Parish Council Meeting Agenda – 19th November 2026

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Email: clerk@stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk

Website: www.stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk

 

11th November 2026

 

To: Members of the Council

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Stewartby & Kempston Hardwick Parish Council to be held at the Dave Law Sports Pavilion, Park Crescent, Stewartby on THURSDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2026 at 6.30 pm.

 

Members of the Public/Press can join the meeting. Please refer to Agenda Item 4 for guidance on public/press participation.

AGENDA

1. Apologies

To receive apologies for absence.

 

 
2. Declarations of Interest in items on the Agenda

 

 
3. To consider any applications for a dispensation

 

 
4. Public Participation

Members of the public are invited to speak (5 minutes per person). Please raise your hand and state your name.

 

 
5. Minutes (attached)

To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the Council meeting held on Thursday 15th October 2026.

 

 
6. Matters arising from previous minutes

For information only

 

 
7. Chairman’s Report

 

10 mins
8. Report from Bedford Borough Council

 

5 mins
9. Clerk’s Financial Report

9.1 Authorise BACS Payments

9.2 Balances of Accounts

9.3 HMRC Mileage Rates

9.4 HMRC Outstanding Payment

 

10 mins

 

10. Quotations for authorisation

10.1 Additional Chairs for the Sports Pavilion

10.2 PAT Testing for the Sports Pavilion & Village Hall

10.3 Replacement Bollards at the park on The Crescent

10.4 Village Hall Tree Removal

10.5 Roundabout Planting

10.6 Staff Christmas Meal

10.7 Storage/racking for Foodbank

 

 
11. Planning Applications & Planning Decisions

11.1 Planning Applications & Decisions received before the despatch of the Agenda

 

Ref: 26/00157/MAF Major Full and Change of Use Application Development of a Flood Alleviation Scheme in connection with the Full application for Three Drive Through Cafes (Sui Generis) and / or Restaurants (E(b)) and Buildings for commercial and/or Trade Counter Purposes within Use Classes Eg (ii) Eg (iii) B2, and/or B8 uses (with ancillary uses) and/or Builders Merchant (Sui Generis) and associated landscaping. car and cycle parking, services areas, access arrangements, and associated works (LPA Reference 25/01169/MAF) @ land on the south side of the A421 Ampthill Road, Elstow, Bedfordshire – WITHDRAWN

 

Ref: 26/02107/FUL Full Planning Application for proposed erection of a temporary construction access from Green Lane, Stewartby, into the former Stewartby Brickworks site, including associated highway and access works and vegetation removal @ land between Kimberly College and Stewartby Railway Station, Green Lane, Stewartby, Bedfordshire

 

11.2 Planning Applications & Decisions received after the despatch of the Agenda

 

10 mins
12. Parish Councillor Updates

12.1 Highways/Lighting (SL/TB/MB)

 

·        Yellow Lines – Alexander Close

 

12.2 Schools & Colleges (TB)

12.3 Town & Parish Council (LM/TB)

12.4 East West Rail (LM/LH)

12.5 Stewart Trust (MS)

12.6 Planning – Large Developments (LM)

 

·        Universal Studios (LM/TB/LB)

·        Brickworks Site (LM/SL/LB)

 

12.7 Planning – Small Developments (SL)

12.8 Social Media (LH/TB/DS/LB)

12.9 Local Business Liaison (LH/DS)

12.10 Memorial Garden & Recreation (MS/LB)

 

·        Creative Play/ROSPA Report

 

12.11 Grants (SL/LH/LB)

12.12 Stewartby Bowls Club (DS/TB)

12.13 Youth Provision (TB)

12.14 Sports Field/Pavilion (TB)

 

·        Premises & Fire Risk Assessment

 

12.15 Village Hall

 

·        Premises & Fire Risk Assessment

 

12.16 Policing (LM)

12.17 Encyclis (SL)

 

 

 

13. Update on Foodbank

 

 
14. Community Events 2026

 

 
15. Council Surgery / Community Engagement

 

 
16. Assertion 10: IT Policy – Policy to be signed

 

 
17. Bedfordshire Minerals & Waste Plan

 

 
18. Items of an URGENT nature or for inclusion in the next agenda

Items raised will be restricted to essential information only – no motions will be accepted.

 

 
19. Close of Meeting and items for the next / future agendas

 

 

 
20 Date and Time of Next Meeting

 

Thursday 17th December 2026 @ 6.30 pm

 

 

 

Signed:

 

T J Bartens

 

T J Bartens

Parish Clerk