November 12th 2025 Agenda

SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL Meeting of the Council

Wednesday 12th November 2025, at 7.30pm 

held in Scothern Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern

 

Public participation – Members of the public may raise subjects they wish to bring to the attention of the Parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first and any decisions will be made during the meeting. The time will be 15 minutes maximum unless the council decides otherwise. Listeners should note that decisions cannot be made at this meeting on items not on the agenda.

 

L Brooks-Sleight

 

Lisa Brooks-Sleight (Clerk/RFO)

clerk@scothern-pc.gov.uk                                                                                 7th November 2025

 

AGENDA

 

256/2025 Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies with any reasons given

 

257/2025 Representatives Report 

To receive reports from the District & County Councillors

 

258/2025 Public Participation

To resolve, if necessary, to temporarily suspend the meeting for a period of no more than 15 minutes to allow for a

period of public participation. Members of the public may raise subjects, which they wish to bring to the attention of

the Parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first, and any decisions will be made when

the meeting is declared opened.

 

259/2025 Declarations of Interest

To record declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any requests for

dispensation for any listed agenda items.

 

260/2025 Minutes of last Meeting 

To approve & sign the notes of the Council Meeting held on 9th October 2025 as minutes

 

261/2025 Clerks Report 

To receive Clerk’s report

 

262/2025 Grant Funding 2026

To receive & consider a grant application from SRC

 

263/2025 Village Planters 2026

To review the 2026 planter specifications before requesting quotes

 

264/2025 Budget 2026/27

To discuss and approve

 

265/2025 Precept 2026/27

To discuss and approve 

 

266/2025 Play Area

To receive the monthly inspection report and decide any future actions

 

267/2025 Christmas in Scothern

To discuss & receive information on Christmas events – Festive Lights Competition, judging and prizes; PAT testing tree lights and decide future actions.

 

268/2025 GDPR Security Compliance 

All members to complete & sign checklist

 

269/2025 Village maintenance

To receive and consider quotes to reduce the height of 4xtrees on Grange Park adjacent to Cade Close and remove overhanging branches from HMT Landscaping & Ian Moore Contracting.

 

270/2025 Highways

To discuss and receive any issues/updates and decide future actions    

 

271/2025 Finance

To approve & sign the monthly accounts for November payments; the corresponding bank statements to 31/10/25, bank balance £75,551.76, and to nominate 2 councillors to authorise the online bank payments.  

 

HMT Landscaping Notice board repairs/paint/fix 255.00

The Signbuilder Play area signs x2 70.32

HMT Landscaping Remove wooden play area 1800.00

Tesco Monthly DD mobile 7.50

Lloyds Banks Monthly account fee 4.25

LALC Training course 42.00

Ian Moore Contractors Contractor - grass cutting 1243.20

Ian Moore Contractors 2x tree removal/fence repair     666.00

Ian Moore Contractors Footpath repair 1320.00

Multidata VH Broadband November invoice 50.34

Springbok Monthly IT September invoice 54.92

L Brooks-Sleight Salary/expenses 1008.46

Pelican Trust SN printing November 253.50

 

272/2025 To receive reports/updates 

a. Community Speed Watch 

b. Police

c. Scothern News

d. Village flooding 

e. Lindum Homes – West Thorne Grange

f. Village maintenance issues 

g. Remembrance Day 

h. War Memorial

i. SRC 

j. Emergency plan

 

273/2025 Planning

To receive any decisions and discuss applications received from WLDC 

Ref: WL/2025/01096, planning application for the siting of 2no. shipping container to be used for storage.

Scothern Recreation Centre

 

274/2025 LALC Training Scheme 

To approve any training requests by members

 

275/2025 Correspondence for Discussion

To receive and discuss an email from a resident on speeding and decide future actions

 

276/2025 Correspondence for information (sent prior)

• WLDC Parish News 24/10/25

• LALC –  E-news  24/10/25

• LCC Town & Parish Newsletter 30/10/25

• NALC Bulletin 30/10/25 & 6/11/25

• LALC Training bulletin 31/11/25

 

277/2025 Agenda items for next meeting (to be received by 3rd December) and any updates/points from members   

 

278/2025 To consider the exclusion of the public and press in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to

meetings) Act 1960 s1 (2) due to the confidential nature of the items to be Discussed       

                       

To confirm the date & time of the next Meeting of the Council  – 10th December 2025 at 7.30pm