Seascale Parish Council

Chair Person; Lizzie Mawson
Clerk; Currently vacant (please contact the chairperson)
theclerk@seascaleparishcouncil.co.uk
http://www.seascaleparish.com/

Dated; 27th March 2026

Dear Councillor,

You are summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Seascale Parish Council, which will be held in Methodist School Rooms Seascale on Wednesday 1st April 2026 at 7pm. If you are unable to attend, please pass your apologies to the Chair in advance of the meeting.

The agenda is printed below.

Yours sincerely

Lizzie Mawson – Chair

Agenda

55/26

1. Apologies for absence ZO

56/26 Requests for dispensations and declarations of interests

1. Register of Interests. Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interest if any changes have occurred
2. Requests for Dispensations
3. Declarations of interests of any prejudicial interests in items on the agenda and their nature. (Councillors with prejudicial interests must leave the meeting for relevant items)
4. To declare any personal interests in items on the agenda and their nature

57/26 Exclusion of Press and public
To decide if there are any items of business listed on the agenda which require exclusion of the press and public (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)

58/26 Minutes of meetings

1. Minutes of the meeting held on 4th March 2026 – attached
2. Minutes of the Extra Ordinary Meeting held on 18th March 2026- attached

59/26 Chair’s Announcements
Verbal report

60/26 Public participation ( Max 4 mins per person – Max session length – 15 mins)
This is at the chairperson’s discretion, and no decision can be made on items brought to the attention of the parish council under this item.

61/26 Reports from visiting Councillors & Police – for information

1. Cumberland Cllr Moore – verbal
2. Feedback from Sea Art Presentation

62/26 Clerks report/correspondence

1. Update from Utility Warehouse
2. FOI requests 1 and 2
3. Feedback from ICO and response to other potential breaches.
4. Emails received
5. Ehan-Calder Beavers project
6. Communication relating to opinions on Nuclear related matters
7. Netherland MSC student – nuclear batteries expertise?
8. CALC mailing – attached

63/26 Community Resilience

1. Update on the work and projects in relation to the Heart of Communities Task and Finish group – DM
2. Confirmation of contracts and payments – DM

64 /26 Play Grounds

1. Fore shore play park : Update on repairs and maintenance – LM
2. Update on the work related to Coniston play park Task and Finish group – ZO/DM
3. Coniston Payment schedule for agreement – to follow – ZO/DM
4. Ninja Fitness trail opportunity

65/26 Parish Council Assets

1. Sports Hall – BHC
   Solar panels hand over
2. Library refurbishment progress report – ZO/MB – to follow
3. Updated asset register -MB -attached

66/26 Parish Maintenance and Highways

1. To confirm tender appointment arrangements.
2. Car parking spaces- JC
   To resolve to:
   1. Allocate a total of 7 disabled parking bays on the seafront car park in line with the recommendations of the Equality Act 2010.
   2. Allocate a total of 7 parent and child parking bays on the seafront car park in line with recommendations from the British parking association and Department of Transport.

67/26 Planning and Licencing applications
No new registered

68/26 Planning and Licencing decisions
4/26/2033/OFI 20 Seascale Park, Seascale – Approved
4/26/2014/OFI 55 Gosforth Rd, Seascale – Approved

69/26 Governance, Support Structures and Staffing

1. To note Clerk advert extended until 30/4/25
2. To clarify the position regarding Cllrs out of pocket expenses – ZO/MB
3. If appropriate, To approve the standard HMRC rate of 45p per mile
4. Training proposal – to agree when
5. Progress on updating policies and procedures – prior circulated JC
6. IT policy – compliance with Assertion 10- attached -MB
7. To consider format for Annual Meeting (currently booked 13/5/26)
8. Discussion and decision related to IT hosting and potential expenditure- paper to follow

70/26 Finance and accounts

RFO Report 25th March 2026

Bank balances at 25th March 2026:
Current Account: £60,149.15
General Reserves: £138,221.77
Bank Card: £100.00

Receipts in March 2026
06/03/2026 Nuclear Waste Services £2,750.00
15/03/2026 Cumberland Council £15,913.50

Payments in March 2026 to date

Payment for authorisation
GDPR/Data protection fee renewal £52.00

71/26 Councillors matters
An opportunity for Councillors to raise new issues – No decisions can be made on these matters, but the Clerk may make investigations and/or they may be placed on future agendas for the Council.

72/26 Date of Next meetings
All at 7pm in the Methodist School Rooms, Seascale
6th May, APM 13th May. 3rd June, 1st July 2026