You are hereby invited to attend the Stondon Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday 23 April 2025 commencing at 7.30 pm in the Function Room, Stondon Community Centre, The Pastures, Upper Stondon, SG16 6QB for the purpose of transacting the following business.
James Stirling
Clerk to Stondon Parish Council
Please note the NEW location.
This is a link to a printable PDF copy of the agenda. Please do not print this post.
AGENDA
Members of the Public: Members of the public wishing to address the Council during the meeting must make the Chairman aware of their intention before the meeting starts. Members of the public wishing to record the meeting are asked to notify the Chairman of their intentions so that appropriate arrangements can be made for the recording, in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders and Recording of Meetings Policy.
116) Apologies 7.30pm
117) Declarations
To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda and provide outcome to requests for granting dispensations.
118) Chairman’s Announcements 7.35pm
119) Public Session. 7.40pm
Standing Orders will be suspended for a period of up to 10 minutes to allow members of the public to address the Council in relation to the business on the agenda or request matters to be discussed at a subsequent meeting. Please note that this is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes per member.
120) Community Reports 7:45pm
– To receive a report, for information only, from the following groups: –
a) RAF Henlow representative
b) Central Bedfordshire Council representatives
c) Other Village Organisations
Please submit a report for inclusion in the minutes.
Planning Matters – as received from Central Bedfordshire Planning Authority for
comment or information.
121) Planning Applications 7:55.pm
a) CB/25/01015/OUT Consultation Expires: 16/05/2025 Location:Land West Of Hurricane Avenue, Lower Stondon Proposal: Outline Application: Construction of up to 115 residential dwellings, affordable housing, vehicular access off Bedford Road and Hurricane Avenue, and provision of public open space with associated landscape planting with associated infrastructure, drainage measures, earthworks and all other associated works. All matters reserved. Case Officer: Thomas Mead
b) CB/25/00995/FULL Consultation Expires:08/05/2025 Location: 147C Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6JJ Proposal: Loft conversion to form one bedroom flat Case Officer: Luke Burgess
c) CB/25/01152/FULL Consultation Expires:08/05/2025 Location: 85 Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6JN Proposal: Erection of 5 detached dwellings with associated parking, refuse storage and new landscaping; formation of new vehicular access onto Station Road. Case Officer: David Gauntlett
For planning applications that are urgent and submitted between meetings, powers have been delegated to the Clerk (following discussions with Council for a proposed response) to send a response, if required, to the Local Planning Authority.
122) To approve the Minutes of the Stondon Parish Council Meeting held on 26 March 2025 [8:15pm]
123) Clerk’s Report 8.15pm
To consider general matters requiring a decision: 8:20pm
124) Community and Village Hall
a) Update on works
b) Licence Agreement with Village Hall Committee
c) Review of blind options for the Community Centre Hall
d) Sound Management quotes and options
e) Signage and Noticeboards (internal and external)
f) EV Charging
125) General Matters
a) Policies Update
i) CCTV Policy
ii) Financial Regulation
iii) Standing Orders
iv) Risk Assessment
v) Asset register update
b) Rainier Homes update and response from the consultant
c) Open Spaces
i) New Goalposts are required at the Pastures, which will cost approximately £1400. The Football Foundation will provide 75% funding for goalposts.
ii) Goalposts for Pollards Way, which will cost approximately £950. The Football Foundation will provide 75% funding for goalposts.
iii) Review and Approve Transfer of Mulberry Land to Council (TP1)
iv) Review and Approve Transfer of Bovis Open spaces to Council
v) Review of Community Garden (rear of Surgery)
d) Surgery Expansion update
e) Personnel Committee meeting dates
f) Bovis Open spaces
g) Anglian Water pipe install update and impact on Bedford Road
h) Highways update – Cllr Benson
126) Neighbourhood Plan
a) Plan/Meetings Update
b) Refund of monies re NP
127) Finance: 9:00pm
a) To approve payments to be made or made between meetings
b) Income
c) To receive monthly reconciliation
d) To receive end of year financial summary
Individual item timings are only indicative