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UPLOWMAN PARISH COUNCIL

AGENDA FOR MEETING on THURSDAY 19th MARCH 2026

To be held in Uplowman Village Hall, starting at 7.30pm

The meeting will start with an open session, when parishioners may raise matters of concern.  A full set of papers is available here.

  1. Attendance & Apologies for absence.

1.1 Co-option of new councillor to replace Mr K Baugh. Mrs E Egan proposed.

  1. Reports from DCC and MDDC
  2. Minutes of last meeting (15 January 2026).

3.1 Matters arising from Minutes of previous meeting not covered elsewhere.

  1. Finance and procedures

4.1 Current position :

Bank balance at last meeting :

£5396.14

Income since last meeting (trimtrail donation):

£20.00

Expenditure authorised on 15 Jan:

£328.80

Current balance :

£5,087.34

Parish online cheque not cleared at 05/03/26

 

4.2 Payments for approval:

UHRA, Hire of Hall 2025-6,(£162.00)

AP Hayman, grass cutting, £32.50

R Hodgson, Clerk’s salary (£850.00) plus expenses (£31.47 for 6 months).

4.3 Review of UPC income and expenditure, 2025-6

  1. Planning

5.1 24/01033/MFUL: Hill Farm, erect dairy cattle shed. UPC raised no objection. Decision awaited

5.2 25/01266/FULL: House at 3 Crossways. Revised application received, UPC objected, decision awaited.

5.325/01366/FULL: Land at Stonebridge. Erect two self-build houses. UPC objected, decision awaited

5.4 25/01439/HOUSE: Grasshoppers extension. UPC no objection, MDDC approved.

  1.  Community Projects and matters.

6.1Parish Website – Update – no further news

6.2 Registration of gov.uk domain and emails – Councillor emails set up.

6.3 Planter on the green update

6.4 Neighbourhood planning. Report on SP meeting and consideration of proposals for housing survey

  1. Environment & Healthy living

7.1 Taking a lead on reducing Uplowman’s carbon footprint

  1. Correspondence (See attached list plus any correspondence received after this notice)

8.1 Environment, SWW, etc:

8.2 Local Plans and Surveys.

8.3 General Correspondence

8.4 Village projects

  1. Hall & Recreation Association Report

  1. Parish Roads/Paths.

10.1 Signage to reduce use of Whitnage Lane by large vehicles.

  1. Date of next meeting: Annual Meeting on Thursday 21st May 2026.