Agenda Council Meeting July 7 2026

Agenda for the Meeting of Stoodleigh Parish Council, to be held at 7pm on Tuesday 07 July 2026 at Stoodleigh Village Hall

 

A member of the District Council can be available to discuss any individual issues before the meeting. Please book an appointment with the Clerk stoodleighp@gmail.com or 01884 259624, by no later than 12.00 noon Friday 03 July 2026 if you wish to speak to a District Councillor.

 

Members : Cllr W Knowles  Cllr J Mansfield Cllr C Payne Cllr J Widdowson Cllr D Wotton Cllr R Wotton

County and District Councillors.  Cllr S Lodge, District Cllr C Adcock and Cllr M Stratton

1. Apologies for absence

2. Declarations of Interest

3. The Public – opportunity for the public to speak on agenda items

4. Approval of draft Minutes of meeting held 05 May 2026

5. Approval of draft Minutes of Finance meeting held 27 May 2026

6. Matters arising from Minutes of 5 May 2026

a) Highways

Update on road sweeping

Update on flooded roads

b) Clerk and Councillors email accounts and new website – assistance from a Parishioner with knowledge and expertise on this matter would be greatly appreciated as there is now a new website to consider in addition to becoming compliant with the Clerk and possibly Parish Councillors email address(es).

c) where to position 20’s plenty signs

d) update on playground

7. Matters arising from Minutes of Finance meeting 27 May 2026

a) sign approved IT policy

b) sign approved Risk Register

8. Follow up from Annual Parish Meeting

a) Road Warden Scheme – volunteers and next steps

b) Snow Warden

c) Community Hub pack

9. Reports

County and District Council (report from District Councillors circulated with agenda)

Parish Councillors

10. Finance

HSBC current account as at 12/06/26  £4360.57

Unity Bank Savings Account 31/05/2026 £5,004.53

a) AGAR and End of Year accounts update and actions required update

i) Draft General reserve policy

ii) Action to present bank reconciliation for checking (see agenda item 10 d))

b) Online banking update

i) Unity Trust Bank form to be signed by all three signatories

c) VAT receipt £119.25 of £199.25 claimed. Clerk has queried shortfall

d) Bank reconciliation to 12/06/2026 to be checked and approved by a Parish Councillor (not one of the signatories)

e) Payments to be approved

Clerk wages £480

Tax & NI HMRC £130.00 (estimated - to be confirmed by Payroll Company at end of June)      

Ministry of Play, see saw repairs £354.00

J Larcombe  - internal auditor - £80.00

J Widdowson – Defibrillator pads - £254.40

11. Register of Interests (ROI) forms need to be updated due to change in requirements

12. Update on filling Parish Councillor Vacancy

13. Condition of trees at the kissing gate

Planning reports and Outcomes –

26/00328/HOUSE Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 25/00006/HOUSE (Erection of two-storey and single storey extensions) to allow substitute plans relating to amended design 3 Court Gardens Stoodleigh.  Decided. Permission granted

26/00388/FULL Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 11/01377/FULL (Conversion of redundant farm buildings to two holiday units and two ancillary bedrooms (Revised scheme)) relating to holiday occupancy to allow full residential use Barn Quoit-at-Cross Stoodleigh – Decided. Permission granted

26/00499/FULL  Erection of an agricultural building for aquaponics enterprise.  Land and Buildings at NGR 290715 118462 Beacon View Stoodleigh.  Decided.  Permission granted

23/01595/PNAG Prior Notification for the formation of an agricultural gateway and road Land at NGR 291096 118539 (West End Lane and Rull Hill) Stoodleigh – no further communication received from MDDC

 

 

Clerk to Stoodleigh Parish Council

30/06/2026