Parish Council Agenda: January 2023
Councillors: you are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Oakford Parish Council, to be held in the Committee Room at the Oakford Village Hall on Monday 9th January 2023 at 7.30 pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the public and press are invited to attend the meeting.
AGENDA
To receive apologies for absence
Declarations of Interest
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, members are required to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests, in items to be considered at this meeting.
Public Forum
An opportunity for members of the public to make representations, answer questions and give evidence in respect of any item of business on the agenda, or any matter of interest to the parish. No member of the public will speak for more than 3 minutes. The period of time designated for public participation shall not exceed 15 minutes.
To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 12th December 2022 as an accurate record of the meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
Planning
a) To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting.
No applications received when the agenda was published.
b) To note any planning decisions made by MDDC.
22/01995/TPO Application to reduce 1 Rowan and 1 Birch tree by 4m protected by Tree Preservation Order 21/00009/TPO. Location: Bakery Cottage, Oakford.
Decision: permission refused.
22/02117/FULL Installation of external biomass boiler and shipping container for use as Kiln. Location: Land at NGR 286661 120656 Bickham Park, Rackenford.
Decision: conditional approval granted.
22/02228/PNFG Prior notification for the erection of a forestry storage shed.
Location: Woodland at NGR 289040120439 Spurway Hill, Oakford.
Decision: no further approval required
c) Any other planning matters.
Highways: any matters to note or report.
Reports
County Cllr
District Cllr
Community Area
Update on free landmark tree
To discuss grass cutting contract for 2023
Any matters to note
Update on the purchasing and siting of waste bins
Finance
a) To approve any invoices or expense claims presented for payment
b) To note any receipts since the last meeting and the bank balance
c) To agree the budget for 2023-24
d) To agree the precept for 2023-24
Update on CHT moving the defibrillator to the phone box
To report whether there have been any issues with smell from the sewerage treatment works
Correspondence
DALC Newsletters
DCC Public Rights of Right – P3 Winter Newsletter and event presentations
MDDC press releases