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Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Parish

30 March 2026 Bretby Clerk

BRETBY PARISH COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH MEETING

TUESDAY 17th MARCH 2026 AT 7.15pm

  AT ST WYSTANS CHURCH, BRETBY

Present:  Cllr S Toone (Chairman),    

In Attendance: Cllr M Falder, Cllr L Meyrick, Cllr Ballington, Mrs J Storer – Clerk, Cllr Lowe

  1. To receive apologies for absence

Apologies were noted from Cllr Benfield and Cllr Haines.

  • To receive the Annual report for 2025/26 – Cllr Toone

Cllr Toone stated his report this year, is very similar to last year’s report as many items remain the same, many remain unresolved

The Solar Farm was a planning application last year which was refused by SDDC and this year there has been the planning appeal; which has subsequently been granted.

Last year there were some improvement in road conditions, but this year the condition of the roads is significantly worst; this is down to lack of planned maintenance.  The local roads are being weakened due to the increase in number of road diversions, forcing heavy traffic along country lanes.

Knights Lodge – the planning application has been submitted with the decision date listed for 16th December 2025 and to date, the application remains outstanding with no firm day for the determination of the application. The proposed lighting and current lights at the site are of concern.

The lighting at Bretby Nurseries is also of concern and remains a distraction to motorists.

The volume of traffic using Bretby Lane has increased, particularly with HGVs and tractors. The new speedwatch group starts earlier this year and as the weather improves, more checks will be undertaken.  The highest speed has been logged at 52mph in 30mph, with a number of motorists regularly caught in excess of 40mph.

  1. Public Questions and comments

No questions were raised however Cllr Toone sought suggestions on how to engage and recruit new Cllrs.

No suggestions were made but other Cllrs considered it necessary to have someone representing the rural, farming community and it was essential to have a cllr/s who have knowledge of the history of the local infrastructure.

The Local Government reorganisation may raise the public’s interest in local councils and could bring new people to the parish council.

There being no further matters, Cllr Toone closed the meeting at 7: 29pm.