April 2025
Market Rasen Town Council Meeting
Minutes of meeting held in The Committee Room, Caistor Road, Market Rasen
Wednesday 9th April 2025 at 7pm
Councillors Present: J Pilley (Chairman)
J Adekoya A Dale S Edwards A Gray D Strachan
In Attendance: A Driver (Town Clerk and note taker)
No members of the public
00037. OPEN MEETING
The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.
00038. APOLOGIES
Apologies received from Cllr S Bunney, Cllr M Hassan, Cllr N Taylor.
It was Resolved: To accept apologies with valid reason of absence for Cllr S Bunney, Cllr M Hassan, Cllr N Taylor.
00039. Public Forum
None.
00040. Declarations of Interest
None.
00041. MINUTES
a)
It was Resolved: The notes of the Town Council meeting held on 12th March 2025 be approved as the official minutes.
00042. TO RECEIVE DISTRICT & COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORTS
Cllr S Bunney provided a written report in advance of the meeting: The street lighting upgrade on Mill Road, Coronation Street and Churchill Avenue has commended and Pasture Lane is due to be resurfaced in the next few days. At the end of the month surveying work is being undertaken in Dear Street and at the Primary School regarding potential flood defence works.
Ground works have started on the Legsby Road and Railway approach housing sites. Enquiries are being made of WLDC why they have removed one of the disabled parking bays on the John Street Car Park and requested that it be reinstated.
The Government have announced that at RAF Scampton they are formally seeking private building companies to develop the base for housing. The WLDC / Scampton Holdings Business Plan remains on the table as a backup proposal.
The Police have reinvigorated their Anti-Fraud Promotion and undertaken several talks in the district
00043. TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE TOWN CLERK
Verbal from the Clerk that the Easter Egg Trail on the 9thApril was success with lots of positive feedback received. Councillors were asked for their assistance to help tidy up the Market Place in advance of the VE Day 80th Anniversary event and encouraged to attend the event on the evening of the 8th May 2025.
00044. CO-OPTION APPLICATION
a)
It was Resolved: To defer until the next meeting of the Council when applicant could be present.
b) To vote and resolve co-option of applicant.
It was Resolved: As per ‘a’ above.
00045. FINANCE
a) Resolve accounts for payment
It was resolved: Council members approved all accounts for payment (see Appendix A).
00046. PLANNING - access applications via: https://westlindsey-publicportal.statmap.co.uk/horizoNext/publicportal
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) Application: WL/2025/00300 - Proposal: Planning application for removal of existing modular building and erection of 1no. dwelling - Location: Market Rasen Army Cadet Force, Chapman Street, Market Rasen, LN8 3DS
It was Resolved: No objections.
00047. CLOSED SESSION
a)
Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting.
It was Resolved: To move into a closed session.
b) Staffing Matters.
It was Resolved: To use the ad-hoc services of Jennetts HR Solutions as determined by the Clerk in consultation with the HR Chair for employee matters.
It was Resolved: D Robinson confirmed substantive in post.
The meeting Closed at 7.20pm.