2025 Minutes

MINUTES OF THE DORRINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Monday 8 September 2025

Present; Cllrs Drury (Chair), Cllrs Unwin, Hayes, Newton, Bell and Darby

Cllr Kendrick LCC

In Attendance: Gerald Garton, Clerk and Proper Office

Public Forum:   Cllr Kendrick commented on highway volunteers (agenda item 15), screening of council meetings and solar farm issues.

1. Chairperson's welcome: 047/25: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting.  New defibrillator pads were given to JH.

2. Apologies and reasons for absence: 048/25:   None

3. Declarations of interest in agenda items: 049/25: None

4. Notes of previous meeting held on 14 July 2025: 050/25:   These were proposed by SU and seconded by PD that the notes be accepted as a true record. Signed by the Chairman.

5. Planning: 051/25: - 25/0685/FUL Kirk House fence and 25/0439/FUL shop air conditioning and staircase decision notices

     25/0865/HOUS 27 Main Street extension – no comments

Report by chair of planning committee.

6. Finance: 052/25:    The Clerk had circulated the reconciliation prior to the meeting

Since last meeting the following amounts including VAT were approved:

Grass cutting                          £     277.76

Chapel rent                £       30.00

Play Safety RoSPA                £      201.60 

    The Bank Balance is currently £23343.57 after unpresented cheques cleared

7. Regeneration of play areas: 053/25: – Playground equipment monthly inspection to be carried out by TN.

RoSPA report considered. The swing seats and toddler multi play equipment needs washing. JH to inform clerk of bin washer contractor. The log climber to be removed. It was agreed that the playing field subcommittee meet to discuss fully.

Junior goalposts cost in the region off £600 excluding installation. It was agreed to purchase a single goal post. Clerk to purchase.

8. Highway Issues: 054/25: - Resident concern of Main Street roadside parking in the vicinity of the B1188 junction.  Clerk to send contact manager Claire Hanson of homefromhome to ask staff to be considerate with their car parking on Main Street.

9. Vacancy: 055/25: – The closing date for applications has passed and no volunteers have come forward. The council will endeavour to fill the vacancy. 

10. Open Gardens 2026 056/25: - Little respondence from public. 

11. Waver Desilting 057/25: -BD has undertaken extensive research into this pond area. Due to the amount of work and cost to progress this project it is prohibitive.  Also, non-ownership of Waver would prohibit grant assistance. The need for road closure during operation would need to be considered as would the cost of ecological survey. Due to complexity, it was agreed to have another meeting to discuss fully.

12. Hedge at 41 and 43 Main Street 058/24: - Letter has already been sent to 37 Main Street. The clerk instructed to send a letter to these occupants.

13. Speed limit reduction: 059/24: - At the last meeting there was no opportunity to discuss with Cllr Kendrick. During his attendance at this meeting, it was discussed. After consideration it was decided that for the present it wouldn’t be prudent to pursue this.

14. Shop vehicular access and footpath/highway boundary: 060/24: - Following discussion with shop proprietor, it has been identified as a flailed junction and take no further action necessary.

15. Correspondence: 061/24: - LCC Highway Volunteers.

16. Items for next agenda: 062/24: - The ownership and maintenance of the Waver.

17. To resolve to move into confidential session: 063/24:  None

18. Confidential notes 064/24: None

19. Date and time of next meeting: 065/24:  13 October 2025 at 7.00pm

 There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 21.15.