Meeting 2026

Members of Rippingale Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting on  
13th April 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        
Chairman’s Opening remarks 
31st March 2026 
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 9th March 2026 
4. To Consider the cooption of B Simmons to the council. 
5. To received cllr resignations  
Matters arising from previous minutes (not raised elsewhere in this Agenda) 
6. To discuss and review the need to move over to a .GOV emails to come in line with Assertion 10 on the 
AGAR 2026/2027 
External & Community Group Updates:  
7. County & District Council Reports – as available. 
8. 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: 
9. Newsletter To discuss and review printing quotations 
10. 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 
11. Allotments.  
a. To discuss the Allotment Water Supply moving away from mains connection to rain harvesting. 
Phase 2 as per circulated. 
b. To discuss rabbit control, RGAG have the opportunity to use ferret pest control 
c. To agree standard letter/email to be sent when in breach of the tenancy agreement.  
12. 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. S24/1278 & S25/1272 and the steps taken towards formal complaint with SKDC 
Other Matters 
13.  
a. To receive an update on National Grid proposal for a pylon route South of Rippingale (WMEL) 
b. To receive an update on the meeting between the VHMC & RPC. 
c. To receive an update on the flooding and the emergence volunteer group.  
d. To receive an update on the VE80 funding.  
Financial Matters: 
14. 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 the current cover is not considered to be 
adequate to protect against the potential risks of managing a public space" 
15. Financial Reports: 
a. To receive an update of the Expenditure in Period 
b. To Approve payments  
c. To Discuss and review the AGAR for 2025/2026.  
Close Session 
16. To discuss the Allotment orchard maintenance  
17. Human Resources  
a. To Consider a review of Parish Clerk employment documentation.  
o Job description 
o Appraisal process - Performance objective setting 
o Training expectations 
o Changes to terms of contact (changes would exclude core contract terms including hours, 
pay scale, notice period, place of work base unless there was explicit agreement with the 
incumbent employee) 
Public Responses. Items for next meeting and issues/points arising from discussion for future 
discussion. 
Next meeting:   11th May 2026 Annual Parish Meeting at 7.00pm in Rippingale Village Hall  
Laura Davies - Parish Clerk