July 2026 Agenda
Clerk’s Contact Details:
Village Hall, Brookside, Scopwick. LN4 3PA.
07872 943179 | clerk@scopwick-kirkbygreen-pc.gov.uk
Scopwick and Kirkby Green Parish Council
https://scopwick.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
23rd July 2026
To whom it may concern,
You are welcome to attend the full Council meeting to be held on Tuesday 28th July 2026, commencing at 7:00pm in Scopwick Village Hall. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda.
At the discretion of the Chair, prior to the commencement of the meeting, members of the public will be invited to make representations or to ask questions in respect of matters on the agenda and other matters in the parish. Time is set at a maximum of 3 minutes per person, or 15 minutes overall.
A further 10 minutes will be set aside to receive brief reports of the Police, elected members of Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council.
If the time allocated is not required, the Council will go into formal session.
Jack
Jack Sargent
Parish Clerk
AGENDA
1. Welcome from the Chair of the Parish Council and introduction.
2. Apologies for Absence.
To resolve to accept apologies for absence and where valid reasons are given to the Clerk prior to the meeting, in accordance with Local Government Act 1972 s85 (1).
3. Declaration of Interest.
To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensations.
4. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council held on Tuesday 26th May 2026.
5. To approve the record of accounts for:
a. May
b. June
6. To receive a summary of the accounts for the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year.
a. Treasurers Account
b. Reserves Account.
c. Combined Accounts
7. To receive the bank reconciliation for:
a. May
b. June
8. To receive a budget review for the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year.
9. To receive reports:
a. Village Hall Committee
b. Playing Field Committee
c. Community Speed Watch
d. Environmental Report
e. The Chair
10. To receive notification of any planning permissions, refusals, withdrawals, or amendments.
a. Application 26/0158/VARCON | Notification of Decision to vary conditions on Land Off Vicarage Lane. Approved.
b. Application 26/0834/PNAGR | Proposal to site a 20-foot shipping container with no windows in field adjacent to Vineyard, Kirkby Green.
c. Application 26/0787/TCA | Notification of Intended Works to Trees in a Conservation Area at 26 Brookside, Scopwick. Awaiting decision.
d. Application 26/0654/FUL | Planning Application Proposal for the erection of a broiler breeder egg laying unit comprising three linked poultry buildings with associated egg packing and storage building and associated infrastructure at land south of Cobblers Lane, Scopwick. Feedback submitted.
e. Application 26/0400/LBC | Notification of decision to remove spray foam insulation from roof, replace rotten timbers, replace roof membrane and repair structure of the dormers at 25 Beckside, Scopwick. Approved.
f. Application 25/1307/HOUS and 25/1308/LBC | First floor rear extension and erection of a new detached garage at 25 Beckside, Scopwick. Approved.
g. Application 26/0159/LBC | Notification of decision to replacement of two existing cream painted timber windows with two new cream timber windows at 2 Manor Farm Barns, Church Lane, Kirkby Green. Approved.
h. To consider amendments to the Neighbourhood Plan and solar panels in the conservation area.
11. To consider policies for adoption:
a. Community Engagement Policy
b. Councillor Vacancies Policy
c. Equality and Diversity Policy
d. Expenses Policy
e. Grievance Policy
12. To consider writing a letter to LCC regarding the kerbing project around the village green.
13. To consider appointing an internal auditor for the next three financial years.
14. To consider a quote for tree maintenance in the conservation area.
15. To receive a record of previous resolutions and action points.
16. To confirm the date of the next meetings as Tuesday 29th September 2026.
17. To receive an update on:
a. Solar Farm Proposals including: Springwell Solar Farm, Fosse Green Energy, Leoda and Coleby.
b. Navenby Substation
c. Battery Storage Sites