Date of notice: 27th January 2024
Notice is hereby given that the monthly meeting of Ickleford Parish Council will take place on Thursday 1st February 2024 at 7.00pm to be held at Ickleford Village Main Hall for the purpose of transacting the business set out in the agenda below and members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend this meeting. Members of the press and public are invited to attend. A Councillor will be available between 6.45pm and 7.00pm to discuss any matter relating to the parish.
Judith Crosier
Clerk to Ickleford Parish Council
AGENDA
1 Apologies for Absence
1.1 To receive and approve apologies for absence
2 Chairman’s Notice
2.1 To announce notice on openness and transparency at this meeting
3 Declaration of Interests
3.1 To receive declarations of interest from councillors relating to items on the agenda
3.2 To receive written requests for dispensation for declarable interests
3.3 To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate
4 Minutes of the Last Meeting
4.1 To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11th January 2024.
5 Public Participation Session
5.1 Members of the press and public have the opportunity to have an open discussion with the Parish Council
6 Police Report
6.1 To receive the Hitchin Rural Police report
7 Reports from County and District Councillors
7.1 To receive the report from the County Councillor
7.2 To receive the report from the District Councillor
8 On-going Projects
8.1 To receive updates on the Neighbourhood Plan and approve any actions.
8.2 To receive updates on the RHCG and maintenance of the natural river environment.
8.3 To received updates on the ISRC and approve any actions.
8.4 To receive updates on Rights of Way and approve any actions.
8.5 To receive updates on Highways matters and approve any actions.
8.6 To receive updates on OWL and Neighbourhood Watch and approve any actions.
8.7 To receive an update on The Old George car park and approve any actions.
8.8 To discuss plans for the creation of local projects to combat loneliness.
8.9 To provide an update regarding insurance of the drain cover at the play area and approve any actions.
8.10 To provide an update on the new street plan and approve any actions.
8.11 To provide an update on the Dogs on Leads signs for the play area car park
9 New Matters
9.1 To resolve to investigate grant eligibility for playground equipment grants.
9.2 To discuss the upcoming 6th June D-Day 80th anniversary and approve any actions.
9.3 To discuss the management of the book exchange and approve any actions.
10 Planning applications
10.1 Applications received since the last meeting
10.1.1 CB/23/03359/FULL at 109 Station Road (GP Surgery), Lower Stondon, SG16 6JJ
Single storey front, side and rear extensions; identical to CB/20/01299/FULL which had planning permission granted. See Appendix B for letter from Stondon Parish Council.
10.2 Planning applications received between 26th January and 1st February
11 Planning Decisions
11.1 Decisions received since the last meeting
11.1.1 23/02889/FPH at 3 Longmeadow Drive, Ickleford, SG5 3TJ
Full Permission Householder: Extensions and alterations to existing attached side garage to facilitate conversion of garage to garden room/bedroom/store with first floor extension above. Alterations to fenestration and external rendering.
Conditional permission granted
11.2 Planning decisions received between 4th January and 11th January
12 Finance
12.1 To note receipts between meetings None
12.2 To approve payments made between meetings and any payments made at the meeting
13 Reports – for information only – no decisions or actions can be agreed at this time:
13.1 Rand’s Educational Foundation Governors
13.2 Ickleford Sports and Recreation Club Committee
13.3 Ickleford Village Hall Committee
14 Chairman’s Report
14.1 To receive urgent matters from the Chairman – for information only
15 Next Meeting
15.1 To suggest agenda items for the next Parish Council meeting / AOB
15.2 To confirm the next meeting date of 7th March 2024 at the village hall.