October 2023 Agenda

Doddington & Whisby Parish Council

Parish Council Meeting

Coffee Shop at the Giant Store

Doddington Hall, Doddington, Lincoln, LN6 4RU


AGENDA 2nd October 2023

A Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday 2nd October 2023 commencing at 7pm.  

The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed on the attached agenda. 

The meeting is open to the public and there will be a 15-minute public forum when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council in relation to the business on the agenda.

Sue Aikman
Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
27th September 2023


Public Forum including reports from NKDC and LCC Councillors

1.   To receive any apologies for absence

2.   To consider any applications for Co-option to the Parish Council

3.   To receive any declarations of interest

In accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any requests for dispensation in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or any other interests as outlined in the Council’s Code of Conduct.

4.   To receive and approve: 

The minutes of the Annual Parish Council meeting 4th September 2023, previously circulated to members and published in draft to the website as required under the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities. 

5.   To receive completed Register of Interests forms from co-opted Councillors

6.   Finance

a)   To consider additional Councillor signatories on the bank account

b)   To consider accepting a 3-year agreement on renewal of the Parish Council Insurance.

c)   To formally note items of income

d)   To formally approve items of expenditure

e)   Bank reconciliation for the year to date to be approved

f)   To review spend against budget 

7.   Planning and tree works

a)   Applications Received

23/1061/FUL and 23/1123/LBC

Change of use of 'Bauble Barn' (retail) to visitor accommodation in association with Doddington Hall

Accommodation, Doddington Hall, Hall Yard, Doddington

23/1087/TCA

Removal of Cupresses x leylandi and pruning of Yew tree sited outside the side door of the Hall on the opposite side of the drive. These have grown sighnificantly in size and are now damaging outbuildings and car port.

Doddington Hall,
Main Street, Doddington

23/1105/TCA

T1 Weeping Willow - Fell; T2 Robina - Fell; T3 Holly - Fell; T4 (dead tree) - Fell

The Old Kennels,

Kennel Lane, Doddington

b)   Applications DecideNone

None

 

 

8.   To prepare information to apply for the litter picking grant from NKDC.

9.   To consider changing the email addresses for Parish Councillors

10.   To collate information about all overgrown areas identified as needing attention to ensure road safety and report to Highways.

11.   To receive any updates on the unilateral undertaking to secure the £40K against traffic calming measures in the parish of Doddington and to consider proposals from LCC for Doddington B1190 Traffic Calming through Village.

12.   Clerk and Councillors Reports (for information only), including a review of actions from minutes and matters that Councillors wish to be brought to the next or subsequent meetings.

No decisions may be made under this section, but councillors may wish to use this to flag up issues.

13.   Correspondence

To note correspondence received

14.   Date of next meeting 

Parish Council meeting 7.30pm Monday 6th November 2023