February 2025 Agenda
Dear Parish Councillors Bowell, Dilks (also County and District), Fowler, Gilbert, Halls, Hosking, Leader, Neville, Rose, Shinkins-Hoppe, Smith, Stevens and Townsin.
A copy of the agenda has been issued to District Councillors Denniston and Ley
You are hereby summonsed to attend a meeting of Deeping St James Parish Council which will be held in the meeting room at The Institute 38 Church Street Deeping St James PE6 8HD on Tuesday 18 February 2025 at 7.30pm.
Julie Fortnum
Julie Fortnum
Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
Published on Wednesday 12 February 2025
AGENDA
Open Forum
25.122 To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
25.123 To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011.
25.124 To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Tuesday 21 January 2025.
25.125 Following receipt of an application, to consider filling one of the two vacancies for Parish Councillors by co-option.
25.126 To receive the Clerks report and receive an update on matters arising from previous minutes.
25.127 To receive reports from the District/County Councillors.
25.128 Financial matters:
1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Finance Policy and Personnel committee meeting held on Tuesday 11 February 2025.
2.To approve the expenditure for February 2025.
3.To note the income for February 2025.
4.To consider the funding request from the Deepings Literary Festival towards the Storyfest event.
5. To consider accepting the offer of a water bowser and if accepted agree the amount of the donation to be made.
6. To consider the funding request from charity, Deep In Kindness
25.129 Planning matters:
1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Planning and Transport committee meeting held on Tuesday 11 February 2025.
2. To consider the following planning application
S25/0002 | Replacement of all UPVC windows with timber windows and full glazing bars, UPVC door with timber door, plastic guttering replaced with black cast iron guttering, painted blockwork replaced with coursed natural stone and painted plywood to be replaced with dressed stone | 16 Bridge Street Deeping St James Lincolnshire PE6 8HA
25.130 To consider the following correspondence.
1. Invitation to participate in the Great British Spring Clean 2025
Great British Spring Clean | Keep Britain Tidy
2. Permission sought by the Rotary Club of the Deepings to have access to Woody Heights recreation area on Sunday 18 May 2025 for the Deepings Fun and charity run.
3. Thank you from Deepings Community Library for agreeing financial support for 2025/26
4. Thank you from the Priory Church for DSJPC’s contribution to the successful Christmas Tree Festival 2024
5. Rose Croft Artist and Storyteller - Introducing the Deep Places Project funded by a US Shared Prosperity Fund grant and request for suggestions for a mural location. THE DEEP PLACES - about the project - Google Docs
25.131 To receive reports and minutes from committees, advisory committees, meetings, seminars, training and events or meetings of external bodies attended on the Council’s behalf and consider any recommendations from them:
1. Deepings Community Resilience Group update
2. Meeting on Monday 27 January 2025 between the Parish Clerk and a Placement Coordinator from the Probation Service Community Payback East/West Lincolnshire
3. The Deepings Lions Charity Dinner at Maharanis on Tuesday 28 February 2025 attended by Councillors Leader, Shinkins-Hoppe and Stevens
4. Deepings Community Policing Panel held at the Deepings Community Centre on Thursday 30 January 2025
5. National Planning Policy Framework training provided virtually on Tuesday 4 February 2025 via Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils
6. Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan consultation and design update from Sustrans on Tuesday 11 February 2025
7. Meeting with representatives from Bourne Town Council at their Allotment site on Wednesday 12 February 2025.
8. Devolution knowledge sharing Webinar offered virtually via LALC on Monday 17 February 2025 learning from the experience of Chippenham Town Council in relation to asset and service transfer
25.132 To finalise matters relating to the organisation of the Annual Parish Meeting to be held at the Priory Hall on Monday 28 April 2025.
25.133 To receive an update about the Jubilee Park consultation, design and funding.
25.134 To ask for volunteers to plant some bulbs around the parish on a date to be decided.
25.135 Parish Pump - items for information or inclusion on future agendas.
Dates for the diary
12 noon Wednesday 26 February 2025 – Clerk to attend the ‘Resilient together – risk management for local and parish councils’ webinar offered by Clear Councils
7pm Tuesday 11 March 2025 – Planning and transport committee
8pm Tuesday 11 March 2025 – Recreation and open spaces committee
7.30pm Tuesday 18 March 2025 – Council meeting