You are hereby invited to attend the Stondon Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, commencing at 7.30 pm in the Function Room, Stondon Community Centre, The Pastures, Upper Stondon, SG16 6QB, to transact the following business.
James Stirling
Clerk to Stondon Parish Council
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.
1) Election of Chairman 7.30pm
2) Election of Vice Chairman 7.30pm
3) Apologies 7.30pm
4) Declarations
To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda and provide outcome to requests for granting dispensations.
5) Chairman’s Announcements 7.35pm
6) 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.
7) 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.
8) Planning Applications 7:55.pm
a) CB/25/01015/OUT Consultation Expires: 6/06/2025 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/25/01436/FULL Consultation Expires:12/06/2025 Location: 204 Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6JQ Proposal: Part two storey rear and side extension, roof lights, and change to windows. Case Officer: Julia Ward
c) CB/25/01199/FULL Consultation Expires:28/05/2025 Location: Ivy Manor, Mayfield Crescent, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6LZ Proposal: Erection of a two storey rear extension Case Officer: Alice Esson
d) CB/25/01357/FULL Consultation Expires:05/06/2025 Location: Aqua View, Bedford Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6EA Proposal: Erection of a self-build detached dwelling and associated works Case Officer: Julia Ward
e) CB/25/00851/FULL Consultation Expires:23/05/2025 Location: 175 Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6JQ Proposal: Erection of a detached garage. Case Officer: Luke Burgess
For urgent planning applications submitted between meetings, the Clerk has been empowered (following discussions with the Council for a proposed response) to send a response, if required, to the Local Planning Authority.
9) To approve the Minutes of the Stondon Parish Council Meeting held on 23 April 2025 [8:15pm] 10) Clerk’s Report 8.15pm
To consider general matters requiring a decision: 8:20pm
11) Community and Village Hall
a) Licence Agreement with Village Hall Committee
b) Sound Management quotes and options
c) Practical Completion Certificate
d) Actions required to progress any remaining issues
12) General Matters
a) Co-option update and consider applications
b) Open Spaces
i) Review and Approve Transfer of Mulberry Land to the Council
ii) Review and Approve Transfer of Bovis Open Space to the Council
iii) Review and Approve Transfer of Bloor Homes (phase 2) Open Space to the Council
iv) Review and Approve Transfer of Redrow Open Space to the Council
v) Goal posts update
vi) Mini-forest planting update on locations and support
c) Update on Anglian Water pipe install and impact on Bedford Road and Open Spaces
d) Personnel Committee meeting and Clerking arrangements.
e) Update on Legal guidance on Charities
13) Neighbourhood Plan
a) Plan/Meetings Update
14) Finance: 9:00pm
a) Annual Payments Review and Approval
b) Approve the Internal Auditors’ Report
c) Review and Approve Annual Audit Section 1
Proposed: – The Annual Return, as required by the Audit Commission, Section 1 – The Annual Governance Statement, are to be approved and signed for forwarding to the external Auditor (Mazars).
d) Review and Approve Annual Audit Section 2
Proposed: – The Annual Return, as required by the Audit Commission, Section 2 – The Accounting Statements for the last period to be approved and signed for forwarding to the external Auditor (Mazars).
e) Set date for the 3rd June as the first audit date, and for the statutory notification to be displayed.
f) To approve payments to be made or made between meetings
g) Income
h) To receive monthly reconciliation