May 2026

Uplowman Parish Council

 

AGENDA FOR ANNUAL MEETING on THURSDAY 21ST MAY 2026

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

The meeting will start with the Chair's report on the past year and an open session, when parishioners may raise matters of concern.

Papers for this meeting are here and here.

1. Attendance & Apologies for absence.

1.1 Election of Chair for 2026-7.

2. Reports from DCC and MDDC.

3. Minutes of last meeting (19^th March 2026).

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

4. Finance and procedures

4.1 Current position :

Bank balance at last meeting :	£5087.34
Income since last meeting (Precept + VAT recl.):	£5674.52
Expenditure authorised on 19 March:	£1075.97
Current balance :	£9,685.89

4.2 Payments for approval:

Note DALC subscription deducted from Precept, as agreed (£152.98).

Four Seasons Tree Services Ltd, grass cutting, £136.80

AP Hayman, grass cutting and roadworks, £201.50

R Hodgson, Clerk’s expenses, inc Membermojo, £101.15

Playsafety Ltd, Trim Trail inspection, £99.60

Community First Trading, Annual Insurance, £245.75 OR £237.52 pa for 3-year agreement

D Westerman, Liner & compost for planter, £45.80

4.3 Review and agree Annual Governance Statement.

4.4 Review and approve Accounting statement

4.5 Agree and sign Certificate of Exemption from Limited Assurance Audit.

4.6 Thanks to Richard Clark for internal audit work. Exercise of Public Rights will be 3^rd June to 14^th July

5. 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. 2^nd revised app’n received, UPC objected, decision awaited.

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

5.4 26/00466/PNAG, Hay barn approval not required

5.5 26/00489/PIP, Melway Stables, erect 2 dwellings, UPC Obj, MDDC permitted

5.6 26/00580/MFUL: PV installation Willand, variation of conditions. UPC no objection

5.7 26/00615/PNCOU: Whitnage Farm, convert barn to 2 dwellings, Class Q application for information

6. Community Projects and matters.

6.1Parish Website – Update – no further news

6.2 Planter on the green update

6.3 Annual Parish Meeting. Proposals for 2026 and beyond.

6.4 Neighbourhood planning. Housing Needs survey now finished, report awaited.

6.5 Appreciation to Paul Hayman for maintaining village centre

7. Environment & Healthy living

7.1 Taking a lead on reducing Uplowman’s carbon footprint

8. 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

9. Hall & Recreation Association Report

10. Parish Roads/Paths.

10.1 Signage to reduce use of Whitnage Lane by large vehicles: DCC declined the request.

11. Date of next meeting: Thursday 16 July 2026.