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Agenda – Annual Parish Council Meeting 9th May 2024

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To:     ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO ATTEND A MEETING OF CASTOR PARISH COUNCIL TO BE HELD in THE CEDAR CENTRE on THURSDAY 9th May 2024 at 7.15 PM FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSACTING THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS:

   

JOHN HASTE, CLERK TO THE COUNCIL                                                  DATE 2nd May 2024

 AGENDA

(Click on underlined hyperlinks to view background papers)

  • ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN of the Parish Council for the forthcoming year
  • DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE –To receive the chairman’s Declaration of Acceptance of Office (or if not then received to decide when it shall be received)
  • ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN of the Parish Council for the forthcoming year
  • apologies for absence –
    1. To note attendance and receive apologies for absence.
    2. To consider granting extended leave of absence to Cllr. Anker
  • declarations of interest on items on this agenda and approve dispensations to members (If appropriate).
  • Minutes of the previous meeting – To Consider a resolution to approve the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 4th April 2024
  • Matters arising from the minutes of the previous meetings (if Any) (Information Only).
  • PUBLIC FORUM – Opportunity for public questions or presentations to the council.

 

·         Public participation is limited to items that appear on the agenda OR to request an item for a future agenda.

·         unless directed by the chairman, public participation shall be limited to 15 minutes with each person speaking for no longer than 5 minutes.

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public participation beyond the public forum is not normally permitted Parish council meetings are not public meetings; they are meetings held in public

 

 

 REVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPRESENTATION ON, OR WORK WITH, EXTERNAL BODIES (previous allocations in brackets)

Land and tree matters: (Neil Boyce and William Baxter)

Neighbourhood Planning: (Fiona Rowlands, and David Shaw)

Parish Liaison: (Neil Boyce and the clerk) incl. PCC Scrutiny (Neil Boyce)

Allotments: (Neil Boyce, Terry Young and Richard Anker)

School Liaison & Children & Young People: (Gary Elliott and Steve Davies)

Village Hall: (Richard Anker and Gary Elliott)

Northey & Wright Charity: (William Baxter)

Police Matters: (Richard Anker)

Caspra: (Neil Boyce)

Council & church cohesion: (Neil Boyce and William Baxter)

Good neighbour scheme: (Neil Boyce and William Baxter)

Media/information/website (Fiona Rowlands and the clerk)

Internal Finance: (The clerk as Responsible Financial Officer)

Governance & HR (Neil Boyce and the clerk)

Rural Services Network (Steve Davies)

Climate Change Action Group (Neil Boyce)

S106 Projects co-ordination (Fiona Rowlands)

 PLANNING and associated matters:

    1. Peterborough Local Plan Cllr Shaw to provide an update on recent developments
  1. Joint community Action Plan (standing item) – To consider any actions required
  2. Neighbourhood planning (standing item) – To note the results of the consultation on our proposed minor amendment
  3. Status report – to note changes to the report presented to Parish council in October.
  4. Planning Applications – to consider, as statutory consultees, planning applications received since the previous meeting.
  5. 24/00537/CTR – 1 The Limes – Remove overhanging branch on silver birch
  6. Woodlands Development – 23/00111/R4FUL  to consider latest status of this planning application
  • Land and Allotments –
    1. Tweentowns – To consider a progress report on preparation of a lease for occupation by Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT)

 Parish Councillors Observations – To consider any other Land & Allotment related Observations from Parish councillors.

 HIGHWAYS & Public Rights of Way –

    1. Proposed meeting with the city Council and Anglian Water – Clerk to report progress
  1. Councillors Observations
  • Community Matters:
    1. Police Surgery
      1. Feedback from the event held on 11th April
      2. Anti-social behaviour issues within the parish
        • graffiti,
        • Speeding,
        • parking)
  • Deployable CCTV – To consider if deployable CCTV is a viable option for the parish Council – Note Clair George of the PES team at the City Council has been invited to attend and offer advice and guidance
  1. Joint Parish Liaison Group (JPLG) – to note the draft agenda for the meeting to be held in the Cedar Centre at 7.30 pm on 20 June.
  2. Langdyke Trust Nature Recovery Project – to receive an update report on progress at the Paddock, Splash Lane.
  3. Standing Stones –
    1. Information boards – standing item.
    2. To receive a report on works to remove soil pollution and reseeding
  4. Climate Change Group report –
    • To consider revoking the parish council Climate Change policy – at request of Cllr Young
    • To consider joining “the great collaboration” – Sharing Climate Change best practice being piloted in East Anglia and promoted by SLCC

 Governance Matters: –

  1. Assets of Community Value (AoCV) – To note progress and consider the next property to be submitted to the City Council for registration as an AoCV
  • To receive official announcements, correspondence of note, notices, or; reports from chairman, clerk, or councillors.
  • Future agenda items –
    1. Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR)
  • Dates of Next & Future Meetings –
    1. Next Meeting – Scheduled for 6th June 2024 (D-Day) – Consider re-scheduling to 13th

JOHN HASTE, CLERK TO THE COUNCIL                                                  DATE 2nd May 2024