June 2025 Agenda
Dear Councillors,
You are summoned to attend the Monthly Parish Council meeting, which will be held on Wednesday 11th June 2025, at 7:00pm at the Wyberton Community Centre Meeting room. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in this agenda.
Mrs Laura Forman - Locum Clerk to the Parish Council. Dated: 2nd June 2025.
The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in this agenda.
AGENDA
1. Chairman to open the Parish Council meeting.
2. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting
3. Public Forum: To resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the council
4. Declarations of interest (if any): To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests
5. Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 14th May 2025- To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes.
6. Lincolnshire County and Boston Borough Councillors
i. Cllr Mr. Barry Daish
i. Cllr Mr. Richard Austin
ii. Cllr Mr. Chris Mountain
7. Clerks Report – Ongoing Issues
7.1. Noticeboard – Update
Cllr Mike Sharp advised at the previous meeting about the possibility of using the same contractor that installed the flagpole. The Clerk has looked back on the minutes but cannot find the name of this contractor.
7.2 Donation to the Boston Woods Trust.
A donation of £1,000.00 has been made to Boston Woods Trust, the Clerk has received an email from Boston Woods Trust thanking the Parish Council.
7.3 Additional works to the Fire Alarm system.
The Clerk has contacted the current fire alarm contractor regarding the price to supply and install an additional fire call point to the Parish Office and has received a discount on the original quotation. The Clerk has sought advice regarding fire safety systems and management and is to arrange for an up-to-date fire risk assessment for the Community centre to establish the level of system required before seeking additional quotations.
7.4 Drainage works at the Community Centre.
The Clerk has consulted with the current insurance provider regarding cover for these additional drainage works – Update at meeting.
7.5 Resident request for Salt/Grit bin.
Awaiting response from Lincolnshire County Council for further information.
8. Update on Items from previous Agenda items:
8.1. Speeding and traffic / Radar Signs – Meeting update – Cllr Allan Fryer.
- The Clerk has chased up Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership for a response to Cllr Allan Fryer’s
email.
- Quotation received from Elan City (offer expires July 2025) for speed radar signs.
8.2. United Charities Trust - Update - Cllr David Williams
- Update – Prospective Trustee nominees invited to attend June meeting.
8.3. East Coast Community Fund - Grant application update – Cllr David Williams.
- Cllr David Williams awaiting further quotations to be included in the application.
8.4. Replacement Picnic benches to Wybert’s Park
To discuss the purchase of replacement benches at Wybert's Park. The Clerk has received a response from Boston Borough Council Planning Department stating that planning permission may be required prior to installation.
9. Councillors to discuss & resolve the following items:
9.1. Grass Cutting at St Leodegar’s churchyard
Cllr Richard Austin to advise.
10. Finance
10.1: Approve Payments of Accounts
10.2: Bank statements – Dated 11th June 2024
16: Planning matters: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the Borough Council – The parish clerk has delegated authority to respond to planning applications, in consultation with the councillors via email.
To include those received between the day of posting this notice and the day of the meeting
B/25/0157 – Pincushion Inn, 289, London Road, Wyberton – Advertising consent for internal and external illuminated signage.
B/25/0305- Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 - Stage 2 Statutory Consultation under Section 42 of the Planning Act 2008 and the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2009 (the APFP Regulations), as amended by the Infrastructure Planning (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2024.
Notification under Regulation 13 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the EIA Regulations).
Next Meeting: Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 7.00pm