Meeting 2025

Members of Rippingale Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting on
10th November 2025 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 5th November2025
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 consider the co-option of the following C Harrison, D Warcup and S Nichols
3. To receive any new Declarations of Interest.
4. To approve the Minutes of the last Parish Council Meeting held on 1 st September 2025 & 14th October
2025
5. To discuss meetings for 2026, to consider bi monthly
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.
7. Defibrillator at The Bull – reconnect and install new battery
8. Letter ref rose bushes on Memorial Plot
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. Youth Engagement Initiative Report

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 rainfall
harvesting.
b. To receive an update on letters to plot holders reference water harvesting
c.

14. Hedge
a. The Pinfold Close/JPF border - Clerk to confirm when works are to be carried out
b. To discuss and review the Hedge cutting tender for 2025, to include the tickle cut mid growing
season.
c.
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.
g.
Other Matters
16.
a. To receive an update on National Grid proposal for a pylon route South of Rippingale
b. To discuss and provide lettter in regards to the Hedge at 3 East St
c. To discuss and when the meeting between the VHMC & RPC.
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
18. Financial Reports:
a. To receive an update of the Expenditure in Period
b. To review and discuss budget 2026/2027
19. Close meeting
Public Responses. Items for next meeting and issues/points arising from discussion for future
discussion.
Next meeting: TBC General Meeting at 7.00pm in Rippingale Village Hall