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The Parish Council meets at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of every month at Astbury Village Hall, Peel Lane, CW12 4RQ, though we sometimes don’t hold a meeting in December.

 

If members of the public are present, they may make representations, answer questions and give evidence at the beginning of Part 1 in respect of the business on the agenda

AGENDA
Declarations of Interest Members should declare pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests as soon as they are aware
Election of the Chair for 26/27 ·       To elect a Chairman for the coming year.

·       To sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office

Election of the vice-Chair for 26/27 ·       To elect a vice-Chair for the coming year.

·       To sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office

Part 1 – Public and Press The Chairman will invite members of the public to make representations, answer questions or give evidence in respect of the business on the agenda
1)             Apologies To receive any apologies for absence
2)             Minutes To approve draft minutes of the 08 April 2026 meeting
3)             Accounts Bank Balance as of 30 April 2026: £24,360.80 of which:

·       £976.06 – unspent NCIL from April 2025

 

Received since 1 April 2026:

·       £11,000 – Precept

Payments to approve:

nil

Payments to note since 1 April 2026:

·       £54.30 – NEST, Clerk’s Pension

·       £626.77 – HMRC PAYE

·       £69.12 – TCS Payroll Management

·       £230.80 – ChALC affiliation fee

·       £405.00 – Village Hall Hire cost

·       £63.50 – Cllr P Critchlow, travel expenses and stationery etc.

·       £615.60 – Clerk Salary

4)             Cheshire East Council To receive a report from Ward Councillors
5)             Planning Applications 26/1147/HOUS

Proposed replacement of single detached garage to new garage / agricultural store. Oak Tree Barn, Oak Lane,

Deadline Extension sought til 15 May

26/1077/FUL

Retrospective planning application for change of use of the land from private equestrian use to commercial equestrian use Doric Riding Stables, Bent Lane

Deadline Extension sought til 15 May

6)             Registers of Members’ Interests and Declarations of Interest dispensations Councillors should consider whether their Registers of Interests need updating, and whether they need to seek a dispensation for any known agenda items for the next 12 months.
7)             Policies to Review To Review the Council’s:

·       Standing Orders

·       Financial Regulations

·       Data Retention and Storage Policy

·       IT Policy

8)             Risk Assessment, Asset Register and Insurance Policy renewal To review the Council’s Risk Assessment, Asset Register and discuss the quote from our insurers for renewal. Insurance is the main risk mitigation tool, the premium has increased to £540.61, up from £533.37 last year
9)             Business Plan Councillors will discuss the range of projects they would like to pursue through a new costed Business Plan, as covered at the April meeting
10)          Highways To receive any updates on Highways matters
11)          Common Land To discuss maintenance plans.
12)          Expenses and allowances To review the Chairman’s allowance and any other Councillor expenses
13)          Chairman and Members’ Reports To update the meeting on any important matters which may have arisen since the last meeting
14)          Clerk’s Report To update the meeting on any important matters which may have arisen since the last meeting or other items.

Documents

Document File Size File Type
astbury agenda annual PC meeting 13 May 2026 385.19 KB PDF

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