Email: clerk@stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk
Website: www.stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk
9th October 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 Dave Law Sports Pavilion, Park Crescent, Stewartby on THURSDAY 19TH October 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 21st September 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 Internal Auditor’s Report 9.4 Budget Monitoring | 10 mins |
| 10. | Quotations for authorisation 10.1 PAT Testing 10.2 Christmas Lights 10.3 Fire & Security for Sports Pavilion and Village Hall 10.4 Replacement Locks 10.5 Staff Christmas Meal 10.6 Card Reader/fees 10.7 Other | |
| 11. | Planning Applications & Decisions Planning Applications 11.1 Ref: 23/02117/FUL Full Planning Application for proposed removal of the current wall at the rear of the garden and installation of a new closed feather boarded fence around the boundary of the garden which is currently open @ 29 Oxford Blue Way Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9GF 11.2 Ref: 23/02225/FUL Full Planning Application for proposed single storey front, side and rear extension @ 9 Pillinge Road Stewartby Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 9NW Planning Decisions 11.3 Ref: 23/01813/TELPN Telecommunication Prior notification of proposed Installation of Fifth Generation (5G) equipment, comprising 15m H3G street pole and additional equipment cabinets @ land Opposite Play Area Entrance Park Crescent Stewartby Bedfordshire – Refused | 10 mins |
| 12. | Amenities 12.1 Highways/Lighting 12.2 Recreation Area 12.3 Newsletter 12.4 Sports Field/Pavilion including Key Management Policy 12.5 Village Hall including Key Management Policy 12.6 Policing 12.7 Covanta – Community Trust Fund | 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins |
| 13. | Dave Law Pavilion Committee – including non-domestic rates and agreement with the Bowls Club | |
| 14. | Community Events 2023 | |
| 15. | Village Hall Expenditure Review | |
| 16. | Code of Conduct Review | |
| 17. | 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. | |
| 18. | Close of Meeting and items for the next/future agendas | |
| 19. | Date and Time of Next Meeting The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on the 16th November 2023 @ 6.30 pm. |
Signed:
T J Bartens
Parish Clerk