2023 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

Morton and Hanthorpe Parish Council
5, The Paddock, Morton, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 0NY
Telephone: 01778 571249      Email: mhpc.clerk@btinternet.com

Minutes of the Morton & Hanthorpe Parish Council Meeting - Tuesday 28th November 2023

In attendance: Cllrs:   R. Wells, B. Hyde, W. Lawrance, S. Reynolds, M. Harris, A. Tilley, K. Morris, M. Tuohy, C. Holden.

Also in attendance:  County & District Cllr.  S. Woolley & N. Walker – R.F.O. & Clerk.

2 members of the public.

7.15 pm PUBLIC FORUM

No questions submitted or raised.

7.20 pm PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

1.   TO CONSIDER APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.  Cllrs: A. Morris, S. Walker, C.Cllr. M. Hill

2.   TO RECEIVE ANY DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

None submitted.

3.   TO CONSIDER CLERK’S NOTES OF MEETING HELD ON 17th OCTOBER 2023 FOR APPROVAL AS MINUTES. 

Following a proposal by Cllr. M. Tuohy, seconded by Cllr. C. Holden, the Clerk’s Notes of the meeting held on 17th October 2023 were approved as Minutes and duly signed by the Chair Person, Cllr. R. Wells.

4.   CLERK’S REPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED.

Report:

Wreath laid at Remembrance Service by Cllr. C. Holden.
Barclay’s Bank historic Parish designation issue resolved.
2 cases of Fly-tipping. Both addressed.

Correspondence:

Archer Survey of A15 speed adherence – Circulated to all councillors.
Communication from Hanthorpe Trust re: Defibrillator proposal in memorial to David Creasey – main issue will be location.
Notification of planned cycle festival & classic car parade on Sunday afternoon, 14th July 2024. It will include 3 passages of Morton, approx. once an hour for 15 minutes. The organisers would like your views!
IAM discounted driving course for 17- to 25-year-olds. (£50 instead of £175)
Several complaints regarding standing water: pavement, PRoWs and north side of playing field.

5.   TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUDGET:

Payments:

Total payments in period=         £      1,002.60

Following a proposal by Cllr. B. Hyde, seconded by Cllr. S. Reynolds, the Council approved the payments.

Receipts:

Total receipts in period =           £       1,510.15 

6.   TO CONSIDER PLANNING MATTERS:

Applications:  

S23/2017    Land east of Folkingham Rd. Morton. PE10 0NR – Demolition of derelict Building.
No objection or comments raised.

Decisions: 

S23/1654   Land east of Folkingham Rd. Morton PE10 0NR – Submission of reserved rights- Archaeology, accessibility & adaptability, of S19/1784 (outline application) for 71 dwellings.
Acceptable.

S23/1832   16 High Street. Morton. PE10 0NR   Section 211 -removal of Cockspur Thorn within a conservation area.
Work allowed.

Additional Item:

S23/2032    Land east of Folkingham Rd. Morton PE10 0NR. Detail application for 71 dwellings – with 52 supporting documents. This application was received after the agenda for this meeting was issued, however the required SKDC Planning response date is the 13th December; prior to the next formal PC meeting. Given the amount & depth of information the Clerk has requested a deferral of this date until the 11th January 2024 (Next PC meeting being the 9th Jan.). This request is not assured to be granted! Given the significance of this development it was proposed to instigate a site visit and discussion meeting specific to this application ahead of the 13th Dec. response date. Clerk to arrange.

7.   TO CONSIDER MID-YEAR FINANCIAL POSITION AND SET PRECEPT LEVEL FOR 2024 – 2025  

The Clerk provided the Council with the mid-year accounts position prior to this meeting.

Following a proposal by Cllr. B. Hyde, seconded by Cllr. W. Lawrance, the Council set the precept for Morton & Hanthorpe at £16,000 for financial year 2024/5 No increase to the current financial year. Clerk to progress necessary actions.

8.   TO CONSIDER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VILLAGE FAIR 6th JULY 2024

Cllr. C. Holden briefed the Council in respect to the plans by Morton & Hanthorpe Events (MHE) for next year’s village fair. The event to take place on the Station Road playing field on 5th & 6th July 2024 with proposal for a music evening from 6.30 pm to 10.00 pm on the evening of Friday 5th July and the fete day on 6th July from 10.00 am. to 6.00 pm. Permission was requested by MHE to use the field for such purposes.

Following a proposal by Cllr. S. Reynolds, seconded by Cllr. K. Morris, the Council approved the permission request.

9.   TO CONFIRM THE DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY 9th JANUARY 2024

10.   TO RECEIVE REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE BODIES.

District & County Cllr. S. Woolley:

Significant damage to the verge alongside the church, opposite the 5 Bells public house. Principally an issue caused by the refuse collection lorries. Cllr. Woolley spoke with the SKDC Refuse Dept. and requested that consideration be given to collecting from both ends of this short stretch of High Street, from both Haconby Lane and reversing from East Lane to avoid this issue of damage.

Residents in Jubilee Close have complained of localised flooding to their properties. Highways have been contacted and requested to address (drain cover/drain on road possibly the issue).

OTHER MATTERS:

PRoW - north of Millfield – 2 styles broken. Clerk to investigate.

Water leak adjacent to 43 Stainfield Rd. – Clerk to photograph and report to Anglian Water.

Defibrillator – (Co-Op location) question as to responsibility. The registered ‘guardian’ of this unit is the Co-Op. Concern was also raised regarding access: The enclosure does not require a key; in emergencies there is a telephone number on the unit to call Lincolnshire Ambulance Service who will provide the key code to open the unit and thereby access to the defibrillator. The Clerk was requested to re-iterate this information on FaceBook.

Street Lights – there are a number of street lights not working within the parish (Cemetery, Haconby Lane, Station Rd. etc.). Clerk to identify and request repair from respective authority (Highways/SKDC)

There being no further business the meeting ended at 8.00 pm.