December 10 2024 - Agenda
LEADENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Membership
Chair: Cllr Melanie Nelstrop, Vice-Chair: vacancy.
Councillors: Cllr Paul Dowen, Cllr Martyn Everett, Cllr Spencer Hall, Cllr Karin Willgoose.
Dear Councillor, You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL on TUESDAY 10 December 2024 at 7.15pm at Leadenham Village Hall.
Ruth Keillar, Clerk to the Council 5 December 2024.
AGENDA
Chair’s Opening Remarks.
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
To receive any apologies for absence.
2. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Members of the Parish Council are required to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting.
3. PUBLIC FORUM
To resolve to suspend the meeting to allow no more than 15 minutes of public forum.
4. MINUTES
To approve the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 12 November 2024.
5. VILLAGE HALL.
a) Storage Space. To receive any updates and to consider any action.
b) Lease/Operational arrangements.
i. To receive any updates to this item.
ii. To note information received from Welbourn regarding their VH/PC arrangements.
iii. To consider establishing a Working Group tasked with investigating the options discussed and to set a time-frame.
6. PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES
a) Applications received:
i. 19/1764/FUL - Creation of an all-weather facility comprising of a polo arena, conversion of farm buildings into stables, new fencing, landscaping, lighting scheme, new car parking area. Regularisation of the installation of arena netting and fence height and to enable the use of the arena lighting until 9pm weekdays. Location: Hilltop Farm North The Heath Leadenham.
The application noted above will be considered at Planning Committee on 10th December 2024.
b) Decisions received:
7. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES
To receive reports from the following:
a) District Councillor (DCllr Lucille Hagues, Cllr M Overton). DCllr Hagues reports can be found here
b) County Councillor (Cllr M Overton). Newsletters can be found here.
8. PARISH CLERK
To consider the Parish Clerk’s Report (to follow).
9. CORRESPONDENCE
To consider correspondence (to follow).
10. FINANCIAL MATTERS
a) To consider the Financial Report (to follow).
b) Draft Budget and proposed estimated Precept request.
11. MEMORIALS
a) Old Memorials – to note any updates to the plan agreed at the meeting of 09/04/24, minute 13a.
b) War Memorial, to receive any updates regarding the War Memorial, NKDC funding and to agree any action.
12. PLAY AREA - SEATING
a) To receive any updates regarding seating within the play area and to agree any action.
13. PLAY AREA REFURBISHMENT
To receive any updates and to consider any action.
14. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. To consider any items for inclusion in the next agenda.
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING.
To note that the next meeting of the Parish Council is Tuesday 14 January 2025.