2025 Minutes

Present

Chair Cllr. Colin Goodwin

Vice Chair Cllr. Keith Butters

Councillors Bakes, Aldridge and Rickett

MOP 6

Meeting opened at 19.30 hrs

1. Chair’s Welcome: 71.25
   1. The meeting may be recorded.
   2. Safety announcement.
   3. To remind the members of the public that the meeting is a PC meeting held in public and not a public meeting
   4. The Chair welcomed Cllr. Rickett
2. Apologies for Absence: 72.25

All Councillors present

3. Declarations of Interest: 73.25

No declaration of interest

4. Approval of Previous Minutes:74.25

Resolved. Council voted to adopt the minutes of 17th June 2025

5. Public Open Forum – 30 Minutes: 75.25

MOP asked if a leaflet holder could be attached to the Free Little Library

MOP a) Request for any information on flooding issues on Station Road

          b) Fire risk on Station Road with crops to rear of Station Road and the running of the Steam Railway

          c) Has the council updated the North Thoresby Emergency Action Plan

          d) Concerns over recycling and plastics going to landfill

MOP answered questions concerning plastics going into landfill

6. District Council Update: 76.25

      Cllr Aldridge gave a brief update on planning applications/planning policy and updated the council on the pylon situation.

7.  County Council Update: 77.25

      No County Councillor in attendance

8. Finance Matters: 78.25
   1. Council ratified the invoice from Thoresby Homecare for £10.79 plus vat
       
9. Planning Matters: 79.25
1. ) Planning application no. 02546/25/FUL Extension and alteration to existing dwelling to provide additional living accommodation

Resolved. Council accepted the extension in principle however voted to object to the planning application due to the extension and original building being rendered

• 02597/25/ESR Environmental Impact Assessment. Land North of High Street North Thoresby.

Resolved. Council to request further information.    

10. Administration matters 80.25

To consider the 2024-25 AGAR

Resolved. Council approved clerk to write to the external auditor explaining the delay

11. Employment Matters:80.25
    1. To update the council on the vacancy for clerk/RFO

Council confirmed the had interviewed an experienced clerk.

Resolved. Council voted to employ the new clerk/RFO who had been interviewed prior to the meeting.

12. Village Hall Matters: 81.25

a)For the council to consider a grant application for the community room refurbishment

 Noted. Cllr. Goodwin informed the council a grant application had been submitted to UKSPF GRASSroots Grants for £16,882.22.

b) For the council to consider the disposal of the old piano.

Resolved. Council voted to advertise the piano on social media free to good home

c) For the council to consider the disposal of the redundant A frames

Noted. Donated to events committee

d) To consider the Christmas tree for 2025

Differed

13. Village Matters: 82.25

1. ) For the council to note the purchase of new benches for the play park.

Noted. Cllr Goodwin updated the council, 2 benches have already been delivered with 4 more in production.

• For the council to consider a letter received from Cyden Homes

Noted. North Thoresby History Group have supplied Cyden Homes with a list of proposed streetnames for consideration.

• For the council to consider the Cyden homes development on the Beanlands site.

Resolved. Council voted for Cllr Goodwin to liaise with Cyden Homes, ELDC planning and Highway Regarding the Beanlands development. Clerk to send a letter to Cyden Homes outlining questions raised in the meeting and inviting them to a parish council meeting.

• Update on the overgrown trees in Mulberry Close.

Noted. The trees belong to Platform Home.

14.Payments – For the Council to consider approving the following Payments.

Resolved. Council approved payments.

15.Next Ordinary Meeting Date: 

       a)    For the council to note the Ordinary PC Meeting – Monday 4th August 2025  

16. . Temporary exclusion of press and public:

Pursuant to the Public Bodies (Admission at Meetings Act 1960. (The Public and Press be excluded from the meeting due to the confidential nature of the business to be discussed) Consideration and reason required:

1. To discuss financial matters 

Resolved Council agreed pay scale and contract of employment for new clerk/RFO

Meeting closed at 20.35 hrs.