Unfortunately, it was not possible to hold the parish council meeting scheduled for 13 May 2026, as it was not quorate. This meeting has been re-arranged for Monday 18 May 2026 at 7.00pm at the Village Hall.
13 May 2026
Councillors are summoned to the annual meeting of Stowe by Chartley Parish Council which will be held at the Village Hall, at 7.00pm on Monday 18 May 2026, when the following business will be transacted.
The press and public are invited to attend the meeting.
Sue Buxton
Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
AGENDA
- Election of Chair for 2026/27
- Election of Vice Chair for 2026/27
- Declarations of Acceptance of Office – to be signed by the Chair and Vice Chair
- To note Apologies for Absence – to receive any apologies (through the Clerk in Accordance with Standing Orders)
- Declarations of Interest and Dispensations – to receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda and consider and determine any requests for dispensation.
- Public participation session – Members of the public invited to address the council on any issue where it has a power
- Minutes of Parish Council meeting held on 20 April 2026 – To approve the minutes of the Parish/town Council meeting held on 20 April 2026
- Matters Arising
- Lower Farm document signing
- County and District Councillor Reports
- Reports – County/District Councillors – for infor only if present
- To adopt –
- Standing orders
- Financial regulations
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- Publication Scheme
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- Risk Assessment
- Asset Register
- Other policies
- To approve membership of committees and working parties
- Staffing committee
- Solar Working party
- Others – currently the council has no other committees
- Appointment of representatives to outside bodies
- Financial and Governance Matters:
- To review bank signatories
- Bank card for Clerk
- VAT claim
- Insurance renewal
- To note monthly receipts
- To review budget monitoring report and bank reconciliation to 30.4.26
- To approve payments
- Solar Farm bank account
- Council administration
- Cllr Alder emails on clerk’s account
- Update on Clerk’s laptop and printer
- Disposal of old laptop
- Parish council IT Support/website/Email hosting from Sep/Oct 26
- Queens 70th Anniversary of Coronation – Memory Books
- Councillor holidays
- Best Kept Village Competition
- Annual Parish Meeting
- Solar Farm
- Notes of the meeting held on 6 May 2026
- Letters for approval
- Stop the Solar Land Grab
- Solar Working Party Terms of Reference
- Date of next meeting
- Village amenities, highways and other parish issues
- Grasscutting
- Minor Highways Schedule
- Meeting with SCC Highways
- SID
- Consideration of full road speed humps in village – requested by resident
- Maintenance of footpath adjacent to Hixon Parish – Cllr Coote agreed to do work
- Pavements – Cllr Rayson to give report due from last meeting
- Accessibility of Health Centre at Haywood
- Gulley emptying – Uttoxeter Road
- Speeding traffic – Uttoxeter Road
- Food waste bin collections/non collections
- Police surgery
- Planning
SCC/24/0064/FUL-ES Change of use of an existing building (B2/B8 use) for a Clinical Waste Treatment Facility, Hixon – the appeal has been withdrawn and hearing cancelled
- Clerk’s Report
- Dates and times of ordinary meetings – To confirm the calendar of meetings
- Items for next meeting – not for debate or discussion
- Local Council Awards
- Annual Governance and Accountability Return as follows:*
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- To receive the annual bank reconciliation
- To receive the Annual Internal Audit Report and agree any
- To approve and sign The Annual Governance Statement
- To approve and sign The Accounting Statement
- To approve the commencement date for the exercise of public rights
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- Date and time of next meeting – Full Council – Wednesday 10 June 2026 7.00pm Employment Committee
Apologies for the inconsistent numbering