AGENDA for Meeting 4rd September 2019

Councillors, you are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting of the Parish Council on Wednesday, 4rd September 2019 at 7:30pm in Odell Village Hall.

Councillors are asked to notify the Clerk of any matters they wish to raise at the meeting in order that a supplementary agenda can be issued if appropriate. Please send apologies prior to the meeting to Mrs D Robins, Clerk.

Members of the public welcome!

Signed: D Robins, Clerk

AGENDA

Public Participation

[At this point in the meeting, members of the public may, at the discretion of the Chairman, address the Council, ask questions of the Council or request items to be included for the next Agenda for consideration.]

1 Apologies

2 Disclosures of Interests

Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any items on the Agenda for this meeting in accordance with the Council’s Code of
Conduct for Members.

3 Minutes

To consider approving the Minutes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting held on 3rd July 2019 (Copies previously circulated)

4 Matters Arising from Minutes

5 Neighbourhood Plan

6 Reports
1. Borough Councillor Field-Foster
2. Odell Village Hall
3. Crime Statistics

7 Portfolio Reports/Updates
1. Highways
2. Footpaths/ROW
3. Playground
4. Planning

8 Planning Applications and Appeals

1. 19/01461/FUL Erection of a new access gate and wall at Riverbank, Carlton Road, Harrold – no comment [application circulated to Councillors for consideration by e-mail for submission before deadline for comments]

2. 19/01435/LDP Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (single storey extensions) at Riverbank, Carlton Road, Harrold – no comment [application circulated to Councillors for consideration by e-mail for submission before deadline for comments]

3. APP/K0235/W/19/3234032 Appeal by Catesby Promotions Limited: Demoliton of existing agricultural buildings and outline planning permission for residential development of up to 90 dwellings (Use Class C3) including means of access into the site (not internal roads) and associated highway works with all other matters (relating to appearance, landscaping, scale and layout) reserved at land adjacent to Harrold Lake, Odell Road, Harrold

9 Grass Cutting Schedule
To review current grass cutting schedule and contract

10 Winter Checks [Chairman]

11 Finance
1. To approve invoices for payment
2. To note any income
3. To receive information regarding the current financial statement

12 Matters Arising from Correspondence/AOB
1. Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030 – Proposed Modifications Consultation

2. A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements: ground investigations and surveys

3. Bedfordshire Parish Council Websites – notice that current provider will cease to support website from March 2020

13 Staffing Matters

[Under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (as extended by s.100 of the Local Government Act 1972), press and public are excluded from this item of the agenda.] Annual appraisal and salary review for Clerk

13 Date of Next Meeting – Wednesday, 6th November 2019 at 7:30pm in Odell Village Hall

Please note: Minutes are available on our website or by request from the Clerk. This agenda is correct at time of publishing but may be subject to change.