April agenda
AGENDA
29/26 CHAIR'S REMARKS
30/26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
31/26 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST under Code of Conduct 2012
a) To record declarations of interest by any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below. Members declaring interests should identify the agenda item and type of interest being declared.
b) To note dispensations given to any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below.
32/26 TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING held on 12th February 2026
33/26 OPEN FORUM (3 minutes per person, max. 10 minutes)
34/26 TO RECEIVE REPORTS from
a) ELDC b) LCC c) Outside representatives
35/26 PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS - To discuss matters relating to the village.
a) To discuss format change for Christmas fair.
b) To update on roadside planter locations and agree to purchase of plants.
c) To discuss and approve the open forum format change and to adopt the "meeting protocol" and "public participation" at meetings policies (as previously circulated).
d) To discuss the moving of meetings.
e) To update on dog waste stickers and logo stickers.
f) To discuss making s137 donation to "Canoe cleaner" charity for work completed at Tetney Lock.
g) To discuss purchase of fire proof bags (for cemetery documents, books and archives) and external hard drive for cemetery.
h) To consider the road name "Old Paddock Grove" for the development on the land south of Beck View.
i) To approve the annual parish council report.
36/26 FINANCIAL REPORT- To approve finances
Payments for March/April 26
| Staff | Wages/Pension/HMRC (£120.60)/Expenses (£515.41*) | £ 2746.47 |
| Cllr Coles | Cemetery sign | £ 61.08 |
| TPF&VHA | Fair hall hire | £ 40.00 |
| Cllr Coles | Dog waste & logo stickers | £ 116.75 |
| Salvation Army | Christmas fair attendance | £ 200.00 |
| Cllr Fletcher | Dog poo bags (Dog show donation) | £ 25.49 |
| LALC | Annual Training Scheme | £ 204.00 |
| RBL | Remembrance poppies (x60) | £ 242.25* |
| EJN Grounds | Bush reduction | £ 690.00 |
| EJN Grounds | Extra grass cut | £ 350.00 |
| Anglian Water | Allotment water bill | £ 98.49 |
| Anglian Water | Toilet water bill | £ 71.13 |
| Plantscape | Flower planters (inc. delivery) | £ 756.00 |
| Jas. Martin | Allotment rent | £ 725.00 |
| S. Booth | Stamps | £ 27.52* |
| S. Booth | Ink | £ 37.95* |
| S. Booth | Union Jack flag | £ 22.50* |
| Tetney PCC | Grass cutting | £1750.00 |
Receipts for Feb/Mar/Apr 26
| Allotment holders | Allotment rent | £ 15.00 |
| HSBC 386 | Interest | £ 85.79 |
| HSBC MMK | Interest | £219.81 |
| Co-op Funeral Care | Burial fee (Dixon) | £190.00 |
| Mashfords Funeral Care | Plot/burial fee (Scupham) | £520.00 |
| Mashfords Funeral Care | Plot/burial fee (Gee) | £ 520.00 |
Bank balances as at 7/4/26
| HSBC 793 | £ 5000.53 |
| HSBC 386 | £19,094.50 |
| HSBC MMK | £14,203.10 |
37/26 Planning applications received & decisions received.
| 03846/25/FUL | 3 Church Lane | Approved |
| 03680/25/FUL | West View, Church Lane | Approved |
| 03506/25/FUL | Beck View (section 73) | Approved |
| 00184/26/RES | Cedar Park | No objections |
| 00342/26/FUL | Yew Tree Fm | No objections |
| 00420/26/FUL | Westlands, Station Rd | No objections to infill of bungalows |
| 00434/26/PIP | Tuttle Fm, North Cotes | Object - greenfield site, flood risk, no footpath, no connection to village, drainage concerns |
| 040/26/TPA | Lime tree, Church Lane | No objections to sympathetic reduction. |
38/26 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS (for information purposes only)
39/26 NEXT AGENDA ITEMS
40/26 FUTURE DATES
Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Annual Parish Meeting, 7pm
Thursday 14th May 2026 (+ ACM)
Thursday 11th June 2026
Thursday 9th July 2026, in the Chapel school room at 7.30pm.
41/26 To resolve on whether the Council will move into closed session - Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.