May 2024 Minutes Annual Parish Council Meeting
NORTON DISNEY PARISH COUNCIL
A meeting of the Parish Council was held on Monday 20th May 2024 in the Village Hall.
Those attending were:
Parish Councillors
Vanessa Hall
Clive Moles
Roy Husemeyer
Pat Gibson
Tracey Whitton
The Parish Clerk
M Salmon
County Councillor
Marianne Overton
District Councillor
Mary Green
Election of Chair and Vice Chairman
Cllr Vanessa Hall was elected as the Parish Council Chair, proposed by Cllr Moles and seconded by Cllr Husemeyer.
Cllr Clive Moles was elected as the Parish Council Vice Chairman, proposed by Cllr Gibson and seconded by Cllr Hall.
Apologies for absence
None
Minutes of the previous meeting
Minutes of the Parish meeting held on 18th March 2024 were signed as a true and correct record.
Matters arising
The issue of anti social behaviour on the bridleway leading from Newark road was raised. CCTV has been requested but no funds are currently available from the District Council. A response from the Forestry Commission to an email sent by District Cllr Green has been requested. Following the meeting, County Cllr Overton was taken to the site and has subsequently taken up this matter with relevant County officials.
Lincolnshire Highways/flooding @ Scotwater Bridge
The above problem has been raised with Lincolnshire Highways following the March meeting to no avail. Highways, in their response, said “ Ditch maintenance is the responsibility of the adjacent landowner and not a maintainable liability of the LCC Highways”. However, the meeting felt that road users safety was the issue rather than ditch maintenance and that reflector posts would be helpful in this respect. This will be suggested to Highways.
Planning Applications and Decisions in the period 18/03/24 – 19/05/24
Applications
23/0277/VARCON&23/0278/VARCON – both relating to developments to the rear of the village hall, being carried out by Cole & Cole who are appealing NKDC’s decision to refuse their applications on 30th November 2023.
Decisions
24/0034/VARCON – by Hill Holt Wood – approved on 12/04/24.
Annual Accounts and financial matters
Were presented to the meeting, signed off and forwarded to the Auditor for Smaller Authorities.
Reference the 2024/25 financial year, the precept of £3500 was received on 2nd April and a vat refund of £1257.10 on 19th April. Following payments of £5616.17 during the month, the largest of which was £4819.22 for the new village signs and gates, the balance on the Community account as at 29th April was £3331.95
Funds held in the Skipton Building Society as at 12/05/2024 were £8565.18. The interest rate was 3.59%
The Clerks pay was also reviewed. It was decided to increase it to £14/hr.
Councillors comments / AOB
Cllr Moles updated the meeting on progress of and future planned work for both Norton Disney History & Archaeology Group and Bomber County Gateway Trust.
There is further planned excavation work on Brills Farm in June lasting 2 weeks and a ‘Time Team’ visit to the village in October.
Regarding BCGT, the erection of the bomber structure is hopefully going to commence this autumn.
It was also mentioned that there is currently a History book of Norton Disney with a parishioner which needs recovering.
Possible fly tipping on Clay lane was raised, which may be mistaken.
Next Meeting
The date of the next Parish Council meeting has been arranged for Monday July 15th @ 7pm.There being no further business, the meeting was declared closed @ 20.15 hrs.