Parish Council Meeting – 1st September 2025 7-9 pm
All Parish Councillor’s are hereby summoned to the Parish Council meeting of
Bolton-le-Sands Parish Council on Monday 1st September 2025 at 7.00pm
at the Old Free Grammar School.
Agenda
Open Forum.
1. To receive apologies for absence.
2. To receive declarations of interests and consider & approve dispensations.
3. To consider and approve the Minutes of the Extraordinary meeting of the Parish Council held on 29th July 2025 at Bolton le Sands Community Centre.
4. Proposed Building Development – Bolton le Sands.
5. To receive the report from the lengthsman and consider works to be completed.
- Bus shelter opposite the Caravan Sales on Slyne Road – Paint & make tidy.
6. Environmental and village maintenance.
- Tree removal – Thwaite Brow.
7. Finance.
To consider annual Local government services pay agreement 2025/26 Clerks pay scale – back pay from April 2025. Increase from £13.47 to £13.90 = £29.81 increase per month. From £933.92 to £963.73= 4 x back pay form April= £119.24
To consider and approve the following items for payment.
|
Lengthsman |
Village Contractor (August) |
£285.00 |
|
K C Bennett- Clerk |
Wages (August) £963.73. Mobile tariff £6.00. Giffgaff. Filing folders £3.60 Total £9.60= £973.33 Back pay £119.24 |
£ 1092.57 |
|
HMRC |
PAYE Employers Payments PAYE Employers refund-overpayment in credit |
£77.54 (credit) |
|
Invoice for Utilities |
Bolton le Sands Village Hall |
£tbc |
Retrospective payments:-
July – Approved by AC.
1. Wenning Surfacing £1,500.00.
2. Soveriegn Design Play Systems Ltd. Ball Shot – Play area Deposit £436.87.
3. Old Free Grammar School – Room Hire £185.
PAYE Employers Payments – Letter received saying BLS Parish Council were in credit of £180.36. Payment of £77.54 collected (August). Now in credit of £102.82.
August – Approved by AC. 1. Donation Friends of Lapwing Fields £1000.00. 2. Fosse Contracts Ltd – Resuracing of the Tennis Courts £8436.00. 3. Orion – CCTV Cabinet £ 568.39.
July – Regular Payments.
1. Lengthsman £1010.25.
2. Clerks Wages – £975.82.
3.BLS Village Hall Utilities – £118.05
4. Travis Perkins – £114.66 Cupboards – £16.36 Pavillion = £131.02.
Natwest Bank Account
1. Donation £1000.00 – Friends of Lapwing Fields.
2. Transfer from Natwest Business Reserve Ac of £20,000. to Natwest Business Current Ac.
8. Planning matters & applications.
JULY/AUGUST – Responses sent
05.08.25 – 25/00805/OUT – Green Belt Land To The West Of Slyne Road, Bolton Le Sands,
Lancashire. RESPONSE Sent, with letter of objection.
25/00771/FUL Mr & Mr Scott 50 Swallow Close BLS LA5 8BN Response sent – No objections.
25/00685/FUL – 43 Pinewood BLS LA5 8AR. Erection of single storey size extension. Response sent – No objections.
25/00766/FUL – 42 Swallow Close BLS LA5 8BN – Demolition of garage and erection of 2 storey side and rear extension. Response sent 11.08.25, To consider neighbours comments.
25/00794/FUL-3 Slyne Road. Response sent 05.08.25 – No objections.
AUGUST.
25/00527/FUL 31 Greenwood Avenue, Bolton Le Sands – Mr Moody.
25/00816/FUL 23A Bye-pass Road LA5 8 JA – Mr & Mrs Hargreaves.
25/00939/FUL Claremont Mill Lane LA5 8EJ – Robert Whitehead.
9. To consider –
- Finance update – Santander.
- Halton Pitch hire fees.
- CCTV Pat testing.
- Bowling Club.
- Ball shot recreation playing area.
- Transfer from Natwest Bank to another Bank to be compliant with the Financial
- Regulations.
- Utilities – BLS Community Centre.
- Christmas tree.
10. Thwaite Brow
- Bike jumps. Cllr Morley.
11. Updates on Village parking and Traffic issues.
- School traffic issues. Cllr. R Taylor.
12. Reports and correspondence received.
- Correspondence.
- 15.08.25 – War Memorial.
- Bolton le Sands Community Centre – correspondence relating to the roof.
12. Councillors to review:
- Tennis Club – Update – Cllr Leak, Cllr Allinson and Cllr Taylor. Legalities of the proposed Lease agreement.
- Firework Display
- Policies.
13. Date and time of the next meeting.
- 6th October 2025.
Bolton le Sands Parish Counci Website address:- boltonlesandsparish.gov.uk
