July 2025
Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council
Minutes of the meeting held 09 July 2025 at 19:00 at The Oliver Roper Village Hall
25.07.01 Councillor (Cllr) Lyons welcomed everyone to the meeting.
25.07.02 Public Time - 4 members of the public in attendance.
A resident asked if the Parish Council could contact Highways regarding repainting the white line in the middle of the road on Middle Lane going out of the village. Action Parish Clerk
A resident asked if the Parish Council has ever considered employing a lengths man. Cllr Lyons advised that this could be debated at a future meeting.
A request was received for the Parish Council to consider installing a bench at the end of Clay Lane. It was agreed to put this on the next agenda and in the meantime, to attempt to establish the landowner whose permission would be required. Action Parish Clerk
A resident asked if their points on traffic calming could be taken into consideration when discussing agenda item 12 and asked if the Parish Council would consider similar traffic calming measures implemented in Wyegate Avenue Spalding. Cllr Lyons asked the resident what their primary concerns were and agreed to take the comments into consideration.
25.07.03 District/County Council Updates
Apologies were received from County Councillor Alan Woodruff and an update on previous actions provided.
• The bus stop in the village known as Post Office, is still showing as this and I can appreciate the confusion and issues this has and will cause. I had raised this with the transport dept at Lincolnshire County Council in June and chased with them last week. I have had assurances they will look to change the name to something more suitable and ensure the signage is clean, clear and prominent to avoid further issue.
• Regarding Brindley Close having no line markings. This road is still privately owned and is under no control of Lincolnshire County Council. Whether the owner has had any markings added, is planning to, or will apply to have the road adopted into the public highway is entirely at their discretion.
Apologies were received from District Councillor Peter Overton.
District Council Mitch Elliott gave an update on the Fosse Green Energy project and advised that the application would be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on 18th July 2025. If the application is accepted, the documents will be published, and the consultation period will begin. To comment on the application, you will need to be registered. Details on the application and how to register can be found on the Planning Inspectorate website.
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010154
25.07.04 Formal Session Commenced at 19:25
25.07.05 Parish Council – Members, present, apologies for absence, declarations of interest, declarations of gifts/hospitality, training.
1. Membership: Councillors (Cllrs) Jason Bramford (Vice Chair), Zoe Ives, Carl Koenen, Nick Lyons (Chair), Charlotte Owen, Bob Sheldon MBE, Neville Williams.
2. Present: Councillors (Cllrs) Jason Bramford (Vice Chair), Zoe Ives, Carl Koenen, Nick Lyons (Chair), Bob Sheldon MBE.
3. Apologies: Charlotte Owen,
4. Declaration of interest: None
5. Declaration of gifts and hospitality over £25: None
25.07.06 - The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held 16th April 2025 were unanimously agreed as a true record by the members by a show of hands and signed by the Chair.
25.07.07- To consider whether the 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. No items proposed.
25.07.08 Financial matters
i. The list of payments and income were authorised and noted. Appendix A
ii. The financial report for the financial year to date was noted with no queries. Appendix B
iii. To consider adding an additional authoriser for Unity Trust Banking. It was unanimously agreed to add Cllr Koenen to the list of authorisers for the Unity Trust Bank.
25.07.09. Discuss and review the Parish Clerk report on ongoing/outstanding actions. Appendix C
25.07.10 Planning Applications
CATEGORY A - SCOPING OPINION CONSULTATION - EIA/02/25 - WHISBY QUARRY
No comments or concerns.
25.07.11. Bowls Club Water Tank
Cllr Lyons advised that the water tank the bowls club use to water the green is leaking and the club has asked if the Parish Council would consider applying for a grant to replace it. It is thought that replacement costs could be in the order of £5K - £6K. The club have been asked to supply quotes.
As this is a considerable amount of money which could possibly take away the prospect of future grant opportunities, it was agreed to ask the club about their long-term plans in relation to ensuring the viability of the club. Once quotes have been received and an answer to the Parish Councils query, the item will be discussed again. Action Parish Clerk
25.07.12. Traffic Calming
Following the announcement that the funding has been secured for the North Hykeham Relief Road project, the Parish Council agreed that the issues in the village could be magnified, especially during the construction period and decided to contact Highways again about traffic calming measures. It was agreed that the Parish Clerk would ask County Councillor Woodruff to support the initiative and arrange a meeting.
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25.07.13 To receive and consider correspondence received that has not been circulated to the wider Parish or is not on the agenda.
None
25.03.14 Verbal updates from portfolio holders .
Allotments. Cllr Lyons advised that the allotment inspections have been completed with no major concerns to report.
Staffing. Cllr Lyons also advised that the litter picker position has been filled, and the new member of staff commenced the role in May 2025.
25.03.15 Future meeting dates
Parish Council Meetings
3 September 2025, 15 October 2025, 3 December 2025.
Lake Committee Meeting
29 October 2025
25.01.22 Cllr Lyons thanked everyone for their contributions and the meeting closed at 20:00.
Appendix A, B and C can be viewed on the PDF version or in an alternate format by contacting the clerk at clerk@thorpeonthehillparishcouncil.gov.uk
Please be advised that these are notes of the meeting taken by the Parish Clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as official minutes of Council proceedings until approved and signed at the next meeting.