An Ordinary meeting of The Moulton’s Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 at 7pm at Moulton 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 03/02/2026.
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
To agree to adopt three new policies finance, lone working and health and safety.
11) Planning Matters
12) Moulton Village Ward
Play area update and to discuss and agree whether to extend the area.
13) Moulton Seas End Ward
To discuss quotes for a war memorial bench and works.
14) Moulton Chapel Ward
15) SID Report
16) Correspondence
17) Items asked to be included on Agenda during last Meeting.
Moulton Seas End War Memorial bench and works.
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.
To resolve to agree to go into closed session to discuss recent complaints, staffing matters and procedures.
DRAFT Minutes of the Monthly Parish Meeting of The Moulton’s Parish Council held on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 at Moulton Community Centre
Present: Cllr Tibbs, Sneath, Henderson, Ingham, Tomkins, Wakefield, Wright, Cooper, Kirk, Woolf, Hahn, Sanderson, CCllr Gibson, Dist. Cllr Casson, and Parish Clerk.
1) Chairman’s welcome
The Chairman welcomed everyone to the March meeting.
2) Public Forum
3) Apologies for Absence
CCllr Condell
4) Declarations of interest
Cllr Sneath (Dist. and County Councillor, planning, and Highways committees, Moulton Park)
Cllr Woolf (Dist. Councillor, planning, allotment tenant, MCA, MCC and Moulton Park)
Cllr Cooper (Village Hall, MSE)
Cllr Wright (Village Hall, MSE and playing field)
Cllr Tibbs (MCA)
5) To consider the notes of the meeting held on 03/02/26
Cllr Woolf clarified the wood removal from the churchyard
Proposed Cllr Sneath, seconded Cllr Henderson, all agreed.
6) Matters Arising
7) Reports
Cemetery
The Clerk gave an update on hedge cutting and a patch on the roadway that has been rectified.
Contractors happy with cemetery equipment at this time and no new equipment requested.
Interments
Ivatt - burial
Churchyard
Tree replacements discussed.
Allotments
All ok. Invoices shall go out next month.
8)Police
Fly tipping discussed Queens Bank, Moulton Eaugate and Mill Marsh Road, MSE.
9)Highways
TTRO/TTR0115761 – temp traffic restriction Roman bank, Moulton Seas End – water leak repair – road closure order – 13/02/2026 -19/02/2026- Anglian Water
TTRO/TTR015809 – temp traffic restriction West Cob Gate and Moons Green, Moulton-emergency road closure – cable repairs – road closure order – 18/02/2026 - 06/03/2026 – National grid
TTRO/TTR015739 – temp traffic restriction Broad Lane, Moulton – emergency repair leak – road closure order – 12/02/2026 -18/02/2026 – Anglian Water
TTRO/TTR015295 – temp traffic restriction Hogs Gate, Moulton – carriageway maintenance – road closure order – 23/03/2026 – 04/04/2026 -LCC
Moulton Chapel road closure discussed. Chairman suspended standing orders for Dist. Cllr Casson to give a Drainage Board update on the project.
Cllr Sneath gave an update on Spalding Gate, hopefully the flooding issue resolved.
10)Financial
Business Account £4365.36
Treasurer’s Account £3825.85
Petty Cash £0.00
Total £8191.21
Income £5729.47
Expenditure £45,333.55
Payments to be made
Marriott £430.98
MCA hall hire £22.00
Mower service £315.40
Proposed by Cllr Henderson, seconded Cllr Tomkins
Policies adopted – IT, Health and Safety and Lone Working
Proposed Cllr Sneath and seconded Cllr Hahn
11)Planning Consultations
H13-0849-25 – Green Stick Company – Land off High Road, Moulton – Change of use to fishing and wildlife holiday lodges previously approved – amendment received
Decided applications
H13-1144-25 – S R and A V Willson Building Contractors – Rear of War Memorial, Seas End Road, Moulton Seas End – details of external materials – condition compliance - approved
H13-1227-25 – Moulton Parish Council – All Saints Church, High Street, Moulton – works to tpo order no7. – TPO - approved
H13-0849-25 – Green Stick Company – Land off High Road, Moulton – change of use to fishing and wildlife holiday lodges – sec 73 modification – approved
H13-1291-25 – Green Stick Company – Land off High Road, Moulton – details of landscaping and planting – condition compliance – approved
12) Moulton Ward
Cllr Hahn asked about hedge cutting outside a property. Concerned about the condition of the footpath in Broad Lane, Moulton. The Chairman suspended standing orders for CCllr Gibson to state Highways are due to attend to assess.
Cllr Hahn stated there is a lamppost Broad Lane where the light is covered by trees. Clerk to report again.
Park meeting update. Agreed to extend the current play area. Proposed by Cllr Kirk and seconded Cllr Wright.
Agreed to donate £300 to the Celebratory Committee towards the harvest weekend from the 2026/27 budget.
Proposed by Cllr Henderson, seconded Cllr Kirk.
13) M S E Ward
Cllr Kirk agreed to install a new bench and statues. Clerk explained the bench is out of stock currently. Price to be agreed at a later meeting once it is back in stock.
Cllr Tomkins raised concerns about road signs that cannot be seen due to tree overgrowing over pavement from the village hall car park. Cllr Wright agreed to ask the committee via the WhatsApp group what their course of action would be.
Cllr Cooper explained he has had a complaint from a resident regarding poor parking outside the pub in the village on junctions. Discussed and agreed to bring it to Highways attention.
14) Moulton Chapel
15) SID Report
Highs of 60mph Station Road, coming out of Moulton. SID will now be placed on Fen Gate, Moulton Chapel.
16) Correspondence
Village Voice 5th May. Agreed to publish the park extension, no dogs in play areas, litter and the council’s new email address.
17) Items asked to be included on Agenda during the last meeting.
Moulton Seas End war memorial bench and works.
18) Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next Agenda.
Update on Village Green, Moulton.
19) Date and time of next meeting
Tuesday 7th April 2026, 7pm Moulton Chapel Community Centre
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 Woolf, seconded Cllr Henderson and agreed by all to go into closed session to discuss complaints, staffing matters and procedures.
Discussed in depth, resolved. Clerk requested that no correspondence is received direct to her from Cllr Wright or members of his family. Any correspondence from Cllr Wright is to go via the Chairman in future.
Meeting Closed at 8.50pm