2025 Parish Council Meetings

Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - 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 2nd September 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, 1st July 2025, for approval.
  5. Finance 2024-25 – to note Exemption accepted 29th July.
  6. Finance 2025-26
  1. To receive updated financial statements noting any receipts and payments, made since the last meeting, including reimbursement to Cllr Stapleton as agreed.
  2. To approve payments including agreeing new pay rate -NJC agreement- for Clerk -July/August- plus expenses -reimbursement of travel, stationery etc-, HMRC -mth 5 due 19/9/25-, CSW joining fee as previously agreed -awaiting invoice-.
  3. Banking – to note transfer of funds to savings account and interest received, to agree changes to mandate
  4. Cybersecurity and .gov.uk email addresses – update from LALC on requirements.
  1. Clerk’s Report and Correspondence received.
  1. Newsletters from LALC, LCC, NKDC, EA.
  2. Updates from Cllrs Tarry and Collard
  3. Updates from Cllr East.
  4. Update from NKDC Town and Parish Councils’ briefing 10th July
  5. King’s Portrait – to note delivered to Great Hale Village Hall 12th July
  6. Heckington Almshouses – vacancy
  7. Greater Lincolnshire – update on Campaign for LGR
  8. Lincolnshire Community Resilience Team – newsletter
  9. TPR – Pensions Auto Enrolment – to note re-declaration of Compliance completed.
  10. NKDC – Litter Picking Grant
  11. LCC – Public Rights of Way Asset survey
  12. Lloyds Bank Statements and any other correspondence received.
  1. Policies for approval -see https://little-hale.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/policies-procedures-:
  1. Standing Orders
  2. Financial Regulations
  3. Equal Opportunities
  4. Social Media
  5. Publication Scheme
  6. GDPR
  7. Public Participation
  8. IT
  1. Policing update - NSK Parish Council Briefing Session, 16th November 6.00 pm – matters to put forward
  2. Highways Matters and flooding.
  1. Highways Repairs – Main Road following vehicle fire and other simultaneous closures locally, correspondence with LCC; Little Hale Drove and Fen Road Aug/Sept Fibre maintenance
  2. Other Fix My Streets reports
  3. Flooding – any other updates
  4. Community Speed Watch – as above, awaiting invoice, but membership seems to have been approved, CSW newsletter received.
  1. Streetlights – to note streetlight on Fen Road re-instated.
  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 – to note appeal reference APP/R2520/W/25/3363027, allowed by Planning Inspectorate
  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 25/0527/VARCON Variation of approved plans, Rock Barn 10A Fen NG34 9BD – to note granted 17th July 2025
  4. Planning Application 25/0809/HOUS Loft conversion to provide first floor living accommodation with associated new window to the northern elevation, a new French door with Juliette balcony to southern elevation and rooflights to eastern elevation -part retrospective- Cornerstones 29B Fen Road NG34 9BD – for comment
  5. Planning Application 25/0839/FUL Proposed single storey custom self-build dwelling. Land Adjacent To 2 Fen Road NG34 9BD – for comment
  6. Planning Application 25/0914/BGS To establish Biodiversity Gain Site -without Planning permission- to create orchard and other neutral grassland. Land To The North Of Little Hale Drove NG34 9BG – for comment
  7. Planning Application Reserved matters application for the erection of 1no dwelling -appearance, landscaping, layout & scale- pursuant to outline consent 23/0587/OUT – Outline application for a proposed dwelling with landscaping for consideration. Land Adj 21 Chapel Lane Little Hale NG34 9BE – for comment
  1. Planning Inspectorate Matters - NSIPs
  1. Anglian Water – proposed Reservoir – update if any
  2. Beacon Fen Solar Farm –Development Consent – update if any 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. 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. Website – website analytics page
  5. Burial Board – to note current vacancy for Little Hale representative
  6. Matters for the next meeting – standing items
  7. The Dates of Meetings for 2025-26, as agreed, 4th November, 6th January 2026, 3rd March, 5th May at 7.45pm, with Annual Parish Meeting at 7.30pm                                             

DEScott  28th August 2025