Parish Council meeting, January 2023

The next meeting is on the 9th of January. A copy of the acting clerk’s notice notice, including the agenda, follows below; the notice is also available in PDF format, as is a copy of the clerk’s notes.


From the clerk, Sharon Brown, 03/01/2023:

The Next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in The Reading Room on  Monday 9th January 2023 at 7:30pm with Nick Ginn in the chair.

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 :    8;          QUORUM:       3.

1.  Silent Prayer.                                                                                 

2. Apologies for absence.

3. 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.

4. Minutes.  Consideration of the minutes of the meeting on 5th December 2022.

5. Open Forum for 15 minutes to enable members of the public to bring any matters to the attention of the Parish Council.

6. Matters Arising.      

  1. Neighbourhood Development Plan.
  2. Dog Poo Bins.
  3. Memorial Bench.

7. Playground:

  1. Maintenance.
  2. Maintenance contract ETC – proposed renewal.
  3. Development.
  4. Public Relations.

8. Reading Room Cottage Water Supply.

9. Reading Room – Building Project.

10. RFO’s Financial Statement and Budget Review, December 2022.

11. Payments for Approval.

12. Complaints Procedure – draft document.

13. Highways:

  • Any repairs or maintenance needed.
  • Great Gransden 20MPH Zone – Formal Consultation – update – (Councillor. Catmur).

14. Correspondence:

  1. Gransden Muddy Fun Run on 29th January.
  2. Litter picking.

15. Planning Applications:

  1. .APPLICATION REF. 22/02382/FUL, Construction of 2no. 2 bedroom maisonettes. Land At 16 Sand Road, Great Gransden, Sandy, SG19 3AQ.
  2. APPLICATION REF. 22/02531/HHFUL, Erection of single storey side extension 17 Middle Street, Great Gransden, Sandy, SG19 3AD.

16.  Council Meeting Dates for 2023 – including confirmation of Tues 2nd May.

17.  HR Committee Update. In line with the legislation below*, this item will be closed to the public.

18.  Next Meeting Monday 6th February 2023 at 7:30pm.


*‘Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960

(2) A body may, by resolution, exclude the public from a meeting (whether during the whole or part of the proceedings) whenever publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted or for other special reasons stated in resolution and arising from the nature of that business or of the proceedings; and where such a resolution is passed, this Act shall not require the meeting to be open to the public during proceedings to which the resolution applies.’