Agenda - Folkingham Parish Council 16th January 2025

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Folkingham Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 16th January 2025, . commencing at 7.00pm meeting at Folkingham Village Hall. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda.

The meeting will commence with a 15 minute public forum during which members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council (for a maximum of 3 minutes per person). Your attendance is necessary during this period.

Signature: _ Clerk to Folkingham Parish Council Date:_ _10/01/25

Agenda

1 Appoint chair and vice chair.

2 Apologies for absence and reasons given.

3 To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensations

4 Draft minutes of the meeting held on 21.11.24 to be confirmed and signed as minutes.

5 Matters arising -

6 Financial matters: Accounts for payment and budget figures, including report, up to 10 .01.25.

7 Planning Applications

S25/0025 – Trees in a conservation area – Westgate House West Street

S24/1401/1402 – Resubmission of application - Low Farm, Spring Lane

S24/2032 – Discharge of conditions – 21 Market Place, Folkingham

S24/2043 – Tree works in conservation area – The Old Workhouse. 8 West Street, Folkingham

8 Correspondence

9 Clerks report

10 Updates from LCC/SKDC

11 Pavillion

12 Playing field/allotments

13 Neighbourhood plan

14 Flooding in the village

15 Tree review report – update on works

16 Community orchard fund

17 Grass Cutting Tender 2025-26

18 Other Village matters.

19 Date & time of next meeting.

To resolve on whether the Council will move into closed session to consider the following two confidential staffing and legal matters in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.

Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage

20 Co-option of Councillor

Public Forum Rules

As per Folkingham Parish Council – Standing order No 1

Meetings shall be open to the public unless their presence is prejudicial to the public interest because of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted or for other special reasons. The public’s exclusion from part or all of a meeting shall be by a resolution which shall give reasons for the public’s exclusion.

Members of the public may make representations, answer questions and give evidence at a meeting which they are entitled to attend in respect of the business on the agenda.

The period designated for public participation at a meeting in accordance with standing orders shall not exceed 15 minutes unless directed by the chairman of the meeting.

A member of the public shall not speak for more than 3 minutes.

A question shall not require a response at the meeting nor start a debate on the question. The chairman of the meeting may direct that a written or oral response be given.

A person shall raise his hand when requesting to speak except when a person has a disability or is likely to suffer discomfort.

A person who speaks at a meeting shall direct his comments to the chairman of the meeting.

Only one person is permitted to speak at a time. If more than one person wants to speak, the chairman of the meeting shall direct the order of speaking.

Once the meeting has started, the public are not allowed to speak or ask questions.