PAULL PARISH COUNCIL: Minutes of the meeting Thursday, 8 January 2026
Held upstairs in the Village Hall 7pm
| Action | ||
| a: Apologies for absence : Cllrs Allen, Carlill, Ward Cllr Gallant b: In attendance : Cllrs Shaw, Lowde, Woodmansey, Leach, Hodgson, Annison, Hulme, Beadle, Ward Cllr Steel 0 members of the public | ||
| Declarations of Interest (if relevant) -Cllr Hulme -the Lane Cllr Annison-Harbour Farm solar farm | ||
| Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 4 December 2025 Proposed: Cllr Woodmansey; Seconded: Cllr Annison; Vote: All | ||
| Matters Arising: Guest speakers Mrs Sarah Powell, Head of Patient Services, and Mrs Heather Whitfield, Head of Projects–Holderness Health, gave an informative presentation on how the GP practice works, the call grading system, services available, the use of the 111 system, and the Urgent Care Centres. GP’s still do home visits. Thanks sent | ||
| 4. Continuing Matters: Precept, £17,000 proposed Cllr Lowde, seconded Cllr Leach, vote: all agreed, submitted-confirmation received from ERYC Land near the post box, ongoing, clerk to contact solicitor for any updates Playground inspection paperwork -Cllr Shaw -ongoing Skelpings- (Cllr Lowde-who can we contact?) 20mm granite advised, would be costly? Lighthouses-clerk has emailed to ABP for update, English Heritage confirm they are both Grade 2 listed, and advised contact with ERYC Conservation Officer– Picnic tables-thanks to Cllr Annison for storing them, DH will place them in better weather Self-closing gates playpark- Cllr Annison will speak with Tony Cook re cost of double gate, wide enough to accommodate large machinery, look at pedestrian gates in the near future Holderness Vikings- email shared Fence carpark completed, many thanks to DH for the excellent job Fishing signs and poles need collecting from Sign Services, Cllr Beadle will kindly collect, | ||
| 5.Correspondence Lamp of Peace, decided not to take up Road Safety Fund and Speedwatch- decided not to take up ERNLLCA newsletter-gov./org, and information of providers –clerk to explore with ERYC Valuation Office email-for the village hall–Cllr Lowde Salt order ERYC- the 2 salt bins outside the riding school are now adopted by ERYC (8/1/2026) they will both be filled twice a year at a cost of £55+vat per visit, many thanks to Cllr Leach and DH for checking salt levels round the parish | ||
| 6.Forums a. Yorkshire Water: nothing to report b. PX/ Saltend Chemicals Park: nothing to report c. Mitsubishi UK: formerly Nippon Gohsei: nothing to report d. Triton Power Ltd (prev S.C.C Ltd): nothing to report e. Vivergo : nothing to report-is it completely shut down? f. Ineos : nothing to report g. Environment Agency: nothing to report h. Pensana: no updates- is it definitely not coming to Saltend? i. National Grid Ventures: nothing to report j. H2H Equinor: /SSE Renewables: no updates k. Yorkshire Energy Park: nothing to report | ||
| Committees a. Development & Conservation: Planning application 25/03509/PLB The Hall, Thorngumbald Road Paull-PPC support b. ABP/HIEP: Lighthouses-contacted English Heritage for advice, they confirmed that they are both Grade 2 listed buildings, and advised to contact the Conservation Officer at ERYC c. AbleUK/Siemens: nothing to report d. Police / Neighbourhood Watch: information and figures previously emailed out, e. Lighting: no updates f. Allotments: nothing to report g. School info: clearance of shrubbery starting h. Sports field: nothing from JB re posts, usage i. Community Recreation area: self-closing gates as above j. Road Safety / Highways: Await any update from our local police officers this weekend, possible letter to go to resident re vehicle parked in close proximity to the junction of Townend Road and Back Lane, buses and large vehicles struggle to get round the corner, this is the site of a fatal accident some years ago k. Emergency: nothing to report l. Transport: nothing to report m. Village Hall: Carol concert had a good attendance, although not many children n. Maintenance of Parish assets- no concerns reported | ||
| 8.Finance: a). clerk salary, £50 DB deeds, £27.75 J Pockley (salt) b). Grass Cutting annual bill £827.70+vat £165.54=£993.24 c). Business Stream Water D/D £189.02 d). Sign Services £234.34+vat £46.87=£281.21 e). New fence carpark, materials and labour £590.06 Deposited: £500 C Fewster DB plot all agreed unanimously | ||
| 9. Any questions: these need to be emailed to the clerk by the Thursday of the week prior to the meeting for inclusion on the agenda |
| There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.40pm | ||
| Next Meeting: 7pm, Thursday, 5 February 2026 UPSTAIRS in the Village Hall, Disabled access available |