An Ordinary meeting of The Moulton’s Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 7th July 2026 7pm at Moulton Chapel Community Centre
AGENDA
1) Chairman’s Welcome.
2) Public Forum. This will last for a maximum of 15 minutes and the Parish Council meeting will commence at 7.15pm.
3) Apologies for absence
4) Declarations of interest. To receive any further declarations, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
5) To consider the notes of the meeting held on 02/06/2026.
6) To consider any matters arising from the minutes that are not covered by the agenda.
7) Reports. To consider any matters relevant to the Cemetery. Churchyard and Allotments.
8) Police Matters
9) Highways Matters
10) Financial Matters
11) Planning Matters
12) Moulton Village Ward
To discuss and agree dead tree removal quotes.
13) Moulton Seas End Ward
Playing field discussion
14) Moulton Chapel Ward
To discuss and agree new play equipment quotes.
15) SID Report
16) Correspondence
17) Items asked to be included on Agenda during last Meeting.
18) Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next Agenda.
Councillors are reminded that this item is for reporting matters not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for inclusion on future agendas.
19) To confirm date and time of the next Parish Council Meeting.
20) If necessary, to consider passing a resolution under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting in order to discuss any items of business that may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in those paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of that Act as amended by the Local Government Access to Information (Variation) Order 2006.
DRAFT Minutes of the Monthly Parish Meeting of The Moulton’s Parish Council held on Tuesday 7th July 2026 at Moulton Chapel Community Centre
Present: Dist. Cllr Casson, Cllrs Wakefield, Sneath, Ingham, Henderson, Hahn, Cooper, Wright, Tibbs, Woolf, two members of the public and Parish Clerk.
1) Chairman’s welcome
The Chairman welcomed everyone to the July meeting.
2) Public Forum
A member of the public thanked the council for the new bench at the war memorial at MSE.
3) Apologies for Absence
CCllrs Gibson, Condell, Cllrs Kirk, Tomkins
4) Declarations of interest
Cllr Sneath (Dist. And County Councillor, Planning and Highways committees, Moulton Park)
Cllr Cooper (MSE Village Hall)
Cllr Wright (MSE Village Hall and Playing Field)
Cllr Woolf (District Councillor, Planning, allotment tenant, MCA, MCC and Moulton Park)
Cllr Tibbs (MCA)
Cllr Hahn (planning app H13-0565-26)
5) To consider the notes of the meeting held on 07/06/26
Proposed Cllr Hahn, seconded Cllr Sneath, all agreed.
6) Matters Arising
7) Reports
Cemetery
Interments
Howard - burial
Churchyard
Concerned resident contacted clerk about the amount of grass cutting and maintenance. This was discussed and agreed the current regime and schedule is working.
Cllr Hendreson asked if the now empty dog bag dispenser could be removed.
Allotments
A potential water supply was discussed and agreed clerk would get a quote.
8)Police
9)Highways
TTRO/TTR016669 – temp traffic restriction Cob Gate – Highway maintenance – road closure order – 14/07/2026-21/07/2026- LCC
TTRO/TTR016817 – temp traffic restriction Roman Bank, MSE – electricity connection– road closure order – 14/07/2026-17/07/2026 – National Grid
TTR0/TTR017049 – temp traffic restriction Moons Green, Moulton – cable reinforcement – road closure order – 25/07/2026-02/08/2026 – National Grid
TTRO/TTR016604 – temp traffic restriction – Eaugate Road, Moulton Chapel – water mains repairs – road closure order – 30/07/2026-04/08/2026 – Anglian Water
TTRO/TTR017048 – temp traffic restriction – Broad Lane, Moulton – mains electricity reinforcement – road closure order – 01/08/2026-07/08/2026 – National Grid
TTRO/TTR016811 – temp traffic restriction – Oxcroft Band, Moulton Chapel – carriageway repairs – road closure order – 10/08/2026-06/09/2026 – LCC
TTRO/TTR017027 – temp traffic restriction – Oxcroft Bank, Moulton Chapel – jet patching – road closure order – 14/08/2026-24/08/2026 – LCC
10)Financial
Business Account £25,773.31
Treasurer’s Account £52,379.47
Petty Cash £0.00
Total £78,152.78
Income £19.85
Expenditure £4554.15
Payments to be made
Marriott £915.46
ICCM £110.00
Drainage Board £176.23
Fisher and Co. auditor £105.00
R Harding £50 x 2 (grass cutting)
Printer paper £17.99
Proposed Cllr Sneath, seconded Cllr Cooper, all agreed.
11)Planning Consultations
H13-0565-26 – Mr F Hahn – 4 Hawthorn Chase, Moulton – installation of air source heat pump – full
H13-0578-26 – Tulipland Potatoes Ltd - Holly Tree House, Fengate – proposed replacement self-build dwelling – sec 73 modification
H13-0230-26 – Mr P Matthews – 34 High Street, Moulton – first floor extension – appeal
H13-0359-26 – Mrs G Toms – Eastlyn, Fengate, Moulton Chapel – demolition of rear extension and rebuild two storey - appeal
Decided applications
H13-0359-26 – Mrs G Toms – Eastlyn, Fengate, Moulton Chapel – demolition of rear extension and build two storey - full – refusal
H13-0538-26 – Mr I Hetherington – 70 High Street, Moulton – details of BNG - condition compliance - approved
H13-0248-26– Naylor Flowers Ltd – Vickers Farm, Washway Road, Moulton Marsh – use of land for siting ag. workers accommodation – full – withdrawn application
H13-0395-26 – Mr and Mrs P Breach – The Retreat, Pipwell Gate, Moulton Seas End – proposed self-build dwelling - full - refusal
12) Moulton Ward
Dead tree removal discussed. Cllr Tibbs agreed to look at the root to see if it would be easy to pull out.
Potential new bus stop on village green discussed. Agreed to have a site meeting (all councillors) to look at the options.
13) M S E Ward
Cllr Wright handed councillors a letter in regards to the MSE playing field stating that the charity is folding and the field would be handed back to the parish council. The field assets would be going to charities. The gates were offered to the pc at a price of £180. The funds would go to the Moulton Celebration Committee. Proposed by Cllr Tibbs and seconded by Cllr Sneath to approve this after the council had received confirmation from the Charities Commission that the charity had ceased.
Clerk to get quotes for ongoing grass cutting.
14) Moulton Chapel
New play equipment quotes discussed. Agreed on quote one. Proposed by Cllr Sneath and seconded Cllr Hahn.
15) SID Report
No data this month.
16) Correspondence
Members rom LCC will be at the September meeting to talk to residents about the new household waste scheme.
17) Items asked to be included on Agenda during the last meeting.
MSE Playing field
18) Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next Agenda.
MSE playing field
19) Date and time of next meeting
Tuesday 1st September 2026, 7pm Moulton Seas End Village Hall
20) If necessary, to consider passing a resolution under section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting in order to discuss any items of business that may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in those paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of that Act as amended by the Local Government Access to Information (Variation) Order 2006.
Proposed by Cllr Ingham, seconded Cllr Sneath to go into closed session to discuss the council’s complaint they are due to make to a playground installation company.
Agreed to meet the company on site to show the concerns to the installation team.
Meeting Closed at 8.20pm