 votes to one in favour (Cllr Hammersley voted against). Three quotations were considered,
Four Counties Fencing was the chosen quotation. Item RESOLVED. 35.23 HIGHWAYS & FOOTWAYS a. Update on outstanding matters: Cllr Hammersley updated Council. The article in the local press
regarding the long awaited 20mph signs at GDE school was discussed. Council RESOLVED for the Clerk to
Contact County Cllr Coupland to request the name of the Officer he has been
dealing with at LCC on this matter and to again request information on how to
request a bridleway. Missing streetlights in Pit Lane
and Junction of Main Rd and Marsh Road reported again. b. To report any new matters. Several new potholes were
reported. 36.23 DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
9th May 2023 at Gedney Drove End Village Hall at 7pm. 37.23 To Resolve for the council
to move into closed session for discussion of the following agenda items. Due to the confidential nature of
the business to be transacted. Council RESOLVED not to move to
closed session. There
being no more business to transact the meeting closed at 8.25pm Signed
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