Next CGPC Meeting

The next Parish Council Meeting will be held in the Willoughby Memorial Gallery on
Wednesday 11^th March 2026 at 7.30pm

The Meeting will begin with a fifteen-minute Open Forum which all residents are invited to attend.

Agenda

1.      Apologies for absence and reasons given.

2.      District and County Councillors’ Reports – for information only.
Chairman’s update.

3.      Draft Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on Wed 11^th Feb 2025 to be approved as the minutes.

4.      To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any requests for dispensations in respect of DPI’s.

5.      Review of Actions Log.

6.     Clerk’s & Chairman’s reports on matters outstanding:

01 Neighbourhood Planning, Local Plan & Conservation area – update
02 S106 funds from new developments – update; resolve to apply for funding for noticeboard
03 Issues associated with the new housing estates – update

04 Highways feedback – update
05 Consider any action needed regarding assets

7.     Matters to be resolved:

06 Laxton Lane, consider actions needed

07 Consider action relating to bulb-planted verge damage opposite Church Street Rooms / Exton Cottage,     Church Street caused by parking
08 Consider the need to maintain the Beacon
09 Discuss the Green, Trees & Hedges on the CGPC webpages

8.      Reports from:      

Planning: to consider planning applications received prior to & after publication of the agenda:
S22/0731 Allison Homes / S21/1841 David Wilson Homes / S22/1808 Nott’m Housing Assoc’n

S26/0226 Mr Leete – Porch – 8 High St
Muller proposed development

Greens Working Group:
10 Consider action needed regarding Playground Equipment

9.     Payments and Accounts:

       (i) Bank balances
(ii) Invoices for payment – to approve payments to be made on the list attached

10.  Matters to be further discussed at the meeting:

11 Renew Subscription to OSS?

12 Consider moving to .gov.uk email addresses

13 Consider request for a community based litter pick

14 Approve budget for ‘No Parking / Access’ notices for The Green
15 Community Speed watch – agree way forward
16 Road Safety – consider a resident’s concerns re road safety on the High St

17 To resolve on whether the Council will move into closed session to consider the following two confidential staffing and legal matters in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960. Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.

Items to be discussed will be under closed session:

·       Staffing – recruiting clerk

·       Legal – response to FOI

18 Discuss the following items (not under closed session):

·       Staffing, appointment of clerk/RFO or separately clerk and RFO form Cllr pool.

11.  To confirm date of the next meeting, currently scheduled for Wednesday 8th April 2026 at 7.30pm, in the Willoughby Gallery, Corby Glen.

Opening current account balance from 1^st February 2026

£6,051.52

Income received on bank statement 1 Feb – 28 Feb 2026

Invoices cleared on bank statement 1 Feb – 28 Feb 2026
S. Woodman – clerk’s wages
S. Woodman – clerk’s expenses
HMRC – clerk’s PAYE
CDPC – Community cleaner
M Sanderson – Web site maintenance
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting   (Jan payment)
M Sanderson – Email update and migration
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting  (Feb payment)

£321.62
£26.00
£80.60
£196.28
£60.00
£273.40
£217.20
£273.40

Closing current account balance 28^th Feb 2026

£4,603.02

Payments to be authorised/cleared:1 Mar – 31 Mar 2026
S. Woodman – clerk’s wages
S. Woodman – clerk’s expenses
HMRC – clerk’s PAYE
CDPC – Community cleaner
M Sanderson – Web site maintenance
Malc Firth – Grass Cutting  (Mar payment)
Community Group
Cllr Shepperson – Union Flag
Cllr Shepperson – Poppies
Cllr Shepperson – Litter Bin

£321.82
£26.00
£80.40
£196.28
£60.00
£273.40
£36.00
£42.46
£20.98
£212.24

Predicted current account balance on 31^st Mar 2026
(excluding all Funds)

£3,333.44
£3,185.38

Reserve Account
Previous Balance
Interest to date this period (2 months)
Transferred in this period
Transferred out this period
Current Balance

£15,292.56
£49.46
£0.00
£0.00
£15,370.09

Phone Box Area Fund (NISA)
Donation received + VAT Refunds
Previous costs
New costs
Remaining:

£791.79
£643.73
£0.00
£148.06