January 2026 Agenda

Wyberton PARISH COUNCIL
Mrs Val Austin, The Clerk, Wyberton Community Centre, 295 London Road, Wyberton, PE21 8DE

Telephone: 01205 351450

Email: clerk@wyberton-pc.gov.uk

Dear Councillors, 

 

You are summoned to attend the Monthly Parish Council meeting, which will be held on Wednesday 12th January 2026, 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 Val Austin   - The Clerk to the Parish Council. Dated: 7th January 2026.

 

AGENDA

 

1. Chairman to open the 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

• Cllr Jason Stevenson – Work Commitment 

• Cllr Maxine Stones – Prior commitment 

 

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 10th December 2025- To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes. 

 

6. Lincolnshire County and Boston Borough Councillors Reports

 

i. Cllr. Barry Daish 

i. Cllr. Richard Austin

ii. Cllr. Chris Mountain

iii. Cllr Chris Gilbert – Chairman of Community Governance Review Working Group (CGR)

 

7. Clerks Report – Ongoing Issues 

 

7.1: Drainage works at the Community Centre. - Update

The Clerk to contact the insurance company, update at meeting 

 

7.2. Replacement Picnic benches to Wybert’s Park - Update

The clerk has been in contact with the contractor regarding the installation of the benches, waiting for a date. Ongoing

 

7.3: Grass Cutting. / Email received from resident regarding litter bin, at Granville Avenue. Update

The clerk has chased up LCC, they advised that they do not send this information out and for residents to contact Fixmystreet directly.  However, Cllr Mike Sharp supplied a map of the area, and Cllr Jason Stevenson would like detailed information for Parish Online. 

 

7.4: Land Parthian Avenue – Update

The clerk has been in contact with Browns, and they will advise in due course. – Further chase up 7th January 2026

 

7.5. East Coast Community Fund - Grant application update – Cllr David Williams.

The clerk has all the relevant information required for the grant; the clerk will send the necessary paperwork across to East Coast Community fund.  The Clerk is in contact with another supplier to quote as three are required – Update when available

 

7.6. Setting up New Accounts – Lloyds Bank

The clerk has been in touch with Lloyds Bank, to be told that they needed authorisation from two signatories before they were able to continue. The request was sent to Cllr Mike Sharp and Cllr David Williams to contact Lloyds.  Cllr Mike Sharp contacted Lloyds to be told that the Clerk did not need authorisation. Conflicting information from the Bank. Update at next meeting 

 

7.7. Resident complaints regarding the parking on Saundergate Lane Dentist 

The Clerk has received a reply from the gym, and they will ensure they will advise their clients to park appropriately. 

The clerk has written to LCC regarding double yellow lines – They replied stating that WPC would need to contact their local LCC Councillor. The Clerk has been in touch with Cllr Barry Daish. 

Cllr Barry Daish, requests a map of the area where the double yellow lines are to be placed. 

 

9: Update on Items from previous Agenda items:  

 

10: Councillors to discuss & resolve the following items:

 

10.1: To appoint representatives (Co-op) for Community centre and events committee, for the ensuring year 2025/2026

Due to low numbers of councillors in this committee, the council to Co-op councillors into the committee.

 

10.2: Infinis Solar Development – Community Funding – To Note

Cllr David Williams is in contact with Infinis, update when available.

 

11.   Finance

11.1: Approve Payments of Accounts

11.2: Bank statements – Dated 14th January 2026

11.3: Full council to agree the precept amount £82,193.88 (16% increase) as agreed in the finance committee meeting on the 26th of November 2025.  

The clerk sent the figures of the revised tax base to all councillors. 

Previously provisionally approved, need full approval before submitting precept to council.

 

12. 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 

  

13.      Next Meeting: Wednesday 11th February 2026 at 7pm

 

14.      Any other business to be brought forward to the next meeting: 

 

Meeting Closed at: