2026 Minutes

Belton And Manthorpe Parish Council
Chairman - Councilor Adrian Charity, 26, Low Road, Manthorpe. NG31 8NQ
Clerk - Chris. Morgan, 10 Manchester Way, Grantham Ng31 8rr
Tel. 07758762811 

Minutes of the Belton and Manthorpe Parish Council Meeting held on 18th August 2026 at 7.30pm in the Church Hall St John’s Church Manthorpe

Present Cllrs A Charity, (Chair) J Ashford, S Thompson, S Cade
In attendance Chris. Morgan (Clerk and Proper Office) Douglas Smith, Georgina McCrae and Mark from Alison Homes

1)Chairman’s Remarks.  The Chair, Cllr Charity, welcomed everyone to the meeting, and confirmed that the meeting was quorate. He went on to say that since the last meeting the number of Planning Applications was more than usual and that the P.C. had responded appropriately to the Planning Dept at S.K.D.C.

2) Apologies for Absence – Ian Cooper Cllr S Syddall, R Mansel

3) Declarations of Interest – Nothing declared by anyone, and there were no matters on the agenda where any councilors present had any pecuniary interest to declare.

4) Minutes of the last meeting held 12th May 2026 – It was RESOLVED to adopt the minutes as a true record, proposed by S.T. seconded by JA .and the minutes, were, duly signed by the Chairman and Clerk. – 

5) Matters arising – There was nothing outstanding that was not on the Agenda

6) Alison Homes/Manthorpe Chase.  Georgina McCrae gave a verbal update re the Manthorpe Chase development. The Belton Lane/A607 junction was now complete. A safety audit was being completed re the re-design of some of the properties. Approx. 60 -70 properties were now occupied. Conversations were being held with Longhurst Housing and other Housing Associations to see if they were prepared to purchase any properties, as the sale to the public had slowed down and was not as expected. There had been some footpath failures which was a design issue and this was being progressed. Bus Services had been approached but there would be no new services put in place; Alison Homes had given the relative amount of monies to the bus companies who wanted to use this to ensure existing services were kept. The Church Car Park and burial ground were mentioned and it was hoped that there would be a meeting with SKDC Planning – Adam Murray – would take place shortly and we would be updated when this had been done. There was still no further information re a school on the development, this is down to L.C.C. When the development was completed there would be a Residents Management Company who would be responsible for the management of the site.

7) Co Option.  CM explained that the relevant process had been undertaken re the vacancy for a Councilor in the Rosedale Ward. An election had not been requested and the P.C. were now able to go down the route of Co Option. One person Douglas Smith (present) had shown an interest. he was invited by the Chair to speak to the Councilors present which he did. On completion it was RESOLVED unanimously to offer the Councilor vacancy to Douglas Smith who accepted. The relevant forms to be completed and returned to SKDC.

8) Update from NT. I.C. had sent his apologies, and had sent a written update which was read out to those present. The Chair thanked Mr Cooper for the informative update

9) Finance CM had circulated the income and expenditure since the last meeting. RESOLVED, unanimously, to authorise, retrospectively, all the payments and the Finance repot was accepted and agreed. It was also fully discussed, by all present to confirm the decision at the May P.C. Meeting that £5k towards professional fees to advance the Burial Ground extension and the car park provision, with the relevant discussions with Alison Holmes. RESOLVED unanimously to put this amount aside. The issue re getting a better savings rate was discussed. CM to look into this and report back to the Chair. Looking at 1) Notice accounts – 3mth and 6mth.

10) Planning Applications since the last meeting:  CM had circulated all the relevant planning applications since the last meeting most were uncontentious, however there were a couple of matters that had been received recently, Planning App s25/1704 re a development of 2 properties in Belton Village, off Barkston Heath Lane. This application had now been withdrawn, which was welcomed. Application No: S26/0766 Applicant: Mr D Balderson Proposal: Erection of dwelling. Location: Land East Of Manthorpe Road, Grantham, NG31 8NQ, , App Type: Full Planning Permission Case Officer: Telephone Ext: Email: Alex McDonough 6247 alexander.mcdonough@southkesteven.gov.uk – A number of objections had been received from local residents re this application and they were advised to contact S.K.D.C. planning with their comments.

11). Any other urgent business – Nothing had been notified, and no one present had any urgent business to discuss
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Meeting Concluded 21/10

Date and Time of Next Meeting –  
7.00pm 17th November 2026 at The Church Hall St John’s Church Manthorpe
9th February 2027 at Manthorpe, commencing at 7.30pm – In the small meeting room/office

Signed    Chair………………………………………………………Clerk……………………………………………………Date………………………….