1 April 2025
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF RUSKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Councillor,
You are hereby summoned to a meeting of Ruskington Parish Council which will be held on Tuesday 1 April 2025 at The Winchelsea Centre at 7.00pm. Members of the public and press are welcome to attend.
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.
Prior to the start of the meeting, members of the public and press may ask questions or make short statements to the Parish Council. These can be submitted beforehand by emailing the Clerk: clerk@ruskington-pc.gov.uk
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Signed: K H Locke Clerk to Ruskington Parish Council |
K H Locke
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Dated: 27 March 2025 |
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 the notes of the meeting of the Parish Council held on 11 March 2025 as accurate Minutes.
4. Financial Matters. (Information circulated prior to the meeting.)
4.1. To approve the payments made and consider the invoices for payment received since the meeting held on 11 March 2025.
4.2. To consider /approve bank reconciliations for March 2025.
4.3. To receive a financial report from the RFO, including an update on changing the electricity supplier.
4.4. To consider/ agree the charging, or otherwise, of VAT for the rental of the office units, following advice from LALC and the recommendation of the RFO.
4.5. To consider the costs of the proposed new electricity provider.
4.6. To receive the mid-year internal audit report following audit on 27 March 2025.
5. To receive the Clerk’s report (for information only).
6. To receive an update on co-option to Ruskington Parish Council.
7. To receive reports from the District and County Councillors.
8. To review / adopt the revised policies as recommended by the HR Committee.
8.1. Sickness policy and flow chart
8.2. Dignity at work, including sexual harassment
9. To receive an update on the arrangements for the Annual Parish Meeting.
9.1. To receive articles from the Chairmen of Committees for inclusion in the Annual Report.
10. To receive an update on the planning application for Parkfield pavilion and the proposed overflow car parking, including the biodiversity net gain information requested from the ecologist at NKDC Planning – Cllr Trolley and Cllr Cotter.
11. To consider a request from a resident to pre-purchase a plot for the interment of cremated remains in Sleaford Road cemetery. (Correspondence previously circulated.)
12. To consider an application from the Lions JFC to use Parkfield playing facilities on 28 & 29 June 2025 for a football tournament.
12.1. To agree the fees and conditions for the use of the playing fields for the football tournament.
13. To consider a request from the Lions JFC for the Club to install a boot cleaner on the grass area outside the pavilion to prevent mud entering the pavilion.
14. To consider the quotes for the new water tank in the changing rooms (current tank not compliant with regulations.)
15. To consider the proposed size and any other regulations for business signage for the office units. The signs will be located on the exterior wall of the council property overlooking the drive and will be organised and purchased by the office tenants.
16. To consider a request from a resident to install (at their own expense and with consent from LCC Highways) hedgehog crossing signs on Elmtree Road. The resident has spoken to LCC Highways. (The Clerk has requested full details of the proposed signs.)
17. To receive new planning applications, or to ratify the comments of the Estate Management and Planning Committee, regarding planning applications, received from NKDC since the last meeting.
a. Notification of Receipt of Consultation of public payphone removal scheme
Application Reference: 25/0267/PNTEL
Proposal: Removal of public payphone.
Location: PC01 Lincoln Road Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire
17.1. Notice of planning applications approved by NKDC since the last meeting.
a. Application Reference: 24/1493/HOUS
Proposal: Erection of single storey rear extension
Location: 38 Station Road Ruskington Sleaford (Notice of Approval decision received on 10/3/2025)
b. Application Reference: 24/1467/FUL
Proposal: Installation of a 277 cubic metre storage tank, oil skimmer, matching replacement
of the current storage tank, alterations and upgrades to the existing waste water treatment
plant and any associated pipework.
Location: Pilgrim's UK Ltd Sleaford Road Ruskington
18. Correspondence - for information only. (Circulated to Councillors prior to the meeting).
a. LALC (via email) - Fortnightly e-newsletter
b. NKDC (via email on 14/3/2025) - Notice of Election for the Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral Election and the Lincolnshire County Council Elections, both on 1 May. (Shared on Council’s communications channels, website and noticeboard as requested.)
c. Chairman of Anwick Parish Council (copied into email to the Chairman of Ruskington PC email on 19/3/2025) – Meeting to discuss the proposed renewable bigas plant for Anwick. (Cllr Ditch responded to say that any meeting must be formally convened via the Anwick and Ruskington Parish Clerks.)
d. NKDC (via email on 19/3/2025) - Local Government Reorganisation and reminder of the Town and Parish Council Forum taking place at the NK offices in Sleaford on 10th April 2025. (The Chairman and Clerk are attending this.)
e. Resident (via email on 20/3/2025) – Suggestion for Council to hold a firework display on bonfire night. (Clerk responded to say that Council may consider this following research into costs, regulations and environmental impact, but no budget allocated for this in FY 2025-2026.)
f. Resident (via email on 24/3/2025) – Dates for D o E volunteering. (Date for volunteering (continuation of tree planting in Horseshoe Hollow) agreed with the Environment Caretaker.)
g. NKDC Building Control officer (via email on 24/3/2025) – Date to inspect the newly installed fire door on the rear office landing (28/3/2025 at 10.30am).
h. LCC Highways (via email on 24/3/2025) – Notice of temporary traffic restriction (road closure) for Silver Street (between High Street & a point 40 m South) for Anglian water to repair a water leak.
i. PKF Littlejohn (via email on 25/4/2025) – Information regarding the external audit 2024-2025. (Deadline for return of AGAR is 31 July 2025).
j. Resident (via email on 25/3/2025) – Application for co-option to Ruskington Parish Council.
k. NKDC (Via email on 26/3/2025) – Grants available for up to £500.00 for community and voluntary groups, charities and social enterprises with financial resources of less than £10,000 to deliver events that benefit communities to celebrate (VE Day on 8 May 1945 and VJ Day on 15 August 1945. (Information shared on Council’s communication channels).
l. LCC legal Services (via email on 26/3/2025) – Confirmation of receipt of the signed extension for the public toilet lease agreement.
m. Chairman of Anwick Parish Council (by email on 26/3/2025). Clerk copied into an email to the Chairman of Ruskington PC regarding an invitation to attend a public meeting to discuss the proposed renewable biogas plant in Anwick.
19. To receive Members’ Reports – for information only. (Any items raised for decision will appear on the agenda for the next meeting.)
20. 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 confidential 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.
21. To consider the continuation of the contract cleaning for the Church Street public toilets at a cost of £22.50 per hour (4 hours cleaning per week). The current contract ends on 4 May 2025.
22. Role of a Parish Councillor - Cllr Ditch
End of agenda.
Ruskington Parish Council
The Parish Office, 7-9 High Street North, Ruskington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 9DY
Tel: 01526 834483 Email: clerk@ruskington-pc.gov.uk
Clerk to the Council - Mrs Kathryn Locke I RFO - Miss Kirsty Sinclair