An Ordinary meeting of The Moulton’s Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 3rd September 2024 at 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 receive application(s) for councillor vacancies.
6) To consider the notes of the meeting held on 02/07/2024.
7) To consider any matters arising from the minutes that are not covered by the agenda.
8) Reports. To consider any matters relevant to the Cemetery. Churchyard and Allotments.
9) Police Matters
10) Highways Matters
11) Financial Matters
12) Planning Matters
13) Moulton Village Ward
Moulton Park plans
Electric on the village green
14) Moulton Seas End Ward
15) Moulton Chapel Ward
Speeding Fengate
16) SID Report
17) Correspondence
Autumn litter pick
18) Items asked to be included on Agenda during last Meeting.
19) 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.
20) To confirm date and time of the next Parish Council Meeting.
21) 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.
Minutes of the Monthly Parish Meeting of The Moulton’s Parish Council held on Tuesday 3rd September 2024 at Moulton Chapel Community Centre
Present: Cllr Sneath, Cooper, Tibbs, Hahn, Henderson, Sanderson, Wright, Woolf, Ingham, and Parish Clerk.
Dist. Cllr Casson and five members of the public.
1) Chairman’s welcome
Cllr Sneath (Vice Chair) as Chairman not in attendance, welcomed everyone to the September meeting.
2) Public Forum
A resident raised concerns about the safety of Bell Lane and children crossing into the park. The visibility and lack of signage. This was discussed later in the meeting.
Cllr Sanderson raised concerns about the speeding and amount of traffic down Fengate, Moulton Chapel. Notes were read out from a survey from the past three weeks. Clerk to forward onto Highways.
A MSE resident asked for funding towards spraying and labour costs for the MSE Village Hall car park. Resident was informed that it would be a Village Hall committee issue and they themselves would need to approach the Parish Council.
A resident asked if the grass could be cut at the rear of the MSE memorial again and in the future. Cllr Wright offered to take on the role.
3) Apologies for Absence
Cllr Wakefield and Kirk
4) Declarations of interest
Cllr Sneath and Woolf declared they are District Councillors (Moulton Park).
Cllr Wright, Cooper, and Cllr Sneath (Village Hall, MSE)
Cllr Tibbs (MCA)
5) To receive application(s) for councillor vacancies.
Application received by Mr Nigel Henderson, agreed to co-opt Mr Nigel Henderson.
6) To consider the notes of the meeting held on 02/07/24
Proposed Cllr Woolf, seconded Cllr Cooper, all agreed.
7) Matters Arising
8) Reports
Cemetery
Yearly subscription agreed with the mole catcher at £550 total. Proposed Cllr Hahn and seconded Cllr Tibbs, all agreed.
Letterbox has arrived and Holbeach Memorials has kindly agreed to donate a plaque to go under the box to explain the purpose. Letters will be shredded and made into compost when emptied on a regular basis.
Interments
Kime – ashes
Stratton – burial
Hitchins – burial
Cox – burial
Peel – ashes
Anthony – ashes
Churchyard
The Green Group now have two areas to maintain themselves as agreed at the meeting at the Church in August.
Allotments
Clerk will post out invoices this week.
9)Police
10)Highways
TTRO/TTR008376 – temp. traffic restriction Moulton – road closure order West Cob Gate – 09/09/2024 - 09/09/2024 – Anglian Water
TTRO/TTR008421 – temp. traffic restriction Moulton Eaugate – road closure order Eaugate Road – 30/07/2024 – 03/08/2024 – National Grid
TTRO/TTR008585 – temp. traffic restriction Moulton seas End – road closure order Roman Bank – 16/09/2024 – 20/09/2024 - LCC
11)Financial
Business Account £93,269.80
Treasurer’s Account £75,505.78
Petty Cash £0.00
Total £168,775.58
Income £2272.16 (August) £816.14 (Sept)
Expenditure £1997.13 (August) £5633.30 (Sept)
Payments to be made
Marriott £1117.41 also £1057.23 (July invoice already paid).
Sneaths £2580.00
JRB (dog bags) £178.74
Mole specialist £430.00
ROSPA £127.20
Proposed Cllr Cooper, seconded Cllr Ingham, all agreed.
12)Planning Consultation
H13-0666-24 – Tawny Homes – Crown Hall farm, Moulton Eaugate - Conversion of part of office/store into self-contained annexe and alterations/upgrades to remainder of building – approved
H13-0507-24 – BLM Builders – Rear of War Memorial, Moulton Seas End - Residential Development - 2 Dwellings - Outline Approval H13-0651-20 – reserved matters
H13-0524-24 Florinee homes – 29 Pipwell gate, Moulton Seas End - Amendment 1 - Foul Water Drainage Details Amended to show Septic Tank, as existing. Application forms corrected to demonstrate that property is not linked to Mains Sewer – amendment
H13-0725-24 – Peloton Produce Ltd – Peloton Produce West Cob Gate - New open fronted building for forklift storage and a new building for storage of packaging materials - full
Decided Applications
H13-0579-24 – Moulton Harrox Sports and Social Society – Moulton Playing Field – TPO works - approved
H13-0281-24 – RK Wilson Builders – Rear of Cassini Lodge, Moulton Seas End – erection of 7 dwellings – full – approved
H13-0631-24 – Mr D Wilson – 105 Eaugate Road, Moulton Eaugate – details of archaeological investigation – condition compliance – approved
H13-0446-24 – Woodola Group Ltd. – 24 Broad Lane, Moulton – proposed two storey extension – full – approved
H13-0477-24 – Mr H Clark – Crown Hall farm, Moulton Eaugate – upgrade outbuilding – s192 Lawful use cert. – refused
H13-0511-24 – Allison Homes East – Land North of Roman Road, Moulton Chapel – details of construction management – condition compliance – approved
H13-0378-24 – Miss L Jordan – 25 Lowther Avenue, Moulton – erection of fence – full – approved
H13-0434-24 – Tawny Homes – 3 Shivean Gate, Moulton – details of footway – condition compliance – refused
H13-0591-24 – Mr M Simpson – 92 Roman Road, Moulton Chapel – erection of summer house – full – rejected
H13-0479-20 – Postland Developments Ltd. – Land South of Roman Road, Moulton Chapel – Modification 106 - approved
13) Moulton Ward
The use of social media discussed for the PC. Agreed for the Clerk to trial a Facebook page.
Agreed the Clerk to purchase some signs for Bell Lane up to a value of £200 as a temporary measure until permanent signs agreed with Highways. Proposed Cllr wright and seconded Cllr Cooper.
Play area plans discussed. Proposed by Cllr Woolf, seconded Cllr Wright to instruct an architect up to £1000. All agreed.
Electricity to the village green discussed including change of position. Insurance quote needed for the next meeting before anything else can be decided.
14) M S E Ward
15) Moulton Chapel
Cllr Sneath proposed to obtain quote for advisory speed limit banners for Fengate, Moulton Chapel.
16) SID Report
Average speed of 34.5mph Station Road, Moulton. Now sited at Fengate, Moulton Chapel.
17) Correspondence
Village Voice 5th September
Clerk received an email from a resident in regards to the Allison Homes site.
Autumn litter pick Saturday 5th October 10am start. Clerk to purchase new hoops and pickers.
Agreed to plant a tree and memorial plaque in the cemetery in memory of Mr Keith Bingham who sadly passed away. Cllrs thankful of his voluntary grass cutting over many years.
18) Matters for Discussion to become Agenda items at next meeting.
Moulton play area
Village green electric
Speed banners
19) Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next Agenda.
20) Date and time of next meeting
Tuesday 1st October 2024, 7pm Moulton Seas End Village Hall
21) 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.
Meeting Closed at 9pm