Parish Council Meeting 15th April 2025 – Agenda

Clerk to the Parish Council: Cate Stokes

Donnyville, Hickling, LE14 3AQ

Email: clerk@hickling-pc.gov.uk

Parish Council Meeting

15^th April 7.00pm

Hickling Parish Council will be holding its meeting on Tuesday 15^th April 2025 in the Village Hall, commencing at 7.00pm. The agenda is outlined below, items received after the publication of this agenda may be considered at the meeting if an urgent decision is required.

• Opening

• Apologies

• Declarations of Interest

• Acceptance of Minutes

• Review matters arising from last meeting
• Agree Minutes from PC meeting held on 04^th March 2025

• Open Session – To address matters raised by the public, limited to 15mins

• Ward Member Reports

• Items requiring a decision
  • To approve new Risk assessment policy
  • To approve new Health and Safety Policy
  • To review and approve updated Equality and Diversity policy
  • To resolve to submit certificate of exemption from external audit for financial year ending March 2025
  • To note performance review conducted for Parish Clerk and approve annual pay increment
  • To support ‘I will stand by you’ campaign to honour PCSOs with 20 years service and sign the government petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701023

• Other Items
  • Flood walk around with Jim Freeman – Cllr Prosser
  • On demand Bus service – Cllr Prosser
  • Traffic Survey and 20s plenty– Cllr Green
  • VE-day 8^th May 2025
  • Litter pick – thanks and date for next event

• Correspondence
  • Concerns about slurry spreading in the village and surrounding area
  • Old wharf tea rooms enforcement notices
  • Notice of Nottinghamshire county council elections – to beheld 1^st May 2025
  • Information regarding local government reorganisation can be found on the RBC website
  • Walk in my shoes campaign
  • Notts building preservation trust

• Planning

Reference Number: 25/00453/VAR

Applicant: Mr Robert Oxby

Development: Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) for application 22/01793/FUL to allow changes to the design and roof materials of stables and alterations to site plan in relation to access of the approved scheme

Location: Land Off Bridegate Lane Hickling Pastures Nottinghamshire

Comments by 7^th April – discussed by planning group resolved to OBJECT

Reference Number: 25/00435/FUL

Applicant: Mr and Mrs D Stokes

Development: Two storey side extension. Single storey side extension includes rooflights.

Location: Donnyville  Main Street Hickling Nottinghamshire LE14 3AQ

Comments by 16^th April

Reference Number: 25/00574/CLUEXD

Applicant: Mrs Judy Robinson-Leigh

Development: Certificate of lawful existing development for rear orangery extension.

Location: Duisdale  Main Street Hickling Nottinghamshire LE14 3AQ

Comments by 23^rd April

Reference Number: 25/00152/FUL

Applicant: Mr & Mrs Foster

Development: Erection Self Build two storey dwelling

Location: Swan House Main Street Hickling Nottinghamshire LE14 3AJ

Comments by 24^th April

• Decision Notices

CONARE notice 25/00004/CONARE

Town & Country Planning Act 1990, Section 211, Notice of Proposed Works to

Trees in Hickling Conservation Area

Fell 2 Lombardy Poplars at Swan House and Replace with 2 Silver Birch Trees

• Finance

Balance of accounts: 31.3.25

Current Account: £11160.60

Reserve Account: £5298.82

£1000 transferred to reserve account as ring fenced money for Lengthmans hut sign

£350 transferred to reserve account as ring fenced money for defib replacements

Date of next meeting: TBC – proposed date 13^th May

Cate Stokes – 04.4.25

To: Cllrs: Conway, Green, Lamb, Rowe, Playle, Prosser. NC Cllr Cottee & Borough Cllr Combellack