2026 Minutes

NORTON DISNEY PARISH COUNCIL

A meeting of the Parish Council was held on Monday 18th May 2026 in the Village Hall.

Those attending were:    

Parish Councillors

Vanessa Hall

Clive Moles

Pat Gibson

Tracey Whitton

Roy Husemeyer

The Parish Clerk

M Salmon

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 Hall and seconded by Cllr Gibson.

Apologies for absence

County Cllr Marianne Overton

Minutes of the previous meeting

Minutes of the Parish meeting held on 9th March 2026 were signed as a true and correct record.

Matters arising 

The Clerk reported that he had obtained prices for felling the 2 black poplar trees in the cemetery, the lowest being £1100 from Fenton Tree Surgery who indicated that felling would be towards early June if all went well.

Update on Fosse Green Energy

Formal hearings will finish in mid - June. The inspectors will then compile a report which will be sent to the Secretary of State for Energy who will make a decision on the application.

A judicial review has been announced on the Springwell decision.

Planning Applications and Decisions in the period 17/03/25 – 18/05/25

Applications & Decisions

None

Parish Cemetery

A document entitled ‘Information Concerning the Parish Cemetery’, compiled by Cllr Husemeyer after lengthy and detailed research, having previously been circulated to the Parish Councillors, was discussed. It details guidelines and regulations applicable to the administration of the cemetery by the Parish Council.

Some members of the public felt that the contents of the document should be open for discussion within the Parish prior to adoption. However, on a vote of the Parish Council, it was adopted by a majority, with one abstention.

Since when the document has been put on the Parish website.

Annual Accounts and financial matters

The Annual Accounts for the 2025/26 financial year were presented to the meeting, signed off and forwarded to the Auditor for Smaller Authorities. They can be viewed on our website.

Reference the 2026/27 financial year, the precept of £3800 was received on 1st April. Following payments of £1540.56 during the month, including £500 to Norton Disney History & Archaeology Group and £700.00 for 2 benches in respect of the Bomber County Gateway Trust, as previously agreed, the balance on the Community account as at 29th April was £2319.88. 

Funds held in the Skipton Building Society as at 11/05/2025 were £9060.68. The interest rate was   2.03%.

Councillors comments / AOB

Cllr Moles updated the meeting on the splendid opening ceremony held on Brills Farm the previous weekend to commemorate the Lancaster Bomber structure erected last September.

Work is still ongoing at the site where planning permission is being sought for carparking.

Next Meeting

The date of the next Parish Council meeting  has been arranged for Monday July 20th @ 7pm. There being no further business, the meeting was declared closed @ 21.00 hrs. 

Signed & dated ______________________________________