Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd February 2023 in Lindsey Village Hall, Church Road, Lindsey which commenced at 7.30pm.
- Present
- The Chair, Cllr. Arthey welcomed the following Parish Cllrs. to the meeting: R Corcoran, M Hainsworth, B Howe, R Howe, J Moore and A Sturgeon. In attendance was Mrs V Waples, Clerk and four members of the public.
Opening – the Chair opened the meeting and thanked all for attending. The statement on reporting at meetings of the parish council was read out by the Clerk.
Apologies of Absence
- There were no applicable apologies of absence.
Declarations of Interest
- To receive declarations of registrable interests, non-registerable and other interests as detailed in Appendix B of the LGA Model Code of Conduct Model Code of Conduct 2020 – Cllr. Moore declared an other interest in that he was an adjoining landowner and a neighbour and have taken a call from the applicant and have had prior conversations with were no such declarations of interest submitted.
- Members were reminded to review their Register of Interests and timescales.
- There were no declarations of gifts of hospitality received exceeding £50.
- There were no requests for dispensations for the agenda under discussion.
Minutes of Previous Meetings
- To approve the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 18th January 2022 - the meeting noted that approval of the minutes of the Council meeting of 18th January 2022 would take place at the scheduled meeting of 8th March 2023. The Clerk was asked to confirm whether the CEO from the Befriending Scheme was still available to attend that meeting.
Public Forum
(maximum 10 minutes)
- To receive comments from or questions from the public on matters on the agenda –
- A member of the public wished to support the proposal, as they had recently moved to the area and had undertaken works to their own house and were pleased that the applicant would be undertaking works to their property.
- A second member of the public addressed the meeting and commented on the principal of fall back due to conversion; the current proposed was more sympathetic and sensitively designed to the area in which it would be located and more sustainable with better insulation. It should be noted that Class Q requires the building line to be followed with no ability to extend beyond the approved line.
When questioned, an explanation was given as to the constraints under a Class Q permission.
Planning Matters
- To consider the following planning applications:
- DC/23/00309 - Full Planning Application - Erection of 1No dwelling and cartlodge/garage (following demolition of barn - alternative scheme to that approved under Class Q DC/22/02672) @ Modern Barn At Rose Farm, Rose Green Road – the Chair outlined the proposal which was for the conversion of a steel barn, an oversized building, to be made into a dwelling. Comments were raised that the proposal was sympathetic to that on the opposite side of the crossroads and neighbouring property and being located in more central to the site will result in a better position more in keeping with the other dwellings in the area. It was noted that the mature tree lines to the north of the site were being retained. The meeting also discussed the issue of the crossroad at this point in the village and whilst it is due an upgrade in terms of maintenance, any proposed plan whilst it has merit, must address the access issues and measures should be included to ensure any works deal with draining issues at the crossroads. Overall it was stated that the plan had merit and should be supported and that which is being proposed is preferable to the previous application as submitted under DC/22/02672. However it was stated that the design of proposal seems to look like a barn that has been converted and it was questioned as to whether a new build should look like a new build in a modern frame. It was agreed that overall this was an opportunity to create a new dwelling that would enhance the village at this point. All agreed that the proposal be supported and that a concern be raised as to the sustainable measures to be incorporated and surely they should be central to any proposal being submitted, aif.
Date of Next Meeting
- Parish Council Meeting 8th March 2023 commencing at 7.30pm in Lindsey Village Hall.
There being no other business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 20.02pm.