January Agenda 2026
Members of Rippingale Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting on
7th January 2026 at 7.00 pm at Rippingale Village Hall, Station Street, Rippingale.
Members of the public are invited to attend.
Councilor attendance is required at this Forum. Matters requiring a further discussion and/or decision that do not appear on
this Meeting Agenda will be considered for inclusion on the next Meeting Agenda. Please note that the meeting may be
recorded and published in the press and/or on social media. Anyone not wishing to be filmed should sit on the back row of
the public area and any such video of the Meeting must not include the back row.
Following the Meeting, or prior to any Closed Session, the Chairman will open a Public Forum to last around 15 minutes for
any comments resulting from the Formal Meeting.
Laura Davies, Clerk to the Council
Chairman’s Opening remarks
16th December2025
Public Questions, Comments or Representations. Members of the public should email the Clerk with
questions, comments or representations prior to the meeting to enable research and preparation of the
appropriate response, which may otherwise be deferred to the next meeting.
Formal Meeting Agenda
1. To receive Apologies for Absence and approve Reasons Given.
2. To consider the co-option of S Earl & L Lambord
3. To receive any new Declarations of Interest.
4. To approve the Minutes of the last Parish Council Meeting held on 10th November 2025
5. To receive update on new councilors and their acceptance
6. To discuss Councilor roles
• Finance Supervisor
• Emergency Plan & Flood Warden Coordinator – incl Liaison with SKDC & IDB
• Hedge, Grass Cutting & Village Maintenance Contracts
• Liaison - Row Garden Allotments
• Liaison - Police Forum
• Liaison - Rippingale Parochial Church Council (PCC)
• Liaison - Village Hall Management Committee
• Liaison - Village Contracts
• Liaison - Feast Organising Committee
• Jubilee Playing field, store and play equipment & YETI?
• Key Holder: Noticeboard
• Key Holder: Jubilee Playing Field & Portacabin
• Newsletter (approval by Chairperson)
• Accessibility
• Planning applications etc.
• WMEL Pylons
• General Village Maintenance
• Village Welcome Pack
• Agendas & Minutes of meetings
Matters arising from previous minutes (not raised elsewhere in this Agenda)
7. To discuss and review the need to move over to a .GOV emails to come in line with Assertion 10 on the
AGAR.
External & Community Group Updates:
8. County & District Council Reports – as available.
9. Community Groups & Organisations –
a. Village Hall Management Committee -
b. Hospital Car Scheme
c. RGAG
d. PCC
e. Police Update
f.
Feast Committee
g. Jubilee Playing Field / Youth Engagement Initiative Report
Parish Matters:
10. Newsletter To discuss and review printing quotations
11. Jubilee Playing Field
a. To receive an update the SKDC Prosperity Fund grant
b. To receive an update on the Tesco Community Grant balance
c. To discuss and discuss annual playground inspection for insurance purposes. Quotes to have
been previously circulated
12. Allotments.
a. To discuss the Allotment Water Supply moving away from mains connection to rainfall
harvesting.
b. To receive an update on letters to plot holders reference water harvesting
13. Hedge
a. Pinfold Close/JPF border - Clerk to confirm when works are to be carried out
b. The Pinfold – Hedge cut back - Clerk to confirm when works are to be carried out
c. To confirm when the Hedge cutting will commence
14. Grass Cutting 2026 – Clerk to start preparing the tender for 2026, ahead of commencing cutting in
March 2026
15. Planning: To receive and consider planning applications: -
a. S25/1695 Conversion of barn to 10 dwelling houses at Manor Farm – confirm submission status
b. S25/1685 -30 East Street - Application for reserved matters relating to access, appearance,
layout, landscaping and scale - Confirm submission to SKDC
c. S25/1654 Class Q Barn Farm: Conversion of a poultry shed into 5 dwellings– confirm
submission status
d. S25/1705 Land to the rear of 16-22 High St - outline planning application for 5 dwellings -
confirm submission status
e. S25/1476 – 2 houses at 83 Station Street (Little Farm) - confirm submission status
f.
To Discuss request from developer of 30 East St site to lay pipe work across the JPF to main
surface water drain from development at 30 East Street.
Other Matters
16.
a. To receive an update on National Grid proposal for a pylon route South of Rippingale (WMEL)
b. To discuss and provide letter in regards to the Hedge at 3 East St
c. To discuss when the meeting between the VHMC & RPC can take place
Financial Matters:
17. Bank Accounts
a. To receive an update on the JPFT funds transfer to a new bank
b. To discuss insurance for Trustees on JPFT – as current has not been deem enough.
18. Financial Reports:
a. To receive an update of the Expenditure in Period
b. To review and discuss budget 2026/2027
c. To discuss and propose Precept for 2026
19. Close meeting
Public Responses. Items for next meeting and issues/points arising from discussion for future
discussion.
Next meeting: 9th February 2026 General Meeting at 7.00pm in Rippingale Village Hall
Laura Davies - Parish Clerk