Date of notice: Thursday 26th January 2023
Notice is hereby given that the monthly meeting of Ickleford Parish Council will take place on Thursday 2nd February 2023 at 7.00pm to be held at Ickleford Village 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 5th January 2023.
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 Neighbourhood Plan – to receive information and approve any actions.
8.2 Maintenance of the natural river environment in Ickleford – to receive updates and approve any actions.
8.3 Ickleford Sports and Recreation Club – to receive updates and approve any actions.
8.4 Rights of Way: footpaths and bridleways – to receive updates and approve any actions.
8.5 Highways matters, including storm drains and flooding – to approve any actions.
8.6 OWL and Neighbourhood Watch – to receive updates and approve any actions.
8.7 Play area – to receive an update and approve any actions.
8.8 Little Park – to receive an update and approve any actions.
8.9 The Old George car park – to receive an update and approve any actions.
8.10 Updated street plan for Ickleford – to receive an update and approve any actions.
8.11 To approve any grant applications received.
8.12 To approve the repayment schedule for the Parish Councils’ storage shed in the event of the Clerk leaving the employment of Ickleford Parish Council.
8.13 To approve the cost of new benches at the Three Arches and on Lower Green.
8.14 To receive an update and approve any further actions regarding the floodlights at The Priory School.
8.15 To receive an update on the request to Barratt Homes to install a Parish Council noticeboard at Lavender Grange and to approve any further actions.
8.16 To approve a schedule for interim inspections of the play area.
9 New Matters
9.1 To approve a Parish Council event for the King’s Coronation and associated costs
9.2 To approve a quote and invoice for £365 + VAT, total £438, for remedial work at the allotments to replace and repair fencing
9.3 To approve a quote of £150 for the reseal of 24 window panes in the telephone box to prevent further leaking
9.4 To approve the invoice of £17 for a new Councillor introductory online course
9.5 To consider outsourcing payroll to a third party
9.6 To approve a method and associated costs for updating and distribution of the Ickleford Information leaflet
10 Planning applications
10.1 23/00028/FPH at 18 St Katherine’s Close, Ickleford, SG5 3XS
Full Permission Householder: Single storey rear extension – deadline 3rd February
10.2 22/03040/FP at Land East of Bedford Road, Hitchin
Residential development comprising of 53 dwellings together with the creation of vehicular access off Bedford Road and associated parking and landscaping. The scheme proposes 53 new residential units (including 40% affordable homes), comprising the following mix: 14×1-bed, 19×2-bed, 11×3-bed and 9×4-bed – deadline 31st December (IPC not consulted on the original application)
10.3 Planning applications received between 26th January and 2nd February
11 Planning Decisions
11.1 22/03125/FPH at 19 Ryder Way – single storey rear extension
Conditional permission granted
11.2 Planning decisions received between 26th January and 2nd February
12 Finance
12.1 To note receipts between meetings
12.2 To approve payments made between meetings and any payments made at the meeting – see Appendices A and B
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 2nd March 2023