Minutes 3 November 2026
WALESBY PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting of Walesby Parish Council held on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 7.00pm in Walesby Village Hall.
Present:, Cllr David Thurman (Chairman), Cllr Peter Braithwaite, Cllr D Milles, Cllr Tanz Norgrove, Cllr Mandy Ashley, Cllr Stephen Wilson
In attendance: Mrs V Davies (clerk).
There was one members of the public present.
51/2026 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Apologies were received from Cllr Moira Westley and LCC and WLDC Cllr S Bunney.
52/2026 PUBLIC FORUM.
Proposed Cllr Thurman seconded Cllr Norgrove to suspend the meeting for a public forum.
No items were raised.
Cllr Thurman proposed Cllr Ashley seconded and agreed by all councillors to close the public forum.
53/2026 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST UNDER THE LOCALISM ACT.
There were no declarations of interest.
54/2026 TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD 8.9.26
Proposed Cllr Thurman, seconded Cllr Norgrove and unanimously agreed to approve the minutes of 8.9.26. Cllr Thurman signed the minutes.
55/2026 CLERK REPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE
Councillors noted that there was an amendment to the planning process which meant that the district councillors could no longer request that a planning application be taken to the planning committee.
The parish council noted that a parishioner was unhappy about the amount of dog mess on footpaths. A advisory note would be put in the newsletter requesting that dog walkers be respectful.
There was an amendment to the process for submitting information for the Annual Governance and Accountability Return requiring that documents be uploaded onto a portal LALC were running a training at a cost of £40 plus vat (which would be divided between the 3 councils the clerk worked for).
RESPONSE REGARDING THE FESTIVAL
Many parishioners had now expressed their dis-satisfaction about the festival. Councillors resolved to write to the district council who were responsible for granting the license for the festival. Cllr Thurman and the clerk would draft a letter. In addition a courtesy letter would be sent to the festival organizers.
56/2026 FINANCE
Chq No
568 V Davies £204.56 Clerk Salary
569 V Davies £39.62 Clerk expenses
570 Agri Cycle £510.00 Bench for village Hall.
Proposed Cllr Thurman, seconded Cllr Braithwaite and agreed by all Cllrs to approve the cheques.
The parish council approved the financial reports
Cllrs noted that the grant for the bench had been approved.
TO AMEND THE BANK MANDATE
Councillors completed the bank mandate to change the address for bank statements for the Parish Councillors.
TO CONSIDER THE BUDGET 2027-2028
Draft discussions took place to consider the budget 2027-2028. Councillors resolved to keep the precept at £2730. However after the meeting the clerk advised that the budget allocation of £700 for election expenses would require adjustments to balance the budget. A further meeting would be arranged to agree the draft budget for 2027-2028.
57/2026 HIGHWAYS UPDATE
The Parish Council thanked Cllr Norgrove for her work reporting highways issues. The extensions to the speed detection poles had been installed. In addition, Cllr Norgrove would contact Cllr Bunney regarding the condition of Catskin Lane to ask about the way forward.
Cllrs considered that highways had completed a very good job clearing the drains on Walesby Hill.
58/2026 PLANNING APPLICATIONS. TO CONSIDER ANY PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND TO NOTE ANY APPROVED SINCE LAST MEETING.
WL/2026/00943. Tudor Cottage, Rasen Road, Walesby Market Rasen Planning application for proposed two storey rear extension and detached garage. LN8 3UW.
The parish council had no objections but requested the planning department take into the comment from parishioners regarding the AOB.
59/2026 TO RATIFY POLICIES
Proposed Cllr Braithwaite, seconded Cllr Thurman to ratify the following policies.
Standing Orders
Financial Regulations
Risk Assessment
Asset Register
60/2026 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Monday 11 January 2027 7.00 pm.