2026-27 Agendas

Horsington Parish Council - Agenda of Ordinary Meeting.
Parish Clerk – Melvin Grosvenor 01507 578657.

Dear Councillor, 

You are hereby summoned to attend a Parish Council Meeting of Horsington Parish Council on Wednesday 14 October 2026 commencing 7.30pm at 'Charles Hill Community Hall' - Horsington .

In accordance with the provision of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 as amended by Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A the Public and press may attend the meeting.

The recording at Council Meetings is permitted with the full knowledge of the Chairman of the Meeting and must be conducted openly.

The agenda is set out below.
Melvin Grosvenor 
Clerk to the Council 
Date of issue: 07 October 2026.
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1026/48 Apologies for absence.
To receive apologies & reasons for absence.

1026/49 Public Participation.
To resolve if necessary, to temporarily suspend the meeting for a period of no longer than 15 minutes to allow for 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 when the meeting is declared open.

1026/50 Declaration of Interest.
Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests under the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012 made under the s.30 (3) of the Localism Act 2011.

a.To record declarations of interest by any member of the council  in respect of the agenda items listed below. Members declaring interests should identify the agenda item and type of interest being declared.

b. To note any dispensations given to any member in respect of the agenda items listed below.

1026/51 Minutes of Previous Meeting.
Minutes Ordinary Meeting held on 15 July 2026 to be approved and signed as a true record.

1026/52 Clerk's Report. See Appendix A.

1026/53 Reports from Elected Representatives.
a) Received a report from Cllr W Gray.

b) To receive a report from Cllr Natalie Oliver LCC.

1026/54 Update: 0526/18 Highway/Footpath Repairs Pot holes & maintenance - Updates & Actions:
1. Footpath Moor Lane - Installation of footpath Moor Lane.
Members have consistently been requesting the Installation of footpath to assist disabled resident, also there are resident children who have to either walk on the side of the road or on the grass verge to board their school buses, along with other walkers to and from the roadside footpaths on Main Street. Update: 06/10/2026 further information received.

2. Update: 0726/35 Poor Condition of Main Street Update: Cllr N Oliver & Clerk liaising with Highways. Site walk over April & 5 June 2026 - Highways, LCC Cllr representitive, Cllr Oliver & Clerk. Maintainance works to improve road surface have commenced until planned resurfacing works are undertaken. Update: October meeting.

1026/55: 0726/36Traffic Calming measures proposed for the 3 approaches to Horsington.   Update: Cllr Oliver - Update some measures have been made by LCC Highways - new 30mph road markings at each location adjacent to the new white gateways. Meeting considered further measures - monitoring of speed limits. Cllr Oliver to provided information Clerk received details of LRSP Speed watch scheme which involves local residents. Members further considered this matter and Resolved: for Clerk to liaise with LCC to relocate the existing 'Please Drive Carefully' signage as an additional traffic calming measure. Cllr Oliver to request replacement signs to be relocated at an increased distance form White gateways. Update: 5 June site visit. Highways to investigate replacing existing signs as in poor condition & design obsolete. Site visit - 20 July to confirm installation locations & review of signage etc. See Annex A.

1026/56 Update 0726/37 HPC's Communications & Website - See Clerk report.
a) GDPR - Horsington PC contact email addresses. Update: Domain name registered  new provider facilitating email package & change over to horsingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk.

1026/57 Financial Matters & Financial Statement 14/10/2026. 

Financial Statement 14/10/2026 cont/..
a) Payment of Invoice/payments to be approved. 
b)  Update: Following approval of renovation costs of works received 25/11/2025 of £700.00. Remittance of £500.00 has been received - from Cllr W Gray's allocation of ELDC grant funding 2025/26. Clerk has chased contractor & works completed.
c) Lloyds Horncastle closed - Banking hub opened - option to switch to online Lloyds or Unity Trust Bank under consideration.
d) Update 0726/46 Minor Items. Researched alternative suppliers & ordered New Notice Board. Liasion with Cllr W Gray (ELDC) & Cllr N Oliver (LCC) re funding support. Received LCC £500 & awaiting receipt of £500 ELDC contribution Cllr W Gray. (Note: VAT £237.40 to be reclaimed) Consent received from LCC Highways to install new NB next to benches & screen opposite village hall - 07/10/2026.
e) Received Purchase Order from LCC Highways re Grass cutting support - Issued Invoice for payment £1155.97.
f) See further updates - Clerk report Appendix A.

1026/58 Planning.
a) 01016/26/FUL Notchet Bucknall Road Horsington LN10 5ET.
Planning Permission - Erection of a replacement dwelling.
Consideration of Planning Application received 09 July 2026, Members Resolved: to support application Clerk submited consultation response. Update: Approved on 17/08/2026.

b) 00314/26/FUL Poollham Poultry Ltd - Harriets Farm, Poolham Lane, Poolham. Planning Permission - Erection of 8no. poultry units, agricultural workers dwelling, construction of a vehicular access road, excavation of land to provide an attenuation basin and associated infrastructure. Clerk circulated details via email - Submitted consultation response 7th April 2026. 'Members have no objections to the proposed development'. Awaiting decision. Update: Thimbleby Parish Council have objected on several grounds, there have been numberous local objections including Thimbleby Lakes and an apparently a national campaign.

1026/59 Update: 0726/40 March 2026 Annual Parish Meeting/ Horsington Community Vision/ Plan - Cllr Garratt presentation & Residents responses - Next steps for consideration - discussion re residents who registered their interest in contributing towards the 1st stages - Chairman to contact and arrange follow up meeting to potentially form steering group. Members Resolved: to informally follow-up with interested residents at the Village Hall Coffee Morning on Saturday 12 September 2026. Update:

1026/60 Update: 7526/41 Cllr N Elliot raised the potential for safe space for children at the community orchard. Potential feedback. Update: Cllr W Gray advised the orchard was planted by Platform Housing. Cllr Elliot updated meeting has been in contact and confirmed is in discussion for the installation of seating, raised beds subject to consultation & confirmed approaches to YMCA - Further updates 15 July Cllr W Gray & Cllr Elliot confirmed project is ongoing.

1026/61 Update: 0726/42 Emergency Response Plan - Following Cllr A Garratt's recent resignation the ERP is on hold. Update: Clerk raised current position with Lincolshire Resilience Forum Co-Ordinator at the LALC Summer Conference 14-07-26 who confirmed they are happy to assist.

1026/62 Update: 0726/44 Co - Option ELDC has confirmed Cllr vacancy following publication of Notice of Vacancy due to Resignation of Cllr A Garratt.

1026/63 Correspondence. 

1026/64  Minor Items. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
1026/65  Date of Next Meeting/s - Venue Charles Hill Community Hall.
Ordinary Meeting.  (To be confirmed - 02 December 2026).  10 February 2027.
Parish Council Meetings: All Parish Council Meetings commence at 7.30pm.
Meeting to be closed. 

1026/52  Clerk's Report.  Appendix A.
Ref: 1026/54 - 0726/35  -  Highway/Footpath Repairs Pot holes & maintenance - Updates & Actions:

1. Footpath Moor Lane - Installation of footpath to assist disabled resident. Moor Lane - Horsington Rd junction. Cllr R Hill liaised with resident and has received further representation calling for footpath.

2. Updates on deteriorating condition of Main Street especially on bends following Highways site visit Thurs 30 April 2026 & follow up site visit 5 June &  20 July with LCC Highways & Cllr R Hill. Agreed moving the 3 pairs of white village gateways further away from existing 30mph speed limit signs. New positions markedon road surface. Cllr R Hill to arrange & confirm cost. Retain 3 existing postion of Horsington picture signs. Clerk posted works update on HPC facebook page for LCC remedial suface repairs to tarmac on 20 Aug for Sept 1 - 3 & post on 25 Sept for 12 -16 October.

3. Renovation of HPC Assets. Continued to chase contractor, discussed on 7th July - raised subtantive concerns re the deterioring condition of the Horsington cast iron signs support posts especially the 'Horse in Ton' sign at the Horncastle Road end of the village. Signs have been renovated, plus benches, bus stops & HPC wooden notice board. 

1026/55 Update: 0726/36 Traffic Calming measures.
Update: Cllr N Oliver response re traffic monitoring - no progress low priority. Clerk in process of liaising Cllr N Oliver & Highways to relocate Please drive safely signs on the village approaches see agenda item. Update. Old signs to be removed and new signs fitted to 30mph speed limit posts. See above for moving of white village gateways. Completed updated LCC Highways application for permission to move & backdated consent for existing Horsington village signs (Horse-in-Ton & wind mill etc)

1026/56 Update 0726/37 HPC's Communications & Website. 
a) Progress on implimentation of secure GOV.UK domain name & email contact address. Domain name registered horsingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk. New provider completed transfer of domain name and email addresses allocated for HPC and Cllrs to replace current gmail.com email address.

HPC Website & Facebook page updates Ongoing liaison with LALC's webmaster. HPC facebook updates/information. see agenda item above.

Communications. Circulation of LALC & ELDC messenger Updates. Preparation & circulation minutes 15 July. Prep & published Agenda Meeting 14 October.

1026/62 Resignation of Cllr A Garratt notified ELDC - updated websites posted Notice of Vacancy - confirmation of Co-Option received. Issued updated FOI & forwarded to ELDC, posted on HPC website & Notice Board.

1026/57 Finance cont/.
1. Checked payments due & issued cheques & bank statements reconciliation in preparation for meeting 14 October 2026. 
2. Submitted HMRC non payment returns.
3. Requested invoice for completed renovation works from contractor - received 07-10-26.
See Agenda item above.

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