Agenda October 2024
Dear Councillor, 30th September 2024
NOTICE OF MEETING
You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of Long Bennington Parish Council to be held on 7th October 2024 in the Village Hall, Long Bennington. The public forum is scheduled to take place at 7.00pm 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. Apologies for Absence
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes and Matters arising from the previous meeting (unless agenda items).
4. County Councillor Report
5. District Council Report
6. Planning:-
- Planning Applications S24/1608 Winn Application for single storey rear extension and
alterations to front porch at 1 The Troc ,Valley Lane, Long Bennington,
- Approvals S24/1144 Radrizzani. Conditional approval for alterations to
existing vehicular access / boundary treatments, erection of single storey rear extension at 5 Willow Court Long Bennington
- Refusals None
- Planning Appeals/Withdrawals None
- Other Planning Issues None
7. Village Hall Ownership and future funding – to discuss current position
8. Vicarage Lane – to discuss report from resident of increase in HGV traffic.
9. Gateway Project – to provide update.
10. Staffing Committee – to agree members.
11. Chairman and Clerk’s Reports :-
Clerk’s Report attached
12. Finance:-
- Issue of Cheques and Direct Payment Authorisation as follows:
LB Village Hall – hall hire £99.20
Parks and Pitches £1050.00
Specialist Forestry Services – tree VH gardens £420.00
Specialist Forestry Services – hedges Playing Field £960.00
M Walker re strimming path Lilly St to The Meadows £30.00
NFU – monthly DD re tractor insurance £42.31
ICO – annual direct debit £35.00
HSBC Bank Charge £5.40
Salaries £1075.90 and £138.40 £1214.30
Direct Debit BT £95.20
SO re Microsoft 365 £5.99
Total (incl VAT) £3957.40
- Up to date financial statements.
- To approve Community Cleaner hours worked and payment.
- The consider proposal to apply for SKDC Make Space for Nature Grant – Biodiversity Projects Scheme
- To formally approve DD to NFU £42.31 per month re Tractor Insurance
- To discuss recommendations for work to tree at Memorial Gardens and accompanying quotes.
13. Reports:-
- Playing Field Management Committee
- Village Hall Management Committee
- School Liaison
- Emergency Planning Group Report
- Road Safety Committee
- Police Report
- Footpaths Report and Streetlights Report
- Witham Meadow Project Report
14. Correspondence: - see list
15. Items for next agenda and Parish News Report.
16. Date of next meeting 4th November 2024