Annual Council Meeting – 15 May 2025
Great Staughton Parish Council
AGM Agenda
7.30pm on Thursday, 15 May 2025
Village Pavilion
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Apologies for absence
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Election of officers – Chair, Vice Chair and RFO
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Residents’ Forum
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Declarations of Interest
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Election of sub-committees:
Planning – all Councillors
Playing Field – 5
Village Hall – 3
Highway Warden & Road Safety – 1
Speed Watch – 1
Parish Charities – 3
Footpaths – 1
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Reports from District and County councillors
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Approve minutes of 20 March 2025
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Matters Arising:
– Police checks re 20mph speed limit – email circulated
– Dead tree on The Causeway
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Attendance at other meetings
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Parish Council Forum – 19 June 2025, Burgess Hall, St Ives
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Requirement for gov.uk email addresses
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Highways
– LHi Bid 24/25
– LHi Bid 25/26
– Blocked Highway in Perry – WM
– Drain defect Cage Lane
– Cycle race issues – WM
– Drain – The Town
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Planning:
– Five Acres Enforcement issues
– Wyboston Garden Village/developments in Beds near A1 – ongoing
– 22/01813/FUL Land East and West of Little Staughton Solar Farm – comments submitted re Rights of Way
– 25/00229/FUL – The Barn, Garden Farm, The Town – demolition and conversion and extension of existing barn. Air source heat pumps.
– 25/00579/LBC – 74 The Highway – single storey side and rear extension, oil tank, landscaping. Response due by 16 May
– 25/00684/FUL Lower Park Farm, Agden Green – Conversion of existing barn to dwelling. Response due by 16 May.
– Local Plan – Additional Sites Land Availability Assessments – responses due by 4 June.
– 25/00683/FUL – Lower Park Farm, Agden Green – retrospective application for installation of 48 ground mounted solar array.
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AGAR 2024/25 – year end cashbook and documents circulated prior to the meeting. Approve accounting statements and complete Annual Governance Statement.
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Cashbook – review payments in and out
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Grants 2025/26
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Correspondence – emails received regarding bonfires and wheelchair accessibility in the village.
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Neighbourhood Plan – approve NP for Referendum
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Reports from:
– Village Hall committee
– Playing Field committee
– Speed watch
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Parish Matters
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East Park Energy Solar Farm
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Meeting dates for 2025 – 3 July, 18 September, 13 November