January 2026

Doddington & Whisby Parish Council

Parish Council Meeting

Stable Yard, Doddington Hall, Doddington, Lincoln, LN6 4RU at 7pm

Agenda

Dear Parish Councillor’s,
You are hereby summoned to a meeting of Doddington and Whisby Parish Council to be held on Monday 12th January 2026 at 7pm in the Stable Yard at Doddington Hall where the undermentioned business will be transacted.


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 Parish Council in relation to the business on the agenda.

Kerrie Vickers

Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer                                                        

1. Chair’s Welcome.

Opening remarks and note to the public to remind them of the Standing Orders regarding public participation in meetings - Notably there can be no participation in meetings once public time has ended. Members of the public raising issues or questions should be aware that only items on the meeting agenda can be debated or decided at the meeting, unless the Parish Clerk has delegated powers to deal with it as urgent, e.g. highway repairs. The Chair may decide to answer a question asked by a member of the public or call on a fellow councillor to do so, or, direct that a written response be given.

 

2.Public Forum including reports from NKDC and LCC Councillors.2

3.Apologies for absence

4.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.

5.To receive and approve:

The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held 3rd November 2025, previously circulated to members and published in draft to the website as required under the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities.

6.Finance

 6.1.To formally approve and note items of expenditure and income – Appendix A

6.2. To formally note the budget position to date – Appendix A

6.3.To agree the precept for the financial year 2026/27.

7.Planning. 

To consider the following planning application.

Planning Application Reference: 25/1203/FUL

Proposal: Retention of existing padel pavilion and erection of new padel pavilion

Location: Doddington Hall, Hall Yard, Doddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

8.Clerk and Councillors Reports including a review of actions from minutes and matters that Councillors wish to be brought to the next or subsequent meetings.

i, Traffic calming 

ii.   Village gates

iii. Community emergency plan

iv. Communication   

v. planters    

vi. Assertion 10 compliance

9. Defibrillator

To discuss the monitoring of the defibrillator.

10. Correspondence

To note correspondence received not itemised on the agenda.

 

11. Date of next meeting  - 2nd March 2026

 

Appendix A

Payments to authorise

Date

Payee

Description

Amount

31.10.2025

Npower

Streetlight electricity

-28.61

31.10.2025

Unity Trust Bank

Service charge

-6.00

28.11.2025

Kerrie Vickers

Salary November 2025

-253.19

30.11.2025

Unity Trust Bank

Service charge

-6.00

01.12.2025

Npower

Streetlight electricity

-34.46

23.12.2025

St Peter's Church

Carol concert donation

-100.00

23.12.2025

Kerrie Vickers

Salary December 2025

-253.19

23.12.2025

E.ON Energy Solution

Quarter 3 streetlight maintenance

-19.20

29.12.2025

Npower

Streetlight electricity

-37.67

31.12.2025

Unity Trust Bank

Service charge

-6.00

 

 

Total payments

744.32

Income to note

Date

Payee

Description

Amount

31.12.2025

Unity Trust

Interest

138.38

 

Budget position

Expenditure

 

Budget

Actual

Salaries

 

3,600.00

-2,144.10

Expenses

 

250.00

-135.00

Maintenance

 

1,500.00

-380.41

Fee's/Subscriptions

 

400.00

-402.69

Insurance

 

600.00

-500.21

Office Running Costs

 

50.00

-54.00

Election Costs

 

200.00

0.00

S137 Expenditure

 

150.00

-100.00

CIL

 

 

-300.00

Total expenditure

 

 

-4,016.41

Income

 

 

 

Precept

 

6,750.00

 

Other receipts - interest

 

419.04

 

VAT refund

 

 

 

Total income

 

7,169.04

 

 

Balance sheet

Balance brought forward from 24/25

 

27,020.94

Payments

-4,016.41

Precept

 

6,750.00

 

 

Other income

 

419.04

   

 

 

34,189.98

   
         

Current balance

 

30,173.57