You are hereby invited to attend a Meeting of Stondon Parish Council on Wednesday 28th July 2021 commencing at 7.30 pm at Stondon Village Hall, Hillside Road, Lower Stondon for the purpose of transacting the following business.
James Stirling
Clerk to Stondon Parish Council
This link is to a PDF printable copy of the agenda. Please do not print this post.
A G E N D A
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.
Please note: due to the current Covid-19 Coronavirus situation, this meeting will need to be run within Government COVID-19 guidelines and Council risk assessments. Access to the Village Hall could be limited to those that need to attend and should alert the Clerk to their attendance. Contact details might be need to be recorded for the purpose of the meeting. We request that masks are worn and numbers limited.
A G E N D A
19) Apologies [7.30pm]
20) Declarations
To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda and provide outcome to requests for granting dispensations.
21) Chairman’s Announcements [7.35pm]
22) Public Session
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. [7.40pm]
23) Community Reports
– To receive a report, for information only, from the following groups: – 7:45pm –
a) RAF Henlow representative
b) Central Bedfordshire Council representatives
Planning Matters – as received from Central Bedfordshire Planning Authority for
comment or information.
24) Planning Applications [7:55.pm]
a) CB/21/02947/RM Consultation Expires: 20/08/21 Location: Land to the west of Bedford Road, Lower Stondon, SG16 6EA Proposal: Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/19/01681/OUT (up to 85 dwellings) Appearance, layout, scale and landscaping. Case Officer: Benjamin Tracy (Bloor Homes)
b) CB/21/02743/FULL Consultation Expires:09/08/21 Location: The Apple Store, Holwell Bury Farm, Bedford Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG5 3SE Proposal: Two-storey extension to silo structure Case Officer: Nicola Stevens
c) CB/21/02837/FULL Consultation Expires: 17 / 06 / 2021 Location: Land to the rear 22 Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6JP Proposal: Two detached dwellings Case Officer: Nicola Stevens
d) CB/21/01489/RM – Review Update Location: Land at Bedford Road, Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire, SG5 3SE Proposal: Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/20/02334/OUT (up to 115 dwellings with means of access only for consideration) approval of reserved matters comprising: Layout, Scale, Appearance and Landscaping. Case Officer: Stuart Robinson (Redrow)
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 comments to Planning.
25) To approve Minutes of Stondon Parish Council Meeting held on 23 June 2021 [8:15pm]
26) Clerk’s Report [8.15pm]
27) To consider general matters requiring a decision: [8:20pm]
a) Committee membership and representation
b) Stondon Surgery expansion – What can we do to push Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group to move forward. Should we raise this with local MP(s).
c) The Pastures – update on concerns re adopted Highways plans and potential actions to move this forward
d) Land Registration of BMX Track and requirement to obtain detailed plans. Suggested cost £500
e) External consultation on SRA/Council Open spaces and play areas. This will include development of plans, public consultation, report as proposed by Groundworks. Copy of proposal included.
i) BMX Track – circa £3,900
ii) Fakeswell areas – circa £4,000
f) Safety works as part of Section 278 at entrance to Mulberry, Barratt and Redrow sites.
g) Open spaces/S106 – what further actions can we take to get CBC planning to agree that Councils, such as Stondon, may want to take over open spaces.
h) Potential Development Management Committee representation for the following planning applications. Primarily to ensure we are ready in case they are called in.
i) CB/21/02837/FULL – 22 Station Rd
ii) Redrow – Reserved matters
iii) Bloor Home – Reserved matters
i) Station Road – overgrown hedges and narrowing of pavements, what else can we do?
j) Village Hall Boiler new boiler cost outline and funding options – circa £3,000
k) Planting scheme and funding request to support project
l) Request for Metal detecting and impact with potential damage to open space
m) Christmas Tree – forward planning and tree selection
n) Peckworth – on-line discussion with planning officer. Agreed that the conditions mitigated it’s concerns and information circulated. Request approval.
28) Neighbourhood Plan – Cllr Parhar
a) Plan/Meetings Update
b) GIP Report and GI area aspirations feedback
29) Finance: [9:00pm]
a) To approve payments to be made or made between meetings
b) Income
c) To receive monthly reconciliation