Parish Council Meeting, February 2022

The iagenda follows, and is also available in PDF format.

From the locum parish clerk, Diane Taylor:

The Next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in The Reading Room on Monday 7th February 2022 at 7:30pm, with Giles Scott 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: 9 QUORUM: 3

Agenda

(please note the agenda is also made available in PDF form, for offline reading and ease of printing.)

  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 of the Full Council on 10th January 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.
    6.1. Neighbourhood Plan – Update.
    6.2. Use & Management of the MUGA – draft policy.
    6.3. Speeding Vehicles – MVAS sign.
    6.4. Future Funding for Playground Area – update.
    6.5. Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – suggestions.
  7. Recruitment of Replacement Clerk from March 2022.
  8. Installation of Picnic Bench.
  9. Clerk’s Financial Statement. For January 2022 and Budget Review.
  10. Payments for Approval.
  11. Reading Room Cottage Repairs – update.
  12. Sportsfield Grass Cutting – arrangements for 2022.
  13. Highways. Meeting with Highways Officer and any repairs or maintenance needed.
    13.1. Great Gransden Footpath 11.
    13.2. Overhanging hedges.
    13.3. LHI Bid 2022/23.
  14. Correspondence
    14.1 Bedford to Cambridge cycleway- invitation from Gamlingay Parish Council.
    14.2 Flood Mobile Event Invitation.
    14.3. Request for additional salt bin.
    14.4. Invitation to join EWR Local Representatives Group for Hunts/South Cambs.
  15. Planning
    15.1 PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION – APPLICATION REF. 21/02716/LBC
    Replacement and thermal upgrades to mono-pitch roof, replacement of rainwater goods, thermal upgrades to existing walls and general repairs.
    Providence Baptist Church Sand Road Great Gransden.

    15.2 PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION – APPLICATION REF. 22/00142/S73
    Variation of condition 2 (plans) to 21/02539/HHFUL as the depth of the extension is to be increased from 4m to 5m. The pair of rooflights are to be reduced to one.
    8 Middle Street Great Gransden Sandy SG19 3AD.

    15.3. PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION – APPLICATION REF. 21/02723/HHFUL
    Proposed Cartlodge/Store.
    36 – 38 Church Street Great Gransden Sandy SG19 3AF

    15.4. Hayfield Homes Development, Sand Road, Great Gransden. Correspondence on light pollution and refusal of Application 21/01521/S73 (Variation of conditions C20).
  16. HR Committee Update.
    In line with the legislation below*, this item will be closed to the public.
  17. Next Meeting Monday 7th March 2022 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.’