March 2025
Market Rasen Town Council Meeting
Minutes of meeting held in The Committee Room, Caistor Road, Market Rasen
Wednesday 12th March 2025 at 7pm
Councillors Present: J Pilley (Chairman), S Bunney, A Dale, S Edwards, A Gray, M Hassan, D Strachan, N Taylor
In Attendance: No members of the public
00025. OPEN MEETING
The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.
00026. APOLOGIES
Apologies received from Cllr J Adekoya.
It was Resolved: To accept apologies with valid reason of absence for Cllr J Adekoya.
00027. PUBLIC FORUM
None
00028. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllr S Bunney declared a pecuniary interest in agenda item 11, no.1.
Cllr S Edwards joined the meeting at 7.02pm
00029. MINUTES
a) a)To receive as a correct record the draft notes of the Town Council meeting held on 12 February 2025
It was Resolved: The notes of the Town Council meeting held on 12th February 2025 be approved as the official minutes.
00030. TO RECEIVE DISTRICT & COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORTS
Cllr S Bunney reported verbally: A lot is being dominated by evolution with Town and Parish Councils being encouraged to work together and form a cluster groups. Decisions are to be made in November re local councils and any new structures 2028. Elections take place on the 1st May and a period of purdah will apply. Mill Road lines are scheduled for May half term with Dear Street following at a later date. New car parking signs have been purchased using the WLDC funding received. A report has been published that relates to the 16th August 2022 flooding.
00031. TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE TOWN CLERK
Verbal update provided that a window pane had been deliberately broken at the old police station and reported to the police on 11th March 2025 crime reference number 25000141878 relates.
Bell Park: The new basketball hoop has been fitted and for health and safety reasons the children’s swing equipment has been dismantled and removed from as the wooden structure was rotten.
A reminder that all members are encouraged to attend training to assist them in their role as a Councillor. Training courses can be booked via the Clerk.
00032. TO RESOLVE TO RENEW THE PHOTO COPIER LEASE AND TERM
It was Resolved: To renew the photo copier lease with Konica Minolta for a term of five years at £121.81 per quarter, model type bizhub C250i.
00033. TO RECEIVE A TOWN FLOODING UPDATE FROM COUNCILLOR STEPHEN BUNNEY
The Collective Section 19 report and follow up work from the August 16th 2022 floods has been published. They have recommended several actions mainly concentrated on The Oxford Street, John Street, Kilnwell Road Dear Street areas. Involves work on the supermarket carparks, bunds, dropped kerbs, drains etc. all designed to stop surface water flow. The next stage is to positively engage with the landowners and seek funding - not necessarily a quick solution.
The LCC Flood and Water Management Report into the Storm Babet and Henck, 2023 - 2024, has been published. Again, several recommendations have been made in particular the need for improved reporting and ongoing communications around flood events, Compensation for flood victims, positive measures to mitigate flooding, a need for localised initial flood mitigation programmes [part of the emergency plan]. It is also recommended that an integrated body, based on the Somerset Model, be set up to deal with major flooding incidents - this should help speed up work and cut out unnecessary and wasteful duplication.
00034. OLD POLICE STATION
a) To resolve to sign the Lease for the Old Police Station
It was Resolved: To sign the new lease for the Old Police Station
b) To consider the development of land surrounding the old police station
It was Resolved: For the Clerk to explore with Bupa any proposal by them for the use of outside space surrounding the old police station. This would then be brought back before the council.
00035. FINANCE
a) Resolve accounts for payment
It was Resolved: Council members approved all accounts for payment (see Appendix A).
00036. PLANNING
To resolve responses to new planning and tree application received since the last meeting of the Town Council and any new applications received since the publication of the agenda.
a) RPC Containers Ltd, Gallamore Lane Industrial Estate, Gallamore Lane, Market Rasen LN8 3HA. Application: WL/2025/00182 - Proposal: Planning application for 4no. silos
It was Resolved: Market Rasen Town Council object on the grounds that the additional silos and any associated works will have a detrimental impact on properties located on Rase Lane, in particular Sunnymede and 25 Caistor Road. The siting of the proposed silos will impede the view of the properties and be invasive as they will overlook the said properties. Associated noise from the filling of the silos will be detrimental to the neighbouring properties. As part of the planning permission granted in 20024 it was stipulated that environmental planting and landscaping should have occurred to protect the integrity of the properties but it is believed this has not happened and this needs to be considered should any trees need to be felled as part of this application as this would be detrimental and invasive to the bordering residential properties. Consideration to be given for the re-location of the silos elsewhere on the site away from the residential properties.
b) 10 The Ridings, Market Rasen, LN8 3EE. Application: WL/2025/00200 - Proposal: Planning application for installation of heat pump and associated works
It was Resolved: No objections.
New applications received since the publication of the agenda:
c) The Chestnuts, Gallamore Lane, Market Rasen LN8 3HZ Application: WL/2025/00237 - Proposal: Planning application for the change of use of 1no. dwelling to children's home
It was Resolved: No objections.
d) Proposed Extension of Speed Limit - A46 Gallamore Lane, Market Rasen – Ref NB/2153
Lincolnshire County Council recently received a request to review the speed limit at the above location. The proposed extension of the 30mph as shown on the attached plans have been justified against the criteria set out in the council's speed limit policy
It was Resolved: No objections.
The meeting Closed at 7.51pm.