Next meeting with Agenda

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Open Forum – The Council will open the meeting for 15 minutes for any questions from the public –

3.

Minutes of previous meeting held on 9 June 2026 and any matters arising-

4.

Police Matters

5.

Declarations of Interest

6.

Planning matters and decisions –

26/0378 – Land west of Riverside and north of Pool Foot Lane – Erection of 9 dwellings. Permission in principle was granted on 26 June 2026.

7.

Traffic and Highways Issues

State of grass verges on Mains Lane

8.

New Bypass

9.

Update from Fylde Borough Council

10.

Correspondence

11.

Parish Council vacancies

12.

Accounts and any invoices to pay –

13.

Any Other Business –

Vandalism to Noticeboard on Mains Lane

14.

Date and Time of Next Meeting –

1.

Apologies for Absence – None

2.

Open Forum – None

3.

Minutes of previous meeting held on 12 May 2026 and any matters arising

 The Minutes of the previous meeting, having already been circulated and agreed, were signed as a true and correct record by the Chairman.

Matters arising

The Trade Waste Officer at Fylde Borough Council had been in touch regarding them doing a presentation to the Parish Council about the roll-out of the new food waste bins.  It is unlikely that these will be rolled out to Singleton until 2027 and so they would like to do a presentation in February or March next year.

4.

Police Matters

The latest Police report shows that 4 crimes were logged in the Mains Lane area. These were as follows: –

2 – Criminal damage; 1 – drugs; 1 Violence and Sexual Offences

The Police in Wyre had issued a warning about the illegal sale of ketamine in the area and asked any for anyone with any information about who is supplying the drug to contact them.  As the offences recorded in our area included 1 for drugs, this warning seemed very relevant to our area of Fylde as well.

5.

Declarations of Interest – Cllr Lee in respect of 26/0185 – the applicant being a family friend.

6.

Planning matters and decisions

·       25/0448 – Briarfield, Lodge Lane, FY6 8LT – Alterations and extensions to existing bungalow to form two storey dwelling…  The Parish Council was not quorate to consider this application.

·       26/0185 – Summerer Farm, Weeton Road, FY6 8NQ – Erection of two buildings for use as dog breeding kennels.  The Parish Council was not quorate to consider this application.

·       26/0335 – Newgate, Garstang Road, FY6 8LX – Construction of front dormer … No significant comments to make.

Planning Decisions

26/0146 – Land southwest of Weeton Road (Opposite the Miller Arms) – Granted.  The Parish Council had objected to this application, which had been amended since it had been granted by the Planning Inspectorate on Appeal.  The Clerk was asked to contact the Planning Manager to get more details.

7.

Traffic and Highways issues

County Councillor Singleton gave his monthly report, as follows: –

·       Removal of metal plates under the Station Road bridge, scheduled for August 2026 with no road closure.

·       Lodge Lane footway.  The Inspector has been to see the footway and Cllr Singleton is awaiting the inspection report.  The footway is in a poor state, and Cllr Singleton is looking forward to a favourable outcome.

·       Singleton Village roundabout – Cllr Singleton has asked the Road Safety Officer to consider signage or road improvements to slow traffic down at this roundabout.

·       Singleton and Thistleton junctions with the A585 Fleetwood Road.  Both junctions from Mile Road and Thistleton Road are deemed dangerous.  Cllr Singleton has contacted the LCC Highways Officers regarding the congestion at Mile Road and Thistleton Junction gaining access to the A585.  The MP for Fylde has advised him of a study which has been completed to investigate possible upgrades to the Thistleton junction. The preferred options were – (a) creating a central reservation to give more protection for turning vehicles, and (b) replacing the current staggered crossroads with a new roundabout.

·       Overgrown grass verges on Mains Lane.  LCC has advised that Fylde BC is responsible for the grass verges on Mains Lane and the Clerk has referred the matter to Fylde.

·       The Chairman undertook to check with a neighbour to see if LCC’s large speed trailer could be located in their grounds to help deter speeding motorists when entering the village.  Cty Cllr Singleton will arrange for the loan of this as soon as permission has been granted.

·       A sink hole has appeared opposite the Fire Station on Church Road.  This has been blocked off but needs urgent attention.

County Councillor Singleton was thanked for his help in all these matters.

8.

New By-Pass

The mess left by Kier Highways when constructing the new bypass to Windy Harbour has long been a thorn in the Parish Council’s side, and former councillor Carruthers worked tirelessly to try and get this sorted out.  County Cllr Singleton has now written directly to National Highways saying it is their responsibility to clean up the mess and he has asked them to put some effort in to clean it up and make the area tidy.

9.

Update from Fylde Borough Council

·       Local Government Re-organisation.  Plans moving forward but awaiting final decision on which authorities will be combined.

·       Local Plan is nearing completion and is nearly ready for public consultation.

·       The Clerk will be attending the Planning Parish Forum meeting at Fylde on 15 June 2026.

10.

Correspondence

Information received and on file from LCC regarding consultations on Special Educational Needs school places in Lancashire schools and also on the Local Transport Plan for 2026 – 2030.

11.

Vacancies on the Parish Council

The Parish Council now has two vacancies, and this makes it difficult to conduct normal business.  Fylde BC had now advised the Parish Council to fill the two vacancies by co-option.

The Parish Council will now advertise these vacancies on the website, Singleton Chat and the three noticeboards and a final version of the advert was agreed.                                                                                          

12.

Accounts and Any Invoices to pay

 The Internal Auditor had audited the accounts for the financial year 2025 – 2026 and had agreed them.  The official forms were completed for the external Auditor, and these were agreed and signed by the Chairman and the Clerk.  The accounts would now be made available for inspection by the public and notices to this effect will be displayed on the noticeboards and website.  Cllr Cholmondeley proposed that a gift be purchased for the Internal Auditor as a thank-you.  This was seconded by Cllr Lee and Agreed.

The Parish Council pays their grass-cutter to cut some areas of grass in the parish that are owned by LCC.  LCC pays an annual sum for this work and notification has been received that this year’s sum would rise to £601 from £575 last year.

·       Handyman – Summer planting of tubs and watering – £797.  Quotation already agreed previously.

·       First Cut Grounds Maintenance Ltd – £643.67.  New rate agreed at Annual Parish Meeting.

·       Litter-Picker – £490 for 4 weeks.  New rate agreed at Annual Parish Meeting.  Mileage allowance was increased by the Government from 45p per mile to 55p per mile, backdated to 6 April 2026.  New rate backdated proposed by Cllr Cholmondeley, Seconded by Cllr Lee. Agreed.

·       Clerk – Salary and Expenses for May/June 2026 – £413. Proposed Cllr Cholmondeley, Seconded Cllr Clifford. Agreed.

13.

Any Other Business

·       The Gala will take place on 28^th June 2026.  Cllr Cholmondeley asked that First Cut Grounds Maintenance be asked to cut the hedge on the roadside by the play area before the procession.  The Clerk will contact.

·       Cllr Clifford has grown 800 trees, half of which are oak trees grown from the Singleton area.  He would like these to be planted in Singleton preferably. The Clerk will contact the organisation wanting to plant areas of trees on Trust land to see if they are still interested.

·       The Chairman expressed sadness at the recent death of Dougie Goth who had been a stalwart supporter of the village and had helped the Parish Council for many years.  The Parish Council’s heartfelt sympathies go to Dougie’s family.

·       Incidents of egg-throwing at passing cars had been witnessed from a car containing 4 youths. The registration of the car had been photographed and the Police informed. These incidents had also happened in the Poulton and Hardhorn areas.

14.

Date and time of next meeting – Tuesday, 14 July 2026.

As there was no further business, the meeting closed at 8.30pm.