Stone Parish Council
Agenda
Tuesday 15 July 2025 7pm
Stone Parish Rooms
Agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council
- Chairman opening remarks
- Co-option to Vacancy of Office for Parish Councillor & Declaration of acceptance of Office
- Apologies for absence
PUBLIC FORUM
Members of the public listed on the Parish Electoral Register are invited to address the Council on any issue concerning the Parish. - Confirmation and signing of minutes of Parish Council Meeting on 13th May 2025 (attached white)
- Declarations of Interest
- Register of Interests: Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of Interests.
- To declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
- To declare any Other Disclosable Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
Councillors who have declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, or an Other Disclosable Interest, which falls with the terms of paragraph 12(4)(b) of the Code of Conduct and who have not been granted a Dispensation, must leave the room for the relevant items.
Failure to register or declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest may result in the commission of a criminal offence. - To Consider Written Requests from Councillors for the Council to Grant a Dispensation (S33 of the Localism Act 2011). Written requests to be with the clerk at least 4 clear days prior to a meeting.
- Planning Matters
- Planning Decisions Notified by Wyre Forest District Council: (See Planning update sheet Crème page)
- Applications to be Considered by the Parish Council: (See also update sheet)
- Correspondence & Progress Reports – All correspondence available to inspect from 6.30pm
- County & District & Parish Councillors Report(s) Inc CALC and Outside Bodies
- Emergency Plan – Cllr Killingworth (emailed 7th May 2024)
- Parish Newsletter – Cllr Killingworth
- Defibrillator – Cllr Mrs Pauline Hill
- Parish Bench at Captains Pool – Cllr Hine
- Government Changes to Planning Committees – For noting
- Planning Training WFDC (emailed 8th July 2025) – Cllr Killingworth
- Finance
- Bank Balance £19,639.51 (Current AC), £25,378.40 (Reserve AC)
- Accounts for Payment (payments made retrospectively since last meeting)
- Approve Income & Expenditure for 2025 - 2026 complete (Purple)
- Certificate of Exemption AGAR 2024/2025
- Date of the next meeting Tuesday 9th September 2025.