MINUTES OF GEDNEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT VICTORY HALL ON OCTOBER
9th 2023
Presiding over the meeting, Cllr Rollings
In Attendance:
Cllr Reynolds, Cllr Shaw, Cllr Marchant, Cllr Hubbert,
Cllr Piccaver, Cllr Waldron, Cllr Bissett
and Mrs J Ripley, Parish Clerk.
(GDE
= Gedney Drove End WMP = Walker Memorial Park QMNR = Queen Mother Nature
Reserve)
(GDVG
= Gedney Dyke Village Green)
|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. |
106.23
DECLARATIONS
OF ACCEPTANCE TO BE SIGNED Cllrs Piccaver, Waldron & Bissett signed their
declarations of acceptance to office. 107.23 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
with reasons Cllr
Wignall sent his apologies and Council RESOLVED to accept them. 108.23 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- to receive Declarations of Interest
in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for
dispensation. Cllrs
Hubbert and Piccaver declared an interest in item 4, H06-0848-23, this land
is neighbouring the farm both Councillors
have an interest in. They will not take part in that item. 109.23 SIGNING OF THE MINUTES Clerks
Notes from the meeting on 12th September were taken as read and
signed as minutes by the Chairman. 110.23 TO CONSIDER PLANNING
MATTERS AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY H06-0816-23 Mr 7 Mrs Cloona, Pegasus, Dawsmere Rd, GDE (S73A
CONTINUATION) Change of use
of land from paddock to enclosed dog walking field - approved under
H06-0658-22. Removal of Condition 1 relating to the use of land having a
limited period of one year and modification of Conditions 3 & 4 relating
to the number of dogs and cars that can be on site and hours of operation. Council have had concerns raised by residents over noise,
parking issues and having the dogs in the exercise area jumping up at the back fence when they or others
walk along the public footpath. Therefore, Council considers the number of dogs, cars and hours
of use at present to be at a maximum for the size of the area and its
position in the village and should not be increased. H06-0848-23 Mr Read, Land Adj. Sea Breeze Marsh Road GDE Proposed
dwelling Council object to this application due to the ground level where
the build is proposed already being higher. than surrounding properties which will make the new property
overbearing to its neighbours and those opposite. H06-0868-23
Mr Fletcher, Broadgate Nursery, Broadgate, Gedney Change of use of agricultural
building into 2 dwellings with associated works Council
supports this application. Approval by South
Holland District Council: H06-0404-23 Mr
Cunningham, Land at Ryefield Lane, Holbeach Fen New Field access (retrospective) H06-0695-23 Mrs
Cowling, Charters House, Long Sutton Siting of building as ancillary
accommodation & garden shed (Retrospective) Withdrawn: None Appeals: Non-Determination: 111.23 CLERKS REPORT The Clerk advised: All correspondence from the September meeting has
been dealt with. Council have not to date received any minutes from Gedney
Drove End Village Hall. All allotment rents for October have been sent out
together with new 2-year tenancy agreements. 112.23 REPORT TO COUNCIL FROM OUTSIDE BODIES None 113.23 TO CONSIDER FINANCIAL MATTERS AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY a.
Items for payment under section 137: None b. Accounts for payment
Cllr Hubbert proposed payments be
made as put before them, Cllr Marchant seconded, Item RESOLVED. Cllrs Reynolds & Rollings
checked and signed payments. c.
Money in £1000.00 Cemetery 114.23 TO CONSIDER CORRESPONDENCE AND
RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY a.
LALC
Newsletters (circulated) b.
LIVES
Donation request c.
James
Chadwick Quotations d.
Malc
Firth Letter (circulated) e.
County
Cllr Coupland LCC Assessment on GDE School parking f.
Allotment
tenant Notice to quit (Closed session) g.
ICO
Data Protection renewal reminder h.
Greenbarns
Quotation for sign (item 10b) 115.23 CONSIDER PARISH COUNCIL
RESPONSIBILITES AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY a. Cemetery All Good b. Walker Memorial Park All good at the park. Cllr Shaw
has removed the barbed wire. To discuss Car Park signage: Council chose the 2m sign and
RESOLVED the Clerk order with fixings. Cllr Shaw to take delivery and ROSPA report and findings: Council RESOLVED to accept the
quotation from James Chadwick for the work on the slide and teenage shelter. c.
Queen Mother Nature Reserve: Clerk
reported the tenants will be vacating land by end of December 2023. d. Gedney Dyke Village Green Play
Area All good. Council RESOLVED to accept the
quotation from James Chadwich for work on Notice Board and Seat e. Allotments: Invoices for October rents and new
agreements were sent out at the end of September. The receipt of notice from a
tenant was discussed in closed session. Council RESOLVED to inspect the
land and advertise the vacancy. f. Any Other area: None 116.23
UPDATE ON SPEED WATCH AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY Clerk
updated Council on speedwatch in Gedney Dyke. They
are awaiting CSW to agree site locations. All
Equipment has been received and passed to the coordinator. 117.23
UPDATE ON QUEEN MOTHER NATURE RESERVE &
RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY Council
discussed the proposed project at length. Council
RESOLVED for the meadow to become a flower meadow with a walkway through the
middle, also to plant hedging along the front of the meadow. Council
is still awaiting quotations for hedging, seed and contractor work needed. 118.23
TO RESOLVE ON REPLIES TO CONSULTATIONS None. 119.23 GEDNEY DYKE
Cllr
Reynolds is awaiting further update. 120.23 TO CONCIDER OPTIONS FOR
PLAY AREA/EQUIPMENT IN GEDNEY AND Cllr Reynolds is awaiting an update. It is hoped to have confirmation
for the next meeting. 121.23 TO DISCUSS ITEMS FOR NEXT
YEARS BUDGET Items for costing: Queen Mother Project = 10 % and
Grant funding Gedney Play Project £1,000 in fund. Zip Wire = 10% and Grant funding South Holland Voluntary Car Scheme
was discussed, Council is concerned that without the requested journey
information that the Parish may not be getting value for money. 122.23 HIGHWAYS & FOOTWAYS a. Update on outstanding matters Parked vehicle outside GDE School: This reply has been received from Highways. Cars were parked on the side of
the carriageway alongside the school gates, there was no obstruction to the
other side and cars were only parked for a short period of time. There isnt
a footway present on the other side of the carriageway, so children do not
cross the road to get to the school. To install restrictions here would cause
displacement further down the road and may cause further parking issues at
junctions and accesses. In light of the above, I dont
believe the area will benefit from any form of restriction and as we must
target our limited resources where they can be of the most benefit, the
request will not progress any further. Street Light junction Main Rd and
Dawsmere Rd GDE Highways has a new light on order. b. To report any new matters. None 123.23 DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
14th November 7pm at Gedney Victory Hall 124.23 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. This was proposed, seconded, and RESOLVED. 125.00 TO DISCUSS GROUND MAINTENANCE
AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY Council discussed the letter
received from Malc Firth. WMP is still being cut on
different days and now contractor is cutting weekly throughout parish in an attempt to make up
cut quota which is unacceptable. Clerk to contact. Council RESOLVED to terminate
contract in November. There
being no more business to transact the meeting closed at 9.05pm Chairman |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|