September 2024
Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council
Meeting Agenda
Dear Parish Councillor’s,
You are hereby summoned to a meeting of Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council to be held on Wednesday 4th September 2024 at The Oliver Roper Village Hall at 7pm where the undermentioned business will be transacted.
There will be a 20 minute public forum at the start of the meeting followed by updates from our County and District Councilor’s. Your presence is required during this time.
Signed: K. Vickers, Parish Clerk. 29.08.2024
1. Chair’s welcoming remarks and note to the public to remind them of the Standing Orders regarding public participation in meetings - Notably there can be no participation in meetings once public time has ended. Members of the public raising issues or questions should be aware that only items on the meeting agenda can be debated or decided at the meeting, unless the Parish Clerk has delegated powers to deal with it as urgent, e.g. highway repairs. The Chair may decide to answer a question asked by a member of the public or call on a fellow councillor to do so, or, direct that a written response be given.
2. Public time (20 mins) - members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
3. To receive updates from District and County Councillors.
4. Formal Session
5. Apologies for absence and declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 to include any declaration of gifts and hospitality over £25.
6. To consider and sign the meeting minutes of the Parish Council meeting held 10 July 2024 as a true reflection of the meetings.
7. To consider whether the Parish Council will move any items on the agenda to the closed session in
accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 as per Standing Order 7h.
Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.
8. Finance Report.
i. Discuss and authorise payments & note income received.
ii. To consider the financial report for this financial year to date.
iii. To note the completion of the quarterly financial report.
iv. To note the correction to the 2023/24 AGAR Form 3 box 9.
9. Discuss and review the Parish Clerk report on ongoing/outstanding actions. Appendix C
10. Hall Bookings. To discuss the purpose of the hall and finance model following the renovation.
11. Communication within the PC.
12 . To consider the following planning applications.
i. 24/0831/FUL. Addition of 5 caravan or tent spaces to existing camp ground. Railway Inn, Station Road. TOTH.
To note the following planning applications.
i. 24/0582/PNREN. Installation of roof mounted 30.89kwp solar PV array comprising of 71 panels. Whisby Natural World Moor Lane Thorpe on The Hill - it was resolved to confirm that prior approval not required.
ii. 24/0270/HOUS. Erection of garden room extension and extension to site boundary. The Barn, Jubilee Farm, Middle Lane – it was resolved to approve the application.
13.To receive and consider correspondence received that has not been circulated to the wider Parish or is not on the agenda.
14.To receive verbal updates from portfolio holders.
Future meeting dates
Parish Council Meetings
16 October 2024, 4 December 2024
15 January 2025, 5 March 2025, 16 April 2025, 28 May 2025, 9 July 2025, 3 September 2025, 15 October 2025, 3 December 2025.
Lake Committee Meeting
23 October 2024
Portfolio holders
• Lake Management Committee – Cllr’s, Bindley, Bramford, Lyons, Sheldon
• Staffing Committee – Cllr’s Ives, Lyons and Sheldon MBE
• Whisby Quarry Liaison meeting – Cllrs Lyons and vacancy
• Whisby Nature Park Steering Board – Cllr Sheldon MBE
• Allotments – Cllr Lyons
• Planning – Cllrs Bindley, Lyons and Williams
• Finance – Cllr Bramford
• Tennis court – Cllr Bramford
• Oliver Roper playpark – Cllr Owen
• Wildlife – Cllr Lyons
• Oliver Roper Parish Meeting Room – Cllrs Bindley, Lyons and Owen