Minutes of the meeting of Amber Hill Parish Council held on 16th May 2022

Present:                           Cllr Chris Stephenson, Cllr Elizabeth Gadd, Cllr Rachel Hunn, Cllr Ros Bowler, Cllr Nigel Hardy, Cllr Lucy Evans

Also Present:                  N Bush (Clerk), Cllr Mike Brookes (County Councillor)

Public Forum:                None   

Meeting started 7.18 pm

22/200 Chairman’s remarks.

Cllr CS welcomed everyone

22/201 Apologies for absence and reasons given.

Cllr Jane Webb gave apologies. It was resolved to accept the apologies

22/202 To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

None

22/203 Draft minutes of the meeting held on 21-03-22 to be confirmed and signed as minutes.

It was resolved to accept the above notes as minutes.They were confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

21/204 Financial matters: Accounts for payment and budget figures, including report, up to 06.05.22.

It was resolved to make the payments and to offset the out of date cheque against tonight’s meeting

Action: Clerk to make outstanding payments

22/205 Planning:

B/22/0152 – Application for prior approval under schedule 2, Part 3 Class Q for the conversion of an agricultural building into a single dwelling house including necessary alterations at Barn on Harrisons Drove

This application is requesting prior approval under part 3, Class Q for the conversion of an agricultural building, however this building has never been used as an agricultural building.

Over 20 years ago the land changed from agricultural to Equine purposes and this structure was erected as a Hay shed to provide shelter for a pony and therefore does not meet the Class Q classification.

Planning Decisions

B/21/0318 – Fountain Plants – there are still objections from EA that have not yet been fully addressed

B/22/0058 –Thorpes Barn – Favourable with conditions

Ecotricity – Heckington Solar Farm – no further updates

Action: Clerk to pass comments onto the planning dept

22/206 Correspondence

Action: None.

22/207 Clerks report including Police report.

Cllr MB reported that Claydyke bank resurfacing has again gone back as Viking Link are not yet ready for it.

Cllr MB mentioned the Jubilee Event in Swineshead and agreed to get details sent to the Clerk so that she could advertise it

Newsletter – Cllr LE confirmed she is now able to start on the newsletter for this year and will put together the draft and circulate to the Councillors

Action: Cllr LE to compile and circulate the draft newsletter

22/208 Litter picking & fly tipping

Cllr CS confirmed that he is in receipt of the four signs arranged by one of our residents, free of charge from a local company The Boston Sign Company.  It was resolved that the Clerk would send a letter of thanks to the owner of the business

Discussion took place as to where the signs would be placed and agreed that one would be kept as a spare and the other 3 put on Claydyke, Dovecote Lane and the south end of Sutterton Drove.  Cllr NH offered help in erecting the signs.

Cllr RB confirmed that there had not been any pre-set dates for litter picking, however there are residents that are still going out individually

Action: Clerk to send letter of thanks to The Boston Sign Company.

22/209 Remembrance 2022

Cllr RH confirmed that she had spoken to the WI and that the members are now working on creating poppies for the village.  She handed a copy of the pattern to the Clerk, to publish on the website and facebook (after checking copyright)

Action: Clerk to circulate poppy making patterns

22/210 Items for inclusion at next meeting

Meeting Closed 8.46 pm

Date of next meeting:  18 July 2022 7.00 pm

Signed:                                                                                                        (In the chair)