1. Apologies for absence –
2. Residents’ Forum - Other than East Park Solar Farm
3. Declarations of Interest
4. Report from District and County councillors
5. Approve minutes of 14 September 2023
6. Matters Arising:
• Footpath 40 blocked near 5 Acres salvage yard
• Gigaclear
• HDC Electric Vehicle Pilot
• Footpath 23 - overgrown
• Trees Beachampstead Rd
7. Attendance at other meetings –
1. HDC Planning meeting
2. Councillors adaptation climate change course
8. Highways
• Pedestrian crossing issues and potential funding
• LHI bid for 23/24
o Decision on scheme to be supported and amount to be allocated.
• Blocked Highway in Perry
• 20 mph Speed Limit
• Flooding Cage Lane - gullies
9. Planning:
• Staughton Moor planning enforcement - monthly updates from HDC/CCC
• 21/01016/FUL – Little America, Moor Road – 8 business units – objections submitted. A planning officer has been appointed now. Still pending.
• Wyboston Garden Village/developments in Beds near A1 – ongoing
• Appeal Against Enforcement Notice 21/00092/ENUCO – 11 Little America Industrial Estate – ongoing, not yet decided.
• 22/01813/FUL Land East and West of Little Staughton Solar Farm – comments submitted re Rights of Way
• 20/00294 Land South West of Agden Green Farm – retrospective change of use from agriculture to dog exercise field
10. Cashbook – review payments in and out
11. Budget and set Precept for 24/25
1. Payment to village handyman.
2. Clerk’s salary
3. Budget previously emailed to all councilors.
12. Annual Governance and Accountability Return 22/23 (AGAR) - external auditors report received
13. Correspondence –
1. email dated 21 October from resident regarding leylandii
2. Sharon Budd HDC One Leisure Summer activity session
14. Neighbourhood Plan
1. Results of Regulation 14 consultation
2. Need for a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) on the Brook farm site
3. Other developments regarding Brook Farm
4. Consultation statement
15. Reports from:
• Village Hall committee
• Playing Field committee
• Speed watch
16. Parish Matters
17. East Park Energy solar farm NSIP - comments to be submitted by 28 November to The Planning Inspectorate
18. Proposed meeting dates for 2024 - 18 January, 14 March, Parish Assembly 25 April, AGM 16 May, 4 July, 12 September, 7 November
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