SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL

Wednesday 9th April 2025, 7.30pm

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                                                                                                   4th April 2025

To receive apologies with any reasons given

78/2025 Representatives Report

To receive reports from the District & County Councillors

79/2025 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.

80/2025 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.

81/2025 Minutes of last Meeting

To approve & sign the notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 12th March 2025 as minutes

82/2025 Clerks Report

To receive Clerk’s report

83/2024 Flooding issues

a. Grange Park drainage works – to receive quotes and decide future actions

b. To receive any updates & information on the village flooding issues for discussion and decide future actions

84/2025 Springbok IT

a. To receive information on the current IT services, the gov.uk domain, the current costs and decide any future actions.

b. To discuss the Cyder Security Essentials course costing £400 and consider the request from Springbok to contribute £200 to enable them to continue to provide the IT services to Scothern PC.

85/2025 War Memorial

To receive any updates & information to renovate the war memorial and decide any future actions

86/2025 Highways

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

87/2025 Community Speed Watch

To receive speed data report and any discuss any information

88/2025 Police

To receive any information or correspondence for discussion

89/2025 Finance

To approve & sign the monthly accounts for payment; the corresponding bank statements up to 31/03/25 and to    

 nominate 2 councillors to authorise the online bank payments.

90/2025 Scothern Emergency Plan

To receive any updates and decide any future actions

91/2025 Village maintenance

To receive any issues and decide future actions

a. To receive & consider quotes to repair fence on Grange Park/Cade Close and decide future actions

b. To receive & consider quote to remove dead tree on Grange Park and decide future actions

92/2024 Play Area

a. To discuss & consider quotes received from Playdale, EKM Ltd, Outdoor Play Devon Ltd, Streetscape and Sovereign for the replacement of the play equipment & discuss any grant funding options.

b. To receive the monthly play area report

93/2025 APM

To discuss any issues/comments raised from the APM and decide any future actions

94/2025 LALC Training Scheme

To approve any training requests by members

95/2025 Parish Council Car park

To receive & discuss email from a resident decide any future actions

96/2025 Nettleham Rd Development working group

To consider creating a working group with councillors & residents to discuss issues/points raised from the new development and approve a Terms of Reference

97/2025 Bus Service

To discuss issues relating to the bus service and decide future actions

98/2025 Planning

To receive any decisions and discuss applications received from WLDC

99/2025 Correspondence for information (sent prior)

• LALC –  E-news 24/3/25 & 4/4/25
• LCC Town & Parish March Newsletter
• NALC Bulletin 24/3/25
• WLDC News Newsletter 31/4/25
• LALC Training bulletin 31/4/25

100/2025 Agenda items for next meeting and any updates/points from members    

101/2025 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 Annual Meeting of the Council  – 14th  May 2025 at 7.30pm followed by the May Council Meeting.