May 2025 Agenda

COLEBY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be at The Village Hall on Tuesday 6th May 2025 from 7.30pm. 
All Councillors are summoned to attend.
 
There will be a 15-minute public forum at the commencement of this meeting and the public are invited to attend and let the Parish Council know of any issues.
 
AGENDA
 
1. Declarations of Interest:
2. Present and Apologies:
3. Approval of Minutes:  Minutes of Meeting held on the 4th March 2025
4. Approval of Minutes: Extraordinary meeting held on the 7th April 2025
4. Clerk’s Reports:  Agenda sent to all on mailing list and posted on website and noticeboard
For Discussion, Decision or Noting:
a)  Parish Council Audit
i)   Approval of Certificate of Exemption
ii)  Approval of Annual Governance Statement
iii) Approval of Accounting Statements
b)  Neighbourhood Plan Update
c)  Planning applications confirmation of Councillors commenting outside of regular meetings
d) Approval of Revised Standing Orders
d)  Conifer in Far Lane Cemetery
e) Annual Village Clean Up Day 
f) Wreath Laying VE Day 8th May 2025
5. Finance Report
6. Planning:
a) The Bell Inn Far Lane Coleby- Pending decision on appeal against Enforcement Notice- awaiting decision 
b)  Tree Works The Lodge Grantham Road - approved
c) Tree Works Application The Lodge Grantham Road TPO – TPO works approved.
d) Planning Application Erection of 1.9m wall and sliding driveway gates 9 &10 Avenue Villas Grantham Road (part retrospective)- approved.
e) Planning Application construct a detached garage/gymnasium, outdoor pool and greenhouse 
f) Manor Farm Heath Road – pending
f) Tree Works Cottage by the Green Hill Rise – pending
g) Tree Works 12 Dovecote Lane – approved
h) Nat Power UK BESS Scoping Application 25/0240/EIASCO
i) Tree Works Application 10 Dovecote Lane - pending 
7. Police Reports:
a) Police
b) Neighbourhood Watch
8. County & District Councillor Reports:
9. Cemeteries:
a) Lowfields Cemetery: Approval of Memorial Jason Ellis Briggs
b) Far Lane Cemetery:  Tree works see 4d) above
10. Reports from village organisations:
a) All Saints Church
b) Village Hall
c) Coleby School
11.Correspondence:
12. Nat Power UK Battery Energy Storage System - update 
 
Date of Next Meeting 1st July 2025 7.30pm
Sue Makinson-Sanders
Clerk to Coleby Parish Council Tel: 01522 810509
Email: colebyparishclerk@googlemail.com
 
 
COLEBY PARISH COUNCIL
CLERK’S MISCELLANEOUS AND FINANCE REPORTS
Miscellaneous Reports
 
 Finance Report
 
 
a) Payments to be made:

Item

Payee

Amount

Vat

Total

Coleby Village Hall Hire 7th April 2025

Coleby Village Hall Committee

£28.00

0.00

£28.00

Coleby Village Hall Hire 6th May 2025

Coleby Village Hall Committee

£28.00

0.00

£28.00

Payroll Services

Autela Payroll Services Ltd

£78.80

£15.76

£95.46

Website Maintenance

LALC

£90.00

£18.00

£108.00

Renewal of Garden Waste Bins for Cemeteries x 2 @ £45.00 each

S Makinson-Sanders

£90.00

£00.00

£90.00

Annual Insurance

Zurich

tbc

 

 

Clerk’s Salary May 2025

S Makinson-Sanders

290.10

0.00

£290.10

Clerk’s Salary June 2025

S Makinson-Sanders

290.10

0.00

£290.10

HMRC PAYE May 2025

HMRC

59.60

0.00

£59.60

HMRC PAYE June 2025

HMRC

59.60

0.00

£59.60

Grasscutting April 2025

Bdg mowing contractors

380.00

76.00

£465.00

Grasscutting May 2025

Bdg mowing contractors

380.00

76.00

£465.00

Stationary/Ink/Postage

S Makinson-Sanders

 

 

£58.51

 
 
b) Payments Received:
01.04.25 Precept £13099.00
 
c)         Payments due:
 VAT Reclaim £1500.00 approx.
 Grasscutting Grant 12024/2025  £1148.75
 
d)           Balance held at Co-Operative Bank as at 21.04.25 £21,766.36
     
Balance at date of meeting to be confirmed
 
Payments approved……………………………………………………………………………  6th May 2025