September 2025 Agenda
CONINGSBY
TOWN COUNCIL
Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, Leadership
Thursday 25th September
You are hereby summoned to a meeting of the above Council which will be held at Coningsby Community Hall 7.30pm
Public and Press are welcome to attend.
clerk@coningsbytowncouncil.gov.uk
Public forum Fifteen minutes are allocated if needed prior to official meeting; for members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to Council.
Clerk to Council Sarah-Louise Kulwicki 19-09-2025
Meeting Agenda
25/26- 56. Welcome from Chairman
25/26- 57. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Town Clerk prior to the meeting.
25/26- 58. To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation.
25/26- 59. Notes previously circulated from July 24th, 2025, meeting – to resolve as correct record
25/26- 60. Notes from allotments working group from the July 31st, 2025 - to resolve as correct record
25/26- 61. Reports from County Councillor & District Councillors if in attendance.
25/26- 62. Youth Group – update from Cllr Bowen
25/26- 63. Finances - To consider and approve payments as listed record payments, August and September 2025 – list with Councillors. July and Augst 2025 bank reconciliation x 5 accounts
25/26- 64. To note completion of external audit and except for matters reported
1. Section 2, Box 7 is incorrect due to a transcription error and should read £180,529.
2. Section 2, Box 8 is incorrect due to a transcription error and should read £180,529.
3. Section 1, Assertion 5, has been incorrectly completed. Information received from the smaller authority highlights that risk management arrangements were not reviewed and approved by the authority during the year. As a result, this assertion should have been answered 'No'.
25/26- 65. To adopt and approve a risk register for the council – see copy circulated
25/26- 66. To amend standing orders for authorising paper ballot
25/26- 67. To adopt and approve co-option policy for the council
25/26- 68. To adopt and approve cemetery regulations for Dogdyke Road cemetery
25/26- 69. Planning applications and decisions
1. Enforcement Case: 035/00046/25/S - A condition was attached to the planning permission to approve details of surface water drainage within 1 month of the planning permission approval. Owners have been written to, to ask that the details are submitted within the next 28 days.
2. Ref: S/035/02114/23 - erection of 150 no. dwellings with means of access to be considered, granted 29th April 2021. LAND AT LEAGATE FARM CROSS KEYS LANE CONINGSBYLINCOLN LN4 4RT. Comments submitted.
25/26- 70. School Lane Play area – Feedback from informal meeting and to discuss fencing condition
25/26- 71. Pingle Nature reserve – Cllr Evison
25/26- 72. Clerk’s report
1. Lease for hall car park, custodian Trustee docs, Land regs, name change with solicitors – no update at time of printing agenda.
2. Bench – outside Flaire
3. Remembrance- Traffic management plan
4. Christmas arrangements – to confirms dates
5. MUGA lights – installation complete for new lights.
6. MUGA Tokens for lights users and switch on times to be decided. PTO
7. Container – no updates, council to consider putting rules/ guidance together for goods stored
8. Damaged headstone– updates
9. Thank you, letter, received
25/26- 73. To resolve to move into closed session as required- Under the Public Bodies (admissions to meetings) Act 1960 and the Local Government Act 1972, ss 100 and 102
1. School Lane play area
I. Insurance claim report
II. Surfacing quotes to be decided
2. Alan Barker rabbit proof fencing quotes to be decided
3. Line marking – basketball court prices to be discussed
4. Cemetery works – Quotes received for maintenance
5. Request for funding – 1 received