North Meols Parish Council

  NORTH MEOLS PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9^th September 2025

At the Hub, Banks

Commenced :  19.15

Concluded:   20.45

Present: Bill Abram John Howard Dorothy Hames Sue Lewis       Christine Lennon Thomas De Freitas Steven Douglas Linda Cresty

Parish Clerk Lesley Kerr

Public Participation

• None

53/25 Apologies 

54/25    Declarations of Interest

• None

55/25 Minutes of the previous meeting 8^th July 2025

• Accepted

56/25 Police Report 

• Police not in attendance, increase in complaints of antisocial behaviour reported, Parish Council to write letter to police crime commissioner to invite him to a meeting to discuss increase in speeding through the village 

57/25 Clerk’s Report/Progress Report on decisions taken at last meeting and any urgent decisions. 

• None

42/25 Finance Accounts for payment June / July 2025

	Payee	Description	Amount
BACS	Staff	Renumeration	£1603.16
BACS	Lesley Kerr	Clerks Expenses	£98.96
BACS	John Fewtrell	Work on Banks Playing Field	£1872.00
BACS	G Hall	Repairs to alarm from fitting of new door	£85.00
BACS	Hunters plant Ltd	Mowing Aveling Drive Field	£240.00
BACS	W Abram	Enigma Signs	£54.00
BACS	JG & JR Metcalfe Ltd	Hedge Cutting Guinea Hall Lane, mowing ditch along playing field	£480.00

Agreed that payments of Accounts since the last meeting are ratified and invoices now presented on the payment schedule are approved and authorised by signatories accordingly for BACS payment,

Balance on Current Bank Account £24439.11  – Reserve Account £55996.79

43/25  Emails / What’s App Msg Sent to Councillors June / July 25

• Fence damage off Hesketh Ave playing field due to overgrown tree’s Cllr Abram going to have a look and get advice.

44/25 To receive reports and recommendations from Members representing the Council on working groups and outside bodies.

1. 44 Hoole Lane

• A latch required to hold door open Cllr Lennon is going to organise

2. Hesketh Avenue

• Cllr Abram has signage that is to be put up to prevent climbing onto container on Hesketh avenue playing fields.
• Cllr Howard to look at repairing the fence at the container damaged by using it to climb onto container
• Dog fouling increased on playing field Cllr Howard requesting signs from WLBC for dogs to be kept on leads and to pick up after your dog.
• Discussed email from resident that house backs on to playing field for the bench to be moved due to noise disturbance from older teens drinking and smoking drugs. Parish Council have advised for any antisocial behaviour or possible drug misuse to be reported to police on 101 or online.

3. Health Issues

• Vaccinations ongoing for Shingles and pneumonia

4.   Health & Safety

• Playground Swing and rope ladder need looked at Parish Council have approved costs for repairs if required

5. Village issues

• Peacocks have been on school grounds as such children cannot go into playground due to safety concerns 
• Overgrown weeds and hedges some pavements are not passable clerk to send email to Lancashire County Cllr to raise concerns regarding this and to ask for schedule of when work should be carried out.

45/25 To Receive update from WLB Councillors & LC Councillor

• Consultations ongoing for moving Children’s A&E to Southport and to be open for 24hours
• Transport problems no longer free transport from Banks to Tarleton Academy
• Break ins in Banks have increased Cllr Howard and Cllr DeFreitas have emailed and asked for police presence and what they are doing about this increase in robberies
• Clerk to invite a member of Patrick Hurley (MP) team to PC meeting.

46/25 Planning

• Complaints received regrading work on long lane enforcement officer has been in contact and planning application is being submitted in June 
• Cllr for Yorkshire has been in touch regarding caravan site 
• Cllr Abram enquiring about a consultant regarding Fleetwood farm.

47/25 Freedom of Information list from councils

• To discuss next meeting.

48/25 The new playground at the Hub

• West Lancashire borough council to transfer monies from CIC to Parish council can take 10-12 weeks

49/25 The food cupboard

• The parish council would like to support this endeavour for the community and will discuss the best way to do this

50/25 Parish Plan

• Parish council have agreed we need to look at a new Parish Plan this is to stay on the agenda

51/25 Decisions Determined Under The Delegated System

Date	Reference	Address	Outcome
12/06/2025	2025/0428/CON	Melrow Salads, Melrow Nurseries, Rydings Lane, Banks PR9 8EB	Approved Discharge of Conditions
18/06/2025	T/2025/0051/TPO	7 Brightstone Close, Banks, PR9 8FH	Grant Consent Subject to Conditions (TP)
26/06/2025	2025/0499/PNP	Land to the East Georges Lane, Banks, PR9 8HD	Prior Notif Agric and demolition PD
03/07/2025	T/2025/0063/TPO	Aveling Drive, Banks	Grant Consent subject to Conditions (TP)

All agreed and no action to be taken forward to WLBC in respect of above planning matters 

52/25 Date of Next Meeting

At the Hub Community and Leisure Centre, Greaves Hall Avenue, Banks – September 9^th 2025  

Meeting  @  7.15 pm