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Approved November 2025 meeting minutes

Approved November 2025 meeting minutes

November 27th, 2025

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on:  Thursday 20th November2025 at YIPs Centre, Inskip

Present:

Cllr Geoff Carter (Chair)

Cllr Phil James (PJ) (Vice Chair)

Cllr Carol Berry (CB

Cllr Samantha Readyhough (SR)

Cllr Nick Danby (ND)

Cllr Dean Faria (DF) 

Clerk:  Susan Gilbert (SG)

Members of the Public:

2

Apologies:

0

Cc:

Parish Councillors; Joanne Porter (Wyre Council); Wyre Cllr Susan Catterall; Wyre Cllr Peter Cartridge; LCC Cllr. Matthew Salter

Meeting opened:             19:00

Meeting closed:               21.00

Agenda

  1. Open Forum
  2. Minutes of the last meeting held, 16th October 2025.
  3. Footpaths report
  4. Wyre in Bloom
  5. Neighbourhood Plan
  6. Matters Arising from last meeting
  7. Highways
  8. Planning
  9. Carrs Green
  10. Defib check confirmation
  11. AOB
  12. Parish Admin

Next meeting Scheduled for:  Thursday 15th January 2026

Status:  Approved 

Chair: Cllr Geoff Carter

Date:  (15th January 2026)

 

  1. Open Forum

No residents present

  1. Minutes of the last meeting – held Thursday, 2025.

Approved as read 

  1. Footpaths Report

Mr Brian Dearnaley reported that the gate on FP11 is not installed– awaiting response from LCC – clerk to chase.

  1. Wyre in Bloom

Inskip received Silver in this year’s awards. Well done to all involved. 

  1. Neighbourhood Plan

5.1 A meeting was held on 13th November where councilors elected to compile a questionnaire which will be hand delivered to each property in the village with the help from our working party.

5.2 It was decided that the first meeting with the working party will be on 8th January, 2026.

5.3 Discussion took place between Councillors on the merits of following the outline that Barton Village had adopted in the making of their Neighbourhood Plan and agreed to try to get further information from them before the final completion of the survey due to be circulated in January. 

6.Matters arising from last meeting

None  

7.Highways

7.1 LCC have advised of a road closure on Pinfold Lane that will be in operation on 27th and 28th January.

7.2 LCC have installed three gates/kissing gates on footpath 10

7.3 Cllr Salter (LCC) met with Cllr James to “walk” the pavements of the village and complete an inspection report for LCC. Trip hazards and curb drops were identified. 

8.Planning

8.1 Application Number: 25/00931/FUL Proposal: Proposed creation of stable block and sand paddock. Location: Green Nook Farm Carrs Green Inskip-with-Sowerby Preston

8.2 The owners of the barn at Pad End Farm subject to planning refusal has re-applied for planning permission on a smaller scale which has been approved.

9.Carrs Green

9.1 Cllr Danby and Cllr Carter had a meeting with Lancashire Wildlife Trust whose main interest in the common was crested newts.  Although there are some newts present there is little the trust could do to help improve the common although she advised that dogs should not be allowed in the ponds and wherever possible the bulrushes should be removed.

9.2 Fylde Bird Club had a meeting on the common and described the common as “the jewel in the crown” as so many different species of bird were spotted.

9.3 Passing places on the track leading to the new builds have been created by the builder, with full permission from parish council 

 10.Defib check

10.1 All OK except the unit from the Derby Arms which has been handed to the clerk. The casing needs to be retrieved and relocated.

10.2 The Baptist Church cabinet needs rewiring, Cllr Carter to speak to Carl Bass. 

11. AOB

11.1 A resident has sent in a complaint that dogs are being exercised in the churchyard and are leaving dog dirt on and around the headstones.  Cllr Faria will liaise with church wardens to try to find a solution.

11.2 Clerk to request Kevin Morris to refurbish the benches outside YIPs with a view to a regular maintenance contract. Clerk to arrange. 

12.Parish Admin

Cheques presented for approval/signature:

Chq 1514 – MSN Cloud Storage – re-imb SG

Chq 1515 – Amazon – Dell Computer – re-imb SG

Chq 1516 – Lancashire Computers Call Out Fee- re-imb SG

Chq 1517 –  Lancashire Computers External Harddrive – re-imb AG

Chq 1518 –  S Gilbert – Wages

Chq 1519 –  Lengthsmen duties

Chq 1520 – Eyecatchers – printing footpath maps

13.Outstanding Issues 

13.1 Heras fencing, Pinfold Lane

13.2 Footpath maintenance, FPs .41.11.

13.3 Road repainting

13.4 Pavement re-surfacing.