10 March 2026
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF RUSKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Sir/Madam,
I hereby give you notice that a meeting of Ruskington Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 7pm at the Winchelsea Centre, 11 High Street North Ruskington, NG34 9DY. Members of the public and press are welcome to the public session commencing at 7pm (lasting no more than 15 minutes) and may ask questions or make short statements to the Committee at this time. Alternatively, questions or statements may be submitted to the Clerk in advance of the meeting: clerk@ruskington-pc.gov.uk
All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting, as set out hereunder.
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Signed: K H Locke Clerk to Ruskington Parish Council |
K H Locke |
Dated: 5 March 2026 |
Agenda
1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
2. To receive declarations of interest and to consider applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs. Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests is to be in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs. The need for Disclosure is to be based upon agenda items or at any suitable time during the Meeting when it becomes apparent to a Member.
3. To approve as a correct record the notes of the meeting of the Council held on Tuesday 10 February 2026.
4. To receive the District and County Councillors’ reports – for information only.
4.1. To raise any highways matters with County Councillor Wright, including an update on a member of public’s response from LCC regarding a Traffic Regulation Order for Fen Road.
5. Financial Matters (Information circulated prior to the meeting.)
5.1. To approve the payments made and consider the invoices for payment received since the meeting held on 10 February 2026.
5.2. To consider /approve the bank reconciliations for February 2026.
5.3. To receive the monthly financial report from the RFO and consider any recommendations.
5.4. To receive an update on the mid-year internal audit.
6. To receive an update on co-option to Council.
7. To receive the Clerk’s report - for information only.
8. Special motion – To re-evaluate the resolution to close and remove Hillside play park as requested by two councillors.
9. To review the Community Emergency Plan prior to submission to the Lincolnshire Resilience Team – Cllr Ditch.
10. To consider purchasing and planting a willow tree in Horseshoe Hollow with the £480.00 donated by students at St George’s Academy- Ruskington campus in 2025 to help alleviate flooding.
11. To consider a request from a resident to locate a bench on High Street South opposite Chestnut Street. (Information previously circulated.)
12. To consider a request from the Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust (LAAT) to install two signs in the village to direct to Chestnut School. (Information previously circulated.)
13. To receive a report from the Recreation and Environment (RE) Committee. – Cllr Cox.
13.1 To consider the draft Terms and Conditions for Finley’s Fundraiser on 11 July 2026.
13.2. To consider the draft of the ten-year lease agreement for the Lions JFC to undertake the grass cutting at Parkfield playing fields, following further review and revision. (The agreement will need to be approved by the Lions JFC and evidence of this provided within their committee minutes).
13.3. To review the amenity grass cutting maps from LCC Highways and make any recommendations for amendments.
13.4. To receive an update on the funding application to the Football Foundation for the 4G surface for the MUGA.
13.4.1. To consider the verbal offer made to Cllr Cox from members of the public who are volunteering their time and materials to install a “sterile perimeter “around the outside of the MUGA, in accordance with the suggestion made by Fosse Surfaces, to prevent ingress onto the new surface.
13.4.2. If approved, to consider the supervision of the volunteers, the risk assessment, insurance requirements, and the best person to write the risk assessment for the volunteers.
13.4.3. If approved, to review the volunteer policy and consider if any amendments are required for volunteers to install a sterile perimeter around the MUGA.
14. To receive a report and recommendations from the Events Committee following a Committee meeting held on 24 February 2026. - Cllr Harrison.
14.1. To consider co-opting additional members to the Events Committee to ensure its meetings are quorate.
15. To receive a report and recommendations from the Estate Management and Planning Committee following its meeting on 3 March 2026.- Cllr Trolley
15.1. To consider a conservation area to preserve and enhance the historic features of the village centre as recommended in principle by the Committee - Cllr Hislop (Information previously circulated.)
15.2. To consider the specification for the Pavilion renovation as recommended by the Committee.
15.3. To consider the draft tender documents as recommended by the Committee.
15.4. To consider the recommended next steps and dates for the tender process.
15.5. To consider the purchase of a ladder with platform (work tower) at a cost of approx. £1,000 to ensure the health and safety of the caretakers when erecting and removing Christmas trees from wall hung brackets and conducting higher-level maintenance tasks. – Cllr Ditch.
16. To consider the planning applications received from NKDC since the last meeting held on 10 February 2025, and ratify any comments made by the Committee. – Cllr Trolley.
a. Application Reference: 25/1557/HOUS
Proposal: Conversion and extension of existing detached garage to form annexe ancillary to the existing dwelling
Location: 136 Westcliffe Road Ruskington Sleaford
b. Planning Application Reference: 26/0119/HOUS
Proposal: Erection of a single storey rear extension
Location: 15 Westbeck Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9GU
c. Planning Application Reference: 26/0226/HOUS
Proposal: Erection of a two-storey side extension
Location: 36 Hurn Close Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9FE
d. Application Reference: 25/0529/FUL (Amended plans/ new information)
Proposal: Change of use to dog exercise paddock, siting of a storage container for
use as a welfare and storage facility and creation of parking area and upgraded
access
Location: Land Off Sleaford Road Ruskington Sleaford
16.1. To receive notification of planning applications approved by NKDC.
a. Application Reference: 25/1557/HOUS
Proposal: Conversion and extension of existing detached garage to form annexe ancillary to the existing dwelling
Location: 136 Westcliffe Road Ruskington Sleaford
(Notification of approval received on 13/2/2026)
b. Application Reference: 25/1561/HOUS
Proposal: Proposed rear extension
Location: 13 Moor Park Ruskington Sleaford
(Notification of approval received on 17/2/2025)
17. Correspondence - for information only. (Please see attached.)
18. To receive Members’ Reports – for information only. (Any items raised for decision will appear on the agenda for the next meeting.)
19. To resolve whether to exclude the public and press, in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, to discuss the staffing and legal matters below. Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting. The meeting will end, and a further meeting of the Council will be convened immediately.
20. To receive a report and recommendations on staffing matters from the HR Committee and agree any next steps.
21. To receive an update on an insurance matter.
End of agenda.
Correspondence - for information only
a. LCC (By email on 5/2/2026) - Consultation on the four proposals for the Local Government Reorganization for Greater Lincolnshire.
b. LALC (by email on 9/2/2026) – Newsletter and February training bulletin.
c. NKDC (by email on 6/2/2026) - Local Government Re-organisation in Greater Lincolnshire
d. Member of public (by email on 9/2/2026) – Objection to the Council spending money on the MUGA and the loss of multi-use facility.
e. Village hall management Committee member (via email on 9/2/2026) – Offer of village hall help with events. (The correspondent will be attending the Events e. Committee meeting on 24/2/2026)
f. Member of public (via email on 10/2/2026) – Administrative/allotment job vacancies.
g. Flood Forum (via email on 13/2/2026) - Attendance at the APM on the 26 May 2026.
h. Resident (by email on 18/1/2026) – Reservation of an ashes plot in Sleaford Road cemetery (Agenda item, above.)
i. Resident (via email on 20/2/2026 – Damage to guttering.
j. NKDC (via email on 20/2/2026) – February newsletter.
k. LCC (via email on 24/2/2026) – Flood Sensor drop-in sessions. Request for meeting/venues to share information.
l. Six Shires Rail (by post on 26/2/2026) – February 2026 newsletter
m. Lincs Health watch (by email on 2/3/2026) – Newsletter
n. Member of public (by email on 2/3/2026) - Donation of a horse chestnut tree for Horseshoe Hollow.
n. LCC Highways (by email on 2/3/2026) - Emergency road closure on Priory Road.
0. LCC (By email on 4/3/2026) Bus shelter grant scheme and application form.