April 2024 Agenda

FREISTON PARISH COUNCIL
Email: clerk@freiston-pc.gov.uk

Dear Councillors,

You are summoned to attend the meeting of Freiston Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 18th April 2024, at 7:30pm in the Danny Flear Community Centre.

Mrs Val Austin, - Clerk to the Parish Council, April 9th 2024


AGENDA

1.   Chairman to open the meeting:

2.   Apologises: To receive and accept apologises where a valid reason for the absence has been given to the clerk prior to the meeting.

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.   Police Matters: Stats & incidents are available to view on the police website. 

•   March 2024 – To be presented at the meeting

5.   Minutes: To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 21st March 2024. To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

6.   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

7.   Planning update: 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 Boston Borough Council. – 

TPO 24/0002 – Ground of St James Church, Church View

TPO 24/0003 – The Priory Barns, Church End Road 

TPO 24/0004 – Ground of St James Priory Church End Road

8.   Updates /Notes / Discuss and resolve the following items

8.1.   Highway & Roads – Update 

LCC Cllr Paul Skinner 
Cllr Roy Pearson

8.2.   Parking along Church View – Update 

LCC Cllr Paul Skinner to update on who owns the grass verge.

8.3.   Horses Butterwick Road – Update 

The clerk received a call from a resident, as the horses had escaped on to the A52, Cllr Nigel Marshall spoke to the resident and helped house the horses until the fence was repaired.  

8.4   Letter of Thanks – To Note - The clerk sent a letter of thanks to Fred Grant Company by post.

8.5.   Play Equipment purchase – Update 

Work started 3rd April 2024 on the play area. Updates have been sent to the funding organisation, as part of the funding approval. 

8.6.    Letter to TH Clements – Regarding Plastic Waste – To Note

The clerk sent a letter in the post to the MD, yet to receive a reply.

8.7.   Freiston Bowls Club

Cllr Nigel Marshall received a message from the Bowls club requesting a donation for help with repairs to the pathway to the veranda. 

9.   Finance:

9.1   Bank Account: Statement of accounts as at 18th April 2024

9.2   To approve the accounts for payments

10.   Date of next parish council meeting: Thursday 16th May 2024 at 7:00pm. Earlier start due to the Annual Parish Council Meeting. 

11.   Any other business to go forward to the May 16th 2024 Agenda. / Note for information.