March 2024 Agenda

HOUGH ON THE HILL PARISH COUNCIL
Hall Farm, Hall Road, Brandon, NG32 2AT
Telephone: 07939 368107
E-mail: houghpcclerk@gmail.com

All Councillors are summoned to attend a meeting of Hough on the Hill Parish Council on Thursday 7th March 2024 at Hough on the Hill Church community area, commencing at 8 pm

Signed.......Donna Lang
Parish Clerk
Date: 28th February 2024

Welcome by Chair.

There will be no public forum as we will have just had the Annual Parish Meeting


MARCH 2024 AGENDA

1.   To receive apologies and valid reasons for absence, these having been submitted to the Clerk prior to the meeting.

2.   To receive Declarations of Interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and receive Requests for Dispensations.

3.   To approve the draft notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 28th November 2023 and for the Chairman to sign them as the agreed minutes.

4.   To receive reports from County and District Councillors (for information only).

Planning and Tree Matters:

5.   To note planning decision notices from SKDC: 

S23/1943 – Change of use at 7 Gelston – application approved.

6.   To note appeal of enforcement notice:

APP/E2530/C/24/3337083 Brandon Wood Clay Shooting Ground Brandon.

7.   SIDS – Discussion and resolution as to order of new brackets for three sites at £200 each.  Resolution to approve purchase of speed watch sign damaged by hedge trimmer at £27.54.

8.   Play Area. Wicksteed annual inspection due to be carried out within next 6-8 weeks.  Arrange clean up date in Spring.  Cllr Seage to give update on design ideas.

9.   Prosperity Fund – Update from Clerk and Cllr Pope after noticeboard and website advertisement.

10.   Emergency Group/Flooding issues: Cllr Sharman and  Cllr Allen update.

11.   D-DAY 80 – 6TH June 2024: To consider options for community celebration.

12.   Neighbourhood Plan and Design Code: Cllr Sharman update

Financial matters:

13.      Resolution to approve the payment of LALC invoice £166.86.

14.      Resolution to approve the payment of LALC training membership for 2024 invoice £120.00.

15.   To approve bank reconciliations for 30.11.23, 31.12.23, 31.0.1.24 and 29.2.24.  The bank reconciliations had been checked by Cllr Sharman prior to the meeting.

16.      Resolution to approve the payment of Clerks expenses and training expenses February 2024 £163.37.

17.   To note correspondence received since the November meeting, 2024 Environmental Policy and Assessment and Noise Management Programme from PF International Kart Circuit in Brandon.

18.   To record Closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 for discussion and approval of contract of employment for D Lang following meeting on 28th November 2023.
   
Date of next meeting – 9th May 2024.