2026 Agenda

PARISH COUNCIL OF STURTON BY STOW

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING IN

THE OLD SCHOOLROOM

Wednesday 4th February 2026

7.30pm

The public and the press are cordially invited to be present and will be able to ask questions or make short statements to the council during Item 4 on the agenda.  The meeting will be open to the public for a total of 20 minutes.

AGENDA                                                  Signed     S.Hoyland  28th January 2026

1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
2. To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests.
3. To discuss flooding updates and agree next steps
4. Public Participation
5. To approve minutes of previous meeting in January 2025 and authorise the Chairman to sign
6. To receive the Clerks Report
7. Correspondence received.
8. Planning Applications (Any applications up to the date of the meeting)
9. - WL/2025/01081- MOOR FARM TILLBRIDGE LANE- Planning application for erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey side extension, along with associated external alterations and landscaping
9. Planning Granted (Any applications up to the date of the meeting)

Application Number: WL/2025/01142 - 21 MARTON ROAD- Planning application for proposed rear extension to convert existing balcony to larger bedroom, proposed front single storey extension to link dwelling to existing detached garage, and proposed boundary wall construction with access gates.

10. Other planning matters.
11. To acknowledge and agree increased charges to the Unity Bank account to £7
12. Accounts: Online payments to be authorised

a) Pre-Authorised Payments agreed 

                                                    i) Salaries-Clerk and expenses/litter picker/OSR Cleaner/Handy-man/PAYE

                                                    ii) The Pelican Trust- £124 no VAT

 b) Payments to be agreed:  None

c)  Direct Debits paid       Multidata- Contract Ceased £78.00

                                             British Gas OSR –£27.51 including VAT

                                             British Gas Village Green- £22.69 including VAT

                                             ID Mobile- Phone Contract- £8.00

                                             Wave- £51.54

                                          Charge Card- (£58.69) including £3 Charge fee. £13.49 HP Ink Subscription Bookers- Supplies for Warm Space £22.52, Coop – Supplies for Warm Space £1.45, Tesco Cleaning Supplies £5.75, B&M Cleaning Supplies £5.49, Amazon- Mop £6.99

d) Bank Fees                      Multi Charge Card monthly charge £3 included within charge card total 

                                     Monthly Bank Account Fee £6  

e) Monies Received            Multidata reimbursement December - £68.42

                                   Multidata reimbursement- Contract Ceased- £78.00

                                   Village Hall Ground Rent £1

13. To approve the February 2026 accounts (circulated)
14. To agree the monthly reserves summary sheet (circulated)
15. To agree bank reconciliation.
16. To discuss and agree options for maturing bond for February 2026 and accumulated interest.
17. To consider and agree the repetition of the riparian rights event.
18. To consider and agree details of order to a value not exceeding £150 cost to the PC of new Christmas Lights
19. To agree to seek quotes for a professional tree safety managements survey for the Ash tree on Ashfield and the Sycamore on The Glebe
20. To agree and submit suitable sites for new development for the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Review, showing where development would be supported in relation to the Neighbourhood Plan.
21. To agree positions for new Speed Indictor Devices.
22. To receive a progress report from the project walking leaflet sub-committee (if required)
23. To agree to opt-in to Project Groundwater Greater Lincolnshire
24. To agree further visual improvements and maintenance to the village green electricity box
25. To discuss parking concerns around The Glebe and agree next steps
26. To agree a consolidated response to the National Highways and Transport Survey
27. Reports from local organisation.
28. General maintenance in the Parish
29. Items to be noted for the next meeting.
30. To resolve to move into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 for the following items on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted. If agreed press and public will be asked to leave.
31. Clerk to report staff appraisals