2025 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

May 13 2025 - Agenda

LEADENHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Membership

Chair: Cllr Melanie Nelstrop, Vice-Chair: vacancy

Councillors: Cllr Martyn Everett, Cllr Spencer Hall, Cllr Karin Willgoose, Cllr David Nelstrop

Dear Councillor, You are hereby summoned to attend the ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL on TUEDAY 13 MAY 2025, to follow the Annual Parish Meeting, at Leadenham Village Hall

Sharon Johnson, Clerk to the Council, 4 May 2025.

AGENDA

Current Chair’s Opening Remarks.

  1. Election of Chair and receive Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
  2. Election of Vice Chair and receive Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
  3. Co-option for vacancies

To receive applications for Co-option to the 2 vacant seats on the Parish Council.

  1. COUNCILLOR RESPONSIBILITIES

To agree areas of responsibility for Cllrs and any amendments to the current list:

Highways – Cllr P Dowen / Cllr M Everett

Planning – Cllr P Dowen

Personnel/Staff – Cllr P Dowen / Cllr K Willgoose/ Cllr M Nelstrop

Play Area – Cllr M Everett

SWRA – Cllr M Everett

War memorial/Conservation – Cllr S Hall

Primary School – Cllr K Willgoose

Village Hall – Cllr M Nelstrop

  1. Apologies for Absence.

To receive any apologies for absence.

  1. 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.

  1. PUBLIC FORUM

To resolve to suspend the meeting to allow no more than 15 minutes of public forum.

  1. Minutes

To approve the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 08 April 2025.

  1. Planning Applications and Issues
  1. Applications received: None
  1. Decisions received: None
  1. VILLAGE HALL.

Lease/operational arrangements: to receive any updates from LVH200

  1. SOLAR FARMS.

To receive any updates – preliminary meeting 7th may 2025

  1. Reports of Representatives

To receive reports from the following:

  1. District Councillor (DCllr Lucille Hagues, Cllr M Overton). DCllr Hagues reports can be found here
  2. County Councillor (Cllr M Overton). Newsletters can be found here.
  1. Parish Clerk

To consider the Parish Clerk’s Report (to follow).

  1. CORRESPONDENCE

To consider correspondence (to follow).

  1. FINANCIAL MATTERS
  1. To consider the Financial Report (to follow).
  2. Agar.
  1. MEMORIALS
  1. Old Memorials – to note any updates to the plan agreed at the meeting of 09/04/24, minute 13a.
  2. War Memorial, to receive any updates regarding the War Memorial, NKDC funding and to agree any action.
  1. PLAY AREA
  1. Benches to consider options in Clerk report
  2. Phase 2 to receive clerk update
  3. To review play area report.
  1. GRANTS & FUNDING Available via website - Find A Funder | LCVP
  1. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. To consider any items for inclusion in the next agenda.
  1. Date of Next Meeting.

To note that the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday 10th June 202