July 2026

MEETING OF REEPHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Tuesday 28th July 2026 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 June 2026

4. Clerk’s Report:
           Email changeover
           Clerk’s AL 17th – 31st August 2026

5. Correspondence:
Action required:
Resident letter: Council’s approach to the planning issues at Good’s farmyard and concerns regarding the standards framework that ought to govern Council’s conduct.

6. Financial matters
a) Presentation of Accounts for Payment (July/Aug):
M Vail – July salary                                                     £ 256.13        
PAYE – July                                                                £    64.00
M Vail – Aug salary                                                     £ 256.13        
PAYE – Aug                                                                £    64.00
Sage payroll, July                                                        £   16.80 (inc. £2.80 VAT)
Sage payroll, Aug                                                        £   16.80 (inc. £2.80 VAT)
Glendale, 2915                                                             £ 1101.60 (inc. £183.60 vat)
Glendale, 2958                                                             £    386.72 (inc. £64.45 vat)
M Seal, bus shelters clean                                           £      50.00
                                               
                                           TOTAL                £ 2212.18 (inc. £253.65 VAT) 

b) Agree payment of Glendale’s invoice(s) for July as they arrive; provided they are as per original quote

7. Planning Matters 
Report from Planning Committee 
Goods Farm Development: any response from WLDC clarifying position

8. Roads and footways
Mellows Close to Manor Rise footpath – holding item
Passageway from Station Road to Meadows Close – still unwalkable:  LCC feedback  
30mph extension at Kennel Lane: 
i. Moving of village sign
ii. consider (with approval of Lincs Road Safety Partnership), the SID location and install of repeater 30mph signs
            Dog bin opposite play park – update on repair/replacement
          Overflowing dog bins – reported to WLDC
  
9. Field Footpaths and Bridleways
Reepham /Greetwell PF 131: Delayed works: holding item, noticeboard
                  
10. Conservation area
Village Green – declare project closed, approve return of unspent monies £2117.77, cherry tree work inc. stop cars parking
Resident request for RPC to provide crocus bulbs for The Green for Cllr Catherine Wilson
Resident: Cllr Catherine Wilson: suggestion of a plaque on a bench at The Green
 
11. Amenity areas
Play Area inspection, – play area surfaces, quotes, list of required works
Approve re-appointing Play Inspection Company in 2027 at £99.50 + VAT
            R1 Fencing: snagging works, consider replanting hedging
            Resident request: wildflower seeds for Catherine

12. Trees/vegetation
Vegetation behind Manor Rise, TPO mapping – holding item
Manor Rise – resident: overgrown vegetation: bent fence
Railway work – any response from Sir Edward Leigh
           
13. Approve Xmas tree expenditure

14. Business for next agenda: 
CIL monies – require spending within 5 years of receipt (by April and October 2027)
 Xmas event

15. Date of next meeting: Tuesday 29th September 2026, 7.30pm, Methodist Chapel 

16. Resolve to move to Closed Session as the following item contains information
   of a confidential nature

17. To consider any applications received for the vacancy of parish councillor

Mrs Michelle Vail, Parish Clerk/RFO    23 July 2026