INGHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Meeting of Ingham Parish Council

Date: Monday 9th March 2020

Venue: Ingham & Cammeringham Village Hall

Attendance: Councillors: M. Nicholson (Chairman), N. Brown (Vice Chairman), M. Dickinson, S. Harris, R. Woods, R. Graham and B. Buck. Also attending: G. Monks (Clerk), M. Couzens (Village Caretaker) and 24 members of the public.

275/March 2020 Public Session

Members of the public raised the following concerns:

1. There has been flooding in the field between the lngham Practice and Saxon Way. There is concern that flooding will be exacerbated should this field be developed.
2. There is no footpath on Church Hill around the Ch urchyard perimeter. The parishioner suggested that the highway priority is changed to a single lane. The Parish Council were also asked to address speeding issues in this area too
3. Parking on Lincoln Road is an issue.

276/May 2020 Apologies for Absence

Councillor G. Stonham, District Councillor Patterson, PCSO McFaul

277/May 2020 Considerations of public session matters

Councillors agreed the following:

1. The sluice on the dyke in ‘The Hollow’ is regularly cleared. Mr. Duckworth has extensive knowledge of the drainage in the village and will be consulted on this issue.
2. The Clerk will contact LCC Highways to request assistance with the speeding and footpath issues. The Parish Council will also assess the need for an electronic speed warning sign.
3. The Neighbourhood Plan could include measures to address any parking issue on Lincoln Road.

278/March 2020 Declarations of interest from members in accordance with the Local Government Act (members may make declarations of interest and dispensations at this point but may also make them at any time during the course of the meeting)

279/March 2020 Village Caretaker’s report

The Village Caretaker reported that he had cleared leaves on Grange Lane, cleared fallen branches from the old pond site adjacent to the Church, and cleared leaves from outside the shop. A bench on Long Lane is showing signs of rot and may need replacing. The Village Caretaker requested a paint template so that disabled parking markings can be refreshed in the car park.

280/March 2020 Notes of the Meeting of Ingham Parish Council held on the 10th February 2020 to be approved as the Minutes

Councillors RESOLVED unanimously to approve the Minutes of the meeting on 10th February 2020.

281/March 2020 Actions relating to the public meeting held on 12th February 2020

Councillors RESOLVED unanimously to approve the Minutes of the public meeting held on 12th February. This will be ratified at the next public meeting.

The Chairman clarified Waddington Developments came to the public session at the Parish Council meeting in January 2020

and informed the Parish Council that they had been approached by some parishioners asking for bungalows. They then presented an idea to build bungalows on land north and south of the existing Lincoln Road development. The Parish Council have not shown support for this idea and it is not clear whether the proposal will progress to a planning application.

282/March 2020 Neighbourhood Plan

The Chairman made a statement that addressed remarks made by the public about his alleged friendship with an architect of proposed developments in the Village. This is completely refuted and there is no inappropriate relationship.

The Chairman presented an overview of the need for a Neighbourhood Plan and its’ benefits to the community.

Members of the public asked a number of questions. In response to these the Clerk will check whether the owners of new houses on Lincoln Road will be responsible for the maintenance of new hedges planted to replace those that were removed when the houses were built. The Neighbourhood Plan will be a legal document that must be considered during the Planning process. Without this planning could be passed for anywhere in the village, where public support can be shown, despite the village exceeding the allocation in the Local Plan. The Local Plan allocation for towns and villages is currently being assessed by the County Council following their call for sites. The Parish Council conducted its own call for sites in order to assess what future planning applications could be put forward over the coming 20 years so that these could be independently assessed by Aecom as to whether they may be appropriate or not. The Neighbourhood Plan will reflect this analysis and the public will be asked to review it also. A green space assessment is also being undertaken so that areas of green space can be protected with the agreement of the landowner. Openplan and Locality are assisting the Parish Council with these processes.