February 2023

MEETING OF REEPHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Tuesday 28 February 2023 at 7.30pm in Reepham Methodist Chapel
AGENDA
The meeting will be preceded, as required, by a meeting of the Planning Panel
Matters raised by members of the public
1. Apologies
 
2. Declarations of Interest:
 
3. Minutes of Meeting held on 31 January 2023
 
4. Clerk’s Report:
 Parish Cluster meeting on 20 February 2023 with Community Police Inspector
Annual Litter pick – 26th March 2023
Coronation of King Charles III
SID - Fiskerton Road location
Noticeboards – Station Road and The Green
Clerk’s annual leave – w/c 20th March 2023
Elections 2023
 
5. Correspondence
To note only: 
D/Cllr Welburn – Feb report 
LCC grasscutting contribution  -  £601.86 for 2023-24
 
6. Financial matters
a) Presentation of Accounts for Payment:
M Vail – Feb salary                                                                       £ 222.63 
PAYE – Feb                                                                                  £   55.60 
Clerk’s printing costs                                                                    £     2.60
Clerk’s homeworking expenses                                                    £  15.00
Sage payroll, Jan                                                                          £    8.40
TJS – Manor Rise tree work                                                         £ 480.00
                                                                                TOTAL         £ 784.23
 
b) Request to pay £55.55pa for regular one-page article in Reepham News
 
7. Planning Matters
Report from Planning Committee 
Goods Farm Development – planning application 145047, ratify time-sensitive response submitted to WLDC
Neighbourhood Planning Group – update, website, end of grant report, finances including:
i) Approve repayment of unspent portion of grant (£1408.21) to Groundwork UK
ii) Note that two invoices (£99.00 and £76.80, already paid) cannot be claimed as part of the grant; and approve associated required additional expenditure
 
8. Roads and Footways
Mellows Close to Manor Rise footpath – holding item
Mellows Close yellow lines – holding item
Smooting Lane – any update on WLDC road sweep (ref: SCR_466304385)
Meadows Lane – update, consider registration as a Community Asset 
SIDs – update on repeater roundels 
Parking concerns: Mellows Close (Cllr L Searle); Chapel Close (resident to attend next Parking Forum); school parking (resident phone call) 
 
9. Field Footpaths and Bridleways:
 
10. Conservation Area
Village Green – update, grants 
HGV activity – any update from HGV company
 
11. Amenity Areas
Play park - February inspections, mole activity
Trees on bank at Manor Rise/car park – update 
 
12. Business for next Agenda: 
 
13. Date of Next Meeting: 28 March 2023 at 7.30pm in the Methodist Chapel
 
14. Resolve to move into Closed Session as the following item contains information of a confidential or sensitive nature:
 
15. To consider applications to the vacant post of parish councillor
 
Mrs Michelle Vail, Parish Clerk/RFO    23 February 2023