Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council
Monday 6 January 2025 at 7.30pm at The Community Centre, Ladbroke Road, Bishop's Itchington, CV47 2RA
Members of the public and press are invited to attend the parish council meeting and are welcome to address the parish council on any item on the agenda during the public forum.
Please note that the meeting may be recorded or filmed and that the council is unable to give any guarantee that members of the public will not be included. If this concerns you, please contact the clerk prior to the meeting. If you would like to record or film a meeting, we encourage you to contact the council in advance so that we can ensure the necessary arrangements are in place.
AGENDA
1. Chairmans Announcement.
2. Apologies:
To receive and consider accepting apologies from members.
3. Declaration of Interests:
Members are responsible for determining whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest in any item on the agenda, as defined by regulations made by the Secretary of State and should disclose it and any other conflict of interest they may have, as soon as possible after the start of the meeting.
4. Dispensations:
To receive and consider granting any dispensation requests.
5. Minutes:
To approve the Minutes of the ordinary parish council meeting held on 2 December 2024.
6. Public Forum:
A maximum of 15 minutes is set aside for members of the public to address the council on any item on the agenda. A maximum of 3 minutes shall be allowed for each speaker.
7. Planning Matters:
i. To consider the parish councils response to the following planning application:
24/03160/TPO:The Homestead, Ladbroke Road, Bishop’s Itchington, CV47 2RW – T1 – hawthorn to be felled. Overhanging ash T2 – ash to be pollarded back.
ii. To discuss whether the parish council wants to submit further observations following the submission of amended/additional information:
24/02516/FUL: Land at Dadglow Farm, Bishop’s Itchington – Installation and operation of a 20MW Battery Energy Storage System BESS), including access and associated infrastructure.
iii. To note the comment submitted on the following planning application:
a. 24/02896/FUL: Unit 2, Site of former Bishop’s Cross Car Sales, Gaydon Road, Bishop’s Itchington – Change of use of existing retail unit (Class E(a) to Class E(a) and Class E(e).?
No representation
b. 24/02631/ADV: Street Record, Gaydon Road, Bishop’s Itchington – Erection of A Board advertising sign on the green at the intersection of Gaydon Road and Chapel Street
Support the application on the following grounds:
“Bishop's Itchington Parish Council support the application based on Bishop's Itchington Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy BINDP7 as the proposal will "enhance and improve existing community facilities" and the Village Store is one of the eleven named facilities within the plan”.
8. County, District & Parish Liaison:
To exchange latest information with Warwickshire County Coucil and Stratford District Council councillors.
9. Parish Council Vacancies:
To agree the process for co-option to the two parish council vacancies.
10.Traffic Surveys:
To discuss the costs involved and identify locations.
11.Consultation – Stratford-on-Avon District Council (Public Spaces Protection) (Dog Fouling) Order 2025:
To discuss whether the parish council wishes to comment on this consultation that runs until 24 Janaury 2025.
12.St Michael’s Churchyard:
To receive the assessment of the gravestones in the Churchyard and agree actions as per the assessment.
13.Buffer Zone off Mandale Close:
To discuss the next step in re-planting of the area.
14.Finance:
i. To receive monthly financial reports for:
a. November 2024,
b. December 2024
ii. To receive bank reconciliation reports for:
a. November 2024,
b. December 2024
iii. To approve accounts for payment 6 January 2025,
iv. Budget/Precept 2025/26 – to agree the process to propose the budget/precept for 2025/26 and arrange an extraordinary meeting of the parish council (possibly Monday 20 or Monday 27 January 2025) to approve the budget/precept for 2025/26
15.Portfolio Holders Update:
To receive updates from Portfolio Holders.
16.Reports and Questions:
Members may raise any matter in brief here.
17.Exclusion of Public & Press:
Confidential matters, including those identified during the course of the meeting, to be discussed here following a resolution to exclude the public under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972.
i. To review quotes to cut back the hedge between the playingfelds and the track to Dadglow Farm.
18.Date of Next Meeting:
The next ordinary meeting of the parish council will take place on Monday 3 Febuary 2025 at 7.30pm at the Community Centre.
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