Amber Hill Minutes and Agendas 2024-25

Present:                       Cllr Chris Stephenson Cllr Elizabeth Gadd, Cllr Jane Webb, Cllr Ros Bowler, Cllr Grahame Winman, Cllr Edward Panton,

Also Present:               N Bush (Clerk), Cllr Stuart Evans (Borough), Cllr Mike Brooks (County)

Public Forum:              None

Meeting started 7.12 pm  

24/738 Chair’s remarks.

Cllr CS thanked Councillor Mike Brookes, after 28 years, for all his hard work and help throughout those years in support of the Parish Council and he well be greatly missed.

24/739 Apologies for absence and reasons given.

Cllr N Hardy gave apologies, it was resolved to accept the apologies

Cllr S Welberry notified that she would be unable to attend.

24/740 To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

• None

24/741 Draft minutes of the meeting held on 13-01-25 to be confirmed and signed as minutes.

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

24/742 Financial matters: Accounts for payment and budget figures, including report, up to 05.03.25.

The clerk has now received the LALC invoice for 25-26 which is due for payment on 1st April 2025

It was resolved to accept the accounts for payment and the payment to LALC

The final budget figures were agreed with income totalling £4,140.47 up by 9% on budget due to increase interest received and expenditure of £4,180.71 8% above the budget due to increase in insurance costs. 

The bank reconcilliation was confirmed with the bank balances as follows:

Lloyds Current Account   £1,117.16        Lloyds Deposit Account   £8,523.47

The clerk discussed the options for alternative banks to move away from Lloyds due to the monthly fees now being charged.  It was resolved and agreed that a Coop account would be the most cost effective and the clerk to start the process of opening both a current and savings account.  Once this has been done then options for a term savings account with better interest rates to put some of the ringfenced monies into, leaving just a small reserve in the instant access account.

Action: Clerk to make outstanding payments and begin the process of setting up the new bank account.

24/743 Planning:

B/25/0087 – Ossian Offshore Windfarm

Not enough information to comment at this stage as only just doing the land surveys, so don’t know whether it will affect Amber Hill

TPO/25/0001 – Mon Pazier, Sutterton Drove

No comments or concerns

Planning Decisions

B/24/0484 – Proposed manege and fencing at Land off, Sutterton Drove

Favourable with conditions

B/24/0228 - Construction of 1 no. new dwelling including change of use of agricultural land to residential. Change of use of exisiting agricultural building to  be used for residential storage at Land to the North of Harrisons Drove

Favourable with conditions.

Ecotricity – Heckington Solar Farm

Central government approved

Action: Clerk to feedback to planning department

24/744 Correspondence

Action: None.

24/745 Clerks report including police report.

Action: None.

24/746  Neighbourhood Policing survey

On viewing the survey this was found to be a survey for individuals so it was agreed Councillors would complete the survey

Action: None

24/747  Matters arising

The Clerk and councillors fed back from the meeting with Richard Tice and the responses that were discussed. He was fully aware of the issues locally and is already looking at and taking forward many of the issues.

• Recent flooding and reinstatement of the pumping station
• Condition of the roads
• Fly tipping
• Loss of Borough Council
• Possible cuts to Lincolnshire Police and effect on rural counties
• Increase in solar farms and loss of farming land

Cllr Mike Brookes confirmed that there would only be 2 areas created, as part of the devolution, rather than the 3 that Richard Tice had been lobbying for, as it has already been costed that three would not be viable from a cost point of view.There are 2 options that are being put forward to central government.

Cllr Mike Brookes confirmed Ullyatts Drove carriage way services have been agreed and a provision in the programme for 26-27 has been accepted.In addition a traffic regulation order is in place for surfacing dressing for Maryland bank and Sutterton Drove to be carried out between April and October.

Cllr EG gave a picture of a curb that has lifted to be reported on fix my street, and highlighted a footpath that had been removed and never reinstated.Clerk to report these to highways.

Action: Clerk to report the footpath and curb

24/748 Items for inclusion at next meeting

None

Action: None

Meeting Closed 8.15 pm

Date of next meeting:  12 May 2025 7.00 pm

Signed:                                                                                       (In the chair)