July 2025
Market Rasen Town Council Meeting
Minutes of meeting held in The Committee Room, Caistor Road, Market Rasen
Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 7pm
Councillors Present: J Pilley (Chairman), J Adekoya, S Bunney, A Dale, S Edwards, K Lambie, D Strachan, N Taylor
In Attendance: A Driver (Town Clerk and note taker)
No members of the public
00081. OPEN MEETING
The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.
00082. APOLOGIES
Apologies received from Cllr M Hassan.
It was Resolved: To accept apologies with valid reason of absence from Cllr M Hassan.
00083. PUBLIC FORUM
None.
00084 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None.
00085. MINUTES
To receive as a correct record the draft notes of the Town Council meetings held on 11th June and 30th June 2025
It was Resolved: The notes of the Town Council meetings held on 11th June 2025 and 30th June 2025 be approved as the official minutes.
00086. TO RECEIVE THE DISTRICT & COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORTS
Cllr S Bunney provided a verbal update on a drainage pond solution being looked at to tackle flooding on Dear Street that would be funded by the County Council. Neighbourhood Policing has seen increases in anti-social behaviour with arrests taking place locally for drug offences. It is apparent that there are not enough retained fire fighters in Market Rasen. The Fire Brigade are actively trying to recruit but this may impact resilience with fire fighters assisting from other nearby stations.
00087. TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE TOWN CLERK ON ITEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
Verbal update received from the Town Clerk that the wooden statues and fencing have received a refresh at Bell Park. Work has commenced on the metal gates located at the bottom of Rase Lane leading to the cricket club. The pathway along the side of the church leading to the market place has been cleared and the black bin re-painted along with the fencing located at De-Aston being stained.
00088 LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE & PARISH COUNCIL ONLINE BRIEFING SESSION - LWL 25TH SEPTEMBER 2025
a. To resolve for a Town Councillor to represent and attend the online briefing session via teams for Lincoln and West Lindsey Policing District Area
It was Resolved: Cllr A Dale would attend and be the representative for the Town Council.
b. To consider and agree whether the council wishes to submit any top priority questions in advance of the meeting
It was Resolved: To submit the following questions: For an improvement in systems used for the reporting of items along the lines of fix my street. For an improvement in communication and in particular being kept informed with feedback following the reporting of a crime.
00089. TO CONSIDER AND RESOLVE TO ACCEPT THE LICENCE RELATING TO EXCLUSIVE CAR PARKING RIGHTS AT THE OLD POLICE STATION AND AGREE ANY ADJUSTMENTS/CAVEATS
IT WAS RESOLVED For the Town Clerk and Chairman to sign the Licence and to only bring back before the council if agreement cannot be reached on the adjustments discussed.
00090. TO RESOLVE AND AGREE TO THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE PLAY AREA LOCATED AT BELL PARK AND HOW THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED
It was Resolved: To replace and refurbish items of play equipment located at Bell Park. Any new or replacement items need to be sustainable and remain under the sole ownership of the Town Council. To achieve this may involve partnership working with local groups/organisations. Funding streams to be explored through grant funding, donations and or match funding.
Agenda item 17 brought forward as links into agenda item 10.
00091. RESOLVE TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAMME MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM THE UK SHARED PROSPERITY FUND, RURAL ENGLAND PROSPERITY FUND AND MATCH FUNDING FROM WEST LINDSEY DISTRICT COUNCIL
It was Resolved: To submit an expression of interest for grant funding to the value of twenty thousand pounds for play equipment.
00092. TO DISCUSS AND RESOLVE HIGHWAY MATTERS REGARDING GALLAMORE LANE, JAMESON BRIDGE STREET AND LEGSBY ROAD
It was Resolved: For the Town Clerk to make contact with the County Councillor representative regarding a request for double yellow lines on Gallamore Lane. For a compromise on lines at Jameson Bridge Street leaving some gaps for vehicles to park, for an extension to the 30mph limit on Legsby Road and to write to the golf club and school highlighting the speeding of vehicles on the road some of whom may be employees, members or visitors to said sites.
00093. TO AGREE TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ON A FLOOD WARNING EVENT ON THE 19TH AUGUST 2025
It was Resolved: To work in conjunction with the Environment Agency on the hosting of a Flood Warning Event on the 19th August 2025 located in the Market Place.
00094. TO AGREE FOR THE TOWN CLERK TO CARRY OUT A REVIEW OF THE OUTSIDE DINING SPACE USED BY THE MARCH HARE LOCATED IN THE MARKET PLACE AND BRING BACK TO THE SEPTEMBERS MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
It was Resolved: For the Town Clerk to carry out a scoping exercise and bring back their finding to the next meeting of the Council in September.
00095. TO RESOLVE FOR THE TOWN CLERK TO ATTEND THE LALC ANNUAL MEETING ON THE 16TH JULY 2025
It was Resolved: For the Town Clerk attend the LALC annual meeting on the 16th July 2025.
00096. TO CONSIDER THE FREQUENCY OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS AND RESOLVE WHETHER THESE SHOULD REMAIN MONTHLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AUGUST WHEN THERE IS NO MEETING OR BECOME BI-MONTHLY
It was Resolved: For the remainder of the civic year to move to bi-monthly meetings from September 2025 and to review in May 2026 or sooner if required.
00097. RESOLVE TO AMEND THE PUBLIC FORUM IN STANDING ORDERS FROM TWENTY MINUTES TO TEN MINUTES
It was Resolved: To amend standing orders to ten minutes.
00098. FINANCE
a. It was Resolved: Council members approved all accounts for payment (see Appendix A).
b. Not discussed as a duplicate item agreed at the last meeting of the council.
c. The Town Clerk provided a verbal update that the management of the recommendations from the internal audit report will be overseen by the Finance and Assets Committee. The external audit has been submitted to PKF and the period of public rights has commenced.
d. It was Resolved: For a bar float up to the value of five hundred pounds to be retained.
00099. 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 Number: WL/2025/00674 - Proposal: Advertisement consent to display 1no. pictorial, 1no. set of individual house name letters, 1no. fret cut swan, 2no. amenity boards and 1no. nameboard.
Location: 29 THE WHITE SWAN, QUEEN STREET, MARKET RASEN, LN8 3EN
It was Resolved: To submit a response to ensure any advertisement remains in keeping with the area being within a conservation area.
b. Application Number: WL/2025/00621 - Proposal: Planning application for the erection of 40no. dwellings (Use Class C3) together with ancillary garages, landscaping, drainage features, equipped and natural areas of open space, infrastructure (including access) and associated works being variation of conditions 3, 4, 5, 9, 15, 18 & 19 of planning permission WL/2024/00175/148014 granted 13 May 2025 - amendments comprise the addition of a window to two plots, reconfiguration of parking spaces for one plot, addition of a substation and pumping station and a reduction in finished levels.
Location: LAND SOUTH OF LEGSBY ROAD, MARKET RASEN LN8 3DZ
It was Resolved: No objections.
c. For Noting: Application Number: WL/2025/00182 - Proposal: Planning application for 4no. silos.
Was included on the agenda for consideration at the meeting of the Council’s Planning Committee on
Wednesday 25/06/2025 at 6.30pm held at The Guildhall, Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough DN21 2NA.
Location: RPC CONTAINERS LTD, GALLAMORE LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, GALLAMORE LANE, MARKET RASEN LN8 3HA
Item noted by council members present.
The meeting Closed at 8.16pm.