Parish Council Meeting Agenda 16th February 2023

 

Email: clerk@stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk

Website: www.stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk

 

9th February 2023

 

To: Members of the Council

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Stewartby & Kempston Hardwick Parish Council to be held at the Sports Pavilion, Park Crescent, Stewartby on THURSDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2023 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 19th January 2023.

 

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 payments for BACS Transfer

9.2 Balances of Accounts

9.3 Budget Monitoring Reports

9.4 Internal Auditor’s Report

9.5 Notification of Warners Prince Increase

 

10 mins

 

10. Quotations for authorisation

10.1 Finance Training

10.2 Hanging Baskets

10.3 Ladder

10.4 Village Hall Health & Safety Risk Assessments

10.5 Other

 

11. Planning Applications

11.1 Ref: 23/00135/MAF Major Full and Change of Use Application proposal for temporary change of use (up to five years) of land for the storage of prefabricated building componets. The siting of ancillary security, welfare and office buildings. Creation of a new access and the erection of fence with hedging and trees along Manor Road following removal of boundary wall and hedge @ Hanson Brick Manor Road Kempston Hardwick Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NR

 

Planning Decisions

 

10 mins
12. Amenities

12.1 Highways/Lighting

12.2 Recreation Area

12.3 Newsletter

12.4 Sports Field/Pavilion – Use of pitches for Youth League / Queen’s Canopy

12.5 Village Hall

12.6 Policing

12.7 Covanta – Community Trust Fund

 

 

5 mins

5 mins

5 mins

5 mins

5 mins

5 mins

5 mins

13. Sports Pavilion Committee

 

14. Community Events 2023

 

15. Village Hall Flat Lease Review

 

16. 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.

 

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

 

18. Date and Time of Next Meeting

Thursday 16th March 2023 @ 6.30 pm

 

 

 

Signed:

T J Bartens

 

T J Bartens

Parish Clerk