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, Cllr Nigel Hardy

Also Present:               N Bush (Clerk), Cllr Suzanne Welberry (Borough Cllr) Cllr Stuart Evans (Borough)

Public Forum:              None

Meeting started 7.05 pm  

24/727 Chair’s remarks.

Cllr CS welcomed everyone.

24/728 Apologies for absence and reasons given.

None

24/729 To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

24/730 Draft minutes of the meeting held on 18-11-24 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

24/731 Financial matters: Accounts for payment and budget figures, including report, up to 05.01.25.

The clerk informed the councillors that she had not yet sourced an alternative bank, however we will need to keep the Lloyds account until after the precept has been received in April as the bank details have already been submitted to Boston Borough Council.

The budget to date was reviewed, currently the council is still under budget and the bank reconcilliation was confirmed with the bank balances as follows:

Lloyds Current Account   £305.08        Lloyds Deposit Account   £9,008.30

It was resolved to accept the accounts for payment and a transfer of funds from the savings account of £500 be made to meet up and coming liabilities. 

Action: Clerk to make outstanding payments and research into changing banks and make transfer to current account.

24/732 Planning:

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

Carried out by remote consultation with not comments or concerns submitted to Planning department

Planning Decisions

B/24/0417 – Construction of 2 no new buildings for plant/machinery, storage and workshop and siting of photovoltaic panels (work already started) at Foutain Plants Ltd, Line side

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

No decision as yet.

Ecotricity – Heckington Solar Farm-

Action: Cllr SE agreed to check with planning regarding B/24/0228

24/733 Correspondence

Action: None.

24/734 Clerks report including police report.

Cllr N Hardy agreed to source light for defibrillator

Action: None.

24/735  Matters arising

Cllr NH raised concerns about the recent flooding and the decommissioning of the pumping station.This is the responsibility of the Environment Agency, who up until now have refused to reinstate the pumping station.It was resolved that the Council would take up the offer of meeting with Richard Tice and raise the concern with him, as we have previously raised this with Lincs County Council, but they have no power over the Environment Agency.

Concerns were also raised regarding the large number of muntjac deer in the area at present and the risk to motorists.It was resolved that a warning post would be put on facebook for residents and the clerk to contact highways to see if it is possible to have signage to warn non residents of the risk when entering the area.

Action: Clerk to arrange meeting with Richard Tice and contact highways regarding signage

24/736 Trees

Cllr EP raised concerns over trees rubbing against electricity lines, he has contacted National Grid but nothing has been done yet.  Cllr CS advised to just keep contacting them until they come and sort it.

Action: None

24/737 Items for inclusion at next meeting

None

Action: None

Meeting Closed 7.55 pm

Date of next meeting:  17 March 2025  7.00 pm

Signed:                                                                                       (In the chair)