February Agenda 2026
Members of Rippingale Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting on
16th February 2026 at 7.00 pm at Rippingale Village Hall, Station Street, Rippingale.
Members of the public are invited to attend.
Councillor 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 10th February 2026
Chairman’s Opening remarks
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 receive any new Declarations of Interest.
3. To approve the Minutes of the last Parish Council Meeting held on 10th November 2025 & 7th January 2026
4. To receive update on new councillors and their acceptance
5. To receive & accept Clerks resignation.
6. To discuss and approve Clerks job role for recruiting new clerk.
• To confirm what statutory actions of the Parish Clerk
7. To discuss Councillor roles and appoint to 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)
8. 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:
9. County & District Council Reports – as available.
10. 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
Parish Matters:
11. Newsletter To discuss and review printing quotations
12. 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
13. Allotments.
a. To discuss the Allotment Water Supply moving away from mains connection to rain harvesting.
b. To discuss allotment agreement and cost per square meter change for 1st April 2026
14. 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
15. Grass Cutting 2026
a. To discuss and approve grass contractor for grass cutting 2026.
16. 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 13 East St site to lay pipe work across the JPF to main surface water drain from development at 13 East Street.
g. To provide an update on the meetings held between SKDC & Council regarding planning applications.
Other Matters
17.
a. To receive an update on National Grid proposal for a pylon route South of Rippingale (WMEL)
b. To discuss when the meeting between the VHMC & RPC can take place
c. To receive an update on the flooding and the emergence volunteer group.
d. To receive an update on the VE80 funding
Financial Matters:
18. 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.
19. Financial Reports:
a. To receive an update of the Expenditure in Period
b. To review and discuss budget 2026/2027
20. Close meeting
Public Responses. Items for next meeting and issues/points arising from discussion for future discussion.
Next meeting: 9th March 2026 General Meeting at 7.00pm in Rippingale Village Hall
Laura Davies - Parish Clerk