Notice is hereby given that the monthly meeting of Ickleford Parish Council will take place on Thursday 7th March 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 1st February 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 as well as approval of transfer of balance of the RHCG funds currently being held in the Parish Council bank account to the new separate RHCG bank account.
8.3 To received updates regarding the renewal of the lease between Hertfordshire County Council and the Parish Council for the recreation ground at 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 a digital inclusion coffee morning including hall hire costs and the recruitment of volunteers.
8.9 To provide an update on the new street plan and approve any actions.
8.10 To approve the costs for two Dogs on Leads signs for the play area car park
8.11 To approve costs and actions for the arrangements for the D-Day anniversary commemorations.
8.12 To approve any costs for extending the electricity supply to Upper Green.
8.13 To approve car parking signs for Lower Green and the use of logs left on the green to protect the grass verges.
9 New Matters
9.1 To discuss the upcoming 6th June D-Day 80th anniversary and approve any actions.
9.2 To discuss the management of the book exchange and approve any actions.
9.3 To resolve to accept the offer of a new bench for the parish from Cala Homes and liaise with them regarding potential recipients of charity funding.
9.4 To discuss the bollard on the track behind Turnpike Lane and approve any actions.
9.5 To resolve to request a quote from Evolution Tree Services to make safe a damaged willow tree on Lower Green.
9.6 To resolve to request a quote for the repair of the barrier at the play area car park.
10 Planning applications
10.1 Applications received since the last meeting
10.1.1 24/00296/FPH at 14 Westmill Lane, Ickleford SG5 3RN
Full Permission Householder: Erection of detached garden store in front garden
Deadline: 10th March 2024
10.1.2 22/02205/FP Land adjacent to Arnolds Farm, Chambers Lane SG5 3YE
Full Planning Permission: Erection of 9 dwellings (3 x 2-bed, 4 x 3-bed and 2 x 4-bed) including parking, landscaping and installation of vehicular access off of Chambers Lane (as amended by plan nos. PL003D, PL009A, PL108A L01A received 02/01/2024)
To be discussed at the Planning Control Committee meeting on 7 March 2024
10.2 Planning applications received between 29th February and 7th March
11 Planning Decisions
11.1 Decisions received since the last meeting
11.1.1 23/02805/FPH at 22 Walnut Way, Ickleford SG5 3XT
Two storey side extension and single storey front extension following demolition of existing garage. External rendering. Conditional permission granted
11.1.2 23/02650/FP at Land off Turnpike Lane/Lodge Court
Erection of eight dwellings comprising of 3 pairs of semi-detached dwellings (6 x 3-bed) and two detached 4-bed dwellings including integral garages (plots 1 and 8) with a new access spur from the Lodge Court, on-site parking, landscaping. (Amended description only). Conditional permission granted
11.2 Planning decisions received between 29th February and 7th March
12 Finance
12.1 To note receipts between meetings
12.2 To approve the invoice for £5518.44 from Allan Peacock Ltd
12.3 To approve payments made between meetings and any payments made at the meeting – see Appendix A
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
13.4 Staffing 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 4th April 2024 to be held at the village hall and to set the date for the May annual meeting as well as the Annual Parish meeting.