2025 Parish Council Meetings

Tuesday 1st July - Agenda

To All Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting of the Parish Council to be held at the Chapel, Chapel Lane, Little Hale on Tuesday 1st July 2025 at 7.30 pm.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this and any Parish Council meeting during the year.

Ten minutes prior to the start of the business of the meeting are set aside for a Public Forum.

 

  1. Welcome
  2. Apologies for Absence.
  3. Declaration of Interests and any Dispensations sought under the Localism Act 2011
  4. Minutes of the previous meeting, 6th May 2025, for approval and to note the draft minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting that evening, for approval at the next Annual Parish Meeting
  5. Finance 2024-25 – to note Exempt Certificate, etc., submitted. Period of Public Rights underway until 14th July.
  6. Finance 2025-26
  1. To receive updated financial statements noting any receipts and payments, made since the last meeting, including LALC subscription £89.36 paid 2nd June 2025.
  2. To approve payments including Clerk -May/June- plus expenses -reimbursement of travel, stationery etc-, HMRC -mth 3 due 19/7/25-, reimbursement for Cllr Stapleton, re mower parts and any others that become due.
  3. Banking – to note online authorisations set up and to test payment.
  4. Cybersecurity and .gov.uk email addresses - update
  1. Clerk’s Report and Correspondence received.
  1. Newsletters from LALC, LCC, NKDC, EA.
  2. Updates from Cllrs Tarry and Collard.
  3. NKDC – invitation to attend Town and Parish Council Forum 10th July
  4. NKDC – Licensing Act Policy  Consultation closes 30th July
  5. NKDC - Pleasure Boat and Boatman Licensing Policy Consultation closes 30th July
  6. NKDC – Local Government Re-organisation update
  7. Parva House – to note sale proposed.
  8. Lloyds Bank Statements and any other correspondence received.
  1. Policing update – if any
  2. Highways Matters and flooding.
  1. Flooding – EA Flooding reports re January 2025 and any other updates
  2. Speeding – to note Police response and update on Community Speed Watch – to agree sites for signs
  1. Streetlights – update from NKDC, if any.
  2. Planning Matters – see www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/planningonline.
  1. Planning Application 23/1021/FUL Development of a photovoltaic solar array -49.995MW export capacity- with associated grid corridor works, access improvements and ancillary development. Land South of Little Hale Drove Little Hale Fen – to note appeal submitted to the Planning Inspectorate May 2025 and NKDC’s response June 2025.
  2. Travellers on Little Hale Fen – ref Enforcement Notice issued by NKDC 19th January, to take effect from 20th February 2024, compliance with conditions within 13 months maximum – update from NKDC.
  3. Planning Application 25/0172/FUL Conversion and extension of existing outbuilding to form a single storey self-build dwelling Land Adjacent To 2 Fen Road – to note approved by NKDC 11th June 2025
  4. Planning Application 25/0527/VARCON Variation of approved plans, Rock Barn 10A Fen NG34 9BD – update if any
  1. Planning Inspectorate Matters - NSIPs
  1. Anglian Water – proposed Reservoir – update on prioritisation
  2. Beacon Fen Solar Farm – to note Development Consent application submitted in May 2025 https://www.beaconfenenergypark.co.uk/the-project/

 https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010151

  1.  Pathfinder Clean Energy -PACE- solar farm and battery energy storage system -BESS- “Gauntlet Solar Farm & BESS” on land at Swineshead PE20 3PQ – see https://www.gauntletsolarfarm.co.uk/ -Boston Borough-
  2. Ossian Transmission – new application see https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN0210006
  3. National Grid – Great Grid Update see https://www.nationalgrid.com/the-great-grid-upgrade - to note Little Hale being within the ‘secondary consultation zone’ for Eastern Green Link 3 and 4 projects linking Anderby Creek landfall with Walpole.
  1. CIL Funded Projects
  1. To note CIL report 2024-25 submitted to NKDC 26th May
  2. Update on ‘village gates’ and to consider other ideas and note deadlines
  1. Community Defibrillator - arrangements for training session
  2. Land at Pump Lane – updates, if any.
  3. Bus Shelter Working Party – to agree postponed date
  4. VE Day Event – report, and any other events planned
  5. Website – website analytics page
  6. Matters for the next meeting – standing items
  7. The Dates of Meetings for 2025-26, as agreed 2nd September, 4th November, 6th January 2026, 3rd March, 5th May at 7.45pm, with Annual Parish Meeting at 7.30pm                                                                

 

   DEScott  26 June 2025