January 2026 Agenda
Dear Councillors,
You are summoned to attend The Monthly Meeting of Freiston Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 15th January 2026, at 7:30pm in the Danny Flear Community Centre.
Mrs. Val Austin, - Clerk to the Parish Council, 8th January 2026
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.
• To be presented at the meeting
5. Minutes: To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 20th November 2025. 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. – To include those received between the day of posting this notice and the day of the meeting.
The Clerk sent a planning application to all councillors for:
• B/25/0483 – Plummers Hotel – No Objections received
• B/25/0446 – Freiston Shore Nature Reserve – No Objections received.
8. Updates / Discuss and resolve the following items
8.1. Highway and Roads
8.1.1: Correx Signs – To Note
The clerk received the signs and Cllr Nigel Marshall has the signs.
8.2. Christmas in Freiston 2025 – To Note
• Councillors sent suggestions to the clerk.
• Cllr Nigel Marshall and the Clerk, choose the winning 5 places.
• Thank you to T A Blackamore for the donated Christmas Tree, which was housed in the Post office Yard.
• Thank You to Creations for hosting the Christmas Tree
8.3. Radar Data
The Clerk to send data to the Councillors before the next meeting and to present at the meeting.
8.4. Oak House Lane Speed Reduction – Cllr Peter Bedford
Cllr Peter Bedford to discuss the speed limit along Oak House Lane
8.5. Brown Bin Extension Letter – To Note
The clerk has written to Boston Borough Council, but has not received a reply.
9. Finance:
9.1 Bank Account: Statement of accounts as at 15th January 2026
9.2 To approve the accounts for payments
10. Date of next parish council meeting: Thursday 19th February 2026
11. Any other business to go forward to the Thursday 19th February 2026 - Agenda. / Note for information.