Agendas and Minutes 2023

Agenda May 2023

Dear Councillor, 9th May 2023

NOTICE OF MEETING

You are hereby summoned to attend the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Long Bennington Parish Council to be held on 15th May 2023 in the Village Hall, Long Bennington. The public forum is scheduled to take place at 7.30pm and the Council meeting will follow on immediately, the business to be transacted at the meeting is listed below.

Yours sincerely,

Jane Evans

Clerk to the Council

AGENDA

1. Appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

2. Apologies for Absence

3. Declarations of Interest

4. Co-option of Councillors – to consider and approve

5. Minutes and Matters arising from the previous meeting (unless agenda items).

6. County Councillor Report

7. District Council Report

8. Planning:-

- Planning Applications S23/0666 Lyons. Application for replacement garage, including

demolition of existing garage at 82 Main Road, Long Bennington,

- Approvals S23/0282 Thompson. Consent given for works to trees protected by

TPO at Hardwick Gardens Long Bennington

- Refusals None

- Planning Appeals/Withdrawals None

- Other Planning Issues S23/0413 Change of use of two ground floor side rooms and a

section of the rear beer garden of the Wheatsheaf Inn, Dry Doddington to residential use to form part of Wheatsheaf Cottage – to discuss if PC wants to comment/support neighbouring PC comments.

Arrival of new travellers at the land on Valley Lane – to discuss enforcement.

9. Section 106 monies re Park View – to provide update on request for funding for car park and update on progress of plans for car park.

10. Village Hall Ownership Structure – to discuss current position.

11. Gift of Land at Playing Field – to discuss legal costs/solicitor instruction.

12. Renewal of Bowls Club Lease – to formally approve signed lease.

13. External Audit AGAR – To approve Section 1 and Section 2

14. Register of Fixed Assets – to review and approve.

15. Insurance Renewal – to discuss and approve.

16. Gateway Project – to discuss quotes required for terms of grant.

17. Long Bennington FC Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund – to formally approve application relating to PC land.

18. Chairman and Clerk’s Reports :-

Clerk’s Report attached

19. Finance:-

- Issue of Cheques and Direct Payment Authorisation as follows:

LB Village Hall – hall hire £90.00

Boston Seeds £52.00

Arthur Galllagher £3,417.45

AllSecure Ltd £426.00

Clerk Expenses £51.86

Parks and Pitches £908.36

Salaries £1022.80 + £104.00 £1,126.80

Direct Debit BT £92.79

SO re Microsoft 365 £5.99

Total (incl VAT) £6,171.25

- Up to date financial statements.

- To approve Community Cleaner hours worked and payment.

- To approve quote from Allsecure Ltd £355+vat for CCTV maintenance

- To approve £100 gift for internal auditor

- To review and approve continuation of existing Direct Debits

- To approve order of replacement pads for AEDs

- To consider request from St Swithun’s PCC for £500 to support Parish News production.

- To consider annual donation £180 to the Royal British Legion for Remembrance Day Wreaths

- To consider request from St Swithun's Church PCC for £1000 towards maintenance of the Churchyard.