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Annual Parish Council Meeting 22nd May 2025

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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 VILLAGE HALL on THURSDAY 22nd May 2025 at 7.15 PM FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSACTING THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS:

   

JOHN HASTE, CLERK TO THE COUNCIL                                                 DATE 15th May 2025

 

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 – To note attendance and receive apologies for absence.
  • declarations of interest on items on this agenda and approve dispensations to members (If appropriate).
  • Matters arising from the minutes of the previous meetings (if Any) (Information Only).
  • PUBLIC FORUM – Opportunity for public questions or presentations to the council.

 

  • 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)

Nature Recovery Projects co-ordination (Fiona Rowlands)

 

 PLANNING and associated matters:

    1. Peterborough Local Plan Cllr Shaw to provide draft of Castor Parish council response to consultation on the City Council Draft Local Plan
  1. Joint community Action Plan (standing item) – To consider any actions required
  2. Neighbourhood planning (standing item) & CNP Review– Shaw to provide an update
  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. 25/00316/LBC – Durobrivre House 8 The Green – Replace existing life expired windows with identical. Remove and stoor door to old stable and replace with similar. Repair and repaint old pump housing.
  6. 25/00565/CLP – Woodlands Peterborough Road. Demolition and rebuild of rear conservatory due to subsidence.
  7. Woodlands Development – 23/00111/R4FUL  to consider latest status of this planning application
  • Land and Allotments –
  1. Parish Councillors Observations – To consider any Land & Allotment related Observations from Parish councillors.
  • HIGHWAYS & Public Rights of Way –
  1. Councillors Observations
  • Community Matters:
  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 14th  June.
  2. Langdyke Trust Nature Recovery Project – to receive an update report on progress at the Paddock, Splash Lane.
  3. VE day 80 and Thorolds Paddock memorial seating area opening – Feedback from the event(s)
  • Governance Matters: – Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) –
    1. Accounting Statement for the year 2024/25 (to follow)
    2. Internal audit report (to follow)
  • To receive official announcements, correspondence of note, notices, or; reports from chairman, clerk, or councillors.
  1. Father David’s leaving do will take place after his last service and will be held in Castor School on Thursday 29th May, 7:45-9pm.
  • Future agenda items –
  • Dates of Next & Future Meetings –
    1. Next Meeting – Scheduled for 3rd July 2025

JOHN HASTE, CLERK TO THE COUNCIL                                                  DATE 16th May 2024

 

This agenda and supporting papers are available at www.castor-pc.gov.uk or by request to the clerk