Draft notes of the ordinary meeting of the 28th ofJuly 2026
Draft notes of the meeting of Minting and Gautby Parish Council held on the 28th of July 2026 at Minting Village Hall at 7.00pm. To be confirmed at the next meeting
Present: - Cllrs E.B.Clark [EC] chairman and acting clerk, H.Padfield [HP], W.Hughes [WH], J. Saville. [JS], A Cadman [AC], L.Bury [LB] County Cllr N. Oliver and 5 members of the public.
7.00 pm Public forum.
A resident raised how impressed they were with the quality of the completed works at Cornerways, Minting which all present agreed with.
Another resident talked about a film, hosted by the Nature Wildlife Trust about the risks arising from climate change which he thought might be of interest for the PC to organise to show to the residents of Minting as the village has experienced recent flooding and has also experienced 4 periods of heat in recent weeks. He also commented that there is an interconnected nature between food security, national security and energy transition which was of general interest.
There was no consensus of agreement on this and information will be emailed to EC for further discussion at the next PC meeting in September.
7.20 pm Formal council meeting.
[1] Chairman’s welcome and apologies for absence.
Apologies from J. Padfield; combining on the farm.
Proposed LB Seconded AC Carried unanimously.
[2] To confirm, or amend, and sign the draft notes of the extraordinary meeting of the 23rd of June 2026.
Proposed AC Seconded WH Carried unanimously.
[3] Matters arising from the minutes of the meeting.
None
[4] Correspondence
EC reported he had had notification from the Highways Dept. about road closures including Silver St, Minting for resurfacing. This was well received.
[5] Reports from District/County Councillors, if any.
District Cllr.W.Gray has emailed information to EC which he will pass on to all Cllrs.
County Cllr.N.Oliver gave updates on local repairs. She also gave more details on the local Government reorganisation which has gone ahead. The Lincoln City Option (2 Unitary Councils) has been chosen but the will take time to take full effect. She also informed the PC that she has funding available through her Cllr. Community Fund which may available to the PC for projects. Information re this will be emailed to EC.
[6] Finance
a] To approve the reconciliation of the Lloyds Bank account.
Proposal to approve reconciliation;
Proposed AC Seconded WH Carried unanimously.
b] To approve payment :- L.A.L.C. audit £204.00
Proposal to approve payment;
Proposed LB Seconded JS Carried unanimously.
[7] Planning Matters
a] Longlands Farm appeal for change of use to increase dog breeding which was initially granted has been overturned.
b] Silver St appeal against refusal of planning permission to build 2 residences has been refused.
c]Application for a ‘Sand School’ at Shotton Farm has been granted.
[8] Parish Maintenance: to discuss :-
a] ‘ Cornerways’ bridge re-building.
This was discussed during the public forum at the beginning of the meeting. Cllrs requested that EC send an email to the Highways Department expressing how pleased residents are with all aspects of the work completed and the care taken by the workmen.
b] Defibrillators
LB has approached the Chair of Minting Village Hall re the possibility of funding a new defibrillator at MVH. An update will be given at the next PC Meeting.
LB also explained that there was a possibility that the British Heart Foundation would fund a replacement for Gautby but that it would come with ‘provisions’. Residents would have to agree with where it is situated, access to it and also to commit to do training on how to use it. Cllr. HP will look into if or not this is acceptable to the residents of Gautby.
LB also reported that there is a possibility that ‘LIVES’ may have a set of batteries and pads available which would potentially allow one to remain in use.
Finally, it was brought to LB’s attention that the Minting Car Show committee are concerned that there isn’t a defib’ available for the day of the car show. It was agreed that LB will move the defib’ from Top Minting to the village hall for the day.
c] The Green culvert project.
The problem of access for the Green residents has been resolved, shrubs have been cut back to allow for safe access and cars will be able to park in the Sebastopol car park during the week. Therefore, it isn’t now necessary to raise funds for a pedestrian bridge. EC will inform Ed Morton (contractor) that the PC is now in a financial position to go ahead with the project. In the interim a meeting to be arranged between EM, EC and Green residents to discuss the works.
Proposed WH Seconded JS Carried unanimously.
[9] Any other business (discussion only) and matters for the next meeting.
HP raised the possibility of the PC requesting a programme of future maintenance from Witham 3rd re the clearing out of the stream which runs between YNOT and Brooke House, under Church Lane and then around the back of the church. AC agreed to email Witham about this and to also include a suggestion that a sediment trap is put into the stream bed before it goes under the road to make cleaning it out easier to manage.
Meeting closed at 8:23pm