October 2025

MEETING OF REEPHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 7.30pm in Reepham Methodist Chapel
AGENDA
The meeting will be preceded, if 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 30 September 2025
 
4. Clerk’s Report:
LCC invite to invoice for grass cutting reimbursement 25/26 of £1310.33 
Clerk’s annual leave w/c 10 Nov
 
5. Correspondence:
To note:
WLDC – Sept newsletter
WLDC – PC casual vacancies to be advertised on WL website.
 
Action required:
Resident re. overgrown vegetation to rear of Manor Rise
 
6. Financial matters
a) Presentation of Accounts for Payment (Oct):
M Vail – Oct salary                                                     £   256.13       
PAYE – Oct                                                                £   64.00
M Vail, reimburse replacement phone                        £110.00
Sage payroll, Oct                                                        £  13.20 (inc. £2.20 VAT)
Glendale, 1895                                                            £ 377.28 (inc. £ 62.87 VAT)
 
TOTAL                  £820.61 (inc £65.07 VAT)  
 
b)  Income April – Sept 2025
Precept                                                 £9,681.00 
Bank Interest                                                 £   391.85 
VAT reclaim                                                 £  2198.88
 
 TOTAL              £12,271.73
   
      
c) New Audit compliance requirements from 2026: 
Clerk’s recommendation is for Councillors and Clerk to each have a .Gov email address costing in total:
* Year 1      £184 ex vat
* Year 2      £284 ex vat
* and £284 ex vat each year after.
 
d) Budget and Precept setting 2026-27 – estimate and final figure
 
 
 
 
7. Planning Matters 
Report from Planning Committee 
Goods Farm Development - readvertising of Notice of Public Path Diversion Order
Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group: update, finances and residual funds, website 
Land to rear of Stonefield farm: feedback from Conservation Officer at WLDC
 
8. Roads and footways
Mellows Close to Manor Rise footpath – holding item
Mellows Close yellow lines – holding item, any LCC update
Bus shelter for Lincoln bound travellers at the bus stop in Fiskerton – holding item 
Parking at school sports day
    
9. Field Footpaths and Bridleways
Reepham /Greetwell PF 131: Delayed works: holding item
                  
10. Conservation area
Village Green – project update including finances, information board, arboricultural advice on the cherry tree and quotations 
 
11. Amenity areas
 Play Area inspections – internal, play area surfaces, roundabout repainting 
 
12. Trees/vegetation:
Vegetation behind Manor Rise: TPO mapping – holding item
Draft policy for tree management
Note: tree/hedge work within Fiskerton Road amenity area (R1): 23rd/24th Oct.
Trees for Streets scheme
Condition of two trees in grass area on left side of Meadows Close (Cllr A Brammer)
 
13. Xmas: update, Carols around the Tree: Monday 15th Dec from 6-7pm, Santa
 
14. Business for next agenda: 
Revised Financial Regulations
Revised Standing Orders
Meeting dates 2026
IT Policy (New Audit requirements from 2026)
 
15. Date of next meeting: Tuesday 25th November 2025, 7.30pm, Methodist Chapel 
 
Mrs Michelle Vail, Parish Clerk/RFO    23rd October 2025
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