Agenda – 22nd July 2025

Councillors are summoned to a meeting of the Parish Council to be held on

Tuesday 22^nd July 2025  

and will take place in the village hall beginning at 19.00hrs.

 

1. To formally co-opt Councillor[s] to the Parish Council.

 

2. Receive apologies for absence.

 

3. To receive declarations of interest and written dispensation requests.

 

4. To receive a presentation from Mr Johnny Scrimgeour on proposed plans for maintaining the church and surrounding areas.

 

5. To consider minutes of the previous meetings ….17^th June 2025 and 1^st July 2025.

 

6. To Review the Resolutions Log and agree any further action as required.

 

7. Open Session
   • To receive a briefing from West Mercia Police
   • To receive a brief verbal report from the Ward Councillor
   • To receive views of local residents on parish matters

 

8. Footpaths – To receive an update on any current issues to include feedback from the Footpath Officers.

 

9. Planning – To comment on applications to be determined by Herefordshire Council.
   • Planning Consultation 251689 – 2 The Steppes, Peterchurch. Proposal to utilise land adjacent to dwelling for residential single car parking.
   • Planning Re-Consultation 243186 – Land off Wellbrook Road, Peterchurch. Erection of an agricultural building on agricultural land.

 

10. Finance
    • To consider, approve and sign the Certificate of Exemption form (2024/25)
    • To note the current bank balance
    • To consider outstanding payments including (but not limited to) the following
      • Clerk’s salary (June 2025) in accordance with his employment contract.
      • PAYE (June 2025) – £325.20
      • Clerk’s travel costs (June and July 2025)- £10.80
      • Stationery – £1.80
      • HALC (Internal Audit) (H3024) – £330.00 (inclusive of VAT)
      • HALC (Subscription & Affiliation Fee) (H5070) – £1018.87 (inclusive of VAT)
      • Marches Ground Maintenance (SI-281) – £240.0
      • Hire of Village Hall (June 2025) – £20.00
      • Lengthsman (Invoice dated 23 July 2025)
    • Financial Monitoring and Bank Reconciliation 2025/26 – To note the current status of the Parish Council finances.
    • To consider the procurement of a new laptop at a cost circa £500.

 

11. Parish Council Objectives – To provide an overview of progress since the last meeting plus feedback from the following workstreams:
    • Traffic
    • Facilities/Environment

 

12. Defibrillator – To approve the procurement of a battery for the defibrillator positioned at the Fire Station.

 

   13. Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) – To consider supporting the campaign initiated by Local Council Associations to lobby Central Government to restore funding and technical to support NDPs.

 

  14. Transition to a dot,gov.uk email regime.

 

  15. Clerk Recruitment– To receive an update on the recruitment of a new Clerk/RFO.

 

16.  Clerk Correspondence.

 

  17. To raise matters for the next meeting to be held on 16^th September 2025.