August 2025 Agenda

THURLBY PARISH COUNCIL

Bernard M Champness, Clerk to the Parish Council   

5, Woodside East, Northorpe, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 0HT   Tel: 01778 393431

thurlbyclerk@hotmail.com

 

The Meeting of Thurlby Parish Council will be held on Wednesday 20 August 2025 (25.04) starting at 19.30 in Lawrance Park Social Room

Public and Press are invited to attend and if they wish to attend should be seated by 19.25 to ensure the meeting starts on time.

 

Open Forum when Allison Homes will give a presentation on the suggested development of 82 houses off Obthorpe Lane.

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Apologies for absence, acceptance of Apologies & noting of resignations received

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Declaration of Interest – To receive Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary and Other Interests, as set out in Chapter 7 of the Localism Act 2011 and the nature of those interests relating to any Agenda item

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Minutes of the meeting held on the 2 July 2025 (Min25-03)

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To receive a report from the County and District Councillors on matters relating to Thurlby

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Clerk’s report and correspondence received.

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Planning matters:

 

67.1

To consider any Planning Applications received: S25/1179 – Installation of solar farm comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels, including mounting systems, inverters and transformers, electrical substation, underground cabling, stock proof fencing, CCTV, internal access tracks and associated infrastructure for a temporary period of 40 years at Land at Northorpe Fen Farm, North of Fen Road Bourne. Response: extended to 21 August 2025

 

67.2

To note Planning Applications approved: none to note

 

67.3

To note any Planning Applications refused or withdrawn: none to note

 

67.4

To note any Application appealed or any decision made regarding an appeal:  none to note

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To confirm Expenditure

£40.00 – B M Champness (use of home as office July)
£556.73– B M Champness (salary July)

£51.20 – Elaine Reynolds (salary July)

£45.78 – BT (broadband charges) (DD July)
£39.09 – BlueCom Services (monthly support subscription) (DD)

£244.80 – Bourne Skip Hire (weekly bin collection charges x 4)

£45.00 – D Collins (remove and replace old legs on noticeboard)

£935.00 – T Sleight (fee for grass cutting around village)
£108.00 – WEL Medical (New floor & Electrical assembly for defibrillator)

£13.14 – WEL Medical (postage)
£53.00 – Information Commissioner’s Office (Annual fee)
£150.00 – SLCC (annual fee)
[  ] denotes those payments paid between meetings, which have been approved by the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Parish Council or at a previous meeting but not listed

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To discuss the accounts for July and for the bank reconciliation to be signed as a correct record

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To consider a request for double yellow lines in Church Street and in Beck Way

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To agree the salary increase for the clerk and for this to be back dated to 1 April 2025

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To approve the purchase of a new battery and pads for the defibrillator positioned at The Horseshoe Public House.

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To discuss the storage of the documents the Clerk has in his house relating to the council

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To discuss the suggestion, we allow The Webmaster to apply a workaround, which involves disabling the homepage banner on the website and replacing it with a static image (of the same picture) with separate text underneath.

75

To consider the data received from the reactive sign

76

To receive an update on the Cemetery to include grass cutting, and maintenance

77

For any Councillor to produce a written report of any meeting that he/she has attended as a representative of the Parish Council

78

To consider what information should be placed in the Village Link

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Members Questions - reminder only questions given to the clerk a week in advance will be answered.

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The date of the next meeting – to be held on Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 7.30 p.m. in the Lawrance Park Social Room, Thurlby