Agenda 11th November 2025
Partney and Dalby Parish Council
Dear Councillors,
You are summoned to attend the Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 11th November 2025 in Partney Victory Hall at 7.00pm.
There is an Open Forum before each meeting where Members of the Public are invited to ask questions or make short statements to the Council in relation to the business on the agenda.
Please note that any recommendations made at this meeting by the Parish Council in respect of planning applications on the agenda are advisory only and not binding on East Lindsey District Council. Documents relating to the applications may be viewed a www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/Planning. It is recommended that any comments you wish to make be submitted direct to East Lindsey District Council, either by their website as above or by letter.
Signed Jane Slaymaker - Parish Clerk 5th November 2025
Agenda
1. Chair’s opening remarks
2. To note any apologies and accept valid reasons of absence
3. To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any requests for dispensations1 in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or any other interests as outlined in the Council’s Code of Conduct
4. To receive and approve the draft notes of the meeting held on 9th September 2025
5. To receive reports from the County and District councillors
6. Finance
a) To formally note financial position
b) To formally note bank reconciliations
c) To formally note the last quarters payments and receipts and balance against budget
d) To formally approve any automated, retrospective and future payments to be made:
22.09.25 Karl Valentine cemetery grass cutting September (Local Government Act 1972 s.214) £70.00
22.09.25 Value Products cemetery signage £14.20
09.10.25 Lloyds bank fee £4.25
10.10.25 Karl Valentine village grounds maintenance (Highways Act 1980 s.96) £124.00
10.10.25 Karl Valentine cemetery grass cutting October (Local Government Act 1972 s.214) £70.00
10.25 Amazon speed gun (S Sargeant reimbursement) (Local Government and Rating Act 1997 s.31) £139.31
24.10.25 Wave cemetery water charge DD £52.24
09.11.25 Lloyds bank fee £4.25
30.11.25 Salary £175.11 (LGA 1972 s.112)
09.12.25 Lloyds bank fee £4.25
31.12.25 Salary £175.11
e) To note any income received since the last meeting:
09.09.25 Interest £5.85
09.10.25 Interest £5.21
7. Planning Matters
a) To consider any planning applications received since the last meeting
b) To note any planning decisions and/or appeal notifications since the last meeting
8. Village Matters
a) To receive an update on highway matters
b) To receive feedback from Cllr Grover and/or Cllr Lovelock regarding the designation of Partney as a ‘large village’ in the 2018 Local Plan and resolve action
9. Internal Council Matters
a) To receive additional quotations for a new bus shelter to be situated on the Highways verge in front of the Red Lion Inn and agree a preferred supplier
b) To consider delegating action to the Chair and Clerk to obtain quotations regarding the installation of a concrete base for the bus shelter and proceed with the most favourable contractor
c) To agree a budget and consider delegating action to the Chair and Clerk to purchase a new laptop
d) To review the Complaints Policy and Publication Scheme
e) To appoint a Lead Councillor for Housing and Broadband in line with the Parish Action Plan
f) To agree the appointment of Victoria Clark as the Council’s Internal Auditor for 2025/26 at £100
g) To receive Parish Plan updates from Councillors and resolve action
h) To receive an update on the Emergency Action Plan
i) To discuss the situation regarding the footpath between the Victory Hall carpark and Maddison Lane and resolve action
j) To note that the defibrillator charge stick and pads expire in December 2025. Currently the replacement charge stick and pads are unavailable, and this type of defibrillator was discontinued in 2019. To discuss upgrading the defibrillator and delegating action to the Chair and Clerk to order a new defibrillator within an agreed budget if the charge stick and pads do not come back into stock by December
k) To receive the Cemetery Memorial Inspection report and resolve action
l) To receive the Annual Asset Inspection and resolve any action required
m) To agree a date for the Clerk’s annual appraisal
n) To note a donation of £100, made to purchase plants for the village planters from the Coffee Morning
10. To receive correspondence and note any action required
Letter received from a resident concerning parking near a junction on the Skegness Road outside the church wall.
Letter received from a resident regarding comments on an application for tree work, made by the Parish Council, in respect of a Beech tree at the Rectory, Partney
11. Clerk and Councillor Reports (for information only), including a review of actions from minutes and matters that Councillors wish to be brought to the next or subsequent meetings. No decisions may be made under this section, but Councillors may wish to flag up issues.
12. To note the date of the next meeting of the Parish Council
1 A dispensation form should be requested from the Clerk before the meeting date and will be considered by Full Council at the meeting