Parish Council Agenda: August 2025
Councillors: you are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Oakford Parish Council to be held in the Committee Room at Oakford Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 11th August 2025 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 17th July 2025 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.
25/00846/FULL Erection of roof over existing farm yard manure store. Location: Land at NGR 291002 122846 Blackaller Farm, Oakford.
25/01083/CAT Application to reduce canopy height and length of overhanging branches of Sycamore/Ash hedge line (H1) by 1-2m; Reduce the height of one Silver Birch tree (SB1) by 4-5m and reduction of side branches, reduce the height of Silver Birch trees (SB2-5) in line with SB1 to retain aesthetic look within the conservation area. Location: Rowan House, Oakford.
b) To note any planning decisions made by MDDC.
d) Update on alleged planning breaches.
e) Any other planning matters.
Highways:
Any matters to note or report
b) Update on flooding issues/blocked drains
c) Update on improvements to the fingerpost signs.
d) Any other highways matters
Footpaths
a) Update on P3 funding
b) Any other footpath matters
Reports:
District Cllr Report.
County Cllr Report
Community Area:
a) Any points to note from inspections of community area.
b) To receive quotes for the refurbishment of the pavilion interior.
c) Update on the possibilities of creating a footpath from the Village Hall car park to the Community Area.
d) Any matters to note
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) Bank reconciliation 31.07.25.
Plans for co-opting a councillor if there is no request for an election
Correspondence:
DALC Newsletters
MDDC press releases
MDDC – Household Support Fund open