27 July 2026 - Parish Council Meeting
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Notice is hereby given, and all members of the Council are summoned to attend a Meeting of Pinchbeck Parish Council to be held at 19:30 on Monday, 27 July 2026 at West Pinchbeck Village Hall, Six House Bank, West Pinchbeck, Spalding, PE11 3QG
Robert Smith
Clerk to Pinchbeck Parish Council< /br>
22 July 2026
clerk@pinchbeck-pc.gov.uk
AGENDA
26.131.To note members’ attendance and to receive apologies for absence.
26.132.To receive any declarations of pecuniary interests or other disclosable interests, and to consider and determine any written requests for dispensation.
26.133.Public Forum: To receive representations from members of the public [i].
26.134.To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council held on Monday, 29 June 2026, and to authorise the Chair to sign them as a true record.
26.135.To receive written applications for the office of Parish Councillor and to co-opt candidates to fill the existing vacancies.
26.136.To receive the Chair’s report.
26.137.To receive the Clerk’s report and note progress on actions arising from previous decisions.
26.138.To consider financial matters:
i.To approve the June 2026 bank reconciliation and cash book.
ii.To approve payments to 27 July 2026.
iii.To approve 1st quarter budget vs expenditure review.
iv.To delegate August 2026 payments approval to the clerk, chair, and vice-chair.
26.139.To receive recent correspondence.
26.140.To consider planning applications.
26.141.To note District Council planning decisions.
26.142.To consider highways matters.
i.To consider proposals for village gates at the entrance to the village on the B1356 Spalding Road near to the Johnson Community Hospital, and to identify the likely costs (item raised by Cllr John Smith).
ii.Other highway matters.
26.143.To consider proposed signage for the community orchard at Blue Gowt Lane.
26.144.Cemeteries
i.To consider designating an area within Cherry Holt Lane Cemetery for the communal scattering of cremated remains; to consider the proposed location shown on the accompanying plan and to approve conditions of use and administrative arrangements.
ii.To receive an update on Blue Gowt Lane Cemetery development and consider any recommendations arising from recent discussions with ICCM.
26.145.Flaxmill Lane land – community housing needs.
i.To consider proposals from Pinchbeck Community Land Trust relating to the potential use of Parish Council land adjacent to Maurice Chapel Way to assist in meeting identified community housing needs, together with any appropriate next steps (item raised by Cllr John Smith).
26.146.Pinchbeck Community Hub & Library
i.To consider designating the Hub & Library as a no smoking site (item raised by Cllr John Smith).
ii.To consider creating a time capsule at the hub in conjunction with local schools and Burmor Construction (item raised by Cllr John Smith).
26.147.Events
i.To receive update on proposed summer event
ii.To consider the Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade to be held 8 November 2026.
26.148.To consider quotes for works.
i.To consider any late-received quotes.
26.149.To resolve that, in accordance with s.1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items due to the confidential nature of the business to be considered.
Confidential items:
26.150.To consider matters relating to Parish Council land.
i.The Glebe Field – to receive an update and agree any necessary next steps.
ii.PlayZone – to receive an update and agree any necessary next steps.
iii.Leaveslake Drove – to receive an update and agree any necessary next steps.
iv.Starlode Drove – to receive an update and agree any necessary next steps.
v.Farm tenancies & garden allotments – to receive an update and agree any necessary next steps.
26.151.To consider confidential quotes for works.
26.152.To consider staffing & administration matters.
[i] In accordance with Standing Orders, 15 minutes are reserved for members of the public to make brief statements, ask questions, or raise issues. Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. Please raise a hand to indicate a wish to speak and wait for the Chair’s invitation. Questions and comments may be noted and, where appropriate, answered briefly, but they may be referred to a future agenda and will not normally result in a debate. Further public participation will not be permitted during the remainder of the meeting.