November 3rd 2025 Minutes (EOM)
GEDNEY HILL PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER EXTRA ORDINARY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Held at the Gedney Hill and District Memorial Hall, Hillgate, PE12 0NN
On Monday 3rd November 2025, at 6.30pm
PRESENT:
GHPC Councillors: N Watson (Chair), M Shepherd (Vice-Chair), A Watson, K James
Acting Clerk: N Watson
Also present:
5 members of the public
PUBLIC FORUM:
A member of the public asked if there was any progress on the matter of village gateways Acting Clerk to check and respond
2. Chairmans remarks.
The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.
3. Apologies for absence and acceptance of apologies.
Apologies were received from Cllr P Redgate. They were accepted.
4. Declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 and consideration of any requests for dispensation.
None
5. To approve the draft minutes of the meeting held on 15th September 2025.
The minutes were approved and signed by Cllr N Watson.
6. To note the resignation of Mrs V J Watson as Parish Clerk
Mrs Watson has tendered her resignation with effect from 7th November 2025.
Councillors ratified the decision to place a paid advert for the post in ‘The Voice’ newspaper, as well as utilising LALC’s advert board, the Parish noticeboard and word of mouth.
AGREED, UNANIMOUSLY
Councillors decided that Cllr N Watson would act as Clerk and RFO during the vacancy
AGREED, UNANIMOUSLY
7. To agree the Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding polices
Councillors confirmed the revised and updated content of the two polices and adopted them
AGREED, UNANIMOUSLY
8. To confirm an instruction to CloudyIT in respect of the Clerk@gedneyhillparishcouncil.gov.uk email account
CloudyIT (our email suppliers) gave access to the Clerk email account on receipt of individual emails from all five Councillors requesting access, pending a formal resolution at this meeting.
Councillors resolved that this access be given and the copy minute will be forwarded to Cloudy IT for their records.
AGREED, UNANIMOUSLY
9. To ratify the submission of a grant application to the Michael Cornish Charitable Trust in respect of equipment for the Parish pavilion.
Councillors supported this application
AGREED, UNANIMOUSLY
10. To agree changes made to the Planning Application for the playground
The Planning Officer is moving towards a decision on this application, and asked whether Councillors would accept a Planning Condition that reads:
“The development hereby permitted shall not commence until a biodiversity gain plan has been submitted to and approved in writing, by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the details as approved.
Reason: To comply with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990, as amended).
This Condition is imposed in accordance with Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990, as amended) and Policy 28 of the South East Lincolnshire Local Plan, 2019.”
Councillors agreed to accept the condition as written
AGREED, UNANIMOUSLY
11. To advise of any items to be added to the next meeting agenda.
None
12. Date of next meeting – Monday 17 November 2025 at 6.30pm
The meeting closed at 7.00pm