The next meeting is on Monday the 2nd June 2025, at 7:30pm, in the Reading Room. A copy of the clerk’s notice, including the agenda is available in PDF format; a copy of the clerk’s notes are also available for offline reading. (If the clerk’s report has been updated since its first posting, changes will be shown in red.)
A copy of the notice follows, with some punctuation and layout changes to improve accessibility, but if there is any conflict between this and the PDF version, the latter shall be deemed authoritative.
Notice of meeting on 2nd June 2025
From the Clerk, Sharon Brown, on 27th May 2025:
All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purposes of considering and resolving the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out below.
MEMBERS: 9 QUORUM: 3
- Silent Prayer.
- Apologies for absence.
- Declarations of Interest.
(a) Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest in any items on the agenda;
(b) Councillors to declare any other interest in any items on the agenda. - Minutes. Consideration of the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 12th May 2025, and consideration of the minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 28th April 2025.
- Open Forum – 15 minutes to enable members of the public to bring any matters to the attention of the Parish Council.
- Matters Arising:
6.1 Solar panels project. - Play equipment maintenance – RoSPA Report April 2025.
- Defibrillator grants.
- Additional Sites Land Availability Assessments, HDC – response.
- ACV Shop.
- CIL – taking forward suggested projects.
11.1 CIL projects for funds held by GGPC.
11.2 CIL Strategic Fund, HDC – new funding round. - RFO’s Financial Statements and Budget Review – May 2025.
- Payments for Approval.
- Parish Council Insurance for 1/6/2024-31/5/25. To consider the Reading Room Cottage insurance schedule, renewal premium, sums assured and quotes.
- Reading Room Cottage – maintenance:
- Review of cemetery charges.
- Contributions towards Baptist Chapel grounds maintenance and ‘Roundabout’ newsletter costs.
- Asset Check – Inspection of the Parish Council’s assets.
- Risk Register / Risk Management Policy and Risk Assessments – annual review.
20.1 Policies / Standing Orders / Code of Conduct / Financial Regulations – annual review.
20.2 IT policy. - Highways & Rights of Way.
21.1 Any repairs or maintenance needed. - Correspondence.
22.1 Town and Parish Forum – HDC – 19 June 2025.
22.2 Mill Weir – back boundary. - Planning Applications:
22.1 Ref. 25/00908/CLPD – Certificate of Lawfulness proposed Location: Unit 1 Sand Road Industrial Estate Great Gransden Sandy SG19 3AH. Proposal: Lawful development certificate for proposed building on side of existing unit. - Date of Next Parish Council Meeting: Monday 7th July 2025, to commence at 7:30 pm.