November 11 2025 Agenda

LEADENHAM PARISH COUNCIL

 

Membership

Chair: Cllr Melanie Nelstrop, Vice-Chair: Vacant,

Councillors: Cllr Martyn Everett, Cllr Karin Willgoose, Cllr David Nelstrop, Cllr Peter Linacre

 

Dear Councillor, You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL on TUESDAY 11 November 2025 at 7.00pm at Leadenham Village Hall.

 

Sharon Johnson, Clerk to the Council, 5 November 2025.

 

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 14th October 2025.

 

5. VILLAGE HALL.

a) Lease/Operational arrangements: to receive any updates from LVH200

 

6. RENEWAL/EXTENSION OF LEASE

To consider the lease extension proposal from solicitor's regarding the sports ground, off Main Road, Leadenham.

 

7. Planning Applications and Issues

a) Applications received: None

b) Decisions received: None

 

8. Solar FarmS.

a) To receive any updates

b) Consider communication leaflet options

 

9. 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.

 

10. General Policies

To consider adopting the following new/revised policies and procedures:

  1. Standing Orders (Revised)
  2. Financial Regulations (Revised)
  3. Communications (Revised)
  4. Social Media (Revised)
  5. Data Protection (Revised)
  6. Records Retention (Revised)
  7. Security Compliance Checklist (Re-issue)
  8. IT Policy (New)

 

To consider re-adopting the following policies and procedures with no amendments:

i. Complaints

ii. Bullying and Harassment

iii. Equal opportunities and diversity

iv. Volunteer Policy

v. Staffing Committee

vi. Privacy Notices

vii. Accessibility statement

 

 

11. Parish Clerk

To consider the Parish Clerk’s Report

 

12. FINANCIAL MATTERS

To consider the Financial Report (to follow).

 

13. PLAY AREA

a) To note monthly inspection report and consider findings.

b) Funding

 

14. TREES

To determine parish tree locations

 

15. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING.

To consider any items for inclusion in the next agenda.

 

16. Date of Next Meeting.

To note that the next meeting of the Parish Council is Tuesday 9th December 2025.

 

17. TO RESOLVE WHETHER TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC AND PRESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS. 

Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.

a) Clerk Pension