26 June 2023 EGM
Minutes of Billinghay Parish Council Extraordinary General Meeting on 26 June 2023 (7pm) held at Billinghay Methodist Chapel, Victoria Steet.
Present:
Cllrs W. Liles (Chair) (WL), A. Catlett (AC), L.Ball (LB), A.Dymoke (AD), R.Miller (RM), T. Cassidy (TC), S.Cottrell (SC). R Greetham (RG)
Acting Clerk: A. Everard (AE)
Deputy Clerk: Lou Hird (LH)
0 Members of Public present:
1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting.
All present.
2. To receive Declarations of Interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on members’ Register of Interests.
None received.
3. To consider and approve the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2022-23.
a. To receive the Internal Auditor’s Statement and approve any actions to be taken.
It was proposed by RM, seconded by LB and approved by a majority vote.
b. To consider and approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2022-2023
It was proposed by TC, seconded by SC and approved by a majority vote.
c. To consider and approve the Accounting Statement 2022-23
It was proposed by AD, seconded by SC and approved by a majority vote.”.
d. To note and approve the publication of documents and exercise of public rights from 30 June 2023 to 28 July 2023 on the Parish Council website and notice boards.
It was proposed by AD, seconded by SC and unanimously approved.
4. Planning Issues
To review the proposed developments of Bio-diversity Plants at Martin Moor and Walcott Farm and agree any action necessary.
Whilst these are two separate developments, Council felt that they needed to be considered together. The main impact on Billinghay is expected to be the increased number of HGVs that will have to go through the village to access the two sites.
Whilst detailed planning applications have not yet been submitted, it is anticipated that a combined total of approximately 110 such vehicles will be visiting the two sites each day.
It was felt that the local roads would need improving considerably to cope with this increased traffic and it may be an ideal time to press the developers to take this into consideration.
After much discussion it was agreed that the best way forward would be to form a small work group to identify problems and possible solutions involving organisations such as LCC Highways. One of the developers, AFP, had offered to meet with local groups to discuss their plans and it was agreed that LB would contact them and arrange a meeting.
The work group could attend and agree the way forward following this.
Meeting closed at 7.43pm
Minutes Approved.
Date 3 July 2023
Signed W Liles (Chair)
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