January 2026

At the beginning of the meeting there will be a 10 minute public forum when members of the public may address or put questions to the Parish Council on any matter connected with the agenda, or for inclusion in a future agenda.

Note that we routinely record our meetings to ensure an accurate record can be produced.

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AGENDA – 28th January 2026

19:00 in Wel-But Cottage

1. Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies from those councillors unable to attend.

2. Confirmation of eligibility, quorum and Declaration of interest

• To confirm eligibility of councillors and quorum present to make a legal meeting; and
• To receive declarations of the existence and nature of any private interest, both disclosable and financial and any other registrable interests, in any matter to be considered or being considered.

3. Public Representations

To receive items and comments from members of the public.

4. Minutes of previous meeting

To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 26th November 2025 as a true and accurate record.

5. Flooding Issues

To review current status and any further actions that may be needed.

• LCC plan of works: whilst most flooding issues in the village seem to have been resolved on occasion some flooding still occurs at the bottom of Church Lane where the drains get overwhelmed with the volume of rainwater coming down Church Lane. This has been reported to LCC. As there is no threat to property LCC won’t do anything immediate to deal with the water as it does drain away in time. There are many sites like this around Lincolnshire and many where there is internal property flooding so these will be prioritised first. If LCC do have some capacity they will then attend to other locations.

6. Solar Farm Proposals

To review current plethora of proposals and potential impact on Welby:

• S23/0587 – S24/0360: Church Lane: approved
• S23/2235: ASH Tree Solar Farm: approved
• S24/1040: Pasture Farm, Welby: approved
• S25/0972 – S25/1194: Glebe Farm Solar Farm: Planning permission refused by SKDC on 14 October 2025.
   

7.   Reducing speeding through Welby

• Speed watch: to receive an update from the speed watch team.
• SID: review results to date
• Feasibility of an additional SID unit for Church Lane

8. County and District Councillor Reports (if Councillors present at meeting)

• To receive an update from the County Councillor Martin Hill on Lincolnshire County Council matters.
• To receive an update from the District Councillor Sarah Trotter on South Kesteven District Council matters.

9. Correspondences

To receive a report from The Clerk on relevant correspondences received and action taken since last meeting.

10. Planning Applications:

Planning applications to consider with the following planning applications received:

11. Highways

Update from The Clerk on highway faults including those reported by WPC to LCC Highways and SKDC.

12. Village Matters

1. park bench near bus stop: in the process of being repainted.
2. Appropriate way for WPC to show its appreciation to villagers that make a contribution to the village.

13. Finance

Since last meeting the following income has been received:

Since last meeting payments made from bank account:

The Chairman signed off the bank statement as a true record after agreement from Councillors that the bank statement was accurate.

14. Urgent business

To consider any urgent business.

Please note if it is “urgent” only because it was not notified in time to appear on the agenda, it should be left till the next meeting. If it is genuinely “urgent”, that is it was too late for the agenda and it will be too late for action if left till the next ordinary meeting The Chairman and The Clerk need to decide whether an additional meeting should be called or actioned during this meeting.

15. Decide next meeting of the parish council.

Councillors and Clerk to agree date and time of next meetings.